date six more
Europeans have
been attacked by bubonie ~ plague, viz:-
1. Sergeant Barr of the Royal
Engineers.
2. Mr.A.H. Skelton,
-
an Assist
2.
tant in the firm of Mess Lane, Crawford and Company. 3. Private Durrant of the
Rifle Brigade. 4. A son of Inspector.
Hanson of the HongKong
Police.
5. M. Adam Hogg, the~
Custodian
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Custodian of the Wong.
neichong Recreation~ Ground.
6. Private Simmonds, Rifle
Krigade.
the above cares
of th
J
regret to state that Sergeant
Barr and Private Simmonds have died. The Colonial Surgeon reports that the remainder
are
progressing favourably,
Messrs Skelton and Durrant being convalescent. Mr. Pitacco, the Austrian referred to in
my