THE CHOLERA.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3152, 6 September 1892, Page 3

THE CHOLERA.

(|IV EI.K(.TI!H; TKI.KIiH.WII. —C'OI'YHMJHT). New Yoiiic, September :i. CIIOLKKA bus Hiii'l" its ii]>|n-:iraiic<! in this ei'.y. mill in «.-<mvi-i|iifii«;<! l'n.'siik-nf Harrison lists postponed his political tour in order to supervise safeguards for Hrnsting (bo epidemic. Tin,' President lias convened a meeting of the Cabinet to consider what measures: shnll lie taken to prevent tlie spread of cholera. It is probable that oven the families of C.ibinot Ministers will ho excluded who arc returning; from Europe, imd that nil vessels will have to undergo twenty days' quarantine. A Russian, who arrived here from Hamburg, is believed to be sufl'eiing from cholera. All the American quarantine regulations lire issued to immigrant ships. The quarantine, regulations in New York iiio 1 laving the ell'ect of stopping European immigration. September I. The Steamers Itugia and Norinania have arrived :it New York from Europe with cholera on bofird. Soventy-three deaths occurred on the former during the voyage, and ten patient lire still sutlering from cholera. Five deaths took place on the Norinania and four persons .'ire down with it. St. PKTKifSiiURO, September 2. Cholera riots broke out at Fouzobn, in Russia. Twenty soldiers were killed before the riots were suppressed, •ynd two hundred rioters were killed itnd wounded. The hospital and other buildings were wrecked by the mob, doctors wore murdered, and damage done generally to the extent of several million roubles. Cholera lias increased in Moscow with the return efheat. Eijklix, September 2. There were 2-17 deaths at Hamburg yesterday, chiefly in the suburbs. Many of those attacked die iii two hours. Cholera has appeared in Lemborg, Upper Syria, Silesia, Leunberg, Char lottenberg, and Buda-Pestli. Up to the prcssnfc twenty-three towns in Germany are affected. Ambulance contracts have been arranged in Berlin to carry n thousand patients per clay in case of necessity, and groat preparations are being made in the hospitals for an outbreak in the capital. September 3. Dr. Koch asserts 'bat the cholera arose in Hamburg from a camp of Russian emigrants, whose dirty water flowed into the lliver Elbe, and adjoining viiter works. The diiily average of deaths in Hamburg numbers .'ill. Several hundred bodies are still lying in the hospitals and drillshed awaiting burial, and the German medical papers advocate compulsory cremation of the bodies. Two deaths from cholera are reported in TSerlin, and isolated cases are traceable to Hamburg from many other districts. London , , September 4. The cholera hus caused depression in all stocks. The (binand for disinfectants in this city has exceeded the supply. Princess Christian is enrolling trained nurses to attend upon cholera patients. A Russian immigrant has died at Liverpool from cholern. The importation of Hamburg fruit into London has been prohibited. Two hundred and fifty five deaths were recorded at Hamburg yesterday. The cholera has appeared at Christiana, the capital of Norway. Parts, September 3. Cholera has appeared in Harfleur and Dieppe. The deaths from the pest average twenty daily. (BV TELKOBArH. —I'HKSS ASSOCIATION). Wklmsctos', Last Night. At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce ti-.'i:iy. Mr ('rule referred tn the UilSii'iisfast'iry sUte of tho various quarantine stations in the colony, and, in view of the possibility of the spread of choleri t<> t.lu'Kii shorp, a resolution wns passed calling the;attention ot the Government to the condition of.the stations. It is intended to prohibit the importation of rags. None are imported at present, but hirer;) qiiantitie.-e are sent to Australia from Europe ; and their importation hfiving been prohibited there, it is thought they "'ill be sent on to New Zealand to be used in liiainifacturinsr paper. The Central Board cf Henlth has »lso decided to recommend t> the Colonial Secretary that all m.iil bags fr-un outside the colony be disinfected with sulphur. This would mean a certain amount of ileluy in the delivering of the mail, but not so much as if the letters themselves were fumigated.