THE PLAGUE.
(RcceM December 28,0,30 u.m.) Sydney, December 27, lu view of the plngtio outbreak at Noumea tbe municipal authorities are cleansing the slums. Tbe British Consul at Noumea has wired that the disease exists in a severe form. There have been eight more oases and five deaths since yesterday. No deaths have occurred amongst the white patients, who are progressing favourably, Tbe buildings in the infected locality are being demolished, and the place disiufected. Business is at a standstill. (Received December 28,9,5 a,«U Sydney, December 28, Vessels which have arrived at Newcastle and Melbourne from Noumea via Sydney kvo' been quarantined, i*nd the strictest pre? cautions are being taken against the plague.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 6428, 28 December 1899, Page 3
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113THE PLAGUE. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 6428, 28 December 1899, Page 3
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