THE PLAGUE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 92, 23 April 1900, Page 3

THE PLAGUE.

A WESTBALIAN CASE. [By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. [per press association.] (Received 21, 9.30 a.m) Perth, April 21. Sweeney, a plague patient, is con valescent.

MORE OASES IN SYDNEY. (Received 22, 6 p.m.) Sydney, April 22. Fresh eases of plague reported are: Roffey, Woollahra; Bridget Collins, Paddington. A man named McKinley camped near Camden, where he went from Sydney. On Wednesday he developed symptoms and was brought back to the city. TWO DEATHS. Received 23, 1.32 a.m. Sydney, April 22. Fresh cases are : Sarah Austin, who died at Prince Alfred Hospital; Olive Mooney, Balmain; Steevens, Miller's Point. i Roffey is dead. NEW ZEALAND PRECAUTIONS. Wellington, April 21. A deputation of Bor ham pore residents waited on the Mayor and strongly protested against the erection of a plague hospital in their district. The Mayor said that after the Government refused to give a portion of Somes Island, the present site was selected as one most removed from population. If they went elsewhere tbe same objection would be raised. There was no quiet reach in the harbour where a floating hospital could be moored. He suggested that the deputation had better try and get the Government to reconsider its decision as to the quarantine station. In answer to a question, he said the City Council intended to go on with the buildiDg. Later.

Some forty buildings have been condemned and ordered to be demolished. Eight extra inspectors have been appointed, with particular instructions to visit fish, fruit, and provision shops, in some cases several times a week, and buildings occupied by Asiatics, Opponents of the plague hospital intend to apply on Monday for an injunction of the Supreme Court,

The Hon. J. G. Ward has cabled to London, Paris, and Bombay to ascertain when the prophylactic ordered in March will be likely to reach New Zealand.

No authority has been given for the abandonment of fumigation of sailing vessels, and no relaxation will be permitted. All oversea vessels will have to undergo fumigation at the final port, no matter what intermediate port they call at. Auckland, April 21, Inspectors Mason and Gilruth note with great satisfaction the amount of tarring done on the wharves and breastworks adjacent to shippiog, and approved the suggestion of the Governor to add fish oil to the tar, which keeps it in a moist and greasy state, thereby keeping off rats.

EXAMINATION OF RATS IN AUCKLAND. SUFFERING FROM THE BACILLUS OF' PLAGUE. i NO CAUSE FOR ALARM. Auckland, April 23 (1.18 a.m.) Dr. Mason and Mr. Gilruth waited upon His Excellency at Government House last night, and expressed regret at having to report, as a result of a bacteriological examination of certain rats found upon the wharves, that it j left no doubt whatever that they suffered from the bacillus of buboDic j plague. This fact, however, need not raise any extraordinary alatm, because sooner or !ater the infection of rodents must have occurred. In Melbourne and Brisbane during the last few moxitbs infected rodents bad been found, yet no human being had contracted the disease. They urge all civic authorities to us 3 all precautions passible and distribute prison free for destroying The isolated men are well.