THE PLAGUE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 45, 5 March 1901, Page 3

THE PLAGUE.

PBB ASSOCIATION. (Received 4, 9.41 ».m.) j Sydney, March 4. The President of the Board of Health gays there is not the slightest doubt that tbe Antillian's case is true plague. He visited the troopship and found it was infested with rats, many cf which had died on the voyage. He examined one and found it had undoubtedly di c of plague. Osen was engaged in Ue hold, and probably handled tbe dean rodents. Received 4, 9.5 p m. Sydney, March 4. Diagnosis proved tbat Olseu's was *. ti'u-. 1 "iise '■ i p'ague. Three rats caught on tbe Aotillian V/oro i: ur.d to 1) ■ Buffering from plaguo i Tho crew, numbering over eighty, are| it the quarantino station, So far there.

are ae signs of fur h-r sickness. The vessels have beeo tbor-ugbly fumt- ) gated, No troopships are to be allowed 'o leave the p< n tlil the Boad of Health certifies an entire absence of danger. Tbis will somewhat delay the despv.ch of the Contingent, ss it was oped to get the Australian, with tbe first batoh of six hundred, away about Saturday. (Received 4, 9.5S p.m.) Sydney, March 4. Arrangements have been made be-' tween the Board of Health and the City j Ooancil to co-operate in cirrying out' precautions to prevent a recurrence of j the disease, and prcc'ude the faction I which marked tho last oulbreik. j

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