PLAGUE SCARES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 437, 9 June 1902, Page 3

PLAGUE SCARES.

(Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday, The Chief Health Officer, Dr. Mason visited Lyttleton to-day and inspected the plague suspects. It eventuates that there is a woman suspect in Lytticton whose case had never been repo.ted. Both suspects are stated to be nnpro ing. Dr. Mason met a deputation at the Christchurch Council Chambers to protest against the site of the infectious diseases hospital at Bottle La e. He stated that the spot had been chosen months ago after careful consideration of all the possible sites by Inm self and others. This had also been the case in other centres He cou j not recommend Ministers to gi P the site. Dr. Mason visited the plague hospital at Bottle Lake-this afternoon 1 WELLINGTON, Saturday. The Monowai on arrival from Lyt- i tleton this morning was detained in the stream and the passengers examined They were allowed to land on the special condition that they report themselves every 24 hours, and tho. c for the West Coast were allowed peimission to tranship on like conditions. The vessel was fumigated, and the ca bin occupied by the Lyttelton patient was sealed up. If the case turns out not to be plague the vessel will lie allowed to come alongside, LYTTELTON CASES DECLARED NOT PLAGUE.

A DEATH IN AUCKLAND, REPORTED TO BE PLAGUE, (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, last night. Although the Health Officer has not thought lit to give information, now that Dr Mason has arrived, it has been ascertained that a sister of the man Shields, the first plague patient from Lyttelton, who was -assisting in. the nursing of her brother, has also shown symptoms of plague, and snow an inmate of the plague hospital at Bottle Lake. She is, however, doing well. Information has been , received in Christchurch that another death from plague has occurred at Auckland. Upon his returning from his visit to the infectious diseases hospital an a late hour last evening, Dr Mason gave an interview to the Star reporter with regard to the patient Moore, who was moved from the steamer Monowal to the hospital. The Chief Health Officer states that the case' is not one of plague, although the symptoms were such that any medical man would have been quite justified in taking the course which was taken by Dr Upham and the District Health Officer. Under the circumstances, Dr Mason lias telegraphed to Dr .Valentine, the District Health Officer at Wellington, instructing him to have the Monowai released, and to allow the steamer, to proceed. ... The Chief Health Officer expressed his satisfaction at the arrangements made by Dr Symes and Dr Fenwick. 'At the temporary hospital he found everything in perfect order, and all the patients as comfortable as they could be' made under the circumstances. All the patients are doing well. Dr Mason, after careful consideration has come to the conclusion that the boy McMinn and the woman in Little Brenchlev street, are not suiTering from plague, but he staes that the symptoms quite justified the Medical Officers in taking all precautions, and in calling his attention to them.