THE BUBONIC PLAGUE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 53, 8 March 1900, Page 2

THE BUBONIC PLAGUE.

APPEARANCE AT THE CAPE. [By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.] [PBK I'BESS ASSOCIATION.] (Received 8, 1.45 a.m.) Capetown, March 7. Ihe plague hag appeared here, having been brought by a ship from Rosario. PRECAUTIONS IN NEW ZEALAND. [PEB PBESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, March 7. The Monowai, which will arrive from Sydney to-night, will be placed in quarantine for about 10 days. This action is due to the virulence of bubonic plague at Sydney.

Later, On the return of the Premier and the Hon. J. G. Ward from Auckland this afternoon, the virulence of the bubonic plague in Sydney was discussed by the Government, and it was decided to place all vessels arriving from New South Wales in quarantine. The first vessel which will be affected is the Monowai, which is due from Sydney to-night, and she will lie ordered to the quarantine station at Somes 1 Island for at least a week, her admission to pratique at tho end of that period being, of course, dependent upon a clean bill of health. The steamer Victoria, from Newcastle, is due to-morrow, and will be similarly treated. So far, nothing has been decided as to whether vessels from other Australian Colonies are to be quarantined, but the utmost precautions will be taken to prevent the introduction of the plague in this colony. The Monowai, the first vessel to be quarantined in Now Zeoland owing to the plague, arrived from Sydney tonight about 7 o'clock. At a meeting of the Council of the Chamber of Commerce, Mr. John Duthie was elected president and Mr. Arthur Pearce vice-president. The bubonic plague was discussed, and the prompt action of the Government in quarantining New South Wales vessels heartily approved. At the same time there was a general expression of opinion that the whole of Australia should be proclaimed, in order to pi jvent Lydney people moving to some other port and thus come on to New Zealand.

I CflBiSTcnuRCH, March 7. At a meeting Ik Id to-day, convened s by the New Zealand branch of the i British Medical Association, to discuss > the question of the chances of the - bubonic plague reaching Ohristchurcb, ) the Mayor presided, and there was a t good attendance of medical and coini uoercial men. Tho following resolutions i were carried: —" That this meeting, , consisting of representatives of the i Oity Council, Onamber of Commerce, 5 and the Canterbury section of the ■' British Medical Association, strongly [ urges upon the Government; tho dedr- ■ abkness of taking active measures to 1 prevent the introduction of plague into s New Zealand." "That tho measures . recommended be the necessary quarana t,ine regulations, and some system of t inspection before vessels' leave Ausi traliau ports." " The Government be j requetted to approach tho owners of > vessels trading with New Zealand, with » a view of ai ranging that all loading at i Sydney bo dijue at wharves fi'd pi tees i not in an infected bcality." " That • the Government be recommended to u sond an cspci't at once to Sydney to , study the disease from both sanitary f and mad'e.il points of view." Auckland, March 7. T.io landing of hones his bson stopped at the port el Auckland, as a precaution ngiins'; tho advent of tho bu'ionic p!a£uo. r r