Peking, Jan. 13.
Tae Waiwupu states that plague is rapidly spreading st Harbio. Dr. Mesny, the Tientsin phy who was sent there by the Chinese authorities, has been attacked by the plague and succumbed. The Chinese Government will indemnify Dr. Mesny's special train will leave Peking for Harbin next Monday, to convey there three Peking physicians of the Union Medical College and four Tientsin physicians, who will go on behalf of the Chinese Government. The Peking Government, together with the Viceroy of Chibli as well as the foreign settlements and the foreign garrisons, is about to have strong measures of quarantine and precaution imposed under medical officers. Strong edicts have been addressed to the Viceroys of Chibli and Mancharia to do all that is possible to prevent a farther spread of the plague. It is ramoured here that, all trafic. on the railway south of Mokden will be discontinued temporarily.
Jan. 15.
Rowova has it, that a case of plagi has occurred here. So far no confirm: tion has been obtained, The Diplomatic Corps, however, has resolved at a meeting, which was held last night, to take for the sake of precaution energetic qasrantine measures for the Legation quarters, Jan. 16, wave fresh cases of plaga occurred in Mukden, three in Tairen and several in Antang, Railway traifio
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