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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 06, 1938
Page
3
Sugar executives voice concern over high prices as quotas and export restrictions loom. The August conference backed a plan to push production below market levels while seeking government relief and broader structural changes for growers.
Guidance on weaning pigs at two months and post weaning care. Highlights include signs of illness in weaners, mineral supplementation, dietary needs, sanitation, and medical attention to prevent growth setbacks and disease. Notes on parasite control, hospital pens, and consulting agriculture departments for further details.
A new steel mill project near Cork aims to produce 80 000 tons annually with export in the first year totaling about 0 0 0 tons. The venture, the first of its kind in Eire, would levy a 32 percent customs duty from November, with 25 percent preferential duty, to aid local industry. Husses of Richard Thomas and Company Ltd will serve as managing director for ten years.
A proposed new profession would regulate funeral directors under a national register run by a Health Ministry body. A board with leading undertakers and a medical expert would draft rules for all funeral conduct, including both individuals and corporate firms. Officials note registration would cover those preparing and conveying the dead, with bans for bankruptcy, criminal conviction, or lunacy. A code would ensure respectful treatment of the deceased and relatives. Reputable undertakers could enroll, subject to the measure’s passage.
A collage of oddball reports from around the world including a New South Wales incident where an electric shock rekindled hair growth on Mr. H Skelton, humorous tales from Copenhagen nurses, a Turkish calculator prodigy Hassan, a Calcutta High Court development, and bizarre animal and court anecdotes. The items mix science curiosities, human interest, and peculiar crimes with minimal detail.
From Sian-fu a travelogue details muleteers who rise early, climb to four thousand feet, then descend into river valleys. The author depicts the loess terrain, dust, scarce rain, and dramatic cliffs, noting contrasts with South American mule drivers and praising the arduous Northern China journey.
Reports quote Adolf Hitler promising a seven year plan to transform Munich into a greater Nazi capital with new railway hubs, university buildings, a larger airport, and monumental architecture. The program includes roads and skyscrapers while pledging preservation of traditions and a classical form for the city.
A spoof advertisement mocks candlelight for lighting a tennis court and promotes Sheldon's APC powder as a stronger headache remedy. It contrasts weak candles with the claimed effectiveness of APC products in Australia and hints at price reductions for a 12 pack.
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