THE INFLUENZA SCOURGE.

Mataura Ensign, 3 May 1919, Page 5

THE INFLUENZA SCOURGE.

QUEENSLAND AFFECTED. ALL THEATRES CLOSED. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association Received Mav 3, 11.35 a.in. JBIHSKANE, May 3. The Government has announced xhat as tlie State is infected with influenza all theatres and picture 'shows are closed from to-day. RECRUDESCENCE FEARED. THE CHRISTCHURCH POSITION. (Per United Press Association.) ■ CHRISTCHURCH, May 2. The authorities think that there is every indication that the near future .will see a recrmle,sconce here of the influenza. epidemic. During the past two days there, have been 23 notifications in. the Canterbury and .Westland Health District. Of these five are cases of influenzal pneumonia, two of them swore. In South Canterbury during the same period there wore eight notifications, two of which are pneumonia. Dr Fox, Superintendent of the Christ' church Hospital, stated to-day that there had been of late a number of cases of influenzal pneumonia, in hospital and one death. He had no doubt whatever that these ( were oases of the same type as those of last 'November. THE MACHINERY READY. CHRIS! CHURCH, .May 2. Hon. G. \V. Russell stated to-day, that the position with regard to the number of cases of influenza in the Dominion was much the same as thatreported several days ago. Asked regarding the - precautions in the evimi of a possible recrudescence of the epidemic, the Minister said that the posi-i | tion was being closely watched ami all machinery was ready to lie brought into operation should a recrudescence take place. . NIAGARA A CLEAN SHIP. CHRISTCHURCH. May 2. There has been some anxiety regarding the Niagara, which was reported to have had a fresh outbreak of influenza on hoard, and Mr George Humphreys, Consul for France, cabled to his daughter, who was one of the passengers. This morning Mi* Humphreys received the following reply, dated April 30, from Honolulu : “ All well. Clean Ship. 1 ’