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[>rincipal distinction between the two lies in the denti¬ 
tion. The alligator (A. 3Iississipiensis)—found in 
America only—has the caniiu' teeth fitting into a pit on 
the top jaw. The crocodile, on the contrar}’, has the 
canine teeth protruding through a notch on each side of 
the upper jaw. The alligator also has no fringe on the 
hind legs nor web on the toes. The Queensland cro¬ 
codile has 5 toes on the fore feet and 4 on the hind, the 
U inner toes on all the feet having claws.” This dis- 
cription would seem applicable also to the saurians of 
North Borneo. 
“ Ai' a meeting of the creditors of the New 
Oriental Bank held, in Singapore, it was decided 
to agree to a reeonstructioii of the Bank instead of 
liquidation, the voting being 24 to 7 votes. There were 
41 creditors present, but inanv abstained from voting 
owing to lack of fuller information. Depositors favour¬ 
ing reconstruction can convert half their claims into 
preference new shares in the proposed bank”.— (Straits 
Times). 
\\h^ would draw the attention of our readers to the 
publication in another column of the articles of conven¬ 
tion between Great Britain and the Netherlands as re¬ 
gards the boundary line in North Borneo. 
j Dr. Morris, of Portmadoc, and Dr. Grey Edw'ards, of Ban- 
i gor, who were guests at the dinner, were summoned to 
I attend the patient, and later on his brother-in-law, Mr. C. 
i Dent, of Brook-street, arrived. Subsequently he was remov- 
I ed in the police ambulance to his house in Queeu’s-gate, 
: but he never regained consciousness, and died on Sunday 
afternoon. Pear-Admiral Pichard Charles Mayne was a 
son of the late Sir Pichard Mayne, K.C.B. who for forty 
, years was Chief Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. 
Bprn in 183-5, and educated at Eton College, he entered the 
navy at the age of twelve, in 1847, and served in the Baltic, 
Black Sea, and Sea of Azoff in 1854 55' In 1863 he was 
serioiisly wounded whilst on active service in New. Zealand. 
He commanded the survey of the Straits of Magellan, 1866 
69, and retired ten years later with the rank of Pear-Admi¬ 
ral. He was a O.B. and a Knight of the Legion of Hon¬ 
our, besides holding the Order of the Medjidieh and the 
Crimean, Baltic, and New Zealand medals. He was also 
a Fellow of tlie Poyal Geographical Society and a justice 
of the peace for Middlesex and Westminster. In 1885 
Admiral Mayne unsuccessfully contested the Pembroke 
Boroughs in the Conservative interest, being defeated by 
Mr. H. G. AUen (Liberal- ) by 265 votes. The deceased 
stood again in 1886 and defeated Mr. Lews klorris, who 
was the Gladstonian candidate, by 272 votes. The London 
and China Express says: — “Admiral Mayne was Vice-Chair¬ 
man of British North Borneo Company, and took an inter¬ 
est in Borneo matters long before the formation of the 
British North Borneo Company, and he became one of the 
first members of the company. In 1884 he was elected 
vice-chairman, bringing to his important duties excellent 
naval knowledge which proved of great service to the 
company. 
Tiik s.s. Ranee from Singapore rid Labuan and 
Kudat arrived in 8andakan on Sunday July 10th at 10 
a.m. having on board the Mails recovered from the wreck 
of the Roijaiist. There were three English Mails and 
all arrived in a very badly damaged condition the papers 
especially being literally soaked, and in many cases utter¬ 
ly useless. It is a matter of astonishment to us w'hy 
the authorities of the Hingaporc Post C)ffice entrusted 
this heavy Mail to a steamer like the Royalist when the 
steamers Norinanhy and Ranee Avould as they should 
have been well aware, have arrived first at Sandakan. 
We have to thank the Straits Post Office people for an 
almost useless collection of newspapers and correspon¬ 
dence. 
It is with great regret we have to record the death 
of Pear-Admiral P. C. Mayne, c.b., Vice-Chairman of 
the British North Borneo Company which took place in 
London on Sunday May 29tli last. The deceased Ad¬ 
miral was one of the chief promoters of the Company 
and had been Vice-Chairman for many years. We ex¬ 
tract the following from the Pal! Malt Budget of June 
2nd.— 
“ Pear-Admiral Mayne, member of Parliament for the 
Pembroke Boroughs, died on Sunday after a few hours’ 
illness at his residence, 101, Qiieen’s-gate. Admiral Mayne 
had attended the Welsh dinner given by the Lord Mayor 
at the Mansion House on Saturday, and though complain¬ 
ing of being unwell, made an interesting speech in reply to 
the toast of the Navy, with which toast his name had been 
coupled. At the close of the dinner, as he was passing 
down the stairs of the Mansion House, he was seized with 
an apoplectic fit, and fell heavily against the iron railings.' 
The police on duty at once went to his aid, carried him to 
.the entrance-hail of the Lord Mayor’s residence, where a 
bed was improvised. Dr. Isambard Owen, of Curzou-street, 
[Admiral Mayne was popular in tbe House of Com¬ 
mons, and hold in the respect which is always paid to a man 
who is master of his own subjects. 
“ The funeral took place on June 4th at Kensal Green 
Cemetery. The first portion of the service was held in St. 
Peter’s, Cr anley-gar dens ”.] 
Oi'R readers will join with us in regretting to hear 
of the loss of the tine Yacht Sunheam which with Lord 
and Lady Brassey on board visited North Borneo in 
1887. We api)cnd particulars of the occurrence. 
“ Perth, May 27th.—The following particulars have 
been received respecting the wreck of the steam yacht 
Sunbeam. On March 17th the Sunheam was lying 
olf an island in Admiralty Gulf, at the north of the 
Kimberley district, when a leak was discovered. The 
vessel was run ashore and patched up. After she had 
been lying there 12 hours, the first mate reported that 
water was making fast. The captain went to the engine- 
room and discovered a hole 6 in. long, caused by corro¬ 
sion. Canvas was fixed on the hole, and every attempt 
was made to beach the vessel. She was stranded on a 
mudbank, and the crew landed safely in the boats, the 
captain remaining on board until the decks were almost 
level with the water. The Sunheam sank half a mile 
from shore. Futile attem];)ts were made to get her ofi, 
but she was firmly embedded in the mudbank. The crew 
landed at Dicky Bay, where the rest of the pearling 
schooners were lying. In consequence of the steamer not 
being expected for three weeks, Captain Eead determined 
to proceed to Eoebuck Bay in a whale-boat, and there 
place himself in communication with the owners of the 
yacht. The resident of Admiralty Gulf endeavoured to 
dissuade him from doing this, but he persisted in his 
attempt, which was successful. Nine men accompanied 
him. The natives along the coast were very hostile, 
