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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VIII, Issue 313, 6 December 1918, Page 4

l’!:e influenza epidemic had as,umcd very serious proportions in Lie United States and Canada when .ho New Zealand Press delegates ..assed through on their return journev from Britain. Members of the delegation stated that the epiIcnne had not developed seriously n Britain when they left on their •eturn journey about October 5, but .■hen thev reached New York on October 19 the conditions there were ilarming. At- that time there, was t of between GOO and 7(it» deaths in New York. At Montreal between 200 and 300 were dying laily. The delegates crossed ■tanada to Vancouver, and found ■.hat the epidemic had spread across the whole continent. Passing hrongh the province of Alberta, passenger on the train had to >-ear a mask. At Vancouver . the mfluenza appeared to be less serious, but there were many deaths there also. No part of the United States or 'of Canada escaped. Some American States reported more leaths within the State from influenza than the whole loss of life ‘o the United Slates on account of the war.