THE PLAGUE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 89, 10 April 1900, Page 2

THE PLAGUE.

SYDNEY'S SEKIOUB POSITION. HATS CAUSE THE SPREAD. [By Electric Telegraph.—Copyriciht.] 1 (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) (RtOiived 9,9.60 a.m.) _ Sydney, April 9. r The President of the Board of Health t in an interview, said he regarded the - plague as in command of the city, ud 3 that its spread was due absolutely to i rats. Nothing was surer than that , Sydney would be a ruined oityunleM 7 the rats were killed. The only people s who appear to be ignorant of this are 1 the inhabitants. i SERIOUS SPREAD OF THE DISEASE s (Received 9,11.80 p.m.) e Sydney, April 9. j There were five fresh oases of pl«gn y co-day. One (a Chinaman) died in 0 Stephen-street, which is largely papula Uted with Asiatics. His cane was a g very violent one. e Two of the latest victims were ena8. ployed in a large printing firm in ' Uastlereagh-street.

Up to to-day there have been 92 cases of plague and thirty deaths, FURTHER OASES, (Received 9,11.60 p.m.) Sydney, April The following are fresh cases plague:—Kate Mulvihili,Sydney Hoc* pita], resided in Sussex-street; Yaufhan and Tooms, both of Woolloomooloo * Munro, North Sydney. All the three latter were employed in the city. Stephen-street has been quarantined; also a printing firm in OaetleNaghstreet. STILL FURTHER OASES. (Received 10, 2 a.m.) Sydney, April 9, Fresh cases of plague are:—Bullock , (died), Home, Tempe, and Hennessy, | afflicted at Chippendale. | THE NEW ZEALAND EXPERT'S VIEWS, • Wellington, Apnl 9. Mr. Gilrutb, who has returned frost Sydney, confirms the reporte of the in•anitary condition of the Sussex-street locality of Sydney and the wharves in the vicinity. He adds that at fint rubbish was carted to Moore Park ""I fossickers were allowed to pick it over. He insists on rats being largely respon-

->ible for the spread of the disease, | he also saw instances of cats which bad | laten rats contracting it. He considers it particularly desirable to get rid of rats from our wharves and pre* vent them passing to and from ships* NEW ZEALAND'S PRECAUTIONS. Wellington, April 9. It is probable that the whole of the Polynesian Islands will be proclaimed infected, as there is danger of the disease from some of the proclaimed islands reaching those which have nob oeen proclaimed, and thus teaching the colony. It is not intended to decbuy** Victoria asinfected territory at present, no case of plague yet having occurred among the population there. It is believed tho Government will, in addition to ships being moored a certain listanca from the wharves, insist upon 1 umigation. Tho question will be discussed in Cabinet to-morrow.