THE PLAGUE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11371, 14 May 1900, Page 5

THE PLAGUE.

, COMING WITHIN CONTROL. By Telegraph.— Association.-Copyright. Sydney, May 13. The president. of the Board of Health states that there are indications of the plague coming within control.

The following fresh cases of plague were reported to-day Edward McDonald, Buck-ingham-street; Guy Palmer, Glebe; and Eliza Jennings, Paddington.

Statistics show that 65 cases have occurred within the city proper. Paddington heads the suburban record, with 17 cases, and Redfern comes next, with 15. The printing trade heads the list, labourers, and hotel and restaurant employees next.

The local representative of a big London firm, ■which conducts extensive business in frozen produce from Sydney, has received a cable not to send any more New South Wales produce, and countermanding orders. It is believed that this action is due to the plague. Later. The following additional cases are reported:— Tobin, Manly; James Sloane, L?ichhardt; Albert Wadison, city. The death of the girl Palmore is announced. Melbourne, May 12. A man named Byron, at Port Melbourne, has been quarantined. It is suspected, that Tie is suffering from plague. Later. Alfred Hands, fireman on H.M.s. Cerebus, has been attacked by plague. The crew, and the patients in the home at Fitzroy, which he visited yesterday, have been quarantined.

A dead cat, found in a building in Flin-ders-street, is infected with plague germs. Adelaide, May 12. The Gera's fireman is suffering from plague. Noumea, May 13.

The plague has quite disappeared. There has been no case either in town or country for over a month.

Nearly all the rats in Noumea have been exterminated.

Vessels from Australian ports land cargo at a special wharf, and the passengers land immediately, but must report themselves for 12 days.

[BY TELEGRAPH— ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Saturday.

Further argument in the Supreme Court in the Wellington plague hospital site case took place to-day, on points raised by Mr. Skerrett yesterday, as to the validity of the power of leasing in the trust deed, and of the lease prepared, pursuant to the directions of the Court. Judgment was reserved.

Instructions have been issued by the Colonial Secretary to the port officers and Sanitary Commissioners throughout the colony that all vessels arriving from infected ports will have to undergo quarantine for seven days from the date of their departure from the infected port. It is understood that the return to the old system is on account of a number of passengers arriving in the South Island, who were not detained on board the steamers in which they arrived any longer than the time occupied in fumigation, refusing to report themselves to the local Sanitary Commissioners twice during five days from their arrival in the colony.

The mail steamer Mariposa arrived from Sydney yesterday, and after lauding her mails at Motuihi, came up the harbour, and anchored at the powder ground, no communication being permitted with the shore or the steamer. ,

The Huddart-Parker steamer Westralia is due from Sydney to-day, and will proceed direct to the quarantine anchorage at Motuihi, where she will be detained until Wednesday evening.