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that the for Sony lay A reported in a dest

dated the dying fant

a renewed

last that onepidemic

of bubonic Plague

aga

was then threatening the city of

bauton

and its

neighbourhood.

Sir W. Robinson

also stated that

no fewer than 45

cases

of plaque

had occurred no

the Colony, since the beginning of the year, though the

disease had not then

Assumed

form,

an epidemic

and that

>

every precaution was being be taken to

prevent such a calamity.

148

Mr Chamberlain

regrets

to add that

abovementioned

suice the dest

refered to

Was

written, the for has reported by telegraphs,

the

19 "ultimis, that

there had been

of the plaque

119 cases,

the 1th of January,

ん

on the 26 thetime

had been

that there were

inall

154 cares up to that date, and on

the

every

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