Aug: 1, 1892.] TEE BRITISH NORTH BORNEO HERALD. 
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occurred on tte Labuk river on d uly 7th some six miles 
or more above the Marienberg Estate. It appears that 
on the evening of the 6th July a Bajow came down to 
iMr. Barraut’s house in a gobong in which he had some 
gutta, rattans, cloth, and sundry traile articles to the 
value of abont $400. This man named Ab^oi^l^ gave 
himself up to the Magistrate, Mr. Barraut and confessed 
to having killed two men some distance up the river. 
Mr. Barraut took charge of him for tlio night and 
started with him in custody on the morning of the 7th 
intending to make enquiries at the locality where the 
confessed murder had been committed. At IT a.m. a 
halt was made to enable the men, six Dyaks and a 
Javanese, who were with Mr. Barraut to cook and eat. 
The Bajows handcuifs were loosened and he sat down 
apparently to cat his rice. Before lie had scarcely 
tasted food he suddenly returned to the boat a Dyak 
name Boonda watching him. Before Boonda could see 
what he was doing the Bajow sprang to his feet with a 
Sooloo harong in one hand and Brunei Krm in the other 
and rushing on the Dyak cut him on the stomach, 
chest, and arm, Abdoolla then rushed for Mr. Barraut 
who seizing his double barrel rifle made for the water 
about Ih -feet deep. The rifle was not loaded, and taking 
it by the muzzle Mr. Barraut felled Abdoolla with a 
vigorous blow with the butt delivered with such force 
that the weapon was broken where the 'barrels join on 
to the stock. In striking Abdoolla Mr. Barraut fell 
over him, when the other Dyaks who had been scattered 
about rushed up to his assistance, and another Dyak 
named Yava received a wound on the hand. Mr. 
Barraut was taken to the boat when he found he had 
been wounded on the right shoulder, right hand, and 
chin, the wound on the right hand being a severe one. 
He had also received three .slight wounds on the left 
hand and one on the right ear. The Amoker was cut 
down bv the other Dvaks, Mr. Barraut and the wounded 
Dyaks arrived in Sandakau on July 8tli. We are glad 
to say that no serious results have accrued though Mr. 
Barraut, had to keep his right arm in a sling. The 
Dyak’s wounds were slight. 
About 4 o’clock a m. on July i4th the slumbering 
residents of the town and suburbs of Sandakau were 
violently awakened from their “beauty sleep ” by wild 
S' 
usts of wind from the West South West and South 
West, which continued to blow at short intervals for 
over an hour. At times the hard squalls came up with 
almost hurricane force making havoc of rattan blinds 
verandah chairs and carpets; and stirring up the attap 
roofs of the bungalows in a wild heltcr skelter way which 
was the reverse of reassuring. At Messrs Katz Brothers 
house now in the occupation of the Acting Governor 
some havoc was made among the newly placed tiles on 
the roof. The squalls were accompanied with heavy 
thunder and very vivid lightning, but no rain. 
six months. The interests in this competition will be 
curtailed to a certain extent as it will not be a handi¬ 
cap, and consequently there wall be fewer entries. The 
holder will have to keep in good practice, if he hopes to 
win, as most of the scratch players have expressed a de¬ 
termination to try for it as often as the rules will permit. 
The next event in ( lub Billiard circles will be 
the first competition for a handsome Silver (’up presented 
by Capt. B. D. Beeston and which the Committee have 
decided shall be a “Challenge Cup” to be won by the 
first member who can hold it against all challengers for 
Progress has been made bv the new committee in 
«/ 
pushing on with the preliminaries to building the new 
Club House. Plans and specifications are now out, and 
tenders have been a.sked for. The Committee have 
decided to erect a very plain building from the plans 
supplied by Messrs Danby, Leigh and Orange of Hong¬ 
kong, leaving other parts to be finished when funds are 
more plentiful.—Messrs. H. Walker, E. A. Pavitt and 
H. B. Dunlop have been appointed as a building com¬ 
mittee, and Mr. Pavitt has kindly undertaken to super¬ 
intend the erection of the building. 
The Sandakau Club has been ’very lively during 
the past month having been much patronized by our 
billiard players, practising hard for the Handicap which 
has been on. The following ties have been played off 
1st 
Ties. 
K. A. Paviti . 
.(receive* 
25) 
•2UI) 
beat 
J. W. Wilson. 
.(scratcli) 
142 
H. Walkor .... 
. ' (seratc 
h) 
200 
0. P. de Rozzoli .. 
.(received 30) 
115 
E. C. Trotter . 
.(veeeivf!* 
1 30) 
200 
F. Brice . 
.( „ 50) 
185 
E. .A. Barnett. 
. (scrati 
■ll) 
200 
A. .loiies . 
.( „ 45) 
194 
H. B. Dunloji. 
.. ( 
) 
2U0 
E. P. Gneritz . 
, (scratch) 
162 
R. n. Beeston. 
. ( 
) 
200 
•1r 
J. G. Berkhnysen 
.(received 25) 
162 
J. 11. Walker. 
. ( „ 
> 
H.C.BrusMeld ,. 
.(scratch) 
A. Loeli . 
.(receivet 
1 5U) 
• 
O 
c* 
J. H. Allard . 
.(received 40) 
198 
2ni> 
Ties. 
H. Walker 
200 
beat 
E. A. Pavitt 
154 
E. A. Biu'iieli. 
200 
-j 
E. C. Trotter 
182 
R. D. Beeston 
200 
■ H. B. Dnrilo]) 
152 
U. Walker 
200 
A. Loeb 
188 
3Rr> 
Ties. 
• 
H. Walker 
200 
beat 
E. A. Barnett 
194 
.1. H. Walker 
200 
U. D. Beeston 
180 
The final tie between H. Walker and Dr. Walker 
will be played early this month on the return of the 
former from an official visit to Kudat. The play all 
through was a considerable improvement on what w'e 
have seen in former competitions. Mr. IT. Walker 
played a very steady game throughout and is the 
favorite for the final. In the first ties the matches be¬ 
tween Mr. Trotter and Mr. Brice, Capt. Barnett and 
Mr. Jones, 3Ir. Loeb and Mr. Allard were very close. 
In the second ties all the games were good, the one 
between Capt. Beeston and Mr. Dunlop exciting the 
most interest. Most of the members expected Mr. 
Dunlop to will but Capt. Beeston determined to show 
that he had not lost all his old science played brilliantly 
throughout, his opponent never having a show in after 
the first 80 were readied. The onlookers were much 
surprised when in the third ties Dr. AYalker beat our 
veteran Captain by :i0 points. It is whispered that a 
few lucky Hukes had something to do with it, but we 
will record that the Doctor ' played a good all round 
game and deserved to win, even if he had some luck. 
The game between Mr. H. Walker and Capt. Barnett 
was very close, Capt. Barnett played up well, and Mr. 
Walker had to play his best to win. The final tie 
promises to be a good one. 
H. M. S. Egeria arrived at Sandakan from Batu 
Tinagat on Tuesday July 19th, and came alongside the 
pier to coal from the Nornmn/mrst, after which she took 
