Hankow, Jan, 18 outbreak of smallpox, which bardly can be termed an epidemic, is causing a certain amount of anxiety In Hankow, and most of the leading firms are taking precautions in the way of staff vaccinations, The community was gr shocked this morning at the ne that Mr. R.R. Shawyer, a civil ser vant in HBM. Consulate, had died of the disease last night. Two other foreigners are laid up with smallpox, tone of whom is reporied to be seriously ill,—Reuter,
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