THE SARAWAK.

GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 1, 191C

:and potatoes he happened, to plan t uea1' his new site 011condition the sole r; 0 bl1ild on the
t.he old blinu existence, in which there was old site was granted t'o them, this offer was
t.o guide him; and then began his new life, accepted and a new site chosen <lotthe back of the
he advanced forward a step, and learnt to S. P. G. Church. At first the people expressed
. R\2Ularly,year by year, his seed-timeand har- themselves quite satisfied with this arrangement'
aud to know that' there were unseen powers but subsequently some foolish person or persons
the Universe, whose will might be learnt started the idea that they had a right to b'lild again
.1..;nd,and ,obedience to whom woul<1 bring on the old sit.} and the cOl1sequence w:~s that no
and happiness. labour was forthcoming to level the new site and'
only a few applications were IHade for building lots,
all the more influential traders hanging back. On
the 20th it wal< given out that on the completion of
the Ilew bazaar no shops woul-} be allowed elsewhere
at Ban excepting existing ones in Bau village and
-- over gO applications f01:building lots were receive(1.
'rhe first 40 were allotted but the rest have not yet
Decembe'r 1909,
heen given numbers. It is thoroughly understood
'.,lratian.-Sixty two agreements were re- by those applying that the shop houses in the new
., in the Court. Sta.mps duties and fees bazaar are to be built with bilian posts :.nd plank
"DRto $149,75. walls l\nc1no kajang and leaf llttap walls are per-
ling.-Three permits 'have been issued to missi ble. '

JePpe1' and one to plant rubber. On the aOth olle 'rye J oon aile of Messrs The
t.-Fines and fees amounted to $120,21). Borneo Company's men undertook with the COI11-
;beft, Jong Shin, Thian Chong and Chong pany's consel1t to do the necessary blasting and
Yere imprisoned for 6 months each and 'ran levelling and the work is now progressing most
oon for 0 months, ann for intentionally cansing satisfactionly.
On the 31st I left for Kuchil1g ltlld LUlldu havillg
Kaw, was seutenced to "six months. Other been granted a week's ieave.
.ti.unot call for mention with the exception of H. B. CHOCKElt,
of gang robbery at Kranji which stands ad- Re,~idcnt2nd Clas.~.
One of the robbers Chang Kiew by n:une
red and offered to point out his accornplicei
;o:compl~lIied him to Sungi Moyan on the night
3nh a.nd raided several honses without how- '-
jug any captures.
..:..e night of the 3rd at about 8 p. m, the house December 1rJOD.
:.IL&nnamed Kon Lian caught fire and in :~ On the 5th I left for dowlI river intending to visit
'io'Ontime the whole of the bazaar proper was Semrah where nn important jelldollg case was
.uld by midnight nothing rell1f1.ined but a awaiting settlement. 'When off Semmh I thought it
-mng heap of ashes. 'l'he fire engine was at
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unadvisable to attempt to enter this river as :~ very
.. had it been on the spot it would have been helwy sea was running at tbe time and the lmr was
as after the fire had once got :~stan uothing one nULSSof foam. \Vhat little channel tbis river
'. .£.aTe stopped it. Nearly every shop had a I . pm;sesses entirely disappelus during the N. E. mon-
'.' ~antity of l,ersoine oil in stock and in the soon. I therefore returned to Sebangau where I
;;.ex~where the'fire began there were over 40 spent three lIights. Since lilY last visit here tbe
~- Malays under the supervisiou of the N ati ve 0 fficee
;0&31loss as estimated by the tmders them- hlW~ been very energetic in tUl'1ling out anc1lllaking
:s $46,000 but is in all probability consillemhly good roads through tbe Kampong.
this as there was plenty of time to save 'rhe greater part of the month I was l~Wa.yin the
, .u valuable property, Liew 'l'et lost a con- Ulu Sadollg where I visited the Dyaks on the right
0' amount of pepper and he puts hiR total hand branch as far up as 'rebadoh aud Sijijak. In
. !~ $8,000. the lower river nothillg occurred during my absence ~
, Klan states he lost $4,000 but this I :lIn in- which calls for any special mention.
~ disbelieve. 'rhe Opium Farmer's agent At Tebakang the Dyaks mf1.demali.y constant but
that two boxes of opium containing 6,000 unsuccessful attempts to reopCl.ollaud cases. Seeing
...ere stolen before his own eyes on the night they were given no encouragement to do so I sin-
be but his own policeman declared that tbis cerely hope that In future they \"ill desist fl'OlU this
and that all the opium was saved. On most wearisome practice. t)
UJis I raided the house temporarily occupied A dispute has arisen between the J ellan and j
.'1
. i:~n failed to flad the missing opium. lVIUl'ut Dyaks of Lanchang as to the latter's right to .1
;iI!Ie7th 'rhe Hon'ble The Hesident came up to collect the birdsnests at Goo. Prow, SadoLJg side,
'" shout the site for the new bazaar, Messrs which rOYldty $370 has previously heen paid al-
Co. Ltd., having requested that no shops ternate years by the Jenan and Tebakang Dyaks at c'
~ erected within a certain distance from Tebakang.
~orli:s w!rich were in great danger of catching The Murut Dyaks are relLily Jenans having re-
'!lID tbe night of the fire and would in all moved from J enan and gone to their presen t abode
ha.ve caught had tbe wind not heen in the some six years ago. It has now been arranged that
, r. the J enans collect 6,000 nests and the 1\iurllts 2,000
y the traders were told that they might paying the royalty $278.50 and $DG.50, respectively
on the' old si ta or rather on that part of at 'rebalmng.
to be a safe distance from the mill and Many of the Land Dya'I,s in the left hand branch
much discontent at the restricted area :tl'e very badly off for food. 'rhis is owing to the
f:~ilure of last season's rice crop., As there are two
! other proposals were afterwards Ilw,de full months to go before harvesting begins these
;Cern meeting with the approval of the tmders people will I am afraid experience further distress.
. ally Messrs The Borneo Company offered Already several deaths have been reported frol1l
(~()O() towards the expenses of preparing a starvation.

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_XXII.- 'i'he D)'al\ custoin "Nnm)IOIi.'! nJiddle or morc houses on the cross W:1.Uleading £1'0111the
of the bazaar towards the Court House where.
01' ~oiJlg to a Solital'Y J)lnc~, the ground iR comparatively flat and buildillg. sites
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would not require Il\tlCh preparation.
By THE REVD. WAf.. HOWEr.],. 011 the 24th the filling of the far side of the ba:7.!\:1.l'
site \\'!!s let out 011contract for $'140 and the only
v THERE are two uses for "Nampok," 0110ill whidl IIlen III)\\' retn.inec1 on day w~ges are tbose employed
DyaJ,s seck to be 111:1.l1e b\'!\ve mal the olll,-,!" ill
- to discover a cure for ailments, and this lattt'!" nl!!k iIIg the drains ILnd blo.sting limestolle where
II<:ccI>S!1.ry.The work hAs progressed .but slowly
. pnctised only when the person who is suffeting is
owing to the inceEsant min.
~ all human aid. 'l'he idea is religious the I have much pleasure in here recording my tbanks
. 0 practising it betttldng himself to some solit- for the rendy n.ssistll.nce givcn me iu coul:ectioli with
place OIl 1l10untaills, hill;" rivers or evon in 0. this work by Messrs. H. H. Young alld J, D. Geikie
tcry or wherever there if, allY probability of who hrl.VeRuppl ienll.]] my requirements, from waggons
g with the spirits, (Lnabefore !e(Lvillgth() spirits to a(lvice regarding proper prices to be pn.ili to COI1-
is be approached with all ample otl'cl'ing. t;ome trflctorR.
,:.ortlmates have been known to have visited a
III Rpite of the fact that it was forhidden to build
places (uHl yet 110ver Ilfld the eb:Ulcl~of meet- all the Rite of the old baZa!1.I'seveml shops of \'!1.l'yiIIg ..
~ !:ingle 01ltu or spirit. The 1IIHler(,:tkillg is snill IlilIlen~inlls were erectell therc alld the OCCll])ltlltR:lot
'oe dallgerol1s :lol1dto require conf>idemble pluck first plending that they had 110 where else'to livc,
- "'elf control nnd the spirits \1}:1.Yeither appeal' ill
were (1.llowed to remn.in, but the nllmber of Rhops
. or elsc in visiolls aWl III:1.Ytake on themselves grndlla]]y increased and it bl'cllme evidell1; that it
.!cnu's of anil\l(1.ls or reptiles in hideous shapes in was solely to catch the tro.de thnt these we)'e erected,
!' to frighten Olle,
mnllY of the o\\'ners Jiving eJsewnere, and ou the
'nld tIle person give way to fright Imll run 2Gth a. lIotice was issuec1 ortlering the rClllOval of all
_ be !'-uITersdeath, but if he ('nn cuntrol himself 811Cherections within sevell (Ia\'s and this order bas
ei"*~in!'- his desir.a !1.nd the spirits finnl1y !1.ppenr
now been complied with, The .minfltll for the 1Ilollth
.!'e him ill humnl) forlll bestowing kilHlIy .:1.lId was 22.4G iuehes alld as the snn was but mrelv seen
~lIg 100kR on bim, the eJl'ect au the roads call be il\l!1.giued, .
:~e- offeri)Jg with which the spirits Ilre approachecl
"et'IIS he stolclI frow otber people and 1I0lle is II. B. CROCEEH.,
1¥i to Imow whell :t perROII goes 1/((1//']101.'. Rcsidcl1t .'?lIrlCla88,
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Ia. :"'W ye:lon; ago illl old 111::1.11
W(~!lt 'l/Cll/lpnk ill 11.
. """y. '.rhe first night be was l1J1visitedhy tbe
-~ bllt 011his sl'colld visit the "]wJdir"-:L fero- ---+-,,-
. !emale spirit-appeared :1.)111
he roll f..r his life.
:';,QII h\'l'll for UJ:1I1Yyears nfter tbat thol1gb tho JallUar!!,
.t ,k" did hilll lJO gooa. It Sel'II!S ditlicult to Little of ilnport:l.llce has tn.!\en plnee during ~he
~-l;md bow 11.DY:lk CfllI pOR!'-ibly oscnpe hfll'll1 month ani! lltHilig the first h:df there were lIot so
~illg "na111pok" Iyillg expose(! aR he noes to Innny eases ill Court as usnnl. .
'!. ~melltR 011 the bare grol1l1e! :unongst rocks 11.1111 011 1\ ew Year's dny some sports were helt1 011the
,.... plnill all'\ weroevidently lllucli o.ppreciated. :'IIes'slell
..-"" ..- . and En.~sill!, two S!1.rn.w'Lktl ac1ers wlio v.ere armsted
by tIle Dutch !1.utliorities in Bugau for alleged com-
nlicitv ill tIle Inte b,JI'der troubles, itnd halltlel1 over
to tl;p, Sara wak Gnvernment were fOl'wnl'cle(] to
!\nc;hing 011the 10th; I h:wc since he:tl'll [1'0111Your
-- Higlilless that these two nlen have beell prohibited
from resillillg in any other place bnt l(uchill,g.
.7r11l1l a J'!J .
Several Bn rau Dyaks who Imve farmillg hlld in
"-'''y.. -.;! pepper :1.11<11
rubber plantillg permits 8nllgei Sanmludalll complltill of Dyaks : lid Malays
~~I1;Cll. frol\l the ~arib:ls ellcroacliiug Oil tliClr jellitoug
d"lIt;o/l Sixty-live agreelll0l1t~ have boell \Vorl-illgs. The bouudary betweell the fannillg lauds'
"'Td clurillg thE'! 1lJouth, stalllp dmies and fees of the S:tI'ihas atHi Batnug LlIpltr people was fixed
'!t'- -".g to 5141 AG. . fOl'merly at ~nugei i'vIelebu :1.ud I suspect that the
a ".-Filles and fees al110nlltcll to $Gti !i0. Balans are now cIaimiug thp. right of this L'1ulldary
_ e }H\SLeen very little Court worl, duJing the to r('serve all tlie jcllltoug 011their side for their own
~ ~tObaLlv on account of the pruxilnit,v of futlll'e nse. MI'. Aplin with Tnallku Draman,
'Xew Y~ar, . Peu"hulu DU\1l1allg, !l.IH1p, Sergt, Dalllsndill, left for
'3 illlposed amoulltcll to 82.10 at Ball alHl :-;aumlndulII at the end of the mouth to settle these
::.~ Palm and f) pcrsons were sentenced to jelntong disputes, the Balaus to have prior clainl ou
of jmprisollIlJOl11. what they CILIladequately work, bnt to iorbid auy
~l.-I returned fmlll Lundu 011the !)th after reservatinu ou the ullworked trees,
e of 9 days all IC:1.ve, In the Yearly Report for the District the export
UJe 12th 'l'be Hon'ble The Hesident (who of gutta jelutollg for tbe year was stated at '13.531
- ']irs. Day was paying (1.visit to Mr. nnd Mrs. piculs this however does not fully represeut the out-
sat ill Court and deci(~ed a few' C1Lsesbrougbt put, as the trade from Sebuyou, SalUH.ludlLtlI !Lnd
set~lemellt and also sanctioned certaill pay- other streams on the coast is not returned, !Lnd the
;::. conuection with the prepariug of the site gutta is la'rgely bought by ~amwak i¥Io.lo.j'swho buy
new blt~m!\r whieh is being madl~ to hold 78 direct from the workers :loud clLny it to Kl1ehil!g;
. u,. ~e!; tills being the nll1l1bel' itpplietl for by from ~ebl1yol1 aloutJ I am told the export of jdlltong
~ who owned property in thc old b,tzmtr. was over 5,000 piellis.
:e :ue some 30 mortJ applications bnt it has NewR ft'UIlJ the DIu Ai appe!1.rs to be s'ttisf'lctory,
':-Ii l,een decide(l wbn.t :lormngelllCnt will be IIlll.de lllOst of the Iliell are working guttn. 11.11<1
me spl'eall
~Tli to these: there is plenty of space for over [1,wide tl'llct of country, parties lue cOlIst,ullly
.. the far end o£ the ncw ba;mal' but the cost cOining do\vn to Si1l1:Lnggl\lIg with jungle pt, ,dllee
lillg here may be pruhibitive. Hhould this each tUlle P~LYin cOlltribmiotls towards thclI' fi:ws,
~ \0 ,.(! so thcn thcre is still 1'0011Ifur thirty it is reported that (1.bout 150 boats of Engbn ,\IHL

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 THE SARA \-VAK GAZET'rE, MAHOH 16, 1910. , G7

reached, b(mds are threaded and tied

. to act as eyes to prevent the child
Beads are ;tlso tied round the hands
'1'he weeding contra.cts vi,~. GI, 51.~I;tr14
fields and ;~ pnrt of the estate tea and coffee iie!.]s
[t\:e in good ordm'. '.
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. make a miss when throwing n.spear. Out of the weeding contracts 4(j and 21 acres (\r~
'the child are slightly besmeared with not weer1ed, as I lent 1110:.'ecoolies to water works,
thn.t when it chews the lips might so the payment of two fields were stopped.
h is ll1ade to suck the tail of a ](li Uepa.il's to the eOffi)estore, drying sheds, telLstore,
; it from hltving thrnsh too SOOIl. and H. H. 'rhe l\,[l.jnh's bath room were flt1ished.
:\.re dltshed on it;s head to enltble it 'rhe hea\'y rain we had on the night of Brd Feb-
rain when its mothCl: tn.kes it to the ruary CltUser1more damage to the ]~oads and draills
'Zfrom the J'onrnal t~f the Straits and wltshed nwa,y the bridges, a few coffee bushes, alld
&yal Asiatic Societ!), No. 4fJ, 190G. also H. H. 'rhe H.ajal.'s bath room spout, and a part
of the tiles !tl1dboards.
Mr. Prior paid the coolies' wages for Jltnllary Oil
the 7th Febrnary HnO, at the landing place.
Ihinfrtll for the month was 32.7:1 inches.
v. y, GOivIEZ,
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I llegislratiol/.-l'lmty two agreements were made

i out duriug the mouth, sta.mp duties and fees amount.-
ing to $7:.W:'i.
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Plalltlll[J.--'l'wo permits were issued at Pakn to
..~.. pJa.l~t ruhbr~l'. '
1.~1:, ])a,y. Conrt.-'l'hcrc \Vi~Spra.ctically no Uonrt work until
the New Year's fcstivitie, we're o\'er. Pmes Itnd fees
..,.,-Distance.-HtlCe CiHtrse. \Veight :ulIol\uted to $:21.;',.70. Six pCl'fiOns were sentenee.t
inches.
to terms of imprisolJlIJent va.rying from one month
i;S.Il.-Distance-H.!Lce COllrse. \Veight to six.
~Dches.
.~ Rx Gl'ifl1n!\..-Di!\tanc(! --H!we Conl'so, Gel/eraZ.-OIi the ~lIll I left for Knching to be
. .dicltp. present a.t the tl'i;d of CIHtl1g Kiew :tl1d Chin Bui
,"1'>.,~ .-J)i;;tllnco--5 }'ul'1(JIIgs, ] faltl1icap. who wer(~ cll1trg(~c1with gn,ng robbery at Kranji; the
- Del' uf Ha.ce 1. lmrrcrl. case was ItLljOllL'neduntil the :'ith when Chang Kiew
RI.-Distttl1ce--5 FUI'!OllgS. IIttndici~p. was fonn<1 guilty itlHl sentenced to I;en years' im-
,ner of Rlwe lJ. ba.rred, priS()lllI1e~lt !~IH1Chin Bui was acquiued.
Ex Gl'iffins.-])istan(;l~--;j Fm!ongs '1'110nth, 10th, ] I th :tnd 12th were obsel.Ted by the
,-,licap. \Vinncr of I{!l(:e J II. btl.1Ted. Chinese as holidays and consequently Messrs. 'l'he
2nd J:)n'J-'. ]3omeo COIJlpa.I1Y's gold works were c\c,sed dowu
dnring tha.t perio(l. 'l'he New Year cnme in un-
~_I..-Disbtnce-4 Fm'Iang;;. Jhnilicitp.
.l:.-Distltl1Ce-4 Furlongs. Handicap.
eventfully, there was however a disturbltnce in I3au
~Ex Griffins.-Distance--l mile, IIandi- villa.ge on the JAth which originated through the
snlttching of money. from a. gn.mbling table Itlld deve-
...la.€ion Race.-Distttuce-l") Furlo;'.):;s. loped into [I,fight hetween two cbns which however
all Griffins thttt luwe run 011 either (bw was stopped before allY sel'ions ditmage was clone.
-D()t won n RltCe. . On the 10th I went to Buso to tltke deli\'ery of
rs Hn1Hlic'1p.-- DistallC(~-' H:1,eeC0111'se. $3,000 from Kuehillg 'rrea.snry, this sum being re-
",UGriffins tht1t have \YOIIIt .Race at the quired a.t Palm to l11eet expenses for the next five 01'
'uug. Wil')l1er of Consoli1tioLllhce ua.necl. six JlJonths dnl'illg which, period the receipts of
~"a~ Hanoicltp,-Dishwec--4 Fnrlollgs. revenue will b(~il1snllicient to cover Sll.Ule,the Dayak
,'iITauy pony run 11t thH ILlcetillg, entcred revenue l1.n<1 vine tltX not beitJg IJftyable till July 01'
$3.51.1to carr)' 11 st., 7 }h,:;. off fol' evcl'Y Augnst. Fmln P;dm I went on to l>aha.n where I
ondel'. All ponies open to he eh1illled at
.. ,nee cnterel1. spent tbe nigbt with Mr. .T. S. vV. Beall who kindly
showed me over the rnbber eF;tr~tetbe next morning.
1:h(",1-,111'01lI{h01lt II :->1:()IIP, I was S01.'ryto see that the trees were 1\ot doing so
,;«key who has ever helll, 01:heClIl'efLlsecl, well a.s they hlLVehel~n, ma.ny of them being attacked
~ensc will he allowed to I'id(~. hy a fun.[(l1s which causes the ba.rk to rot a,utI. if not
tre:tkd ildimc C\'elltua.lIy kills the trees: this bas
_. -----.---.- been causing MI'. Beall :t lot 'of trouble as it is difti-
cult to loca.to :Lnd seems to s)?re:td rapidly.
'rhe worst of tbe wet season being npparentlv
O\'Cl'I lla.ve been making :Lrra.ngellJellts for the badly
needed repairs to the roa.<1s, t~nd after one or two
, ---- unsuccessful tl.'ials have finally leL contmcts for the
I repairing' same as i\llder.
February.
i Ho'ad fro III Ban to 1'oa.k /lit;, .Tawbuf\an !) cent'S
month coolies wel:e employed in weed- per f:tthom.
and tipping, clu:illg tea, el1,rrj'mg 1toa.(1from Bau to Huso pili 'J'1l1Jl10ng$230.
tIle jungle to stores ahd drying sheds, 'rhe eontmctol'!\ h:we ulHlertakcn to cIeltn up the
. lending to \vceding contracts ltnd roach lllld ditches tliol"Oughly to fi-l\ in rnts Itnd hole,;
alld where llPc'eSS:Lrv raise the ro:t<ls 1;0(1,wi<Hh of
:,;:r.theredduring the month were l(j~ lhs
\1parchment coffee. [:.1feet,
in.
fwd \\'h('I'(~ 1iiIi;lg is clo!w to beat the earth
'l'hel'e is II \"t:l'Y ball flt,ll ot el~rth on the
well
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 THE SARAWAK GAZETTE, MARCH W, 1910.
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which tlw contractor also undertakes to SHn!. '

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~Jt,het;e W~l:~sOl1}el\\.qds!idcsIW,tl,H~Sqllia-
~ road"w~i9h cpst $4.5}9,:'eJ?air, a.l1d one
Iddab. Tan'ah road where It Will be necessary. F'ebmary; ,'"
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a. substantial bridge for which purpose On the 8th I went to Kapit, and relieved Mr.,
_oeen obt~tined from Kl1ching. There are Chynoweth who returned to Sibu the following day.
'~ men at work on the Licllth 'l\tllfl.h rOltc1 Abaug Maleng, who haa been tltken seriously ill
i& being thoroughly done up. also returned to 8ibu on this date for medical treat~ ,

contract for the completion of the uew bazaar ment but I regret to report tha~ he died two days'
tbe fin,t 78 shops for !l.llneceSSltry preparation after his arrivltl. By the death of Abang lYlaleng.,
aken by the first contractor (Ah Lim) h!l.s the Government loses a very plucky ,and useful
to Ali Bombo.y for $2GO. It will be ad- Native Oflicer who has been of great assistance in
10 extend this bazaar site for fIonother 850 feet looking after the Balleh Dyaks, and was also much
and A]i Bombay has offered to uudertake respected by them.
if required to do so: . Subject to Your Highness' approva.l I propose to,
68 27th I removed to Palm, Mr. E. R. Stilwell appoint one Salleh I(ayong, a Kapit Malay, to this
~:cm I have been acting at Bftu, being due to vacant post.
.!;! the llext boat from Singapore. 'fhe Balleh lu1.3 been in a very unsettled state.
Early ill the month JH.htk, Bangau, and some ninety
II. B. CROCKEH, followers started off, it was said, to view the bodies
Resident fJnd Class. of their relations killed by Ukits ill the previous

- month, 'but in reality to take steps to revenge their

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death, A pltrty was promptly desplttched to bring

them back which they successfully accomplished,
Later in the month I received news, by express
J amlW,?/. I from I(n,pit, that a large force of Pengs and Ukits,
AnmH\1 Regltttrt 'was held all the [Ith under had collectctl in Ill//. Balleh prep[\'l'I1tory to attacking
~un\bl~ wCltther conditions. the DYltks. I placed little faith ill this l'llllJOUl'"
tides being at the nen.p were .iust suitable which h[\,s since been proved to have been enormous-
raccs, which were all hotly contested. Mr. ly exaggerated, and have no doubt that it was got
!,"OI1Ht kindly acted as umpire throughout tlie up by tbe Dyaks as an excuse to go off themselves,
Large crowds of natl\'es thronged the wharf on a fomy, I despatched Abang Ali to the Balleh,
..here an excellent view of the regatta conld to remain there until further notice.
ed. 'While at l(ft'nowit, on the night of the 7tb, a
s...s. Dovre, Captain PlI.ulscn, ani ved from portion of the Bazaar fell in, luckily the inmates,.
'7~ on the 11th in ballast and left on the 15th bad removed from 'tbese uns:J.fe shops rt few days.
.ang with a cargo of 1,312.G tons of coal lUld previous so no accidents occurred, Lut some passers.
..os cf bUIlkers. Loading operations were by lmd [\,very nar).'ow escape.
i-at c1elayed owing to the bore being on whilst 'rhe Chinese luwe now been ordered £0 pull down,
i,y''''rewas in port. Each day she was obliged wlmt rcmains of these dilapidated houses.
'oose from the wharf for about 3 holll's. 'rhe Sibu Chinese propose to construct shortly
,Ie:: to facilirtte the tying up of stertmcrs foul' brick shops ltdjoining the two brick buildings.
owned by P. Munall and Ban Hock. Buildillg,
'le the wharf additional piles have been placed operations would have commenced before, but there,
,)Salong the embankment. ftppelu's to 11[webeen, some slight misunderstanding
weather about the 27th was very wet and with Ban Hock with reference to the site adjoining,
;;;,_ Some 40 Chinese fishing kotak ont of his shop-house.
',", ~ were forced to tn.ke shelter in the Sadong Harvesting is now in full swing aCId the repods,
. about ;30 of them came up to Simunja.n and from all pa,rts of the district [\,re exceptionally good.
I visited the :Foo Chow colony at the latter end of'
;here l\t the end of the month. ,

the month Q,nd found only a few people had begun

T'ooo r. Chinaman reported that a kola!.; had lHtr\'esting as owing to their having delayed farming
'.eve:Jin; of the .2Gth capsized in a S(lUall ofT operatio!Js on account of the c1.rought in October last
:2,- ::mg, ,l\nd that the owner Ehuie was their paddy is not yet ripe. 'I'be arelt of la,nd under'
.
H0wever from information I recci vec1 paddy i, htrger thm1 thltt of vhe previous year but
L Superintendent of Police and Prisons it ,y!,cn considering the large tract of land made ovel" ,
L ~he Foo Chows last year it is disappointing tha.t .,
-..~ar that Khuie is alive and well. The kotak a larger area still was not laid out in paddy.
=eis were washed ashore between Jaai Laut
The S. S. Company's steamers visited 8ibu on two
Semmh.. They have, since been taken up to occasions during, the month and the s. s. A lice Lor-
raine called in on the ~Jth and cleared the following
'"2Iatl office for the use of the Hesident hILSbeen day. Mr. Page-'fnrner and Miss P. Page-Turner-
i,::-,:edto the Conrt House. This was built almost were passengeJ;S by the s. s. Alice Lorraine.
\:1,. by prison labour, under the supervision of ~he importation of rice ,:'a.;; considerably less~
" . 1 t '1'1 t . l'Il durll1g the past month, whICh accounts for the'
,e~lencel carpen er. 10 cos ll1CUl'l'CCWI I smallness of the figl1l'es under imports. The export-,
~I. " ation of india rubber; gutta percha, and rotans, ill-
:ou:necooheLeongLoong, who had been detained creased owing to the slight rise in price of these,
"ta1, on the 15th committed suicide by hang- jungle products, while jelutong gutta fell, and in
IIIomse11in one of the ant houses. consequence the export of ,the gutta amounted to
, General Manaaer
'
.., of the Sarawak Collieries' 2,850 piculs ~nly.
" . The followmg figures show the total Imports and
f B I t
rom '1'00 fe on per s. s. A l L
'tee 01Ta'Pleon Ex orts for the 11100lLh .
lj;h on a visit of . inspection to the Mines. He P t
I 11Ipors. Exports.
7..~ North agam on the UJth. $28,aUt; $51,824
F. ]'. BOULT, J, BAItING-GOULD,
Resident oj Sadon{J. Res'ident fJnclClass.

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 THE SARAWAK QArZ~'J;'TE, MAY 16, 1910.

,-The Tego/'a Cup.-Value $"100with $50 bawang Souh went security to produce him in Court
'aGded by Mr. H. H. Everett. A selling when necessary. Bisong is still in Hospital but out
".b.odicap for Ex-griffins. 'Horses entered of danger. '

~c $400 to carry 11 stone with an allowance On the 15th Voon Ieee who has a vegetable garden
'Ill 1 lUs. for every $50 ui1der. Distance not far from Krolwng was badly assaulted by a man
:]L. C. Entrance fee $5. called Ah .Tang. Voon 1('eehad told 'Ah Jang that
-The S. & S. S. S. Company's C'llp.- he must stop paying attentions to his wife, as be n.o
~Yalue$100 with $100 added. Second horse longer gave them presents, on this Ah Jang came to
~ receive $50. A handicap for subscrip- the bouse at night and assaulted him; Voon Ree was
am griffins Class JI.. 'Winner of 1st race sent to the General Hospital, Kuching, the Borneo
ilaned. Entrance fee $10. Distance 5 Company's dresser from Bidi' being kindly allowed
to accompany him, and on arrival there his eye bad
, :-The Goebilt Cup.-- Value $200. Second to be removed, Ah J ang has not been seen since and
'iG'Se to receive $50. Presented by
probably made his way at once to SarnblLs.
On the 19th instant the roof of one of the houses'
, A handicap for sl1bscripbion
,.,uifins Clas.~ JI. Winner of 2nd race in Bidi bazaar,caught fire, it is said to have been
(Urred. Entrance fee $10. Distance 5 caused by the spark from a passing locomotive
t':f:rlongs,
fortunately it was noticell at once, and put out
before it could spread.
" ,-Thc Fund Cup.-Value $150. A handi. '1'be pipes lor the water supply to tbe uew blLzaar
,ap for Ex-griffins. Winner of 3rd mce have been laid as far as the corner. They will not
~ ianed. Distance 5 furlongs. Entrance be laid up the bazaar until it has been completed,
,ice $5. ' , the posts for the first four houses were erected on
Second Da~y. the 29th instant. 'I'he pipes in the old bazaar have
J\I:ondn;:)", July 1l'-1tll. , all been taken up and cleaned and coated with tar
ready for relaying.
The. Towk.ay's ClIp.-Value $200. Se-
horse to receive $50. A handicap for During the month the 'l'unclong Police barracks
ha.ve been repaired and also one of the clerks'
..:-abscription griffins Class I:. Entrance houses.
,c $10. Distance 4 furlongs.
'I'he Coutractor on the Puak road had got as far
,-The Bomeo Company Ltd. ElllplaiJes 8.S6! mile :-and about half of the J ugan road has
!C~.-Value $200. Second horse to receive been completed. I have stopped 4 men who were
f~" A handicap for Subscription griffins working on monthly wages between Seniawan and
;c-~... ..oJ..., Entrance fee $10. Distance Batu Kitang, as the. cost of the work they had done
furlo!Jgs. came to ..ear]y double what it could have been'done
To-The Padungan Stakes.-Valne $150. for by contract. .'
'. handicap for Ex-griffins. Entrance fee . I hase ,.isited Palm twice during the month.
,.~ ;Distance one mile.
'.-The Consolation C'llp.-Value $150. E. R. STILWELL,
": .1
f
iPresented by Messrs. J. 1\1. Byran and Resident, Upper Sarawak.
, ~. Young. A handicap for &ubscription !I\

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'~ns 'that bave run on either day and
~b"'e !Jot won a race. Entraucc fee $10. I \1," tl
,I".stance G furlongs.
" ,-The Wi1l1tCl"SHand-icap.-Valne $250. I: I'
A cup presented by Messrs. The Borneo April.
~pany Ltd. A handicap for all Sub- During the month coolies were employed in , III
ription griffins that bave won n. race at
,

" meeting excepting the winner of the

weeding, plucking tea, scrapiug off moss and killing
red auts, on coffee bushes, cUl'ing tea and coffee,
t
;Cnsolation race. Entrance fee 5% of
~.nnings. Distance R. C. repairing r'oads lmd drains, and pruning tea.
I':.
'l'he crop gathered during the mObth was 300 lUs. ,
.,':-Tne Gmnd Stand Cup.- Value $150.
[Aselling race for griffins and ex-grittins. made tea. '£he weeding cont.racts vi... 51, 61 anc114
£ses entered at $350 to carry 11 stone acre fields, and esbl1te tea and coffee field!?are in
;h.an allowance of 7 lUs. for e\'ery $50 good order. '
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._er. Distance 4 furlongs. Entrance Of the weeding contl'l1.cbs fOl' the 21 and 46 acre 1
I
$5. fields about j}th part was weeded by estate labour as I
:::oewinner shall be put up to Auction and it Wl1Sleft n!1done by the contractor owing to coelies
o~her horse wbich has run may be
being lent during February to the ,Vater \Yorks; as'
. ed at the price.entered. "
there were so many weeds coolies were able only to \,
we~d 45 to 50 bushes a day instead of 175 to 200, ,
NTHL Y REPOH.~l~g. therefore it will cost a great deal to fi~lish the work
i,
,,
on which account the contractors were given up.

- This state of affairs would not have occUl'l'ec1 if the

fields had been weedec1montbly. I will try to finish
Apl'il. tbe weeding next month and then give it back to
the contractor to be properly done monthly.
ts-3G were made out during the n}onth. ,

"es lIo1)dfees amounted to $37.5U. Mr. Prior paid the coolies' wages for March 011the
anJ fees amounted to $288.75. 6th A'pri11910 at the'lai1ding place.
permits-2:1 have been issued to plant Rainfall for the month was 17.6U inches.
2 to plant pepper.
..-bo accidently shot Bisong was reieased, v. Y. GOMEZ,
instant, Bain, Tuah Xampong of Tem- ltf((na(J~/'.

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'l'RE ~ARA W AK GAZETTE, JUNE 16, 1910.

A RAW A K R,A0 E S '1 9.1 a (jth :RAcE.-Th.e Grand Stand. .aup.-':'Value'~150..

I
A selhng race for gr)flins and. ex-gr1fIh1s.
I
Horses entered at $350 to carry 11 stone
with an allowance of 7 Its. for -every $50
under. Distance 4 furlongs. Entrance
fee $5.
The winner shall be put up to Auction and
any other horse which has run may be
claimed at the price entered.
First Day.
Sa'tuJ."('ay, .July 10th.
::-TlLe Sarawak Cup.-Value $~OO. Pre-
anLed by HisHighness the H.ajah. 8econd
i'-'se to receive $50. A race for subscrip-
,'Coo griftins Class d. 14 hand 1 incb to
carry 11 stone with an allowance of 3! Its.
every half inch below 14.1. Entr:1nce
5!e $10. Distance R C.
UPl»]~1t
BAU
-SA.ltA.'V A.Ii.
AND;PAU.U.

May.
.-The Civil Service Cup.- Value $200. Begistration.-'rwenty-nine agreements were made
Second horse to receive $50. A race for out during the month, stamp duties and fees amount-
nbscription griffins Clas.~B. 14.1 to carry ing to $G7.G7.
11 stone with an allowance of 3t lUs. for Planting.-One hundred I\nd thirty-two rubber
:'coreryt inch below 14.1. Entrance fee $10. and olle Tuba planting. permits were issued.
Dist:i.nce R. 0. Court.-:Fines and fees amounted to $225.75.
Early in the month it was reported from Batu
-The Tego/'a.C1£p.-Yalue $100 witl1 $50 Kitang that a small Chinese girl, Lim .Pet, had just
2liided by Mr. H. H. Everett. A selling been married to a pepp3r gardener there. The
: i:amiicap for Ex-griffins. Horses entered Hon'ble 'rhe Divisional Resident asked me to en-
fa1 $400 to carry 11 stone with an allowal1ce quire into the matter, this I did with the result tbat
~" 7 1b!;. for every $50 under. Dist!\llce when the evidence collected was laid before His
, 1 C. Entrance fee $5. Higbness The Bajah, he sentenced the mother of
-The S. ((; S. S. S. Company's C'llP,- the girl, called Mooi Tsze Jin, to one year's imprison-
" ""..Iue$100 with $100 added. Second horse ment and the lJlan to whom Liru Pet was married
V"receive $50. A handicap for subscrip- to () months H. L.
~n grillins Glass A. '\Villner of 1st race No doubt ma.ny cases of this sort occur amongst
. tarred. Entrance fee $10. Distance 5 the clas!; of Chil'1ese to be met with on the gardens
. fadongs. and this one ouly came to ligh t through a COIll-
,-The Goebilt Cup.--Value $200. Ple- passionate Malay reporting it. .
.-oted by tl.e British Malaysian Manu- On the oth instant I left for Penglmllan A1llpat
;!ae1uring Co. Second horse to receive $50 to collect Dyn.k Revenue. At Geit the Ol'ang Kayo.
,;pesented by Mr. E. D. Butler. A handicap complained that Ruching Malays named Saat and
, iiK subscription griffins Clas.~ JI. vVillller Sepeh had begun planting rubber amongst their
fl'uit trees, and I have since written to The Hon 'ble
II
d 2nd race barred. Entrance fee $10. !
'!;isttmce 5 furlong&. the Resident with regard to their complaint as both
these men were in Kuching. .
.-The Fund Cup.-Value $150. A hILl1c1i-
I spent the. night of the 7th at Empro and took
c::ap for Ex-gritl1ns. vVinller of Brd race
wred. DistlLDce 5 furlongs. Entrance in the tax of 4 kan/pongs there and the next morning I ;
proceeded to Pengkallan Amp&.t. Here I found 8 Be-
fee $5. tong Dyal(s; as these men had not taken out the
Second:.Day. necessary Sea-Dyak pass to reside in Upper Sara-
:U:ondny, July 18th. wak I ordered' them to return to Kuching and
.-The Towlcay's Cup.-Value $~200. Se- advised 'rhe Hon'ble The Resident of this; the next
. C'GIldhorse to receive $50. A handicap for morning I vIsited Serma where by the vote of the
. Snbscription griffins Class .RI. Entrallce people Pengara Jeger was appointed Orang Kayo. in '.<1
!.ce $10. Distance 4 (urlongs. the place of Orang Kayo. Barreck who was lately re- ?
.-The Bomeo. Company Ltd. Employes moved from that post.
C.;rp.-Vldue $200. 8econd horse to receive Kunyia, a Goon DYltk from S!\mbas just across the.
$~. A haudicap for Subscription grinins border, visited me at Pengl\allan Ampat; he stated
.0 (::Os;; ..~. Entra.lIce fee $10. Distance his village consisting of 18 doors thought of moving
. j rorlougs. to Samwak territory and taking up the land between
,-The Padlmgan Stakes.-Value $150. 'Tabia aud the border; be was told to come and re-
Presented anonymously.. A handica.p for port to me f~t Bau bef,ore they moved.
Ex-griffins. Elltrance fee $5. Distallce Ol'aug Kaya 1'usseh of Braaug was replaced by
'Cue mile. . Kidoo his bl'nther at the request of hims~lf and Ilis
. -The Consolation Cup.-Value $150. people to,O, he was getting too old to be.able to get
..Presented by Messrs. J. M. Bryan and I about well. .
E. S. Youug. A halldicap for bubscription I 'l'he harvest all roun~ has bew well n.bove averagE>
~ftius that have 'ruu on either day n.nd I this year. HavllIg collected all the Dyak Beveuue
ve not \von a")'o.ce. ElItr.allce fee $10. except that of the Brang and Sam ban people, who
'stance G furlongs. were uot ready, I left Pcngkallan .'\.mpat on the
-The Win?le>"s I-Iandicap.- Va.~u.e.$250. :1l10l't~iugof the 11th a,nd IH',rived at Busau the same
" A -()t1p. pl'CselJ:ted. .by Messrs'.: Th~ Bonieo evemng,. .' .

:CoUlpany Ltd. A hanoicap fox' all. Sub. On receipt of the news of H. M. 'l'he King's
Kription griffins that have won tL race at dec~ase the fhg was Iud! IIHlstedand J{eptso until
. J:is1r1eetidg. excepting the winner of the after the date of the funeral. .

Consolation race. Entrance fee 5% of . On the 24th iu!;tant a sad accident occurr~d a.t n{Ji:
c winnings. Distance n. C. the wife and child of L. C. Hal'Jlam 8ingl1 'Leing

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'T'RE 'SAI{AWA'K GAZr~'rTE:JUNE'l(3, i91O. 132

..." ~-,..:-~--4--.l..=-:.-i.
i r~
instantaneously 'while bathiug at a , 1\'AJ)~I{i\~",",:", ~'
_ far from the Bidi Bazaar. Jurie, a Kro- ~.
'!ak, was working timber all the side of the , " April.,
, above the stream and felled a large tree
taking pl'ecautions to'see if anyone was in 'l'he SaratokMalays, ana' Dyal,s have already
. -ty, the top bmnches of the tree struck the harvested and the' Sessang' Malays are just com-
mencing.
woman aud little boy and when Jurie
a few minutes after he found them b('lth 'l'hejltnglcat fishing nets have been erected, and
dead. some of the fishermen have trought home a little
~ been detained here awaiting the sentence fresll fish, in a few days time doubtless there will be
!]Ij~hness '1'he Rajah. a larger supply. The hauls of the pengireh were not
!Ie bave been !J. number of jungle disputes so large as before. ,

;he month consequent upon the large number Only nine jeluto,11g.permits have been issued to
"ts which have been taken out to plant Malays and Dyaks with 44 "varkel's.
principally ill the Palm district. The H.uban planters are commencing to cultivate
phntations will mostly be small ones and Para rubber, several thousands of these plants have
about 2,000 trees, (if the permit bolderscal'l'Y I already been imported. '

,~ stated intention) this would mean for the 'l'he water melon plants on the coast are now
ih 270,000 trees; but I much doubt if IlHtny fruiting and it \Vasa great misfortune to the planters
,be quantity for which they have taken out thn.t a part of their vines withered through the
jf they do not clear and plant within a flooding of the gardens by salt water.
time, others wishing to use the land will The weather has been very c1ryand drinking water
to do so. has been hard to get.
'l'he tmde returns for the month are:-
--The road from B:ttn Kitang to Siniawan
been put into good order, as has also the Imports. Exports.
d aud the road between Paku and Jambu- $20,539 $15,072
clearing :tud, repairing of the road to Puak A. E. CHEYNE,
~jshed early next month. Write1'.
\:JWd between Buan and Ban is the only one
ilMw needs attention.
'\Baztl(II.,-'rhe frame \vork of about 50 houses
!'!IIerected by the end of the month, a good
,",opervision is required to keep them in It May.
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U (; RAil.

line and the posts perpendicular. On the 11th the s. s. Alice Lorraille arrived brino-
E. n. S'l'ILWELL, ing Mr. Newington who has bee\1 appointed to do
dnty here.
Resident, Upper Sa 1'1/10(1
lc. Mr. Ermen left the same day for Lirnbano.
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'l'he Revd. Father Stotter a,nd the Revd~Father
Anthony Mulder arrived from the "Cnt" via Oya on
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the 24th,the former letwin(1a(1ainon the 26th.
April. 'rhe Court Writer of Balal~an ~rrivec1 0'11the 28th
is nothing that c!1.llsfor any special mention and reported all well in that district.
L~. The export o~ raw sago amounted to 733 coyans,
~lIn~ of the Court has ueen occupied in as compared with 621 co~ans for the corresponding
:mg Jelutong disputes. 'l'here seems small month last year; 483 plCuls of gutta were also
,. uf these dim!nish~ng, so long as the price of exp(Jr,t~d., , .
,iiehttona remalllS hl(1h. rlmty-five schooners cleared for I\.uchll1o and
...~ Lol7,the new ju:nior clerk, took up his th:l~ty-thre~arrivecL '"
\. ent on the 18th; as he has done some oHice Ihe pol.lce c.ourt has been very bnsy with land
Kuching, it sho nld not be long before he is case~ and ll1hel'ltance cases. ,

. ofpel'fol'TlIing his dnties here.

,

f:mes a~ld fees amounted to $617.61.

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:and Mrr-;.Maddocks left by express boat on I I he prIsoners ha\'e been employed in re-roofinO'
Io!' Kucbing.. MI:- Maddocl<;s has been seedy ~he cat,tle .~hed and bungltlow kitchen, 1\lso on th~
tune. Dnrlllg hIs absence the Colliery will
, ro~ds and 1:ort componnd.I
charge of Mr. Evans who arrived from rhe t~lephone hne broke down on the 15th and
n 1-'£11Knching per s. I. YOUllg Harr1J on was repall'ed the next day.
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The wire was broken in three places in the Ova-

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Pcna.tsection, .
,the end of 1IJ0nth the mines had practically
, :ed from the effects of the recent fire. Next W. J; M. SHAVl,
;hey should be w0rkiug at full pressure.
Resident 2nd Clas.~.
.\bang Jin signed a contract to build the new

toh.'
bridge for $240. All material to Le sup-

,prisoners completed the anlJual white-washing,

TJtUSAN.

January, Febmary and March.

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Mr. J. Stansfield" geologist, started on the 2nd
labanI' continues to be very scal'ce; no doubt January on a walk up the 'rrllsan. I understand
gOod sign but oue that causes some incon-
he followed the path n.s far as Bt~h, the flat swamp
iil the Public \Vorks Department, where cOLlntry o.t the head of the'river. He returned 011
IiI'e maiJY thi'\Jgs requiring attention. the 28th insto.nt.
Tery difficult to obt'(1in labour just now, with I visited the station OlJthe 12th i!Jstan t remaining
mshiug state of trade all able 'bodied natives
until the 17th instant. I WItS occupied \~ith Court
:ly:epgag.edin.the jun..{le. worlefoL' the greater pn,l't qf the time.
toschooners cleared out with coal thi~ month
1Ui16uiited to 8:'19tous H cwts, whilst the out- I aCI~ompo.nied :\TI'. P;I,I'II(~lito audit the accounts.
871 tOllS 18 cwts'. ' 'rhe latter 'will be con- \Ve :Hri~'ed eo.1'Il' Pr\ die ~n~h instant. and left the
following cla,j' fOI"IJ:1,wa:;.
'~y'incl:eased next mcmth.
MI'. J. Stansfielll, geoln,gist, left 011 ;jth Pebl'uary
F. F. BOUUr, on the teL'lni'IJI\Lion of his agreement. He was not
Resident 2nd Class, successful in filll1ing I\ny ,ninemls.
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path on the left bank of th~ river, frolll the ':\JX':o:"-'rT
hzra?igan, is much more used and reaches the ,~~~-~~--~-~-~~-
I 1,~1,U .!:\i -.L ~~~----- . ..14
of the river. The rocks lire sandst.olles I~JIi.lI 'JI~I.EIt SARA \VAli. .
as flu' as the Lawas extends. 'rh \. a)'(~ I
'bta:lly bedded; in !';ome places they dip slight,ly ,
east. and at the. very heao of the river {" the
BA1T AND (~An.1T..,
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At the bead of the Maputeh bra,neh "r LIH'
the hills are very steep and theil: SlllllJllits
.rune.
with a thick growth of messy jungle, every- ..Igreemcuts.-27 were made out dtlring the 1lJ01i t!i.
hltving a great coating of mess which is Slamp,~.-Duties and fees amounted to $48.25.
g with moist lire, There are traces of rhino- Gourt.-Fines l~ndfees amounted to $439, .
on these hills.
.Plantinq.-46 permits have been issued to plant
minerals are fOlllld ill this part. 'l.'he residllcs rubber.
gravels are as before. 011 the 4th instltnt, KUlJyia of Goon (SalJ1bas)
~eneml dew of the cO\.1IItry is obtainn.ble from reported that he I\lId his people had removed across
poillts, anq the hills on ail sides n.re seen to be the border and Imc1 built themselves a house b(~-
of sandstone. . tween it Itlld rrabir~; the hOllse consists of 1.8 doors.
..J-Half all hom's boat journey from 1,l~was
&be L:1.w/I.SDn.mit joins the IJawn.s Beslu' on it's On tile evening of tlw 9th 1 had to go to Bidi as a
blmk. 'I'he Lawas DI~mit is mnch tbe smaller row hao broken out there during the day betweell
both in volume of water 11,IIdin width, but it's Chinese belonging to the v!\.t-discharging J{ol1g,~ee
is considera.ble and it's tributaries lUany, and Mala.ysin charge of the engillc. In the.evenitJ<'
two hoUl's' journey from it's moutb the river a Malay while passing throngh the bftz'tar w~
s un-navigitble. 'I'here are tnany kara?lgan.~ assaulted by some of tile J(oll{J.~r~eILlelJ ILIlOthis lell
can be passed on a flood river, as fILl' as Ku- to the Malays from the kampoll!J turuiug out armed
with the intentioll of retaliating; they were, however,
.~Lpuloh. As a rule the htnlhng-place at Tunw,h
, -. aud from there are jungle paths up-river. sen t home before lI1!1cb hartn WitS done, only one
Chiuarnal1 being ass'lulted; wheu I 3.rriveo there J
stream8 arc very ntllllCrOl1Sin the neighbour-
placed a police guard oVt\t' the eXIts from the lcam.-
of '.l'umah, the residlles of th(~ir k,(/,angalls
of the usual type. pOllg with orders that 110 one 'W,tS to pass out; the
,b-water deposits in the (.,ltWaSDaluit itself offenders lIext mOl'lling j;hJ3 prillcipltl 'Mu.by an,] Chinese
were filler1 Itnd there has beell n,l rUl'tlH>I'
many iuteresting featureR, iuell1eling small troll ble,
of leaf-beds, from whiel, thm'e is !t, slight
of oil. . On the 12th I visite,l the Homeo CIJlllt)'LIII""
of sandstone alld quartzite crop out in the H.llbbcr Estate at Dithan; about 60 !lb. or ;'III,i) 'I'
of the river ItlJO are highly illclined to the is being turned out thel'e daily and I ulldet'sr,a"d
n. this Itmount will SOOIl be added to, the parl,joll o(
Kapuloh runs through highly inelilled and the Estate over whjch [went WHS vel')' w<,11 kept
crushed strata, sands tOlleS, and sllldes which I 1111d new and substantial c:oolie lines were beill"
built for the Javanese c(>.Jlies. .~
been c.onverted into u. black Rhinillg rock of I
.. nature, which has been erroneol1sly cl~lle(l There hltVp. beell It good many jUlIgle OispukS
#lrang by (,he lJatives. 'rhi!" stream euts back cOllseqlll1nt 011 S;) nlany people openillg rubb3r pln.n-
Batll Em'it, the s.1,me qUllrtzite ILIHjsu.lldRtonc t'LtiutJs, blit Oil the wlwie, not as m:1.lI,\' a" were t.n.
beiug developerl throughuut it's eoursf.'. ']'he he expef't,t'd.
es from the ka/'1l71rJfm,~:1.1'"similar t,C)those [t ha\'il,g b,'utJ proved in Court on the 14th illst".lIt
. ,tbove, ill ::;ot1le phtc:eR "..,eurrin~ it! COIl- timt Abill. (f) to whuLII the. halance of the ()~tILteor
,ble at11nunt. the late N VOII(YFook wa,; halu]eo ovel'. for bel' own
Kuala Bul\!1.l.'C)othe k((/'(/.//(/'/II contaills lUanv use ltll(l th';1.t(;7 their small SOli, hn.s beel') squaudcrillg-
with, nodules of iron Pyr:it,~a in tlwul. 0;1 it :1.lId tllat in a shol'!. tilne it would hlwe all passl"!
,~iug up the Bukaroo tlJeRe il:<:reu.se ill Illltnber illt.o the hands of IL Mat",y police const'Lble who h'lIj
size. The rocks !1.r(~similar to those of tho n.lready harl :,ilt~ IHe of ILgood ileal of it n.l1cl \\' I';
oh, the quartzites cOIJtaining \'eins I1Il(lllodules ab..ut [II 1.,aIT\, 1.11.' WOllllLll, Itltb()u~il she luust k~
pyrites. The same kin(l of thillg is foulld ill ItblllJt HO veal's' ohit:r tlmll lie is. u;'der \V:LStlJ:I"i,~
'Kapulan, hut the pyrites does not contai II allY th:lt wh'Ltever \'f!IIIIIillec] should be taken over by tile
. of gold 01' any uther \'ldUlthle lI1etiti. COLlrt, a snt1icicllt IIlIJnthly Rl1l11to bepaill to :\.bi'1 (f)
Sui runs through highly inclined alH] eon- aile! the bo.ln.n<:e I,ept by ;;he COUl't 01' hllnl]eil to
strata and in common with the IJaw!l.s l>amit. propel' tI:uste(~s for the SOli who will not b" uf rL~(~'
o and Kapl1lall, the !Wrr.I71[Jf!nresilllws con- for S()tnt' years. .
in It<]dition to the uSllal zireoll and chl'Olnite, II, On ti,e aOth ;Julit, 1I.~;I,insl, whom.L, C. Ha L'r1fL III
,rtioll uf iron pyrites, 1181\,..11.1' ellll,ted witl, uxidt,
Sillgh 11:1.<1hrougbt; It Gln.ilu fo\.' cOll1pt:nsation for
III Kuala Sni llP-strerilll the beds as fILl' ItS causing tbl~ dCltth of his \\' ife aud chilo by negligencl'..
was by order of (.he HOlllJllrable the Residt~lIt finp.[
Sihangang are highLy illclined ant] relded,
$100 and th~ SUIII of $100 elaimed ao comp(msati()!I'
changing rapidly in all10nllt 11,110 tlirectioll, 'l'he
was to be paic1 by GoVel'lllnellt to the claiml1,nt,
.Wlng runs through black ~hlLles which ('olltain
nodules of shale lJ)ixelj with iron pyrites in 'I'lw building :Jf the b!tzaar lUts, beeu got ou
amOlllJt. 'l'hese slmles ,ru'(\ tbe oltlest \'ocks of with well dnriug the 11I()lIth ,uld should be finished by
'i.~was district anq closely re~etllhle t.ho~e of the end of July,
n <1istrict of T'\:nsltn, At l\uala Sibangan~ Rn((d,~ 'I'h(~ . Plmk rcll1,(ll:()lItl':l.et \VIi" G()lIlplett',l
!.av. ItS Damit tltk~s It sharp tnl'n '11)(1 fot' some cl1.rl)' ill tht, mOllth. Hnrlll rOILo is being repltil'<Jo
. ce rnns thron~I,llilnek eOlltot't.ed slmles, Higher by Soollg i\'Toi Fook. sPl'illggok mad W,tS l'cpn.irt'd
"ihe rockf; are salld'st,olles ILlld these are /lot so by pl'i::;ol1 IaboUI',
:y fulded or inclilJeci, fr011l I,hi's poi lit, UII, to the
The largt' bl'i<1gt' ()II Lhe .Tngall road collapsed on
of the river, uipiJing ouly gm\t]y. '1.'IIe residues the 20th'illstl1.l1t ttw timbers being rottell. 'I'he
upper course pf the T...lt\\'IlS ]),lIlIit arp of the COIIJlllissioner of PubliG \oVol'ks informs Ille be is
type,; alJd cOlJ~ailJ no pyrites.
Jeries:ofbenutiflll\vat"rfnlls ocellI,' in the .Ln.wn.s mn.k.ing t,ne neCeRS'1.I'y :1.l'l'Ill1gements £01'r.epbcing it.
~t, alld anotber ,...series in ql.J~ . of it's'tr'ibutaries.
, . (Tn IJf: I'Ollti'»1ICd.)
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Ac{,'id(~ilt 011board s. s. "1i.m:hillJ!.'...

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A serious accident occurred on board the s. R. (JPI.I~R Sf\UA \V 1\Ii..
itching 011 Suuday, the 14th inst!1nt, about 21', M.
li]e the head stevedore, Ah J ee, better 1o]()\\'11It!>;
1ujang owing to hi!>heigh t, WitSsuperintending t"~~
oading of cargo on board he was struck ou ti,l'
RA1! AND PAIUT.

July.
-
by the heavy block of the den'icle guy and
cked over the 3tarboard side of the ship into the A!Jrccmcnts.-15 were made out duriug tbe ulontb.
!bter which was alongside. The unfortunate man Stamps.-Duties and fees anJounted to $52.50.
conveyed to the General HORpital where an COl/rt.-Fines and fees amounted to $240.20.
11ination bhowed th!1t he waH sutfering from
tnre of the skull and a broken !l.rrn in addition
minor illjuries. On enquiry to-day (Monday)
Plantillfl.-23 permits have been issued to plaut
ru bl>er, ;J for pepper and 1 fOL'tuba. .
learn that Ah .Teo iR going on ai> well as C!1n be On the morning of the 1st all the opium beld by
the differel1t fn,rms in the dif\tl'ict was depo<;ited her'e
ctedltlld hopes are entertained of his recovery. and a retnl'l1 of the arrack in lULnd was mal1e and
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the llew farlnor st!l.rted with a fresh supply.
The Court vVriter Seng Ewe started all the 4tb
..----.. instant f0l' Ja.goi to vaccinate there and with the
exceptiou of a few days, was away the re!'!t of the
Tlu; tlf\ua] monthly howling handicap took ,place month. The number vaccinated from lymph waR
the Club on tile Jst in&tant, and reslllteC! f\.Rfo]. B4a of which 342 took, there were tJ2!J 11.1'111 to arm
vn.ccinatiolls of which 370 took, the fa.ilnrl::'sall being-
in two yillages. All the villagers in the Uln have
IIOWLeen vaccinated-Sub!!., and Krokong having
1,I:\enviRited last year, and a certain amount has also,
been done at 8ingghi. I hope next month to Hnish
4'Ui Hcr. 8ingghi-:tnd st!1l't on tlw Mallty [(alllpong at Bnsan.
+ \JO I grcatly wish to get the Dyaks of the left hand,
+ 1)1:1 hl'l1nch vaceinMed, bnt there is no One to spare from
he!'e LOc10the work.
On the 2Mh at Dn.l!l1.llnsel'ious assault was COIII-
witted hy Kn.romo Tan .no on !l.nother .)IL\'H.llese
coolif\ lIamed 8arjani; the former attacked the la.tter
. TIHHnaS' SdlOul 1IIIIH'U\'C'lIIc'nt1~lIild. with a sickle and wounde(\ him severely, he is IIOW
---.. ill Snngei Tell~gah Hospit!tl. Karomo '.l.'arono is
Amount I\)rc,uly l\('kI'O'odc(lgcd ... jlB.liOO.On (l(~tai IIeel here pel 1<1ing trill I.
Jlr. Law Kon End ... ... ll:UIO
The Government School closed during the lUOllth
'Per :'11'. Loong- Q11l! (Chincse trndel'~
ill Siul11l1jl\l1 l>"z"'\I') 140.00
nncl l;hAlIsua] feast was gi ven to the boys. I ,was not
. $mallcr alt1onntf\ ... ... ~3\!.,jO sllceessi'lJ! in outaiuiug auyone to hold ILn eXfL1I1in!1.-
tioll this ,\'eftl' n.f\has been done formerly. .
Totl\l $H.08ViO
.~.. - The Ci1iJlf~"ehead master Thian Sen ]eh' at the-
elH1 of the teL'lIl and had his passage paid baek t(~
f.""! Undel'lllClltiolle<l have kinllly cOI1Rellh-cl to China.
t fo\' the !l.bove fnud.
Tbe Chines~ tradC'\'R here are trying to tind It man
Mr. Ou~ 'I.'i(\I1~ Hwee to I,;d<ehiR place from Singapore, as it WI'Stlwy wll(}
Mr. Wee Hock 'Kec wcr~ 110tcOllteuted with tbe late master. '

Mr. Chan Hool1J.( HZl' [ \'IRitp,i Pakn tw:cn dl1l'iug the montlJ.
IIII-. Kho GIIIIII Lilli
t' lot of work bas been done all, the Ilew Lazaar
P. Plli~nRRPONT-J\mADO \\'S. (1nri IIg the Illont~ and the majority of traders will be
Hon. Sec:. <£-'l'rca.q,rer. ready to lI10ve ILlabout the middle of Angn!'!t.
P. lV. D.-A contract was let fcr erection of It
S.l1'U we. I, 1'1nSmllll. kewRi ne oil sto\'e !\t $85 !\nd same has' been COlll-
---....- pleted on vacant land opposite the CCinh ''''riter'f;
houR€'.
",UOI'''' t41 .lIc' l'thl"'c'tun dUI'in;,:' .July, 1910. A cOlltmct has also been let for the erection of
}tJ t IIlIolog ica l Zoolo{J1:cal t;lw pork a.nd vegetable markets at $45 e!l.ch and
C,Jllectiolls. Collections. these should be finished early in August.
IlS ... 2H a5 RO(ld.~.-'l'he Buall road has been cleared and
};OO 852 l'epltired by cOlltmct. .

~8(j 362 'rhe road from Palm to Buan and the .Ja11lbusan
405 41;-\ tUllllel mad and also Ayi-er Pallas road were cleared
by SerR.mbo Dya],s. 'l'he erection of the uew bridge
'J'ot:d 1.520 1,(j(i2 on tiw Jugfl.n road. WILScOlluuellced during the
IIIOllth. the luatel'ial Itl)d labour beiug provided by
is the high0!;t IInll\l.)(~rso fltl' recorded for any the P. \V. D. Knching.
Inth.
'1'be prisollers have been employed Oil repn.iring
bighest IIUlI1hl.I' l'ec(\l'ded for one day was] 40 the road to H. H. tile H.!!-.i!1b'sbungalow and on
11 !)th. I
IIIfl.killg t.lle new bazaar I'oad. '

I
.T. C. MOUUl'O~, E. R. S'l'ILWELL,
Cum/or. I
Resiclent, Upper Sal'Qwak,

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however, this una~rhaIHl. misuse (~f.the nickname di,treren~ ways. The edit.or sits in his o~ce day 31)rl
proved to be especIally directed !1.gamst some per- I IlIght with telephone recel\'en\ all rOllnd hll11, There
,

the p!1.rties in fault are liable to be tined, is one thing against the nuwspapers, tbey do not
,T ,.
~o. XXXT.-Bm.ya,
. AND Rap1t,~ OR Rapoh,
I
alwltys contain the truth, they have to put in sOl1le-
thing to interest their readers. Their circulation is
The . bai!l(~ is pl'OpeJ'ty tha~ a decease,a person ~'~I'y quich, we oft.en get th,e 6.30,ed,ition at 1),:3?
I

S II) the next worl(1. TI))s property IS of two I Newsp'Lpers a.re, very llsefulllJ fact It IS one of HIs
'Dds :- blessings to us. In some papers arlvertisemenh
I.~G(lods that have been presente(i to the de- appear under the head. of ~ersonfl.l, these are chiefly
ed before his del~th took place-indeed
,

thei;e I lo\'e passages -(Stratts 1l1ne~,)

ents are nearly 11.1 ways actual death-bed presents
e bv friends aud relation!'; who come to visit him Sn I"n,wa,l\ ~lnSelllll.
hi!'; 'i,tst illness. ,Vheu death occurs no mOl'e ---
ents can be given but the deceased's own goods
,y be set aside for him. \'isitc...", to t.hc! Innsmllll dnrinl:' August, 1910.
These goods are placeli, after being dn.nHtged or
, Ethllological Zoological
dered worthless, upon the deceased'!'; grave n.t CJllectio1!s. Collections.
e tillle that his burial takes plaee.
, H.-Are miniature Mticles supposeo to repreflent Enrope!tns Vi 18
different utensil" useci hy the deceased ill daily Malays (iHI 725
when Oil earth which will IIOWbe nsefnl to him Chinese ;'IOH ;,\42
the lIext world. 'l'hesc 1~1'tic]esn.re placell ill 1t Dyn.ks, etc. ':25:") '281
~ket(1I/.a)n.t the cOllclnsioll of the 'l\Iol1rlli IIg F'eltst'
:alCai AI/tu) Iwci placC!l on the gmve. 'l'otn.1 l,36G
The'Mournillg Feast' takefl pln.ce flomc time after
c1ecel\fled'fI death :~no nH~Ybe (alld often is) put 'l'he highest numbel' recol'oell fol' one day was 97
for vell.rs, After this ceremoll\' the decease,l is on ..\l1gnst 4th.
to )~a\'f~110lIIore claims lipon the propert.y thn.t J. C. MOULTON,
ollce his when 011earth.
Curator.
':n hoth 1. ana I r. an off(~ring is of comse necessary
lhe spirit!; whell these good>; are placeo UpOIl the
sed'>; gl'ltVC,
The il(/Pll'~ or Rrrpoh, like the bai!Ja, is property 1-- _,.._'u._.___._________
,. a. decc,~sed persoll Iwells ill the lIext world with (JPI'I~n. SAltA "'AIL
adoit.ional distillctioll that it 'm.II.~t cOllsi!';t of IlA,IT AND ]tAu'U.
s exclusively o\\'lIeo h.\' the ,1ecelLsed who mltst --
diml n.\\':l.\' f\'OlII his home in foreigll parts. A u{JI/,~t.
e gOOlIf1Illust be bl11'iecl tile (lay after the news
~he d,!ceaseo's cle:~th is l'ecei\'ed :1l1rl they I~re .-f(f/'eemenk-2D Wel'(1made out durillg the mOllth.
;cd ill the SIHlle w,w th'l.t the cleceased's Itctuld Sfrllll.p,~.-lJuties and fees :~1llounted to $31.50.
e wonld he treatecf CUI/d.-Filles and fees l~lIlonnted to $H07.45.
'& ill the ease of the baiy(( all ofTcrillg is of conrse Plallting.-G permits h:we been issned to plant
ary tQ the spirits and the :~eceased, at the cun- rnbher a,nd 1 to plant tuba.
-~on of the ceremony, is saill to have 110more Ba-.1 Cyanide WOl'ks shipped for July 1,890 ounces
S llpOIl property that was ollce his whell on of gold alld 773 ounce;; of 'silver.
h. ' Bidi CY:L11ide Works shipped for July 1017 ounces
d gold and 204 ounces of ,~ilver.
XXXII.-AN EVITJ O;\lEN CAIJr.m> Sabnt.
. On the evening of the :Jrd ;~ lIIall c,tlled ,hn Shin
is ill-omen that Wltrns th(; hearer against danger \\i!'.S as<;anlted hy Chee Kinl Siew, Phang [-[oi ILIHI
,Jeath must be respected or else evil will assuredly Chee Shak at belliaw[1,l1. J'au Shin was flont to
\Y. It is cOllveye,l to persolls by mcallS of an General Hospital and died there fl'om the effects of
I11mOIlaltemtioll ill the lIote of the kite (mcnaul) !l. blow said to have heen given him by Chee IGm
~be Celltrococcyx (bubl/t), ill the unusual.noise Siew. I regret thi\t none of the men have been
.- by the domestic pig (jani), or t.he cry of (~deer arrested, and feltr they have got IHVlty from the
) or tiger (I'ClIUlItl/g), or strange sound pro- country.. An inquest was held in Kuching anu I
by brassware (Iltai tema{]a) that has heen forwarded minutes of the enquiry MId here to the
II, by 801lle mentiS or another, in the room. Coroner. '

the sOllnds made by the birds nn<1allinmls nbovc :.\11'. 13en.n, having reported that el,;)ven Javanese
tioued are helLnl the heal'cr IIIUst nt once return coolies had escaped vir; Serlin to S.Lmbasand thn.t
If the 8011llds are produce<1 by the brn.fls- MI'. Demode had followetl them. CarpI. ,Van Ali w,~~
ill the l10nse the honse l\1u<;t Iw at ollce c1e- flent on the ~2nd with a letter from the Honollrablo
'rhe Officer Administering 'rhe Govl,!rnment request-
is believed by the peoplp that these birds, ing the H.esident of Siunbas to ex:tr:1.dite these men
.Is, !~lId bmss gooofl hrwe, for the time being, if thcy conld be fauna. ' '
e flpil'itR flncl are :~ble to convey w".rnin~!'; to 'i'he Governnwnt flchool w,~s opnneLl n.glLill011the
which ml1st uot be dii>rcgarded, The only \\;ay 2bt, a Chinefle nmster to repil~ce 1'hi:m :-\en has not
pe the!';e threatellcci dangel's is either to i,ill yet been foulH1, bnt ;\[ltlay and Engli,:;h al'e baillf{
birdfl ~lId beasts or sell the brttss goods. tn.ught.
'1'he tempomrv Im%a,~r in Shuk LUllg Mun wag
closed 011 the 2!Jth instant and the 1111tjo.rity of
, S(~IWUlho~'s' Vimrs 011 .Journalism. traders have now relllove,l 'illto the IHHV bazaar, :I.
Ilumber of honses are Hot yet entirely completed,
following nb;;crvntioll,s Oil ncw;;p'tper;; by bllt 8nt1ieiently for 1>f~oplnto lI\ove ill,
.1011 elell1ent,uy flchoolhoys .tre l'I!col'ded in the The pork and \'egetahle market were nearly
al of Education, being extl'llcts from 'School I fjnishcd by the ell(l of the mOllth, rind fOllr LllX.
..1O:-lf yon buy one p:\.pe\' it is qnite ellough, lamps h:tve beell orelereclfr01l1Sillgapur," so that the
&.De papers hold the flall1e news put down in I bazaar should, he well lighted.

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 THE SA.RAWAK GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 16, 1910.

Wl;J,t~xp.ip.e$. bave heeu laid as. fa.r as' the I w\lo.1.'eliev~sdresser Law Hock Boou. Dr. Greene
. ing of the bazaar and early next month I inspected the hospital and jail; be a.lso exa.mined the
to complete same \vith necessary stand pipes prisoners. 'fhere are generally one or two cases of 1
beri-beri amongst the hltter. .
:have visited : Palm twice during the month. '1'he s. I. Chamois made two; the. S..S. Sal'awak
W. D.-'1'be Jugan bridge was completed 011 and tb.e pinnace Sri Ilul"1i-iaeach three trips ti.is
.~ instant. mouth.
prisollers have beell engagec1almost entirely '1'he exports amollnted to $15.507.IiOllnd the im-
new bazaar. ports $15,49H.30.
E. R. STIL W]'~IJIJ, F. F. BOUL'1',
Resident, Upper Sar!l1/:ak. Resident 2nd Class.

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'1/\'('/\ NG I~S'I'A'I'I~.
August.
SIUl'.
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AIIgllst.
'ng the month coolies were employed ill His Higlllless 11CColllplUliedby H. H. The Tuan
'
c..g' pl1.1cldllg tea, curin~ tea and coffee, repair- I Bunst1 arrived at ~ibu 011the lith alld proceeded to.
.
ris alld draills. prunin~ tea, handling alld Knpit the following day.
I

g ruosl>es on coffee ( by doing so will get more On the 7th His HIghness preside'! in Court when.
a year nfter) [~lId lending to weeding con- a few nmtters were hrought to His Higllllei'ls' uotice.
1

'rhe Chillese petitioned that severe punishments

crop gathered for the mOllth was 34H 11)15. I might he meted out to tmders buying jungle produce.
during tbe month Hi pilmls clean coffee, 2 froIl! Dyaks living in the iuterior who lu'e uuder'
brokell coffee, 2 pilmls black coffee, 4UO IUI>. advances to the local. shop-keepers. His Highuess
pekoe, and 180 tts. pekoe were despatcheil to was pleased to point out to the petitiouers that. the
The Borneo C01l1P[~IIY Limited, ill two gmdes. Dyn.ks lived far aWI1Yin the upper reaches of the.
weellin~ cnntra<'t.s I'i.::. IiI. IiI and 14 an('s l'ivl'r anll if tlwy. the Chillese, I.!,wt'HlhalH:t1Sto Ru<:h
~e e!'L:lt'J te:L al.,i clItl't:.e fields illcilldilig .W people tllPY dll! so at ti,eir o\\'n risk.
_ are in good or.ler. In the early part of the mOllth the Assistant
Prior pr.id the coolies wo.gC&for J Illy 011 the H.esidellt visited Benatang, Sariki aud other villages
st r\t la.nding plncp-. in the deltl1 in order to 11ttend to Comt of Heq1.1ests,
all for the mOllth was 1iU)Ii inches. allcl other matters.
I visited the Foo Chow;; at S. Mirah a.nd settled.
V. V. GOMEZ,
!\.few dispntes with referellce to fruit trees. '1'his
Manarl!'r. f;ll)all portion of the Fan Chow Colouy appear to.

July.
- have made littlc [Ldvance during the last two years.
and there is little or nl) openillg for thelll as the
Saduan people require all the farlllin~ land left to.
them as well as suitable lalld on which to phuit
rubber.
six biultllljall Dyak!Owho have for sOllletinlt' T\\'ellly-two Foo c;how ancl forty l\eh illlll)igrants.
"etainetl ill Kuchillg were early III the mOllth alTived c1nrin~ the l1Ionth. The latter were brought
to return to the dn.trict as their relati\'cs in by the Calltoul'se COlllpIUl)' a.nd it is to be hoped
'&Ccorc1ancewith the Govemmeut order re- that with the extra capital, saill to have beeu raised,.
down-rivel'. It remains to be seell if there is and the assistallce of those coolies the Company's
t land ill the lower river to provide farnll> for garouJs nmy be put iu working order once more.
_ aks who have just settled there. Frolll the 13th to the 17th I spent at Kauowit and
old mcuth of the Simuujan has so silted up NalJgl~ JullLu. Few Dyaks visited either Station,
ept at neady higb water beats are unahle to as the epidemic which has beeu prev:dent in the
and onto rl'bis comes as sOlJ1ewhat of a hard- Bulleh antl Katibl1s for SOllie IllOnths past has uow
tbe Eampong Sadong Malays whose honrs hrok(:n Ollt at I\allowit.
'~g this river are uow very much restridell The ~ilHl bazaar has also b.~en deserted (iuriuK
thev choose to push their bO:LLseach tilile the h~tter part of the Iponth for the sl~me reasou. '.
~~il~e to Ilse thelli at low "vater ahout a milc Two prisouers c1iell nfter only a few hours sickness..
" ~he lIlud. SOlne lH owners of houReRhave C()uhl I~ Modical Onicer be spared to visit this. 0
. their iuteutioll of removiug to 'l'l~II.i()lIg
~tlLtiou for 11short time it would, I think. he n. good.
'~the lIew Kuala t;imunjan. 'l'hese lwople thiug to send olle lip to dingnose this {,'olliplaint
.die Goverllllleut will ~ontilJue tlJe road f!"OlII which has alrealh causell a nUllibel' of de!\.ths in this.
'1 of the bridge to the laud joinillg 'l'anjollg district. .
I strollgly recommend this aed further would AccOlnpl~lIied hy the Assistn,lIt Hp.Ridelit. I went
tbat the prescllt cattle grouud be hlLnded to Matu 011the 18th. After tIle Besi<!ellt of LowE-r'
~e l\Ialn.ys as n. site for a new ka/ll}Ju1/(/. Hejang hail ,haml ell c'vel' temporarily to !\lr.
,i!e could be removed to a piece of bud Chynoweth we returned to Sibu viI; H.ejallg.
. cleared jm t below the statioll. The making His Highness hlwillg granted me three mouths.
11if contracted for could I think be calTied leave to Europe I handed over ttll booh, ca.sb etc..
:ry uioderat.e cost. to the H.esidellt of IJower Hejang \vho has been
~ the lIIonth the pipe-line was broken just I appointed to take my place at the eud of thl~ 1I10uth.
reservoir, all old tree havillg fallelJ 011iL. I The Gt~llIiJliLJg Furilicr applied for l~ redllctioll in.
"frolll the Colliery quickly repaired the d:mmge I the rental of the Farm owing to the lVah I-Iui
that short stoppage of water cansell much lott.ery hlwing been prohibitell tbroughont the Upper
. nce. 'l'he weather was very lhy at the
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\ and Lower Hejallg. .As this lottery WIIS a great
source uf revenue to the Farm a. c,msiriemble re-
Ctl tba lath for Kuching to be prescnt at the I duction was grauted.
"'fllillg again 01120th. lVI\'.' 1\11(1Miss Pnge.Tu)"IJ(!\' were p!tssell~ersby
teelle 'Medical Oflicer arrived on Bath per s. I. the p, s. [(aka leavi,:g here 011Lhe2Hrd.
He hrought with hilll dresser Ah Hian I 'I'he H. and S. Compauy's steamers caHel\Oilthree.

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SARAWAK
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GA.ZETTE, NOVEMBER 1,
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1910.

Then he wrote to the "Athenreulll" ;-

I am minded' to advance the commercial prosperity
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of England alld to better the condition of the ,native ~<.'a"'ou 1~)10.
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:ra.cesb)' acquiring tcnitorial possession in the :\'lah~y I
Archipelago. I J)BAH Sm,-I have much pleasure in sending you-
I have weighed all the difficulties, and alii of opinioJl the Battillg averages alld records of the bowling' of
that for this purpose a scho01;ler of 14~ tOilS and :t the Sar:l.\vlI.kCricket Cln b for tbe past season.
good crew with, ,J,\mes Dtooke for COIlllllILlHleri., Yoms faithfully,
suUicient. '

, IKCOG.
:Xo one contradicted him. He set si1.il ill l!;BH,
d arrived in Sarawak at a most propitiuus IlIOlllellt No. of
for his ambitious. Muda Hassil11, uncle of the 1\ 1\1IH". 1\0. of
time Highest TotlLl A"el'aHc;
,}tan of Borneo, was endeavouring to suppress a iuuiuKH. not onto Scol'e. HI1I1".
,ive rebellion. He had saved sOlne shipwrecked 1__ -- -- --- -
glish sailors, and Brooke went to cOllvey to him J.. K Sll\lh. .. '12 a 43" 28 :11.a
.1.\11.Hrl'lL" 14 2 7a' 8;1 2:1.7
thanks of the citizens of Singapore. H. 1'. A,ia.,," .. (; 0 29 97 m.l
Muda at once said that an I<.:nglish1l1an with (I. U. (lilllL" .. 14 2 25 1110 1£;.0
Api .. 12 I aa' 11;1 J l.a
'Iors and brass guns would be useful ill helping to D. f" a on.. .. 12 a 2t. IIZ 9.1
0 40 :m 'f
:Iodge rebels who had built wooden forts. brooke, It. S, HlLld,y .. 7 7.4
H. BatclIULIi .. In I II H:,\ Ii.n
,b a natural instinct for such things, ellterel1 into H. Bell .. !J 0 11; 411 ii.a
efight with great enthusiasm. He served along- E. !'ft.l'uell ..!-J 0 III I 11 '1.!1
BIL""h " Ii l H a:\ '/.7"
'e one of the governor's younger hrothel's, wading Kn,;sill1 .. 10 l II a.; .1.a
'st high through morasses, stUl:g hy illsects, and Nicolns .. () I La I 21 4.2
kened by,tropical heat. C. C. HohisOH .. !J 0 21 11:\ 11.7
H. W. V. Scott .. 14 I ):1 411 a,7
The rebels were slain by hundl'eds. Theil' forts Udi" .. Ii 0 9 211 a,li
burnt, and Brooke took many of his foes' \Vi\'(~s C. l~cnwick .. 10 1 8 2r) 2,11:
'Y. It. IIILI'L.." .. Ii 0 I,; 22 2.7
daughters captive, alld held them as hnstf\ges, Ji~.I,. GI'O\"(~ .. !J I r,. 22 2.7
dll. \V;lS gmtefu!. "You sha1l lIe Uaj:d, or :->;ll'a- Bn,iug .. 10 0 () 2,-. 2,Ii
J. 1>.1',!welJ ..' Ii 1 ;) Ii, 2.1
he said tu Bruoke. 'l'ilii; did lIot SlIil; .\lakl>la, I I
,wily savuge, who prior to Brooke's arrival had . Hi:.{nifi('K
nut.oul.. .
1 i\Iudl~'S right-hanel man. ' ~lIIul"~r of iuuillj.(s t,o llunlif,r-=r..
,Muda himself postponed the fulfihucnt of his A Iii.,." ""t'kc:t rcccu Wt\1oIt'st:\lJli~ht'(l
AUUIIIK 29 ~xta'UH4=RO.
b)' )lC!'OM1"',Ul')'1\11 47 lIut Hilt and H. P..

,mise, probably regretting afterwards thl~t it "'fiR

r wade. Brooke held on, though Makota, it IS Owillg to the bowling ILlIalysis lIot having been
. tried ,to poison him. 'What Hl'Ooke dil} was to kept, the bowlillg average'S cannot be IIl:tde out.
, h armed sailors to the pILia,::e, sei~e Ma\\(Jt,~. 'l'he following gcntlemen were the most successful
,f
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~surround Muda Hassim. Makota was bll\1ishl'd, with the ball.
J"tlJll(~.
a signed the documents,' and Brooke becanw Numb,.,. (~f IVid..I'I.'t.
,r. M, Bl')'11011
.~h. H.I'R.rJwJl aa
.During four years' service with Brooke, BI'OWII L. ]~. Hinde :12
G. C. (HUILII !W
many adventUl'p.s and hair-breadth escapeR ill H, Bllklllllll HI
wak. He received ~~haudsollle monetary n~war{l Api .. W
bis services. --
moug othel' incidents i'n a remarkahle e;LI't'IH', _.
"'I,.T r-" .~ .,. :''''1 ,." T .~..,. 'F~ ...:~'r~ if'> 'T-~t 'f ~'-'
,
_,wn served on a vessel that weut out to ChilHL .:;t\'.Ul~ S...¥:Y~, .\'. ,~{..~~.t U.~;.c. ,','..t:i.
a lettel'-of-IlIarqlJe, I\nd after much tightiug her ... . _..~ .._" ~._.~ #_-

aiu fell into the hands of the natives, aud by Ij I~I'I'~ It. ISf\ UA W 1\ 1(.
rial decree was ordered to be sliced to pieceR.
~ the same time an ElIglish lady nnllwlt K ohle
captured, put into a travelliug cage, alHl sent
ugh several Chinese provinces as a sho\\', beillg
BAU AND PAU,U.

Sl~ptember.
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fir"t white WOInall nlallY of the ChilieRe had e\'(!r . Rubber.-DahaIJ Estate :3,400 Itls: of rubber was-
producod for Eeptember. '.
'hen Brown evelltually returlled to y" l'Ulouth, Bau Cyanide works shipped for August gold 8:14.1
further adventures, he found he hall IOllg beclI o~s., silver i.\5B,(j o~s. .
J up as dead. He use,l to have l11iUl'yilltert!stell Bidi Cyanide works shipped for Augnst gold 68<!.8,
tors of his tales of piracy and bloodshed ill the O~R.,silver H)5.:3 U~S.
ipelago, !lIld Capt. Mal'l'YI~t, the novelist, spent RI'{listm t iOIl.-'1'wo h IIndred and twen ty-olle agree-
"hours with him while he recounted f.:()lIlehlood- IIJents were registered dnril1g the mUl1th, 207 at Bau,
iing experiences.' - alld 14 at Paku, stamp duties 1~l1dfees aillollntiug to.
his old age he was aided by Lhe present H:~jah $554. .
mwak and other :;entlerncn. l'llllltillg.-'l'hree plantil1g permits were issued
'uce his return to Cley he had saved seren pl'rWIIS dnring the month, one tu plant rubb~r. one pepper-
being drowned, and no old salt "\"as better nnd olle tubr.l.
,Vll.the entire length of the East Coast. GOllrt.--Filles and fees alllou!Jted to $880.25.
Early in the IlJollth cholel'H. wa.s reporte(l to be at
::-iingghi, and I nutified the Omllg I\:aYI\ that until
UUIlt-hly Buwling IIUlldknll. Lhey were clear of it, his people must !Jot bring
. dowlI fruit or vegetables to the bazaars. On the,
e following are the scores of the ~eptembel' 10th the Ol'a!Jg E.aya came down alld said there had
ling Halldicap (20 rolls) which took place on been 110 deaths in the villages since the month
,

lst October CLtthe Sara.wak Club. b'efol'e, nnd he did lIot think there had bee!J cases of'
Avcru.ge. Score. Huudicllp. '.rot,,]. c!lOlera; bis people were at once allowed to bring
(14) :Jai). + 110 4411 their produce to the baza'ars as usual.
(1] J) 26H + 170 4an , On the 4th P. C. ]~no aud Mat who were bringing
(121} 267 + 15 419 n. Pl'isonel' nallH~d Bong I\ua.i alias Boug J\f!l.1!over
(1110) 401 + 1.1 41:;
(141) <:02 + ll 4H frUlu Busau (he having abscouded fronl bl::l'e some
(ll'l) 34 + 168 40 time ago aud just beel! recaptured in l\uching),
(.155) 1112 + H:l il\J.l allowell him to eSCILpecluse to tbe Sel'iuggok corner;
(19(j) 381 scratch mHo the man had haudcuffs on; the story tuld by tbe
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Police was that they wer~ attacked by 5 men on the I

road and that consec:luently the pr!soner gotawa:y;
they were both armed but neither used their I
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weapons; the story proved to be an entirely fit.titious . I September.. .
one, and they were each sentenced to 3 JlIOlltl~RI I l'e~.l1l"1ledfrom lea.ve on the 12th instant and re-
imprisonment. . .' . ! slllli'C11.inties on the 14th; the Acting 'Writer retul'n-
. On the 12th Mr. Bean from Dahan Est!\tt, ~)I'O-I ill" to I..illaga on the 16th.
secuted 10 Javanese coolie!> for absconding, after 71'he ne~' permanent barracks (of bilian wood}
considerable trouble and at great expense these ! are now completed and the Fortmen have moved
men have bec'n recovered from Sambas, the Dutch I illto them. 'rhe kitchen .has been contracted for
Authorities having kindly handed .thelI~ over. 'l'hey but the contrt1.ctors have not yet taken the job in
.

were each sentenced to 6 months nnp\'lsonmellt an.d \ h:1.I1d. .

the expenses of their recovery to 1m added to their I greatly fen.r that the nexL year's paddy crop is I
debts, which they are to subsequemly '11'01
k ofT on far f\'om promisilig as the people up to end of the I
the estate. . 'month had not burnt their clearings. The season
On the same date a Javanese co~lie c~l1ed Karol?o according to' their opinion has passed and now is !I

Tarono was sentcuced to 3 years 1111prlsomnent I.U too late for phulting. 11

I\.uching jldl for murderous assault on t1.nothet. coobe The weather has bep.n very wet with frequent II

Serjauie.\vhom he uearly l~i1led with a. sickle; there squalls, lightning anrl thullder and rain incessan.tly.
was \'el')' slight provoclttIon alld the assault was r \VA.Sinformed thnt there was a heavy fresh up-l'1\'er
premeditated. which overflowed the banks. .
'l'hel'e has been It good deal of petty theft COIII- . FoUl' hen.d of cattle were sold to some Saribl\s
plained of and also as usual at this. time of the year Malays for killillg on Hari Raya fOI;theSllnI of $~D. I
thefts of peppel' from garden steeplllg weJl~. There Me still a fe\~ 01(1cows which could be dls-
My time has been quite fiJled up with Court poc;edof. . It
work and a large incren.se in th1e 1I1lIIIher of agl'ee-. The jUllgkat fishillg 1m'! ceased entirely n.nd the !I!
ments mn.deout. . .
I fisherl1len are attelldiug to other .work. SeveraL WJ
andThe Chinese
been have engaged
that 1\master for his
tl.1Cschool kilollg h.we beell fixed Idcmg the sh.ore n.nd the hau~s. It.
it h:1f; armllged they pitY salary have been fail'. Luckily the fishl1lg folk set their '1
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and the Govel'llmellt wiJl engn.ge the ~llaster as fish tmps earlier this year, ot})I~rwise ~here would
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beforeGO\'el'llmellt
the to teach M,.day
:--chonl. alld elenlen tl\.ry r,,"ghsh at 'I have been no supply of fresh fish durl11g the fa.st.
month. ;\

. 'rhe Lux lalllps whirh flrri\'ed during the mOllth 1'he jeluLong illspectol' dirl not make his mUIH\
have been erected. ., of illspection durill~ tlw Ilttter part of ~he m()lItl~. :1
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'I'he vegetn.h]e mlwket IS uow 111.use foul' personsj having no policeman tll accompany lunl. P. C. Ii
p:1ying a smaJl nll)nthly relit wIth rIght to sell Alnbl\.lIg is in charge of tin.mtok during the absp.nce.
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vegetnbles there. .
'rhe IIIIISOIl who contl'!\cted to fillish the pork I
of P. C. Bunyaw who has gone on one mouth'!;
]el\ve. P. 0. Lamit also is on leave. .
1I19.rket tiOOl'I\.bscollded without completing it, bl~: Aglls re-enliste~\ vice pri\'l\.te Bagang who Wits
he had done 1110re work than thc amount of ius. I Ioulld to be unsatIsfactory. .
advn.nce cove\'ed. . 'rhc H.oban bilian sawyer by name Chew Eug
'l'he slaughtbl' house has been crected <1Ul'Illg th~) Selig has brought sevel'ai coolies frolll Kllching to.
mouth aud the baRills for standpipes have Idso beeu \York \1l1tler him. Almost:l.lI his forme\' coolies had
constructed and the pipe line si\llulrl hB cOlnplete abscoutie.l either to Km:hiug per small boat,; 01' to
early lIext nlOlIth.. . I the Batl\lI~ He~,\ng, overland. .
DUl'lllg the 1TI0ntli Seng Ewp. vacelllated I FIl1Cs alld iees for the month amoullt to $1l~J.
50
I f') persons n.t ~usnl1
I aim ,,of Wl101l14 took.
.. uone took 1 The tl H.tiereturlls being:-
" ".. I I11DOrt s. Exports.
:1;j " "~ell1n.wan',, all took " r:
in the two forlllcr cases Ferries & Co's IYlllph was \
$IG..J44 $18.:-140
used aud in the latter ~!dgoll.
.-\..R. CHEY~E.
'1'he prisollers have beell .emplo.\'ed IIl'arly elltirely
in the bazaar !1.lIdsUI'l'oundlllgs. TVritR/'..
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E. R S'l'II..WEIJL,
SIRr.
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Resideut, Upper Sntrlll:llk.
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NIl'. .J. Ihrillg-Goulrl

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September.
left here, by La Ph! on the.
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Hnl for J(uching en-rou.t!! to Europe Oll short leave,
Durillg the month coolies were ernployet1 ill weed- I
I left here 011.the Hth. i'll order to visit the np-river
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iug, plucking and tipping tell., curing tea II.lItlcotfee, stations and Capt. Heher of s. s. Rajah wllll.wn!;
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repairiug roads IIlId drains, lentling to weeiiillg con- I here Oll a visit accompallied me. . .
tracts and to Rese\'voir liue l1./c. I 011 arrival I\t Song' I fOlilld that the fort kitch(m
'l'he crop gathered for tIle IIIIInLh \\'itS aoo 1])8 tea. ; I"
alld 13 pikuls parchment coffee .!\nd liming the had bee!l bUl'llt to the ground. I held all inquiry
as to what had caQsed the' fhe, but did !lot filld tlmt I
month 780 Ins broken pekoe [Iud .180 11)8pekoe were !
anyolle in pnrticlllar:w.as-:to blame. the aff.~il'appenr-
despatched to M",ssrs. The Borneo COlnpany Ltrl. illg to have bee!l a pu\'e accidellt.
'1'he \\'Peciirig COlltract<; alld the Estate tel~ fields !
At I(rl.pit two M:days were sentenced to 2 years .I
are in good order alld a pa\'t of the Estate coffee
. field is I1nweeded. hard lalioiir each for bu~gl:;LryHot
.Helaga. I returned I
to tiibu Oll the 11th: '.". ': ". · I
I ha.\'e dischargerl 7 coolies on the expi1'l1.tioll of .MI'. F. A. W.Page-T'u1'llt:)r .returned frOlll len.vE.'
their agreements and pl\Ylilellt of their debts. : II
'on, ~he 17th alld after visiting Kapit he left for
Mr. Prior pi~id the coolies' wages for September Matu 011the 24th to take over chn.rge of tlH.Lower
011the 5th October lDlO I\t the landing phwe. \
The l'aillflLll for the month \VItS 12.1:\5 illches. H.ejl\lIg. Mr, Chynoweth, who had been 8&i~tiollell
in the Lowel' H.ejallg during . MI'. Page-'l'lll'IH~I"S
V. V. GOMEZ, abselJce on 1~:weretul"lIetl to thll> station on the 20th
Manage/'. and resumed his duties hel'e the following dn.y.

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I)ROGR,uun:.
_ 15th Race, 4.30 p. 7/i.-A CUP value $ .-Pre-
l.,t ~ace, 9 a. m.-':'SHIP'S Gws.-lst prize $6. sented by . . . . 'Fo: any de~cription
2nd prIze $3. From Dayang Atun's Panglmlllt1\ to of bOH.tswlt.h Crews limited to 1" men. Entrance
the Stone 'Wharf. fee $1. Wmners of the 3rd race to pull with 13-
, ~. ,., nllcl 2nd in the 3rd race to pnll with 14 paddles
, 2/1d R,ac.e, 9.15 a. m.-BANDoNG RACE.-} 01' I,o/Ut . olll.v.. 1st prize to Crew $15. 2nd prize to Crew
fide fishlllg' boats to be propell~d?y oars, stecnmll\lI ,$7,:30. I
From Batu Biliong to the Stone Wharf.
only. to use a paddle. Crews hmltcd to 5 mell.
prize $7.50. 2nd prize $5. From Dayltng Atnll'8;
L~t I
.1ath Race, 5: p. m.-THE CONSOLATIONCUP.-.
PangkaJlnn to the Stone Wha d. . ' \ ~due $70.-:-0pen. to all boats th llt h ave not won
. ~ It race at this meetmg. Entrance .fee $1. 1st prize .

31d Race, 9.~O a. 7/t.-CHAMBEH 01 COMMEI~CE to Crew $25. 2nd prize to Crew $15. From Tanjong
CuP.- Value. $oO.-Prcsentecl by Messrs. Chan hee
Ong, Ong 'l'lang Swee and Yeo Gual! Chow. For
P!1tinO'an to the Stone vVharf.
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any description of boat with Crews limited to 15 ['l'he above programme is subject to alteration.].
men. Entrance fee $1.50. 1st prize to Crew $15.
2nd prize to Crew $7.50 From Tanjong Patingan
to the Stone Wharf.
4th Rar.e.-10 a. m.-BANDONG RAcE.-For bonct
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':U ():Th'I't"
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DT;''D :rHI Y
nr g
.~~.I:2.l.. X~.. r..... ~_ o r
fide fishing boats manned by Chinese only. Crews ,
limited tf> ten mell. 1st prize $10. 2nc1prize $7.50'
3rd prize $5. From Dayang Atun's PI~ngkallan to
the Stone Wharf. 1
UAU AND PAIOT.
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Octobel'.
5th Race, 10.15 (t. m.-AnMY, NAVY ANDCONS'l'A-I
DULARY.-Crews limited to 15 men. 1st prize $15. Agrecment.~.--38~1 were regi~tered during the-
2nd pri7.e $7.50. From Dayang Atlln's Pangkalh\n month, 388 at Bau I1nc1G at PaInt. .
to the Stone 'Wharf. 8tamps.-Dlities and fees'amounted to $5D2.70.
6th Bace, 10.45 a. 7n.-FOR 130..\,'l'SWITH CREWS C01trt.-Fines and fees amounted to $342.
I.IMITED '1'0EIGHT MEN.-1st prize $8. 2nel prize Planting.-7- permits were issued during the-
$4. From D!\yang Atun's Pltngkallan to the Stone nlonth, 5 to plant rubbel', 1 pepper and 1 tuba.
Wharf. Rnbber.-Dahan Estate produced 6,121t tus. of
rnbber for October.
7th Race, 11.15 a. m.-l'HE OFFICES RACE.-A
Ban cyanide. works shipped 1.,927.9 07.S. of gold
race for employes in the Go\'emment and Mercantile and 604.5 ozs. of silver for Septembel'. !I,nd Bi({i
Offices. Crews limited to fifteen paddles and one cyanide works shipped 071.3 ozs. of gold alld 14l.:i.
flag bearer, who shall be bond fide employed in or ozs. of silver for the same month.
about nn otI1ce or department on nlOllthly wages and A lepel' IHtmed Chui Kee Joon who had heen sellt
not as boat or 'l'ongkang coolies or on day wages, to the C~tJ!}psome months ago lUll] returned here on
Police, Military and Naval depaJ'tmelits not eligible. two previous occasions, did so again on the 3nl
1st prize $16. 2nd prize $8. Frolll D~\yang A.tnn's inst:1nt and on the moruing of the 4th he was. fonnd
Pangkallan to the Stone "'-'harf. .o1!tside the cloor of the house where his \vife was
8th Race, 11.45 a.m.-HIs HIGHNESS '1'HE H.A.JAH'S living snfferiug from the efIects of tuba poisoning
CuP.- Value $130.-2nd prize $li:3 -For bOltts with from which he died very shortly. .
'unlimited Crews. Entrance fee $2. 1st prize to The (ith WItS observed as a hoiiclay being Hari
Crew $50. 2nd prize to Crew $25. Hrd prize to Ra!fa.
Crew $15. Frol11 Ba.tn Biliong to the Ri,one 'Vhar£. On the 10th two Jav:ulese coolies were Ln'ou"ht;
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Racing will be resumed at 2 p. m.

.
ill by Snlong of Busan, he had fOllnd theln 1J~ltr
i\Illsi, they were absconders hom the ~llngei 'l'ellg:1h-
Estate, alld were forwarded to Kuching.
~he 14th was o~served as A.feast' day by the
, I Clllnese for the opemllg ceremony of the new bltza:1I';.
9th. R?ce, 2. .]J. 1n.-'-BAN?O~G H.ACEr:-l!or b01l1l the 1'opekollg ,from old Bau vilh1ge WItS brought i.u
.fid.e. fis~in~ boats Cr~ws llIlllte(~ to LJ ') mell; l~t processioll to Stmk Lung MUll, and before .tll alt~tl:
prize $~2.oJO.. 2nd prIze $15. Ii rom hall Seng S i;et np in the middle of the rO~td pmyers were 811 id
Pangkalall to the Stone \Vharf. !tlld !\ large quantity of crackers fireel ofI !tud the-
10th Race, 2.15 p. ?n.-FISHERMAN'S H.AcE.-One 1'opeleong was then deposited iu a ternpomry attap
lllllll sculling. (Dayong Ilean). 1st !)l'ize $2. 2nd buihling at one end of the .street, and facing it at the.
prize $1. Brd prize 1)0 cents. From Muam Pa- other end was the open ail' wuyang. .By 10 A. M.
dungall to the Stolle 'Wharf. the whole bazaar was densely packed' with people
11th Race, 2.30 p. m :.:ScHoOL Boys HACE.-Hol' !tllc1at that time there could not h~ve .been fill' short
bone; fide School boys only. Crews limited to 18 of '1,000 people present. 'l'he. festlVltle~ ~vere k~pt.
boys. 1st prize $12. 2ncl prize $4.50. From I{llallt t~p for the next two Ot. three d~.~.sand eactl e~enlllg
Gresik to the Stone Wharf. tnere were between 2,000 and .3,000 people 111the.
I ntI R 3 -T E CHA'Ml'ION UUl'.- VALUE baz?,ar; the crowd was mos.t ordet}y and 110 CU1I1-.,
.p. m.
ht e d for tl Ie t.II'St t Ime
N £ ace, H '.
b y The Opium
,. plallits were made of ally mlsbeluwlOllr.
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$100.-Presented . .. Farm Syndicate. Th e L ux Iamps were IICY
Opell to all,'. boats, crews 'unllll11te( .. !ontrance~ fee
] E
011 the t:'
utb lIIstallt. '"
The traders I LtIH1el'sttl,lId al'e'
'>
$~.. 1~;,t Prize' to. crewt: $50 .. 2 n(] pl'lze ' t 0 cmw '*'25
' . very pleased to have them all( 1 t h e good light given . .
3 rd. P l'lze to crew "'1.). F rom B a t Lt B Il Ion" t 0 th e. .
h
'V' .. 'i' . ... by them was greatly appreciated by t e I.u-gt~crowds.
Stolle )Vhad. of people each evening. .
13th Ilace, 3.30 p. 7n.-Folt BOATSWITHCREWS I '1'he 1\-IatH\O'er
of the Ban ~vVorksreportel! on tlJe
T.IMITED TO THREE MEN. 1st prize $8, 211d prize, 27th the death of a mall called Salum, aL tiijijH.k
$1.50. From Borneo qompany's Pangkalan
::hone Wharf.. I beell in charO'e of an enO'ine
I
to the hospit,al from the effect of se\'ere scaids; he haa
at the New Phtut alld
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14th Race, 4. p. 7/t.-Ko'rAK H.AcB.--Crews limited had allowed the drain cocbr to remain opell while.
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to ::3men. Sails may be used as well as oars. 1st the ClJgine was at rest, thus heltting np the coucleI1Rer'.
prize $10. 2nd prize $7.50. Brd pri7.e $5. From water in a tank close hy; unfortunately lie accidelltld Iy
i\1uara Padullgan to the'Stone,\Vho.d.
o '...
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slipped aucl fell into . thia \~i'ti1llk. He was pulled out,.

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aJ,nrp~~.I!-.t..~nce'.by Mr. Main wbo was near him; I)ut 'l'he lebsee. of the. Sadong. O'pium,F~nPt,:!I:I~s.~rs.
he succumbed 'in 'hospital as reported.. ' K wong Sang '\V0 were fined $100 for sell.l11g"opmm.
.r hav'e !l'i;rii.n.g~d.
with:. the Manager' of. theBau at a. higher rate than authorized by Govenlme.r:it,.
'Works that in future the railway from .the godowns They immediately lodged an appeal but a few days
to 'the further side uf Tai PlI.[rit gold working.; is not later asked to be allowed to withdraw same. .
to be open to tbe public. Formerly everyone used '1'he s. s. Ulv 885 tons rpgister, Captain Pe'derson.
this as the ma.in road from here to Bidi, but the arrived in ballast from Penang on the 7th. She left
large a.mount of traffic on this part of the line renders agl\in on the 11th for Singapore with a cargo of 1,OM
it now dangerous;. the roa.d.now from here to Bidi tOilS5 cwts. of coal and bunkers 160 tons. With
will be through Bau village, and this joins the rail- only short IJotice it was impossible to give her a full
way at the further side of tbe Tai Parrit workings. cargo as local sales have been exceptionally good of
My time has been largely taken up attendin~ to late. 'l'he mines have been working at full pressure
the 'Writing out of agreements. turning out 80 tons per day. . .
P. W. D.-The prisoners have been employed on ; A young Dyak girl in the upper Simunjan met with
clearing and laying out surroundings to IJew bazaar; a nasty accident whilst busily engaged in the kitchen.
and on repairing the road through old Bau village. with cooking operations. At the time she was wear- 1

ing bracelets of imitation bead.s "made in Austria."

E. R. STILWELL, which are composed of some 'highly inflammable.
Resident, Upper 8al'awak. l
I substalJce, when they caught fire and her arm was
severely bUl'lJt. Had HOt assistance been readily
forthcoming it is highly probable the result would
have been more serious. It is interesting to note
- thatsincethisoccurrence
several
tl:aders
havegiven
September. . up stocking these Ol'lla.ments, whilst natives are
Fines and fees amounted to $504.65. being informed of their dangerous nature.One'
On the 2nd I left for Gedong at which pla.ce a towkay who had just received a large consignment
certain amount of excitement prevailed owing to one of these goods promptly returned the whole lot.
Sin Yong How who 'had that mOl'llilJg severely 'Per s. I. Chamois on the 7th I received orders to
assaulted Yen ;o;oon'rong with It paran{J, fol' 110 proceed to Kuehing. Hlwing IHl.nded over all
apparent reason, being still at large. HinYung How Govemment lIlonies and keys of safes to the Court
was eventually caught that same evening whilst in
the act of stealing a Malay's boat. He made a
I 'Writer
The
I left by the launch the next day.
prisollers have cleared tbe new cattle groulld
desperate effort to evade arrest and was not captured which is situated alongside the hospita.l road and
before he had succeeded in swimming some 500 yards have erected the cow shed. The barbed wire fencing
down stream. has lHrived, but the parapat posts arc not yet ready.
011 the 4th I left Gedong for !tilt Milikill spending 'rhese shou\n be done shortly. ..
"
one night at Lebur O. K. Daka's kampollg. '1'he Nine schoonel'!:; ann three steamers cleared for
next day I went on to Rasuh via Hemun, 'l'ruboh, Knching with coal this month which amounted to
Areng, "Lenggoh and Bedup. Staying one night at 1,214 tons H) cwts.
Hasuh I started the following morning for Segaun '1'rade returns are as under :--
pas~ing through Srob8;ll and Ampungan. At Segaun Exports. lmp orts.
.
an IIllport!\nt
Taratland dispute between the ,Dy!tksmy
of C t I $22071: 051: .,$!) 141:~O
8' "'J8~
'
Palaman
" Bukar and
. Segaun necessitated
' "oas.a
.1.'
orel"n i.3 7 .) i).v
remallJmg t h ere t wo mg ht s. As th e case IS one I
1'>' F. F. BOULT,
wbich concerns tbe boundary Letween the Land
Dyaks of SadOl:g and those on the Sarawltk, 1Lln Re.~idel.tt2nd Cla&$.
Samarahan, sides the matter will have to be referred
to tbe Hon'ble The Administrator for adjudication.
I returned to Hlmunjan on the 8th.
'l'he 26th being His Highness The H.ajah i\Iuda's
birthday the usual public holiday was held and the
SBIANGGAN(~.
October and November.
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:fl.ag-stt\ff was decorated. I have to report that Abang Bra.him the eldest
The moUth has been exceptionally ,vet, in con- son of Aban~.:Haji Tamin died from, apparently,
equence many of the up-river Dyaks have not y.et
consumption the day before hari raya.
bumt off their clearings. They are anxiously awalt-
'1'he. 6th being hari my a the usual salutes were
t "ng a spell of dry weather..
I 'l'hirteen Eailing vessels and three steamers cleared
fired and the Malay chiefs and others were received'
at the fort.
~ut with cOl~1which amounted to 1,704 tons Ii; cwts. I '1'he Dth (Sunday) being Her Highness The Ranee's
'1'he trade returns am:- I birthday a holiday was observed on the 10th.
Exports. Imports.
I It has been reported from Lingga that a China-
man named Teo Ah Khian was drowned at Bakong
$27,479.60 $17,002 I owing to his boat ?apsizing the ~am~ being flooded
. by the waves resultlllg from a SWJft tide, one other,
October. Lim Ab Khun was with him alld was picked up just
Fines and fees .amounted to $(j!)2.29. in time by some people' returning to Liugga from
H~l'i Raya passed :>ffin the customary malineI'. Simanggang. Up to tbe present nothiug has been
P. C. Lamar who on the 3rd was sent to 'l'ebakang heard of the body of Teo Ah Khian.
arrest Bulin a Malay for theft, having got the A complaint has been made of Ma]ays playing
cused'together with the stolen property, allowed pitch and toss in the bazaar, yuung people collect-
im to escape. It appears 011the return journey ing in numbers and obstructing the thorougbfare.
ey stopped at Ampul1gil.nand being the lIight of A notice had been ph\ced in the baza.ar sometime
e raya the pohce constable made merry :ind ago forbidding this, so the chiefs have IIOW .1'1Iy.
eglected to .handcuff his charge although he had warned their people alld the practice has stopped.
refully selected two pairs of manacles before start- It is a bad habit for young people to get into and
a. might be the source of leading them into trollble.
Abaug Man the native officer who has beeu on On the 18th instant, six Chillese arrived from
k leave for the last four months resumed his duties Kabong under arrest. and a letter frotll the Court
the 11th. He appears to be quite well again. \Vriter there informing that a Chinamall uamed

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