The Plague.

Thames Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9617, 20 April 1900, Page 4

The Plague.

(Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, April 19

This afternoon' the Hon. J. G. Ward received a telegram from the Government sanitary commissioners, ■who are in Auckland, as follows: — "Wo inspected the rubbish tip ' and found it in a most disgraceful state. We would advise that it be at once burned up,'and ,a des.tructor be immediately erected, or if that cannot be done at once, that all manure be carried out to sea in lighters. We have arranged an interview with the Mayor of Auokland for to-morrow, when we will wire what he, says re the tip. The Harbor Board are help ing ua in every way, and are willing to do anything. We suggest that a crematory oughti at once to be erected in,each of the large,; centres in case a dlath from plague should occur. Aa slight wounds or abrasions of the hands of lumpers may be o ready means of inlet for the bacillus printed instructions ought to be posted ud at all wharves- advising them to thoroughly disinfect by means of carbolio acid; further, in order to prevent inoculation, by means of fleas, lumpers, should not work with uncovered ' arms, and; their trousers should be tucked into their boots. We are experimenting as to the best means of destroying rats in ships and on wharves."