London vid Bombay, March 16.
The Union-Castle str. Newmk Castle (6,224 tons) has been totally wrecked off the coast of Zaluland.
The wife of Major Reginald Harvey Boys, 2.£., D.3.0., and two of the crew were drowned. The rear of the crew and gers were saved, including Major-General J. C. Dalton and a detachment of the troops en route for Manritius.- -Reuter.
Major R. H. H. Boys, son of the fate Admiral Henry Boys, was born in 1867 and entered the Army in 1886. He served through the whole of the war in South Africa, was thrice mentioned in despatches and received both Queen's medal and King's medal. He also received the thanks of the com-inanity of Hongkong and a service of plate for services rendered during the plague in 1894. He married a daughter of the late Kenneth Murray of Geanies, Ca. Ross.—Ep.
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