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and speared fatally Jemadhar Asa Singh, Sergeant-Major Narain 

 Singh, and Private Jendah Singh. They then endeavoured to es- 

 cape by rushing across the plain towards the jungle, when Captain 

 De Fontaine in the most plucky manner pursued them. All this 

 happened in the space of a few minutes only, and no one had time to 

 support Captain De Fontaine before he tripped up and fell on the 

 ground, when the Bajows turned on him and inflicted no less than 

 nine spear wounds on different parts of his body, three of his as- 

 sailants falling, however, to his revolver. By this time the Sikhs, 

 who were at some little distance off, had seized their rifles and 

 opened fire, killing three others of the Bajows, and wounding the 

 remaining two, who succeeded in making good their escape to the 

 jungle. Mr. Little, son of Dr. Little, of Singapore, had at the com- 

 mencement of the melee received a spear wound, penetrating the 

 fleshy part of his arm and slightly injuring his side. He dis- 

 posed of his opponent with his revolver. None of the Bajow 

 villagers took part in the disturbance, with the exception of the 

 nine amokers, and consequently no punishment was inflicted on 

 the village ; but the chief Datu Dullah accompanied the Resident 

 to Gaya. It was found that eight privates were wounded some of 

 them severely. 



Dr. Fraser, was married in Singapore last year, but was left a 

 widower a few months before his death. 



THE LATE ALEXANDER CROALL. 



A meeting of the Stirling Natural History and Archaeological 

 Society, specially summoned to record the loss sustained by it 

 through the death of the president, Mr. Alexander Croall, was held 

 in the Smith Institute, on Tuesday, 2nd June. The Rev. Mr. 

 Goldie, vice-president, took the chair, and there was a fair attend- 

 ance of ladies and gentlemen. Mr. Goldie having stated the ob- 

 ject for which the meeting was called, read the following memorial 

 notice of Mr. Croall's life and labours : — 



" We meet this evening under the shadow of a great loss in the 

 removal by death of our accomplished and much esteemed acting 

 president, Mr. Alexander Croall. We cannot say that the event 

 was unexpected, for though hopes were entertained by some up 

 till a recent date that he might again appear amongst us, it has 

 been evident to practised eyes for some time that his end was ap- 



