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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 21, 1920
Page
5
Fragmented OCR notes show Cairns electorate results with candidate names and figures, references to the house meeting and government actions. The text lists numbers and place names in a chaotic fashion, indicating electoral tallies and potential session plans without coherent narrative.
An oct 20 dispatch notes 118 soldiers and 60 police in Fonds amid a tense recruitment drive. Secretary Geneine Seeney references government plans, while a campaign linked to Sinn Fein faces deadly incidents. London reports Japan and Tokyo exchange notes as October events unfold.
Oct 20 in Brisbane a meeting of the unemployed heard that the government has no money available to aid jobless workers. Premier Theodore declined to make further statements as to how relief would be provided, urging officials to explain to the people.
War news from Warsaw reports England and France presenting a friendly remonstrance to Poland over Zeligowsis and Vilna. The Premier hinted Poland would resist abandoning Vilna despite broad support. Officials warned the government could fall if it gave in.
Frederick E. Moore aged 19 was jailed for 12 months for stealing £234 in a clerical position. The Crowe Project noted Moore had a habit of betting on races and discussed his position and conduct.
In London October reports the House adjourned amid a heated exchange over wages and the Sankey award. Lloyd George urged peaceful settlement while Adamson and others pressed for temporary concessions to avert deeper labor tensions.
The Labor Bureau notes unease among waterside workers over possible industrial upheaval on the Sydney waterfront. Employers show no immediate plan for drastic action, though tensions rise as shipowners weigh responses amid stalled progress and past experiences.
Riga reports H. G. Wells the noted author visited Russia at the Soviet government invitation. He says he can assist nation rebuilding and Moscow prisons report first batch of French hostages arriving. Bot sheepioan comments and Kerensky era mentions reflect dire Soviet difficulties.
A Moscow wireless says Russian forces defeated near Nikopol with captured trophies and disrupted enemy operations. Reports also mention Kuban and Baldeerth units and ongoing action along a potential frontline.
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