Pavis, Apr. 17.
The British Embassy handed the French Foreign Office this morning a note urging the suspension of the new regulations concerning vaceination pending farther consideration of the matter and consultation between the two governments, It is stated that there are 175 cases of small-pox in London, cluding twelve persons who were passengers on the Tuscania. The latter are suffering from a virulent type of the disease, The alarm has spread to. the Contizent, as is made evident by fan announcement issued by, the French Government that, from tomorrow, it will enforce drastic gulations to prevent small-pox me fection, 'AN mail-boats from England must hoist their quarantine flag before entering French ports.
The names, addresses and des-all passengers on such vessels must be supplied to port authorities.
Each passenger must, prose certificate, showing that he has been vaccinated within the past (we months, before landing, etherwite he will not be allowed to disem-
'All boats' crews must be vaccinat-
The British-India liner Mashobra (8524 tons) arrived at. Marseilles April 13 with two Lascars on board suffering from small-pox. Al! the passengers, including Lor] Burnham, who was on his way to England from India where he bad been taking part in the Inbours of the Simon Commission, were vaeinated, and arrangements made to supervise the movements of both the passengers and the crew after the arrival of the vessel in London, where she is due on April 20, Drastic Regulations The heads of tourist ora tions London are astonished at the 8 announced by They say. that it will deal a heavy Mow to French trode and Continental trafic generally, as it will result practical stoppage of all passenger trafic to France and countries Ueyond, as the public will not got vaccinated in order to go. to the Continent, except there who are compelled to do x0 for business, The small-pox regulations, which will be brought into force on Thursday, apply to air passengers. also to all travellers, even those that are merely passing through France.
The management of Imperial The Airways Ltd, is arranging to vaccinate all" passengers leaving from Croydon aerodrome.
It is announced thet the French Government's new regulations, which are aimed at preventing smallpox being brought in from abroad, have been suspended until farther notice—Reuts,
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