The health of the community during the last month of the year continued to be satisfactory, the death-rate among both Foreigners and Chinese being about normal.
There was, however, a definite increase in the number of cases of from the disease. igners there were altogether 18 cases and of these 5 died.
The history of acci among them was as follow:
Five, of whom three died, had never been vaccinated at all. That is n heavy mortality of 60. per' cent, whereas in the vaccinated the mortality is often less than 1 per cent.
Four, all adults, had never been vaccinated since infancy, and one pf these died:
Five hid not been vaccinated! within the Inst three years. i. Three, "of whom two were Papanese, had been vaccinated less, Lilian two years ago, one unsuccess~ Fully, and of one no history could bee obtained.
The prevention of Smallpox by vaccination is one of the greatest. triumphs of preventive medicine, ud despite the persistent attacks F pf the prejudiced and ignorant, the Toundations pon. which it Jor of the Exchequer: Mutual Desire for Agreement London, Jan, 14.
Count Volpi, head of the Italian debt funding delegation, had a conversation with Mr, Winston Churchill, Chancellor of the Exchequer, at the Treasury this morning, which was followed this afternoon by a necting of both delegations.
A preliminary exchange of views took place in which both Count Volpi and Mr. Churchill laid sttest on the Gesirability of an agreement being reached, Conversations will be coa. tinued over the next few days.
The Italian delegation consists of Count Volpi, the Marquise Della Torres, Count Bonin and Signors Pielle, Alberti and Bute. The British Government is represented by Mr. Churchill, Mr. Ronald McNeill, Sit Otto Niemeyer and Messrs. Leith, Ross and Waley.—British Wireless Through Reuter, Negotiations Shrouded in Secreey London, Jan. 17.
The Italian debt negotiations pro. eyeding are enshrouded in official silence, which is only occasionally broken for the issue of denials circumstantial stories published from time to time.
It is stated that Mr. Winston! Churchill wants the settlement to be concluded early in the coming week. Uf this is true the negotiators will have to speed up considerably, as understood that agreement hus not yet been reached regarding the mount at which the debt is to be placed for purposes of negotiation, though the experts were busy during the week-end discussing technical London, Jan. 17.
It is authoritatively stated that] the Italian debt funding negotia-ions are proceeding normally. Over the week-end British and Italian experts will consider details of the memoranda exchanged. It ig expected that Count Volpi will meet Mr. Churchill to-morrow, by which time the preliminary work of the experts will enable the big issues the negotiations to be tackled. It is hoped that an agreement. will be reached during the coming week. There is no truth in reports to the effect that there has been any hits in preliminary negotiations.
London, Jan. 18, The British ad Itatan experts the Italian debt funding negotiations continued during the day the exmination and discussion of technical This evening Mr. Winston ChurehiN, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Count Volpi, Italian Finanes Minister, again conferred together,—British Wireless through Reuter, Requirement and
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