The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-07
PLAGUE IN
SOUTH SEAS
Outbreak in NOumea
and Elsewhere.
THE CASES IN AUSTRALIA
Some Cholera Reported--What the
Viceroy of India Says About
the Plague Serum.

SYDNEY, Dec. 23-The bubonic
plague has broken out at Noumea. Sew
en- kanakas died suddenly. Every pre-
caution has been taken to prevent its
spread. 1t is supposed the disease was
conveyed by jute bags, via Sydney. The
Government here have not received
any information.
NOUMEA, Dec. 25.--A bulletin pub
lished yesterday reports that three
fresh cases of plague-two kanakas
and a Tonquinese-were quarantined.
One case is doubtful Four of the
white population were attacked. Three
are progressing favorably and one is
in dangerous condition.
| Further deaths reported are one
ITonquinese and two kanakas, who died
in quarantine. No deaths have oc-
CURED among the whites.
! The western side of the town, the in
| fected part, has been fenced off, in
lcluding the principal business places,
and is guarded by posse of soldiers.
All kaDakas are being placed on ada
cent islands.
| The plague is now thought to be
quite local. 1t has been traced to the
lfilthy quarters where Tonquinese, ka
nakas and Jayanese employed III
stores were lodged.
SYDNEY, Dec. 26.--The Government
have cabled the British Consul at Nou-
mea for particulars as to the plague
ho idao nf rs hoay1 intro
lduced by means of jute sent from here
is secuted. The frequent direct com.
lmunication between New Caledonia
ITonquin and Madagascar is more prob
ably the true source.
| SYDNEY, Dec. 27.-In consequence
of the plague the French warship Eurt
and the steamer Pacifique, from Nou
mea, have been isolated. The PacifiquC
brought large number of time-expirel
soldiers and a number of passengers
The majority had left for Melbourn,
before action could be taken, and eff
forts are being made to find those WHIT
landed in Sydney.
In view of the plague, the municipa
, authorities are cleansing the slums
The Board of Health has supply o
, lprophylactic preventive, which was OBJ
tanned from India some time ago.
The British Consul at Noumea wire
that the disease exists in severe form
SYDNEY, Dec. 2S.-All vessels tha
have arrived at Newcastle and Mel
: bourne from Noumea, via Sydney, ar
!. quarantined, and the strictest preeau
i tions are being taken against tn
o plague.
NOUMEA, Dec. 27.-Eight NOR
= cases of cholera are reported. Ther
: were five deaths since yesterday. N
= deaths have occurred amongst tn
,, whites, who are progressing favor
Iably. The buildings in the infecte
quarters are being demolished. Busi
= ness is at standstill.
u NOUMEA, Dec. 30.-No furthe
= deaths have occurred amongst the ka
nakas quarantined. The coastal steam
er st. Pierre has arrived. There weT
three deaths aboard owing to tn
b plague-two Tonquinese and an Aral
owing to the outbreak business he1
has been suspended, but the alarm
&c subsiding.
1t Extraordinary measures are bein
l. taken to prevent its spread. The Coz
-e ernment and other buildings are bein
pulled down. A number of rats hay
been found dead in the infected di
- tricts. 1t is supposed they died fro
the plague.
r, Tardy Consular Action.
r. SYDNEY, Dec. 29.-The Premi'
!. has cabled to the British Consul
r New Caledonia asking to be favore
9, with daily reports of the progress
lie the bubonic plague. 1t has transpirt
N that the Consul General of France
to Sydney heard of unusual sickness
ar Noumea before any announcement vi
ut made in the press. Then he was not
t fed that a sickness suspiciously III
., the bubonic plague existed at Ne
le Caledonia, but he still made no cor
o. munication to the Government. On Il
9th instant he received definite info
nation to the effect that the sickne
n was the bubonic plague, and that Il
ne average number of cases reported dal
of was three. Today he officially l
Ill formed the Premier of the outbreak.