’Flu In Samoa

In Very Mild Form

From Our Own Correspondent APIA, October 6.

SAMOA is at the present time going through another epidemic of in fluenza —luckily of a very mild kind.

The September “Tofua” had a case of influenza on board and was there fore rigidly quarantined.

On receiving news by wireless from Pago Pago (American Samoa) that an influenza epidemic was there and that about 1,000 natives were suffer ing, the mailboat to Pago Pago, which was to connect with the Matson liner at San Francisco, was kept back. A few days later, influenza broke out in Western Samoa, and at the present time is spreading rapidly. One village on the East Coast of Upolu, Lubua nu’n, has reported 117 cases. This village was put into special quaran tine to prevent the ’flu spreading to neighbouring villages.

So far, no deaths have been re ported.