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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 20, 1917
Page
4
The Turf reports that Lavangus, a racehorse by Briar of Angus tiam Leyva, arrived in Cairns via Gowrie last Wednesday. Owned by George Sullivan of Townsville, the sprinter is expected to perform well at upcoming Cairns fixtures.
The Caulfield Cup probable sires list includes Fortame Hunter A Wood Cetigne W Foulsham Lavendo G Harrison Aides 4 Cairns Mistico R Lhernnan Lingle P Brown Wallace Isinglass AL Connell Fantasy F Herbert or G Lambe King s Bounty K Bo Lingie Leader TM-Chrome Lingle Herald Wallace Tsinglass Bron ger Pah King or Sir Amyas vel.
J Franklin to ride Rael Locin and G Lambert to ride Fanta Shacko named likely starters. Boland trophy contests proceed with two sets per rink and doubles delayed. Draper and Gelling expected to face Lennon and Bennett. matches set by Sept 27. Weather interruptions threaten schedule as selections consider substitutes for absent players.
Latest betting on the Caulfield Cup lists Bronzetti Chrome io Lingle King s Bounty Wallace Isingiuss Mistica Pah King Rael Locin Sir Amyas Lavendo Cellene Wedge Linass The Fortune Hunter Latin Bird and others not asked for.
War dispatches describe British Canadian pressure near Fosse 4 and Souchez, with Bavarian and Prussian rifts widening in the German army. Letters from Mannheim and Hamburg reveal youths aged 17 to 18 being drafted, signaling a rising boy-power concern as the war drags on.
Church notices list St Andrew's Presbyterian Commonwealth Day of Prayer with Evensong at 7 30 Rev W McLaren preacher and open invite. Gordonvale services at Babinda 11 am 7 30 pm Ballast Siding 3 pm with Rev H Corbett Gordonvale 7 30 pm Mr Fixter preacher. Masses at Cabinda and Edmonton tomorrow at 9 am.
Racing items include Chalfield and Melbourne Cups along with RC Derby Toorak Handican and Caulfield Guineas scheduled for Saturday October 13. UP TO DATE BILLIARD ROOM provides local notices.
The Palace debuts a major Metro drama His Father's Son starring Lionel Barrymore and Irene Howley with humor and action about a millionaire's son needing a six dollar monthly job. Cairns Theatre screens Angel of Mercy with David Mulka vel romance amid political tension and revolutionary risk. Also featured are Liberty episodes, Wolf of the City, Beach Nuts, Hubbys Night Out, Australian Gazette, and Rex's farewell.
A chaplain recounts a Sunday in November 1916 near Delville Wood and Bosche ruins. He rests in a dug-out, watches shelling from a trench, and reflects on fear, courage, and self preservation amid mud, gasping shells, and distant lights along the front.
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