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following are the actual facts of the sad disaster. A station tennis 

 tournament had been got up and Mr. Williams and Miss 

 Briscoe were playing off the final ties with Mr. Cox and Miss 

 Gregory ; after each side had won a set Mr. Williams suggest- 

 ed stopping, as it was getting almost too dark to see ; but it 

 was agreed to go on, and they were three games all when 

 Gwatkin began serving, and on crossing to the left court he 

 suddenly threw up his hands, and fell backwards, just as if 

 shot. Mr. Nicolay, who was umpiring, ran up and raised his 

 head, but to all appearance he was dead. In the absence of 

 any European Doctor, the native Civil Surgeon was called in, 

 but could, of course, do nothing. We have little doubt but 

 that H.H. the Maharajah, who proved himself such a gene- 

 rous patron to Colonel Money and Mr. Llewhellin, will not 

 forget Mr. Williams' family in their affliction. 



" Mr. Williams was twice married ; by his first wife he 

 leaves two children ; his eldest son is in Messrs. Thomas & 

 Co.'s employ at the Gondawarrah indigo concern in Purneah, 

 and his daughter was married last year to Mr. Minden 

 Mackenzie, Manager of the Dooriah indigo concern in 

 Tirhoot ; by the second marriage there are four young child- 

 ren, and our sincerest sympathies are with his widow and 

 bereaved family, whose only consolation in their grief must 

 be that his death was comparatively painless ; truly it may be 

 said of him that 



Throughout a life of virtue he remained unto the end ; 



Perfect husband, father, brother, perfect son and perfect friend. 



" A good man and true has been lost to us, but the re- 

 membrance of Gwatkin Williams will long remain green in 

 the memories of his sorrowing friends." 



Two other gentlemen who had often visited Sonepore 

 died during the year, poor old John Boxwell and young 

 Mostyn Owen ; both fell victims at Dacca to that foul scourge 

 cholera. At a meeting held at Mr. Kemble's house at 



