PLAGUE.
THE EPIDEMIC IN CHINA, FIVE HUNDRED DEATHS DAILY. APPEAL TO THE POWERS. Pee-3 —Copyright PEKIN, Tuesday. There are 200 deaths daily from plague at Shuangcheng and 300 dai.ty ai Harbin. China has addressed a circular t*> the Powers, asking them to send experts to .investigate the plague outbreak. China vviL'l d-efi'ay. yh© expenses, ipicluding travelling and maintenance. The scourge is not rat-borne, and appears to be due to contact with carcases, and is also carried by bears. The outbreak in cold weather in places where plague has hitherto been unknown .is causing apprehension.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 25 January 1911, Page 5
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94PLAGUE. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 25 January 1911, Page 5
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