Australian Cables

Horowhenua Chronicle, 25 September 1913, Page 3

Australian Cables

[electric telegraph, copyright [per press association.] r Till-] SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC "f ■ Sydney, Sept. 24. The total cases of sinallpo: since the outbreak is 810. Dr Cninpston, the federal Director o Quarantine, is of opinion thu there is no possibility of doub that the disease is smallpox True, it was not virulent, but i was not possible at present to foiv cast where the mild type woul< continue. Tho Hon. Mr Glynii has repliei to the Lord Mayor thai any cheel. of business experienced in Sydney was due to the presence of smallpox, and was also due to Commonwealth Health authorities imposing*' quarantine on New Souti Wales. _ The matter, however, was receiving consideration. The Federal and New Souf.li Wales authorities agree that Australia and New Zealand got ih; smallpox from San Francisco, The only point at issue was whether New Zealand had passed tho disease on to Sydney or was Sydney infected separately? the New South -Wales authorities bo- • neve the latter is the case. A message states that the Thursday Island steamer Tasman. from Sourabaya, had a case of smallpox landed at Macassar. In the Federal House, replying io a question, Premier Cook'personally said he would not hike tho r responsibility of removing the quarantine embargo from Svdnoy. STRANGE DISCOVERY. Sydney, Sept. 24. The remainder of the jewellery stolen from Keilmann's shop in Y Albury has been recovered. y Detectives visited some children with the prisoners. Due showed £400 worth hidden under some bark at the foot of a tree in a paddock, and the other revealed .£'soo worth.