SMALLPOX AND PLAGUE

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 926, 26 June 1903, Page 3

SMALLPOX AND PLAGUE

JV- :■ ~—o—-i . ■ ; By Telegraph -Prosj Association—Copyright : , Hobart, June 25. . .'Ac scare has boen eausod here by a patent being admitted t.o the hospital with siuiiiur to smallpox. The cu3o, hoWcybr, proved to be chickeupox. Oap fresh case of smallpox occurred at LaUhpoafon yesborday. The Board .of ( Heittth have suggested isolating the town, j now stated there is no doubt the -dis'eijise was brought by the Gracchus paSfejager. The first patient was iu con- j and developed smallpox a , fortnight, after. \ ; *> ' Sydney, June 25. j • Tbqi'Huddart-Parker steamer Anglian lia.- 'Been quurantiued on arrival from j Hobart. In future all Tasmanian vessels will call at EUon for inspection prior to \ oouiing to Sydney. • j

• Bj|r Telegraph—Press Association. ••-t.A Wellington, last night. The Department reports tliul ilhe boy in Auckland supposed to be . tmflwring from plague is muking excellent recovery. V *? . TASMANIAN TRADE. !•' UNION S.S. CO.’S ARRANGEMENTS - Ori; account of I'usmauia haviog been declared infected with smallpox, tho Union Company’s steamers in the meantime will nut call at Hooart etiuer gun.g t(f.ac’oommg from Australia. Piiuseugei.v! - hoidm'g’ return tickets to Hooart may proceojt to Melbourne .without extra obarg'I', 1 ', but they must pay >. , t own cost from, Melbourne bacU to Tasmania. • l s as Bougbfs taking out Xudtnauia new tickets will be booked from New Zealand ut the old -faro'' -to Hobart, but they will bo charged the additional faro from Melbourne to Hobart. Tho Union Company :r i have -arranged to run a speoial atoamer from Melbourne and Hobart during the period of the restrictions. ''-V . r