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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 15, 1909
Page
1
Shipping movements list vessels and routes with arrivals and departures from Townsville, Melbourne, Cairns, Cooktown, and port towns. Entries include Kiuramia from Townsville to Port Douglas, Gemarts Bestona to Peeeiraes, Wedenga from Cooktown to Welbourne, and several ships bound for Shanghai, Manila, and European ports, with dates around October and November.
The London Stock Exchange shows little movement amid political uncertainty and expectations of a bank rate change this week or next. A report notes the Tas eenien loan fully subscribed, reflecting cautious investor sentiment in the capital.
Lodon Wednesday report shows Agents General attending an Antarctic meeting with unspecified talks and a brief reference to a figure named Lordi. The fragment hints at official oversight but lacks clear outcomes or actions.
A Vienna to Warsaw express train carried four men and three women who were found there in a railway compartment. A discussion mentions unsalaried men and a geologist, with a plan to spend £12,000 on purchasing oo vee and a subscription list opened yielding a £100 donation.
Terrible disaster reports indicate several fatalities in Florida and Cui1s as the cause is blamed on poor destruction. In London inquiries note many travelers including Noble, Armstrong, Hopkins and Cotter departing for Australia from Victoria Station amid warm greetings.
A London conference of borough councils declared the metropolis meat supply unsatisfactory and urged the government to loosen import restrictions on cattle for immediate slaughter. A separate report from London notes a Spanish court martial execution by firing squad at Mount Juich prison following a trial by affidavit. Demonstrations at Purly turned violent. The Telegraph in Constantinople reports the Porte rejected compensation demands from powers over the Asia Minor killings, calling it a case of fore um juere.
London reports extraordinary disclosures at the bankruptcy examination of Violet Charlesworth. Details include her disappearance after a cliff fall and testimonies from several gentlemen claiming sums such as 65000 pounds. The official recorder noted complex testimony and unsettled arrangements.
A terrible double tragedy occurred shortly before midnight on August 6 in Colville Road Acton Gr West London. A man named Jeck Bee a painter cut the throat of a female con woman named May White age twenty daughter of a carpenter and then cut his own throat with a razor and tore open the wound until the end. He died after a short time.
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