Untitled

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1266, 4 June 1896, Page 31

h'eeoni; advice,, from China state that, in many parts the bubonic plague, which killed thousands of inhabitants a couple of years ago, is again racing Tho British Consul at ('an'ton on the ~Of.li ultimo reported that throughout the city and suburbs if was more virulent than was lirst believed. I'lagueboals are employed carrying the patients up (he river to obtain medical aid. A steamer from Calcutta was recently found to have had three cases of A. in.die cholera on board after leaving for Australia, but the hick were landed i a nnd'.', and pratique was granted on her aniva! in Australian waters. From Calcutta advices show that a. vast number of eases ol cholera exist in Bengal, though in Calcutta itis represented that cholera has not reached the epidemic stage. While a party of four wore out duckshooting at Lake Hayes, Otago, two of them took a boat, while two remained on land, consequently they wore hidden from each other by the rushes. A duck roso and one of the party on land fired, with tho result that the duck was secured, and the members in the boat, wlu were in a diroot line, received a share of tho pullets. Una occupant, who was standing up, got two in the neck and one through his hat, while tho other, in a sitting position, received one in the forehead. 'I he local bodies in Canterbury are to hold a conference to discuss the heavy traffic bylaw,