THE PLAGUE.
MORE RATS FOUND IN SYDNEY. (Received February 2(5, 5.5 p.m.) SYDNEY. February 2(5. Four more plague rats have been discovered over widely separated districts, two at Glebe and two at Paddington.— U.P.A. CLEANLINESS IN GISBORNE. DEPUTY-MAYOR’S ADVICE. Speaking on the subject of plague prevention, the Deputy-Mayor (Mr. 11. DeCosta) informed a Times reporter last night that it Avas very necessary that citizens should continue to pay strict regard to the cleanliness of the town. “It is essential.” lie said, “that the back yards of business premises and all oTithouses should be kept clean and that nothing in the shape of garbage or anything that will harbor rats should be left about. Great precautions have to bo taken and wo slioukl look this matter fair and snun.ro in the face and deal with if. We must remember that prevention is better than cure. Kill all rats, and let us as a whole be prepared for any emergency which may eventuate. Let our slogan be, 'Keep your citv clean.’”
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Gisborne Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6322, 27 February 1922, Page 5
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