A USTRALIAN.
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Rocoivcd April 24, 2.15 p.m.
SrDNEV, April 24— M. Pasteur's representative has disclosed to tho Rabbit Conference the outline of M. Pasteur's scheme. It is proposed to cultivate microbes brought from France, and spread the poison on herbage in rabbit-infested districts. In the event of a scarcity of natural food, artificial fodder will bo used. Rabbits taking poisoned food, will die in twenty-four or thirty hours after, and their death will communicate tho diseaso to other rabbits, so that tho virus will spread by a natural process. It is not anticipated that any danger will aris 0 from tho deeomposilion of the rabbits killed, as upon feeling the effects of the poison they will retreat to tho burrows, and die thoro, being practically buried. Experiments will bo commenced immediately on sheep,horses, goats, and a variety of other animals, and will probably extend over a period of two months.
Brisbane, April 24—Four navvies, in going down a shaft into a tunnel on tho Kortitudo Valley (Brisbane) railw ay.dropped a lighted candle, which exploded twentyfive pounds of powder and eomc dynamite detonators lying at tho bottom. Tho men were nearly blown out of the shaft, and fell to the bottom dreadfully wounded. They were at once rescued, and aro still alive.
In consequence of the miners on tho Croydon goldfields having ejected all the Chinese, except thoso holding business licences, a great deal of inconvenienco has been caused, as there aro no Chinese cooks now available on tho field, and all the Chinese gardenors have abandoned their vegetablo gardens.
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 6495, 25 April 1888, Page 2
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