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■hoi*.On Friday 17th lust, Information was given to the Police, that a smallpox patient was at large on the aninhahited mainland, near the Quarantine Station. Dr. BoviU at once went to the apot indicated, found the man, and had him placed upon the 11 Ellon-gowan.” On Saturday the doctor, with a police constable, took the man’s statement as follows. 441 was concealed by my fellow passengers from, the sa 44 Whampoa/* on board the 44 Levuka ** for tea days, in the hold and in the forward deck house, about midnight they seised me, and, despite my cries and struggle!, put me overboard on a plank, and supplied me with five yams. 1 drifted into the mangroves and got up a tree till daylight, I wandered about in the bush for seven days, living on shell-fish and roots, till Friday 17th, when I came out on the beach. A Chinees fisherman saw me and threw me tome food, and in the afternoon 1 was put on the hulk 4 EUangowan. ’ ” The Europeans in charge of the 44 Levuka ” say that they do not know anything about the case. The police ore moving in the matter, but very Uttle oan be done till the man is out of quarantine, he was nearly couvaks-oent when found. The Health Officer reports that the town and district are quite free from disease, and I*r. Stow, who has returned from a visit of tsspiqtfon qhmg the tnUway Uns, makes nrimQsr report.
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Palmerston Northern Territory Times and Gazette
Palmerston, Northern Territory, AU
Sat, Feb 25, 1888
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