The Bubonic Plague.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 19, 14 July 1900, Page 3

The Bubonic Plague.

Stdnky, July 11. Fourteen recorered plague patients have been discharged.

July 12. Yesterday being the tenth clear day of their being no plague, the Premier to-day communicated with the other colonies with the yiew of declaring Sydney a clear port. Amidst cheers and cries of "Free port at laafc," Mr Lyne, in fhe Legislative Assembly, read the report of the Board of Health, stating that in accordance with international law thB Board had adopted a resolution declaring (hat as there bad beon no case of plague for ten days, and all proper precautions having been observed in rofiM'Wic^ to qaarantined patients and pietnises, Sydney was a free pj>-fc. The Jubilation was shortlived — a' most coincidently, a cas«, William McCannon, employed at the quarantine area at Manly, being j reported. To-day's case kills the proposal to declare Sydney a free port.

Adelaide, July 11. A case of plague is reported in the hospital.

July 12. A plague patient named Cbas Olseu, admitted to the hospital 17 days ago, is supposed feo be suffering from rheumatism.

Brisbane, July 12. Another case of plague is reported.

Auckland, Julj 12. • At the City Council, to-night, Professor Thomas, reporting on the Kelly case, said it was possible that the baoiliuß, although similar, was not truo plague, but he is unable to question Dr Mason's diagnosis. Dr Bakewell, who was in charge of the contacts, wrote that he found no eridence that Kelly died of plague, and added that the quarantining had absolutely proved that, if the case was one of plague, the disease is not infectious in this climate, and of the 81 persona who were in contact with Kelly, not one had contracted the disease.

Wbllington, July 12. Dr Baldwin has reported to Government that the suspicious case at t Auckland is not one of plague.