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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 23, 1913
Page
2
An old advertorial invites readers to visit A. J. Green 2 Co. for optics services at Abbott Street Cairns. It touts free eye perception checks and mentions support for workers, schools, orphans, and similar groups, urging callers to action today.
A newspaper critique accuses the Labor Party of deliberate parliamentary disruption by boycotting votes and delaying business. It argues the tactic wastes time, harms government legitimacy, and offers little substantive gain while harming public respect for Parliament. The piece questions what the disruption accomplishes beyond a record of controversy.
Late sporting information notes a first class stock of smoking requisites cigars and cigarettes. Three chairs await customers with Hobart to communicate for service.
The author denounces Liberal childishness and the Federal Opposition for disruptive pranks. He mocks the China Inquiry Committee, calls it partisan and ineffective, and condemns the boycott of Parliament as rude and purposeless. The piece echoes a Labor stance on democratic decorum.
A damaged notice fragment mentions prepaid domestic announcements such as marriages births and deaths to be inserted in the current issue at no extra charge. It lists contact details for Charles G. T. Murray with a surgery at A.M.P. Building Abbotton and a phone number and box.
A column notes tenders for painting on the Explanade. A sports dealer advertises cricketing materials at Spence Street. The Australian Natives Association Craig branch held a Monday meeting to discuss state separation and possible constitutional changes. A massaging facial kit is advertised by Robt Craig. Starr Bowkett Building Society reports Saturday receipts of 429 pounds 19 shillings with A S Taylor and G Dreamer listed as directors for the next meeting.
A small classified line shows a cheeky ad for goons at low prices, signed by Kelly the chemist. The note mirrors a playful alert rather than product details, implying a local sales pitch in a period-appropriate tone.
Readers report dangerous whale like shore hazards with jagged shells injuring a child who stepped on a pearly object. Residents urge moving mora nt Creek works from Kuranda to speed town access. A Council has funded 1000 pounds for Stoney Creek project and a beach death notice notes Olive Le Boy's passing near Bamford with a ten minute funeral service led by Rev Barclay.
Music master Mr C. S. Whale offers lessons at the Imperial Hotel Abbott Street. Appointments available for piano and organ playing singing harmony and counterpoint.
The advertisement touts KOCIS FEVER MIXTURE as unrivalled for malaria and related diseases and urges keeping a bottle in the house. It prices at 3/ and/ per bottle from R Craig chemist Abbott street Cairns. In court, a witness told the Crown prosecutor the prisoner was drunk at the time of the alleged offence. His Honour muses on the definition of being drunk and recalls a remark about not being able to stand or speak clearly.
Dr Tyrie reports no porridge thrown at Warder Cranch as prisoner cited mental state evidence. Jemson Chubb suggests perhaps it was bad. An interpreter notes the prisoner claimed he was acting under influence as a mad cook proclaimed herself Empress of Australia.
A letter from the Innisfail Progress Association requests Ca irns Chamber of Commerce to attend a public meeting in Bahinds to oppose the Minister for Railways refusal to continue the North Coast extension. The Cairns audience is promised an entertaining film program including The Little Dancer.
On Monday the Circuit Court granted juror J Cannon a postponement due to travel issues from Moolaba to Cairns. The schooner Seoul returned to Cairns with nine crew showing unusual conduct prompting police action. Medical testimony then led to confinement at a reception home in Townsville.
Albert Robert Xeuilian, on the Circuit Court juror panel, did not appear when summoned by the Associate at 10 am Monday. His Honor Justice Churcb imposed a fine but, after he attended Monday afternoon, Xeuilian apologized and the court remits the fine.
The Asion benefit attracted a full audience with a strong program. Highlights included A Thomson’s punch swinging and Newcombe’s song and organ solo. Tonight’s show promises another strong program with extra picture fare.
Allan and Stark's Lad New Spring and Summer fashion catalogue is now on hand. The book features a colored border on each page and a front cover illustration in three colors. It offers fashion hints for the day and is useful for shopping by post. Readers are urged to request a free copy from Allan and Stark Ltd of Brisbane.
Mrs Moore, superintendent of Bristene branch of Ladies' College of Health, visits western towns. The tours aim to reach isolated districts with health advice and treatment uptake expected to benefit local ladies. She will meet patients in Cairns at prior advance notice, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., through October 1, then proceed to Mossman.
In a letter attributed to Retlac, the writer attacks Riowfly and a local band while advocating goats to clean Cairns streets. The piece ridicules a poster of a crude crowd and laments garbage in the growing town, urging action by replacing horns with a man, a pony, and a lawn mower.
At the Cairns Penny Savings Bank on Saturday afternoon last, directors W. P. Warner and H. V. Hagnem attended. Deposits totaled M/2 while withdrawals were AGS. The directors for attendance on Saturday afternoon next are R. Alstom and D. Mackpy.
Inaugural executive meeting of the Cairns Aquatic Club was well attended. The opening plan included a parade of boats on Sunday next, 26th. a prize will be offered for the best turned-out craft. Mr Draper served as patron and other routine matters were settled before adjourning.
An anonymous caller complained at the pompous town council meeting about a foul drain under the rotunda on the Esplanade, claiming residents and passersby fled the odor. The ratepayer warned of legal action while a newspaper representative investigated a scene of unsanitary conditions.
Public Prosecutor at Elberfeld reopens inquiry into Frau Tamm's 190% sentence for murdering her husband, a peasant farmer. Conviction traced to a Berlin police commissioner whose methods are now harshly criticized after he left service. He is also suspected of murder in another case.
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