THE PLAGUE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 90, 12 April 1900, Page 3

THE PLAGUE.

THE SYDNEY OUTBREAK. | [By Electric Telegraph— Copyright.] t ■ [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] I (Received 11, 9.50 a.m.) Sydney, April 11. The plague is costing the Government nearly £30,000 a month. A FRESH OASE AND A DEATH. (Received 11, G p.m.) Sydney, April 11. A fresh case of plague is reported, the victim being a man named Wakeham, residing at Faddington. Munro is dead. (Received 12, 2 am.) Sydney, April 11. Rosen is dead. A CASE IN WESTRALIA. Perth, April 11. A case of supposed plague is reported from Buabury, a gaoler being the victim. PRECAUTIONS IN NEW ZEALAND. Wellington, April 11, The 'Frisco mail agent reports that ten bags of New Zealand papers missed the mail steamer. Honolulu is still closed on account of the plague. Altogether 69 deaths have occurred there, and no fresh cases were reported on March 26th. It was reported that an outbreak had occurred at 'Frisco, but it was said to be false. The Mariposa briDga 583 bags of mails for New Zealand. Auckland, April 11, Mr. Wm. J. Napier, M.H.R. for the City, has sent the following telegram to the Hon. J. G, Ward, Commissioner for Customs, Wellington:—" Auckland interests would suffer seriously if Samoa, Tonga, and Fiji were proclaimed infected ports as plague precautions. Such a step is wholly unnecessary. These islands are clean and entirely I free from plague, and have medical health officers. Our fruit trade would be mined by quarantining island vesselsjplul we hope you will not take so seriousVstep as to proclaim the abovenamed vessels."

His Excellency Lord Ranfurly is anxious that every precaution should be taken to keep the bubonic plague out of New Zealand. To-day he communicated with Mayor Goldie on the matter, and proposed to form a vigilance committee so that extra steps may be taken to keep the plague out. A house-to-house visitation in the city at intervals is proposed. Among other things is also the keeping of streets scrupulously clean. Two men are at present engaged by the Council distributing circulars, with reference to the evils of the plague and the necessity of keeping premises clean.