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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue XXIV, 21 May 1902, Page 2

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m PIB PBESS ASSOCIATION. Sydney, May 10. The Solicitor-General h s decided that no fm ther action can Ue taken against, P.isu, who confessed to the murder of a Chinaman nt Yamba after having b»en acquitted on the charge. The Elingamiie has arrived (rem New Zealand. She ran into a hard xouth-west gale and heavy ae« after lflavir.g Auckland. This continue* till Sunday morning bu- no wag donf. One cr.se of plague was raported to-day. Mklbodbitb, May 20. In the biUitrd-roodi of an hotel at Korrumbarra en explosion'o' aceiyline jas took place, four people being senmsly injured and a number slightly. Due man's nrsa was blown off. Received 20.4 p.m. Stunk, M»y 20. Another case of plsgue ia report*] oday. Received 20.10.46 p.m. Stdmbt, May 20. Somo retioience is observed with w egard to the progress of the pUgue at v* he Zoo. It is and or stood that over ifty birds and animils have died rom the disease during the past bw weekc To date 126 crm have cen wcordfd, 33 being fatal. The xperience of t'<e last th le e «ee (s does nt indicats the progress of the epiemio being arretted. On the oon-rai-y, during that period twenty oases ccuired, seven being fatal, while in he [>r cediDg four weeks there were in.'teen cases, and no <lai',hs. Anther feature is that at the present ime t!:e disease is more virulent—ix out of sev*n deaths occurring be>re the patiints could be r. moved to aehospitt). Comparing the present ntbreak with thai of 1900 iho detthitj, i* slightly low*r. During both iitbreiks pers « .8 seised winme n gae mged 15 to 35 r r exjeeded ia numw '.ho»~ of any other r..jo. Out of ivmd Chinee putientM six have died. Melbouuhe, May 20.' The Waihorahasarr.ved tere. Her rival at Robert waa not reported te