Kuala Lumpur, June 3.
Dr. J. S. Webster, who was born in Shanghai," died here to-day in mysterious circumstances suggesting olson. He was in charge of a group of estates at Banting, near Klang—Reuter. with funeral paper and a funeral
body of the young vielim to its last was formed to bear the resting place.
About the same hour another little girl of eight fell into a deep well in the suburbs, which fortunately had very little water in it. She called for help, but all attempts on the part of relations and friends to get her out were unsuccessful, as the well was very deep and the bottom in complete' darkness. Someone thought of the fire brigade, which was hastily summoned, one' of the firemen being let down fearfully with a flaming torch in his hand. He found the girl and on being brought to the surface, roars of Iaughter greeted her slimy appearance, she herself joining in it, not having received a single scratch, Truly a tragedy and a comedy, with the ce-incidence that both-girls were eight years old.
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