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Hu* t|Kiiii*t om Vitk^. _ 1^111 arltimtir Lo Suiiidn in ii ynUw I'mliu-l. AiiAVoni lo CiirTHi|HBii1inir No. 14. Mahoh SS. i Loisl Rpprr I CTrtin* . . , I^ImII . Ililllui1> . Ladii Ti'imia Rillii Avn^inljnn. On Whi'itlt ii> .Viilun From Si'liuiiwi to Suiimini In h .\*ll'Pnili II. No. 15, ArniLd. ICoCta tea Xrw* Loisl Sport ; BifTrlo ttrnm lufsraiam'inlMui . Oloritoigr Sblpldi . No. le, Ai-uilSO. i Xnli and Srirt *. iMM Bimn Biiirl., Rnm. Wiuilwl, R "8.i'.nrIolk Uluil-I. Cdtniniilldrliiw : A Voliinlrvr I 'orjit In HeluiBiri A Ctinwl Inn . . No. 17. UT 4. \.>In'. a'^'1 N4-r . H,K, lli.i lii.v.'ni.ir m Ji.lfbu ^"'' '-' Iljr.lVil.l. I - rill'. . ^ Kxi.lii l.niniiiir I .Vfliiii-Nintc'* i LiuO )i|ioii : Sam't BirlMtJ' K|M*1* Klllr \wHiBlian of XmHAk li>taiid-tl. No. 19, JCNN I. Oiiii'u'i Bittbdu ItourU Roum K-ollull: Uu>utll>i " t Ibv KvuMlcnrr yttXeixWy. the Slat. Ax "At R Mltrhp'll !t Bui>]ijuuii b M^K^hfU -- -- ' .-, O Kiili li numn ... 4 Mifert^iHi mil mil IT Ktlmiilx r K. KfVhnmnDr IVion . - D Bi-nHTi n> Chmlnll.'lin Doiifiil > ll-'llim]' II lliivli M'tinilnril-lai ... 1 lfc*j h ClaiiloCTrlof ... 6 II. I*. Kviil'r^tlifii^r tioi ciiil ... 4 XoriuHM ii") ifiil .,, ... 3 Ln firgtv Alii iioi hsl KxlIH ... U Total M LADIES' ritlCKET MATCH. An aniiisiiiK ei-iiT. betwoeu a team of ladiea, 4%ptiunent they nil did well, and rnunt i.vrtiu1v fwl gntU'fHl Ui the Iwo HnboUtiitvii, une of wboin di^Uyod oxtnutrOiniiry nfrilily in tlie Held The ladie** Buore iH ntt4icbd Ml*. TVwIm h Wl ... .- ... - .. Vuir I. Wn*( .- 4 _ Ti>|i|>r IkniMlbCiimailiMI ... * (lonlnnrOnUliOiiiuiulu* t (Htuwn niu mil .- ... .- >. a lln Viinx Urn Un. Lirllrl e Uu MMWatMBhllnwBl ,.. .,. tin- noniwi ! t'MJiiniiiw ... ... ilnnlini IIih Un. I/imu| b tWm Hr, TrfMbn l)b) aWml llainn laiil.) nui oul ,., .- ... e ... 4 kl ._ ... 1 THE SEiAyoon jovunal. & Tlii-ir i>oin>i)t* were Measm. L. Douj^nl, A. R, Venning. P. 0. West, 0. Cummin^, Gre'in. rrench, EdwanJa, Dav, Carpmucl. Hrnionlitteli anil Higfaet. The decisions of one of tlio umpirps wore rctvtivcd witli miuli npproral ep, in which Imars and lahuip, forest tA'cH. iTcw]>inomiiid trpc femn were iiiter|M,-riied in pictiirc(|^ii;liu Road and Venning Rood were non-cxisteut ; when, in fact, the whole countrvto the wcirt of the ]{oti(>ital Bond whono the Onrdentf, the Iiake ('bili, iinil uumcrouD OnvcmnuTut (guurtcru witlt thi'ir fini'ly kept itiirdtii^ now exist wu an alinoHl iuipiiH.ialili' wtldor- newi, tile ahode of herds of wild pig. of tigers, and of uiuibur deor. Such won till! cowutry vhidi, within a tow day* after the |ilun hOMl Kx-n meivted t^i hini. tin.* Resident travtfrHod'iu all directiuna, cnunblin); up the hilk for atieh views aa wit to bo obtAiued, and emniuiu^ into the auitahility of the site for the purpose For which it was intended. Having atis6e*l btaiscif of it.s natural advoutagva ha eaw i)cnuisMion to cotnineno? tlx; work of clearing away the uzuDsJUQt growth of grans und bruiihwood. 10 TEE SELANGOR JOVEXAL. Tfao first thin;; which had to be done wu tu tlislod)?^ suniliy Chiiujae sqnaltcra who occupied, with tlk^ir gxrdt.-Dfa ad lM>u6es, tliiv Hit of the pri'iu'iit Iniixl. Mid whon Ih^tr liaat u bund 100 vards long and of an avoTUgc lii-i|;lit i>f $ft. would form a Uko of afv^ral area in xtDt, iuid Btttiiit wen- lit uucK taken lii lest itii fiiwulailitj. Boring* were taktia along the site of the profosed bund, aiid thvw ffKvv rock tbroQghout at a depth below j^rouud of from 4ft to 8(t. It is unncecwtnrr to go into iletniU of the formiug of the baud ; uficc it to Hjr tbat Hr. Oordon Ter^ gvaTvu*ly oime forward, and in a most piiblio-piritd waj offered to eonatnii-t it witli ^vk in progn'H" Ihc fomialiun nf the bund wan ln-ing t.ni.'Oi.idcd with, with tta cfirv uf puddled eluy t!ft. in widtli, vhich had to bo nLTofuUy worked into all th*.' intt-ndi'i-ii of wati>r ha luakod thruugh the bank. And now (hi" ttHii" approaclted fi>r clotiing the gap iu tbe niiddio of Ihv bund through whidi the river fluwetl and for transfurniing the ugly mud NWttuip iuto an ornamental sbcL-l of watir. This was a work of >>me diffirully. but il woa succensfully carried through and the al^-am dauiau-d iNick ; and then ensued an eieiting [KTiod whcii gri'ui* uf men might he iern etery di^watchiug tht* bIow riao of th wat4'r. until at last in Februaiv, 1^9, 14 cLiys after the gap wan eloacd, the walvr began lo flow over the spill' and a lake of some lA sm-* io rxteut delighted the i^es of the bdiolders. On 13th May. in the tMme year, H.E. Sir C. C. Smith, o.c.H.o., accoiNjiauivd by (I.E. Sir Charles Warren, o.cm.q., formallv ojiened tJiu Oardena Iu' the publiulh linil Im'cu miulo on a Ixuik mtobs tlie BwiD]>jr ravioo near tlif willy lines. uJ the udjumJnij uodei^^wlh liad Ijemi Dowly clcn.'(I, wheu a very hrttvy burst of wdn occurred whidi bloclii-d thn culvert naAer tlic path wii h the Wvcm and branchm which etTcwfl thi> Kroimil. The wator utinhli- tt'r |n>nd burst il, luid the two naiuinulatioua of water joined to^-ether and rushed in wave down the Lake and broke over tlie Viund. inakiuf; n breach through whidi it emptied itwlf int the fiiit iiJimtry l)eIow. Thin iiccidvut. which made the Oardenii iiiiJ>i({htlv for ti lime, hM loii^' iiinei' Ihhui remedied, and. under the foiitrmft vore of tku Comjuiitee. ther continued to iini>roTe. until they are uow reoopnisecl 08 one of the niost charniiuf; features in the soenery of the neiKhlraur- hood of Kunla Lumpur ; anit. iniUi>l, tlicn- ure few plawn of (greater niituml Uwity ib ttic PouiuNula ; tlu- only matter for rcK^t Itciuif that they are nut more widely luude UBe of. Tlie tuaiu object of theite j^rdens is to provide a ]>lac-e of he&Iltifiil reci\-atiou nnd relaxaljon fur tlte public, and it is preativ to be n'(treltin tin- (.-itI u. few niili^a br Hoa t n Mubjr tiIUk^ cblUMi Jeratii, wUir SuiiK*^i Uululi, a liUli- river f^irW swarmiDL' with crocodils. H*'iv 1 \ivvd li i]a}- in tlio hmwii "f ]>^toli I'litvli. iioil tlerotcd all my cDiTfri .biH part >f lb coast the shore is vorr low. aud near the sboro tho iwa is vtrv sliallow. For ninuj' years the ei-ci has l>cn jTndiiKllv eating awity the Hhnrc-tinc, and timlemiinin^ ihc coconut treett vhiHt ijmw dtH> along the iNweli. uulil uuw the Itvach i* thickly strevru with fjJlL-n IrimV*. At ebb tide the waUr recedes fr>o the bend) and leaves ban.- a g^Tvat luud Rat. nearly a niile wide, which is i> xofl. ami miry that it is alinovt inijm.-wil'le Ui vfTcvl a landing from thvRUftt that timi-. Buck from Ihe lu-ach for an tiutcuowu number of inilea extoiit 40 Ohiiianien en^'a^ed in eaU-hin|j pmwiis on the 6aU and makinc thenv into blifluutg. Tlie riUaR* is dirty U'yond descriplion. and xinvIlM even worsir, if possible, than the nuirket for drii'il GnIi iu 8in^apnre. While at Jeruiii, a &nv ptti'r (Intra Itpttnujx!) inn brought to me by a Haluy. and a Chinfse flshenutui caui^ht a R]>iny-li(u-)ied ray (ijyinM* ujiern'muti), iJie largest a[>evtnieu I crt-r saw of that TES SELANQOB JOVBJfAl. diKXTictt; IW l>rt(l_T meimuriiiK 3(t. m li?UK*b. ! iitioil a numlKT of old Kkina of lli! sauK- mj Uiim ulioiit (hi- village, all u vfluirh were of lar)^ siiu, ao it aeenis tbtu ajwciea must be quite common od titifl coast. Aft4T Fpcniling n forlniulil iit Junua very profiliiblv, 1 reliirned to KUiii; uDfl ]iix'{inil to main- u tri{> tiilo tW iDtcrior in (jtimt of large niaminalH. T" rar itity coolicn. Foi-limali'lj for ii. Cii.]>tin D(iu>;iiu> bad very kindly armii|cd that our Iiikk^o liou!d be carriL-d by flo vermin -n't coidk'fl. or we eliould havo bet'u entirely at lbi> miTfy o! Ibe ufttivi?*. wlio would probably have charged \in 15 In i!i) ceiitu jt-r kuti for tht* trip, as thvy oftcji r doi"* ho iie>'m to sucieed even pontiubly at it. It aecnu to me that thosi- eleiLrin^ should by all means be kept well iu haudj and Dol allowed tu grow up again into worse jungle than before. From Kuala Lumpur we vent on six miles further to tlie nortli, to a village called Ualu, on the Hirer Halu. which falls into the Biver Kl&ng. whivb is hero a mum crix-k. Wl followed il diligently for some hours. W luul two JaJ;u>i4 as trackers, and were also 14 THE SELATiGOn JOVRXAL. BMomiNiiiiod by two ]M>licmD. The tmil U>d uk & mcny-gtvroutK) tbroogli Hwaiii]i!i of mil ^'raa, tKn>ut;h comfortably o\k'1i farvM, through Uti^kd muI ttionij' jungle th&t would liave been verj BMrljr impasanble to utt but for tht- iiroiul trail loft bj- the h^rd. At liut, uboiit '2 i-.M., nfU-r two )iuur' wudiiiK through ittud &nd w&tr of vuriouH with tliu herd in tlio Riiddl>> of a tnn-M-mvcn-d Bn-unii>. Wi> could Dot [vouibljr hare been Ivd into worse ({round. However, thT was no help foT it, no Mr. Svuni and i tmdcrctxik to elalk llio herd, vhilo each of our followcre prwmplly swiirm-d up n troe. The herd conMiftfd of pight or ten eUplianti, but tbrn^ wiiM iio tunkor to bi- ocn. Tticy wt-rt' iiiiictly browsing off the tiifia of f^nmn which tfrc^ here and thort-, i>r broakiRK ilowu bruichv^ for their favourite leaves. We seleLlod our viciim. tht- lartfesl male in si^ht, and beg*n tuliuusly working our "my uji t^> him. We had to climb ovpr sovpral rottn trw-trunVs snd piles of d(wl brsiiches, to go throiifj-h luiid and wnlor up to our knoes. and it pirvmcd til me m-urivty piuil>li- to ^fl witbiii jinnier ra)tP without IwinK dincovi'ivd. Bui wv iifri'v(-riioo8 of our elephant, nho wan BlAoditiif lirondiiide ou, JuHt. an nv raiM'd our ril1e>, he Btoi>]ied bin \imti alruoul down to tht- Kf-'und, but wv ciuiim]>Wtly i*ucnistd wltli u ban) iKf of dry mud ti> protect hiui from the swarm of huge Rics Uiul cKinfetantJy followed him. Being nniplj provided with kniws and whetstone, we sot to work on the iq-ot lo ciit out the iikeU'tnn, and the following day iHuMurvd n gang ol' tmidicii who mrried the bonvs out of the jitngro to our (juATltTK at Balu. Elephants are tjlenlil'ut throughout the Sdangor (omlory, and l.icvilnrly so in the Kuala Lutnpur diKtrict. Tlii-y oflen do grtwt aagu to tbc padi-fu-lds aud giLrdi-nii. aud ocmsioually an old _ I piilk down a Malay house It is my oi)iniou that it will soou Iw'CoBBd neceitsary for the Ooveniment to offer a reward for dead fflephants in Selaiigor, or tlwy will hecpmi- a ervat nuiHum-e to the native agricuUuriittii. It is not likely that Wc]>hant*i will t-ver be caught and traiiMid to siTvice in that t4>rnte a dr^Kled nuisance the better. We were at Batu in the durien season, and oftm viHiit-d the trxvs in the for*t when tlw Malays were collecting the fruit a fast as it foil. Like the Jnkuns. they build little huts high up agaiuitt tlw> tivi-N. usually I-Sfl. or 2Qft. from Iho ground. t4> giH out of the way of wild be^urta. But the rnunlly vtnphautji often take llu- Iruiiblf to pull down even tliose high platforms, and frighten Uie iuhabilants half out THE 8ELAN00B JOUBNAL. Ifi of th^ir wits. Th(> herd to whicli we paid our rosfects had just tlie ai|:ht lieforo vUiti-d eererul diirioii ritnip iinil lineooiiic too niHgliboHrly, \Vil {F%llit Squirrtl) CoUfTUll Otwmd Obvmd OdIIwImJ Cotl^tcit OrprkieIiI allt* Tiry iilnnllful pirrrTtlicw Concmaii [lin Omiiuiiin tuiviUiu loctM- Vai7 FOmiiiOii. AnlifaaoPr t.'jiniinnn Bun- (.'uioiiion CORRESPONDENCE. {JTtdtiml kttJ ninth*! rrtpintuMt far (A( ifinuint ttpnt*t4 bf r dnrnfjHuuhaJf.] "AN ICHNOI.OOICAL rKOHLEM." To Ihe Editar ^ 1K Httangot Journal. 8nt, llfprriu({ to iiaiu. 2 of letter xigni-d " Kunln Sfliui^f," I am Itlad to W ul>l>- lo euli)(iileu liiin on tliw tubjeot, I'.ir., - tJhurp-sDoiitml CruoodihNi in Svlunifor." DnriuK mv rtH beiuK coiiovr-cnliinr and bU.-k. I iM^vtired Ibr b4iu] Mul nrried it awaj, with uif. inli-nt.ion of jin-nTving lliv nktdl. Irtlt tlirouicli iwKl"'rt book- of thi* minor bono* imd t.i'th Iih hMl lot- '**' '""* BH-aBiirr"! 12fl- from liii of uoau to tip of iflil. I am. vtc. Oli KfALA &%tMQ*>jt 8bikaK):, Vo. 8. Vol. H. 0f& Oct., 1893. NOTES AND NEWS. OINCE our lut imie the following iiiibsicrtplioiui to thi- J. A. G. Ji3 C'nnii>U'tl MvmoriiJ Fimcl tivi- lnn-n ni-.-iv.-d nl llii* officO: / "An OM Chiim." 5|U; H. C- Ri(l^^a. ?10; A. W. Hiirper. 96; 8. E. Hw]r. 85 ; W. Bibhjr. $10; G. W. Wtlman. 10; D. O. Ounpbell, 20 : imlii.v *n the 4ih iQAl., lit T>ui>iiiK. Ml-, and tklvs. KhAea nrc expected buck in KurIa Lumpur towurdit thi> wud uf tlie luuutb. It wim hoped llmt Sir C, Warren would be jin-if ui at the approin-h- lUK tustallation Mwtiiigof RcmI Lodtjc. KmiU Lunipur. W>' K-nm that Hi ExeeJIeucy will \>e imable to be hen.- uu that ocoAsion, but lliat thi'Ki in a liltulihood f a viuit from him wirlv in Noveml>ur in Older to lay the foundation-stono of tbr now Maaonii- Hull. Thb Cbiunmcn of Knala Luinjiur have lu-rcr seen a Carnival, but thi-y Bft' ithewiiiK us something very like one in the proo'sxions iliat are taking phi nineo tJie first f una))Ii> Ui diauakc tbi> R^-al Hoiin' Ha1!Hfnc1rilr. am) oiIiits of whom Dothinc at nU ia known, hiiTrt of awini; that ia to \k ai'i'n in ntanv an Ijiittliib i^nlfn. "Awl Ihia," wi- iuHJtD won hi^ fur liii liride. >a((y ni'* nnw )w>r name, Ami OnM^ Hn}if nuka ! my broairt oud qtwncliM lln-n' lorc'ii Riiine. My liii-k w(w Di>w at Zflrn iiml lfo//y was my girh Aiiotltirr Rifkatd^* iu lliv ru-ld, who aUo U an rl. Ho rulitm^ mi- ridr killisl a latM, but eHcapod dted a iniinUT, bo wa fwi in t^Kol thrtn for five ycani, and it waa rrM>rtd f finally atop thi* Cftnvr of Ihi* rf>Tiii)( otfri'. Thb General Anuital HeeHnn of the Srlani^r Golf Club wu held at the Selangnr Club on the 14th instant. Mr. Tn-acbi-r. the IVi> dcni. WHS unfortunately unable to attend, and Ur. Bcrrini^ot) waa in the chair. It was announcied thai Mr. Treacher had kimlly oflrd to put (uudx fur a prize at the di*|>i>ilf tliuCommilUic. The Honorary 8erv(ar>-'e KtaUmicnt uf accounts shewed a defii^it on tlie lintt year's wvrkinfc of about BUS, ixully recoverable . and it was rm>lved to taiae the muntlily BubscTiptioii. which bas hitherto liecu 50 oenl*. tooue dollar. It apiM-ant) llial M-rcral ])er(>RS who bad k>**^ in tbpir nanwa aa original memU'ra a year a^o. bad failHl to |My tV-ir i-ntraace feea Bad subacriptjona when tailed ui>on to do ao, and that their iiames had consequently been struck oS the ILaL On rlie otli- '28lh instant, iit 'r.^i'l i>,iii., Tor lln' lriinii''li>m "f the following iMwiui'Ss; (I) to n-uil Itn' uiiiniliM ol' lli"' pri-vi'iiiH meeting; (2f to n-eeivu tin' C'l'iniiiitli^-'B r'-\'''fl aii>l if'-iiiiiilii Ji lli>' past sis monthb ; (}i) to i-li- i;i>i:- '>iti'-r proj-'iiuklx whidi may be broufjbt liefon? th'- irn-'-linK- Thb Committee of th'- iii;\nuii-. fi. ,,',> l.'vl'!. I'/)hI (* 18M. -LAiA. Wbile til* '.".-"* ' -'-' '-''..' .--.'.''* I'/i '-If* niw ;* is en^atfiiiif "'> .**-.'. '' '" '' .-.' ^. '.- j,.i.,,/ > rou'l. In siK-h nits Miv widi.- tire wedgpc ii between Ibe sides makin;^ the hroad tired wheel ptill heavy. The narrow tire, on tlie other hitnd. ctits most Mily thrungb the wift mud to the bottom, not w(ytgin^ on the idee, and therefore pidls lightestij eonscquently the mistaken convictian prevails in plares that the narrow t)r is the better one, though its easy pulling; applies only ou road* whicli hare been eut up by the vehicle itself. But if brood tirM hod always been used, the point of contact of tlio rehich- with Ibo rood eorrinj^ eiinu){b surface to mnke the vehicle |>ack the tnu-k it |iaaM>d over, tlie reult ot uaof^ mi(,'bl linvi- beMire> ment of lie road." Apkopos of the abore, it bos boon oflieially notilH-d thnl H H. tbr> SullJin in CuiidHI has imiv One Mile Hnndi^ap for WiinnTH of ihr Pimt Day's Rrt,^. _II. E. Askcy. 4ut it wiu not fip to our ex ) Halations, only four riders tiiruini; out, two scrati.-Ii- io)^ at the last nioment owin^' to failuri? of lire*. Aikt-y mnintained his lead upon Kemp and no won lh>' Ihn-n If one pOMctBw spark of liniiutnity, it w a uindo ( nukltuig the jounu-T to ho aroMletl. He mvs: " WiihiUK tu return to Kuala Lninpur from Soretubau averUiDd I detortuio'-t) to Ukt adntntafiv of Hw rwvtiiiy Mitrled ' coad) ' [r aaryiiiK muiU awl jpaMenfcen. AccoixUdj^'I^ at 7 u-m., I matte m; my to tbi.' ]>u!nt of dvparture, and iWre fuimd tl)i< iiti>il-cart a nmsliaukii^ veliicleof the SerembeD ({faarrj' tvpe. Ou MiumiiD^ ui tu tak tur (>caf. tiir foot went tbrough the tloonug; tliia did uut aii^ir witII for the ronvo^vanco. but. as tt tiirncKl out. Iho v {'i& miimti-ti iN^liiiid a'lvi-rti>*d time). Thf pi>or littk' l>i,a"t wiui rcrr mm-h duue, and when tfaff liamesit n-a& reinovi.-d I avr tliut iln biKK wan quite niw uuder Ihu naddle. Jndj^iiig from what I saw, it olrikui me tnat padi does ant foriii )>ut of its food. At Beraoauit, liuwvvi-r, wo iiol iHiny No. '2. who Ktrut of the uirt, whicli the tiyee wheeled alonK whilxt I did my best to \>Ttf forward the aiiiina). After travelliu)f a mile or no iu this fashion, tbt^ > drupiwd down and nothing we could do would induce it to ^et upon itu legs again. There, after taking oft the Imrueas, we left it, aud 1 fervently hop that its sufferings wert* soon ended. Tlie 8th mile was crentiinllr n-iu-hi-d, and horv we found a pony that liad come out from Kuala Lumpur ou the outward journey. We left the mh mile at S.25 (wc ought to have left there about (1.30), Olid the aytv soon ooinueDced to utunendfully beat the pony in the ud) Und w Iiatv bod to trnTvl another uUfi I urn coBVtai'nl tlmt i n[n-tiiii.ii uf tin- eAav ei'ti>r fur the Pn-reiitioii of Cruelly to AuimalM, but lay rei^uesl u uoC ^niiited hoMtjevcl brouffhl u(> Itie (jut-^Lion of OoTenunent aanataooe H^aio. I request- d Um) Oumruiu^nt to |teraiit the Soeiety ( brancJi of which I wiiih(-d to tabliah in Selangor) to beep the finoa imposod by the Uagistretes in cMes in which tho Society wax tbi- prosecutor. AltlioUKb I pointed out that this waa allowed in the Coh>ny, I ^riT (o say thai I WM ogiun inted in iIm- OovnruraenL** NOTES OF THE RKSIDKNTS VISITS TO DISTKICTS IN SELANQOU. 1894. (CmtdiMMl JVom ]< XtS.) u. Kaxtad Paajaxo is a suhU rtTeraide kau|>ou^ of ei){h( huuMM of PitliaiiK and SelaoKor Uahtys mod a few Sakeii^, just oft the proi)o> ' Ba-iuif(-Kuab SeiuuiKor rijad, Oii (be opposite side to tluf viill.i Ooiemroeut tiaa cnstnu-t(?d Rml IIoum-. ir)ii.tth IMpuiif, hnro taken up land for pndi and (^'ITee, and an eiiti-niriiiin^; Chinanan luM a|>iiliM'w i^* Hhewn by Ihe lack of go and aliHcncc of nilliration in hiii li.itrict. He whn. oh thu Bondent's arrival, awav hanl himl A shitri visit wan paiil to the Patanf^n School and the tratetlt-rs ibuii eetllcd down to a hot walk of J miles lo KuiOa Selan(;i.>r. alon;; a straight, Hat and niouo- tonoiia road, thnni^d) an open and e\lenive pUin. a ]M)Tt)oii of Telok Peuiamun, which aprw-Ared to be hoiindcil only by ihe horii;ou. and wbieli will aceommooat^ mure rio.' ciiltiratorit than into S- tvua!. iiu'k 1b)i. THE SELAHaOn JOJJBS'AL. SS9 Tlu' whole of the SSnl vu f;it>n n|> to thx Mndv nf tin- CoaBt Rood. TluB road ia iin uumptelliKl riul i-Kti-ndintC (tviin Kliitii;. thn cbtef |M>rt (if llii.' Stnl*'. to Halwk, on the IttTiiniii I{iv(>r. I)u> lamu'Urv In-twcrii Si'luntcnr i>ru of th ihi' vitiil to Jtrntiii. From Kkiiv' 'laii>p>r >i*iri(it, it ix Txini'umd in tin-heuring itmwtry. The diatnmv from KluiiK ti> tint -u' lA-ft, hnHulih. tlirx>- (|iiurllovinh' Hf'liomi:'- Fl'OIII SluiK'hliil ttl SuuKi^i Nifiuli llirt-L' miWa. sod BltnK"i Niiiifa to Suu^'i [iiiiinn uo mile Um) ijiiAJltr. At Siint;-iiittv. imt nllowia till* Mijftv to m;tKi' iitH' of liJK niii)-(iti to |i|i!MrM'- Oflli'er, lh 8ta1(> l^iiuti)i*i'r and tho Ui'^trict Kii(;iue.l mM mit to tliv KtmfttjM'i, IviuK a long dtnlJiaiR off. 8li-am vhim fti>i up and tin- K*mf-riilroi'evi-r rxactfy a fortiii(>bl UmI favotir>'d on thv wlxdo with lim- wathrr (To ^ rOH/inwrti.J 8T0BY OF NOKfX>t.l ISLANU. AND JT8 PEOPI-K. [N thi- South Srac. H>m>- lhr>' liijiiii -oud mid-war hf1'ii*n New /alaud and thnt of N>'w Cahvlonla. li< Mxit Nurfofk lalaud. It la but a mm- B|>eck. risiui! so pn-ttilv frtjoi tdw boaom of tike " vailv dcp'* tin/ 2GQ THE SEIAKGOR JOURNAL. dot \x\KVB thi< t&t^ of tlie ^fvo.t Paci6k l>vit very littlo b^Kvr wlii>!i>iid to thv i>llH-r in ail mcoiii'dviil)!;- short limi;. Tln-ir ti-U-i{ri4>hic sviiti.ial om- ; but it ih verj- cffwl irr ; for aliuoitt iuim";Ji*ti.'l/ aftvr vou will nutu-v oixirv* [ lfanKk little Doctor, having ascrtaiued lliat lh paawnt^rs are troui di]Maw0 oi an infectious nature, i^nte pmtiijnt to the ^l, aud vii mav ftt^t awaiT aaliore now a quickly im ,vou ])Ii.-ai-. Hurin^ ]Mrj-i;hu iikiu and jour toot li-li rush," and wlivo you liavo [Hit off in a. wliaUr-lioiit, Mtout and Htron^; uuuiuihJ 1>v six lillw, Mtalwart, bardv. hi-iirtr iHUudi^r*, will! fairly lift the boat orv Hlrvike of tteJr Wiidiii^ wirn then it is. as you draw uatn-r and nearer to tin' (lianuiiiK little Htk-, tliat your interest in keeuly awakened. You will likely \k truck with thu etrauKe )xutr. the graiKlour of thi; tiobk )tiiies nativw of fliiif Huniiy hoII that mAJi-hli-'ully tiim-r oii all nidfa, in i^uunllcaa nuniU^r*. i-vwi U> the cnimbliiiK eil^'"- of tlie awwunne, ^riinv |ireci]>ict' : xtamliii;; (> [>roud. no bold, ko uuln'adiu);, tlmt they Ionic like i;taut neuiiiu'lB, dt'fyiuK ihi; lurrorit ">f the tt-nijiewl, wUoait duty it Is to t;uard at all liauinls, and at all i>i>iuU. llie hunilde hooies thai o txMiily ucstle in thie ahady ujiliuidH ; to watch and ensure the precJoiu IwiUTU of tliia gentle island j>eu|fle; to retain their quiet and sweat inti)al fmedom wlkich has buau lo louif-Uvcd and eoumum U> lluim all. And an tbin tboti^ht runs lliroiifili your raiiid und yu an- nwiftly borue o'er the lrembliu)|;. djuiciti^t wavi-leis nf iixiiri! towards tlu.' old grey sandatone i)ier built by ihi* couvieU in llit? t-arly days of tbia ix-ntury~you may l>e so oui-'upied in the con ten i plat iuu of tbe fair Liudncatie above, and ahead of you. that yon may not, perhaps, notiiu th>(! Buwur* of tbe mu in tJtu Rhallows bensath tboe iKiiiitifid coralline treanuii-ii that nhinr up, bvtiuieit, through the triLniiluo,'Ut watra aa tbv nimU-umii fall upon iboiu ; now wbitu as the snow-flake. DOW blushiu]^ like tin: dawn ; or you niay unt obaerre, eilbi-r, tbut old, rusty anebor over Uiere. BtiU fttandiu^', half-bidden at ebb.tidu Iho forlorn hope, tbe only tvIio of the no'ut ship S wbieh, one dark tlay, met her doom theiyi or you ini^-ht Hi|>l] iu the saRK- breath: " liow v^'ry lovely ! but ah, how fatal thone Imkiii);. tri'a- itiv'I iily aslc tbi? Oo\vniiiii-i)t for i'il1l., A.C.*.P, UuuU l.Auni>ur, 1711i Apiil, IKM. A COKKKCTION. To Ihr KdUor Iff Ihr Stlamfvr Jtttrtud. DxAK Six, In your inuc ol' llie uiluui. it iaetatd liuit the piece "liliud U"'j*;,'ers" wm performed by Illiiar. Bothurst und Itretl. I would point our tliat ihi* [crfornMrB wvrv Messrs. Craiti: ;ud Droit, iinil no |uirl in tbal pvvvc voB taken l>y yours faithfully, H. W. ilATUUitn. No. 17. Vol. II. -J/A J/j. l&t. NOTES AND NKWS. TTlS EXCELLENCY t!ie Ooveraor'a dt-iiartMn- Innu Kkug for TX Kuals Luiii|iur wiui lu b Riuiouiicied by aij^unl j^-im front lli / Flirt lif rt' 1 luid ultboki^-h iJk' Ki^^ual ma ipn-u n Iittl Ui wtrly on tlitf 2it,i ultimo, rind tltotw- wlio litgid to the Htation auoD after hraring it hu'I to wait uearljr an ttonr and ft half, yvl tbv dvU/ had [MTliapn th vBeet of auKiDi'Dtin); Uk> crowd nsMiobl^ to do honour to tbu Gnvi'mur'tf viait. Nov tluit all tU ttatiun in |(erntded with MMffoldiD^ for tht!' vn'ctioa of ihi' nxtf, it ia not k |>ictuiM)uo plaw to |i>ii>'liiu){. iind wlicn it rollnl int'i l)i>- ntiitidu and dia- dwiKnl ita firitfht, Uw lititid stniok u]) tho British National Aulbimi, Ihtr Sikh tiuiird of HiMiuur with a ratth^ and a nuttlc im-wnd-d unux, and the Haluto of 17 ^n hrgun to IwDin foith from the Furl. Hi Kxivlh-juv. nilh Lmlv Milrli'-ll andMiuSuuudiTH and Mt-iiHr. Sovcni aU4l Bum. Privaiv StxTctani'M. and iM:lAUi I.juns ou Mmi efficitmcr of hi ntim na well m on thi.' fact of their drill beiug up to dftU. It^r on the Git>l. tb^t (ivM-nJ Hiinjiiial, ihu Fi>rt und Burracka ui4 the OovemnM-nl Offi dmrvd I41 do j mw the Ooveruur uu nutltt-rK of husineu. Again tho mlii intcrfuivd with the |>rogratntut!, and the MiliL't|'atd Tiait to tli Servicv BM:iToir luul tu he ]XMl|ioiid, lUid rfage tlie& ; a.t the IaIw Club. Or Hondaj' night Ihv ]t8idi>nt uid Bin. Treiu'lior hold a Pecei>- (ion at the Reeideocy to meet Hia KxM1m tJamdw* ( imi Ur. ttiut* f Un. lUinia \ MnLMiiyMrd ( aad Hi. Bonm* Ilr, Ht Mn. Ilaina* Mr r liMnd]o Mr Bunu rUtu){tlilMHnt The SeUt^cvr Fire Bri);tulni-ut; but thiugo iin^l rut her slow, and, unfurl uoatelr, ihir water from the huc auil the downpour from above e*eDtuiitiKl to ft dead be*kl. Tbi had tbr ffi>(:l of muaia^ a Utk6 exodus nf kvintor*. Ilia Kxcellciii-T. howeter. took a livt-Iv iutn>>t iu tho bprooovding* and wrote m follows iu ibv Station book : " Tiviti-d (ho felanxor Fin' BrigiuK- SUilion iind witni'Rwd ft w*t drill, which waa well aiHl Kiniirlly duni- : a liinlM)o ti>w(-r wiis ffi-t on 6ro nud spcvdilv :ttiii);tiii Kt-lMn. The nvv'DiK- fiviiit (Ik- Bil(i'nra ill tfaf KlnU); DialrM-li III \^i. UOBmntvA to 2.\W.7h. Ttiv Kniii thi-D utt-aim-d on ti) tlh' KUiiu Btmit LiKht-hnUx. 1'lib rut: HKLANGOU JOVRNAL. 415 li^t (a 5tlt K *"i "'* *''''' Koran pIjuis thai liaM 1j.-cii Ih'IiI Ih-iv iihiKt the MW rulen Tliynp Koran lUioo.-^ art- v()i-nifAl in tilliiu; iralcrixttH with wa(*T for iiil>' ut I'nUn K Intii- it. tt na'l lii'n i>ni]i. v.h-n' tli.-v wni' iwl \}y Mr. Hiiith. Ibe Manai,vr of th-i Enifri'ri- anJ Qk-nmarii- Entat^-a. Tlic- Ki-iident ainl Mr. Kuhsuu Llr-jvi- ali'Uif tlu- old Dainainum Boul to the Jeui); Hoii^' Hiu Tafiioi-a Est^ati-. itlxint two mili-o. Thu rwd ifi onlv upkejit fur ont- duI from Itatu Ti);a on lliis sidi-. Tli>- tA]>iitt& i-tatv L-oniprised 2,i>il8acrea and stondit in tin; naui of Ulang. uliii'li uill Hiipply x'tiI |o the iii't^lilH^iiriui; (1*tt-M. lu ri;tunnu^'. a visit was! paid to IHr. 8tvplien>Hiii'K |icp|r Mtnlf. KWr. (onuiiiliii;; of I'M) acn-x. of wliii-h "2-1 tin- nudcr ju'pjHi'r in full Kiuiu^'. Ni^r Itiin Und. Mr. StUni uji with LiiH.-riau dlii', Ailvr inH[H-i-tin;( Khor and l>i\-akfatiliiiK villi Mr. Sit-pln-iinnn. tin- party drovu |(> the OU-Uiuari'- Estate, two luilt-o. This i-kIuU- of oiJU aiT-ii, of wliich ^ iMTi's are iilanifd with pepper, liait n-tvntly iHt-ii aixpiinil hy tli>- Mi-sBrx. Hiiit.-nliat'li. M'hi< are also llie jiruprivion ul the adjointnjt Knl>'rpri*e K>iliiU', on euwy tonnt. Tli (.ylate -ifeins to have siiffi-riHl M-rii>nfllr front Kt_v thf I'l-oprit-toifi, and lite cstjile upjieani to Ix? ft**- froin erioUH aickuMs &nd tht ooolicH to be conteuted. An vstate hoRpital in to hv eupplii-d. 'Ilto Knlor]>riiiUirK lo i)i:im. vlii>iuv U' KuiiIa Iiiimjiiir, by u, TaaA wbU-li avnliliH] no billK. tlior1 of Ibe Slat tbo m'Htt uoiiunodioiiM ]iut1 on tliu wi-nt cuaot of thcf Pi'iiiiiaida^and piUM'ssiui; tliL' bitit fo?L>v land in Sclan^'nr, with sereral estalcii ojii-nt^l and uiuri; in |>ru|>f>-|, and with a lyviwdonibk- naliti- ap-itultural popubkriun. tbiH Dintrii'l biLH a wrv favouTublv oiiIIihiIc. IIoiiiieB arv acaiw and iu dfiiunil iti tb|wn ni\- t-nit>iiniK>- do itiPir owu wo^biti;* ; liul tb public would bMnlly oiri' to tnki- 'Iranltt;^- of WUmr. boworer efMt tb*i n-dtii-iiim. r vti-n will) tb>.- inirulin- ib-nvi-d fnxn ibi.' Boirlnltrr ibat tbi'V Would ! nxxiHtiuif llic iMatc in tin* np|H>rt of thrm' ponr (-i\ilui>-, Tbt it whh Ri'Vi-r iut^-mU-d IImI tbi' k'ja-fn sh'xdd 'Vl'T for tbiirn in IVIinnt;. Serwul friutKU icvrv ort.b. M. H. C. Hoi.Mxa [ihi m-pinii wry formitl, when Mixnikiii^ o( our (filial Asst. Siipt. r men in Pahan;; : ono N.C.O. and four [irirutiw are HtAtioitvd at Si'linsing and two N. C. O.'b and 23 pnralea ut Kuala Lijiin, Hb. Hrou CLtproBD, lh AdiuK Rvnidfut of Pahnu^. i>ased through Kiiahi Lumjiur, wlaying two nights at the Itesideucy, ut the lieftianing of the week on hia way back to the bnd of the wild jx^a- cvck, We undiTAtand that Mr. Cliffi^ril hiw yet noniir Iiard jungle work in front of him, and ho looks perfectly fit for it, By (be way, Pkluuig must be a Teritable Sanatorium. Mb. Obobob Bbluut, bis many friends will be sorry to bear, hiui gone home i>n itick Iravo. Imtiiig Klang for Singapore Ijt the MaUiff-i on the t!nd inlnnl. While he is away Mr. E. M. L. Edvnuvla will ai-t as Ditilrii-t Olfner, Kuala Selau^r; Mr. Stouor, Uie AaiiiNtaat Aoilitor. doing duly nn AKHiHtaiit Diirlriet Officer, Klang. 418 TUB SF.LASGOR JOVRNAL. Wx hnvp hul in Kuala Liimpiir fur ih^ last wek or n>, ia tbi> )HT*ii (if Mr. IiiticM, a reii\ tiuk nith llx- )xun>ti^i nMifi-J huts, iuhal>itoy: uiid iii'w! why w lavi' a railway alation with ii rinif whirh, ilk ftoine ou*' Ti.*iuarked lli olhvr iay, l4ikili|: all tbiiiKH lutu iooti) to H.H. Ihv SuliHU. and to revisit tlu- dii-trivt where be had formerly bot-n Ci>llrL-tor and MaK*'^''*''!'^ ^'i*' Iinies will bare lieard of a rer^ ]>opular wiirk 'd "The ClwrnoiieHe with the Gilt Off," Imi wc think that be will be n-iidy to aj-kuowledgv Hint then- lit now wime very w>)id ft'iW. not piui'IilHH-k, to Im- seeu in that ]iart of tbc ClH-raonvae yiWpl Sel;uigor. It : n>[H>rted that iil Rnwaii^ and Si^niidab a inan-4'ntiitK 'Vi^V boa givt-D ^rcat trouble. Thm- Chinrae aud n Mtday have loen takiW .'..n:{4 Thb fcundaliou.Hlouo of what ' rhiiuKM] In Iv the Brat Rdddhini Tfmple iu the Mabiy Pi-uinxula wan laid bv Mm. Rit-niicr iii Saltiiilay. tbii 2-'>lli ultimo. A Dumber of invitalii'iiM dad tii- mU- had benn deeoraiM l>y aivlieB, (freenery festooned the rondsido, tlic Sclim^or Biuid t-iitiiiiiiCdd fur tbc nftcnioitn, lud refrhuienU provided. The time (or Che oereniouv ou the iDvittiou card vnu 4 p.m., nnd punrtu])y M S the RtttidKDt and Mrs. Treacher arrived on tlie une. Mr. Utinetr(jpa^- tionottbi'diKitTineof ourGiwat Lord the OsutAina Buddha. Tbron^h till' ({eueixiHity of llit^ SeluiiKOi Qovitiuik-iiI lliin pint of land liait Imth reserved foi the iie of the Buddhists, and in the near future a build> tag willbeeomplfled.entirt-ty by SiiiKhakTBe labour. where inonka from Ceylon shall l>c able to minister to the religious wants of their fi-llow- eountrymen. It i a aoun-e of grat pleasure for us to be able to have a liuly in Mrs. C. R. Spwincr. wlxi han livooiier. profwded to wt-U and truly lay the aUinc, which Uirv- tint following iuHrriptiuu: "Snsaiuthbi Wurdlii Wordbanu Siinely Buddhist Temple. This stone was laid by Mrs, C. E. S]Mjoaw. on the 2Mh Augimt. 1894." Il ia anti(-ipati:'d that the btuldin)^ nill Ih! iiniah>-d in about sis months. It is of a a])acioua L w THE 8KLANO0B JOURNAL. dti%D. aud oriiatiiiild witli nu-vinga nad MouldiafM nfter Uie Sin^oieae style of an^Uiteoture. A photojcntph irf Uic wmpiuij lireaeat wm Mceu, uid cojiit^s may W luttl of Ui Secretary. A VBBT B*d tMo of duappeuniiici> has reoontlj- occurred Id KuoU LHinpiir. Mr. Ti-o Oinjon Hiati BiTiccd here from Sin^a)iore ou llw lOlh ultimn to take up aa iir.i)omlin iKu I'ttUiu (jardeos. It ma a joint Hto