The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-09-27

te1 10 MS great WORK there AMI tie
establishment Of the white raiaha
Advent Of the Brookes.
This action Of the rajah was so On
usual that the governor Of Singapore
and the Singapore chamber of COM
merce resolved to recognize his gener-
osity By sending presents and letter
Of thanks James Brooke, the son Of
Thomas Brooke of the East India COM
pany's civil service, was chosen to car
~ out this mission. He saue1 frum
Singapore in July, surveye.. parts of
the coast OF what was destined to be-
come his domain, finding its position
so much in error that he was obliged
to clip some hundreds CT miles Of hab-
table land of the charts"
On the 18th Of August he anchored
in the Sarawak river, at the town Of
kuching, where he was well received
by Hasim. After six weeks he de-
parted. greatly to the regret Of Hssim.
whose confidence he had won.
Mfr. Brooke again sailed from Singa-
pore on August Is, 1910. for Manila,
intending to pay only short visit to
HaSim on the way: but he found his
former friend distracted by rebellion
in his country. which he was poweriess
to control. The visitor reluctantly con-
santed to give assistance In restoring
order.
In return for this service, Hasim
agreed to give Mr. Brooke the govern
ment and trade Of Sarawak, with the
title Of Raiah; for Has,m, who was
heir presumptive to the throne of Bru-
mel, foresaw his own prestige height
er.ed il he could return TO Brunei,
leaving Sarawak pacihed in Mr..
Brooke's control.
But when Hasim saw his country at
peace as the result OF Brooke's efforts,
he forgot his obligations to the visitor
and connived in q plot against the
latter. This failed, however. and he
was obliged to fulfill his agreement
and proclaim Brooke raiah and COVER
nor of Sarawak in September. 1s41.
The Sultan of Brunei confirmed the
deed given by Hasim and presently
also acknowledged Rajah Brooke's
complete independence.
Rajah Brooke was recognized as an
independent sovereign by the United
States in 1880 and by Great Britain
In 1853. Sir James Brooke died In
1868. naming as his successor TO the
raj his nephew. Charles Brooke. Sara
wax was made British protectorate
in 1883.
What the People Are Like.
With most Of the Sarawak tribes,
personal cleanliness is the rule, and
the Dayaks have been known TO com,
ment on q white traveller to the effect
that, although he seemed 10 be other
wise all right. he did not battle quite
as frequentl. as they considered nee
essary. They are fine race physical
ly and delight in personal adjournment.
in which they show excellent taste in
the use O. colorS for the chawat, or
luin cloth, and for the bead necklaces
and headdreSses.
In common with the other tribes of
Borneo. their houses are long COM
munal dwellings built on posts or .
feet from the ground, pasSag eway
on one side giving access TO the rooms.
each of which is occupied by one family
The Land Dayaks. unlike the other
tribes, also build square house on
very high posts. considerably above the
level of the long house" 1t Is called
the head house" from the fact tina.
Ia Il are kept the heads which they
have taken from their enemies.
There are three fairly well defined
social classes In the Kayan house.
The upper class. comprising the chief
and his relatives, occupy rooms in the
middle CT the long house: the middle
class. whose members are not related
10 the chief. occupy rooms on both
ties adjoining. while the rooms al
es CHI end Of she house are occupied
by the siaves-tnat is, the descendants
:: th>sa captured in war.