Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954), Thursday 6 August 1931, page 1


INTERSTATE STEAMSHIP 1 SAILINGS.

(Circumstances Permitting.)' j PASSENGER SERVICE, j . between

I CAIRNS. TOWNSVILLE,

I MACKAY. BRISBANE SYDNEY, j and MELBOURNE, bv the Vessels

CANBERRA, ORMISTON, ' ORUNGAL and MANUNDA.

SPECIAL REDUCED FARES.

1st. 2nd. 3rd.

! Brisbane Í7/5/- Í4/7/6 f3/15/i Svdnev 13/7/6 7'7/o (</-/

I Meilwurne 17/12/6 10/2/6 S/-/- j

' Return Fares: First class to Bris

1 bane. £13/15/6: Svdnev. £25/10/-; ! ! Melbourne. £33/10/-. ! j Special. Concessions to Scholars and I I Students during vacations. [ For TOWNSVILLE. MACKAY.

FPIS BANE, SYDN.EY and

MELBOURNE.

S.S. ORUNGAL

1st class passengers

4 p.m. Monday.

Wth August

T.S.S. CANBERRA

1st. 2nd and 3rd class passengers

Monday,

17th Anoint

S.S. ORMISTON l~t i-la=s passengers

Monday.

24th August T.S.M.V.

MANUNDA

1st and 2nd class

passengers Monday,

3Kt August.

A.U.S.N- Co.

Ltd.

Howard Smith

Ltd.

A.U.S.N. Co.

Ltd.

Adelaide S.S.

.C... Ltd.

BURNS. PHI LP & CO. LTD.

WORLD TOUR AND TRAVEL

DEPARTMENT.

\RK\\GE PASSAGES WITHOUT

EXTRA CHARGE.

Bv all Steamship Lines, by all Routes, a:id in all Classes, including the fol-lowing lines:

P. & O. ROYAL MAIL LrNE, P. & O. BRANCH LINE. ORIENT LINEWHITE STAR.

ABERDEEN COMMOX WEALTH

LINE

AUSTRALIA-ITAîlIA LINE. CANAD IAN-AUST RA LIAN

ROYAL MAIL LINE.

UNION STEAMSHIP CO. OF

NEW ZEALAND.

AUSTRALIAN it ORIENTAL

LINE,

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN S.S.

LINE. f

Full particulars and literature sup

plied upon application to-r ^ ?** :

BURNS. PHILP Sc COMjLj^.,

Abbott Street

I A P A N AND CHI N A « liv the

AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE.

Magnificent New Hritish Steamers,

CHANGTE and TAIPING

calling at

MANILA and HONGKONG

AND THURSDAY ISLAND, via

QUEENSLAND PORTS.

Japan.-Through passengers for Japan rnnv travel front Hongkong bv. famous EMPRESS Steamers or other TransP::tir¡c Line, via Shanghai.

Start Delightful H olida v Tours, inriudin» JAPAN and HONOLULU. IAVA and SINGAPORE.

TlilioUGH BOOKINGS to Europe.

vi;i i A NA DA and U.S.A.

FOR THE EAST:

»TA I PIN G .... 25th Au«.. 1931.

« HÄNGTE .. 25th Sept.. itól. . TAI PING .. .. 23rd Oct.. 1931.

?Calling at Tort Darwin.

Write for full particu'ars to

THF A DEI AIDE STEAMSHIP

CO. LTD..

'Phones ll ar.ti f94. Cairns Agents.

FROCKS AND MILLINERY.

AMOST complete range of Evening j

Wear and Crepe-Be-Gicne Frocks

are being shown by Margo Robe Co., | at Grand Hotel Buildings, right op-posite Railway Station. Prices moder-

ate.

AT 134 Lake Street, opposite St.

. John's Church, Miss M. Macara (late of Boland's), Dressmaking. All the latest styles. Country orders re-ceive prompt attention. Pupils by arrangement. Charges moderate.

ÂMRS. FORDE, Dressmaker, over

Mr. Collins, Chemist, specialising in Evcntnc Frocks, Children's Cloth-ing; making Linen and Tobralco Frocks from 10/t; cutting Frocks at 4/6. Pupils per arrangements.

DOLAND'S Ltd. have a splendid

range of 36 inch White Flanne-lette. They are particularly good qualities and tile values arc unbeat-able. Prices range, 1/2, 1/4, 1/6, 1/11

yard.

CONSULT Miss V. Courtman regard** ing your Frocks. Last word tn smartness, fit and satisfaction. Call at Mabbro House, l^ake-street. or write P.O. Box . 291. Prices to suit all

«tents._ EOR all that ts dainty itt Baby * goods, in prices that surprise one. For pretty gi/fs and for all your awn baby's needs Mrs. Hughes "and Miss Smith. ShiclUs-strcct, are unsurpas-

sed They make a specialty of Hats |

and Babv Goods.

HAIRDRESSING AND BEAUTY | v PARLOURS.

ÂMANY a" Bachelorship ts wrecked j, on a Hughes' Permanent Wave. Cairns Leading Indies' Hairdresser, appointments 'phone 772, 54 Lake1

street.

A 15 per cent, reduction in Permanent Ä'Waving. etc. Füll Shingle, 35/¿;

Bob or L. Bob. - £2/2/-; Shampoo^,

Wáterwarine. Marcelline, Face Ma-?* saging, at Lock and Schafer's, the T *"^ding Hairdressers, Cairns. 'Phone 284. . -

SITUATIONS VACANT AND

. WANTED.

Situations Wanted ua "Vacant. For Sale and Wanted to Bay. To Let «od Wanted. Lost and Found, Board and Lo&siiro handed ia dorias Office Hoon (9 un. ta 5-30 CJD.)

Wcrdi. Once. 8 Time«. A Time«.

10 1/ 2/0 aV16 1/6 </- 6/20 2/- 6/- 8/25 */« «/- li/' 40 4/- 10/- 16/Oonieculive Insertion« ana Prepaid

(1/- £xtra tor Bool^n*.i

GIRL or woman wanted fer House-

work tor mornings. State wages.

Box I'27. this office.

WANTED strong woman for General

Housework. Large family. State agc ami experience to Box K30, this

office.

WANTED smart Shop Boy, finished ".schooi. Apply Bert Setter, Hair-

dresser. Gordonvale.

yOLTNG lady, experienced all House

* work, requires work immediately. Apply Box P2S, this office.

TO LET AND WANTED.

TO LET six-roomed House, partly * Furnished. Box 1*24, this office.

TO LET Furnished Elat. "Chorky

* vii ie," 99 Sheridan-street. .. j TO LET Furnished Flat and Single

Room. Vale's,"190. Sachs-street. j

TO LET Furnished Flat and Single-j

*. Koon-.. Si. Margaret's, 'phone 127. .

TO LE !' Unfurnished Houses. Mc- , *? Leod-strcct, near Upward-street, £1 per week; Smith-street, 22/6 per week. Apply «Neviit and Company.

TO LET Unfurnished Hoïises,

* P.unda-strcet, 22/(>: Lake-street, j 15/-; McLcod-street, 20/-: Martvn

strcet. 20/-: Grove-street, 21/-; ! Sachs-street, ll/-. A. J. Draper Ltd.

WANTED hy business mau, self

" contained Furnished Flat, all |

modern conveniences, close town. Box i r23. this office.

Â

BOARD AND RESIDENCE.

Home away from Home, at the

Drummoyne Boarding House, opp. j Railway Station, 30/- per week, 6/per day. Week-eudcrs specially catered for. Mrs. F. H. Reed, proprietress.

BOARD and Lodging, 27/6 weekly,

meals and beds, 1/6 each, at the

Shamrock Boarding House, Spence-1

street.

DEACH House, Esplanade, ninth

'house from Cairns Pictures, accom. modation lady or gentlemen boarders.

Gopl^aig^ .comfojtabj.e -roqms^Eyerjr

'convenience/ "i\irm ïnooerat:-. Visitors,

book your room now. Box P.O. 256,

Cairns.

UOMELEIGH, 123 Esplanade. Supcr

tor Accommodation. Telephone 165. MABBRO Guest House. Visitors

should ring 'phoue 316, Cairns, or write P.O. Box 29!. Cairns, for Ac-commodation. Excellent Cuisine. Tariff moderate, hot and cold water baths, electric light. Centrally situated. Lake-street, Cairns. B. McBride, pro-prietor.

VACANCY two Gentlemen, private

house, 30/-. including laundry and tr,e.nd:.ng. Apply 325 Draper-street.

HOLIDAY RESORTS.

HOTELS. ETC.

HERBERTON Hotel, Herberton.

Gond table and service, electric j light throughout, garage and samp.le j room. Tourists, commercials and j families catered for. Home from home and everybody welcome. Licensee, Mrs. Helen Adair. 'Phone No. 28,

TOWNSViLLE'S Favorite Hotel,

"Lowlh's." conducted by Mrs. K. j

Cattana. Comfortable, central, and , moderate tariff. '

HOUSE FURNISHING.

DEDDING and Wires remade, same

day service. Woodward and Calder

Ltd.

DETTER Bedding for Less! Bedding" " remade. Mattresses rewired, same day service. A. J. Draper. Ltd.

DU Y your Furniture from H. M.

Svendsen Ltd., on easy terms.

BECK Chairs, strong fancy canvas.

Only 9/6 each. A. J. Draper Ltd.

LOVELY Seagrass Snitcs'with Table,

only £5/15/- at Woodward and

Calder Ltd.

LINOLEUMS, new range, new

colors. Only 5/9 yard. A. J. Draper Ltd.

REVERSIBLE Cretonne, bright pat, terns. Only lld. yard. A. J

Draper Ltd.

STRONG Kitchen Chairs, 9/6 each,

only at Woodward and Calder Ltd. SINGLE Silky Oak Bedsteads, with

strom* double woven Wire Mat-tress attached, 54/- only it A. J. Drapér.LlcL

¡ CALAD Servers, 1/3 pair; Steel Wool, I 9d. per bundle; Spiral Egg Beaters,

6d. each. A. J. Draper Ltd.

CTR'ONG Glass Tumblers, 2/9 half

dozen, onlv at Woodward and Calder. Ltd..

CINGLE Bed Heavy Twilled Sheets, ?» reaify* made, 10/6 pair. A. J.

Draper Ltd.

WIRE andrFIBRE- MATTRESSES i " RE-MADFi ?-' Returned same day,

at H. M. Svendsen .Ltd.. .

WHITE. China- Pepper~ and Salt

Shakers. "9d." pair; Water, Sets, .Tug and six Glasses, 9/6 set. A. J. Prapcr Ltd. ' '

Q-T-IE.\Millct Brooms;*-'first .grade, ; P only 3/9 each; Tov Miîlèt Brooms,

1/3 each. A, J. Draper Ltd. '"

FOR SALE AND WANTED

TO BUY.

Anction Sal» Notice* tr« not inserted

under this heading. _ AGENT for Remington Typewriters

and Supplies.-P. W. Horton, School of Arts Buildings, Lake-street.

AT Bonney's, Lake-street, Prime

Fillet Fish, 1/6 lb.; Whole Fish, 9d.; Cod Fillet, 9d.; King Fish Cut-lets, 9d. Our Australian Cooked Fjsh, 3d. piece. Our Fish and Chips

none better.

BARBER'S Chair (revolving) for

saie. Good as new. And Mirror. | Apply E. Tilsc, Agent, 'phone 115,

Mareeba.

_-. I

FIREWOOD for salt, 14-in. blocks,'

first-class quality, 14/ per load der livered. 'Phone 64, Cairns Carrying Coy. '

FOR SALE, Roses, "Palms Nursery," j

1/- each. 81 Spence-street. 1

FOR SALE splendid. Brick Shop, j

situated in the best business centre ¡ of the city of Mackay, suitable for any business. For further particulars apply Box 192, Mackay.

F'OR SALE Cane Farm, pick of i

district. Price £22,000. Reasonable deposit. Another at £12,000. Both worth inspection. F. G. Locke & Co.,

Shields-street.

COR SALE 50 young Pullets, six * months old; Black Orpington,

White Leghorn and Rhode Island Pullets, at 4/- per head. Apply Glendon, Biboohra.

CE VEN Dover Stove, complete with

cast nozzle. Every Stove guaran-teed a good roaster or baker, for £4/15/- complete, at Armstrong, Ledlie and Stillman Ltd., Lake-street

pOR SALE first-class Billiard Table,

in good order. Reasonable price. Apply Bert Setter, or Ring 127,

Gordonvale.

L'OR SALE 16ft. "Motor Boat. Vinco

Engine, 12ft. Flattie, two Nets, lot £35. Box K31, this office.

COR SALE, two splendid Business * or Residential Sites, opposite Gaiety Theatre, one minute railway and wharves, £130 each. Wm. Pearce, Junr.. 33, Sachs-street.

COR SALE, Farm,, inquire in first * instance at the Beehive. Sugar Farm, 72 acres, 32 acres permit, Babin-da area, going concern. Also at Ravenshoe, Dairy Farm, 311 acres, half mile Butter Factory, going concern, walk in, walk out.

MILITARY Overcoats, dyed blue or i

khaki. 25/- each. Dyed Blue Tunics, 10/6. each. Order sent C.O.D. Jack Isaacs, Valley, Brisbane.

F- Wi; HORTON;-"School " of * Arts"

Buildings, Lake-street, for Type-writer repairs; all makes of machines.

PRESS Graflex Half Plate, 4.5 Ross \

Express Lens, 3 Double Book

forms, 1 Film Pack Adapter for sale. j No reasonable offer refused. G. |

Hannah, Malanda. j DUBBER Dairy Boots, ladies' and \ " gent's., 1Ö/6 pair. Rubber Knee i Boots, ladies' 7/11, gent's. 12/6. Order sent C.O.D. Jack Isaacs, Valley, Bris-

bane.

CPECIALS for August at A.L. & S.

" Ltd. Stoves and Boiler Stands j quoted at astounding prices. Call and j inspect, ion seeing is believing. 'Phone 1 93. I

.75,000 Used Parts for Cars, Trucks. I ' 50 second-hand Horse Vehicles, {

Harness for sale. Gray's, Brunswick- 1 street, Brisbane.

(SEAMLESS Spun Copper, complete ** with Solid Cast Iron Boiler Frame, 22 inches high. 10 gallon size. £3/10/complete; 12 gallon size, £3/15/complete; only at Armstrong. Ledlie and Stillman Ltd., Lake-street.

Wc now stock

MCDONALD'S SUPER DIESEL

ENGINE OIL.

Price, in 'lgal. tins, 7/9; in 4gal. tins,

6/6 per gallon, plus sales tax.

We have MOVED from Lake-street to CORNER of ABBOTT and

APLIN STREETS, CAIRNS.

ENGLISH-AUSTRALIAN MOTORS

(E. A. Brake. Manager).

Agents ^"or Super Diesel Engines,

- Tractors, etc.

'Phone 196 day and night.

P O R SALE.

Cheap HOUSE, bargain. £210.

FREEHOLD PROPERTY, Abbott

street.

HOUSE, Sheridan-street, £550.

HOUSE, Severin-street, £50 deposit.£19 Wardrobe for £9, Red Ribbed Hose 5d. foot.

Large quantity Furniture. Kitchen

Dressers, etc., almost new Singer i Machine,7 600 Mill Saw Files 6d. each, I Prospecting Dishes 1/6.

Motor. Cycles and -Side Cars, two bran new Bicycles £8/10/- each, Motor Boats £35, Small Goods Busi-ness. Books bought, sold or exchanged.

.",-J. LOE VEN,

Auctioneer and Commission Agent,

NOW ISiTHE TIME TO BUY A

GOOD'USED CAR OR TRUCK, NO SALES TAX OR FREIGHT

. TO PAY.

STUDEBAKER DUPLEX

TOP TOURER.£150 Í DODGE FOUR-CYLINDER.

1 TOURER.£150

CHRYSLER" 52 TOURER .. £110 CHEVROLET TOURER .... £120 RUGBY TOURER (Camper

bodv) .-i. .. .. £100 FORD MtOnET. A. UTILITY £120

MOTORCYCLE. £45

' -J* --

AH fliest iobs are good for thous-ands of .-miles useful -service. Easy terms arranged. . - . .' .

F.STATEípII. S. WILLIAMS, LTD.

*41 Shields Street'" v" '

... j: ; ; CAIRNS. ...

PROPERTIES, -ETC.

IMPROVED PROPERTY PRICES",

1 CUT |N-HALF. t HERE IS YOUR^OPPORTUNITYt

The-Properties! below are selling ¡

vat practically half-of past values. ¿ ¿900.-Sheridan-sireet Corner, compact

Home complete with all conveni-? enees. Terms .arranged. > £750.-Practicallyinew home, Martyn

street, 61 feet frontage, well laid out Garden, £150 deposit.

£750.-Compact Home, near Railway

Station, corner land, 66 feet frontage.

Wonderful value.

¿375.-i acre near^ Norman Park, five

roomed Dwelling. Land worth more than price asked. Strongly recom-mend. Terms arranged.

£280.-Off Draper-street, practically

new Dwelling in good locality. £25 deposit, balance aj^.rent. This at 25/- weekly will::pay^itselroffsin"five years. f ¿¿%~f~&'

TERMS CAN BE ARRANGED, i

We provide Car for inspection at any j

time tb suit your'convenience.

Call or ring-we are; at your service.

WOODWARD & CALDER

Property Salesmen

LAKE STREET, CAIRNS

LOST AND FOUND.

LOST last Thursday, rope of ' Red

Beads, Lake. Upward, Sheridan j Streets. Return Menzies. Florist. ]

Reward.

GENERAL NOTICES.

IN THE SUPREME - COURT 1 OF QUEENSLAND.

TOWNSVILLE.

In the WILL of MICHAEL MAR

TIN CLANCY, late of Innisfail, in thc State of Queensland, Roman Catholic Priest, deceased.

NOTICE is hereby given, that, after the expiration of FOURTEEN DAYS from the date of the publication hereof, application will be made to this

Honourable Court that Probate of the Will of the abovenamed Michael Clancy, deceased, may be granted to

THE VICAR APOSTOLIC OF THE VICARIATE , APOSTOLIC OF COOKTOWN, a Corporation sole declared to be a body corporate by

Letters Patent sealed; with the Seal of

the State of Queensland on the "twenty-first dat of January, 1926, the

sole executor named in the said Will.

Any person interested who desires to object to the application, or to be heard upon it, may file a Caveat in the Registry at any time before the grant

is made.

Dated, this thirtieth day of July, 1931. j. T. MCNAMEE & WRIGHT,

Solicitors for the said The Vicar Apostolic of the Vicariate Apostolic of Cook-town. INNISFAIL. Town Agents:

Messrs. Roberts, Len & North, Solicitors, Townsville.

- and -

Messrs.. Macnish, Macrossan - and Dowling,

Solicitors, Brisbane.

STATUTORY NOTrCE TO

CREDITORS. ~r

RE MICHAEL MARTIN CLANCY, I

DECEASED.

_ PURSUANT to the provisions of

"The Trustees and Executors Act of 1897," notice is hereby given that all creditors and other persons havingany claims upon or against the Estate ot MICHAEL MARTIN CLANCY, late of Innisfail, in thc State pf Queens-land, Roman Catholic Priest, deceased, who died on the twentieth day of Ma3", 1931, at .Innisfail, in the said State,

are hereby required to send in, tn w.rit- |

ing, particulars of their debts or claims, to THE VICAR APOSTOLIC OF I THE- VICARIATE APOSTOLIC | OF COOKTOWN, care of Messrs.-'J.

T. McNamee & Wright, Solicitors^ Innisfail, in the said State, the sole

Executor named in the Will of thc ' abovenamed deceased, on br before I the THIRTY-FIRST DAY of | OCTOBER, 1931.. And notice

hereby given that after the expiration i of the last-mentioned day the said

i Executor will proceed to distribute thc \ j assets of the said deceased amongst

I the persons entitled thereto, having I I regard only to the debts or claims of | which it shall then have had ' notice, and that the said Executor will not be liable for the assets, or any .part thereof, so distributed, to any person of whose debt or claim it shall not have had notice at the time of such

distribution.

Dated this thirty-first dav ot Julv.

1931.

j. T. MCNAMEE & WRIGHT,'

Solicitors for the said The Vicar Apostolic of the Vicariate Apostolic of Cook-town. INNISFAIL.

FOR SALE AND WANTED

TO BUY.

THE price of. living must, come * down. We sell Eggs at 1/6 per dozen (fresh .daily). Table Fowls, also.- And a great variety of Fruit and Vegetables. All our own pro-ducts, of first-class quality and" 'the cheapest, direct from the producer to J the consumer. Our Boot Department

is at your service. Always get your requirements at the Beehive;

AMES LYONS LIMITED.

SAWMILLERS,' '

CAIRNS.

Suppliers of .., \

SAWN« and DRESSED TIMBER.

JOÍNERY arid all BUILDING;,

. " REQUIREMENTS--'

P.O. Box 52. " 'Phone 12.

MISCELLANEOUS.

..Jíeetinfs. Socials aria Erateirímraents are

~ : - not inserted under this heading. .

AA.A.-For sporting goods and rac^.quet- repairs and restrings,: you

jcannot beat Whittick's.

<"A °ig reduction in Boot Repairing. >*f Half soles and Heels, from'i4/-; Repairs reduced accordingly. Ander-son, Boot Repairer, 56 Spence-street, neit Commercial Hotel.

ASSAYING. All classes ort- ana-

lysed, gold smeltered and assayed. F. T. Newton, 12 Minnie-street, Cairns. *

ANDREWS Peter, has opened a new

shop opposite the School of Arts, Babinda. Give him a trial for shoes to.measure, and all classes of repairs. Pri<£*s to suit everybody.

AA.A.-Whittick's fo,r Smokers'. Re-quirements. Writing Pads and En-velopes, Fountain Pens and Inks, Cookery Books, etc.

ABeautiful Floral token. Menzies

new address, School of Arts Build-ing, Lake-street. 'Phones 59 and 299. ART Studio. Mrs. L. Terry has:

opened an Art Studio at 239, Lakestreet. Art Materials and Tuition.

ADish for a Queen-Strawberries and

Cream, etc^ at Comino's, the Home of Quality.

AS made by Sydney's Sanitarian

Bakeries, guaranteed 80 per cent. Wholemeal Flour, Wheaten eal Loaves, Malt Loaves, Wheatmeal and Date or Nut Loaves, Wheatmeal and Fruit Wheatmeal Rock Cakes and Scones.

Daily at Comino's, "The Home of j

Quality." j

ALUMINIUM Ware just arrived, j

Preserving Pans, 14m., 13/6; 16in., 16/6; Ign.. 19/6. Mazlin Kettles, two

handles, 12in., 9/6; 14in., 13/6; 16in., I 16/6. Swiss Roll Tins, ll-. Nut Loaf

Tins, 2/-. Cake Pans, 21- each. Also | Stronglite Waterless Cookers, small

size, large size. Ask for pamphlets on j

Waterless Cookers. Boland's Ltd.

AT Bonney's, Lake-street, Bomb-

shell reductions in Small Goods, j

Garlic, Windsor, Devon Sausage, lOd.

lb.. Pork Brawn, Bacon Rashes, Cus- ] hion Bacon. 1/- lb; Knuckles, 9d. lb.;

Saveloys, 1/4 dozen; Cooked Ham, '21- j lb Alwavs fresh dailv. Ring 'Dhone

420.

A CF. Home Garden Fertilizer for

*». Flowers, Lawns and Vegetables, is j made from bone flour, meat works' fertilizer, potash and sulphate of am-monia. It is quickly absorbed by thc

roots of thc plant and thus provides ! rich- nourishing plant food. Solch.in j any quantity at Armstrong, Lcqlie and. Stillman Ltd.,. J aVc-strr t,t \jioW

93f ' '-j

BOLS Imported Dry Gin, 9/- bottle.

Strand Hotel.

BAIRNS PENNY Savings Bank, at j

School of Arts, open Saturdays, 3 lo 4.30 p.m. Deposits from penny up-

wards. Ail profits to depositors. Loans 1 granted. Established 1890..

CHAFFCUTTEKS. i'loujis. Har-

rows, Scarifiers. I'umps. Corn-I crackers. Grinding Mills, etc. The best |

make only. Smellie & Co. (Cairns)

Ltd._ CHOCOLATES, including fancy

boxes, weekly shipments of best

makes only. Comino's, "TJic Home of ¡

Quality."

CARD Indexing and Filing Systems,

Stock Patterns and Special Rulings supplied at shortest notice. Cairns

"Post" Ltd.

--j

CREPE Rubber -Specialist *and

General Boot Repairs. Brown,

Lake-street.

CAKES. Pastry, etc., etc., just like

home made, at Comino's, "The Home bf Quality."

CAIRNS School oi Arts Subscrip-

tions: Yearly 20/- 4 books; half yearly 10/- 2 books; quarter 5/- 1 book. This is equal to 4¿d. per week, including use of Reading Room. Books exchanged daily; also Wednes:day and Saturday evenings 7.30 to 9.

CAIRNS Steam Laundry have the

most up-to-date plant for Wash-ing," Ironing and Pressing hotel, household, -private linen, heavy quiits, table cloths, blankets, rugs. Gent's, suits, ladies' costumes, top coats drycleaned and pressed; stiff collars blocked and machine polished, 2/6 dozen; dress shirts, dinner jackets, 1/3 each. "Phone 578. ll Lake-street. Van calls and delivers.

.1\RY Cleaning and Dyeing is cheaper " than buying. Have that old Hat

cleaned and blocked like new for 4/6. At the Ideal Dye Works, 43 Abbott

street, Cairns. * j ESCHALOT Bulbs, 1/6 per" lb., just ** landed at Craigs, Chemists, opp. Post Office, 'phone 101, Box 23.

ENLARGEMENTS made from old " or fading Photos. Send copy for Í quote. Chargois Studios, Cairns!

HAVE you seen our prize selection

of Gladioli, 10/- per dozen at Lymburner's.

HEE Hcc Hee, Haw Haw Haw!

Best Port Wine, 2/4. Strand HoteL IIIS Master's Voice Gramophones, 44 special prices -this. week. only. Call, write or 'phone, limited number only. Grices, Shields-street.

IF you want well formed ^cgÉitables, *. ifyou ywant that wonderful-color and size injFlowers, use ACF/lHqme

Garden- Fertilizers. ObtainableWfrom ope pound up; .at 'Armstrong. Ledlic and ^Stillman Ltd., Lake-street.

JAMTACÀ Rum, large ^bottle,'- 9/-,

Strand Hotel.

. I ^A.;: COMINO;: First-class Boot '. Repairer. -jSKto^ed^o^p. Baby

Clinic, '-Molgr^e^lml^gftces right. Givc.-os--a'-trijt^^» - .

MOYNAHA^S&i,-Spec»&: Formula

A.P.C. /Pow^^efcellent for ?Colds, InnuIñ^Siwíadíes. etc.: 1/6 [packet, at Moyrjaian, Chemist, Abbott-'s tree t. .£. ; . . / - ..' ..^-f;.

!:-' - --ii" - ' J ' - - -V

PROPERTIEÖ&TC. A.

J. DRAPER LIMITED. AUCTIONEERS and PROPERTY

' SALESMEN. j AUCTION SALES~ CONDUCTED; \

AT SHORT NOTICE. I

IMPROVED AND UNIMPROVED !

PROPERTIES IN ALL PARTS OF |

? CITY AND COUNTRY.

FARMS IN ALL SUGAR AREAS. Call and sec our lists. Every facility for inspection free of cost to intending

purchasers.

PUBLIC ' ACCOUNTANTS, ' REGISTERED" TAXATION

AGENTS.

GENERAL COMMISSION

. AGENTS.

Agents for

National Insurance Co. of New

Zealand Ltd.

(Fire, Marine and Accident).

.National Mutual Life Association.

Union Trustees Co. of Australia Ltd.

-' and -

The North Queensland Mortgage and

Investment Co. Ltd.

P. & O. Branch Sen-ice.

HÖDELS LIMITED

(in Voluntary Liquidation)

Forwarding Ascents. General Commis- ¡

sion Agents, Lake Street,

Have stiil some New Furniture left, which thev are selling at a reduction

ot Al- IN THE £ for cash.

General Electric Refrigerators carry

a three years' guarantee.

'THOR" WASHING MACHINES will do your washing in one-fourth the time, and better than by hand. Either white or colored clothes. You can have a demonstration at your

home if you desire.

TENDERS.

THE ATHERTON TABLELAND

MAIZE BOARD,.

TENDERS.

Tenders arc called for the RE-MOVAL and RE:ERECTION at Atherton of the Building known as Biboohra Meat Works Offices at Biboohra: time required to be speci-fied; also whether tender includes freight from Biboohra or otherwise.

Particulars may be obtained from the Board's Office. The lowest or any -.tendér^Trof *ac«osaT^

F. G. W1NZAR,

Secrctarv.

ÇAIRNS FIRE BRIGADE HOARD.

Tenders arc hcrebv called for 32

PAIRS QF TROUSERS and five TUNICS, submit samples of material.

Tenders close AUGUST 17, 1931. The lowest or any tender not neces-sarily accepted.

LIONEL DRAPER,

Secretary.

MISCELLANEOUS.

I OUSE Leaf Ledgers, closed and ** open backs, stock sizes or made to order, from best English parts.The Cairns ''Post" Limited.

MOYNAHAN'S Same Day Service "* Developing and Printing. Sydney prices. "We put the snap into Snap-

shots." Try us!

MORTON'S Cafe for Morning and ]

Afternoon Teas and After Picture

Suppers. They are nicely and quickly served. *

NORTON'S Toasted Sandwiches, any

variety, served hot. Try some.

piCNIC Hampers to suit every taste, * at Comino's, where "Quality and

Service" count.

RADIO! Guaranteed fresh A.B. and

C. Batteries, full stocks Phillips

Valves, Transformers and Phonograph*!

Pick-ups. Technical advice. G. Daniel, Abbott-street, Cairns.

RUM tum tum tidley um tum tum!

Best Rum. 676 bottle. Strand Hotel ROYAL Self Heating Irons, in non

dumping and pumping models, 39/6 each. Defence Meat Safes, IS/-. Spring Rat Cage 'Fraps, 7/6. Strong Leather School Bags,.12in., 4/6; 14in., 5/6. Bamboo. Lawn Rakes, 3/- each. 4 quart Tin Billycans, 1/- each. Ob-tainable at Boland's Ltd.

I SLIGHTLY used Auto Tone Player

*^ Piano, splendid tone and condil tion. A bargain. Small deposit, easy I terms; also several other used Players, j Grices, Shields-street.

TAKE advantage of our Cleaning and * Pressing Service. All kinds of Ladies' and Gentlemen's Garments cleaned and pressed. Hoole and Boyle, Tailors, Lake-street, Cairns.

TRY the Criterion Cafe for your * Sunday's Dinner, the home of good three.-course Meals. 1/6. Sunday's special'reduction. Roast Duck 1/6. Next Burns, Philp, Abbott-street.

THE Korner Shop- Newsagency for * Alarm Clocks, Watches, Razor and Shaving Requisites.

THE Korner Shop Newsagency "for

the latest Papers, Magazines and Cool SmokinglTobaccos. Itfi^i

WHY" makeshift with unsuitable " Acc°unt and Record Books? Have

them specially ruled and printed to j suit.your business. It costs nothing fo consult- the Cairns' "Post" experts."

WAFFLES with Maple "Syrup now

served at Norton's Golden Vale Café.

WATCHES. New ones supplied at.

. bedrock- prices; bid ones faithfully repaired by F. H. Abraham, Watch-maker, 79. Lake-street. : /

WHISKY* anv- brand,. 13/9. Strand'

Hotel

PROPERTIES, ETC

^ L. ; NEVITT & ,. ; CO.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS,

REGISTERED TAXATION

AGENTS' . . ' 1 and

GENERAL COMMISSION

AGENTS

ABBOTT STREET. CAIRNS.

P.O. Box 22. 'Phone 25 (3 lines);

CM ANUS & CO.

PROPERTY SALESMEN AND

SECRETARIES. '

STOCK. STATION & GENERAE

AGENTS.

APPROVED' VALUERS.

Agents for:

THE SOUTHERN UNION GENERAL INSURANCE CO.

OF AUSTRALIA LTD.

A potential Australian Office, and prompt settler, dealing with- Fire» Marine, Accident and all classes of

Motor Caf risks.

COMMERCIAL BANK

CHAMBERS.

Box 45. LAKE ST. 'Phone 31«.

JJEADRICK LIMITED,

PRODUCE, TIMBER, WINE,

SPIRIT AND GENERAL

MERCHANTS,

and

FORWARDING AGENTS.

AGENCIES:

Agricultural Thermogen for growing

Pineapples, Strawberries, etc.

Agricultural' Poisops and Disinfec-tants, P. antT}B.i Malthoid for Roofing

an^^or^pvering.

Coopers Famous-Cattle and Sheep.

Dips*

English Steel Rails for Sugik, Farmers, Barbed AVire, Flain Wire, Galvanised Iron, Wire Netting ard

' PORTLAND CEMENT.

SOLE AGENTS:

Paton Burns renowned Fertilise!*

for all Crops,

Green Manures, Mauritius Beans and

Cowpcas.

British Traders' Insurance Co. Ltd* Queensland Probate Insurance Coy.

OPALINE OILS AND GREASES

For Cars, Trucks .and Tractors-..

all makes-and Farming Mach-

inery.

ABSOLUTELY DEPENDABLE

To use is to appreciate the BEST yet No dearer than inferioi

qualities.

DON'T DELAY

Time demands efficiency and care of your machinery, tractor ot

motor vehicle' . ? '

? . J-x ? -

MORE POWER; Less . Friction, Lesj

Wear.

When ordering, say: OPALINE.

JACK & NEWELL LTD. ' GENERAL MERCHANTS.

Mercantile, Shipping,. Forwarding

and General Agents.

Head Office: HERBERTON.

Branches at

CAIRNS. MAREEBA, MOSSMAN, PORT DOUGLAS. MT. GARNET, MT. MOLLOY, CHILLAGOE aili

IRVINEBANK.

Complete stocks of:

GROCERIES.

HARDWARE, PAINTS, OILS,

MOTOR REQUISITES, . CELOTEX,

GALVANISED IRON, ' PLAIN and BARBED WIRE.

DRAPERY. MERCERY,

LINOLEUMS,

BOOTS and SHOES,

BUILDING and HOUSE;'

HOLD SUPPLIES, / . EXPLOSIVES.

Any of our Branches will be please^ to submit Quotat;on3, . Samples oç

Illustrations on; application. ,t

/ CAIRNS BRANCH: .

/ Customs/Shippihg,r^rÄdinaj r General Carriers ahd -Product

x,y :-Merchantsi|£^> iv. -

Agents for Commercial "Union" Assn* ance-Coy. Ltd.; National'Mutual Lift Assurance Co. Ltd., Nobel's Explosif