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( '1'11g S.-\H.\\V:\ 1\ (-L-\Y,E'J''l'E, FEHIWARY 5, HIOR. heen :-;ettled; nlO:-;Llydispntl':-; 11.1.0111 oWIH'I':-;hil'or boundaries of Sllgo lands. I L wonl,l :-;,~(~III Lhat Il g'hHI man)' oWlwrs of hu:d Iwn, :Ln~III'L hlll'PY IIntil Lhey have l\ithl\r stolell or I.ril'd to ,;t("d part 01" tlll: Inn<ls adjoilling I,heil' OWII, alld tlli:-; ill spitl\ of II", fact thnt they .~I'':' filled prdty ll,mvily 1\'eall~~III,. \York ill the {'ollrL of l:,'~qll,,:-;ts Im:-;gOIl.. '1I111I11I:h as nsnnl. Vines allcl f,~es IL III011111ml Ln $'.I!iO,:i:!. P. IV. j).-- 10'01' ha If tit.. lIIolllh th., !,I'i:-;oll gallg was ..engaged ill preparing allll p:lLtjlll~ "l' 1,,1Iil/JI. fUlicilig rOllnd tlw eattln gltlllllll. 'I'll!! actual putLing up of this fencing does \Jot tl~lw IOllg, bllt. ':IILtillg holes through the {lostK, allll slHlpi IIg th..'. '!IHls of Ihe o(:rosHpiec.~s Lo fit th"11l oe,:upi,"; far 1111'1'.: Lillw. III addition to Lhis tlw priKont!I''; Iw I',. w,!,,,le,lltlld .c!earn{[ 1110:-;/. 01"tlw ()ya 1',,,,,1 .",hidll>y Lht! way has 1Lgaill heell wltKhed awa.y aL I'dallal, IncH.Lh fol' a 'short t1istallc,~'--- roomvelle{[ IhI' 1",,\(1 \11 tlw hazaal', o.nLl repaired the" gar.!.'III!r'" 11"11"". whi,:h 1\'ILK .damagl'd hy tlw 1100ds. 'J'l'lldc.-Ol\'ill" I,) Stllrl II \ 1I','a 1.111'1' SdIIlIlIlL'I'S IHLVB c:ellsecl to nl'lIli n~gllla;'ly 1".tl\'''('11 IH!I'I' alld 1\uehillg. ttlld eow;'!qrtt"lItly 1.11(. (':-'plll'h 1"11I' 11(1) mOllth aI'(' alll1o:-;t lIil. C)11<' Sl'lu""1I01' ,11011' 1:1"'II'I.d from this rivI!I', wiLi, a eal'g') ,.1' II', !:lIyalls 'raw :-;ngo and 80 pintls jelII 1.11 II g galla_. all,] sll" 11111:-;1,IIIlY" 1111'1. \'.n'.\' Sfllrill'y w,'al_III'1' I"'LI\""I' h,.I''' alld 1\lll'hilig. ')'lwl'f1 i:-; IIOtilill_~ flll'tlll'r III' ill"'I',',,1 I,) 1"')'"1'1 10 YOUl' .l/I~hll'):-;S 1',", rllt' I'asl 11I1I100h. \.I:.I.\\YI:I.::\I'I':. /.',.,,;,fl'/" '!IIII ('1"".<. --- .VIJI'CIIII",,', /!}(I;'. ,\"l't)':IIU'lIt". 7i 1\' 111<1']'.,111r111" LI". 11"'IILh S~UIlP tllltlt~:-; IIlul fe"s alll''IIIIII..oIt~> ::;;llill.li. ('Olll't I1I..,S ItllIllt:u;; a'II"llIlt..,f 111$1 :.: I. f retlll'lI",1 hel'l' 1'1'0111'J\IIt:hlll!: "" II". III.. '1'1... HOllollrnl,le tll" 'I(,':-;iduili. al'l'i\',.oI Oil ""- 1.ltll alld sat ill C,'Ul't the 111':>;1. dal'. 1I11t," ""ssilll lI'a,; ;:mlt()nf:..cl to IK ""'lItIIK IIIIPI:is,IIIII1"111 alld III'id1lllail RlleI.LJlll Abll lI.d"I.!' 1.11'11110I','al'. \al\ 110 Ii IIIIIlIth" :UHl I :lIhoL 1.1)Ii I\"~ek" for Ih.',ft or ~~old 1'1'''111II". "\,.:all II}' at Bicli 11'1)1'kK:.Iapal' a Ll'ad,'r \\"IS "1'111."111""]'0 Ii mOil ths for bei IIg all al'l:,:KSOr\' ,11101:\ ,,"a II t." Ii 111011111:-; (ar ...,ceivillg ;;I,)kll 1'1"'PI'I'I..I" '1'111' lI'IIIIIul'al>l" Ih,. H'$idellt wIlli" 1",1'1' I'isll...,] II. II. II". ltaja\I's Bllngalow, the (;OV..I'IIIIU')III ~,'h.,,)1 ;ll,d IIII"pital: I". relul'lInt1 to 1\11l'1tilJ!.: '>11 tl,,' '.",11, 1,111. "".I'isil..d 1.1,., Ji~triet :UOl'IIII1Plllli,.d hI' I.,,,h t '''"1 II..I'illl'" "" I ill' ~th. . . . - LaJllholig flild l:illd'I!'.~. ~1,i"l 11\ Ill.,. \I,'''' 5elltelll'l!d till I.I)(~ P";th 1" I .\',:;1.1'-', 111'111'1"""" III r,"r dwft of lH')lI',,'r i'rolll I.,'" "I'hilll"" ;:ard"11 1\ hid, IS IIOL far 1'1'11111 1.II"ir I'i!la",'. IIII'I ';1,,1,. '"111,. I",,,s 1'1'''111 tile stl'Ppill!! pI",''': thi~'" is III'" lilsl. 11111" ";:11. ;111\ . HyakK hlLV" lo('t!11 iJl'lIlI;~I,t. "I' rill' 1.1,d't "I 1"'PI,,'r III .hill ('ollrt alld I h")I" 1.110""lIt':II""IIIII"""',j \I'ill 01"1",' <"}J('r~ 1'1'0111attl'llIl't.illg 1.111' :-;allll' I hill':. 'i'he ~illgghi 1)."11.1,,,hal',. '1"1 1""'11 ,,1>1, III ,I,..,.id, ,,,,'bo they wish insLalled as ()rallg I\:lya: Ih" lasl 11111' n,IC ]\t Hlld:tllg' whll di".1 1.lsl 1111111111\1:1'; 11111 ~atisfacLory hut tile ~,jllgglli,; an' 1,'1'\ II',)I:I,I"~III"" ~., de~ll\'ith heing II"-sl, lil.l;~iI)\I" :11101"'1''''''1':1.\.,.11'11'.- ,lbope to fill,l a goud Illall lat,'r 0111. 1 regrnt thnt L,tll' \h '\1'111,111,. ('"url \\ 1'1\,'1' Itas ,d t.1) r()Kigli Ili:-; )1":-1 oil a,..., III III .,i' \,,,"11111"'.1 1,,"1 Allh. . Doctor Hrll(:(' LII\I' was ill Ih. .]lslri,'.1 '11' rI", 1,,1 1/,lith.71_11, 1:II,h.III1t.:!'!II,.'!1 ,'...~:!I',I .1::j'.\.:~."III,. ;th and ~/th.. 'J'h,. 11l'i"'lliI'l';; hal'" 1""'1, "",!.!.,.",.j .." ''I' , , I' "I ':~(l!: or g"I,"n,1". - --- ------ -10 TJecember, /.'J()i. :\gro!~1I1ellts--iO were ma,lc! ,1l1rillg t.lw lIlonth, ~tanlp dllti,!s :Llll1 reI.''; fll1101.lllte,l to $H.LHH. (~OIU.tl1ueK ItI111fe!~s ltlU011IIto.] tll $:!l7 .H7. I'lalitilig 1"~l'lI1il.s--:! Wf!r., giv'!1l out (l\1rillg tll!! 1110111.11. 011 tht, :.!'H1 illstallt I acc01l1panie!1 the HOllourable t.he H(~si.Jelit 1\1111 J J(lcly CUIlYllghlLIlW to nidi and the III!:>;tclay tlwy left here for }~uching. :'th. ('ollills W!!Ilt lip to Sillgghi to IIlItlW inIJuiries a.bout alili view sOllle la.nd the ownership of which was ill flisputn allcl also to iuquire auout the (',;tate of the late ()rang I\tty!~]'11. Huflttng; he retnrned on the 10th illKtltnL with KOIIII~ sketch plans of the lallcl in dispute. I IVa".,call eel clOWIIto clo c1nty in 1\:nchillg on tIll] L:.!Lhillstallt, ,\lid WI.IIl'IwLl 011 the 17tll. :\11'. ('ollills \\'I~III,OVCI't.o relie\'l~ :\11'. Crocker who ha,IIlIJ\.:\jllcd leave Oil the I:!th illstllnt. Very heal'Y raill fell fro II1 t.11!! :!J ~t to the :!-!th i IIsta.II'L alld the roads were flootiu.! ill 1111\11)' places. 1)11 I'hriKLlllltS tlw Inallagel' of the Hall works. Mr. l'awle, provi,le,l K!HH'tS1'01' tlw 1I:ltil'es Itll<i elltcJ'tailletl hi:-; fl'ielHls at dil1lwr followed hy a Ii Ie-work disphlJ 111t: sallle ,~velling at F:icli wlwil 1.III'I'e were :!7 Ellropeall gUBSts pre:-;I'lit ')111.1'olle of WIIOIlI CI\lnlJ rrom 1\lII~hillg. I )odor Hal'k!!1' I'. :\1. n. >tl'riv"d ill tho district Oil tl1t: 17th illSl.allt "'Ilvilig hen: 011t.he ~IJLic, IUll1 ])0<;\'01' ! Il'Ilel) 1,"1\' II'lIS in the (li;;tl'i<:t 011 tlw .~th, lith. (jth, 71h. 111.11. I:!th, I:-\Ih, :!.")th, :!i;th alld :!j'tll. 'I'h" pl'i,;olwl's Imve h<:"~ll (:llIployed ill repairs Lo 1'0a,ls ill l'i"illit.I' 01 tll!! Inzaar. I':. I:. ~Tllj\VI':LL, It,',,ic/ml. .- n.\ It.\ '1. .\'on~lIlbl'/'. /!}U;'. ()II till' I;;\. () 1111HlawnlJg. 1.1110 1"",0.: I'ata chid al'lll'c,i. II..!;, IIphLilJed al)()llt the I\,'.,)'ahs ill tho Pata nl!!t'l.illg h S /'IIII:IIIS !tIll! tryillg I.', draw thmn away fl'ol!l hilll. I illf(Jrllll~'] ().van I'lawt'lig Lhllt as this W>t:-;'I matter which required It good it.~al of el1- ("ul'y. iL Il>ld ])I)tkr await till' )t.!sid'!llt :\11'. lJollghlS. ()n th., 4th HlJa 11.IKs:1.lI. a Hrn/lt'i. rdlll'lIetl 1'1'011I a I'I:ii1. 1;0 Lh" I\lahih ill till' till1 _.\I,ar !tnl1 hl'Oll,,'ht. ,]1111'11'l'allo:l I ,iI III!. thc,ir I',,"~hllili. who pai:1 ill'lli,; 1:\" . 'I'aill" J,lhut reptJJ:twl tl,aL hI'; ('Bupl.. I'efusell to 1110\'" 1'1'0111tile int.'riol' to f.ollg 1.:olalig in spite ,)1" 1,lll.ir j,alill~~ .lgI'U'~.! 1<.1 do ;;0 11'111'11 they lliet the I:,~:-;id:'nt :\11'. 1>0Ugl'ls I,tst year. ItII01 III: asl,ed that (int',:rllll"'lIt 1I'IIIIId :\s~ist ililll ill this matter, hy ,,"lldlll:-: two 01' thl'e" !-Iaralll uhiefs 1.0 11I.lp thell1 ill IIIOI'ilig art..1' tlw hall'e:-;t. II... n1Orom'C)I', states l;bnt \\'il.hill till' last fc~1I' 111<IIILI1,; LJII Bal1l'u,:~ ]~ld.J:tan I\lahil., att.t\L,),..,l th"lhl'il'llil I\lahits alld killed two IIII'll ill r,~Lalial.iolJ 1'01' tl,,~'latt.I~I' hal'ing attackc,d hint 1111II 1"))'1111'1' o,:eRKioll. .\Is" (fton~ t:lttll livillg ill :-:. :\I"ill aLtrtt:kt:tl !.l", !.<'JIII-: Iitak I{!ahits killill.~ olle 1111111 "lid lI'ounding anotlll:l'. . This was a!lio ill ,,,- t:di"lioll for " 1'01'111<'1' attack. j IIlflll'lIl"d '1\lIlIa l,ihul; that with l'e.~'II'd 1.11 his I','opl.. nltJ\'ill.~ 1'1'0111the iutt.riol' to LOllg Le!allg ill till' 1:111 .\k;lr sollie 11al'ltlll "llids 1I'01lld assist thelll 1.0 .J,) ;;0 aft.:1' rill) ]1ltI'Velit, and that conc':l'nin.~ th,~ aLLac!.s iliad" 1).1' Un Hahl'll .llId UtClllg Itatll huth l1w",' II1L'n wOllhl ht: fined thre,! (,I) picilis (~aclt ,;,I!,j,'ci. to 1111'COllsellt of YOIII' II ighl"~ss. Taillit I ,ilHII. alKI) (:\llliplailll:t1 Lllilt III Ihll\'allg 1h" I \-II:.;ltlllli "fth" hlahits 111 LI... 'I'litan had hnell 1"'1'- :-;lIadlll;": ';,'"It: or 11IS ''('HUIlt I ,il)\lt'~J ]Jt'uple to U\lll'e Il,l.. \.\'" '1'111.:1.11: I lul,l 'I'. )',il'ICI. dlllt I \\",111:1 f'II,\lIirl~ J

Transcript of Sarawak Gazette 1908 News from Upper Sarawak

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'1'11g S.-\H.\\V:\ 1\ (-L-\Y,E'J''l'E, FEHIWARY 5, HIOR.

heen :-;ettled; nlO:-;Llydispntl':-; 11.1.0111oWIH'I':-;hil'orboundaries of Sllgo lands. IL wonl,l :-;,~(~IIILhat Il g'hHIman)' oWlwrs of hu:d Iwn, :Ln~III'L hlll'PY IIntil Lheyhave l\ithl\r stolell or I.ril'd to ,;t("d part 01" tlll:Inn<ls adjoilling I,heil' OWII, alld tlli:-; ill spitl\ of II",fact thnt they .~I'':' filled prdty ll,mvily 1\'eall~~III,.

\York ill the {'ollrL of l:,'~qll,,:-;ts Im:-;gOIl.. '1I111I11I:has nsnnl.

Vines allcl f,~es ILIII011111ml Ln $'.I!iO,:i:!.P. IV. j).-- 10'01'ha If tit.. lIIolllh th., !,I'i:-;ollgallg was

..engaged ill preparing allll p:lLtjlll~ "l' 1,,1Iil/JI. fUlicilig

rOllnd tlw eattln gltlllllll. 'I'll!! actual putLing up ofthis fencing does \Jot tl~lw IOllg, bllt. ':IILtillg holesthrough the {lostK, allll slHlpi IIg th..'. '!IHls of Iheo(:rosHpiec.~s Lo fit th"11l oe,:upi,"; far 1111'1'.:Lillw.

III addition to Lhis tlw priKont!I''; Iw I',. w,!,,,le,lltlld.c!earn{[ 1110:-;/.01"tlw ()ya 1',,,,,1 .",hidll>y Lht! way has1Lgaill heell wltKhed awa.y aL I'dallal, IncH.Lh fol' a'short t1istallc,~'--- roomvelle{[ I hI' 1",,\(1 \11 tlw hazaal',o.nLl repaired the" gar.!.'III!r'" 11"11"". whi,:h 1\'ILK.damagl'd hy tlw 1100ds.

'J'l'lldc.-Ol\'ill" I,) Stllrl II \ 1I','a 1.111'1' SdIIlIlIlL'I'S

IHLVB c:ellsecl to nl'lIli n~gllla;'ly 1".tl\'''('11 IH!I'I' alld

1\uehillg. ttlld eow;'!qrtt"lItly 1.11(. (':-'plll'h 1"11I' 11(1)mOllth aI'(' alll1o:-;t lIil. C)11<' Sl'lu""1I01' ,11011' 1:1"'II'I.d

from this rivI!I', wiLi, a eal'g') ,.1' II', !:lIyalls 'raw :-;ngo

and 80 pintls jelII 1.11II g galla_. all,] sll" 11111:-;1,IIIlY" 1111'1.

\'.n'.\' Sfllrill'y w,'al_III'1' I"'LI\""I' h,.I''' alld 1\lll'hilig.

')'lwl'f1 i:-; IIOtilill_~ flll'tlll'r III' ill"'I',',,1 I,) 1"')'"1'1 10

YOUl' .l/I~hll'):-;S 1',", rllt' I'asl 11I1I100h.

\.I:.I.\\YI:I.::\I'I':.

/.',.,,;,fl'/" '!IIII ('1"".<.

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.VIJI'CIIII",,', /!}(I;'.

,\"l't)':IIU'lIt". 7i 1\' 111<1']'.,111r111" LI". 11"'IILh

S~UIlP tllltlt~:-; IIlul fe"s alll''IIIIII..oIt~> ::;;llill.li.('Olll't I1I..,S ItllIllt:u;; a'II"llIlt..,f 111$1 :.: I.f retlll'lI",1 hel'l' 1'1'0111'J\IIt:hlll!: "" II". III.. '1'1...

HOllollrnl,le tll" 'I(,':-;iduili. al'l'i\',.oI Oil ""- 1.ltll alldsat ill C,'Ul't the 111':>;1. dal'. 1I11t," ""ssilll lI'a,;

;:mlt()nf:..cl to IK ""'lItIIK IIIIPI:is,IIIII1"111 alld III'id1lllailRlleI.LJlll Abll lI.d"I.!' 1.11'11110I','al'. \al\ 110 Ii IIIIIlIth"

:UHl I :lIhoL 1.1)Ii I\"~ek" for Ih.',ft or ~~old 1'1'''111II". "\,.:allII}' at Bicli 11'1)1'kK:.Iapal' a Ll'ad,'r \\"IS "1'111."111""]'0 IimOil ths for bei IIg all al'l:,:KSOr\' ,11101:\ ,,"a II t." Ii 111011111:-;

(ar ...,ceivillg ;;I,)kll 1'1"'PI'I'I..I" '1'111' lI'IIIIIul'al>l" Ih,.H'$idellt wIlli" 1",1'1' I'isll...,] II. II. II". ltaja\I'sBllngalow, the (;OV..I'IIIIU')III ~,'h.,,)1 ;ll,d IIII"pital: I".relul'lInt1 to 1\11l'1tilJ!.: '>11 tl,,' '.",11, 1,111. "".I'isil..d 1.1,.,Ji~triet :UOl'IIII1Plllli,.d hI' I.,,,h t '''"1 II..I'illl'" "" I ill'~th. . . . -

LaJllholig flild l:illd'I!'.~. ~1,i"l 11\ Ill.,. \I,''''5elltelll'l!d till I.I)(~ P";th 1" I .\',:;1.1'-', 111'111'1"""" III r,"rdwft of lH')lI',,'r i'rolll I.,'" "I'hilll"" ;:ard"11 1\ hid, ISIIOL far 1'1'111111.II"ir I'i!la",'. IIII'I ';1,,1,. '"111,. I",,,s 1'1'''111

tile stl'Ppill!! pI",''': thi~'" is III'" lilsl. 11111" ";:11. ;111\. HyakK hlLV" lo('t!11 iJl'lIlI;~I,t. "I' rill' 1.1,d't "I 1"'PI,,'r III

.hill ('ollrt alld I h")I" 1.110""lIt':II""IIIII"""',j \I'ill 01"1",'<"}J('r~ 1'1'0111attl'llIl't.illg 1.111':-;allll' I hill':.

'i'he ~illgghi 1)."11.1,,,hal',. '1"1 1""'11 ,,1>1, III ,I,..,.id,,,,,'bo they wish insLalled as ()rallg I\:lya: Ih" lasl 11111'n,IC ]\t Hlld:tllg' whll di".1 1.lsl 1111111111\1:1'; 11111

~atisfacLory hut tile ~,jllgglli,; an' 1,'1'\ II',)I:I,I"~III""~., de~ll\'ith heing II"-sl, lil.l;~iI)\I" :11101"'1''''''1':1.\.,.11'11'.-

,lbope to fill,l a goud Illall lat,'r 0111.1 regrnt thnt L,tll' \h '\1'111,111,. ('"url \\ 1'1\,'1' Itas

,d t.1) r()Kigli Ili:-; )1":-1 oil a,..., III III .,i' \,,,"11111"'.1 1,,"1Allh. .Doctor Hrll(:(' LII\I' was ill Ih. .]lslri,'.1 '11' rI", 1,,1

1/,lith.71_11, 1:II,h.III1t.:!'!II,.'!1 ,'...~:!I',I .1::j'.\.:~."III,.;th and ~/th..

'J'h,. 11l'i"'lliI'l';; hal'" 1""'1, "",!.!.,.",.j .." ''I' , , I' "I':~(l!: or g"I,"n,1".

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TJecember, /.'J()i.

:\gro!~1I1ellts--iO were ma,lc! ,1l1rillg t.lw lIlonth,~tanlp dllti,!s :Llll1 reI.''; fll1101.lllte,l to $H.LHH.(~OIU.t l1ueK ItI111fe!~s ltlU011IIto.] tll $:!l7 .H7.I'lalitilig 1"~l'lI1il.s--:! Wf!r., giv'!1l out (l\1rillg tll!!

1110111.11.

011 tht, :.!'H1 illstallt I acc01l1panie!1 the HOllourablet.he H(~si.Jelit 1\1111J J(lcly CUIlYllghlLIlW to nidi and theIII!:>;tclay tlwy left here for }~uching.

:'th. ('ollills W!!Ilt lip to Sillgghi to IIlItlW inIJuiriesa.bout alili view sOllle la.nd the ownership of which wasill flisputn allcl also to iuquire auout the (',;tate of thelate ()rang I\tty!~]'11. Huflttng; he retnrned on the 10thillKtltnL with KOIIII~sketch plans of the lallcl in dispute.

I IVa".,call eel clOWII to clo c1nty in 1\:nchillg on tIll]L:.!Lhillstallt, ,\lid WI.IIl'IwLl 011 the 17tll.

:\11'. ('ollills \\'I~III,OVCI't.o relie\'l~ :\11'. Crocker whoha,IIlIJ\.:\jllcd leave Oil the I:!th illstllnt.

Very heal'Y raill fell fro II1 t.11!! :!J ~t to the :!-!thi IIsta.II'Lalld the roads were flootiu.! ill 1111\11)'places.

1)11I'hriKLlllltS tlw Inallagel' of the Hall works. Mr.l'awle, provi,le,l K!HH'tS1'01'tlw 1I:ltil'es Itll<ielltcJ'tailletlhi:-; fl'ielHls at dil1lwr followed hy a Ii Ie-work disphlJ111t: sallle ,~velling at F:icli wlwil 1.III'I'e were :!7Ellropeall gUBSts pre:-;I'lit ')111.1'olle of WIIOIlI CI\lnlJrrom 1\lII~hillg.

I )odor Hal'k!!1' I'. :\1. n. >tl'riv"d ill tho district Oiltl1t: 17th illSl.allt "'Ilvilig hen: 011t.he ~IJLic,IUll1 ])0<;\'01'! Il'Ilel) 1,"1\' II'lIS in the (li;;tl'i<:t 011 tlw .~th, lith. (jth,

71h. 111.11. I:!th, I:-\Ih, :!.")th, :!i;th alld :!j'tll.

'I'h" pl'i,;olwl's Imve h<:"~ll (:llIployed ill repairs Lo1'0a,ls ill l'i"illit.I' 01 tll!! Inzaar.

I':. I:. ~Tllj\VI':LL,It,',,ic/ml.

.-n.\ It.\ '1.

.\'on~lIlbl'/'. /!}U;'.

()II till' I;;\. () 1111HlawnlJg. 1.1110 1"",0.: I'ata chid

al'lll'c,i. II..!;, IIphLilJed al)()llt the I\,'.,)'ahs ill thoPata nl!!t'l.illg h S /'IIII:IIIS !tIll! tryillg I.', draw thmnaway fl'ol!l hilll. I illf(Jrllll~'] ().van I'lawt'lig Lhllt asthis W>t:-;'I matter which required It good it.~al of el1-("ul'y. iL Il>ld ])I)tkr await till' )t.!sid'!llt :\11'. lJollghlS.

()n th., 4th HlJa 11.IKs:1.lI. a Hrn/lt'i. rdlll'lIetl 1'1'011Ia I'I:ii1. 1;0 Lh" I\lahih ill till' till1 _.\I,ar !tnl1 hl'Oll,,'ht.

,]1111'11'l'allo:l I ,iI III!. thc,ir I',,"~hllili. who pai:1 ill'lli,;1:\" .

'I'aill" J,lhut reptJJ:twl tl,aL hI'; ('Bupl.. I'efusell to1110\'" 1'1'0111tile int.'riol' to f.ollg 1.:olalig in spite ,)1"1,lll.ir j,alill~~ .lgI'U'~.! 1<.1do ;;0 11'111'11 they lliet theI:,~:-;id:'nt :\11'. 1>0Ugl'ls I,tst year. ItII01 III: asl,ed that(int',:rllll"'lIt 1I'IIIIId :\s~ist ililll ill this matter, hy,,"lldlll:-: two 01' thl'e" !-Iaralll uhiefs 1.0 11I.lp thell1 illIIIOI'ilig art..1' tlw hall'e:-;t. II... n1Orom'C)I', states l;bnt\\'il.hill till' last fc~1I' 111<IIILI1,; LJII Bal1l'u,:~ ]~ld.J:tanI\lahil., att.t\L,),..,l th"lhl'il'llil I\lahits alld killed two

IIII'll ill r,~Lalial.iolJ 1'01' tl,,~'latt.I~I' hal'ing attackc,d hint1111II 1"))'1111'1'o,:eRKioll. .\Is" (fton~ t:lttll livillg ill:-:. :\I"ill aLtrtt:kt:tl !.l", !.<'JIII-: Iitak I{!ahits killill.~ olle1111111"lid lI'ounding anotlll:l'. . This was a!lio ill ,,,-t:di"lioll for " 1'01'111<'1'attack.

j IIlflll'lIl"d '1\lIlIa l,ihul; that with l'e.~'II'd 1.11 hisI','opl.. nltJ\'ill.~ 1'1'0111the iutt.riol' to LOllg Le!allg illtill' 1:111 .\k;lr sollie 11al'ltlll "llids 1I'01lld assist thelll

1.0 .J,) ;;0 aft.:1' rill) ]1ltI'Velit, and that conc':l'nin.~ th,~aLLac!.s iliad" 1).1' Un Hahl'll .llId UtClllg Itatll huthl1w",' II1L'n wOllhl ht: fined thre,! (,I) picilis (~aclt,;,I!,j,'ci. to 1111'COllsellt of YOIII' II ighl"~ss.

Taillit I ,ilHII. alKI) (:\llliplailll:t1 Lllilt III Ihll\'allg 1h"I \-II:.;ltlllli "fth" hlahits 111 LI... 'I'litan had hnell 1"'1'-

:-;lIadlll;": ';,'"It: or 11IS ''('HUIlt I ,il)\lt'~J ]Jt'uple to U\lll'eIl,l.. \.\'" '1'111.:1.11:I lul,l 'I'. )',il'ICI. dlllt I \\",111:1 f'II,\lIirl~

J

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'rEE BAR\. "\V.-\.KG-AZE'l''1'E, ;\IAIWH 4, 1908.

GBNBlLU. HRPOJt'J'.

His II ighlJess ihe Hajah did not Illake hi,; IBnalalllllml visit to the stfLtiOIl.

His HiglJlless the HajrdJ illncla came lip to :\11".Pawle's 'J'lllHt Pishillg 011 April the :Wth retnl'llil1gto Knehillg 011 the ~2Ild.

The HOllollrable the Hesidellt visitc,] the 11istriettwice ill NovPll1ber.

Tile late 'l'reasnl'el' of Sal'f1.wak l\rl'. Pearse spt~nta fl~\V,1a)'s here ill :.ray.

f:()lrl Jlillcs.-It will be s()eli by the lilltllleial state-111CIlt that tl}(J Uoyalty 011 gold worked ilj ]!1t17fllll0l111ted to approximately :$75,uOl) as agaill~t

rl Cllc.-$I,im:LJO--ov!!l' $71)U of this is ae.. $71.000 il1 ,_!JO!j; the !lew works erected ill UJlJij i\tfor by Slll'VIW fees and OV()l'$!O() by lillfJS. Ball have pro\'ed ft grel\t sllccess alHl flll'tlwr ex-

;~,...,. ajc'---$] LOH.i\(j.-dne 1.0 :;111:tllm anl'Hll1t tellsiolls were s~a~.ted towan]s the el1d of I.llis )",.,al'.- I I " .'-'1' .1 '.l'11e ontpnt .at. BHll has beell s0l11ewhaL less allu wdl. .. a >OUI CI cll!e, . fmtbel' dlnllllIsh.

.Cllc:-$2n,j'.-ele~'()11 1l1l~I'e<ll)eds liav,~ bC'~1I I Pepper Gal'dclIs.--770 gardens paid mad tax:11tIlls year thall III l!)OIJ bllt. sbtlll)l <tulles

I

<luring the year ..,1111110 gard(ms ha.\'e been a.1JilJl-

,i!.;;Creased in Ct)!HH')'lliellee ,d' till~ f:dllll pri(;IJ of dfJllell; Oil the !-\a/.'(~ens pitying ta.x there WetS :1,. shol't:tge of 4~..!('O vInes h01l1 the ye:lr Lefol'e.

!'f;j,on'J'a.t.-$154.0,1--ill COIJS')'tlleIICl!of gal'l](~lIs l.j-1 gl\l'llelJR, w'~I'e sold by ]>n~)lic l\Uctiol1, IJslI.~l1f,. 1 . Oil accol\l:t ot tbe owners havmg i1.bsconded illlur

~ been ablLlidollcd ,IUt'llig t w Y'~lu'. first stealing the cmp.New gat',lelJs register.:uEXl'E~I>I'I'lJHE INt'HE.\SES. fl'OIIIl!HW to 1D07 are as follows.

I'J a/c.--$77.H:j--expenses of S1:llllry pel'solls I!JOa. 1!I04. J00,). J!JO(j. JOU7.litl\l. . C]lillt'se H;j :jH ;-10 I() ;.\-L l D' lt ' . / """ ()

-t) of

'tl'l'<' ! .J)yakol'iI'Lday 18 ~a '27 :.!'2 1:3( anI J!,( If.C(/ lOll II e ,~,)o) .') - ., .

~ has heen recover!).l I'dI' fecs "lid school I T t. I IOS ~ --;;; -~ .~eC ' ,1.]:0'. f . ,n of .'ho. Iinaster Itl111 ..0 ,t, oJ.". .. .)

c'.O:> > Is ~l p,lssa~c »c ) l)cl'IlJlts to opell gardells hltVe Leell Issuell III theare still sOllie fUl'thel' alllollilts I'eeovemble. followillg Iluillbel's.

..1J'Y:llaje.-$lHO.(i,>--this is eOIlSC(Jnelit upon }DOa. 1!H)4. J!)().j. IDOl,. J!J07.nOlllber of visits IlJltilu to Ban by Lll<~:'de,]i- J8:2 7n ;-JIj J7 '2

'oter. 1)1l(/7~J>laJl.tati(}Il,~ The rubber plantatiull is:rF"$ S(/larics.--$!)(),).\Jli-d,w to therl' lJ:wing reported to be doing well; some (jHO(tl;res lHwe IItr..v

~ officerR stationed hel'u for the wholl) y<'al' I heell planted up.. l-Tamhier is not in a veryJlollL'isllillg coll<iitioll, tlJ0

price ha villg beell ver)' in\\' dnrillg the yea\'.Rdar:atioll.-A master for the school arrived fr,)m

Chillf\ in Angnst and since then it has heell carrieutiP. i 011 by him with olle assistant Chinesl1 master alII] it

IIH1.stel' to teach i\Ialay; :t5 boys have aLlelli'lt!']reguln,l'iy :wd a Ilt1lJlber of others for short perioo1s.Mandarill Chjuese is tanght andE:nglish al'itlllllt:ticin Chinese character, :\Iso Bnglish reading, wl:itin"and .ari.Llundie, and Malay vocablliary iUHl pro)~nnnCllttlOn.

Su/'ve!}.-All the roads allli gardens lying bf\tweenBusan, Bidi aua Poak have been snrveyed awl theplans .whi~:hare being got out by the SUL'\'eyd'1part-lIIent III h.ncluug should SOOIlbe eompletell.

CI'imc.-(j7 persons were Si-ntenced to terms '>TilllprisonlUent in UJ07 as agaillst l:-Win JUO/). rn ID07the average daily IIllmber of prisollers and remalldlJwas l'espeeti\'ely 18.58 !lnd 1.2], in l!)O(j the ligureswere ;.j:2.!JIJand 3.lU.

Policc.-'l'he force consists of a Lance corporalsalld I(i constables stationed as follows.-

B!m-2 Lance eorporn.ls 14 con8tablesBic1i-l Lallce " 1 "'l'undong- 1"

'.l'here is a constable employed as caretaker at Ii jgHighness the Rajah's bungalow and one 11tthe Opium)1',\l'IUboth at Ban alld Billi.

.Annnal ItC!IHU". '''I' 100')',

the nttl\ched statement of Net Hevenue nnaitnre it will be seen that Lhere has beell 11.

iu Hevellne of $~,:j2H.n~ and ,11!creasl! initme of $4,L:34.;j4.

prillcipal accounts shewing increases ana Ill'.under Hevenup. are as follows.

HEVEXUE INcnEAsEs.

'4artioll ajc.-$;:!24.2,j-this is aec\)tll:tea for byrt that fees for Ell nca tioll have he'-)Il recovered

'~r which ha.~ never heell llolle previously.'ll!l.plion 'Pax ajc.-:U70-this iU(:l'casn is dne

!iCpally to the faet that a large all!Ollllt of overdue'!:IAc;heel! I'ccovered ill whieh ea.se tlw tax is

11~.D., lJ. H. TIll' HI(ja/t's BUII!/Ir!OW.--$!J:.!.Ol.r-1son labour for upkeep of gl'Oull~ls etc.

-~-- D. Water TV()rk.~ajc.-$,!!J:'I.;i(i--ti\,kill~~,.-~ :md extelHling pipe lill(~.

EXl'B:\DI'l'UHE DE('HI':ASES.

rl nfc.-$-JMUJH. Due to :es~ sllrveyillg !Jeillg:a.!!!dditferenee iII clerks HILlary.

rya/c.-$1,0;3a.27. 'I'lwr,: WIlS 110 military

llteJuired here ill 1907. In/c.-$1,21'2.54. Entirely ane to fl:\\'erof prisollers ill ID07 than in lUtHi.

. Jr. D. Roads and Dridgesajc.-'rotal *:.J,8\JO.04.i.eerea.se is due to the faet that only a small

of repail's were rU<l'lired al1l1 the weel]ingi~ by prison lrtbOllr for ti Illonth8 of the year

of by contract; also to $5'1(j less havin.g beell,. Poak and Stafttbridges.

'.a/c.-$2G8.1'2. 'l'his is lllOrc thaJllwclJunte,l.- die fact that $;300 was eharge,] against this.~ price of aPony, ill IDOli;in JD07$,jObalallce

l'OIlY . Il'ged, (\1\(1also !WIIH!$1)0 fo\'abIes and syce's house.

(.

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Gnoss TOT.-U. HBVENUE.

1907.

$l0,!:!oa:!,i!HI

]0,00075,'}00

10;)011.

$ !:I,a;.;:!i,l:!;;

25,000'j l,fJOll

.-\H pe,' !,';lInnd,d "tit~"""'ntDrill< Revcnno

II;I~'y 011 1'01'1'01' (\Pl'roxill"'~eI:n,\'ltlly on <Jolt! ,In

Exrellu;~lIl'e&107.6.10

16,iJO\J ~t

III

.Ull,.I:;:;:1O,.JI;;

SlIl'p]n" &O],II.JO !II,fJl:!

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.---.-THE SAB.AWAK GAZE'rTE, T\IARCH4, 1908,

.PUBLIC'VOHKS. I Ho(/d.~.--'l'hesc were w",.ded 'ontract till Marchk$.-An exteusion was nH1.d(~to the I!tnel subsequently by fit' JalJ . '1'he grounds at

Bud a bathing place for the prisoners, I His Highness the Hajah's Bungtdow and surroundingS1.Sachments have been fixed in the hazl1.ar . the Conrt house building were also kept up by prison

\

Iahour.-A kadja.ng awl leaf att!L)Ihouse was c< ' .'. _ ,. . . . '. ,. '.' \ " d \

'

I '1'1 ']'

] I) I. ,.,fa{f.-MI. CrockCI lIltS Iche\ed h) l\I1. IJaChaul:II':W_ IC..U C er ,;. Ie' ,llIll ollg .' 0 lee. . ."II"ercrebuilt and also a sl'ce's n.tHl S()l'\-1lnt's In ,January, and later 111 the same mouth MI'. 11!l.Bau. " I Chard was relieved by i\'fr. Collins.

4,'2JHAO1!lo.OO

I

,I i .007;,:\.O{).~:,:-\,oo

lI) ,40.;,~ 1i.4~ " ,..,HO(~.,)bl... l,tORob,llH,H4

1

... lIH.H.ltilll.OOI liMO,OO ] J.()O-- f' " '

1 1 0-1 ( I) 1)' 1-00. I ).. :... , , '.:"1 ... ;). ;.

IOA.-.1 :1O.:jOI ... ; ~O.Oi)... . .. . I ...

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$4i:j.OOa :.J.t:!,j

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Illerease. I ])ecrease.-, 'I

$,I:!.I.:.J,j

- I:;; 1':-1\12.'30'

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l:F,H7:UHi

:-\(;0.1:-1' :!ilU.!i~4(i,'2H

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H8.4il!):i.'2(i \W\.'24

\(jH.~.j,1 t!~.!i:.L44..)81 ,I.J. .H.\

2(j4.21 {j2i1.07!I(j.4(; ;-IO(i.:-m

I74.n4 a87 .9(j4i.22 H,I.OIi

:.J:jO.:H (jIl.ia20. !I!I 1ia.au

HA4 40:.U4'2\)1.:iO 288.00UiH.40 1(;H.40

..., 4!1S.nO

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7lii .02

1

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I

2liH.I'2

Total I $1 (i.:-IO!I.Oa $20,44:\.:'7 $2,:li 4.1!i $(i,50H,(j!)

,t.ri~I'_J:.:oxatiolli;(.-":fd,J:~'r-ress

, )l.~iJcl\l

" .H biary~r ~alaries1": Jire

~P':Q I\lId ~hippillg'~n ....P::',fi~ alld J.Joss

'';,.1'',"', D. COlII't HOllf>e grol1l1<lH, H. H's. BlIlIgalow

Strce~ IJightilig'Vater \VorksNew BuildingBepairs to Builelillgs'Yhitewash illgGeneraJmiscellRlIeol1sUp-keep of Hands miscellalleous

" .Jam bllsl1.lIHand'1'lIudollgBunnBnzaarSeringokPoak "Poak Hl'iclgeStaat "FerriesSCH.\"eHgel'St:tblf's

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7!JO.8r~H58.8(j::W!I.na21:~.m~.:-1(j.84

:-\li1.22.I:i2.i\7:wa.70

t)

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Upper Sara\\'ak, Ball.

- -- - - -

E..n. S'l'.I"'VmLIJ,Rcsidcni.

v

, ,-----. ---------....----------$ iH.2;,; $ lAO. $i7.H:iiin,i.27 U.iT :i:-IO.,-,o'

:.J.!i:!4.;/!I, :.J.7K:.Uii ... ! :.J:jH.OH.Ii I .:!:,. :!O.i!I -lO.'!(i:

:!:i:..H:i; i,j.:.JO I HO.li,j!:UO; .I,0:'\(j.:'li .. . 1,0t-ja.2T

;j.a:!tJ.I(j 4.'EW.OU; \)O:j.!I(;,2,4:!!UM: ,4:iH.4!1,

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-----.----....--.'.L'HE SAH..-\\VAK G.-\ZE'r'J'E, 1'I'lAHCH4, 1908.

. - - _. __n'''__'

..---

].'ebl'lIr/ I'!J -J! It, 1 !)()S.'1111D_,-,--1: have the hOIl:)lIr to IImke 1,lw

t""llO!'t to Your Highlle~~ Oil LlI<! atl'lirs ot'. for the veal' .1007.

Revenue l/nd RJ.:pr:lIlhtII re.reveuue aud expellllitnw for the YU!lI'

~ $J 1,05;-\.5;-\ ftnd $FI.I:.!-J.7;; respeetive]y!l.decreaHC of $J,,;()(J.(jH ill the fUl'\ller alld

~,r $1,077.74 ill t~h" bu"r :LS (:ulI1]J:tI'('t1~'l'eCedilig yual'.,J decreases ill l'U\'UI11I" appeal' IIJllh~l' tIll:i;.eadings, Cou!'t aceoullt ($4nH.H~), sLalll)ls

'~6!J.2]), P.W. D. aceonut, \:.!H:.!.H4) 11IH1.1Lo<;~ accoullt (:j;;\IO..Jll. 'I'll" dl~(;reaSI~s

first tllJ'l~()headillgs are dill' LO the HIllIWtile falliug off III tlw )I(~l'pcr tml1e, ---ILSill COII-

of this the v'lhw of ga1'<\eIIS :LllctioIW(l,alld 1I10l't.gllged ha~ heell !IIucI I ks::; Lhall

Ullder Court 11.(;COllntC()Ulllli~siOI1 on sales

> .sei\ to $!J2;;.:;() ill HHHi 1\1111nll]Y $:.!!'l.H7 ill.u.o Hilder P. \\1. D. aeconllt \.ille ta:\ 1'01'l!HHi

~$'-8!I!>.1(j I\S 'lgaim'L $:.!,;-\MI.77 ill ID07.

...wonllt of nllcl:LilUe(l depo~iLs \vldell r,,\mte(l.1'Ier1l11lellt in JDOnbeilJg greater Lhf\1I tln\t illaccoUllts fol' the Ilecl'fmsr~ HIIIJr'r J1rnlit allll JOSH

t_

" mJ}' dil'f(Jl'tJlle,~ wortll." of Ilotice ill th(~ (),,-'!VIIre is tlw decrease HildeI' :\1ilitary I\ecoullt.J4) .1Iw to llw rilet that a squad of )Iallg()I's

':illUached to this st'ttiOII [01' IHLtl'01 duty durillgj_~le of InOlj as against ;'14IlJOllth~; oilly ill IBOI.

_ fr. ]) 'I'l1e expellditure Hilder titis ]wlul hasJlncticltlly the sallie as ill 1BOn ($.j,:;77.7:2 as

$4,57U.\Hi) the ehier expeJllse heillg up-!,eepl~arly in the Yf~ar f\ snhstalltial ]lOnse was

for the ~ecolI<1 elr:l'I, aud later ill ~oveiliher---

'drier clerk's hO'.lse wllieh. was ill 'l hlu1 st'ltepane.l dowil aJIIl a lIew OIWmccted Oil tlw sa.me

1'he uew el'el:tion is oilly of 'l tellll)()I'ar)' elm-ana was pnt np 011 COlitract for $liO. The

barracks IHe ill It most c1illlpidatecl l:olJ<litioll...;I! probably Jwed relmildillg this ye'll'.

"J"1'(le.-'I'he fall ill the price of peppur has lI,t-J made itself fdt, ycry much here :LIIIl the re-

of the antimony tmcl.~ was 1llOSt opportnlleg whell it did though it is to he fearl~(l that the

will not hold for long; altogether the outlookI}-thing but, bright.

Wncl'al.-J:\'fr. Day hallde,l over to 1I\t~ Oil tIll: 1st

,:'Jul}' and left 011 the .Hh UII fnrlongh."On the 11th of October Llw Court \\'riwr H. E.

JoolIg resiguell his pusitioJl Oil accoU!lt of illb; he had been 18 years iJl GoverJlmelit service.

place was taken temporarily h\' ~" Fon" 8ell"

however, was fonud to la'ck the ~(Jcef;s,:'y e~~- :nee and eonseq nelltly left Oil tire I Hth of De-

ber whell he was relieved by Ong Sell.t: )':wework up to the time of writing has been

ently satisfactory.

I have tJw hOlltJllr to hI'.

Hajah Ml1r1'l,

Your Higiuless' JI10st ol)e,]i'~lIt Svrvallt.

H. n. CHUCEI';U,Resident ;.!/Ill Class.

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..:\ \\' AS.---

December, 1907.

I visite,l :\Ierapok on the :!11<1instant, returnill;{the sllmc (hy, to collect customs (luties. l\IH~:il'iI['-lIey occupied, with the two aud n half hours 1 was('~lIgllgerl theJ'(~, !llitt]IJ over IJille hours.

i'lli'. HiekdLs a1Tivc~cIhv H. I. Gaul/II Oil the ;';tltill~;t:l.llt 1l1lc1stll'yl~d Illltil' LIIIJ IllUrllilJg of tlte IULhillstallt. l'angel'aJ1 IJa.ji Maliisin oftll(J j\naln.I\.ullI-pOllg was presellt 011 two days of his visit, and againapplicI1 rnr r,hl~ readjllstl11ent of his OWIl slHHc in tLec1ivi:;ioll ,if Lhu propurtles of the two cleccased ladi,:s,J'allgeraIJ Selclm awl 'l'eugah.

l'allgentll :\lataf;SiIJ! appealed f1.gaillst It deei~ioll "fthis CUl1rt rcspecting the possessio II of f\ girl cluJ.}wbOln II() Ilad some years ago arlopted, hut who hall]e[t his hOllse !Lhout two years ago 011 account of thebad treatuHmt she had recei vcd. 'rite a.ppea.11m,>I]iSllJisserl. The plailltifI gltVe lroticc of appeal to theSupreme Court.

1>1'. Dittllll\l' al'l'iv.~<1in tJJe ~. I. .l'ren (In tlte l:2lltinst:wt. He informed me of the di/1iclllties he 1/.\,1experienced in el:gaging coolies in Siug'\porc f,)t' Itispl!lntatioJ1, ancl diel not think he wonld COJ1)IlICIJ<.'eplanting un]ess he coulll obtain the number of eooliusbc required shortly. 'rhe launch fLrrived agaill onthe :!:!nrl iw;tallt to IOf\c1some DOO CO(;O:ll1Ut plantsan.l ()ther pruperty of 1)r. Dittmar. It. \Vonld seenl,therefore, that ])1'. DittI1lf1.r c1oe~ uot intend Lo plant;U]>this lalld whiell he !\pplie,l for, :lll<] was so :tnxi,,;!sto obtain, last ,J!ln:lary. .

[ wellt to Mempok 011 the 17tlt insL:Lllt, bul' :t<;there \Vas litthJ to do there owing to the grc:tt(~rlIulilher of the I1I!LI(Jpopulatioll beillg :l.WI\Y in thejungle colleetillg dill/wI' I left 011 the I!Jth instantand visitel\ the J\lIahlretl1J'ning to Slollt,cng the ne"tdill'.

i'1'he collt~etion of tIle Euala K:tmp,)n~ exempti'))1Lax was e()llInlCneed h.v Haji Narl1din flurillg thl~IIlolith alld ahollL h,tlf was [mid int.o till' 'l'rp.ltsllry.

l'a IIgCl'lLlI ~Iohallw,l of Plln:wg ,lied (II) the :!4lhillsl:allt fn"l1 LlH' effects of pr(l!ollged fel'el'.He WitSall '~lIergetie 111'\11!lll'] always willillg to as~ist wheno'~c'lsion l'e<juirell. He was eJ)llector uf CIISt.OIlIS atPUllallg and H)ceiv(!l' of t)XelilpLioll tax there, 1"')Cwhieh he was paid the I1sl1al (;oll11nission. I hwlhoped to ILppoill t ('lie of his brothers for t]le SltlDework, hnteach of then.1 hltve declilled as they CftnD.)twrite.

'l'he builc1in.t: fOl'lllerly usell Its Court hOllse IIn;loniees by I.he Pange1'llns was takell down alld re-lIIove,1 to ~loateng when somc of thc materia] wa<;\lsed for tho Hrcctio]) of!l clerk's hot1~(-)allc:1 Idt.c:llc~n

which was pro,(:tically lillishecl at the clld of the

nlOlllh. There ])OW Oilly remaill at l'ang]ellg thetwo silo!! honses, Uovorllmellt property, :\Ild thugorlowu be]ongiug to BaB Hok. '1'he forlller wi Il

shortly be pulled ,lowil alld the material sLored, alldthe latter awaits a pnreh;Lser.

I wellt to 'J'rt1suu on the :!:jth iusttlpt on the ill-vitatiou of Mr. liiclwtts alld thence with IlIn: toLimbaug.

'rite rainfall for the month was 17'7D inches alldfur tlw YClt)' };!;j,45 iuches. 'rho heaviest fall ofmill registel'eo for ILIIY \Ilollth was timing last 1)0-celli bel'.

The exports aut! iJlJports were $:!,n;u and $2,81!JH~sp~)etiYl:ly .

IVONE E:IB.KPA'l'HICK,Resident.

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THB SABAWAK GAZE'l"l'E, ~IARUH 4, HIOR.. . u. ...¥. . _

':be other chty ill the Hillllllljan aft~1' exlmn~- I

/llDJ11iryI Im(1to move some twent.y ?Ilallt)'s off I}1Iwd and allot them snll1cient laml on which. IIpd plant !t.tthe confluence of the Hadong and

Ipo livers (new IIlouth).''Highness the Hajah l\IlIda h(1.\'ing sanctiolled

'on of an Ima11l~~, who will (haw a salary,sala.rie(\ 1I11allIll in the Ilistory of tilt: District.

d the people, who, after inevit;djlc anddelay, sent in the IJallles of t.hose men

Ore various parties wishell to stf\.nd as cancli-t.o of whol1l, however, I elilninatc(l as tlwy

1's of Abang Man, the Eakinl.Smail recei\'c!(l the most yot.es at the tinlei Bahlt (son-in-law of t,he olel Datil Hakiln

",her-in-law to }] aj i ,\f;hari of ~i bu) if; a lltteffhose election \\'oille! lIe popnla1' with the

da.sses a" he has Spoilt sellne tP.11 years atis an educated lllall, has a g,)()(ll\llowlc(lge

Jlc:>slem h \VSanel IlflS lIlclI'.1f1ji I/allll.boat.ing lll:cillcnt (H:C11L'l'tJfiin H. BiliH re,;\I1-

die drowning of It \\'lJIWIII. Apparently II(!I'on to It huge log' alld sLllel, f,u;t; slw mistook

In the g,tLlwring gloollJ for 1hHIting J'Ilhhish.me upset slle sl1cc:ep.(lecl ill reachillg 1[\,IHllJut

Lo get }wr ric:(~-pot \\"Iwu tllt~ \)I)1tt tUl'lJecld engulfed her.

ill KIlulpoug Hharll, bllt 11Lluly ere'~tea,t to the gl'olllll1 tllrollgh cal'l~leS"neHH ou

of the owners. ]<'ol"Lullatl!l\' it was IlU iso--.e RIHl rlleJ'c was no tln.ng~'r ;)1' others taliiIJ.!..(

-A ])yak priSOlIt~l' illearCl)[',lteci 1'01'thdt. 1Iis eScltpe but W,LS"ilught by sOllie ;\bl:t,v~.ulers, wbo received the lIsl1all'l~lval'(l, wllilst'. aleI' nllderwellt the custonmry IlIlnislllueut.

,-"lier D,\'llliH, who were illllireetly iUlpli(;lttl~d~pe, b.Lve eaeh beeu fillctl.' ,,-1\lr. Nnysmith owillg to ill health pro-s.., Kllching to cOllsult Dr. Hltrkel' who Ildvisecllelllaiu ill l\:uchillg fnr It few dit.\'s. III tIle

Mr. ~Iaddoc:ks is ill elJ(lIog<~.'it tOilS of cl.ml \\'el'l~ eXI"H"ted tn l\uchillg.

:mew locomotive, the "SI,illlitiollg", is workillgisfactorily alld tIle 'S'tmsou,' one of the old

_ring beell pitt illto goocl worl,illg ordt~r is' lIing.

;~".-Avemge daily uunilH~r oj' patit~llts tl"l~ilt:~)cl

,I nUlllber of the chilclrclI ill the 1\alllpollgs,ttiug frolll what is suspiciously lil,e WliOOpillgmany f'ttltl c,tses Me repurte,l, J rl~grd tuBllt Mn.htys willllot Itsli assistallcu preferrillgtbe malady ill their own \VfI,Y.

T/'rtde Rrlllm,~.

Exports.$7.HHIi.ll

] IlIpOl'tS.

$D /,.j,j .()()

I'. (,(JIWON WIII'I'E,,.1s.~i8tl/l/t lI/:sidcllt.

.~_.

'-',Jail II((I'!J.

ned fWIIl sllOl't leave Oil the 10th allll tookMr. Collins who had beeu ill clw,l'ge of the

during IUY abseuce.ha~ been very little to llo tlm'iug the month

Comt work has heeu ulJl1snaily light, thease of any importalJce beillg that of Haji E:ecbi

sentenced to a year's imprisOllllwut for Inis-iation of ccrtaiu nJOllief;. '.l'his luau Ints

'iI'j in debt and his estatt~ is IH,\V being \\'[)1111<1. she Bankmptcy Court in Euching.

'1 sixty seveu tons of autimouy ore were ,le-'0 :'Ilessrs. the Borneo COIlJpany I..ilnited at

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Buso duri]g the month, hut this amOllnt. call1l<)1.h('taken a!>a fail' monthly average as the ore workcrs,who are now nlostly Chinese, werc more than usuallyindustriotls kst month owillg to the proxirnity ot:Chiuese New Year.

'.I'ho prisoners Imve tlnished ce.rt,tin improvemcntson the Seniawan road during the lIIolJth and havealso elearell the telephone Jiue.

1 !:aVl!nothing fnrther to report 011this occasion.

H. n. CIWCJi.ER,lle,~id,mt 2nd ()l<l.';.~,--

--.Ill 1/11(( r!/,

,.Iyrall/ents.--H!J were made out during tht' mont,h.St.llIlJp duties al1<1fees amounted to ~i1Ii-un.COlin fill(~s and fees ItllJOunted to $11;0,0:"On the :Jnd I returned fl'OlIl Ji:uching ha\'ing~"I'o

,l,)\\'1I OIl the BIst nltil1lO.

'l.'lwl'e is \'ery little to report for the paHt Inollth.Kapas was appointed Omn~ Eaya of ~)ingghi anasome 0lltstal1l1ing cltses fl'Olll there sett!c(l. I hopH liewill prove a better 11I11.11t]mu the last Ol'llug l\'aYil.

'1'here hltVe been slludry cases of petty theft 11\)11lglll'dens while tlw owners were at work and als() of

vine cutt.ing. I also hear reports of secret Hoci"typeople being at work ngaiu in Upper Samwak but at.present I hrwe not sn/ticient informatiolJ to act 011.

Un the :'!Ist 1\fl;' \Vong Killl 130(>11,the hearJ-rn,tc,tel.'of tlw l\uching GovemrnentSchool, held all ox-ItlllllJation at the Ban School; he expressed hiHIJjJinion tlmt good jJrogress lmcl beell IIm(le, J p,aveprizes to the boy" who did best in the ;:J 1'~lIgliRh ILnd:\ Chinese dlLsses a11l1alRo for the lIebt, attendance, OliOl!l)Y lIot having missed a day for Ij 1I1,)nths,

L have hall the honour t.o write to His Highnes~ theHajnh i\fmht re(llll~sting an increased Governmelltgrllnt. At presellt it is $:.!OIt month alld I fear that the)"ellll\.ining $7() which has to be foulld IJ)' the Chinesol'n~sseb rather IWlwily, especially as trali(~ has not bt.'o::n

g"odl1 for slIInetilll0, it would ue I think a great pityif the School should IlOt be oaniecl on aftel' Augustwhen the present maste~r's agTeelllent finishes,

DodoI' Hl'llce' Low was in the district on thefollowing t1ates.--2nd to Hth, l:ith to 18th, ~:2J\(l to:J~th, ;\Uth to ;\1 st.

'I'he prisoners have been enlployed ill I'clI1etalliligthe bazaar l"Oa(ls, wr.eding [Lllclditehing eic.

K H. :-;'I'IL\\'EfJI"R(',~idt'!lt,

Ol..'.

.71/ III/(( /'!J.

()u/(/,t,.-'['here have been It few CLses at the endor tile 11IOIlth Illostiy fruit or sago land dispuJ;es..\." 110Court w:ts held at Dalat this lJ10llth tll8 COU!:I;\\'01'1; has heen lighter tillUI usual. All cases amfully reported in the Diary for the month.

}'Ilbli(; Wu/'ks.-A great many of the pl'isollerslm"e heell ill with fever so that the gang has lJtJcl1rather slllal!. 'l'he men pulled down the old ti111ht)l'she,l which was very roLten indeed and partiallyhuilt It lie\\' one at the end of the boat shecl and this

\ViII be l1nished next month; at present the spaeollll(lemcath the Comt is full of odds !l11l1ends \)1'tilliber, plalllis etc., and 10l)ks very untidy. I'en-gaged a number of Kampong 111011011daily W'lgl~Sto cle31' the Ihl\Ong road !tll(] otlier WlttiS whi"hw(~r,! rather overgro\\'11 Illld also tu cinar tIle (~OCO'~-IIlItS. :-)ome of these are doillg vUl'y well ind"edbllt others, bp.ing Oil very dry ground, are takillg ItIOllg tillle to grow but 110doubt will ,10 better WIlUll

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l'ltPIHC,SAltA'" Ali. 11,\[.-Pebma1'Y:

.d.greelllcnts.-i!l) wer~ made out dUl'iug the 1I10uth.p duties and fees amounted t:> $75.H3,

l'.olu.t.-]'ines and fees amounted to $100..LO.Chinese New Year which fell on Sunday the ~nd

off ve;'y quietly, compa.ratively fe\" Chinesethe gardens came to the bazaar and there was

.' little gambling going on : a general holiday was;'-'served on Mond:1.Yard.

On the 12th a coolie named Lee Soong \\'hile''8IIempting to cross the rivet' below Lobang Angin,.'lltnle in flood, was carried away Rnd drc,wned; his. iody was recovered two days after near R:tll Peng-b1Ja.n.

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n'rhe piece of lanrllYII,g on tbe KOL'thside of the.

road from the Court LoH. H. the Rajab's Bungalowis being cleared, H. H. the Hajah Mthla havingsanctioned a small rubber estate being started withprison labor; the soil proves to be very good.

'l'he prisoners have also been en.gaged in clearingfor a ritle range and making the necessary butt, etc.the cost of this will be recovered and credited to.prison account when the range is completed,

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Dr. Bruce Low was in the district on the 1st, r,thto 8th, 12th to 15th, 19th to 21st, a.nd 26th to 28th.

I left Bau on the 26th to spend a week 11.1;:..S:\I1tubong. ~

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K R S'l'ILWELL,Resident,_-

(Jlt It JUt SAltA \\Ti\ Ii. ItJ\Ii r.-Februa"'!f,

'l'here ha,'e been quite a lllm,ber of thefts and'bmglaries reported during the 11Ionth al'td it is l'U--1I10tlt'edthat secret societies are acti"e all over the-district. On the night of the 10th a gang robbery-tool, placl! at Tan Teo Durian,

'l'he owner of the raided house escaped by climbing-on to the roof and jumping down at the hack with

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' his coolie, but hi!l wife hid in the roof Imd WIlSthus'aule to !lee the robherfl who !lhe alleges were five innumber and were armed with stick!l allll knives.

lOwing to the owner of the house having escaped the-

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robbers had not time to !learch the honse properlyund consequently the value of property !ltolen onlyamOlln ted to aboll t $00.

Four arrests have been made in connection with.this case I1.ndthree of the acclI!leclhave hp.en identi--fied by the woman as members of the g'ltllg. 'l'be.case now stands adjoul'IIed to enable' more evi(lence-to be collecteclas the accused [He well I>nown badcharacters and one of them-Chang Ny"I>--is saidto be a leader of It secret society, but as is nsual insuch cases it is Itllllost impossible to obtain any directevidence against the accused, neither is this to bewondered at considering how clitlicult it is fOl'wit-uesses to escltpe the vengeance of the society.

011 the 22nd six men were :m'ested at Kranji whtwere alleged to belong to a secret society and to have-attempted to force the complainant-who is an oldman who has lived over 20 years in the neighbour-huod-to join them; here again there WitSno evidenceagainst the accused except the complainant's barestatement and no papers of an incriminating natnrewere discovered in the hou!les of the accused. I sentfoul' of these nlen to Kuching to be dealt with hy the.Hon'ble the Besident suggesting that they should at..least be forbidden to return to this district,

'l'here has been very little Court work dl1l'ing the1I10nth, tines and fees amollnting to tHO.Iit:! only.

'rhe prisoner!l, nine of whom ha,'e been releasedduring the lIIonth, have remade the bltzaar road.

H. B. CHOCKEH,Ucsidc/lt 2/1d Glass.

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-Februar!f.

'L'he balance of last year's 41:<piculs clea.n coffee.,were despatched to the BOl'lleo Company Limited.

The crop gathered during the month was 214 Itlste[t.

During the month 150 acres of coffee have beenhandled which had not been regularly done forsome years owing to the deficiency of coolies, and.about r,acres tea topped.

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IQuantitY1

1__Vltlt~_ ~_~I~ll_titY'~,,=- Q.,""" Val.,. IQ",",;" ~~~'"-

:$ 1:$ $ $'

I 6,463,f:!35 'I

:-385,169 6,849.004 6,870,502

i 4],4?~1 ... H72,7351

... 914.23~ ... 910.94244

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1'330

1

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... 44 I 1,330 45 1,.34020H 412... ... I. 201;\' 412 ~O 26

... - 1\.4,347 '.. I ... I ... _I

54,347... 58,~:3I 404. .. i ... i . .. 404

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... I.n

"'j ... I ... I ... i ... i ''': ... "', 180cases,...,

... i ... I ... I ... I ... I ... I :W 122piculs... J7~! 1,173' ... 'I ... ' 17~' J,173

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20. 1,416...1 ' ..

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... ... ...

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. .. ... ] 61 7!J9. ...: ... 138.940 ...! 245.573 ... 384'513

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... 537.012pICuls...1 11t 256... i... I Hi 256 7',t 218

...! ... I ... ... i ... i... ... 8.1- 106"', ... I 14,000 ... I ... I'" 14'0

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00

1

"', 16.S3?"', ... I 6... I ... ... 6... 33

'''I~_I ],215 ..1

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'''! ... I $6,717,4]9 ... $1,503,477 ... $8,220.8961 ... $8,399,720.. _._ . _ ..h _____ "

'.r.~'1~}'.r~{r";~~'p~; I Roads.-l{)ings on contract linished clearing and'I'~~~~'_~""

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repairing the Jal1lbusan road from Bau to :3rd mile. )' , , T. . post, they have made a very good job of this, the

(PII~1t. SA.ltA" ,\Ii. nlitH contract price being $150. I have 110Wlet them II.I further contract to clear and repair from 3rd mileI post to 9th mile post at Puak at a COl>tof $830.

I have also let 11.contract to some Chinese to clearthe 'l'undong road 'l! miles for $145.

'l'he pll1.nkl>on the five bridges at this eud of,Tambusan road where the road was diverted in 1905arc all quite rotten and billian has been ordered toreplace them, over 200 planh will be required.

Dr. Bruce Low was in the district fr(lll1,lth to Gthand 25th and ~(ith instant and Dr. Bl1.l'kerP. M. 0.,11th to 14th and 18th and l!Jth instant,

E. R. H'1'ILWELL,Resident.

ARTIeJ,ES.

boxes.. .piculs...

Total

Marr.h.

'mellts.-.iirJ were made out duriug the 1I10nthb.

tp duties and fees amounted to $llH.40.fines and fees !tmounted to $241.50.

urned here from Santubong on the 5th; on theant Mr. Collins left hlwing obtained fj weeks

10 Singapore.&be16th a man called Chao Chee '1'ow was

ie-e by tbe B.esident of Paku; he stated that!Ie was up at Sikong, which is just across the

and about a day's walk from Pengkallanbe met 3 Chinese who asked him to help them.

.stated in conversation that they feared to come

. place of size in S'arawak 111>they had some~ore killed one Salleh at Puak; they wanted

CDgive them money so that they could get downSambas and also tried to persuade him to

'a secret society of which they were nJClllbel's, hethat he must hnrry back to Pengkallan

and had 110money with him; !~t Pengkallanbe. met Bujit to whom he told the story and

.a,.ised him to go and report at Palm; he himselfup trading ill a small way. I at once advised

ourable the Resident of this with the result. C. Ornar was sellt with letters to the Dutch

'es and Chao Chee Tow was takell as a guide;,JltturlJed 011 the i!Oth saying that the 'Dyak- Sikong had told them to take the Chinese to

and he had forwarded the letters; four menIlUeSted but two were allowed to escape theDigbt, the others were brongh there ltnd after

tbeir evidence I shall forwa.l'<l thcm to

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-111arch.

On the 1st the ba:<:aarhere had a narrow escapefrom being burnt down, some one havino thrown a.bunch of lighted crackers into the In\Cl~of ChongKoo's shop and thus setting fire to some curtains.

On the !lth the body of a Chinalllan was picked upby the "Jee Sen Foh" below Seniawan. 'l'lte bodywhich was naked and bore no marks of violence wasnot identified lIor has any report been made of anyonebeing missing.

On the 10th a P. C. was sent to Pengkal"n Ampatin order to arrel>t Pangeran Olllar, who is wanted by

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the Dutch authorities, should he come that way.Later it wa~;heard he had been I1rrested by the Dutch.

On the 12th I took over from Mr. Crocker.

On the] 7th aile Chao Chee 'l'ow reported havin~'met at Sikong across the Sambas border tl1rc~

.",~a.ir at SaUch's hous;- at. Puak happened on ,. Chin.ese concel'll.e,din a gang ,robber~ at .P.I~l~kin .lyoa.

:tof January 8th, l!)03; hIs houl>ewas entered ~nf~HI~la~rtwas sent on to Bau as I nal. IS under theunknown Chinese; he, Bnjang and J aho were

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. .lunschctJOD of that Court., lly cnt abont bnt none of them died and the On the ~4~h ?nc Bon~ '~'iam, a tall1bang man, was~~t off with what money and jewellery tlwre I drowne.d b:( lalhng Ol1toj 1m boat. He .I\'as ~tanl1ingi:lad ,,:ere never hea.rd o~ or lraced in any way. I n~) r:o.wmg In the usl1~1 w~y, the fastennlg..o~>()~1e ~ar

tlOn.-The land bell1g snnicientlv cleared II

!)~o],e. and h() fell overhoal c1 and (~)(1 not LJSv ,tg,tIli.300 rubber stumps from Poak 'and these I he body W'1'SlIot found tIll dl~ ~7th.

planted by tl.Je23rd instant.; prisOl.Jen; have been

I?r~ th,e :'~L~t.~l~~ Jong 'l'saJ Sle\\' WitS ellgage<] on

.~ work drgi)ll1g out the lalal/O whICh has sprl1l1g prob,tt1!,n ,IS cle11-.

wl~en this has been. cOlTl\~leted I hope toI

'l'wo n,pplications have been .ma(le 1\)[' grnnts for-Y Hlcrease the SI7.e 01 the J<.stato. gutta pLwtalJol!s. Olle by HI. Maholl\lIt Nor for a.

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I plantation besidethe tram line not far fromU, and one by Va on Kon Siang for land at Piot.e prisoners have been metalling the Bazaarbut their work has been much dehtyed by

Capt rain. The roads are in good order with thetion of a place just below tienilH\'an where a

ert has collapsed. This cul\'l>rt was nmde manyago. Rillian will no\\' b~ userl in,;tead of

'nary hard woods.H. H. A. Do.v,

Resiclent.--~1r\ 'I'.t N (; ES'I' .,\'1' I'~.-

Mm'ch.uring the month the coolies we\'!' employed inering coffee, plncldng tea, weei!jng and makingries for Para rubber ani! coffee.

,The crops gathered were 20! picnls parchmcntand 206 Ibs ten..

c. few coolies were regulo.rly employed in scraping'5Sfrom the stem of coffee trees.

~ived 6500 p,\l'I\ rnhber seeds '1Iln planted innes.e Serapi J'oad hns been repail'ed and is in gOOll

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gang of coolies have been employed daily iniring and dr9.ining the Pengkallan Hoad, the

is making rapid progress. .e coolies were paid their wages for February

the 10th instant. .e health of the eoo1ies is Co.irlygO('(1.

.T. oM.<:;Qi\LEZ.Manager.

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March.

the 4th instant accompanicd b.\' Orang J\ayaI paid a visit to the Ulu Lundn. From the

th of Rasau upwards I found cI'0\\'I18 of MalaysDyaks living iu hut~ lining both banks of the

o river and side streams for miles. All wcre illh of the illipe uut. B~' the end of th~ month

price for these nuts had risen to nearly $5.00 pel'aI.I Stungkol' Orang Ka.ya Nyuli\1l cOIuplainec1

for t\vo years now the Stingiwg Dyal(s h!1.ded on the Stuugkol' side of SUlIgei Stumau:b land really belongs to the Stungkor Dyaks.that Dyal(s were living in the Hasan river the

gkor Dyaks had very little lalldlcft for Carmingcould not afford to allo\\' the Stingang pEople tou.chon their land." Mauy years b!1.cka previons

ident arran~ed that the titillgan.~ Dyaks shonldfarm below the right bank of tJ1(' ~tuman andStungkol' Dyaks shOllld not farl1l abo\'e the left

of this same stream. 'J.'his arrangement seemstly fair as the Stingang Dyaks have an altllostited acreage of land to choose for farming on.

,ve sent for the Orang Ka.ya of Stingang who wasat Bau during the time I was up-river. I shall

him "that I insist on his people adhering toold order and that if they again encroach on the

kor Dyaks farming land they wIll be punished."e Stungkor Dyak,:; have further asl(ed if the fine

,adultery could be increased. The present finegst the Land Dyaks here, of eight tempaianto four ~ollars, w'as many years ago quite suf1i-to meet this offence. N ow-a-days it is whollyuate and acts more af; an ind ucemen t to cri \TIC

as a determent.'obate duty on the estate oC OJ\~ '1'ai Tiong

ed of Messrs. Soon Hong Co. (If Hillll~tanntetl to $414.75.

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In consequence of a letter recei\'ed from the Hon'blethe Divisional Resident I left on Sunday 22nd forSampadi to il18pect the building of a tonglmng COI'Govemment hy one Nandi. The tonglmng which isneady cOlllpleted is in my opinion a most disgrace-Cully huilt one, and has heen pnt together in a veryrough and ready faKhion. I f;trongly recommendvel'\' careful examination of this boat before it is;tin~lly taken over by GO\'ernment:

On the 22nd instant Messrf;. H. H. Everett andl'~. F. l)i'unpin arrived from Santubollg.

l\'lr. Piimpin 'who had lettel's of introduction from'the Hon'hle the Divisional Resident came to inspectthe soil in this tli:;triet with a view to plalltin~Ramie. On the IJt1lldu side Mr. Piimpin inspectedthe soil at Skati, Rimuning, Prundang, Sidamak,Hedain, H:LSitUand ,T!tnglmh. Over in the Simatanvalley Reheris, Samian, Selarat, Sebal(Qh and 'rim-haga were visited. '1'he trip to Hasau was nmdc pel"S. I. Saral.:tall. 'rhis is I uelie\'e the first tillle thata steanlCl' of !1.nyI,ind hU.f;been so far up river. Itis quite certain that a C!drly hi.rge sized launch orstemner could, if it were necessary, easily get up asfar as Basau all a Hood tide. 'J.'he Chinese and Malavhandongs go some good two hours abovl'! Hasan asfar as Stungkor.

1\11'.Pii1llpin was vcry impressed wit,II the land inthe Simatan valley, p'HticnJarly with that at Scbakohand 'l'imhaga. Hero the soil ii> undoubtedly veryrich. I do not thillk I !1.111far wl'Ong when I write.and say "that it would be hard to fllld in Sarawaksoil hetter than that which is to he found on the landlying between Lundu alld thl' Poi ~Jountains."'l'here is no doubt that this spot is one oC the mostfertile valleyforin the COUlltry.

On the 21st Haling of Siting reporte(l tha.t one.'IJinclm, a leper, had suddenly dio;;appeared. He waslast seen the previous evening at 6 1'. M. by his.claughter. All properly in the hut which T.Jinchaoccupied was undisturbed. I ordered thc Dyaks tomake a thorough !;eal'ch Corthis man but up to theIWth 110 signs of him had ht'en discovered. 'rheDyaks scenl to think that Lineha has run away tothe mountains in the hopes of finding relief from histerrible sickness. I am, howe\'er, of the opinion thatIJincha knowing he was 11.11outcast cOllll1littec1suicide to end his misery. He.no doubL threw himselfinto the river anc1 was devoul'e::1.by crocodiles.

I lJn.venothilJg further to report to Yom Highness.Cor this llIonth.

F'. F. BO UI/l' ,Re.~ident 2nd Class.-

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'J.'he Divisionn.l Resident lJ:Lvi\lgwritten me con-cerning the man Pangel'l\lI Olllar, whose rloing~ andmovements I have made IIIBlition of in ILprevious.report I went up to 'J.'abel1ooand to other placesneitl' the border to make inquiries and to satisfy my-self as to how far the many 1'lllllours afloat aboutthis ma.n were based on fact.

Here amongst the Land Dyal(S prepamtions forharvesting were in full progress and all the peoplewerp. in a (luiet alld peaceful state of nlind whichhad \lot been disturberl by I'.n)' I'ltll1ours of PalJgeranO.mar, who has not attcmpted to SOl\' discordamongst tbo T.Jalld Dyal{s whatever he llIay haved0ne to unsettle and incite the Sea Dmks of thisJ>istriet and the II Di \'isioll. .

'J'hat Pal~garan Omar has been sellilJg "charl1ls,"the cffeet of which is to rcnder the wearer i\lvul-lJerable, to the gullible Sari bases, Sabuyaus, Balaus,alJd otlu'rs snturated itS the.\' arc with superstition,

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,n E have to offer om congratulatiollf\ to :Mr.Baring Gonld who, we heal' hy this rUlLil,

gaged to he nutrried.--report reache(lns in the early part of thetohthftt two Chinese children were taken

~ crocodile while bathing at IVluanL'l'nang,\larahan. A young girl abont 14 years old,name \Vee Kim Kee, daughter of the late

ee Ah Ohoon of Knching, went to Muarag at the' beginning of the month to pay

-Isit to her elder married siste!', 'Nee AhIng. Early on the 6th Wee liilH Kee tooklittle nephew aged about 4 years, the son

Ong Ah Geng, to the htll<ling steps in theto bathe, ft!Hl \\'hile there both \\'ere

,o:(~edinto the river IJYa cl'ocodile. Thegirl's body \\"1U;found next day at Batong

"he hody of the little hoy has not heenyered and no doubt was devolll'ed.

t;rocodiles al'e beeoming hoth nUlllerOl!Saml'~ssive in Upper Sarawak. J)or.ens of (ll1cks

geese have discLppeared at S(micL\\'ltll ,u1<lseveral occasions Chinese have 1Jeell at-

ed hut no catastrophe luu; yet happcnct1."he night of the 10th one Ah Tol\, a local

ct, was washing a pail' of trOl1fiel'Sat onei,the landing stages when they \vere snatched, fJ by a crocodile. One night, alvJ11ta Illonth

wbel1going to bathe, this sa.me wan fell.;) the arms" of It "eroe.;" fortunately the

was as frightenell as Ah 'l'ok and lJOth3 record" t'or home. As Ah 'l'ok is nfL-

, .1yannoyed at the los~ of his gltrlUent heIl~rro\Vec111 Snider anc1 is now end(~a\'olll'-Itcbalas, in other \VOJ"(]R"get his o\\"n ha<:k,"

- friend the enew y. '

""1'hrice is he armed who has his quarrel just"cO<Bu~ foUl' times he who gets his blow in lust"

A.b Tok is trying to act on the \\'01'<1sofrelebra.tec1 poelll, <lRhe thinks It third

bathing pcuty wight end disastJ'OlIsly--If.

the 24th IL Chinaman was seized iLt~ Tapang by a eror,oc1ile bllt got It\Vfty

,. :a 111.:'erated amI. He was sent to the-ng Hospital for trefttlJlent.

---April.

:rncltts.-H:j w<\]'e nlltde out (luring the nlonth.,.joties aud fees fLl1lounte(l to $HO:01.

fiues and fees 11.11I01\11tell to $~:j:l.()r).Highness the H!tjah arrived here on tlw ~lst

hku accompn,uied by Mr, H, Day.~die ~2nd H. 11. visit,ed the New 'Vorl,s which'.. :erected by Messrs. 'rhe Bornco Compau)',

.talaJld the Governmcnt Oftices. His High-011 the morning of the ~ard riding down

ong road to SeniltwH.u.Collius who returned fronl :-;ingn.pore ou the~ta.nt left for Knching Oil tIlt) ~4th having

iuted to do duty at Hilm.

-.,.--"- _.- ----1. WltS in E.uchiug from the !;th to Uth illst:1.I1t

Imviug gone down to be present at thc arrival of HisHighness t,he Rajah from Europe.

Hoong Ah Siong, one o[ the Chinese bronght over,Sikong last m0nth, was sentellced in ]\uching to ;,years imprisonment [or taking part ill the murderousassault on Balleh, Bujang an<1,Jaho ILtPlmk ill ,Janu-!HV1DO().

'l'here hav,; been [\,number of thefts 1'1'0111housesrnuJJ<l o.bont here, the o\\'ners of which have leftthem Ilnoccupied while they were away at work.'l'here are sOllie loafing vagabonds about who :Heprobably the culprit.s :\11(1I hope they will be caughtat it before long.

On the 28th a premedit,ated assault with !t weaponwas 1I1I1.(leon one Sin Than; four persons weresentell(:cd to terms of imprisonment the lIext day;it is the "ccoud assault of this nature which hastaken place lately,

B()(({!,~.-'1'he hri(lges at th is 011<1of Jam hUSlUlroad \\'ere all replanked with billian.

'l'he clearing throughout of the 'l'ulldong miLdwas completed and the Ban village road cie:ucd bycon tract.

The Buan and Seringgok rOlLd\Vasroughly clem'edhy prison labour; the necessary repairs will hehegun as soon as the weather improves, helLVYrains h:we falhm nearly overy clay.

Dr. Bruce IJow was in the llistrict Oil the 1st,2nd, l(itll, lHth, ~~IH1.2;\1'(1.

K I'~. 8'1'11:"\VEL T.J.Resident.

-April.

P{(illtt:l/y:-Pepper gardens on the whole :tre look- .ing \'ery well alld the rot that set in last year seemsto have stopped. I Hn<1on looking through my booksthat in l;his district alone ]114ganlens havl~ been re-ported :thmHloned last, year and b~sidl'~ this there are~;j gardens whieh have not yet pai(l road t:~xfor HJ07and these proba.bly have been abaudoned Inaking atotal of :l1D. If priccs wonld remain steady at theirpresent level I do not think many more gardens willbe ahandouetl thOllgb no donbt planters wonld havea 1mI'dstruggle to keep going. A signiticaut sign ofthe tin}es is that iu neady all pepper ganlcns one isIIOWoffered t~a 11lI1deof jamb/( leaves instead of thegeuuiue article. Coolies' wages do not seem to havefallen proportionately to the fall in pepper. Cooliesstill receive the e(]lIivalent of about $1:.\ per month.

During the nlOnth B cases of pepper vines beinglIlaliciously destroyed were reported. In one casethere seems little doubt it was dOlle by the owner ofthe ganlen, now abscondell, who cOllsidered he hadbeen badly tren.ted by his llIortgtLgee, IJiew 'ret ofBa.n, who had refllsed him any further atlvance];',thegarcleu being he!wily indebtecl.

I ho!U'the Dyaks in the Left Hand Bmnch :.Lt'rebia,~elllhan and Bm:~ng h!we been working sega rattansplantetl by thelllse!\'es'some yen.rs n.go. Accordingt() nlY inforlnant they have sold at least 100 pikulsdming the Ittst few months.

.Few cases callie before the Conrt (luring the TllOnth'iLndnoIH' of l~n,Yilnportance. A l}lIn}ber of pettythefts of fowls, clothes, rice, and so on frolll houses andganlens havo been reported--the \\'ork lID doubt ofout-of-work and opi IIIl1smoking lo~fers, some of WhOlUhave beell caught and imprisoned. Thcre have been110gang robberies and all being now quiet the squadof Hangers was sent back to Headquarters on the17th. During the month the Police force here has"been increaeea by H constables. .

On the 20th Your Highness visit~cl the statiOlI,riding frOIl1 Seniaw!\n. .

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,jJe here Your Highuess Silll<:tiOIWIl SOIlIl~altel'-t<>the Police B,uTac],s which are to be l'Oofed

bilinn attl1.ps.the 21st Your Highness rod!: OVI!I'to Ball.

accol'llance with YOl\1: Highness' imtructions,27th I went over the ronll frolll Lidah '.I'anah

ro the 7th mile Hock HOild nnd nHule l~contmct."ne Chin:ullan to \\'ee(l tllis road sonle ,j milt!s~ and with another to rellllll,e 2:2;\ f,~t]IOJIIS of're it nllls through I" S\\'ltIIIP 1'0)'$:2:2:'1. 'Phese

ts having received Your Highuess' sauctionwas hegun 011 the Bath.

(I"le at T-Jidah 'l'lmah the Kaugch"'w a"ke(l that~bt hc given 0. grant or pennit to huld certain

as a hurial grollnd fm' the Chillcse cOllllnllnityhim. He poillted Ollt the desircd Il1.lHlwhich

snit.dJle and I have )'eferrc(l the lIHltter to

,lion: the Hcsi<lent. 'l'his ~rnnl\(l has ldl'l'ndyr.,~ed 1'01'burials but t.he re,.son tllB Kl1.ugchew" bringillg the mnttel' 1'01'\\'111'(1is that SOllIe:sg Chinlt1l1:1.n lms lately begnn to COl'lll a lish-iu the centre of this land and is said to illtl!JH1,Tuhher roulHl about and his agent 01' pl~rtnqr

.1upon the Kallgchew to dig up ,!uu1 rc-&he rellHLinl> fl'olll pne of till) gmves.Jonth, Joug 'l'sni Kiew, who was cng,.ged as

0:.19probation fl'OIll tlw ] st of the IllOlith Cellc <ly ill with fever alld hl\(l to go to Knchillg

on lHth. He WI\Sdischarg(!tl cured 01127thnot retnl'llell to dnt.)' allll I he'tl' h,.s fallen

.,D.~Ie :J7Lh I sellt .-\.IJIllig :\llIit to tIll: Hesi,lenl.

to s\Il'vey the Bazaar there so thM. tlw hnnses'0.. registered as they are at P,t)(\).

reported that the G'oon DY'Lks, ,. slimll tribe"" HO doors livillg across the I'ronti{!I' net.1'sre about to relllove into Sara wak after the

011accollnt of the lighter taxation (poll tax)sitle. 'rhey nre apparently re)ate(l to the

J>,>'aJ,s alld will settle lie,\)' thell!.prisollel's have !,cell elllploye,l chicHy 111

.~ Bazaar I'ol\d Illlll weedillg Bllall rOlul.

] r. J:. .\. 1>:\Y,ltr:sicle/lt.-

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April.

crops gl~thel ed dming the nlllllth \\'IJ1'I! :274prclllllellt coffee alld :JtlO ths nllllk tea.

'jug, gathering crops, repairiug Pellgkldlanaod cuttillg new drains ill (j} acre field were

t \Vorl,s during the mOllth.abbeI' seeds illlllll'Scl'il~S aro gm(lllally sprllllt-

seeul to grow well.~nnd In'oulld }-!is Highlless the Hajnh's

has heen I'Bpl1.Jl'e(l,le\'elled alld stlullpe(l.Parnell p,.id the coolim;' wages for ;\1arr:h Oila.stallt.

lenlth of the coolies is fairly good.

.T. :'If. (1O:\LEZ,

J/'I//f(YeI'.-'

"--+-.1pril,

~ker fl.nived here from Knchillg 011the (jth,jp connectioll with the trace for the telepholle

Knching alld Sallong. :Next day we wellt&0S, Nap at which poillt the river is lIar-

allY other ill the lower reaches I1.lIdovel'wire call be stretchetl froll1 ballk to hallk.

., back from S. Nap we trained \1p to thethen climhed Gunong ~gli from the Hum-

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mit of which ,. gl'ltnd view of the country stl't'tchiug-froll1 the Lundu hills to the Batallg Lupar opensitself.

Here 1\11'.Crocker tool, his bearings in relation to~evel'!LI JA.lld marks ill the UIII (~IIOp [tlld there-abolltsllnd then we retllrued.

'('he followiug day the A lice IJ<I1Taille having filled'blinkers' MI'. Crocker rptnrued to Kucbiug, I accO\ll-panying him to be! present on the I1.l'I'ival of YourHiglllless 1'1'0111Engllllld !1.JHl011a few dn.ys lell\'e toUpper Sarawak.

At the expimtion of lilY IHlwe ])1'. Barker, thl,) Pl,ill-cip!d Medical Of1ieer, paid [\ visit to the Station toinspect the New Hospital; ccrtain illstructions of hisconceruiug the titting up of the dispens:u)' \vill hecarried out as soon as possible.

On the :!7th instant [ toe I. a short visit up to<JOllipi getting hac;k on the following night at 11o'clock.

On fitJ\'eml ('anus the pall(ly crop Ims becn so :1.Lun-dl\nt tlll~t I~good deal of it ha.s rotted before it cOl1ldbe glltherell.

Gvllier!f.-?Iol'<: cOld thlln 1 can (leal with in t.helinlited storing facilities at the wharf is heing turne<1011t by the ?IIi lies.

Consecjltcntly stocl,s of ccml are rising all a 1'01111I1nn,l on every aVI.ilt.ble inch of spare gronnd witllineasy carrying ,listll.nce of the wl)(1.rf.

'I.'his acenll1ulatioll is ofeol1rse quite abnol'll1<d andwould never OCCIII'if regult.r shiplllents of coal couldhl~ llla,le.

'1'111\&exposnrc to all weathers, min l~llll heM, c:~nhut have It detel'iomtillg effect on t}w COIL!will. notbe douhted ,\llll therefore the sooller it is shippedth<j better, even althollgb disloca.tioll of the work atthe :'IIines ellsues owing to the call llI:ule on theirlabollr for loa,ling hr.avy cal'gOt~s.

The sole outlet of the sheds 011to the wharf havingcllnsidemhly interfl!red with the mpid 11I,lllillg01 thes. s.,Rajah of .'jamwa!.; T Im\'c deenlcd iL Ilc:c{~ssaryto mal,c two ad{litiollal outlets which will feed thewharf a.nd thus f;tcilitate the loading and )\rt1ventqualTels allll fights lunollg the Chinese honlE'.

Tons. CWL.

Coal ill shells at 1st April :J,;j87 I(itl'e(:eiv(!t!during.. ) ,71i!1 II

.1,:lij7 10+shipped .. " -!,j~ 'j t

CUllrts.-'l'he usuld alllOUllt of work ha~ ul,enplace.

LII !~ c'~sU of "Forgery with iutuut to cheat"defendallt WI~S con victe.l !llld sen tOllced to pay $50fine or in default 1 year's hard labonr.

l'rade.-Null1bers of l\Ialnys who have lately beenon their f,ulus Illld colleeting el1{1kauallg fruit ca.nfilll1 no employment now ,ulll have ILpproached mewith the object of trying to nnd a market for bilialt,kapilI' alld other woolls which they can work and arcILnxious to supply. .

I have written the Commissioner for Public \\'orksin the hope that he may be able to place some ordcrshere.

Exports$\),iS;HUm

Imports$!1,2\JH.OO

P. GOH.DON WHIT I';,\ As.~istallf Rl'.~i£lcllt_

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a. sight which many might never haY!' a I ?\IH.H. P. May, Geneml Manager of thece of seeincr again.

I

Collieries, has been grantell six months leave..o __ .'fhe management of the \Yhal'f and coaling

THE follo",illg particulars of a large J[iIlS I IllTllIl"elnents at Sadol1rr, which hitherto has'148Ohapan) shot a short time ago in the Ibeen 7111(lerthe control of the OfJicer in-eharge

n H.iver may ue of intereHt to om rendprs. ' of the district, has ueen transierrec1 to the:Weiaht-178Ibs. Heiaht-5 feet. i c()I'trol of the Managel' of the Mines which,\Lengtb of arm stretch f~o1l1fingm' tip of OIlChaud ; shoul<1 make for the better working of things~inger tip of other-7 ft. .at ill. I

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in general, and leave the Officer-in-chargeh(.'hestme'l.snrement-4!) IlIcbes. more time to travel about his (1istriet.Leug~h of Il!1.ndfrom wrist to tip of middlc HlIgel'

, -10 inches.Circumference of Im1\(1-7 inches.,I.eul-'(th of middle ti.nger-M inchcs.

'The above measnrements are vouche<1 for hy. Highness The Rajah Ml\lla who was }ll'e-towhen the animal was I1HJasmed awl kilHlly

ishc(1 liS with these particlliars.---WI-; note that owillg to a disease :Ul\llugst

Cattle and Bufl'aloes ill Lilulmng alHl~hLol1ril1g (listriets the iUlport of tltese

-,mals fl'Olll those parts is j>roltibite(lnntilbel' not,ice. \Ve called attmltion in 011l'i~of 1st ,lune to the order prohihitillg thert uf l.I:1ffaloesfront Labllan and apparent-

the infection has sore!td to tlte nmin-lanel.~ ha\"e not heard it'-the t1isease has spre:ultber north. Imt presulnc t,lw ue('(-SSU1'\')Jrc-~~iolls are bein,~ tal;("11. By tlw n. '..~;(D.raid we see that a tradl-Jill bu/blues is [Jcing

, ',eu IJetween Jesseltou an(l the Phillippines,:. that a cousignment of Jilt." \l'ere recently

ipped from the former to the lcltter pla!'e.

,ToE ;{ol1mn Catholi(' Con\'eut Annual Hale"01'1, in snpport of the funds of the :\lissioll~ take place this year on tIle aJtcl'nooll ofvsdaJ' the 10th instant at the Hesidene,)'kinel permission of Hir Pen:." awl Ladyyn.!~ha\lle. 'rhe }lro(:eeds of the sal(.. will.ieYuted ,to a good pUq)()Sl~,vi.,'. the IIlll(;hed renain; to the Convent. \Vc IIwh~r-

tlmt cLfeature of this "ear's sale will heI articles for baehelo';,s (so that there

~the no exe:IS() for their IIOt buying S01llC-y) such as lamp shades, ('ushiulls 1l11l1

e.rs, table eloths, &<:. &e. and ties fol' all'l'he Haces are cOllling on an(1 nothi\1g

yes the appearalH:e of an 01(1~lIit soeh as It Slllll,l't tie!

,WE bear that-.&.silver cnp for a billianl tOlll'n:ullent halltli-

is being presente,l for (:Olllpetitioll dmingweek to the Kuching Bocial Club by fihe

,'ble Sir Percy Cnnynghame, :l1Hlthat l'v1r.M. Bryan has off~red a cup fOl' tlle 'l'ennis

Iament to be played for ill Mnj unctiollthe cup presented by His Highness the I

to the Sarl1.wak Cluo. 'rhe '1'01Il'na-

Iibeing for "Hantlicap .Doubles" the Club,bel's have for the past t\l'O years suu-d for It second cup, Imt thif! owing to

Bryan's kindness will not 1,0 ne(:eHSal'Yyear.

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BAR 'flAM, Chop 'l'iam Hak, 8hop keeper t)fSungei 'fapang reports that at LBO A.~I.au the2()th ultimo his shop house WitS burnt clownresulting in a loss to him of frol1l BOOto "100(Jolla!'H. lIe suspects the fire to be the workof incelHliaries as he 11<uluo lamps hUl'llingnor tire.

'J.\\'o Chi namen 1))' name Ng .Illn .Hi11 al1l1I\.lIn Pong alTive(1 fronl ;ralmn. LleudJllllgitnon the 27th ultimo bringing with them fLboy,Ng Kee Fook, aged auout (j years who uorethe mfll'ks of shot wOlIlHlsalJout the twe andchest. 'fhey state that on the 25th aboutH 1'.~I.their hOllse was entered by gang robber,;,se\'en in number, when the IJOYwas shott11l1'illgthe tight which ensue'l. Kun Pongwas also woun(led in th(~ba('],;an,l both havel!P2n sent for repail's to the General I-Io,;pital.\Ve uwlerstand neither are vel'Y ;;el'ionslyh1ll't.

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fN 0111.'next issue we shall gi\'e the l'csult ofan experiment with tbe waterproof whitewashthe reeipe for which, as (:opie(l frolll "ChamberilJ olll'nal," \l'as given in om issue of the 16thJ ulle. \Ve sludl be glad to bear of any otherexperiments with this and take this oppor-tunity of thanking the geutlemfln in LTpperHarawak who has taken the trouble tu try thel'e<:ipe and sena liS the re::ult, whi(;b, we:.mayhere stcLte, is not very favourahle.---

A <:ro(:oJile 1-1'. 2" long was callght by al\lala)' a few (lays ago at Lidah 'l'an:Lh. it \l'ascvi(lently !Lll olel one ILHall it';.; teeth were\l'orn (lo\\'n.

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8. H. Rajah ol Sam/IJak arri\'e(l 011 the ~;3thfrom Singapore and sailed again for Singaporeon the ;'30th. Passenger, from Singapore 1\1r..C. C, Underhill.

P. S. ICa7.:aleft for Hanllll on MOIHlay. the20th ultimo at :31'. M. Passengers, Dr. A. J. G.Barker and Mr. F. VV.Foxworthy.- -- --. - ------..--..--..-.--

-May.

Agreemellts.-28 were made out (luring the mout1LStamp ilnties and feeR amounted to $(i;!.()H,(Jol/.rl.-lt'iues allt1 fees IUllouuted to $17i1.20.

I'L'here is very little to report for the past month.

the ilistrict being very quiet just no\\'.

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~~;~n~~~~-~~r~~t~a-ol~._.tl;c ~;tea;I~~r-i~~~ing[0':re, I regret to say that through the gross

:slIess of the prison IlII.tIHlor, P. C. Goll1m.Liew Sil\ll absconded on the 2nth inRtallt; theIlH\\1doralso absconded hefore heing hroughtiri a.!.re has been !~good deal of sickness amongst,lice and prisoners dl1l'il:g the JI1onth, !\IH1the

ster of the Govel'1lJl1cnt school \;;:\s in'og Hospital frolll the nth to IHth.

Uesident or Palm having kindly lent AIJII.ng'5f'Crvices, the Shak Lung illun hn.?,n.:u'haR been

i!ed; the ground at the 'baek of the shopR has. divided n.s f:~irl.v as pos!;ihlo l~na properly

d out n.nd e:wh owner will he given a cor-for whieh a small charge will be made to

npenses; this is in no way a grant of the landa safe-guard against swilJdlill~~wlll!n bllyillgor lllortgaging of property is t:ddllg pIn.C!~.

Bruce Low arrived here on the Hth ill!'>tallt"f1rnecl to l\uching Oil tIle !Jth,'.." TVork.~Del1arlme/!/.-A eOllsi.lemble alllOtlllt

-rs have been done to HiR I-lighllcR!'>the.~Bnng'llow, it beillg fonn(\ on inRpcetioll that

e of a good llUl-n)"of the plallks and other"' 1 been entirely en.ten ont by white allts.

derk'R hou!'>e Ims also been put into repair''''$t of the Goverlll1lent huiltlll1gs have heclI

. -:mshell, .'.'tile 1st illst!\lIt Bo Ua bngall his eon(;r:td to

tJle rond fronl Ban to Bli:l.11.pnttin~: frpshdown for the whole way, the co;;t to h!~:;;iJOl1.! t"isollers cOinpleted the repai rs to Seri IIg~:ok:¥'Shmeta.l being pnt down for t.he whole di!'>-

(~ of Klings has Hcady lillislwd cle:lring... irillg froll1 the :Ii'll to !Jth Illile Oil Puak"'1 contract price of $a:~o,

E. It, STlfJWELl.J,H(!8ident.

-.JJ :\'1'.'\ ~(~ I~S'I'!\'I'I'~.-

JlIaU.,:: the mOllth eoolip.s lmve beell Clnployetl in.:t;crops, wceding, clCl\lIillg eolIee Imdrcp!tir-!o;.

';~rops gathcrcd dmillg the 1II0ilth \\'ere Hhmellt coffce allr1 .\:jij Iii;; made tc:t,

P:\rnell paW tlH~ eoolics' \mgl!s for April 011WStl1.lIt.

."/. :\1. t.: () :\H~/',

.lIlIl/aycr,---

-. May.

t illlportt\lIt event of (11t~IIlolith was the'''.Iis Highncss the Hajl~11to 'this <Iatioll frolll

&013th, 'l'hl'Oughout his stay His 11igh-

.:acconlpn.llied hy the Hon 'ble the Hcsirlentn_lIIol'llil1!.( o( tIle l:.!lh I I is Ui!!hncss 1'0-

Native Ollicers, also lI1any VYi\l;s, M!dl1.Ysl:re who hail COllie to pay lheir rc!'>peds. AtHis Highness illspectetl the GO\'el'lllllp.llt

'- .~ :t.ften\'lInl!'> wa.lked throngh tho IIlllillaroUlH] the kltll1pOlig.-ners have lIIn.de gOOll progress ill clearillg

.qlecte!l hy His Highncs!'> (or all orange. i\luII\' of the seetls planted bv His, ."

~ 'H\o' U'UlhHU.lltll"lIlt:. "'Jlt~ '11Ir.J!!1I Lllua; Ul l'uppcr n.lHl

jungh: prodllee the Chinese IHwe cOI1lI1lp.nced to erecttheir lIew temple n.t the up-river end of thp. uaz!1.l1.l'.Thi!'> hnil,ling is to be of brick and when completedwill presellt a \'cry halll1sollle e!lific!1. Home of thefinest hilirtn obtainable is being IIse.l for the iuterior.

Dr, F.\V. Foxworthy. botanist of the Bmen.u ofHejcIII;('. ilTl1.nila, arriveil here on t.he 7th. He haseOIlL(~ with the inteution of making tt study of the\\'oods ~l.IHlfore!'>ts of this tlistriet hdOl:c proccedingto other pn.rts of the conntr,v,

I \'i~ited Hilllatan frolll the ~~ntl to 2:ith. \Vhilstthere 1>1'. Foxworthy antl [ climbed the SalJahatPeak Itt NOl,thel'l1 cUll of the Pac range. \Ve Imcl alIlOst illtm"~stillg trip. Shortly \ve h0l'e to lliake auascent lip GUUOlJg H.\1IUplit at the southcru cnd ofthis samH group.

On the :'\1'11the old HfJIU1.!lo(Police \Illller CorporalHI i\l~tl, rdlll'lle!i to HeaLl(ll1ttrters.

At tlIe elltl of the mouth natives \\'('re still har-\'f)sLin;!. This i!'>owing to the (;t-el; thH.t HumhersauaIHl')IICll their fanlls n.nd 'vent in seareh of illipelIul<;. III !~()nsefJuellcc latm: on in the seasoll theyh:1..1(0 pla.llt out fresh paudi,

Tho ~Ia1:tys n.lld Chinese still coutinue to applyfor pPl'lIlits to OpOIl cocoanut pbnt:ttions. 'J'bercgist ry shows tlmt there fire over ~IOOof these gardensIIOW in this tlistrict. Ju ahout 5 \'ears til1le the cOllsthet\\'e'~11 .lta1lluulIgall :1.IH1Hinl!l.t:in \rill he one longline of pln.lltI1.tiolls. :-iecdliugs arc fetciliug $:j,()U to ':;Hi.UOpur IIIIIHlred.

\\"Imt th!' un.tives willlmH1 to conte1ll1 agniust isI~l)('ell,' kllown by i\[nlays aR brl/., '['his insect seemsto altar-); tlte trees planted illl;uHl IllOre tlmn tltoseplallt,..1rwar the sef~ coast. \Vith constlwt c1e[tringa\\'lt)' ..,(' the undergrowth, ~~IH1the ill1lllediate aes-tl'llctioll of trees attacked, nlso an occasional smokyIi)'!; bllJwing ovo)' the plant!~tions, I thillk, this difti-enlt.\. ,h1)1I1,l he easily ov<!)'conw,

F, F. BOUI/l',Hesidellt 21/£1Class.-

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Ma y,

])Ilrill~ (.he first. \\ienk 1 !'>pcnt n da.y or two n.t8ehanga1l alld in it's Ull! bllt ft!'>the nHUIagen1cut ofthe wlmrf is in 111\-halllls I alll not thin!, it arlvisable(or IlW to he a\\'l~)' for long on aCColillt o( tlte pro-Iml.lo a.rri\':d of 1\ steamcr from Sjngl~pol'C for ccm!.

.\t ]y.ikal--a ~~Inn]] ri\'or which hen' I'III1S illto theIlmin ,.;(r"lllll gives the name to the pl:tee-I stoppedalld w:lllil~(l inlalla for somc distance ah)))g tlte footof tlw rnnge o[ hills winch stretch fraln Sebanganto SI\bu,\"ftu.

1IIIIIwnsn fruit groves are planted all ~1.l()ng tueslopes o( ~he hills lilld yield large crops as the soilis sa.id (0 be very rieh hcre, hut it iR somc time sincepad!ly was planted,

~lIlnhers of the ;'vI!~I[L\'Rlower !lown river art>ellg:~g,.',l in working the sage: palm, hilt the pl'Ofits11.1'e \',,1'." lIIen.grc as the price rulillg at Sebanganmrcl~', if ever, exceeds as cents pCI' tall/pill, a ndi-"ulously low figure for 10111(/11/(/of lille 'jlmlity as itis c:-;;l.dly the pri<:e <:oan;c S;\.~o iR \'ailled at furtherlip tlw coast. But the coudition of the workers is110(;such as tr) pellnit o( their refusing to se]], being,ItS tlll'v a!'o. more 01' les!'> ilHleuttHI to the traderswho 1I~I.tlll'ally fix the price to hnllefit themselves.

J t is to ho hope(l that arrangements can he Ilmele[01.' the trallsfer of the !'>lIpeL'\'isioll of the will\rf tothe !\rallager of tlte Mines clfwhiclt it is nn importantIn'an<.;h.

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-------'rHE SARA W AK GAZETTE, JUT.JY 16, 1908.

,1;RGLAl\Hpaid a visit to Mr. J. H. .Brodie'se on the night of the 9th instltl1t andged to make off with things to the valne

. ~ont $100. Amongst the artie1es stolena.vVebley revolver, a silver cigltrette easeflags of the eommercial code enamelledon, gold studs and sleeve link:;, fm Elgin

(rolled gold Hunter) awl sevemll.Jollllon,~ish Volunteer buttons.,

~1 --~s. S. Ba1'awak arrived from 8a<long on the. - instant with Mr. P. Gordon "\\lhite, Resi-

.. of Sadong, Mrs Nayslliith and r.lrs Mad-They retl1l'ned to Sadong Oll the lath

It. .

e 8aTawak ltlSObrought the body of Mr.mith who was murdered the. evening

An Inquest was held at the G-enentl:ital at ,1 J'. ~J.on the 12th and tbe fl1neral

-place at!j P. \II.the SltlllCdrty. 'rhe fl1neml:ge was fol1owed to the grave by [1 ][l1'gebel' of E mopeans.

S. Adeh: fmiled for SilHl on the l:2th.nger, the Rent Father C]fU'ke.

--S. 8amwnk returned frotH SadoJ1g on theiustant with Mr. P. GonIon White, ~rr.

:\Irs. Mad(lockE and Mrs. Nan;lIlith.rs. Nayslllith and ?Ill's. l'!!td~locks left for

pore the fmme (lay l,y s. s. R,aja.7t,of'oak, which sailed rtt :3 o'c!o<:!\ I'. ~r.. P. Gordon "\Vhite and MI'. l\hd(loel,siled to 8ftdollg the SltlUe af'tel'lloon by

:ial hoat.'e .Tong, the mmdercr of 1'11'.Naysutith,brought to K\lehing frolll S!1(lolJghy the,')a.l'lw)(tk on the 14th i IIstant.

e note that the Bxpol't Duty all Llaekr has Leen fixed at 00 eellts pel' pikul1st instant.

-.JUJ/I!.

r!JTeements.-:!.] were llH1.deout during the IIJonth.mp duties ;1nd fees l1.ulOunted to $5\1.1:1.

'~l't.-:Fines and fees amounted to $107.W.e Honourable the Hesident arrived here on

JIlorniug of the 1st insta,nt. On the 2na :\CCOIll-. l\ by lIIyscJf he rode over to the .Dallal! Uuubcr

.e at Puak, the laud on which the rubber isted cOllsists of 11.number of 8111:\11hut steep hills;rubber appears to be flourishing ;1.11(1is as ad-

I am informed as rubber elsewhere of thea.ge; the estltte is kept wonderfully clean, note of grass or weed was to be seen; we retmued

same evening to Bau Itud walked I'OIIU<1the 'l'aiiLgold deposit in the ()V('ning: the ncxt lllOl'I1ing

Honourable the Hesideut left for Paint.'. Hose callie over on the 11th and I went intorge of crimpillg aud assisting .Tavallese coolies

escape from the Dahan estl1.te which he brought. st Matsom alld Matrajie; they were In.ter 011

nced in J\:uching to () ana :lllIonths H. 1. res---ely.

1 was in K.lIchiug from the l~th to 21st. HisHighness the Hnjl1h w;u; pleased to sanction auillCrertSe froll! $20 to $:)0 in the grallt to the Bauschool.

On the 22ntl MI'. Foxworthy arrived from Puak;he returned to ](uching the lIext day.

'rhe school stopped flolll the 241,h to the 29th,IllOst of (;he Imys going to Kuching to 'see theChinese procession.

P. C. 14:\ Seman, 87 Mnn~gis an(l (j,j Merjan werereturned to ]\:uching on the 2!Jth; they have beenpunished here for gambling in the bazaar bnt wouldnot (10the fatigue ordcred, 1101'keep to barmcks, theywill now be brought before the Court in Knching forpunishment.

'I.'herc have been the llsunlnltll1!Jer of cases of theftof clothe" etc. from gardens. al1(l complaints also oftheft of peppel' from wells B,rebeginning.

Public TVul'i.,,~.DlJpal'tment,'-Plmk road has nowheen put in repn.ir up to the Hth mile and the Kiingglmg have been let ;1.GontmcL to metal Bau villagenmel for $(;(). .

Prisoners have b(~cnempluyed putting down metalon the road from the Conrt to His Highness theBaj:th's BlIngldow; the white-washing of all Goveru-Illent builc1ings has been completed alld the Rtableswhich were 110 longer Rare harc been puJ1ed downana rehuilt.

K H. STILWELL,Resident.-

-.Jnl/e. .

nl'fJisll'lltio/I.-1'wenty-five deeds were registeredmaking a total for the six months of 1::13as cOlllparedwith 2:\!J10r the first half of last veal:'

Pll/.lltil/g,-N a permits hav(\. been issued thismonth; in fltet only foul' ha\"e been issued this \'ear.HOllie ;.JOgardens h;1\'e been rep()rt~~d ItS a.balld~)lJedthis mOllth, 10 by the H01'IIeo Company and the restchiefly by Malays and ])y(\k1\. HO!1.(ltax is comingin slowly. 'l'hel'e will be It considerable reduction inI,his ItS so many plantE'l's are abandoning the less]wo«lucti\'e portions of their gardens.

On the 14th one Lee Chiew was (lrowlied ill theIIlaill river below l\:r<.:dalll. It is supposed lw triedto wlt(le across the river, whieh Cltll be forded aboutthcrc, but ItPIH\.l'eJltlyhe nlust h:we missed the fordrtncl got out of his depth.

'rhe prisQllers ha\'(1 been weellilJg and doing up.Jambusau road. On the Wth Lai 8anl ,Joo, 11prisoner, made his escape while at work on this road.

On the 12th I left for the I.Jeft-hand Branch tocollnct the DYltk H.evenue. I got back on the 20thhavi ng received the wholc of it except sOllie $20 from::icnJhan which will be brought down shortly.

There hits becn a good deal of sicklless up-river-coughs, Golds, revel s, ete. ... especially among the Em-1'1'1):tn(l J\ulIguh vill:tgeR. A very goo.l paddi crop hasbe(~1lgot I)}' Itll the trihes morc especially the Selma.At J'engk"lan Ampat I met sonle) Goon Dyaks whowcre [tllxions to remo\'e to this side of the border.Theil' idea, however, seemed to be to live on this sidebut continue to fann OJI the Sambas side. I told1,IIClnif they «lid this they wouh1 prolH1.blystill haveto IHt}'Hevenuc to the HlHlIlms authorities. 'rheycited the 'rebia Dyaks b'.lt the circinllstances are notn.t all the same as I pointeiJ out to them. 'l'he'l'ebias have always lived 011the Ha.mwak side of theborder a.lld most of their flHllling !:Lndis on this sidealso.

\Vhile np-river I visited the Braang village of \Vahto make sOllie enquiries about the hirdsllcst cn,ves.As I have made It full report on the matter cbewher<:

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THE SAltAWAK GAZE'l"rE, JULY Hi, HJ08.

:lX)t.necessary to say IIlnch herc bnt I limy l1Iell-'ldaat the result of my enqniries is tliat I am of

that these caves produce llot less tlH1.11aileof nests pel" year ltnd tlmt the Governnwlltconsequelltly beell (lefran(led of l'e\'CIIlW for

,30 years,crocodiles measuring \J' allc1H' ~/ll'especti\'(~ly

eaqght at IJidah 'l'alHth durillg the llJouth.

II, R A. DAY,Resident,

---.

NII\'I\\X(~ !I~S'I',\'I'E.-,Tillie.

"ng the month the cL'o[Js gatlwrc(l were alparchnlent coffee and 440 !hs cmec1 lea.-crops despatched to the HUl'Ileo Company,i, dnring the IIIOII\.h were '27 piculs cleal!

And 1,510 Ihs tea.lieding, gatlwring crops, eleaning eolfen, prlln-tea.. clearing (\rains itna repairing rOll(ls wererrincipal works cluTicd out during the l1Iontli.kw coolies also wore cmployea in applying

I Purplc to kill the re(l ants \\'hicli infest4£!.iree trees.

:I!esfor plauting Hubber Ilave already been cntLCre field.

,rding to the il1strnctiolls of the HOll'ble therelit, some coolies were pnt on to weed theIrom the devin.tioll of the pipe lille as far as the

Ban Hond wllich is I!OIVin good order.. ~ \Yelliugtoll aniv",a at MaLall;": Estate UII Lhe

instant and inspected the coolies alld lines onri.Jlowing day,

coolies were paid their \\'ages for i\lay cu the1l1stf\llt.

health of the coolies is fairly good.

,T. M. GOl\IEZ,Mal/agel'.

..~-

s!\no'(~.-JIII/i'.

3rd being His Highness's birthda," th~were closed in honour of the occasion.chiefeveut of interest tlmtoccuL'l'ed (l1ll'ing thewas the visit of IIis Higlllwss to tll<JStatioll6th instant accompaniclj by tho Hon'hle the.'er and MI'. May the General Manager of themellt Collieries.management of the whal'f has IIOW been

erred to the Manager of the Sadong Collierynlance with instl'l1ctions given nle by Ilis

ess. 'l'his transfer hesides lefwing Illn free toabout the District; at will illdirectly hellefits

...tives whose pleas eall nuw he givcn !,roper-ou at all times without any protracted deht.,..

- Crocker cut his way through the jullgle toSamsn, on his preliminary survey of the

,Ie liue for the Kuching--thHlong telephoneremained here It few days completing his wOl.k

_then proceede(l to I\lIchiug during lilY al)f;enceer.the 16th I left 1'01''l'ahelmng to collect theoe which amol1uted to $i!,!Jill:L~101'nlOre thauover any previous year's total, and this after

nt of all bills, eonlluissiollH dc.Dyak Tax colleGted totals $a,2(j!J. exclnsivesnest.s revenue which Illnoullted to :l\MJ2.!iO,

ment and fees alia liues aecollnt jill' theI

e.large increase in tax is (lue to illY illsisting I

all taxable youths presenting th~lIlsel"es in I; alsoall.thosewllopaid dnrilJg1!JOihad to I

lRiJ

appeal' Itnd likewise those whom their chiefs can,sidel'(!d tau young to be asked to pay tax.

In :L few cuses married men were found to ho.vesl1ceessfullyevaded paymentfor years with, of course,tlw (:ogllisauce of the chiefs of the tribe, whilRt inotllet. (:ases uumbers should have paid three, foul' andfh(: ."(,,,"S ago.

Three men reported. "dead" in :Mr. OW~n's tillle.IUIlI one iu Mr. Crocker's were found to ha.ve arisenfWlU theil' graves aud appeared before me andree~)i\'ed exemption certificates as they wer'~ oldalHl sOIlJewhat infh'lIl.i

III no case, howe\'e1', has 0.youth of ill1ml~tnre ageheeu ordered to pIty tax; in ilonbtflll case~ the taxis uot iUlposecl. I

.Where cbiefs have been convicte<1 of cqncealingtaxable men Hues have beeu inflicted. I

On the ~9th I walked over to Bulmr and ~lenH1.l'cr.-te(l the boundary \iue between the I./ltlJchaIJgs aui!His l>ynks haviug previously l'eltd to !Lll ()oucerlledthe "'J'itah" of IGth Mo." lU08 frolll His Hiollllessrcbtillg to this much di~pnted bOl11Hlo.l'Y,~vhiZ]; haHuo\\' heen settletl once and for all as tLe '''l'itah''lli"tinctI,' prohibits the opening uf tbo caSe.

N('xt (by I leturned to 'l'abekanj~, having spentthe night at Bnl\l\1', alHl proceede(l up-river to theKujangs and 'l'asoh's Iantl also ill dispute,

Se\"eml other tribes have to be visited and theircOluplaiuts atteuded to befol'e I CIUI get ba(.'~ to

, 'rabelmng which willuot he before the first wf:\ekiu;JlIIy, .

Collicr!l.-OIJ the Hth the s. ~.. Vo/'wa rts Hying theGerl1lan Flag eutel'e<1 for a e::-w; ~)fcUld, ! Sh~ wasloaded aud despatched \vith It Cltrgo of l.i\/iH,:\ tonsinclntling :Bunkers.

HilUunjauSebangan

'l'/'{/rll'.

EXIJorts.$20,1011.10

2,SHB.00

llilports.:;i-l,SHi.

],5!H,--.-.-

'l'otn.l $22,U88,lO $Ii,41(J.-- --

p, GORDON WHI'l'E,Residl'lIt ,!llld CJlas,~,

._~..

-,Tl/Ile.

[JIltAi a.ttilirs.-I have elsew!terb reported the.lltst mi<lmade by the Diu Ai all a nshing party illthe DIll ]:"ayer district whell five WOllle11alia two.men W.oremnrdered. .. ;0

Miscellaneol/s a.trai1'.~.-'l.'he IIIlln reported to be Itl>yak \\'ho was found dead at S. SamaltHlam turusOllt to he a IJil1gga rvfalay by name l'utit who lIsedto suffel' from fits alld should lIot havc been per-IIlitte(l by his relatiolls to go about alolJ~.

.Jt:scapil/g Pl'isoncl's.-OIJ .Tune 1st I received in-formation f1'0111Sibu, viii. Knching, that a Chineseplisonel' had escaped., I have asked that inforlll-ation when a prisonel; escapes frolll Sibil Illay he sentto the h:ltbong Court \Vriter, at Ol/ce,from Hejangvillage, or froll1 the lIearest point, (ILndnot hy I~tterto Kuchillg and back to Kabong) so thnt there maybe some chance of arresting It l'l1nltway before heIms been long at large. In the case of the last run-awlty the inforlllatioll that he had escaped onlyreached ]~ltbong 15 days after he got away.. * . .

8((1'((101.:.-1 left for Sltmtok all tho 1st with theMalay A bUIl!/-Abllll!/, Abang Haji Abdullah of VIISaaccompauie(lm8 as he was anxions to see (.0 his sagoestates ill the Kn.lal\!t.

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worl;s and the machinery of the lIew workswhil\h has ollly just been, cOlllpleted was started inthe pl'C~sence of his Excellency and he was after-w<l1'<1s'shown roulld by the Geneml Manager MI'.l'Il\\'le: the large ore deposi~ at 'l'lli Pnrrit m.ls also\'isill,,'1 1111(1aCter lunching with 1\11'. l'llwle the p!lrty:L''':''IIII'l\lIied by myself left BII1\ l'eugkallan!lt 1.:101', ~I. [.'1' 1\1\ching whidl was reaehed lit :1.:10 I'. M.

Oil the JOth ill stant Mr. Hsu Ging Ung, Head1I1astu of the Go\'ernment Llty School,Kuching, hel<lan examinatioll of the pnpils at Ban school and thefollowing moming the pr;zes,provided by His High-ness the Hajah were presented to the Gl1ccessfnlboys by the Hesident !\.11(llater on ill the day Il Ceast,also I,illdl)' lwoyided by His Highness the Hajahwas II1l1ch enjoyed by all the boys.

1 l'etlll'lled fl'OlI1 Kuching with Mr. Douglas 011the 2~ntl instant having gone down on the 17th forthe races. \Ye visiterl Bidi on the 23rd and wentl'OUIHI some of the deposits; I regret to say that thesearc small !lnd Ilppear to be lIearly \\'or!wtl ont, thereis, howe\'er, still II good deposit, at 'l'ai 'Pan, half wayhl!tll'een HIIU 1111.1Didi, the ore fl'Ol\I ,,'bidl is treatedat Llw Hidi Mill.

1\II'sSI'$;' Borlleo CompallY Lilllitl,tlbnve plantedII few I'lIbber trees (o.bon t 1(0) ~t Bid i just therlll'tlwr sille of tbe large bridge across tbe lIlail1l'i,'er;th(' soil is very good an<1 the trees (loing 1'l'1IIarlmbly",..II; [ IIIn informed that lalld of tbe SIlIlW IjllalityIIIIt! IdlllOst flat txtends for SOllie ~ lIliles rolllHl IUlll

this would lip pear to be II gootl place Cor allY ollewishing to opl,n.l\ large estate, but more especiallyrOl' ~Iessrs. 'rhe Borneo Company who have IIh:elu1yILrailway fronl Bidi right through the IlIlId.

.I.'. C. 1\0.07 :i\Ioh:l1u!l.t Yakouh al'l'ived 1'1'011\Ku-"

ching with -i cOlIstlLhles to relieve IIleu hero 0\1 the!lth illstllllt. He had a prisoueI', Ah Heng, ill hiscllllrgo hilt allowell him to escape hy gr'oss careless-uess I~t] Illsall. Ah JIong was lIot hrought lip in IllLlld-cl1l1's which also seems gross carelesslless, althoughpl'l'hllpS P. C. 1\7 was uot to he h!.lmed for this asAh JIang sho\1ltl have beell handclllfed in the policestatiol} be Core IJL.illg given into bis charge.

Dr.\\' elliugtoll was in the district on the Kth, (!th,1:!th. l.lth, HOtI. alltl :nst and Doctor Barker 1'. ~r. O.

-- Oil t.lw lOth alld 11th,

'I'm: Order pl'Obibitillg tit!' 1IIIpurtatioll of hl/f' Ta,c has hoell paid in stoatlily lIming theidoes alHl Cattle from LindHlng and other 1lIOII1h Il\lt tll(~l'e 111'0stillllr, gardens le:-s tllllH in

:res np north has noli' been (',lll(:('lIed. 1(I07to aCCOUIIT,f(l\; IIIll1 tax hils beell pai,l 011 about'Th G'

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olw-I"llItll fewer "1111'S.c overnlllent o. t 1e ,J ,!'altH .->l~t,tCl11ents " " ,

'. . , /)//111.. LtCt'f'I/!/!' hilS been COIlHlIg III SII':Il,I!" Illlrlllg,~es n()t;I~:e ,t.lla t the ol(~ Stl'ill.t,s S(.ttll'llIent" tho ;lIollth ILllll ther!! is ullt'littlt, 1l1U1'!!to' rec,wer.

'oll' amI hft,.)' (;ent l~:e(;e will Cl~aS(: to .b~~

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'1'II~ prisoners 1.IlL\'O.been cmploycd. principally illI tewler after the ,,1st Dc(:ernIH'I, InCH, \\'0.el1111"and kCepll)" tile marls 1111I1(iJtches CICltll.to' that date they will be aeueptet] at " -" ,_

,-erl1lnent 'l'reasuri("R and exchallgel] for h. Ii. s'I'r fJWE r~IJ," HCY no .es 01' (;oi II, The Sa mwak UO\,Pl'I1- Uc.~/(ll'llt.

t ha\'e therefore issued It lIotiee in tlll~ -,:,~tcethat these old coins will ('em;e to he ('I)I)me. S!\ICA\\'i\Ii. 1)1\I\li,

tenderinSlIl'awakafterthe;10thNovelli' _next. .TIIly.

ident here. 'l'hoy wore int.crested in andertaking for tho extracLion of gutta f!'Omtta leaves but unfortunatel\' it was not ItCORS. Ml', Pelix Houn\nt feft SILl'!t\\'ak ford in .Tnne, 1001, !tnd hiH IJl'()ther (i-H)l'geei\'c.1 a Police appointmellt 1I11Ilel'tlw SII.I'Il-

:ak GOYC1'llmollt ",hil'!l 110 \\'IIS, hO\\'(~\'('r.~Jjgell to resign IILter owing to had healtl1.DIlS, G eOl'ge HOIll'1lnt has sillce married ana

,tied down to fanning at Allwl1l'-el.Ain neM.Jgiel's all (1 the la~t ti me w(~ heanl from him, was in excellent health,

,,~].: ll!tve to otfel' eongrak:iaLions ~O Lally'~Qnynghaille who \\'011 the ('1lP pl'eHented hy

-'8 Highlless tbe Hnjah fur (:o1l1!wtitio1l lit}llet,

, 'VB have re(:ei veIl from the Nol'th Borneo7ulling Company Lilllitecl, Agents ill Sfll\!la-. !1 fol' ?\feRsrs. Dnl'l'oughs \VOIlCOIiIO .\:; Co,$1ll1tll assortmcllt of specimens of the latter's

I known "'J'ahloicl" I\.n.1 "Soloill" }11'OtlU<:tS,_sig1lell fur Planters, Estate owners or l\1ana-:J'S,and otbe1',; who lIIay hase o(;('asion to 11.(1.

\~'llistel' IIwdi.e:al treatment to a lal'g,p: Illllnl.el'employees 111 tho abSell(:e of a III(>tlleallllan. I

:losc(l with the Spe(.iIIiPns is a \,(~I'Y Ilseflll'~\'il)ti\'e hooklet olltlilling t,he lIIetl1ol1s

eonioating the lllOl'I! COlli II101\ aillilcutH a 1111"et\" l!escribillgJi1'f;t-ai,l tl'eatlllellt in geneml.~S~'S. B1ll'l'lHlghs \\rellt-Olll(' I\:' CO, t:l;lilll that

l' prod1lds possess all tllha utage oyer cl'llde,gH 111111ehcmie,tls inasuIIl(:h :lS they clis-se with the tell)ous awl (lilti<-lIlt 1)1'01'P:';S

,reighing minute Ilo.;;('~Sor 1I1(~di('ilw,~- beforeini"tratioll, "'l'lthloid" /1.1)(1"Soloi(l" pro.

tos al'L1o!JtailllL],Je at all the leading Sillga-e ])i:-;pensaricR.

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.lIIly.

'grcClllcllts.-ilO wero 1l1ade Ollt (lurillg' till' IlHlllth,mp tlllties and fecs alllOlllitell to $70.IK,'II.t.--Vines and fees :l1Il()nllt..~tl to $~:!7.17.

E. the Govel'lIol' of the Stl'llilS Ht:tLlt'IIII'nts

palli(\t! by tlm IJonolll'ablB till.' l:t'sidellt. ?III'.1, Lieut. ChlY :\lId DodoI' AIl(h~l's()1l arri\'(!d at

011 tlae 1I10l'11ill.~or tho 17th; the." lit OIlC(' pro-to :\Ies8rs. '1'he HUl'lwt> C"llIl'all."'s (~lIld

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0\'01' ao gal.'dells we,e re)Jol'ted liS IIb:ulllolieddming the nJOllth, lllo:-!tly Dj'lIk and l\Ialay, so thattheir tlisappelLmllce lllakes little diffel.'ellc:e to theindustry. A good lllallY MaillYs seem to be phmtingor 11/1\'e plalltmll'lIhher OIl a small scale 011 their oldpeppI!!' gardells /111<1I hope ill a IIwnth 0[' 1;0 to 1111.\'0SOIiIO stlltistil:s Oil the suuject as I ha\'c issued aJlolicn that 1Halnys 1\11(1Chinese plalltillg rubber [Ireto take ont certificlltes ill the sanlC WI~\,:IS was donewith peppel' g:lI'tielis. 'l'here h:L"(! 'I)(\I~II II. goodIIHlII,\' clHllplaiJlts of thefts of pei'I'!'1 whieh are in

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JlIOSt cases lit> douht pel'penn,tell by (;oolies nlH1others out of work. 'l'llere are IlO\\' su II1;lIl.\'c1esI!l.'tcdh(HISPS all over the! district that it is CIIS\,for thie,'cs

to lilHllodgilig in I~'Iuiet spot fol' II CI)Wllays tilllhcy

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'} disappeared before the poJice heal' or"them.,t.-'l'here have not been nmny eases th is

Beh llanggin, an elderly Henna Dyak, was101' setting pig traps aile of which nearly

d another J)yak. As nearly every t)ennaowns :t gliB there is little excuse for settillg

IIgh it seeJns to be it comnlon offence among,and is winked at by the tllahs. AnotherDyak, Po, Baka by name, was tined for sellingder. 'rhe Braang Dyaks were also tined a

~ $(j,jO for defrancling the GovemlHent for,-ears of revenue on hirosllcsts.

. 'ilIe 4th five Chinese were arresterl at SktUlyct~I;jllg int,() the h01lse of all elderly Dyal,

\\"1)('111th(~y robbed of S01llCpeppel' and a litth).nd silver jewellery, 'J.'bey l:avc since bcen,.red to ilJlpris()lIlnel1t by tbe SlIprcllle COllrt.Uw .l;'lth I w(mt to l\lIehillg rcll1l'lIing 011 the

prisoll(,},s ll:lve heel1 )'()nlakil1g :tlld IIH~t,allil1gIhe BU:tll road. all the lIlth olle Jllftde hiswhile cntting firewood f()l' use in the gaol.

ha.<;been a good dtJa.1of sicklless among thelll:'i-beri lms becolJ]e I'athm' bad agnin,.\J()1' Panas road was \\'l~cded by cOlltrael for

repairs to Polico Jht1'l't\cks are getting 011 alld" be fillishel1before elld of'Anguf<t. \Vhen the_~ is cOluplcted it will be [dmo:,;t wholly new!A 0l'cllillg it lip il. W:lS 1'011IIII that wit.h the

"III of tlH\ posts ftlld slIits which are billian'IllY of' the) old IIHtterial W:1Sgood. :\ IItl:e

!!lost ,)f the pah :UJI1thr{'e (]lIarterR of the'5'ere absolntelv rotten,

"-e~Oth IJaw AI; NVlIk, I:tte chief clerk n.t Hall,'to (10 ,1ut\' llCre.. He left the GoVel'lllllcllt

",bout a year ago on aecoullt of ill health butrccovered and has rejoilled Oil ft three years

:nt.

H. H. A. ])A Y,llesidcllt.

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.Tilly.rtop gatherc(ll1uring the IIlonth was :i 1.:-\It,s"', :tIlll the crop o(~spatcl)()<1to tlw Homeou,- Lilllitcd was 27 nicliis clean t:offce. .iti'1IQ',gathering tett, 'pruning coUee, repairingand fillillg in holes for plallting rllbber were

'pal works <1nring the lIIol1th.coolies were employed in repairing fLndthe coffee drying slwdR.

Ig cOlltracts ale in thorough gool1 orcler_".illg tea also in good order.'}"'ame1l paid the coolies' wages for .Juno on

instant,

,J. M. GOMEZ,Manager.-

'-.Tllly.

. beginning of the IllOnl;h I was up at 'l.'abe-venti COli tested boundary f\lld oLI:01' Gllses

,~ me till the afternooll of tlw 'itl: \\'hcn I'-,..,"d Govemllleut (~llart(',rs at (rcdOlJg I:ave

ill sneh a state as to 110 llllildmbitl1.ble, inposts :tl()lle remaill.ltl:crcfll!.C.st.oppcd at11).1 f«:lected It sit.~ to crcI;t :I, II!'\\' hllil(ling

~Il ill It great p:l it be CIIIII !,IIse,l of tile

\\'11(;11 th;se (~unrters aJ'(~ cOlllplctct1 it will heIII~ecssar'y to pay Jllontld.I' \'isit.s to (Jetlong, which isto tho middle of tlw ])if<trict \I'hat 'l'abekalJg is to theint.m'ior 1\1111 bonlm' ('.011111.1'1'.

'.I'he inhabitant;; of this i..'1II1POIl(/,(Gc(long) whichis brger thalJ SIlIUl1jan, ~t1111also those of GOI1Ipe allc1'l'mlnh Puteh will benefit (;ol1sidemblv b, thiRn,lT;tn~elllP.nt, a;;, befon'. thC' people of these lmm-

JWII(f8, Oil hcillg Slllllilloncd to attelltl Court or Ira\'illgallY e01lJplnillt to nJake, lmtl to leave tbeir work fortwo wl:ole (lays at Ipast, elilailing It great deal ofexpelJs<J. jncOI1\'!)lIi..llce and (lelay.

'j'lw Dyaks of' t.lre i\lelikil1 COlllltl'\' Cftll alse, hevisite,l al'"l tlwir tax (;oll('.(:to.l J'rolll U'e,lolJg as lwlLll-<Juart\H'S ,,'i t h gl'(~at.cl' eOIlI'('n icuce IL11(1proJi t to bothtll(~nls('ln)s alld tll(' C:ol'(,l'Ilnlont.

I>urillg nil' ft!'S()IIC() 'i'llI'. Barlles IHL(l ar!'il"'Il 1'1")111

]\uehing an;1 pili; tile (0)pp11(1110 systcnl into a StILt(~o~ repair aft,'r Il:LI'ill,!!' slIhj!'et..<1 it to It tho1'(>ughOI'(~rIl:tIIl i ng'.

TIll! Sltd ell(l of Mr. I';. H, !\avswith late !\11t1mgernf the Minp at tho h:uHh of l,is Cl1ilJeso cook isIlluelr I'(~gr('.tted hI' all. At ollce cOllrteolls. J,inc1:\lld

of a plt~:1Sallt (lisp~,siti(lIl. hI) was I1lllch Iike;II',I' tl10SCwho had allY ,1elllings I"ith hill}, Both i\lalays all<lCllill()sC lik!'(i workillg 111111(,1'him alHl this regal'll:tl}(1 l'(!Sp"C'!' "'as 110 douht ill a great nl()nsureresp'''lsihl!' for the ('ntir(> :1hsellce of friction solIol;ic('ahl" in tlw \I'orkin!!, of his labollr force. ,

'I'll<' .1.'1 a,'IIIIII'llt of H:;,n~;ers tcnlpomrily ,1etail()llfor sp,'eial ,1111.,1'at th('. Miups illlllwdiately aft('.l' theIIlIlrder rd..rl'ed to : 1,0\'(' l'<'tllrl1('(l to I(Il(:hin~ Oil:IJsL installt. J\o ,Iistllrlmllt:e of :lll\, ],iuo has takenplace at tlH' 1\lill!'s sille" thell alH'l tbe ('hillcse

COOlif~S eOlltilllll! at tll(>il' l'al'iollS o(;()upations asusn:d.

if an,I' discolILI'11I pre\'ails ailiongst thosp \\'hohal'!' h(~ell t!'llJl,omril" tlll'll\l'n out of w(Il'k owing totll(, ..losing of L'\o, ;) :\/jll(> it has lIot yet Inltllifestellits!') r.

'!'il(!l'I' :11'('SOllie s(',,('nl,I' (rcf. (:oolies wIlli ,,,ill he

sent to I\udlillg 0,110 th~~(1' plaees t:tke/) Ii.,' tl\OseiIHll'ht..cl to the i\Ialla~!'lIlent as [;0011as il; is IllOrc orless .:leal'l} asc!'rtaill(:"l ho\\' mallY coolie~ will hel'I''IlIil'u.l to \\'ork Kos. H alHl !) illines as those work-ing in ;\0. -1l\lin(~ an, gradually withdmwII until the,)I'('lIwal sh lit ti II,~dO\\'11or Limt Mille is accolllplishe,1.

'1'111'\I'IIr;;t cImraetel's hal'u all'<'ady beell S(~llt llIlIlerguard to I\uehing f!!'(:onling to illstructi:)IIS.

I';xportf< $l.l.fi:Hi,\IO Imports $10,0:2\).00

I'. GOHDON WIII;l'E.Resident !!nd C{«,;g.

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Oil t]I(' lRt the I(.esid"IIt f!ceoilipauied by the K ativeOflic:('rs flro(;ecded to ~arntok. No importa.llt casesCflllll: bdol'C' the COllrL excepting one of incest whichwas p()n-I1I'O\'en :tll(l dism1ss"d, the rest wel'!~ all of1.11(,Ilsliai 'hllcl, ()II tll(' Ht,h tb() H,esi,lent }'(~tul'llellto l\aholl~ :LllIl Oil tll(' :.!Oth to ~illmnggltllg1'i(i tlweOI\st.

011 tllc l~th tllp 1\.(",,1. ])('xtP.1' AlIeu :llTil'Ctl from

Halltillg all(l l..fL fpr 'J'!~lnudok on the H:\th 0,11(1ontll1~ :.!7th Ill, callie frolll IIp-rivel' aIJd OIJ the 30th t'e-tlll'lll:d 10 Balltill~',

TII('! :\l'l':Iek 11.1'111l;alllhlillg FarllJs for this riverhltV(~ I,,'ell rl'-Ipt to ('lllia pjL for Hoban and Eltbollgat $:);). Pt'\' 111(~IISI'lIl. ,tll(l tile: Ha\'atok J:'n,l'IlJs to

('III'\\' I '!'Ollg II ill at $:.!O, p"1' IIICIISCIIl. The decn'aH:pel' JIH~II~(~lIl j:=; $I:J.

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'rIlE SARA WA1\: GAZE'rTE, SEPTEMBER Hi, 1008.

A lI[JlISt.

Agreements 4!) were made durillg the lnollt\!.I St.LIUpduties l\nd fees a;,JQunted tu :!iOO.l!.

Court fines and fees amounted to $25::1.78-I 'rhe!'c is but little to report for the past mouth. A

number of guns which in .H)OHwere eitlwr sold 01'. " , presPonted to certain natives alld Chincse .by Mr.

IN our Issue 01 1Gtl~ J Illy we reported that Howe a.tHic1i,and which were cunliseate(l hy Govern-Capt. H. V. Ie, Apphn, 14th Hussars, who nwnt in 130(j as it was found that no pel'luission had\\"as forlJlerly in the British North B01'l1eo becn given by Gaverumelit for the trl1.nr:.ferof theseServiee, had llIet with a Hcrio\lH aecident in gUlls nor Jlac1 any permits to .carry heen granted,

'Jndia. vVe are "lad to Htate ['or the infol'llla- have IIOWbeell retuL'Ile(l to their O\\'lIerR by H. H.tion of his fl'ier~(r'i here that he iHIIllleh better

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the Hlt.iall'sorc1erHOlllt paymel.lt of $5.00 fOl'~ach g\~n., o' J .' )..', II , .', I" (1 I, On the IHth IIIstSllt, while out hUlltll1g wIth

and ~hol1"11 stIll I.,utl", J . p,l1~t J.'~e on t!C Kualll.'et, ;rong Chiow was shot in the anu by him;left sIde. t.1e Doctors hope for Ills full recover,)' .TonerChiow was followiller a deer when 1\uan Petin six months tillle \vith eOlllplete rest. Capt. whe;'was only I~Hhort diswtnce oiT, firc(lliitting hin;

, Applin has outaine(l Hid: IeiLve and proceede([ just belowthe shoulder. Kuan Fct wadc olt'without'bome and we tmst will derive JIIllch benefit giving his friend allY IIssistancc whell he SIlIV what!rlllll the 0hanrre.

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h.e had <lone an.d nothing has been heard of him,~ swce, ,long OhlOw was brought to the Court by some

!gardeners living neal', alld the bullet \Vas abstmcte<lby Heng Ewe, awl he was thell sent 1;0 h':uchingHospital.

.Tong Choong Lui cOlllplaine<l 011 the ~-Hh illstantof beillg stopped by B men <in the 'J'lll\<1ong road an<1told to han<1over any nlOney he had; he said he hadlIot allY an<1 one of the men stlllck him with It stick

on the'leg; .Jong Ohoong Lui then ran 1111,1IIIan age <1. ., , , . to out-distance the men whochar:.edhim. 'rhey had

HIH'l'OHYrepeats Itself.--l' roll I Ipoh, 1<. M. S. blacked faces o.n<1wore cloth masks.August 1Dth eomes the news that a Sikh Poliee 'L'here have been as usual a number of cases of

, Constable shot a Police Sergeant at Pap an for thefts from gardens reported; as r~rule there is not"reporting him for being asle(~p on dnty. IIluch else thau ~Iothes to be stolell froln the gar-

On the 6th insta.nt new,; reached Knching <lells II(~W;the thieves (10llot ~ttelllpt to paw.n th~~1lIfi'OI Bau UI) )er S' "LW'I. tl. t. S'H P 1" at the tann here prolmbl.I' takmg thun to l\uc1ung

~ u .', I ,~l, d '.'. I,t .,L I ~1 0 ICe or elsewhere to do it.Constable nalued RIssen SlIIgh was ellseoveretl Dr. \VellillgtoJl was in the districL Oil the 2:11'11asleep 011 (luty by the Sergeallt who threaten- 11.11<1~4th.ed, to report him. Instead of shooting the Garden ville tax has beel\ paid ill tLw1there areSergeant, howevt"r, t,he Constable liI'e(l at an now but few gar(lens unaccuullted fol'.inoffensive :Mal

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!LY CouHtable, by name fi[at-I

,. I)~(jyardell~ have po.id tax t.his yel~r aliioltnting. tosalleh who callie to relieve hiul at his post. :;.1,17<>as a~alllst H4Hg~l'(lens m1nOb, t!LXaluOlIl~tlllgh

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1, 1 . ,1. 1 ,' , " ' , to $2,24H; m all, there IS a decrease of um,oooVllles,e .t 1en . tel,. pIes.llllmu J JIIto tl.e Jungle,. the' I1Illl1bel' iu H)O(j beiw' HnB.OOOalld ill UJOH

takIng \VILh hUll a nile and several roun(ls of 710 000. ...,3111lHnnitioll. Hinee. then he haH not b7ell 'l;he prisollers .lto.vebeell tHI.lployedOil lip-keep ofseen though the polIce have been out aiter roads t~nd lebasslng and clearlllg the roots f\'Olll thehim and \\flrning has been Hent to the Dyn,ks rubber plantation.round auont to Jle on the look out; as he had110provir,ions with him it is quite possiule hemay have made away with hiHlseJf by thistillle so completely has he disappeared.

_ P. S. AdelL sailec1 for Sibu on the 12th with I

the Rev(l. Father Keizer ancl .!\Ir. \V. U. ICherry. , I__ I

P. S. Ila7.-a retnrned fronl Bamm 011tll!' Ili3th and sailed for Bintu]n nil the };"jlllinstant.

S. S. J{11ckin,galso left for Singapore on the:latter (late.

VVI~wish to \'(~etify It slight elTor which!occlU'red ill the story whieh appeared in 0111'last issue IIlHlel' the title "A. N aiael of theSprings". The naIlle of the lady, the heroiue..r the stor'y, shoul(! he Saser(l, \lot Sasera, as

, stated.

A particuJarly eold hlooded murder at se:Ltook place recently hut as the ('iLse is still sl/.bjndice and will shortly come lip for trial hy

:jury '\'e are unable to state more than the- bare facts. One J llrag!LI1'l'ahar started in his

bandong accompanied by two IneH on a jour-l1eyfrclll Iel1ching to Sari, He.iang'. 'rheb(~n-dong, however, evelltnally !uTi\'ed at the Na-lf1nas where suspicion was al'Ollsetl I)y the fcwtthat the boat's papers were Hot in order, andas the two sailors, D(lill 311dHlIHsin, were un-hhle to give a satisfaetory 1!(;col1ntof them-selves enquiries were HHl<lewith the resultthat they are now in cllstody in Kuehing

. (:harged with the murder of Jnragan 'rahal'.

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';\,'1' 0 'i\.'rL I ~H 'I' .~;.. 'n '~:' '[P,f): .t'~L'. J:~'.;1:1. .i."\! . .U .i. .n.l.L~. ,-J..\. .f. .j.

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'l'he payment of Hoad tax is 1101\'eOlllplete alld

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shows It lUnch snllLller decrease tlatn I expected. ItIlta!' be of illterest to record the IIlllllber of gardensthat have po.id tnx and itlllOll1JtS paid since l!Jm;,

] \10;-\ !)72 gardens $2,:HO.!Jk,1\)04 1,112 " ~,(j0:2.]i\1!)05 1,IS!) " ~,H87A~l!)Oli 1,17;) " 2,HD2.1(jl!')07 I,GOB " 2,:!5H.771!J08 84:1 " ~,187.7(j

'rhe highest point was l'eache(1 in I!JO;) siuce whell:l4(j gardells have gOlle out of cnltivatioll ill tlJis dis-trict. 'rhe B. C. L. have been sellillg the gardensregistered in their name o.nd luwe IIOW only 38 on

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IYbooks. Quite f1.number of ganlenR have chn.llgeduds during month but n.t very low pl'ices,Registration.-lOfJ deeds wem J'f)gisterf)(I dUl'ingnth, the largeRt number sillce Janul1.l'Y ID():j,

Cond.-Fines and fees $6!J1.7:3. 'l'his large amoUlltaccolll1tc(l for hy the Hmang ]).,'ak;;; hn.villg paidgl'eater part of their finc. On the 2lith !';cvera,l

ma Dyaks were fined for settilJg pig tmps ande .Tuah was sentenced to a term of imprisonment

ernbezzling GoverJllucnt monies (bis secolld:enco) and for fraud, OrdeJ's have been given thatfntnre this man is not to receivf) anv Govel'l1nJCntnies nor to be in any way looke'l[ upon as theah" of Sodos village, a position he semus to havegatel1 to himself 011the strength of a few months

cation sOllle years ago at the j\,[issiun school at. ,op 01' Meran.ng'. ,

On the 11th I went to Empl'o to settlc the uOl1lJd-.. dispute Lct.ween the Empro alJl1 :Bungoh DYlIks.

hmd in dispute was al1judged to belong to theugohs hu t ns it had been clen.red alJd wa.xrcadyburn off before they brought the matter forward

ElIJpro 1>yo.l(swere allowed to use it 011pay-t to the owners of the customary rent for Carm-landi;. I returned to Palm all tI;e IHtb.

Tbe prisoners have been employed all the wmaleep of roads and GoverlJluelit gl'OlindR, white-

,bing police barl':tcks, otc,' 'rhern Imx he(~11f1.t deal of siclmess (chiefly fever) alllolJg them soit bas wilI!tlly been impossible to tllrlJ out 1Jj()I'()(j 01' 7 nlen to work lindeI' the nUtIHlor.

11. H. A, J>:\Y,Uf?sidc/lt.

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ring the nlOlJth coolies luwe benll eluployed ill."ng',gathel'ing crops, prulling coH'ee, repairing

and cleaning coffee.I' crops gathered d IIring the nlon th \\'(Jl'() ~O

parchment coffee mHI ;;0-1.HiSIlIiuh! tea.ling the month 2G picu]s clean collee werc d(!s-ed to the Borneo Company T.1inlitc(l.

gang of' coolies were also employed in r:arryiugl' for repairing His Higll1less 'J'he Hajall'salow.

. coolies were paid their wages 1'01'.JItly 011 thettustant.

,J. M, (-JOi\my.,

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,July.importance has occllrred rlurilJg thc

J)yak Beyenue is coming ill !tll(l the pepperto'lXhas practically all been Imid. 'J'h i '; latter

a slight increase over hst year'l'; receipts,,payment oC t!\~: It good mallY gaJ'dens hn.ve:abandoned, '

amount of illegld tender pl'esen terl ILt thery here consideraLly illcreases tl,c worl; ofrk and police; Natives and Chines(,! never for

'J.'Iloment dream of sorting their coins hefore-There must be fI large peJ'r'entage of fOl'eign

in circulation throu/.!hout this distl'ict.tan wax visited em'l'n ~lIrl to" th allU .I{.elll-from 27th to 2Hth, At HemlJ1lllgiLIlJ IIrade

'-3es into the raid on ,loon Hill'x h(luse at. Jabal). \Vith regard to ~his llJatter I. h[weuieo.ted with the Hon'hle tho H(~xi(lHnt.illg ~hat Orang Kuya Pcto!' (II' tlw SlakowwaR ullable to propel'ly exoeut{! I,hn a,l1'ail'Rof

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his larg,) and scattered district. ])angor of J flngkohand Lanallg of Herrlaun were each raised to thorank of 1'erlgam. TIHJ'y ,will /Let a!'; Orang I\a.YltPetor's de/illties [Lttheir respective KmupoHgs. Thisshould he of the greatcst assistance and convenienceto Ol'au,\~ I\a,,'a Petor and the S]akow ])YfLksgenerally. '['he new Pengam rcceivecl their 81ll'lltJ{llasrr fl'OlIJ.I\lIching.

'rhe prisollel's IHtve been chiefly engn.gecl in clear-ing hnd for ;;lle Hew orange estate. 'Ilhe seedling~for ~:aIlJe are thriving well. It remains to be Beell~vhether tlw !';ite chosen is a suitable one for plant-IIIg ol'allges.

'rhe long hri(lge o\'el' HlIlIgei LUlJrll1 has beenstrengthelwd, 'rhis .bri(Ige wn.s built over Vi yearsago by the late Haji Uxop. It bids fail' to last !\number of years yet.

At end of thc month I was obliged to returnCorpora.l SD \Vall Ali to hea(lqnartei"s oWillg toillsllhol'llinatinn and illtemperanco.

F. 1.1'.DOUf/I',Hesid{!l!t fend Clas,~.-'

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Mr, O. r,ang :wrivod at IJl1bok Aut\! to relieve lIIeall .Tnly ;{Ist. BnxiHess df!tained 1I1e there 1IIJtiiAnguRt' 211dwh"l1 Ildt for Himallggn.llg.

'1'110Hatang Lupal' HiveI' was extraordiJ)[1,rily lowalld progress O'"el'the gravel beds was very slow alldweal'yillg to flw erO\I' who wcre coustlLl~tly watlillgan(1 swinlluing fLIHllowering tbe.boat with ropes 11tthe elillieilit plaees. I was late iu gettiug to Hiul!tllg-ga.ug.

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'J'hcl'c were xonle land cases at Betong which theConl.'t t.here \VILS,appal'Clltl.,', nnable to settle so Mr.H. ].1, Ow(>n went there accompanied by Ahg-. Haji'l'ltlllin on the (j'th J('al'ing at 10 1'. M. iifr. Owcu t'C-

port(.([ the l,'ort I1ili al)(1 it's SIIlTOUIHliltgs ill a verydirtyarHI ueg'Jectc(l stat.e allel au i!lelllir,v was heltlas to ex-t;(H'gt.. Anga's I'eccnt proceedingx (lIe badhecil reported for "Iw:,,dce!. of duty" for SOllie JIlouthsbad,). 'l'he ehiefs \Vel'() lInalJilllOl1S ILI](lhn.(l nothingto xal' ill this Ilmn's favoul' so he was llislllissed theservi;:(~. 1~lllpati who 11Il" previously served at Be-

tOllg for son Ie ~)ight yelws ix IIOWin charge at Beton/{ILI)(1will, I beheve, pl'ove It trustwol'tby lIlan.

MI'. Owen retnl'ncd to Himl1nggang on the lath.I ca1led P'JlIgnJu f:iantok 011 the Htb ILl'; I leal'llt onmy rdUl1I from JJullok Antll that certain of hi!; Imo-ple.- ,to wit his XOll ILlld olle called IJajang-lmdreeeived and elJlhe1lishe(1 the stOl'ics which werc~ invogU(' a few IlJOlIths ago concerning the swindleL'IOH"'"1I as Pallgeran Omlll' of 13l1.liE:a.l'!\ngan N. I.'l'11f'sr! two .VOllllg 1'00If; s"!OIn to hnve persuadedPell:~uln Samok that .Pangemll Oml1r had returlled\.0 HaJi l\aLa,lIgltn 11.1)(1had Lecn seen there and theyWeill. ahont the Undllp ol.'(lerillg the pr~ople to sacri-fice to Ilill! a.x tbeir Petn.m J\hllg, the \Yar-God !

I IH'lieve that for thc present, at least, this grosssup('rstitioll of the Un(lnps has beell checked. OfCOlil'se e(,I'llLill Malnys nre aecllsed of haviug- takenadvnutage of' tlIis exeitellwnt and I have in jail, ontrial. a certain \Vall alld alwther Si!IJauggr1.llg Ma.laywho are ellltr~:ed with IUl\'illg passed themselves offas 1'l'lal('(l t,o l'alJgel'an (jIlinI' and p()s~;essed theln-sd,',,>; or nl! the bl.'ass-wa)'(-~ of certain Dugan!> forSOIlW trnuI)J(')I'Y jals. '

Halltdl the ex-Pull~llln. fOL'lIled}' of (Jln Bkarallg,\\'as' released fmlll Knell in).! jail hy His Highlless'ol'cl(~l's ILIHllIas heen dil'cdt,d to Ji\'!.-';Lt Sungei 'l'iga.NOII(' of his people lIan! yet ileen to f;ee hiul or havetnke!) allY notice of hi~ l'eI('ltS(~and returll.

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gaping callie the shrill i>tartled cry of tIle st!\!:( tl'OlllI

I'etlll'uen to Bau to take up the seal'ch; bl'ge partiesthe jungle 011 lilY right. I hat1 heeu t1re:mling. of lIlell huntet1 rounn Bau through the ganlells nnd

Cr~st-fallen I picked up my rifle and rejoinetl t\~el

up to the Sambas hOl'll~r .and Mr. Day had IIlen ~utsleepmg hanger-oll. He had heard lIotllJng. ,. r\O at Hu~au, Palm and Smmwan; a reward was alSOluck" said! Itnd in silj:)llce we 'tmrnped lmck to the Iotrel't'd for information lending to arrest or for thehOllse. '. IIIHLIIhrought in alive or dead but ahsolutely 110trace

The uext mOL'lling as I t;,ok leave of lilY Itllsl I (If i,illl hns bee II found up to the ClH1of tlte lIIonth.told him that he wouhi 110tbe 10ng'tl'Onhle<l by pig. i I t is n'ported that ha has not as far a.s is knownHe stat'ed and laughed, but a. wee), lator he lIlet nw ('rossed the borde.. to Sambas and I call ouly surmisea1l<1called dOWl1hlessillgs on.my head, for ~he pig

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that he either got away at once to K

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uehillg frolll onolHLll illdeed left the Ulu-aud the paddy crop of the numerous pCI/{1kalla1!.~ by some Cbillaman'sWI\S saf,). - boat who has been frightened to report it, or that he

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wt'nt into the Jungle ancl cOIIHnitted sl1ieide.

. . . _ 'l'i.e rLJ:'.ort of what lel1(~.up t.o P. C. l\issi~1 .~ill:.;h- - .. -- I ',ehavjnCJ 111tim, manner IS as follo\\'>:>-1'. C. hlSSIll

1;J~~',r"~',r;~'.I""~;~"\"II)';\;:"+~7.,J';\i:'r.;',r,,JI

Sil.gh w~nt.on dl'lty at 10 1'. M. in the CO!ut house,'.). .1.'(../ 1.\:. ". '" ...\.. . .,'L,. :.>.".'.\'. ... lI.t2 A. M. he shOLlJdhave called the relief Police for

the ufizr.<J,rand 0.1sowakened P. C. Matsalleh whoseduty it W!1Z.tol"elieve him and who was slecpillg illthe office; !~t'2:30 P. C. Drah limn ClmH)np hom theh:lza!u' and 011~oillg to the Court found P. C. l\:issin~ingh asleep. ~l'his he reported to lJlLnce-Sergt.. Holwho wellt a\l(1 awakened him, 1'. C. h:is~itl SillghaRked for panion '\TIllhr'.t to be reportee1 III1<1IJ. :::i.Hol told him to l'etul'lHd the office where it was his(lnty to be in reserve till () A. M.; this he did, ItndWitSseen to lie down; some quarter of an hOlH'aftm',P. C. Matsalleh who was on dutv hen.rd n.noise andon going to the ot1i.cedoor was !tt once shot at, butfortunatel\' he entered rather from one side of the,1o()J'find thus was missed; he at once closed with1'. C. Kissin Singh and held on to him .'but,being.!'lither all old lUan was not strong enoLlgll.a\l.:!hadtoId go, he then ran to the harracks followed by P...G..Baloi, who had been in the Court lyina down but'too frightelled to move. I hlwe siilce 'hen.rd .fromI{llching that P. C. I{issin Singh haa been snbjectto tits of mn.dness; probably his reason for. tiring I\t1'. C. l\Ialsalleh was that he suspected him of havingreported his being asleep. . .

011 the 14th installt Katok, It Grogo Dyak, wasacci,ien tally shot by RllotheL' Grogo Dyak calledXganlln with whom he was OQt hUlltillg. Katok hadtii'ell at. a deer and called out to NglUl\1Uldso to tire,Itilllself moving forward at the time; he got strltckin the ann, the l>Lllletwas Itbstmcted by Sellgl':wt'and hatok sent dowu.to Hospitltl; liLter ill the IllonthJ\gllnun was tined $r>oaud his gun conliscflted.

On tlte 21st Gnneu, a Jagoi Dyak, was tilled $:25fnr setting a pig trap in the jungle, ~[ut of 'J'nponghaa a 1Il1l'l'OWescape from being bltdly \\'ollllllel1, thespear j nst passing in front of his leg.

'l'here lH1vebeen a considemble nll!Ubel' of thefts£1'0111gardell honses and offowls and vegetahles, etc.,!lud also two complaints of theft of boxes or clothesat. uight fL'omthe Grogo DYltk house, wltich couBistsof ;;:-; lloors; as the DYltks deela,re there were nostrangers ahout it must have been some olle ill thehOllse: some of the clothes were recovc\'l:\(l at the

pawn farm and were said to have been pawned by :LMalay or Dyak dressed as a Malay does--this is thefirst time I ever remember hearing of such a CILse

Hnd tlw Dyaks do not seem to snspeet ltll)'one. inparticular, Baying that for Dyaks to steal in theirown houses in snch a manner is unknown.

'('he prisolwrs have been employed keeping theroads in repair find making a small holtse for thes.\'ce; the honse where he has bsell living will !lOWhe oecupied by tlte head schooillHLsteL' as ac(:urdiugt,) IIis ne\\' agreement he 11I1sto IHwe (lI1lLrt.el's fuundFor hill\.

'I','udt' n.'IU'.'ssiulI.

l>E.\P. SIB,

I SlHHI yon all pxLr:wl, fro\ll an )':ditorild Artideill tlw "1':CO'IIOlllisL" on LII'.~ present d(~preHHioll andprospects o( tmd(~. 'J.'hongh decidedly lIOIl-com-lUiLt:d, it seems to me that it might interest yourfeRclel's for it showH for olle thing the vel'.v uncer-tain prospects of tile near future.

I am, l1eal' HiI',

YOUts faithfully,

1\.'I'he Editor,

S(/)'(/wak 1111.,'1'1/,:.

."1'011I tit.' "I~(,ullolllist"

.. Thc fjlle!;tioll is whether this \\'Orhl-wide l1e-lJl'e~sion has toudw<ll)ottulu, or wileLlwl' a lowel' deep!tas still to be (0\111(1hefore a real, if slow awl gmdnal,recovery stal'ts ouce JIlot'e. \V (\ are inclilJ()(1 to thillkthat, though the depl'esslOn nllL)' become tllore rtcutein 80me branches of tral1e, yet in othet's the recoveryIms alreacly cOlllmenced. 'h1US. tile bnihliug trade'is said. to have nt lellgth received a real illlpet,lIs frolUcheap JlHmey, which nllty lthllost he called it's mostinl))ot'tallt mw nHLtet'ial. IIHtem1, givcII Lillie andpeace, chelL]1 IllOney, ehCl\p foo(1, alld elwap !'ItWnlateril11s will alwlLj's bring prospel'ity. bOllle SYIIIP-tOI\lS of impl'OvenHmt are, perhaps, alrc!u1y visibleill the metal trades. '.I'he prospeets of a tine harvestill IIHlia arc ce'!I.tainly encoumgir.g fol' IJlulcashire,au,l then! nt'e sonw who believe that the cllUapeuiugof materiallms n.h't)IL(lygiven a stimulus to the con-slIInption of \\'oollells I~nd worsteds."

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September.

Agreemcnts 7H Were mal1e out llming the 1IIOntli.Htamp duties and fees amoullted to $142.7li.Court lines all,i fees amounted to $278.00.I left HILUon the Hth instant havillg obtained leave

to go to Singapore; the next mOl'nillg at B o'clock Jreceive,i f\ telephone lI!Cssage that P. C. 104 T{issillHillgh who WflS011dllty ill the COIlt't had some timea,ftor 2 A. \1. shoL al; P. C. lVlatsalleh with a Chn"erll-1IIel1trifle ud,Bn I'I'<J)IIt.he rack lLlll1had thell llHUln

otl'with it;~\IIdS01\Jeal1\llIllIlitioll. I gave iustl'lIctiom Ithat tlte Dyak villages Oil the ~alllims l!Ol'lter were

Iat ollec to Ite lIotifir.el of tltis allcl a st'JlLrclt wasillimediately he.!~IIII: with lite sallelioll of H. H. the:Hajah :i\lu,tla [ obtaiiw,l :W Ha1\gers alld at !J A. ~I. I

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flistl'ation.- 81 deeds were registered, stampsfees amounting to $142.54. '1'here seems to

tovery fair demand now for pepper gan1ens atprIces.

;..\utimony working is very slack l.nd the output isI believe only some 20 tons a month. Towards

end of the month sonle 30 coolies applied foros to Hambas whither they were going in search

work. :Most of them were men who 1;!td beell'king antimony. ? .-

:Court.-]!'ines and fees $10!). '1'liere haw. bee/)er more cases in Court than l1';ual but OJllly twoIportance. On 10th Menggong, an ]l',li.i'proJ)yak,plained that l1e had been shot at i"tnc1WOlindedby

. lIng of the same tribe. From t.hepur;ous way in

.ch complaillallt made his statE'ment it was19ht at first that the shooting was accic1entltl buting on further enquiry that it seemed to be aberate attempt at murder the case was sent befo)'('Supreme Court by which Suyung Wl1,SsentencCl1

10 years imprisonment. '1'he motive of the crime.~akit hatl: on account of Menggong's wife. On

2Hth one Ng Gek in charge (){It pepper gardenlJging to Siang Hak \Vat at Musi reported that

.ng the previous night 1()Opeppel' vines and :;7ng rubber trees had heen cut down by five men.

,ese men had stnek ilJ the grouud two bamboosd with ]{erosineby the light of which they were

,rking and this enabled N g Gek to identify all theonly one of whom, however, he Imew hy llauJ(J.

~is Ulan hits not yet been found but on search inghouse he frequents two of the men living therere identified alJd arrested. 'rhe caf;e is still sub-ice. '1'his crime of destroying peppel' vines for'enge is very COUllllon, two or three cases being

rted every Ulonth, though not on such a large scalethi!' as a rnle. It is seldom the perpetrators areght and I c~u only renH~mber OliOcase in I.he lastyears.

AbaJJg .\mit was illUlost of the Jl)onth but wasHer towards the end of it and went to Bau toirvey the old Bau Bazaar.The prisoners have heen elllployed on the ustudkeep of roads.

The police barracks were finisheu Oil the 4th.e whole work was done hy 2 carpenters 011 dallyes and two prisoners who are fair rough car-

nters, and there was a saving of about $2!)O inges as compareu with contract prices. SOllie

,pairs have since been done to bungldow, I.Llargember of {Jela(]a.~being replacetl.

H. H. A. DAY,Residel/t.

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September.

During the month 620 ItJs of tea were tlespatchedthe Borneo Company I,imite(1.

, The crops gathered during the lllIJllth were l.i. l1lsparchment cofIee and a~2 ItJStelL.\Veeding, gatbering crops, rermiring roads ILlid,~ins and pruning coflee were the \Vorl,s carrieut during the llIonth.'l'he bmnch road to Peng]\lL],tn frol1l the Pipe linead has been repaired lUlUis in good Ol"<tel'.The coolies were paid their wages (or August one 5th instant. . '

,T. :'1. GOMEZ,.1Iau((ger.

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At the commencement of the month I took overthe work from A..,F. Cheyne who gave 'me generalinforrnation abOl:~f;the district. As I am only actingtemporarily, I have 1101.been able to pay a visit toHILratok, Sessang and Hoban. hut 1'. C. Ambang hl1,sbeell sellt up to c01lect the FILml and AssessmentmOlley.

On the 15th a violent gale blew from the 80uth-

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'West t.lle whole !light, followed by heavy rain,lig'h~lling and thunder, but no damage has been done

I by it. 'l'owarc1s the end of the month mill has beencontinllal.On the lHth it was reported to me that [1.Malay

womall had been hitten hy a water s11lllke(biraug),and that she was in great p!l.in. L. Corpl. Em-pal'an was sent to apply the itntidote wc>had in theFort' and after that the paiu decreased and theWOIIHUIrecovered.

'1'he Jnngkat and pel/[Jirch lmve had poor haulsduring the month.

'l'he short briuge leading to the landing place hasnot been completed owing to wn.nt of biliau plan],s:It messltge has been given to P. C. Dnnyau jIlstmct-ing him to send lUore planks for this pllrp::Jse.

Ou the 2-lth sOl1leBrunei lIJeli anived fl'Olll 1\11-ching bringing hrassware weighing l(j pikuls 10katis, 11.11<1for IJon-pltynwllt of dllty $1l5.n~., 12chaual/Ys, 1 kcndi and 17 b(/lw.~ are detained iu thisFort as secnrity. Medn.n. a Kuching mall, alsohrought three small old jars which are detained forthe sallie reason.

From the l!Jth to the ~:jth the ;\[alt1.\'s and ])vltkswho hn.dheeu notified to prepare for ~n expeditionleft this station for Sill1ltllggang; there were 80"pala-luan," !lumbering 1,0::!!j lIIen. P. Dunggatwho left here on the 1Uth previous to or(lel"s, waswrecked at the mouth of the San bas by rt tidal wrwe,losing three lIIen and n.1l wcapons. IJater in theevening they were resened hy fishenncn and broughtto Kaboug aud were supplied with provisions byGovernment.

l{n.nlpoug lIIen m:e employed. in tUI'll, (taily totake charge of the Fort (luring the absence o( theFortulell.

'l'lw working of ra\v sago in this district seems tobe gre:.ttly increasing Itnd the mnount of this com-modity export'~d to Kuching WitS1004 coyaus duringthe month.

'rile fines fa;: the mouth amounted to $HO.28.'],he 'l'rade Hetul"IIs for the lIJonth were ItSunder :..-

Imports. Exports.$!),2!)O. *14,24-1.

HUHOH,Actillfl Write,'

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CiJ/l.rt.-'l'here have been vel'\" few cases in Court..JebilJ, fL well known Dalat tl;ief was sent to Ku.elling to serve his sentence of two years ilnprisou-nIeut. 'l'his mall <loes 110 work or fLn\'l,intI andlives entirely hy theft. His last aet was'to JlJake acleltl\ sweep of the property or eight J)yaks whowere asleep in their hoat ILl.Dalat, 'l'hey wereI'elieved of It quantity of cloth and Rilver-ware andall their parall(]S; fortunately for ,f(,\)ih Jlone of themawoke during the operation or II(~would probably111\ve lost his life. .

J>lIblic JVorks.-The prisoners hav(' heen.engagedin raising tbe Bakong Ho,ulll1H1 in taking material.

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was about as he did not touch any of the other I

safes in the office; he is evidently not the kindwho goes about picking up unconsidered trifies.At present there is no c~ue and if there w(>\,pwe should not give it away.

'I.'he ordinary kind of burglar has been IIIIS."again at the hOllse of Mr. Brodie who lostSaIne white suits and a gong (cltanang)amongst other things about a week ago. 'l'hesemidnight prowlers seem to favollr Mr. Brodie'shQuse as not long previously the gardener,who sleeps on the premises, was ronsed up byone of thesE>gentr)' and chased him, bnt with-out sucee<;s.

'l'he ldtchens Of several Elll'opean honseshave also been visited in tht. night, the modeof procedure being to insert f1,long bamboowith 11hook at the end thrcugh the "jfdh-jallit" and fish ant anything hauging withinreach, snch as clothes, etc. One gentlemanof humour, having extracted all the cook'sclothes and those of his wife in this way,arranged all their feeding bowls and other uten-sils, which were lying about at the back ofthe kitchen and were of too insignificant avalue to steal, in a rowan the ground outsidetheir sleeping apartment so that they fell overthelll on opening the door in the lIlorning !

'l'HEfollowing extract from the notes of acontriLutor to the Pinang Ga~ette lIIay proveamusing to some of om reaclel'3. vVe reprintthe paragraph with acknowledgments to thewriter.-

I like to read tbe effusions of globe-trotters on theStraits: they Ilfford more humour than IIwhole yelU"s.CQmi~ Cut.~. A bright specimen is to be found inthe She(field Wliekly Telegraph, in which 11.CaptainFrank H. Shaw writes of "SingaplWc and the StraitsSettlements." Bvidelltly he has a vivid illlagiuationanu a facile pen, for he says:-

Your first view of Singapore shows you a nobleesplanade, along which pass in orderly pro-cession the janrickshas of the white population,drawn by fiercefaced Malays, the lilleH.1des-cendants of those old-time pirates II.nd villains,the head-hunters of the Southern Heas. . . .Sampans fly hither and thither, filled with aclamouring horde of Malayan b(1atmen, whobeseech you, in tlumlt pidgin English, to em-oalk upon their craft, the oest in the harbour-each one is the very best, and every other is thevery worst-and be transported in the flash ofan eye to the shore.

'l'hese self-same Malays have beeu Imowu to riflel~passenger of all he has, and then, capsizingthe sampan, remove all traces of their crime.

Later on this wonderful writer spellks of "abearded Sikh policeman, cool and smart in whitedrill; and draws a truly alarming picture of theMalay "amok" : his matted hair is flying widely .h-isnaked body i.~scarred and bleeding hehas oecome maddened by bhang-chewing! !

'i'hose who have been in Singapore will beable to appreciate the hUllJOUl' of Captainli'mnk Shaw's article. "Ve regret we havenot been privileged to read the whole of itif it is all in this style.

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-O~ October 1st we published a short report on

the rubber experimentally planted by the Govern-ment in and around Kuching, Satap and Sigu.

Some of the older trees were lately tapped uuderthe Rupervision of Mr. M. G. Bradford and theRltlnples of rubber thus obtained were forwarded toSingapore to be reported on. We have now receivedfrom the Hon'ble 'I.'he Treasurer for publication thefollowing satisfactory letter from Messrs. PatersonSimons & Co. Ld.

Singapore, 13th November, 1908.

P. H. DALLAS,I~sQ.'l'reasu ry,

Kuching.DEAlt Sm,

\Ve A.rein receipt of YOllr f!lVOlll'of 2nd instantwith your samples of Rubber which we return here-with as requested. .

'['oday's lnarket value of the samples is asfollows :-- .'

No.2, $270 pel' pickul, No.1, $200. pel' pickul,Nos. a & 4, $250 per pickul. No.2, is uice qualityaud would, we think, fetch top price for sheet onthe London market. The yellow colom is, however,unusual and no doubt due to the water nsed. 'Veenclose a sample of No.1 sheet, the colour of whichis geuerally liked.

Hample No.1 is also of nice quality bllt the smallspots are not liked. 'j'hese are pl'Obably ca.uSl'd bysome dirt in the pan. 'I.'be sample is not quite driedat one eud. .

Samples Nos. 3 & 4 are of fair fjuality but arE:notproperly dried.

'l'rusting that the above report will be of use to.His Higll1iess the Rajah Muda.

'Ve are, Deal' Sir,Yours faithfully,

(Signed) PATERSON, SIMONS& Co. LTD.

'rhe Samples above referred to may be seen andinspected by those iuterested iu the snbject at theMunicipal Offices, Ruching.

'I'he OcmU'l'tmce of Gold ill

(JI)I)er Sal'ilwal\.-+-

By J. SOMERVILI,EGEIKIE, B.Sc.

TIIIfI paper is limited to a description of tile auri-ferous deposits occurring iu the lIeighbourhood ofBI~uand Bidi iu Upper Samwak. So far as is known,these are the only localities in Sarawak where goldis met with in sufficient quantity to make work on alarge scale remuuerative. Small amolU1ts, however,are distribnted over the country, and the preciousmetal is won by the natives in many ph1Ces frommaterials which are too poor and too limited in ex-tent to warrant the erectioll of any kind of plant.

Ban and Bi~1i lie some 15 miles south-west ofKuching, the capital, .and are close to the right-handbranch of the Sarawak river. Viewed from the topof any of the higher hills in this rcgion the countryassumes the aspect of an immense plain, diversifiedby ahrnpt tors and peaks, occurring solitary or ingronps. Here and there lines of rugged aud precipi-tons crags of limestone traverse the Il1n(l,while nowand again the eye is caught by certain less steep andmore roundedmll.sses of igneous rock. 'l'l1e wholeregion is densely clothed with vegetation-the treesand shrubs finding a foot-hold on the barest and.

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most inhospitable limestone cliffs. N U1lleruus lI1.1'gerand sumUer stre!l.ms wind their way amollg the hillsto find an outlet ill the Sarawak river which drf1.illSthe whole district.

Geowgical Featu/"es.-The general structurc of theregion under review is quite simple. \Ve have Itp-parently a conformable series of stratified rocks, oc-cupying upon the whole an approximately horimntalor gently-undulating positiou, broken here and thereby faults, alld invaded in many places by intrusiveigneous roclls.

'rhe bttsement rock of the series is a light grey todark blue lime.~tonecontaining nU1.uyfossils, from thecharn.cter of which the rock is known to be of .Jurassicage. As the Bottom of the limestone is nowher", ex-posed, it is impossible to ascertain the thickness-but, in visible section, HOOft. [tt lel1st can be lIIea-sm'ell. '1'he rock is close-grained. and abundantlytraversed by. veins of calcite. Its bedding is not n.sa rule well-nl!l.rked, but, af>already indicated, it isfor the most part horizontal. Considerable jumblingand confusion, however, OCCIll'in the neighboul'hoodof the igneous rocks, and the limestone iri such posi-tions is often metn.morphosed and converted intoma.rble. IJong exposed to weatherillg action, thesurface of the limestone assume!'! the bi7.ltrre COII-figumtion and peculiar outlinp.s which llre knowlI togeologists as "Karst-phellomenn.." Here Oil!) ~eesa rapid succession of interosculating ridges Itndhollows, resembling t\ series of waves ;mddeuly petri-fied; there, again, detached masses have been so eateninto by acidulated water that it would seem as if It

slight push might cause them to topple over. Acuteridges and puints, however, n.re the more (;0111111011surface-features. These are of every si7.e and l'\'erydegree of sharpness, a.nd their lwp.sence ill the jUllglemakes \\alking anything but a pleasure. As mighthave been expected, the limestone is abulHln.ntlytunnelled by uliderground water. Caves. therefore,are nunlCrous, and mallY of the existillg streamsfollow in part subterranean courses.

f1'helimestone is overlaid by marl bed.yof c]tliteinconsiderable thickness, and very local iII occur-rence, 'rhe fussils they yield have lIot yet beC!nidelltified, but there is little reason to douht thn.t the})eds in question belong to the !'!ame period as thelimestone.

Next ill succession comes a series of sltale.y, sal/d-stones, gi'its and conglollterate.~. [n the vicinity ofBau and Bidi this series is very poorly represented.t he beds forming low undulating hills, which !H'eoften mete iwlated patches or outliers restillg directlyon the basement limestone.

'1'0 north ana south, however, the strata gradually.increase in thickness so as to form moulltain-\'!Lllcre'srising from 2,000 to a,ooo ft. in height. It is ill tltisthick series that the coal-beds of Harawl\k OCCHl',hiltwhether thesp. coal-bearing stra.ta are exactly on thesame geological horizon as tho auriferom; shales ofBau alld Bidi is as yet uncertain. ']'he silililal'character of the rocks, however, is suggestive of con-temporaneity. According to Dr. Posewitz' thecoal-beds are of Bocene age. '1'he shales, whichform the bulk of the series at Bau a1ll1 Bidi, [uemuch weathered am.! softened, so itS to n.SSUllleinmltllY places the c}1l\l'!lcter of ehtys. clitl'crentlycoloured. 'rheir bedding, it m!tY he adcled, is IIlllchdisturbed-the dip and strike cOllstantly challgillg.

Of Inter age than any of the stratified beds refene(lto are the ig1leolts rock.y, which traverse the formeras dyl,es, sills, etc. In the vicinity of Bau and Bidithese eruptive rocl,s are nearly all varieties of qU!1.rtz-porphyry.' '1'he nULrginu.1areas of some of the largermasses and II.few of the dykes' [1.1'edark-colonred,vitreous, and appear to be andesitic in chanicter.fl'lw l}un.rt7.-porphyries when fresh arti white or light-

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colol1red, hut they rapidly weather on exposure,assuming ItgreeniRh-colonr, and in time decomposillgto a yellow clay. In mallY places these weathereddykes clm be dug with II.spade, even when the rocksthey traverse have remained fairly hard and firm.

From the geological evidence thus shortly setforth, the following inferences may be drawn :-- .

(a) 'rho limestone is obviously nJf1.rine, 1\)1(1speaks to n.wide-spread sea having covered thi,s areadaring some stage of the Jurassic period. '1'he thick-ness of the rocl, is not known, but from its relativepurit~ (where unaltered), it probably ILccumulated inclear and therefore somewhat deep water.

(b) The marl-beds, immediately overlying thelimestone, suggest somewhat shallower WItter. Pro-bably, therefore, Itt the timb of their depof;ition, thedepth of the sea had diminished, and the formatiollof the limestone had ceased. As the marls are ofinterrupted OL'local occurrence, they would appeal'to have experienced considerahle erosion before thedeposition of the next succeeding group of strata.

(c) The massive series of shales, sandstones andcOlIglomerates suggest deposition in yet shalloweL"water, which may lllwe been estuarine. \Ve nJII.Y!'!uppose that the erosion of the underlying n1ltrlswas effected by the sallie current or current!'! whiehcleposite<l the sh:tles, sandstones and conglomerates,It is proba.hly 0.Cltse of what is known as "contem-pontneons erosion and deposi tion."

(£1) Aner the formation of several thousand feetof sedilnentary materials, laid dow11probably duringIt gmdualnJOvement of subsitlence, the next stage inthe gcologic[tl history of the district was marked byIt uJOvclueut of elevation. '1'his resulted in theappearIJ.nce of a broad tIattp.ned !tnticlinal fold (orfJ/:aniiclille), the axis of which nllls ~.E. and S.\V.,or approximately through B!tu anLl Bidi. Sarawakproper was therefore represented at this stage of itshistory by 0. wide anticlinal arch, which, itt rightIJ.ngles to its axis, extcuded from the present sea-coast to the Dutch border-a distance of some 40Juiles.

During the elevatory movement, the arched strata,subjected to strain and tension, Wf:'re traversed byfissures running in a direction more or less parallelto the anticlinal axis. It was probably also at thesallie tilne that n.llother series of fissures came into()xistenc<J. which cross the strata at approximatelyright angles to the nlltill or longitudinal fissures.\,vhon the earth-lI1ovelllellt ceased, the fracturedstmtlL appear to have settled <lown unequally alongthese severa.l longitudinal and transverse lines oflii:;sure. '1'he strata thus became traversed by a.<Iouble series of f!Lults-the main fractures coiucidinQwith the ;;trike of the ILnticline, and the subordinatefn.ults running in the direction of the dip. Hencethe stmtlt Itre now disposed in II. series of greatpamllel rcetall~uln.r hlocks, of unequal si7.t., sillcethey are hroken across at irregular intervals by thelninor transverse faults. It is not at all improbabletll[\t lIlll.ny of these subordinate dislt)cations mayhave come into existence during the irregular subsi-dence of the rectangular blocks. "

(e) The relative age of the intrusive locks is un-certain. hilt they lIlay well belong to the same periodas tlw folding ILnel fracturing of the st.rata. It iseven lIoL improbable that Lhe disturbauce of thebedded rocks may have been mainly caused py theuprise of some great plutonic lIIass, 'uot yet exposedby denud[ttion, but from which the numerous dykesvisible at the surface may ha\'e proceeded. As thesedykes are for the IIIOst part quartz-porphyries, it isobvious that they must have come from an acidmagma.

In short, it is lIIost likely that the district is under-laid at some distance from the surface by [t massof granite or other acid plutonic rock. De that as it

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may, the limestones are abundantly fissured ftllllshattere(l, while the superjacent sedimentary 8trltt.ftare contorted al~d jumbled over wide aJ'ea8. 'fht!igneous rocks have forced their way upwards throughfissures in the limestone, and not infrequently havesprea::l out laterally along the bedding-planes of dwshales, so as to form laccolites and sills.

Immense quantities of highly-heated vapolll's Ulustllave been evolved from the igneous rocks, the effectsof which are seen in the abundant impregnationsand disseminations of silica, iron-pyrites, gold, etc.Where the rocks are much jumbled aud shatteredthey have been permeated to such an extent thatthey now form conspicuous breccias. Permeationand impregnation, however, are not confined to theshattered !1.reas. 'l'he unbroken sh!1.les,0.))(1in manyplaces, undisturbed limestone, have been saturatedwith silica, aud are frequeutly auriferous. Suchmarll10riscdlilll€'stones, when examinen in thin slicesunder the microscope, show a crystalline texture,but often coutain fully as much quartz as calcite.

It is hardly possible that all these emanatiou8came only from the dykes now visible at the sl1l'face;it seems more likely that they were largely derivedfrom Itdeep-seated and still-concealed plutonic mass.

(f) Hincc the period of igneous activity and the1)rod uction of the accompanying pneulflatolytic phen-omena, tbe only geologICal change of which wehave any evideuce is the long-continued and pro-found denudation to which the present configurationof the s11l'bce is due. -

The main gold-bearing belt of Upper Samwakmo.y be said to)extend frolll S. \V. to N .E. through.Bau and Bidi. It follows, in fact, the series of frac-tures which destroyed the anticlinal fold. Lime-stone is reported as occ\1lTing some distance up allthe main ri \'ers towards the north-east, aml it ispossible, therefore, that the anticlinal axis may con-tiuue in that direction. Very little is known of thetract of cOlmtry referred to, but, should the fracturedbelt preserve its course, ore-bodies might well beexpectecl to accompany it.

Types or Classe.~of Ore Deposits.-'rhe several are-bodies are often strongly differentiated, so th!1.t dis-tinct types can be recognised, which at first sightseem to have little relation or connection the onewith the other. Closer examination, however, showsthat all have had a common origin-they are onlymodifications of one and the SltlJle ldnd of formation.All the ore milled may be roughly divided into twoclasses, vi:l. :-- -

(.:.) Ole occuLTing as irregular bonies in lime-stone;

(2) Impregnations or disseminations in shale.Of these the former are usually much richer in goldand more heavily "mineralized" than the Itttter.

(To be continued)

"'ar.t and "'ouf.-,\ Dyal/;: (.OVC! SIOI'Y.

Iyak sits weaving, and as her nimble fingers pluckat the crossing threads 01' tug at the heavy woodenblade, she hUlns to herself or turns to throw alaughing remark to right 01' left where the othergirls busy themsel ves in the adjoining rooms. 8heis evidently in good spirits, bnbbling over withmerriment. Ann why not? Is she not the fairestand most fascinating. not only in the long honse,hut even in the whole river? \\'ho can vie with herin phLiting the lIIat 01' basket in cunningly inter-mingled p'ILtel'llS, oj' in weaving the cloth of intricatedesign'? ])0 not even the older women bring theirwork to her for advice or approval? Who but she

_ in the river Cl\1lstring the many coloured beads in

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symmetrical figures, an art. learn.ed from the oldMI\IIl.vwoman when she accompamed het. father tothe Hta.tion two padi years since '?

But a.bove all did she not meet Ingka this morning,Inglm the slim, the laughing one, and as he passedher lhey exchanged glances and tried to speak 'thecust;I)'Imry salutations as if they had nothing else toS,t,)'. He was always in her thoughts, lngka theslim; as children they had played together, and whocould beat him at throwing the hard-wood top, atwrestling, running, or hnrling the miniature spear?'\.'1\8 it not he who would fashion grotesque woodendolls for her, and carry her on 'his back when shetired'? And later, when he went away for monthsand mouths to work in the jungle, how empty anddull had the house seemed; and how manly andstrong did he look on his returu.

'l'rue there were tales, but-custom was cnstom-aud she lmew what women's tales were worth. Howthey chattered, th05e others amongst themselves!'l'he upper storey resounded with their laughter andjokes at night. For herself, and she smiled as she'thought of it, lovelorn indeed mllst he the lucklesswight who tried the defeuces of hel' room, guardedas she was by an elderly and sour tempered aunt onthe one side and by an octogenarian but yet sprightlymaternal relation on the other, while before the doorwas her widowed sister Senga 'with two squealingbrats-Senga, who still retained sufticient traces ofher youth to make her jealous of the yoimger Iyakwith her fresh beaUty, her lithe form, aw] hel' brightmerry eyes.

'l'here had been talk of her marrying Lumbu, butshe tried not to think of it. LUIllbu, illdeed! 'l'heClumsy One; his very name condemned him in hereyes. POl' she was in love with a slim figure, clearskin and long flowing hair, alheit allied to poverty.'Vhat cared she for the rows of oln jars in tile roomof LUlllbu's f!llther. Let sOine-one else marry forthem. for she had no desire to be tied to the sulkyhow-legged Lumbu, be he of ever so good birth.

And so her thoughts run on and on as she weavesthe intricate design, and she does what maidens allthe world over will do, builds castle after castle inthe air, pulling down one only to replace it withl\uother. She and lngka would marry despiteopposition, despite poverly, despite-Smack! a sting-ing blow 1m he'r bare shoulders, "Up, thou lazy one,who art thou to sit dreamillg while others moroworthy pound and winnow and boil'? Up and makethyself of more use than a silly nodding cat." Filialaffection, aided by a large and super-heated rice-scoop, prompts her to throw a cover over her work,_seize the clump of water gourds, and I1nrry to the-door to join the long procession of laughing womenwho are thronging down the passage way to the endof the long house.

And, behold, as Iyak approaches the wateriug-place, see the Slitu One nonchalantly whittling apiece of stick and listening to the blacksmiths work-ing at a hut close by, but at the same titne keepingan eye on the hurrying rows of chattering wOlllen asthey file past in long strings. lyak scuttel'S pastlike a frightened rabbit, not ventnring to lift hereyes to his for fear the following women should catchthe glance. But who of all of them knows betterhow to make graceful piny of wrist and elbow as shedashes her hand over the surface of the water and'fills the bobbing gourds, or bends to throw WItterover herself? Who can show such luxnriant massesof jet-black hair, or can trip up the slippery log withsU8h clueless ease?

She passes the watching one on her hotllcwardway, and even plucks up courage to lift her eyes andmm'lIIur the conventiOtlld phrase, ..Are you notbathing?" and without waitiug for the laughiug replyhurries on with beating heart. And as she lies in

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her curtains that night listening to the bursts ofsmothereillaughter overhead, and the drowsy grum-bling of the old women on either side, she imaginesshe can catch the sotl\Hl of a nl111'mured Jove-songfrom the direction of his verallthh far down thelength of the house.

So it goes on in the old old way, a whispered word,a glance, a smile. some small courtesy in the dailyround. The outside world sees no more, but shedreams and dreams and feels it is indeed good to live.

But at last the awakening comes, fmd it comes inthis manner. He had beell away for some time,trading 01' working .in the jungle, as she thought,and life hn.d for the time been a void for 1101'. But athtst he anives, and she sees him pass along the houseto his room, he seems tired alHl is unusually silent.

'rhn.t eveuing she does not see him agn.iu, hut atthe bathing place she chatters gaily to the other girlsand her laughter rises shrill that e\'ening for she ishappy again.

'rhe blow comes from Lungang, the Podgy One,who is chattering there 11n<1who glances slyly atIyak n.s she cl1snally asks her neighbour if she hasheard that Ingka is to fetch his wife from down-river after the harvest. :For n.moment IYl1k is as ifstunned and feels dizzy, but she recovers herself alldlistens, hearing enough to convince her thn.t the storyis no mere women's talk. She goes silently backalong the nn.rrow path to the house.. !11Hlflnds theold women talking the matter over, and discussingthe ancestry of the engaged couple. Iyak listens toit all n.s if in a (lrel1.m,and busies herself preparingthe evening 111en.I,while she even n1l1kosno eOll1nHmtwhcn In.ter on tho subject 01 her own nHtrri:tge isbronght forward n.nd the name of tbe hateful LU.Jl)bl1is intrQ(lucecl 8he listelH, dumbly to it a.ll and sitssilent while her mother and aunt ghmt ovor the num-ber of jars in which, after the marrin.ge, they wouldhn.ve a reversionn.I'Y intErest.

'l'hn.t night 1yak sleeps not, but lies with widestar-ing eyes seeing and hef!.rillg nothing. 'rhe llt'>X(;mornillg she rir,es 111)(]fillishes the \York in the housebefore picl,ing up her basket aud st!u'ting off to thefarm to CH.ny the newly-reaped crop.

And there wl11king beside her is Ingka the faith-less, hut !lot a Rign does she make that she is awareof his presence. He speaks to her but she hurrieson with bowed hen.d alld. averted cyes.. She toils onthrough the heat of the day, her head buzzing underthe broad Jeaf hat, and at the time of the n.ftel'lloonmen.1she sits and eats mechn.nically, heeding not thechn.ff and shrill laughter of the girls.

As the suu sets the whole party st;art for hOllie,their hacks bowed beneath the helLVYloads. ~he isthe last of the string, and n.sshe listens to the soundsof her companions getting fainter and fn.inter n.s'shelags further Il,nd further behind, :~ Hudd()n revulsionof feeling comes over her. How Cf111she go back to I

the house all(1 elldure the chamllg remarks n.t thebathing plaee or sit patiellt (]urillg the l!\'lIlt1hlillg of

Ithe old wOllleu. The idea is lln!Jc)[1l'aule. :-:ihaIIlustbe 1110nesOllwwbere. She sltd(lenly slips off her load'alld plnllges headlong into a si,]n path. Althonghshe stumbles blilldly along bhe !\II()WS\\'ell tbat thepath leads to the old desertecl hOllse over the riclge,the house in which she was baril, :111<1where she alldIllglm ha.ve played together as ~hildre\J.

So as chr]mcss falls she emergGs. still rnnni!1g,frolll the thick undergrowth on to the clear sfJl1ceillfront of the 11!1lf-ruinedhouse, a.nd without looki\Jgto right or left llll1kes straight for the !adl]er, n.nd,ascending it, disappears into the gloom.

And there in the long vcmll<lnh Sl18cronches nlO-tionless, n.nd without a sound, her head crect and herlong hail' faJling in a black mass to the floor,. Soshe sits staring into the gloom while the Inoon climbs

\1p and sheds his rays on her throngh the delapidateitroofing--11 pathetic fignre with the long perspectiveof the old house stretching behilld hor.

Su(ldenly she is :1warc of the qnick al:\t"llled heatsof the "1;I1\Vak"frolll the distant hotlsc throbbing andpulsing through the quiet night. Her [1bsence hasbeen noticed, and they will be searching for her. Sheglances fearfully to right n.nd left, and, rising, movesn. little wn.y along the passn.ge as if looking forsomething.. . . . .

It is there the seal.'chers find her whcn they comepeering and calling along the lellgth of the house-hanging from a h!1lf-rotten beam in front ofthe door-wR.y of hel' old 1'00111.

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ITlw "bol'e stOl''y is said to be fOlllll\ed 011fl\ct. III thanl;illl('1'. D. for his eOlltribntion we hope that othors will emnlate hisexample. 'rherc Illnst he n:al1.Yn"til'e slodes "Ild log-ends illwhi,'h onl' l'oad01's w,)l1l,l he inte,'cstc(1 :,,"1 we "h:\11 he .I'Cf.Yplcf\sed to ]>l1blish thelll ir Ontstntiol1 omCCI'" will hell' h'yc.ollccting the lIlaterilll. Ed. S. G.I

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-October.

AgrcclIIcnts.-25 were made out during the month.:-;talllpduties and fees ltlllOI.tlltedto $4r>.fj(I.COllrt.-Filies and fees ~.Illollnted to $l1a.8n. \D... Bn.rker arrivec] on the Bnl instant; I left here

the next day with him, His Highness '1'he H.n.jah1\ItlClah having s:1.nctioned nlY going 011short lell,veto Singapore and. the Native States. I retlll'ned toBan on the ;.Irdin'stant, Mr. Day having kindly takencharge of the station during my 11bsence; notbing ofn.n'yimport!1nce happened dm'ing the .oJonth, peoplebeing nlOstly occnpie(t in making out peppel' ngl'ee-nwnl;S; the majQl'ity of thesc hn.ve been wade OUt inKuching, \lloney being borrowed in most cases from'\Vha Hong of that place, n.nrlI roulld /I.large nmnberof deech; to he registered on illY retlll'll.

'Ibe prisoners were employed in keeping up roaclsanrl Government grounds. I regret to say there hasbeen a goocl cleal of beri-heri amongst them.

K H. S'I'ILWgLL,Rcsident.

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-Octobcr.

I returned from I\uching- on the llth bv the s. s.Alice ],orrrrine with the Pl'incipn.1 Medical OlJicer,])1'. Barker, and took over IIgn.in frol1l 1\'11'.Boult onthe nlOl'ning of t.he 12Lh, t.he s. H. Alice T,o}'}'rtilleklwing again for Kuching at \I ,I. ~I. with Dr. Barkerall(l Mr. Boult.

There being II,nUlIlber of catt.le l'lIlIlJing loose atthe l\lincs Ql'iters wore given tlmt these should befell<:erl in !1nd permits were obt~.ined from head-quartl.)rs for (j hel1d, the baln.nce bci ng rClllo\'ed else-whenL ~ix head were taken over hv the Governmentfor $lij;j making the herd up to ~i'head, nil of which[\\'0 now kept at tbe wharf.

On tlw 19th tbe Pawn Fanllcr's sllop n.t the MinesWl1S hl1l'gled, the SUIll of $!j{j bcing stolen; two menwere 111'l'ested ltnd <:hal'gecl with this offence but theevidence was hn.rdly strong enough for a convictionand accllsed who were kllown bad chamcters wewbanished.

'1'he 27th being £1('(1'i Ra!la was observed as aholi,]n,y a.nd in tllf~ evening I left for Sebangan to

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ta.llow vegetable oil is used in the proport.ion of l:jper cept to 85 pel' cent of lime and prepa.red in thesame Wav as the tallow mixture.

If ther'e is I1.n"further information vou wOllltllilwto have I shou!';t be pleased to place' it at your dis-posal, bnt in my humble opinion it is a (jIH,stiollwith bichromate of potash to acillpt it to thn 111<::11conditions and this can only lH\ (letennilletl hy 1''-;'

.perimcntal varilttion of the proportion of }Jigmcnt.Believe me,

Yours truly,

8(1. FHED A. ~L'ALBOT'.

alHl stringers of ore in the calcite, and these gotfewer and poorer with the depth. '1'lIree Chineseworkillgs have been openecl with silllill1.r result.

'1'h" I.re is a hard black stone, reserubling chert.It eOlltains 87% silica, 11% stibnite, with v!wiablealllllllllts of iron oxide, alumina, cl1.lcium-carbonate,"re. The gold is COR.rseI1.nd free, alld varies illqt1.,IILityfrom !j dwt. up to ~o oz. per ton. In onelevel the llHttrix of the gold was a layer of sand,loosely cemented by ca.lcite. 1'his assayed very well,but unfortunately was only a few inches thick, andof no extent. It is obviously of I:-tterorigin than theore-body of the limestone, and is doubtless (ll.1e tasecondary concentration of the gold by watel'. IIImallY of the cracks and fissl1l'es, in proximity to tho:}or,!-body, fine Illud h:\s been deposited, alld thi's intilne ruay similarly hecome calcified hy percolatingwater.

Examination of the' neighlJ01Il'ho()(1 uf .T.lmbl\s.\llshows that all over the limestone plain, in whichthese l'ehltively large aurif9rons ore-hodies oecur,sinlilar hut smitHer surface..po:::kets (frOln '1 ft. np to10 ft. ill (lepth) make their appearance. " PrOlIJ theseha\'e been t,~kell cOllsiderable qn:lntities\)f 'Intimony,which occurs mixed with qnartz. Here and therethe limestone is overlai(l by small out.lier SOl' patchesof ilighly silicified shale, canyillg antimony and alittle gold. 'l'ow!lrds eR.st and west, howe\'er, wherethe shall!s form It more odess continuons l:overing ofsome thickness, alltimony has been WOlked for years,and here (just 11Sat .Jambusan) the ore has beenfollO\\'ed down into similar pockets in the limestone.'rhe shales referred to R.re [Ill milch (listllrbed, a,ndhave been abundalltly permeated by silica. Theycarry from a, grain to !j dwt. of gold pel' ton. Itshould be added that numerous (hrkes alld intrusivesheets occur in the lIeighboudlOod.

'l'be phenomena presented by the ore-undies ofthis region would seem to show that the millemlizingsolutions coming fl"Oll1below found ready passagethrough joints and fissures in the limestone nntilthey reached the relatively impeL'lneable shales above.Precipitation, therefore, woul(l tend to be concen-tmted in the upper part of the limestone. Butwherever the overlying beds were much jUll1bbi andshattered the mineral solutions readily passed up-wards from the limestolle and permeated the shales."I'he ai'e-bodies occurriug in the limestone nppear tobe cases of metasomatic replace~nent. '1.'heydo notoccupy originn.l cavities in the I'Ock. for there iseverywhere a gradual passa.gc, as it \\'ere, from th(}ore-stone into the country rock.

Similar deposits of less extent occur in Bau Monn-tain-a steep limestone crag formiug the upcast side-of a line of main faulting-the cra.g beiug tmversedby a dyke of quartz-porphYl',Y which can be followedin clear section running up through the limestonealmost to the ore-body, wheu it dies onto

(b) Masse.~with well-de.tin~dBoundaries, the Stonenot much silici;{ied, and yieldh~(l1no.stly Sltlphide.~.--Good examples of this class of ore-bodies are metwith in the 8n San Shin district, Bau. They differfrom the class already descl'ibed not auly in thenature of the are but by the fact that their limits aretolerably well defined. Hel'e a sheet of porphyryhas been intruded aloug ~he hot'izontal junction ofthe limestone and overlying shales. rl'he shales and,to 11.considerable exteut, the porphyry 111so,ba\'ebeen deuuded away, so as to expose the limestonewith its ore-bodieB~ As showing that mineralizationis connected in some' cases at least with the presenceof these igneous rocks, It may occasionR.lly be notedthat when intrusive sheets occupy a hori7.0ntal posi-tion in the shales, mineralization is wholly confinedto the shales .l\nderlyiI1g them.. It would seem as ifthe sills had to some extent blanketed tho underlying

A. C. PJo~AUS0l\, ES(J.,Editor,

D. :v D. Herald,Smullll.-all n. N. Ii.

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(Continuation .)1.-Holll OI'4! ill l.hlll!".OI"',

As just mentioned, this ore yields a higlwr por-centage "f the metnl aud is III01'1)"ulillemlized" rhauthe illlpregnnted shales. '['his Illay be d IIC in tIletirst place to the ready solubility of the li111estone,I1.ndto its .11Oreahundantly jointe(] l:haracter, which

· would natumlly afford readier pnssage to ascendingaHd descending solntions, I\nd r>l'Ovide cavities forthe deposition of minera.! matter.

It is' not improbable, also, that the limestone I1.ndany carbonaceous matter it con1.ailled may hl1.vein-duced the precipitatioJ\ of the minerals carried insolution. Nor can it be denied that ill many casessecondary enrichment of the me-bodies may havebeen brought about (long subsequent to their forma..Lion) by water percolating down from the snrface.

1'he deposits in the limestone may be grouped asfollows :-(a) Masses ',\'ith ;ll-(letined honndaries,yielding free goid :-(b) Masses with well-defiuedboundaries, the stone not much solidified, Itnd yield-ing mostly sulphides :-(c) Masses with well-definedboundaries, the stone containing:t high percentageof siliea. .

(a) Masse.~ with -ill-defined Boulldaries, !Jieldill(JFree Oold.-The best example of this class occnrs atJambusan, about ~ miles' east of Bau. .'l'his is !\swampy valley overlooked by a steep limestone cliff,some (j00.ft. in height, which marks the line of oneof the great faults-J'ambusan being on the down-throw side. 1'he ore here appears itS large irregularmasses in the limestone-those masses that croppedat the snrface having been worked out sOllie yearsago by the Chinese, who are said to have obtained alarge quantity of gold. 'rhe limits of the ore-bodiesin question are not well detined-the stone havingbeen taken out until the percentnge of country-rock(limestone) and vein-stuff (calcite) became too largeto wake work profitable.

One' of the Chinese excn,vations measures asfollows: length 80 ft., breadth B5 ft., depth GO It.11'1'0111the walls of this working small pieces of orecau be knocked oft', some of which assay up to 10 oz.pet. tun. The Borneo Company have for the lasttwo years been trying to prove the~e pocket.s in depth,hut so f,w unsuccessfully. At the bottom of one ofthe Chinese workings a \'ein of calcite, about 3 ft.thick, aud dipping BOo,was followed do\vnwards for100 ft., but both in the incline !lnd in levo\s drivenon the vein, ncthillg was met with save a few patches

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rocks, and prevented the upward passag() of theminerali7.ing agent. '

Up to the present little has been done to open upthis are, as the quantity Itppears to be Rmall, whileit is not of !~nature suited to the methodR of t,reat:-lllent in use~ One of the bodies explored had thefollowing dimensions :-length 10 ft., width at centre3 ft., depth 15 ft. '1'he ore consisted of sulphideswith no gangue, and was separated frol1l the limestoneby a layei' of clay. '1'he are gave on analysis:-

Per cent.

Sulphur H1..7,jA.rseuic 20';1~Iron 2'7'SHZinc ... ]..1'(\2Lead 4'10Copper ()'4,0Cobalt 0'30Silic9. ()'H4

Oxygen !Lnd loss 0'11

100'00

Gold 1 oz.1 elwt ) . t f') ;)40 nSilver 120z.0dwt fper ana , ).

Another body, somewhat larger, was slink 011 for20 ft. 01' thereabout, without reaching the lilnestone.The fillillg of this was aomewhat different, consistingof masses of sulphides bedded in a kind of c:tleal'eoustufl~. The Ol'e-bodies in question are ~cltttel'ed ()\,era small area. 'rheir main n.xes are pamllel, l'Inlllillga few degrees east of north, but otherwise thereappears to be no connection between thc diffel'elltmasses.

(c) Ma.~seswith well-dejinedBOllndarie.~,the Stonecontaining a high percentage of' Silica .-'l'hiR class ofdeposit in limestoue is the most importltnt, providingas it does a large percentage of the stone treated.'rhe ore-bodies are of very varied dimensions, Romebeing illsignificant pockets a few feet ill extent, whileothers are huge masses, giving thousands of tonR ofare. '1'he filling matter of these apparent cavitieR inthe limestone is a highly vesicular silicified rock-the limestone having been almost entirely replacedby quartz. So far as observed all these HHLRsesarefOllnd to pinch out downwards to mere Rtringers. ''rile boundaries of the ore-bodieR ill question are

Iusually marked by the presence of distinct laycrs ofclay, which sepamte them frol1l the lillleRtolle..When this clay is removed the sUl'face of the lime-stone has all the appearance ofhavil1g been subjectedto the solvent action of percolating water. Theclay would seem, therefore, to be simply the insolubleresidue of the limestone itself. In short, the well-defined wall and the clay-layer are the result of

'.meteoric water percolating down fro1ll the surface,. at a period long subsequent to the fOl'llH1.tiouof theOl'e-bodies.

'rhe ore is very varied in character, even tlJI'<mgh. ,

out one and the same mass. In its Rimplest fOl'nl it '

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is a highly vesicular quart7., which here and therepasses into a marhle-like aggregate of qnartz alldcalcite. Now and n.gain, indeed, it shows traces ofrelatively unaltered limestone. '1'he vesicular qnart7.carries small percentages of pyrites, gftlel1a, "illc-hleude, and from I) to 10 dwt. of gold pCI'tOIL ARarule, however, the contents are nllwh IIIDI'()VILl'ic<I--stibnite, uative arsenic, reltlgar, urpiment, gl\lella,zinc-bien de, and arsenical pyrites occlJl'l'ing plenti-fully. :Frequently the lIlasseR are much decomposed-having been converted into rich olays, throughout\vhich boulders of IInoxidi7.ed ores ar0 Rcattel'ed.Again, some of the ore-bodies enclose largeI' n.ndsmaller masses of the superinculubel.'t slmles.

In Fuch cases it would Reelll as if, before thedeposition of the ores, n. cavity had existed in thelill)estr)ne, into which the RuperillclIl:Juellt sllales had

fltllen. On the other IHtnd, the simleR Inay havebeen gradually intl'Olluced either previous to nL'con-temporaneously with the permeation of the Rtrata hyheated vapours. Before the region began to beafIected by 1IIctanlOrphic action, IIlCt,eoric watermight have licked out cavities in the uSllal way, intowhich the overlying shaleR may have subsided eitherRuddenly or pal'i passn with the de\'eloplllellt of thecaves. Or the same result may ha\'e been broughtahout during the period of metn.11lOrphislIl by theheated vapours dissolving and removing the lime-stone, and so allowing the shales graillHtlly to subside.

'1'he following is a11analysis of one of these oresoccurring at Bidi :-

. Silica ....................Arsenic ...An ti III0ny .............................Iron ....................................Sulphur ...............................

82'(11'(1

14'01'1;O'H

100'0

'1'he gold contents \'<try from seve1;al ounces to thetou dowlI to [t few dwts. Scarcel\' a trace is to beseen on the pan, even with the r'ichest ores. Olleexception to this, however, occurs at BI~lI,where (inonc of the smaller deposits of this clasR) somebeautiful specimens of arboreRcent gold were foundin It vesicular qUR.l'tz,which cltl'l'ieRonly R.ver)' smallpercentage of sulphideR.

.JUSt:LRat .Tambus!tll, all the ore-hodioR at presentreferred to uccur at or lIoar the Rudl1ce of the lime-stonc (i.e. the Rurface on which t,he shah~s were

.origillally (leposite(l), ancl i)l places where the shaleRhave not beell deunded away tl1P.Yalso are II1l11eralizedand gold-bearillg. But the majority of the ore-bodies so fIt\' opened up had merely a covering ofsudace clay. .

Dykes iuvn.riably occur in close proximity to theare masses. It is [Llsoworthy of note that certainore-bodies n.ppeal' all lines of fault,

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SARAWAKREGATTA,--Friday, 1st January, 1909.

Judges:-His Highness the ltajah Muda, HiI' PercyUunynglmmc, Bart. Messrs.;r. M. Bryan,John B. A. Lewis, Dr. A..J. G. Barker,C. C. HoLi;;on, an(1 H. F. Carew-Gibson,'l'he Datu BalHhu, 'rhe Datu Hakim.

Strrrtcrs:-Messrs. G. C. Gillan, H. A. Adn.lm,Htual't Cun'ynghallle, the Datu Imaum, the'1'uan Belal, Incbi l\hhomed Zin [tlld Abn.ngAbdilhth.

Umpi/'e;-Mr. M. G. Bmuford.Stewal'ds:-'1'he Hon'ble F. H. Dallas, Messrs. F. G.

Day, E.L. Grove, H. Bruce Low, L. B.Dlade, K Famel\, .J. H. Brodie, J. U.Blu'nes, .J. Fortescue, Chal! Kee Soon, Oilg'l'iang Swee, Yea Gnall Chow,1JoW KgeeSiang and Khoo Hie\\' ,Jin.

'j'rr)((SI//'C/';--1Ir. E.. Parnell.

l'nOIHLUI,u.:,

a. m.-SHII"S GlGs.-1st )Jri7.e $U.:Fr011lMnam .Padllugan to the Stone

1st Race, f)2nd pri7.e :;;8.'Wharf.

2nd Race, f).16 a. III.-PI1AH{' 'l'JWOHAHACg-I!'orboatR that have been bon" ..fide ca1Tyillg freight to'1'egom or above Buso. Crews IIlIliluited. Jst pri7.e$20. 2nd prize $10. From Ban Selig's factory tothe Stone \Vharf.

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