We have been favoured with ths perusal of a letter from an oficial in the employ of the North Borneo Government, well known in this Colony. the letter was received day, and describes an event which will Te anys ndakan, 16th May, ved news of the ins. sacro of one of our European oftcials, the Jowadhar of one troops, the Sergeants Major and four or five men, and of the severe wounding of our Crptain Commandant and one other Buroj expedition on the In case the facts of the case might grow auto an alarmii cre of all the North Borneo oficial, us happened before, we nding off a steam Munch to Labuan to try and catch the mail for Singapore, and I take the opportunity of writing, 60 that you may know I am all safe, It" appears that while the expedition, ug of 5 European ofticora and 70men, was proceeding up country, on the 12th Commandant called a halt, during nine natives walked into the camp, On being questioned where they were going, they replied that they wanted to follow our troops. This would seem, however, to have been " ruse, for no sooner had they seen every one of the force off his guard than one of them fired a revolver at Doctor Fraser, killing him on the spot. Che others at the sano time began to use their spears with deadly effect on the Kuropeans and native ollicers of the Police Force, Lhe ad har was speared elean through the was also the Serg j Commandant rushed out who then began to run, manduut followed, and after yetting some ttle distance from his men, he was turned upon by one of the gang, who speared him in the thigh. Ho fell at once, and then the natives rushed upon him and tried to cut him to pieces, He killed two of his 1 the struggle he lost four left hand and was wounded would-be muethe other at3 am. this morning, 1 am won't survive, and two others of the wounded are also in a bad plight, Only two of the attacking party escaped, all the others being killed.
We were making arrangements for holding a fancy dress ball on the Queen's Birth day, but this will now be abandoned.
It la only three mont Dr. Fraser's wife died, after being four mouths married, "China Mail.
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