Plague Outbreak In New
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Caledonia
A YOUNG New Caledonian native died from pneumonic plague and another was stricken by bubonic plague when an outbreak of disease occurred In mid-November at St. Louis, a Catholic Mission village 10 miles from Noumea.
The pneumonic victim was the 13years-old son of the chief of an East Coast tribe.
Health authorities took all precautions and the locality was isolated by a military cordon. Noumea carries a full stock of medicaments to deal with an emergency.
Because of the outbreak, PAA Clippers for several trips did not stay over-night at Noumea, but remained in port only for an hour or so.
Mr. John Falvey, of the Fiji District Administration, recently won the Fiji Golf Club Championship, at Suva course.