The Plague in China by Editor

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Mar 7, 1911

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 38, No. 10.

The Plague in China

By Editor

THOUSANDS and thousands are dying of the plague in the north of China, and hundreds of thousands are dying in the south of China. The plague, especially in Manchuria, is of a very malignant form, and

nearly all cases prove fatal in a very few hours. It is spread from rats by fleas to humans; and dogs and cats and squirrels and gophers are said to be purveyors of the disease. There have been 6000 to 8000 deaths in Harbin, and most of the Russian physicians and nurses fled. There are not enough men in Harbin to care for the sick or to bury the dead. It is said that “stacks of bodies are burned daily outside the city.”

Starvation in the south of China is a result of floods. More than a million, it is feared, will starve. The United States Government has authorized the transport Buford to carry supplies. It was supposed to sail from Seattle February 27, laden with supplies collected by the Red Cross Society. If any of our readers desire to contribute to China’s need, for the weary, suffering months to come, let them send it to us and we will forward it.