At the meeting of the Sanitary Board, held on the 20th inst, the chief tone discussed was the outbreak of plague at Macao. The Acting British Vi sul at Macao had reported the occurrence of a few cases of bubonic plague there in April, and on the 5th inst. he wrote that it was dying out. On the 10th, the Oficia? Gazette gave the deaths from lagu in April as 37, and on the 18th instant, Mr. Consul Goffe reported that plague still existed in Macao. Ina minute attached, the Capt. Superintendent truth from Macao ea 1895 when bey had of Police said they- could never e plague, they denied it right up to the very Eade They said there was no plague in the city, and as this meant, the Old Portuguese city only was correct in one way but they had plague in the native city and in 9 small portion of the Portuguese quarters. Ditimately it was decided to ask Government to send a medical man to visit the hospitals in the aer City to re-on the condition of things there.
meantime, and probably on account of the contiguity of and of the fact that it is suspected are cases on the mainland, the outside ports have commenced to take steps against Hongkong. Bangkok has decided to impose rmeical inspection
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