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TRENTHAM "MYSTERY" DISEASE DEFINITELY DIAGNOSED HAS OCCURRED IN NEW ZEALAND BEFORE. AND IN OTHER MILITARY CAMPS. (II TBUWnjifH— PRESS ASSACUTtOM.) DUNEDIN, This Day. , Dr. Champtaloup and Dr. Bowie returned to Dunedin from Wellington last night after visiting Trentham for , the purpose -of enquiring into the nature of the mysterious disease which has ap» peared in the camp. Interviewed, Dr. Champtaloup said Dr. Bowie and himself had, as bacteriologists, definitely diagnosed the disease and had prepared a report which they handed in before leaving. Dr. Champtaloup said that as no public et&tement had yet been made, he could not indicate the nature of the disease. Asked whether it had occurred in New Zealand before, Dr. Champtaloup replied in the affirmative, and added that the disease " was not "peculiar to Trentham, having occurred in the military camps of Great Britain and the Continent. IN CAMP AT RANGIOTU NO NEW CASES OF SICKNESS. , PALMERSTON^ This Day. The Liverpools this morning evacuated the show grounds and racecourse and occupied Rangiotu. It is quite evident the change has stopped the epidemics, a* the men left in splendid fettle. No cases of sickness were reported to-day. The camp is in almost perfect condition.
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Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 13, 15 July 1915, Page 8
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199EXTRA EDITION. Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 13, 15 July 1915, Page 8
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