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Show H.Twaii Escapes Ravages of 'Flu.' Honolulu, T. H. (By Mail) Hawaii thus far lias entirely escaped the Spanish influenza, which has been, epidemic over most of the worhL With reports of the ravage of the disease-reaching disease-reaching here from both sides of the-Pacific, the-Pacific, the states and Japan and Siberia, Si-beria, every precaution was taken keep i; out of the islands. A number of trans-Pacific liners with the influenza influ-enza on board were hold in close quarantine quar-antine while in port, although a few critical cases were tit ken to local hospitals hos-pitals and a large number of the crew of a Japanese liner were treated here: until they recovered. An epidemic was particularly dreaded dread-ed here because of the high mortality ir undoubtedly would have caused among. '"ie native Uawaiians. who are peculiarly pecu-liarly susceptible to influenza and related re-lated diseases. |