The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-31
BY LA MAltQUISE DE FONTENOY.
wv, III! strong strain OF American
NX/ blood In her veins, although
wv not actually an American, Lord
~ II. EShcr.H YOUNGEST daMRhtcr. thi.

La MAN&IISE DE FONTESOH.
X/ blood In her veins, although
wv not actually an American, Lord
/, Eshcrs youngest daughter, the
Hon. sylvia Brott, Is about 10 become
the, virtual queen Of an important SOW
! crciEn state III the Far Orient. for her
Gnea cement is announced TO Z. Vyncr
Brooke the. Eajah OF Surawai, ana
It's Regent, III the absence or his faith
CT. Sir Charles Brooke, whose eighty
odd years and their attendant in
ilrmiucs. compel him now to livc al
together in England AS tho wifo OF
Z Nyncr Brooke. sylvia Brett Will be-
ccino invested With the title or 'l;t-
neg, or Queen. and The predicate Of
law dies, she will share her lusbanls
right, not only In the orient, BIZ, also
IN England 70 the honors due 80 an
oriental sovereign and 10 salute OF
The future Rance Of Sarawak like
! nor brother, Captain tho Hon. Maurice
Brett. who married Tie London actress.
nena i2are, NJ Cardiff, las, week. and
Brett, who is in New York. al The
-. Regis Hotel is Il crandchild Of old
Baroness Van der Wcycr. wife Of
he BclSian diplonlat who was for 80
ana III" personal representative there
OF Queen Nictoria'S uncle. Leopold l.
Of Belgium. The baroness Was Il
daughter OF Joseph Bates. of Boston
tho american partner OF the grea,
banking house Of Barring. JOSEPH.
Estes spent q portion Of each year in
historic and hospitabic suburban, home
~ Twick enham on the Thames
knnWn as York liousc. II was there
that all those distinguished Americans
VINO visited England during he first
thirty years OF the Victorian era were
enabled TO meet tho leading men OF
Great Britain.
Tic story Of Sarawak is one Of tire
4 ran
| II may be said TO owe it's existence as
4 sovereign state to tic late Lady
Burdett- Coutts. More than half a cen
teEy ago. she fitted on, al her own en-
pose Of supprcssing the pirates who
then infested the Straits Of Malacca.
selling English merchant shipping
massacring the crew and passengers
OIL board or else carrying them off
into horrible slavery. Lady Burdett-
expedition Jointly TO the late Admiral
Sir Henry Keppel aud TO Sir James
Brooke. wealthy officer Of the Ben
sal army. who had done Il good deal
in the Straits Of Malacca, on his armed
yacht Between them. Sir James
Brooke and Sir Harry keppel practi-
out Of existence.
Sir lanes declined TO return with
Sir Harry keppel 70 England. when
| their mission was accomplished, and
| Obtained the consent OF Lady Burdctt-
Coutts TO his retaining the ships of
he expedition and also their arma-
ments IN order TO assist the Sultan Of
.Dyak head hunters who had revol,cd
aSains, his rule, SO valuable was his
assistance that the sultan Subsequent
~ in token of gratitude. surrendered
TO him the sovereignty OF a portion Of
his dqminionS, namely, Sarawak em-
bracinG the northern and western por-
tons Of the great Malay Island Of
Bornco. and bestowed upon him the ,i-
tie of Raiah. There Sir James Set up
a government, as far. as possible on
English lines, the British government
.half-pay to take temporary service
under his orders. while Lady Burdett-
CGutts continued TO act as the fnan-
cial hacker of the enterprise, in which
est by reason of its civilizinG influence
in the Far East To-day Sarawak s
I a prosperous state Of about 100000
square miles. With n population OF
about 1,o00,000. with many navigab BILE
rivers. splendid roads. twenty three
post Offices and n telephone system eX-
tending over q considerable portion o
Sir Charles Brooke is the nephew
and heir Of Sir James. succeeded TO his
thronc about forty years ago. after
cieven years service in the English
navy, and is married TO the sister Of
Harry de Windt. the explorer. who
spends 50 much Of his time In this
country.
TWO or three years ago. sir Charles
had At dynastic quarrel on his hands.
He bad made the mistake Of inviting
his nephew, Brooke johnson, to Join
him in Sarawak. and appointed him
governor OF one of his provinces, Post
mastcr General. Chief Justice and /
believe. even commander in chief OF
his army. ~ any rate. Brooke john
son directed several military expedi-
| lions for the suppression of insurrec-
Ton and for the reduction OF ,lnruly
chiefs 10 subsection. In some way he
fell ont with his cousin. Sir James
Brooke's son. G. Vyner Brooke, who is
now marrying Lord ilsher's danghter'
and who, besides being member OF
the Travellers Club. in London and n
graduate of Magdalen college, Cam
bridge. is. as | have mentioned above
Q Rajah, and Regent OF Snrawak in his
fathers absence. The quarrel result
cd I'm Sir Charles Diminishing his neph-
cW from his service. and in banishi,g
son thcrcupon established himself as
z trader in the territory Of G.awas
belonging TO tho sul,anate or Brilnei
When Sir harles Brooke subsequently,
purchased from tho Sultan OF Brunei
he sovereignty Of the province OF la.
was, he called upon his nephew. Brooke
Johnson, 10 clear ont. Having bulls,
l.aWas. Johnson refused TO do so, ana
Iaccordtngly Sir Charles. although well
oyer seventy years OF age at tho time
marched at the head OF an army. Of
i!ccred by EnElishmen and consisting
Of about 10000 splendidly trained Ma !
lay 8Dyaks. armed to the teeth with
lhe most modern magazine rifles and