AUSTRALIA.
United Press Association—By Electtio . Telegraph—Copyright. A MYSTERIOUS OOCITRIMJXaE. SYDNEY, January 9. T!he Quee-n Helena, from Honolulu, while., passing tho eniaJl island of Sophia, supposed to bo uninhabited, saw four men on the l>each. Tho steamer hovc-to for earn© hours, and made signals; but no response was made, and the vessel proceeded on her voyage. THE PLAGUE. BRISBANE, January 9. A fatal ease of plague has occurred. Tho victim was a man working on a coal hulk. SICKNESS ON A STEAMER. (Received January 9th, 9.18 p.m.) SYDNEY, January 9. The steamer Borderer, from Vancouver to South Africa, put in to Sydney with five Chimese members of the crew suffering from borriberri. A sixth patient succumbed.
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Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13009, 10 January 1908, Page 7
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