The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-06

but the sarong is always over therest
of their clothing. 1t seems to be the
badge of the race, as are also the hand
kerchief turban and sandals or slip
pers.
Here at the Straits Of Malacca the
Malays have been contaminated by
foreigners. The Europeans have
taught them to drink and through the
Chinese they have become opium smok-
ers. They are not so good consequent
| ly as the people of the wilds. They
are naturally lazy and have become the
loafers OF this part of the world.
Some Of them act as coachmen for the
rich Chinese or Europeans. Others do
Hight work about the towns, and few
.tlive in villages scattered over the is
Hands, laboring only enough to keep
soul and body together. Now and then
one meets rich Malay from the main
land. the son Of official or perhaps of
4 a sultan, but as a rule the Malays OF
i the straits are shiftless and poor and
1 they grow worse off every year.
The Federated States.
II one would see the race at its best,
The should go to the peninsula and
travel through the British States.
There are other provinces belonging
\ to Siam and Johore where the pro-
/ gress is by no means so great, but in
! the Federated States he will find towns
(which have sprung up in the Jungle
| and public buildings equal to those OF
Japan and India.
But first let me tell you what these
! States are. If you will take your map
| of Asia and look at the Malay PENN
sula. you will see that 1t begins almost
4 on the equator and runs thousand
miles or SO northward, the upper pa TT
/ belonging to Siam. About four or five
| hundred miles from the straits these
British possessions begin. At the top
lis Perak, not as big as New Jersey.
i and farther down the coast Selangor
1 and Negri Sembilan which combined
are of about the same size as Perak.
while east OF them lies the big pro-
vince Of Pahang, which Is almost as
1 large as Massachusetts and New Jer-
/ sey combined. The four States alto
4 gether have more than $4,000 square
4 miles, or about 1000 more than West
4 Virginia.
The Sultnns.
4 Each State is ruled by a native sui
tan with British official as resident
. adviser. The sultan is merely a pup
i pet and the Britisher pulls the string.
j underN the sultan are numerous native
4 officials, the most of whom have En-
glish agentsfto help them, the whole
government being similar toawhat the
\ Dutch have in Java. The common PEG
pie think they are ruled by; Alalays.
but the better classes know that the
II British are the real power behind cv-
cry office and that John Bull is king.
These sultans live in great state.
ari for, = tad n, ~
lleaf They have gold-hilted swords,
and when they go about they have
servants who carry gorgeous umbrellas
to shield them from the sum- They
have as retainers men with spears and
swords, and the common people bow
down to the ground In their honor
Each sultan has his palace and a Ger.
tain amount of money allotted to hin
by the British. The taxes are Levied
and collected under the direction Of the
British. and the revenues are expend-
ed as they prescribe.
In I<unla Lumpur.
The chief city of these States is in
Selangor. 1t is Kuala Lumpur. and II
has a nopulationfof about forty thou.
sand people. It is there that the head
Offices of the British government are
although the States arc ruled by tbs
If1ONGIuOI " 'soiIlEd pOlSs 1Audld A1utAA@
pur may be reached by. steamers from
Singapore and by rail from the coast
1t lies some distance inland and has
railroad connecting 1t with the other
States. Tho town has magnihcien,
govcrnment Offices. several club houses
hotel and numerous stores. 1t is II
a rich tin mining district. and At hasa
large population OF Chinese, who arr
either interested in or work in the
mines.
Outside the city plantations Of cot
fee, pepper and cocoa have been sta TT.
ed. and the State has recently beer
granted lands on special terms for the
planting Of sage. pepper, gambler ant
| rubber. .5 Al
The government consists Of the sui
tan, his highness Allha.El- pinIsulei
man-Shah and the British resident
i II, Conway Belheld. There is a coun,
ell Of State connected with them ant
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