INFLUENZA IN THE ARMY.

Taihape Daily Times, 15 April 1919, Page 5

INFLUENZA IN THE ARMY.

BED THE ONLY INFALLIBLE CURE. LONDON, April 11. It has been disclosed that there wore 36,473 cases of influenza in the British First Army in France, during six weeks in May and June, 1918_ Doctors are agreed that the only infallible cure is to remain in bed. BAD EFFECT IN SYDNEY. SYDNEY, April 14. , The influenza scare is seriously affecting public services and business genrally. There were 337 absentees from, the postal and telegraph services to-day. Business and workshop staffs arc affected proportionately. As a set-off shopping is greatly restricted. CASE ON THE RIVE RINA. WELLINGTON, April 14.

The sickness of a patient from the Riverina having been diagnosed as influenza, the vessel was moved to an anchorage in the quarantine area and here fumigated. The Port Health Officer visited the Riverina later and examined, the officers and crew, and as their temperatures were, normal the vessel was allowed to return to the wharf.

Work was stopped on the Kauri

and Karamu to-night because an engineer from the former and a cook from the latter wore taken to hospital

for observation