THE CHOLERA EPIDEMIC.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 210, 5 September 1893, Page 4

THE CHOLERA EPIDEMIC.

The reappearance of thecholera has caused great anxiety in Europe during the lasb few weeks, and the feeling of apprehension is intensifying as the disease becomes more widespread, and the death rate continues to increase. This time last year cholera was in full swing on the Continent, but it abated rapidly as the autumn progressed, and it was hoped thab the frosts and snows of winter would effectually stamp it out. For a time it seemed as if these anticipations would be realised, and people in countries that had been severely scourged began to breathe freely again. But the germs of the disease still lingered in many a Continental city where insanitary conditions prevail, and only needed a favourable opportunity for development, With the return of summer a fresh epidemic broke out, and its ravages have been increased owing to the unusually hot weather which has prevailed throughout Europe this season. We learn from our cablegrams lately thab cholera i 3 invading one country after another, and great alarm is felt in England ab present on account of some cases that have appeared at Hull and Grimsb}'. It if not surprising that a general feeling of uneasiness is experienced in the denselypopulated cities of tho Continent. The cholera visitation of 1892 is still iresh in tho public miad, and people cannot fail to remember how poworless woro all discoveries in medical science to arrest the progress of tho destroyer. During the early months of last year the ravages of cholera were confined to Asia, and the people died like flies in the filthy and crowded quarters of Eastern cities. The death rolf in Persia and Turkestan reached 00,000, and the disease inarched steadily westwards till at tho end of June it reached the frontiers of Russia. Alarmed ab tho danger, tho Czar's Government issued stringent instructions as to hygienic precautions, but the insanitary condition of Bussian towns caused the epidemic to spread like wildfire, The terrified peasantry lost all self-control, and many of them fled from their homes to the fields and foreßts. In some instances corpses lay unburied for several days, and in losb than three months 160,000 deaths were recorded. Tho mortality was heavy in many European citios, but Hamburg especially paid a heavy death ponnlty. On tho 10th of September last year, ib was officially reported thab tho number of persons attacked by the disease in that city wag 13,238 of whom 5,805 had died. Heart-rending scenes wero witnessed. In some cases whole families were swept off. Business was suspended, the public buildings were turned into hospitals, thousands of people fled from tho plague-stricken city, and before Hamburg was declared free from infection, 9,000 of her citizens had perished. It seemed at one tiraa that England would not escape. One or two cases were reported where the disease had been introduced by travellers from the Continent, but tho patients were isolated, a thorough system of disinfection carried out, and in a shorb time the alarm subsided. The United States Government imposed a vigorous system of quarantine on all vessels from Europe, and so great was the dread of infection that when, in compliance with the directions of the authorities, an attempt was made to land the passengers of a steamer from Hamburg on Fire Island, the inhabitants offered a violent) resistance and Governor Flower was forced to Bend troops to effect a landing by force. The recent outbreak of cholera has been most severo in.Russia and Hungary, but there has been a great mortality in Italy, especially in Rome and Naples. On the 23rd of lasb month ib was reported that nearly a thousand deaths had occurred in Russia during the previous week, Tbe rate has since increased to 1,200, and the epidemic shows no signs of abating. Things inEnglandareloolcing serious. Several cases of cholera have been reported in Grimsby, and two deaths have occurred. Every precaution is being taken to prevent the spread of the disease, but the present aspect of things is, to say the least, not roaasuring. Tho disease has crossed the Atlantic and mado its appearance in Jorsey City, and therefore ib is not unlikely the Americans will again impose quarantine regulations on vessels arriving from Europe. When the cholera was raging on the Continenb last year, all foreign vessels arriving in Australia and New Zealand were subjected to a vigorous inspection before a clean bill was grauted, and mails were duly fumigated. So far, no precaution has been taken by our Government in connection with the recent outbreak of cholera in Europe, bub we think tho news to hand by cable renders it necessary thafc similar measures to those adopted last year should bo pub in force in our ports. Nearly a fortnight ago, in order to avoid the danger of infection, a proclamation was issued in New South Wales ordering vessels from Mediterranean ports into quarantine.

The U3ual meeting of theNewuT"~^ Council was held last m s u T, B"Oort present:-Mr S. C. Brown, i*l**»S Crs. Tibbs, English, W 6 M»>») J and Donald. The Inspeefi1 9j*< reported thab ho had visited a Jttoi« Abattoirs and Messrs HdUbrt. \* % houße and found them in a eatll'^t' dition. After discussion it, wlr^tt* the Council that the Town CW^r application for £S, balance d«l(1«» guaranteed by certain ratepayer, tOi dono in connection with theGn. * "^ Road contract. Accounts to thn» "ot'l> £23 sssdand £74 16s 10d iZ&*** were passed for payment. Mr Tih^ 01"1' tioned thab he would not seek re a a councillor. oeie% M With reference to the enquiry m,j . the police into the assertions ot »"V pondenb " Orpheus," of the ill COn V n o" e!l some larrikins, another corST?'* " Common Sanso," suggests that" th! ,fc' should always have at least on 6 £ L*9 on duty at such places of pu bH c enf^« monb as the Opera House. Th always a number of ill behaved hnv in youths aboub the entrances, B ho»iV ati absolute need of a poace officer Of h9 if their visits are only oc'onßion I larrikins take advantage. If they kn' policeman was always there no o»** could arise for enquiry into the alls?? 11 of correspondents who complain with ! reason." M Mr Bysantum, the chief offi TO n t a Northern S.S. Company's BteamttK,., 9? trading on the West Coast, mffi. painful accident at Onehunga on C a day morning, which resulted i \T partial amputation of tU , ln, e finger of his left. hand w was superintending; the raising o f th anchor when his lefb band gob caaoht" the windlass, one finger being btokeVanS two others badly lacerated. Bindinehuf ficed for the latter two, however, and M Byeantum was oub again in the afternoon' and saw his vessel off. He expects to t! able to rejoin her in a fortnight's time

Mrs Cecily Bgetham (formerly of Header. son), wife of Mr Albert Beetham, engineer* residing at Henderson,died on SundayniehS rather "suddenly, from influenza and bronchitis, at her residence, Lake Koad, North Shors. Her age ab the time of death wm 57 years. Her husband waß formerly engineer to the Waitemata County Council.

The intelligence received ye^terdav of tho death at Gisborne of' Ht W Maude was quite unexpected, tmj camo as a shock to his friends litre. Ib seems thab Mr Maudo waa attendings meeting on Saturday afternoon when t 8 was seized with an apoplotio fid and died immediately. The deceased gentleman was well-known, and highly esteemed by a large circle of friends in Auckland and Gisborne. He ab ono time held a responsible position in the Union Bank ol Australia here, and subsequently wontto Gisborne as branch manager there. After his retirement from the bank, ho settled permanently in Gisborne, devoting himselt to commercial pursuits, and from time to time held varioils public positions there. He was ono of the most active promoters of the oil boring operations, and thought; be spent thousands of pounds fruitlessly in tbeendeavours to bring those to a successful issue, he was confident up till the day o! his death thab Poverty Bay would yet k the scene a of great petroleum industry, Mr Maude, was the only brother oLMraJ, C. Morrin, of Auckland.

The importance of looking over the list of long-lost relatives that we from time tt time reprint from " Lloyd's Weekly" cannot be overestimated. The issue of July Z3rd contains the following paragraph!-;1 Ell Morgan (April 2nd), replys td hio|oi|«r Samuel from Thames, New Zealand;; Itii 25 years since the brothers had /lesilei each other, and the Auckland Btmj ai& the unity by a reprint."

A number of English chrysanthemum blooms in two blocks of ice arrived from Timaru by the s.s. Pukaki, consigned to tie Auckland Chrysanthemum Society. They are the property of Mr W. Earland, ol Wellington, to whom they were sent by the National Chrysanthemum Society of England. One block contains 12 Japanesa and the other twelve incurved blooms, and rb°y form part of the winning exhibits in the'greab Novomber exhibition at the Wcst^ minster Aquarium last year. Tha blooirs have been exhibited before tho Horticultural (Societies of Wellington, ChrietcborcLr and Titnaru, and though they have lost much of their colour, they still give an Idea of what fine blooms they were when tlity were exhibited/nearly a year aeo. They will be on view on Thursday evening neil ot the Grammar School, at the Chrysanthomum Society's annual meeting, when oar local grcJwcrs will have an opportunity, ol examining the English standard and comparing notes. A meeting of the Franklin Agricultural Society's Committee was held on August 31st, in the Pukekohe Hotel. There (tew nine members present, and Mr C, T. Barriball, president, occupied the chair, The resignation of Mr W, Grey fwa n» ber of the Committee was accepted. Jles.'« T. Hamilton and J. Koutly were addedtc the Committee. The main business offti evening was then brought forward, vu< the preparation of the preliminary schedola for the 1894 show, which will contain many classes in addition to those of pram" years. Messrs Hillman, McDonald, Sherp, McCowan and Webster were appointed' sub-committee to attend to printing ««a minor matters. The following were »P' pointed to canvass for special pn*-" Messrs C. T. Barriball,. Crispe, 1> Wright. A. Madill, McDonald and Weßeter. On the motion of MrO.BoM. seconded by Mr Sharp, ib was decided w hold the next show on Saturday, Februa y 17th, 1894. Some amendments wrenll ™ to the rules. These, however, will not DB DubKshed until the whole have been revised at the next meeting of theCommif tee. —(Own correspondent.) The Otahuhu Licensing Bench »t to' day, there being present Messrs F, m« (chairman), John Gordon, G. B. Bnm and William Absolum. The potoreP" was favourable to both houses. AM" of license of Star Hotel from Mr C. m Mr James McLood was granted. " Has the introduction of maohineryb«n advantageous to the industrial cww ( was diacussod last evening at w fr Saints' Debating Club, Ponsonby. * Ualliwell presided. Messrsi * Speight for the affirmative, and Mrbrttw for the negative, opened the dew ■ which eeveral gentlemen expref'^ views of the question, and "PiV-y [ 0 [ being taken it was declared a Ww ' ; the affirmative. . j' At the Wesley Hall this W^f.*^ D 9 dress on "Progress and Poverty . lntely delivered by Mr Jf. J. O'Regan. ww»» g £ contested the Inangahua sew - Robert Stout. Mr O'Regan i«»J bB . New Zealander, and an entnnnw"*1 liover in the Georgian gospel. been lecturing on the land q"93"o^ EdSouth, and is a fluent speaker. ward Withy will take the chair, ana h tions are invited. The benefit to Professor J«nMA a 0 t he effecb of attracting a large crown Columbia Rink last night. Tb« PJ gave an exhibition of fancy » u^teri skating, and Professor Faust, f« r . Robson, Harrison, and D. Masters formed several clever Ratine «^. n ,« double burlesque act entitled la brought the programme to a closeThe anniversary of ™c Af Atoi Presbyterian Church will be »«» e# soiree and sacred concerb to-nao«" ing. Tea will bo laid in the school w.^ half-pasb six, and tho concert ffUi the church ab 7.15.

**^^^ nhed tho following N.E. J""' * ' j-Jataa have been """"■follow,Torlto the Newton »<hCo«^!Lc Brown and R. B°roaC by S> n r fl nDorb, nominated fß'if' . thß Northern Company's S?*"? cto of Customs. pM^ eflior partner in the firm > "° n S of thi» as a prosperous b^? k e most eoloniata, Mr Court *W' Winced in Ma opinion thab there Jw^'ime op to Auckland, either fcfttSl If the Lily of the Valley,' * fflu/tber annual meeting in the hilKon,laet night, when , ro testant Bnii, d for , tho tfcllt:fse"dent, Sister L. Gar-e»foillgy-/nre 3 idenb, Sister T. Taylor; ;VlCSiCrCarnahan; treasurer, »ecrßtar Tavor; chaplain, Sister BMe P' iretarv woman's committee, Intyr6\. Purcell • committee, Sisters *» Lson Gra'nb. Pitkethle,. Knap■^£tSted»dtwop»po«d . /mhersbip. The benevolent fund ha" still a eubstantml balance £ flrand Castor acted as installv officer Votes of thanks were passed fZ Grandmaster and the retiring I« Tho newly-elected president, on g'the chair, in a noat speech thanked members for the honour conferred on ,nd she would try, G\>d helping her, I daiher office with benefit to tho Lodge ..Crown credit. The anniversary ball JhSd in St. George's Ball on the 29th of this month. ' Considering tho great excellence of the wHamroe announced, it was only natural Cst. Matthew's Church was completely «W last evening on the occasion of Mr Jrihor Towaey's organ recital. That talented player was admiraby assisted by a fall choir and several ladies and gentlemen of well-known musical ability, and the combination was, therefore, one of em-para-inZ strength and excellence. During the progress of the concert, although tho sacred iiatari) of the edifice placed a restraint upon tbo feo!ing3 of those present, and detoed them from giving expression to tbeir applause, yeb it was plainly I srident that the various items were highly ippreciated. Mr Towsey's ability aa an irganisbiiitoo well-known for his contrirations to the evening pleasure to require »mment, and it will suffice to state thab lismasterly playing thoroughly qualified bis reputation, He contributed seven organ solos, comprising selections from Beethoven, Meyerbeer, Sullivan, Handel, Batiste,Clark and Wely, andin theirrenderjpgijewasheardtogreatadvantage. Madame wm.img "There ia a Green Hill" and "Glory to Thee, My God " very effectively, lid Mr G. M. Reid gave an admirable interpretation of Gounod's " The Holy Thion." Tot violin solos by Mr A. Macku were vary acceptable, and proved thab gentleman to be a master of his instrument. Several anthems wero sung by the choir with taste and feeling. The Rev. L. H. Ostram brought the recital to conclusion Ij pronouncing the benediction.

! The People's Popular Concert ab the City Hall to-morrow evening promises to be a peat success. The programme, which appears in oar advertising columns, is a very strong one, and should draw another .crowded house.

The Rev, Father Paterson, of Palmerkton North, is at present in town. In St. Benedict's Schoolroom, Newton, to-morrow ereaing he will exhibib one of Edison's latest and loudest phonographs, which he ins recently received from America, stored With some splendid records.

*Ths demand for tickets for the Dorothy Quadrille Assembly's forthcoming plain and fancydreas ball has been so great that the Committee have found it necessary to take the Choral Hail. The energetic manner In which the promoters have seb to work to Base the ball a success, gives promise of a »y large gathering. SB is a good rule to accepb only such medicines as are known to be worthy of confidence. The experience of thousands Proves that Ayer's Cherry Pectoral is the « medicine ever used for throab and lnngj diseases (Advb.) ' Public "sale now on, Paper collars, Id Was S braces, ad; merino sox, spliced feet, Wi lambswool undershirts, 2s 6d ; boys' Bailor suits, 4a 6a; sac suits, 12s 6d ; silk jandketchieff,, 9d; linen cuffs, 6d pair ; MB felt hats, la 6d-At Geo. Fowlds', Vic-wnaArcade.-(Advt.) oil? 6 c,oDßumine PiM'O soon find oub a S°Ml* article, and they have unSft selected Arthur Nathan's pliable". Teas aa the besb that can be ««at the price, 2s per pound.-(Advt.) 11 i m °., sale PricM- - American long J able oil coats. 13s 6d ; Gladstone bags, Ja M ; bath towels, 5d ; merino singlets, w en ono n drawers"l 8 3d-and b°ys> tweed