CO129-272 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1896 [5-9] — Page 37

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Amongst the Europeans two Sisters of Charity from the~ Italian Convent have died, having contracted the disease from a

a case which occurred

in that Convent. The third

case was a master mariner

named James Ernest Cloud, living at a marine boarding house, who it is believed con- tracted the disease on board

a

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Chinese launch running tween HongKong and Kowloon. He, also, I regret to say,

sue-

cumbed

cumbed to the attack. The other

an

cases were those of two children of Warder Gidley of the Victoria Gaol, one of whom died and the other recovered, and of Austrian in the employ of Mess Sander and Company, who is still under treatment at the Government Civil Hospit- al and is progressing favour. ably towards convalescence. The Siamese died, and of the 15~

Indians 6 died, 4 recovered, and 5 are still under treatment.

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