CHOLERA SPREADING IN SPAIN.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 109, 4 July 1885, Page 3

CHOLERA SPREADING IN SPAIN.

Madrid, June 5 —The cholera opidemic is raging ■with increased vhulence at Valencia and other towns in the south-eastern provinces of Spain. Tho peasants continue to chafo under the restrictions imposed by the sanitary cordons, and by their wilful neglect of the precautions prescribed by tie authorities they invite and disseminate the disease. The report that^ cholera has made its appearance in this city is denied by the Madrid oflicials, but this was also the case at Valencia for many weeks, and until after concealment became impossible borne truth is given to the report by new and stringent sanitary rules which have lately been made and rigidly enforced. Pakis, June 5 — Orders have been sent for a strict cordon in the Pyernees on official reports of the spread of cholera in Spain. The gene-ral opinion in Paris and London seems to be that it would greatly enhance the safety of Europe if Franco would expend larger sums on sanitation in those filthy towns which are standing invitations to plague, and less on medicine. Efforts have been mado to improve the condition of both Marseilles and Toulon since last year. The Spanish Government is also on the defensive, but its caution has taken a new phase. Further inoculation has been pro-, hibited on the ground that somo persons who were subjected to it died. Dr. Farran, however, who introduced the system, and j who has inoculated per&onally 6,000 per- [ sons, denies that a single death has been caused by it. He is of the opinion that the Government Commission appointed to investigate the subject will report in favour of inoculation.

Stanley Dined by a Missionary Society London, May 2S.— The Baptist Mission ary Society gave a breakfast to-day to Stanloy, the African explorer. In the address Stanley was thanked^ for opening up the way to the Christian'sation of Africa, and for helping the missionaries to secure stations and to extend the influence of their teachings. Stanley, in nia reply, said he was glad to have an opportunity of helping missionaries and of obtaining in return their help to teach the natives. Formerly he ill-understood missionaries. However, since that ho had seen Livingstone, and recognised in him the type of noble and spiritual manhood. The -real work of the missionary was hard, his privations were great, and his worldly reward small. • In conclusion, Stanley expressed the hope that the Congo country would soon be well supplied with missionaries, and urged the Society to be ,'Very careful about the kind of men they -sent as missionaries to Africa. Vo notrhe.-saidj send young men without first having ' taught tUem the

practical lif ©'necessary to success ; thtf same as you teach your children. You wish to live long. Dead missionaries are of no more value than other dead men. Gordon dead is valueless. If he had lived, the civilisation of the Soudan, which received its death-blow in Gordon's murder, would have been dawning, and we would v have the summer of civilisation flowing into the interior of Africa. Henry M. Stanley in his campaign in Europe on behalf of Congo State has shown scarcely less energy, enthusiasm, and tact than are displayed in his book on the Congo, His zeal is boundless and his industry unconquerable.