HELD AT SYDNEY

Southland Times, Issue 22490, 26 January 1935, Page 5

HELD AT SYDNEY

ILLNESS ON AORANGI PASSENGERS IN QUARANTINE CASE OF SMALLPOX (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) Sydney, January 25. Upon the arrival of the Aorangi last night the doctors of the Port health staff discovered a suspicious case of illness on board and decided to remain on the ship overnight. , The Aorangi anchored in Watsons Bay and moved over to the Quarantine Station this morning. The doctors so far have not indicated the nature of the illness, nor whether the suspect is a passenger or a member of the crew. If the case develops passengers and crew will be landed in quarantine today. The Aorangi carried 139 passengers from Vancouver and 181 from New Zealand. . , , , A member of the crew, believed to be a steward, is suffering from smallPreparations were made throughout the night to receive the 320 passengers at the Quarantine Station, and they will all be landed there in the morning. The customary period of quarantine for smallpox is 14 days, although persons who have been vaccinated at-a sufficiently recent time before the outbreak may be released earlier. As the ship was cleared by the medical authorities at Auckland, the symptoms of the disease could not have been in an advanced stage at that time. However, as the period of incubation is regarded as being about ten days, the infection must have been contracted before the Aorangi reached New Zealand. The mail bags have been unloaded to the Navigation Department’s launch for delivery to-day.