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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 27, 1913
Page
2
Obituary note for Soh Cetebet aged 190 at Lakestreet Cairn, born to Mr and Mrs Mary orange. Pays tribute to a beloved husband and father, lamenting his sudden passing after a brief illness. Wife, sons, and daughter mourn his loss.
The Post win over Buries October storms boosts standings as players shown key performances. Coaches credited improved defense and timely scoring in a tight matchup.
A fragment from a stance argues that abolishing police would end crime and war like fears. It weighs costs of policing against potential savings, cites Sydney Melbourne Adelaide police reductions, and warns anti militarist labels may invite public scrutiny and debate.
The committee will meet at the Strand Hotel at 3 pm today to supervise Lawson's club tests. Next Friday Wr. J. G. Hoare will supervise the furniture of Mr TH Way at Lake Street near the Bowling Club Green. Cairns cricket veterans have framed a challenge while Amperial general meeting notes were read with Auction No. 3 raising £50 from £200. Koch's Fever Mixture is recommended for malaria and related diseases. Douglas Pitt, diving at Keen Inland, was stung by a stone fish and treated by Ambulance Bearer Johnson. he recovers with a sling.
The fragment lists bid and asking prices for metals and commodities in London trading. Items include tin and lead with quoted figures such as 75 pounds ten shillings and 75 pounds ten shillings for forward listings, indicating market rates and forward prices.
A notice states Charles G T Murray a dentist may be consulted daily on all branches of the dental profession at his Abbotstown AMP Building surgery with telephone and P O Box 135. Next Friday the Northern Herald will publish two full pages of photographs of the Cairns military forces. The Heralds magazine will consist in future of eight pages of art paper.
Beale's Pianos plans a strong push in the North with manager W T Knight arriving in Cairns with eighteen pianos. Premises are secured beside the Court House Hotel for inspection, and further details will be announced in upcoming advertisements.
Mr C Whale music master offers appointments for tuition in piano organ singing and harmony at his Sheridan and Florence streets residence. The notice mentions an upcoming opera production in Australia and anticipates new plays of this class. Also advertises Milkmaid Coffee as a ready drink mix in local stores.
The dredge Trinity Bay has been erected in the outer channel area as work continues to cut banks with satisfactory results. A bottle found at Green Island reports a Tropic voyage from Cape Schenck to Melbourne on 19 July, while Seventeen Chinese visitors reportedly returned to Cairns from Melbourne, seeking better prospects.
Our Townsville correspondent reports a man found dead hanging from a tree limb about five miles from town. The deceased is identified as Wetita Stec eabhook a carpenter of South firnsbane. The body appeared to have hung for three or four days and features were unrecognizable.
The Cairns State School Committee chairman asks parents intending to send children to the new High School to provide names and ages. Eligible are those who have passed the Fifth Class. The movement aims for broad support and fair progress with Russian immigrant settlers disembarking in North Queensland.
The Cairns Theatre showcases a melodramatic wartime plot where a spy plan is thwarted by a feminine ally torn between love and duty. The tale features a daring exchange of papers, a hero officer, and a tense rescue ending with the enemy vanquished.
At a morning meeting the Inninfail Progrewa Association carried a resolution supporting the proposed Mooliha Innisfail extension of the coastal railway. The action aligns with Cairns Chamber of Commerce reply to the Premier dated 14 October and the body was to be ratified accordingly. A further motion declared the association essential to press the Queensland Government for action.
Treasury officer Mr. McGechan praised Babinda mill progress after a Saturday night departure by Uke Wareema. Motes noted satisfactory work and urged further advancement to keep the mill supplied. Inspector P Dew-Me will reside at Weinert's Creek while Mr Mettechan is called to Brisbane.
Mr Barton representing 4 Harris Farming Implements will visit Nelson and district this week with Mr Hodgson from Boland s and offer information and advice on operating the implements. A trial will be held at Mr Wilson Irwin s farm Nelson on Wednesday at 3 pm featuring a Massey Plorrir displough with a sub toilet attachment. Barton has been in Fort Douglas and Megan this past week and returns from the port tonight aboard the Lass of Cowrio.
Mr Boult late engineer of Cairns Harbor Board departed on the Wyreema for Mackay to advance the harbor scheme there. He credits the Cairns Natives Association with strong promotion and notes progress on wharfage and channel work, including a planned dredger Trinity Bay to improve shipping access.
The Marine Department tug Wary Wey under Captain Romer docked at Cairns on Sunday afternoon and will stay as needed. Captain Romer, Harbor Master at Townsville, plans to return there soon via the Kurands. Mr Gartner from the userline office received a farewell token of appreciation from Cairns stalls for over five years of faithful service.
The event showcases Mr Las cane in a club swinging act amid heavy weather and crowd scrutiny. A committee watches his feats as audiences view nightly screenings and the champion is fed and cooled during demonstrations. Admission charges apply throughout the day and evening performances.
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