THE PLAGUE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 81, 4 April 1900, Page 2

THE PLAGUE.

THE OUTBREAK IN SYDNEY. [By Electric Telbgiuph.—Copthahi.) [l'ltß PBESS ASSOCIATION.] (Received S, 0.40 a.m) Sydney, April 3. There is no man named Byan suffering from plague. The Health authorities wrongly included him. The quarantine and hospital are so crowded that convalescents are being removed to another building. It has been decided to reduce the period of detention of those who have come iii contact with patients to five days. FURTHER CASES. Received 3,11,55 p.m. Sydney, April 3. The names of to-day's plague patiestp are: Smith, residing at Canterbury; Caswn, at Rockdale; and Wells, a < atient in the Prince Alfred Hospital. Too men were employed in widelyportions of George-street, Citron being attendant to the public library. Leslie, who is in the Sydney hospital, was employed in Suswxstivet. There were four fresh oases of pkgue_ to-day, STILL ANOTHER OASE. Received 4, 1.20 am. Skdney, April 3. Another case of plague was reported to-iiight—Natalii, at Leichardt. RELEASE OK PORTION OF THE PROCLAIMED. AREA. ANOTHER OASE. (Received 4, 1.20 ».m.> Sydney, April 3. With the exception of th« wharves and jatties, the original proclaimed are* has bson released. An additional case was reported, tonight— Gavaball, residing at Ultimo, and employed in Kent-street. PRECAUTIONS IN QUEENSLAND. Beisbakk, April S. As a precautionary measure, the Government has purchased a site for a plague hospital at Bulimba. NEW ZEALAND EXPERT'S OPINION. Welmngtos, April 3. In a letter to Mr. Ward, Mr. Gilruth, the Government bacteriologist, says he was inoculated in Sydney wltta Hofl'kine's prophylactic, and certain amount of stiffness pain he felt little much as Jrom a Gilruth is coAfident principal otHhe^^^^^^^^H by ti^^^^^^^^^^H by rats i^^^^^^^^^^^H PRECAUTIOXS~^^^^^^^^^H A special Board was held this sidor a request from Secretary's D. partment that bo moored four fei>t from a wnfll during the night, and every taken to prevent rats getting ashore. After some discussion, it was decided that the Boaid and representatives of shipowners wait on the Colonial Secretary and discuss the whole question, Auckland, April 3. Precautions continue to be taken igainst the plague. Men are being engaged in burnirg rubbioh in various ,'uiliosin the city, and circulars have >een eent to every house calling attenion to the necessity for special care ia anitury matters.