The Bubonic Plague.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 145, 15 May 1900, Page 3

The Bubonic Plague.

Adelaide, May H. The North German steamer, Gera, irom Sydney, has landed a fireman supposed to be affected by the plague.

May 12. The Gera's fireman is suffering f coin plague.

Melboukne, May -11. A man at Port Melbourne, who ■was quarantined as a suspect, ia dead. A% cat has been found in Flinders Street iufected with plague germs A fireman on H.M.S. Cerebus has been attacked with the plague. The crew and the patient's home at Fitzroy, which he visited yesterday, have been quarantined.

Noumea, May 18. The plague has quit** disappeared. There has been no case either in the town or country for over a month. Nearly all the rats her© have been exterminated. Vessels from Australian ports land cargo at a special wharf. Passengers land immediately but must report for twelve days.

Sydney, May 11. Thirteen patients were discharged to-day. Very few persons are taking advantage of the new supply of prophylatic. Only 100 were inoculated to-day. The local representative of a big London firm, which conducts an extensive business in frozen produce from Sydney, received a cable not to send any more New South Wales produce. The countermanding of orders is believed to be duo to the plague. *

May 18. The president of the Board of ! Health.sbates that there are indica- ; tiens that the .plague is coming within control. Statistics show that 65 cases have occurred within Abe jsiky proper, Paddingfcon heads the suburban list with 17 cases, Redfern next with 15. The printing trade heads the | list wifeh patients, labourers, hotel and restaurant employees coming' next.

Wellington, May 12. ■ Owing to the difficulties connected with the bond system in the south the Colonial Secretary has decided to revert to quarantine for seven days from infected port.