The plague may claim a good many victims here and on the mainland, but the cholera is apparently proving much more fatal at Bangkok, where funerals and cremations are seen every day. The British steamer Devawongree, which brought up 500 Chinese passengers from Bangkok to
on board from cholera during the passage to this port trid no les than 32 deaths up, and three more died in port after arrival. The Health Officer had ten more suffering from the disease removed to the Hygeia and the vessel was disinfected as far as possible, and information was sent to the health Officer at Swatow, for which port she left on the evening of the 23rd inst., to have the ship thoroughly disinfected " on arrival. This was dono at Swatow very thoroughly, and the Devawongece has since returned t6 Hongkong.
Hongkong, 30th April.
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