The following particulars in regard to the situation in the North are given by a passenger who arrived yesterday and who travelled from Chefoo vii All trafic from Makden by the Chinese Railways into North China corns to have been suspended, and ese gers from Europe to'Peking and entein are experiencing oe ble dificaltios in reaching their destinations, One party travelled to Chefoo vid Tairen and being unable to got a steamer for Chinwangtao went on the Tsingtao with the intention of going by rail through Shantang. Op arriv German port they were ai pointed, as plague has made its appearance at places on the railway, and all traffic beyond Trinanfa has cossd. They wore therefore compelled to come on to Shanghai where they hope to get passages for Chinwangtao, The German sathorities at Tsingtao are making praiseworthy efforts to prevent plague from entering their territory. Not only have they stopped railw communication, but even, it is sai patrol waters outside the port with gunboats and destroyers to control junk At Chefoo no coolies are allowed to board Germsn steamers asp to Tsingtao. One coasting that now undergoing five days' quarantine at Tsingtao.
There have been no cases in th Territory of Weihsiwei. Here thei crowded centre of coolie population, and it ought to be a comparatively simple matter to precut the spread of plague in a district ander British role with its scattered agricaltaral population.
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