WORSE THAN THE EPIDEMIC.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXIII, 3 December 1920, Page 3

WORSE THAN THE EPIDEMIC.

TYPHUS RAMPANT. “Epidemic!” What suffering and grief went through New /enlam " that word two years ago. domic came front Europe-and U Europe to-day has noise cpn which threaten to rage through the whole world.' “Russia, Poland Am be a severe menace to the health «>1 Europe in the immediate tuture r.u a report in the London “Daily News tie “In Russia. 1,600,000 cases o'typhus were reported in 1019, while in Poland 230.000 cases were tered in the same year, oo,o' - added during January and lebruar of this year. In Czceho-Sloyakia th«.•n to"istored cases T and 9332 ™ of typhus in 1910sanitary organisation /exists to cope with the danger Thor are very few doctor*, or nurses, white “ap, disinfectants, medical necessr;ie3 etc., are practically non-existent The poorer people arc starving and without clothing, while they huddle together in totally inadequate huts and >»!« i” «“ *“~ a o£ disease.” MEETING AT OTAKI. A meeting of male workersincon nection with the movement to allet nt c distress among the starving mil lions of Europe was held at the Board’s offices last night, Mr J. - - Brandon presiding. Mr Davies O e | r f n ” ) reported what had been don vince the general meeting, and adder that although he had not received aq, answer from Mr McMillan relative to the picture Show, he understood that Mr McMillan would SU PP - v * and staff if the committee paid tor the

*£ was agreed that a shop day, followed by an auction sale, be liel on the 15th inst., and that an active _ean vass be made of the town and drstnet for produce, etc., the work of collection to be the hands of Messrs • Fielding. C. Kilsbv, and T. bwensson. A notice appears elsewhere that collectors will make a tour of the district on the 13th and 14th inst., when it is hoped they will meet with much suecess.