THE PLAGUE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 77, 28 March 1900, Page 3

THE PLAGUE.

THE OUTBREAK IN SYDNEY. [Br Ilbotbio Telegraph.—Copyright,] [PEE FEESB ASSOCIATION.] (Received 27, 9 55 a.m.) Sydney, March 27. Tbe Government are obtaining from Home a quantity of serum to inoculate and more rapidly destroy the rate The seventh case last night was that' of a man named Brown, who has been inoculated. It is believed all yesterday's victims were employed in tbe infected area. About 400 persons are shut up in the quarantine district, mostly of the labouring class. The Government are feeding them, i and ÜBing the males to clean up the place.

FURTHER CASES REPORTED. (Received 27, 6.16 p.m.) Sydney, March 27. A man was admitted to the Sydney Hcspital last night, the case being declared one of plague, This morning an additional case occurred at Redfern, the victim beiog a man named White. Several suspected cases are being investigated. THE FORTY-FOURTH CASE. Received 27,11.16 p.m. Sydney, March 27. Cleansing of the infected district is proceeding vigorously. Filth is piled in heaps in Sussex-street, and fires lighted at intervals in the centre of the road to cremate the Btuff, The amount of filth revealed since cleansing started yesterday is appalling. The forty-fourth cj?e was reported this afternoon, the victim beiog John White, of Clarecce-strecif. The cases of inoculated patients are being watched wi'.h interest,

five cases in one day. ! (Received 28,1.30 a.m.) Sydney, March 27. Two cases of plague are in the 1 Sydney Hospital, viz., Gates and Burbridge. \ There is one case at Annandale, viz., {Bennett. I This makes five for the day. AN EXPERT TO BE SENT FROM INDIA, j Sydney, March 27. The French Government is sending out a quantity of anti-plague serum as a gift to the New South Wales Government, The Premier has received a cable from the Viceroy of India stating that he will send a plague expert. PRECAUTIONS IN NEW ZEALAND. Auckland, March 27. Within the Graving Dock during the last few days the bodies of 123 rats have been delivered to the pumping station for cremation. PRECAUTIONS AT TONGA. Auckland, March 27. The authorities at Tonga, in view of the outbreak of plague in Sydney, were considering the advisability of declaring the whole of Australasia infected, and of quarantining vessels for fourteen days after arrival, but this had not been upon when the Manapouri left.