London, Nov. 23.
'A deputation from missionary societies carrying on work in Nyasaland, Central Africa and elsewhere, has waited upon Mr. Lewis Harcourt, Secretary of State for the Colonies. It was urged that sleeping sickness was serious that it was impossible to await the Commission's report before combating the disease as the havoc wrought would be too great, and would also be a severe check on commercial, agricultural and missionary work. The deputation, therefore, must ask what immediate steps the Government was taking.
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