DEATHS ON STEAMER.
epidemic AT THE SOLOMONS. VICTIMS OF STRANGE DISEASE. SYDNEY, Sent. 28. Three deal lis were caused by a strange disease on the steamer Montoro, which has arrived at Sydney from the Solomon Islands. Two natives arid tatber O'Donohue, parish priest of Castlemaine. Victoria, became suddenly ill and died. Practically every passenger and member of the crew suffered, but the captain was not, affected, and was able to carry on with a few members of the crew. An officer stated that the disease had swept through the Solomon Islands. The svmptoms resembled those of fever and influenza. The throat and tongue became swollen and the patient experienced difficulty in breathing. When the ship reached ,i cooler climate the disease disappeared.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20990, 29 September 1931, Page 9
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