Peking, Jan. 15.
The plague is still spreading in Manchuria. There have been 254 deaths in Harbio, 1,184 at Puchiation and thirty-eight at Mukden, while fatal oases have been numerous at Changehun and Kirin.
Quarantine was established at! Shanhaikuan to-day, and trains are being detained for five days. There have been no cases at Shanbaikoan or southward of that centre. Satisfactory methods of ce-operation have been adopted by the Chinese and foreigners in the effort to keep the epidemic outside the Great The mortality has been a hundred per cent and the disease is sppalingly contagious.
'A feature of the situation has been the magnificent voluntary offers of their services by foreign doctors.—Our Own Correspondent.
Some details in connexion with the outbreak of plegae io Manchoria will be found in another colamn.—Ev.
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