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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 06, 1918
Page
2
Local maritime report notes Germ Philp and Company involved in a Wednesday raid on the Lo wy Bi pirate operation. Indications point to coordinated actions with allied fleets to deter illicit trading along the coast.
Owing to alteration of premises Walahs En porium Abbott Street near the Dorms Philp and Co must be cleared out by month end. Bargains expected with ready-to-wear colored tagels silks and bows available through Mrs Hughes and Miss Smith Melbourne House Abbott Street.
An advertisement touts Smihated Soda as a remedy for indigestion and heartburn with morning use. It also promotes Greene ville’s Auritch for instant relief from prickly heat and related skin irritations. The Musical Glanchards performed two nights at Mareeba and will return for three more nights at Austral Pictures starting next week.
Boots combining high grade materials with expert manufacture deliver lasting wear and a perfect fit. Mayers Bootman endorses these models as economical and reliable for those seeking nothing less than quality in footwear.
The Cairns Aquatic Club will hold weekly dances at Oddfellows Hall every Tuesday night except the first Tuesday of each month to raise funds for their Xmas regatta. The first dance is set for next Tuesday the 16th. Proceeds go to patriotic funds. Fuller particulars are advertised and all are welcome.
A Cucamia Red Cross benefit at Fig Tree Creek raised funds with Mr and Mrs T Stewart hosting. Special thanks go to Mr and Mrs Seautt and Mrs Morton for leading efforts. Mr and Mrs Locke won at euchre and Miss Stewart won the booby.
Mr Vvang on behalf of the staff and Messrs Birch and An dersom propose improvements to staff provisions. Mr Kirby presents plans amid the success of Cummins and Campbell. Offers include white cotton singlets at 2/6 each, cotton trousers at 13/6, white French braces at 8s, silk ties, and white handkerchiefs, with mentions of fashion items and giveaways.
At the Cairns Police Court on Pietagroratas before Mr T A Ferry FM John Carey aged 50 appeared on a charge of being found drunk in Cairns the previous day. A finding of conviction and discharge was entered.
A report from Mossman Police Court on August 14 states eye strain complaints led to action against licensed premises. Several individuals including Roderick Clarke James O Connor Michael Gallagher and Jillia McAdwe were fined £1 with costs for contraventions of the Liquor Act of 1912 at the Post Office Hotel on July 2.
Messrs Honeys Ltd Townsville offer ample freight and buy unlimited log timber to ease Cairns to southern port shortages and timber congestion. St George Society Cairns at annual meeting voted to invest 6 percent of its funds £ Ba in the Seventh War Loan. A war loan committee report misattributed action to St Johns Church.
A public holiday for the Freshwater Freshwater school picnic was debated at a Cairns meeting led by Mayor A. J. Draper. The plan to let Cairns school children enjoy a holiday on Monday, 16 December was approved with a committee named to arrange details. The motion passed as the education minister was asked to sanction the holiday and a rendezvous set for the outing.
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