INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC.
— 20 CASES ON MONOWAI. Per Press Association. Wellington, November ii. The Monowai, from Auckland direct, arrived at Wellington this -morning. 'Flu-re were 20 eases of influenza amongst the crew. Captain Drewette, the commander, who was suffering from the grippe at Auckland, insisted on remaining on duty, and he developed pneumonia en route, He was taken to the hospital, j but the other eases are not serious. DEATHS IN AUCKLAND. Per Press Association. Auckland, Nov. 3. Fifteen deaths, directly traceable to influenza, are known, to have oej curretl on Saturday and to-day,, and probably there are others not yet reported. Three deaths occurred in one house. The Newton police broke into a house in Cook Street to-day and found n man'and his wife seriously ill from the complaint, had no I .attendance. When the ambulance arrived the man was dei.cl. Narrow Neck Cam)) is now genera:'-: affected. One Native soldier is ch-.,id,
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 85, 4 November 1918, Page 8
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