INFLUENZA IN AUSTRALIA

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 11750, 10 February 1919, Page 5

INFLUENZA IN AUSTRALIA

TROOPS BREAK QUARANTINE. GASES INCREASING AND BECOMING SERIOUS. (Auat. and N.Z. Cable Assoeiatlom.l Sydney, February 9. There were eleven oases of influenza to-day. A sensation was created in the city to-night by a report that a number of troops from the Argyleshire had broken quarantine and several arrests had been made. It appears that the men are bitter against the Federal bungling in lauding 1200 at Melbourne instead of coming direct to Sydney, resulting in the necessity for quarantining here. It is false reported that a case of influenza has developed aboard since leaving Melbourne. Melbourne, February 9. Doctors admit that the influenza cases are more severe than formerly. Hemorrhage trouble has increased causing gleator numbers of deaths, whereof there were 18 on Saturday. There are now 822 cases. THE ARGYLLSHIRE EPISODE. All ESCAPEES RECAPTURED. s. ,y BIG INCREASE IN INFLUENZA GASES, Sydney, February 10, Twenty-three new influenza oases were reported during the week-end, including three from Gulcairn, making a total of 105 According to oue of the Argyllshire escapees, .when the troops were told they would have to be quarantined for seven days, a large body secured the control of the fore-part of the ship, hoisted two steamer’s flags, pulled up the anchor half way,gaud attempted to get steam op with the object of running the ship ashore. *: While this was in progress three boats containing forty-two men were -lowered. Order was restored after fifteen minutes. All the tscapeEß were subsequently recaptured. Melbourne, Fberuary 10. The Queensland Government has appealed to the High Court for an injunction restraining the Commonwealth Government from landing troops from the quarantine station at Lytton.

There were four hundred new cases of inflnicza for the week and fifty-one deathsL Brisbane, February 10.

The Government has proclaimed pneumonia a notifiable disease.