. British Malaya: Un resoconto dell'origine e del progresso dell'influenza britannica in Malaya; Con una mappa appositamente compilata, numerose illustrazioni riprodotte da fotografie e un frontespizio in fotogravura. p stream MR. Birchwas inizia a scendere, e quando l'ultimo lo ho visto lui waslecturing il sergeant-maggiore Sikh, che era stato liberato dopo la sua notte in guardia-camera. Sulla mia strada verso il fiume Ichiamed a Blanja, ex villaggio di Ismails Sultano, ma non riuscì a vederlo. Ho lasciato un certo numero di proclamazioni là, dopo averle spiegate, e sono andato a Raja Yusuf, che ha Assuredme che nessun buon potrebbe essere fatto mai fino a th

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. British Malaya: an account of the origin and progress of British influence in Malaya; with a specially compiled map, numerous illustrations reproduced from photographs and a frontispiece in photogravure. p stream Mr. Birchwas starting to go down, and when last I saw him he waslecturing the Sikh sergeant-major, who had been releasedafter his night in the guard-room. On my way up river Icalled at Blanja, ex-Sultan Ismails village, but failed tosee him. I left a number of proclamations there, afterexplaining them, and went on to Raja Yusuf, who assuredme that no good could ever be done until there had beena fight. The further I went the more threatening becamethe talk, and every one was full of gossip of the dreadfulthings that were going to take place. This, however, wasrather the custom of the country, and we did not pay toomuch attention to it. By great exertions we reachedKuala Kangsar on the night of 31 October, and onI November I posted the proclamations in that village.On the 2nd I crossed the river, interviewed the RajaBendahara, read the proclamation to him, and gave himcopies which I asked him to post. The next day I dis-tributed the proclamation in a number of inland villages, . SIR WILLIAM JKRVOIS 203 and in the afternoon went to Kota LAma, where I had asomewhat stormy interview with some of the truculentspirits of that very independent villaf^e ; but we managedto part civilly. On 4 November, my work being done, I started down river at 8.30 a.m. intending to spend thenight at Blanja. We reached that place about 4 p.m. andfound there a very large collection of boats and men. Aswe were dragging our boats through the shallow watertowards the shore, one of Ismails most trusted scoundrelswaded out to tell us that Mr. Birch had been killed by theMaharaja Lelas people, at P^sir S^lak, on 2 November;that Bandar Bh^ru had also been taken and the Indianguard killed or dispersed ; and that the river had beenstaked right across, at Pisir S^lak, to catch my boats aswe r

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