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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 10, 1918
Page
1
An advertisement invites readers to consult in the hotel consulting rooms promising resurrection from illness and permanent cures. It claims to alleviate rheumatic pain cripples and lasting health improvements through a friendly chat and stresses immediate action.
The article notes the government may ask the Governor to appoint extra council members to push its Hills program. If refused, an appeal to the country could follow, with general opinion predicting some additions likely but not enough to swamp the council and the pills passing. Week in parliament highlights include legal rights cases and fiscal debate.
The piece notes fervent supporters hoping Prime Minister remains in London to deliver rhetoric while Justice Higgins backs themes and blames government for shipbuilding delays. Parliament members take a week off for voluntary ballot campaigns as enlistments slump and soldiers weigh front prospects against U S funding promises.
Early lime values eased but Friday brought firmer demand with low grades selling from 4/ upwards. A home grown green lime sold at auction after strong bidding. Lucerne hay and mixed chaff fetched good bids with hay and straw prices scaling between 4/ and 7/4. Potatoes traded at 8/3 with better totals and sweet potatoes in moderate demand around 4/ per barrel.
Melbourne August 31 members of Parliament debate profiteering as war time measures tighten. Mr Tudor cites Hughes and drought prices while Mr Schwar supports aid to the poor. Officials announce limits on traders pulling extra supplies and a planned duties readjustment under the War Precautions Act with Labor's recruiting ballot as a related issue.
The article critiques the Australian ballot window open until November 1 and laments Labour decisions delaying reinforcement and shipbuilding. It condemns government actions and ministerial blunders, noting Justice Higgins’ review of the Prime Minister’s stance and the strain with engineers.
An analysis of fiscal pressure on the House and Senate shows interest on war loans adding about £5,000 a year to ordinary expenditure. The debate centers on raising revenue while balancing profiteer profits, war debt, and political leadership. The piece discusses Mr Hughes, the Australian leadership, and the prospect of high commissioners, ministerial stability, and upcoming federation conferences amid mounting debt and wheat market tensions.
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