GENERAL NEWS.
Elephants in North Borneo.
Elephants have appeared lately in North Borneo at Serudong and again quite close to Tawao, and have done some damage to young
cocoanuta.
SERVICE MATTERS.
R. E. Officers who are Ordered Home,
The following officers of the Royal Engineers have been placed under orders for home--Lient. Col. H. C. Carey, Jamaica; Lieut.
K.O.L.Y.I. Marathon Race at Singapore.
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At the meeting of the Royal unexpended balances, the est forces, bas leave of absence with Army Temperance Association, imates having outgrown the full salary for two months and held at the Army Headquarters, spending power of the depart-twenty-six days, commencing Simis, it was decided that the ment. Among the works under from the 11th ult.
general secretary, the Rev. H. O. construction was "H.E. the High Commissioner, Lodge at Kuala Shanghai Revolver Shooting. Martin, Phould proceed to Aus Lumpur." The state buildings: Some fine revolver shooting has tralia, with a view to securing in Selangor are estimated to be been done in the May Competi- information for the benefit of worth 816,355,890.
the soldier members, as well tions of the Shanghai Rifle and Revolver Club. Teams from 88 to give information generally Last week a python measuring H. S. Newcastle, U. S. S. Rain- to the officials and employers of about 12 feet in length, was found bow are busy practising for com- at Tanjong Pagar, Singapore, ing matoles and also getting in army certificates and the cap-reception. underneath some loose woodwork trim for the Shanghai Cham in a room adjoining the Water pionship Competition to be shot Office at godown 15. The snake off shortly. The U.S.S. Helena had the crack team on the Asiatic eventually made for the open, Station in 1912, so it will be in- when there was a regular atam- pede among the Chinese and teresting to see which ship bas Tamil coolies. A Javanese man- the best revolver shote this year. dore, very pluckily tackled the The May Competitions closed on snake single handed, as none of May 31. the onlookers would give him a} . helping hand, and after a hard In July the Flagship "Swift- struggle with the powerful rep sure," H. E. Rear Admiral Poirso tile, aucceeded in capturing it, visits Madras, and alterwards and consigning it to a box for Calcutta, Rangoon, Batavia and Opens on SATURDAY, the 34th inst. Visitors are cordially invited, ultimate disposal.
labour as to the exact value of the of success will obtain a batter
Bandmann Opera Company, The Bandmann Opera Company were to arrive in Shanghai on the 2 June by the P. and O. 8.a.
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