The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-07

row. The Consul General of France
intends to ask for some, as he has re-
ceived application for some from the
Governor of New Caledonia
! AT the International Sanitary Con-
ference of experts held in 1897 it was
agreed that the bubonic plague is due
TO the presence of bacillus in the sys-
ITEM, which was identified at Hong
kong in 1894 by Drs., Kitasato and YER
sin. The conference also determined
that the incubation period of the ba-
/, eillus was ten days, and that infection
was conveyed to human beings by
rats, mice and perhaps other animals,
as well as in various other ways. Both
at Bombay and Hongkong immediate
J ly before and during the plague rats
and mice were observed to die in great
numbers.
A report issued by an authority in
Bombay states that the use of Profes-
sor Haffkine's prophylactic produced
difference Of S7.7 per cent in the death
rate in favor of that portion of the
community treated by it, The proph-
ylacticeis is a fluid obtained by cultures
of bacilli, which are then killed by
heat.
| MELBOURNE, Dec. 29.-Dr. Gress-
well of the Board of Health is of the
opinion that the period of quarantine
in connection with the outbreak of bu-
bonic plague should be fifteen days,
and thinks this term ought to be in
sisted upon throughout Australia.
| NOUMEA, Jan. 2.-Three more
deaths from the bubonic plague Zone
white and two kanakas) have oc-
: lcurred, and one fresh case is reported
No new cases of plague were report
ed on Saturday or Sunday, but one
Tonquinese died today, also a young
Englishman is dead. Two kanakas,
: one Arab and one European were
) quarantined today. All were taken
, from the infected quarter
The schooners Envy and Vision have
, arrived from Auckland They dis
, charge in quarantine
The coastal service has been stopped
jsn order to prevent the introduction of
1.-THE plague inland.
NOUMEA, Jan. 3.-Four fresh cases
LOT plague are reported-three kanakas
: land one European.
: One male European died last night
latter ten days suffering.
= 1t is reported that the medical au-
! lthorities have discovered microbe OF
: the disease.
: NlUMEA, Jan. 5.-There have been
two more deaths froIn the plague-a
: freef European and a convict The lat
! ter was employed in cleaning the in.
, fected quarters The Government are
= forcing proprietors to destroy thei1
! premises in the infected part of the
town.
NOUMEA, Jan. 8.-A few new cases
: of plague are reported amongst the
kanakas aboard the coastal steamer
Dut there are no more deaths.
. MELBOURNE, Jan. 4.-In conse
: quence of the plague at Noumea the
= Government have proclaimed the Poly
), neslan, Madagascar and Seychelle
"a groups of islands infected, and the,
= nave asked the Indian Government t.
C supply them with plague vaccine.
SfDNEY, Jan. 4.-The Premier ha
~ received report from the British Con
SUI at Noumea that between Christ
al mas Day and January 2, IA cases o
plague and 10 deaths were reported.
Of small supply of prophylactic reach
D. ed Sydney last night The Noumea,
authorities have asked for portion O
rs 1T, and the Government are consider
n. ing the matter.
at January 5.-Owing to the small sur
J. ply of serum the Government are un
70 able to send any TO Noumea.
- January 7.-Dr. Rongier Pasteur'
10 representative in Sydney, who suffere
from the plague in India, is of opinio
that the disease will be quickly stampe
&c out in Noumea. He considers it ur
re likely to spread to Australia.
70 Dr. Rongier states that the kanaka
ne possess greater resistent powers to th
r plague than Indians
ed BRISBANE, Jan. S.-The Warrimo,
ii from Vancouver, has arrived, and wa
granted pratique. She called at Homo
er lulu, but owing to the existence of tt
a. plague did not land any passengers {
NJ cargo, but only her mails. When til
ra Aorangi, which left Brisbane on D,
ba cember s, called at Honolulu the we
h low flag was flying. 1t is believed thi
up to that time there had been fly
=. or six deaths from the plague. Nil
days had elapsed between the two a
rivals without any fresh outbreak
ns but another death occurred the nigl
W before the Warrimoo arrived; but the
ng is some doubt as to whether the eau
We was the plague. Every precautio
is however, is taken to prevent infectio
I'M WELLINGTON, Jan. Anew Cal
donia and India have been proclaimt
infected places, and the health office
throughout the colony have been war;
er ed to take precautions in respect
~ vessels arriving from ports at tho
places.
ed
- The Plague at Adelaide.
cd ADELAIDE, Jan. 14.-A sailor di'
in suddenly from what the doctors belle
at to be bubonic plague. A second ma
-as suffering similarly has been taken
IL the hospital. No details are availabl
ne January 15.-The leading doctors a
% satisfied that the case now in the no
u ~ pital is one of true buf onic plagu
.ne The institution has been placed
oE- strict quarantine Epstein, the victi1
ess arrived from New York in Novemb
he last, and deserted his ship. During [
lily voyage a number of the crew suffer
in from stomach troubles, but the cas-
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