The Plague.
'By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). (Pet Press Association.) (Received Nov. 17, at 10.5 a.m.) FEEMANTLE, This day. Another case of plague has occurred on a French mail steamer which was homeward bound from Noumea. The victims are two of the French crew and two Soudanese firemen. Microscopic examination has disclosed the disease to be true plague. The source of infection is unknown. It is stated a number of dead rats were found aboard."
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8143, 17 November 1905, Page 5
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73The Plague. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8143, 17 November 1905, Page 5
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