Sarawak Gazette 4 January 1907 Issue No 492
THE
Sarawak Gazette.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1907.
CONTENTS.
Orders:—Export of Straits Dollars prohibited—Jiuricksha Fares.
Notices:—Straits Dollars may be changed at the Treasury—Bankrupt Estates, Sadong—Bankrupt Estates, Bau—Unclaimed Court Deposits—Bankruptcy Court, Kuching—Probate Notices, Bau—Unclaimed Deposits, Mukah—Outstation Money Orders—Export Duties—Consul for Sarawak—Postcards—Bankruptcy Court, Kuching—Sarawak Library.
Leave:—Appointments—Sarawak Regatta—Amateur Theatricals—Our Notes.
Monthly Reports:—Mukah—Lundu—Paku—Sadong—Bau—Simanggang—Matang Estate—Limbang—Bintulu
Advertisements—Passengers—Shipping—Trade Returns—Rainfall—Almanac—Metrological Readings.
The Sarawak Gazette.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1907.
1906.
His Highness the Rajah, accompanied by Mr. H. F. Deshon as a. d. c., arrived on the 14th April and spent some 4 months in the Country, part of which time His Highness occupied in visiting the Outstations. H. H. the Rajah Muda sailed for Europe on the 11th April, and is expected shortly to return.
On the departure of the Rajah in August the Hon'ble the Resident, Sir Perey Cunynghame, Bart. was appointed Administrator of the Government.
One of the principal events of the year was the suppression of a very widely organized Chinese Secret Society, the evidence being very conclusive and taking considerable time and trouble to collect.
At the beginning of the year exchange was fixed at 2s. 4d.—This had the effect of causing a great fall in the Dollar prices of produce, the low price of Pepper being greatly felt by planters, who, carried away probably by the high price pepper reached before, obtained excessive advances in cash and provisions, which they are now practically unable to repay unless their creditors give them a substantial rebate. Notwithstanding this, however, and the constant reports from Upper Sarawak and elsewhere of absconding gardeners, the quantity of pepper exported during the year has been far in excess of that sent out of the country in 1905. At the same time, referring once more to the Upper Sarawak reports and taking into consideration the fact that pepper is one of the principal industries of Sarawak and a great source of revenue in more ways than one, it would appear that serious steps must be taken to prevent the planters from swindling those from whom they had advances and provision, it being apparently a common dodge for them to sell their pepper for cash to someone with whom they have no debt and to abscond with the proceeds.
Consequent on low prices the export duties on jungle produce had to be reduced, but, taking the Customs receipts as a whole, as far as the returns are at present made up, we understand that they compare very favourably with the previous year, and though they will show an actual decrease in dollars this is more than discounted by the enhanced sterling value of the dollar.
The fixity of exchange has enabled the Post Office to give facilities to Outstations in the sending of Money Orders to India and Europe, and arrangements were also made during the year for the exchange of Money Orders with the Native States.
A useful addition to Shipping was the arrival in February of the s. s. Sarawak, a small steamer built to the order of the S. & S. Steamship Co. She has a capacity of about 145 tons and during the year has made numerous trips up and down the coast.
Some of the principal works upon which the Public Works Department has been engaged are the River Wall, New Fish Market, new Police Station at Batu Kawa, new Government Offices, laying down a ferro-concrete floor in Museum, a bridge in Kampong Grisik, and the Khoo Hun Yeang Street reclamation work. The coal shed was also remodelled for use as a Carpenters shed, the old Carpenters’ shed being thrown into the Machine Shop in order to give increased accommodation.
The ferro-concrete work for the Museum floor and River Wall mark a distinct advance in the character of the structures previously erected around Kuching. That portion of the River Wall already constructed shows what a marked improvement this work will be when finished, and though we understand that Mr. Ellis, the present Commissioner, will not see the completion of the work which he has planned and so far successfully carried out in the face of numerous difficulties, he will deserve full credit for it.
The new Lux lights with which the town is now lighted are another great improvement which has given general satisfaction.
Telephone extensions have been made from Kuching to Seniawan and a duplicate line running to Paku instead of Buso, thus giving an alternate line to Paku and Bau. Poles are erected ready for the new line to Batu Kawa and as soon as the Landas is over that station will be connected with Kuching.
The Rubber Estates at Satap and Sigu have had 4,000 additional Para trees planted and most of them are doing well. The old rubber should soon be ready for tapping and thus give the Government some return for the outlay.
We learn that His Highness the Rajah has just granted a large concession of land at Sungei Tengah for the purpose of rubber planting to Messrs. The Borneo Company Limited.
The Cold Storage plant is in place and ready for operation, but the Commissioner of P. W. informs us that until a plentiful supply of water can be maintained he will not guarantee being able to keep it in continuous working during the dry weather. There should now soon be no difficulty about this as we are given to understand that Mr. Grove expects to get his Matang Water scheme completed by the end of March. The pipes are now laid from a point near the Upper Reservoir down to and across the river, and about 2 miles towards Matang.
With regard to affairs in the Interior the Rebel Dyaks have kept quiet for some time past and there are rumours of their "coming in," but up to time of writing nothing definite has come to hand.
In August His Highness the Rajah opened a New Club called the "Kuching Social Club" which has filled a long felt want.
We have unfortunately to record the deaths during the year of Mr. J. F. M. Bingley, Cadet in the Government Service; Hj. Bul Hassan, Datu Bandar of Sarawak; Hj. Mohommed Amin. Datu Imaum; and Hj. Usop, Datu Bandar of Sibu. H. H. the Sultan of Brunei also died on the 10th May, and Mr. B. Bettington who retired on pension two years ago died in November.
Messrs. C. W. Daubeny, G. P. Barlow and F. J. D. Cox all retired on pension during the year, and Messrs. W. R. T. Clement and H. La Chard joined the Service as Cadets; Mr. E. Parnell, the Treasury, as Assistant; Mr. N. McPhee was appointed Resident of Lower Rejang, and Dr. Bruce Low and Miss Hastic have been attached to the Medical Department.
Order.
No. XIII, 1906.
Whereas His Excellency The Governor of the Straits Settlements has notified the Sarawak Government that it is his intention to shortly issue an order prohibiting the exportation of Straits dollars to all places except to Sarawak, British North Borneo and the Malay Peninsula, and whereas His Excellency has requested that this Government will assist by taking all possible steps to prevent the exportation of Straits dollars from Sarawak to China or elsewhere, it is hereby enacted:—
That from date of this Order the exportation of Straits ollars to any place outside Sarawak except to the Straits Settlements or British North Borneo is forbidden and any person disobeying this Order will be punished by fine or imprisonment.
By Order
P. F. CUNYNGHAME,
Resident 1st Division.
Administering the
Government of Sarawak.
Resident's Office,
Kuching, Sarawak,
24th October, 1906.
Order.
No. XIV, 1906.
The following is to be added to the table of fares for hire of Jiurickshas, Order No. I of 26th February 1896.
If engaged by time
For every hour .... 25 cents.
For every additional
14 hour .... 6 cents.
P. F. CUNYNGHAME,
Resident 1st Division.
Resident's Office,
Sarawak, 5th November 1906.
Notice.
No. L, 1906.
With reference to Order No. XIII 1906, it is hereby notified that persons leaving Sarawak for any place to which the export of Straits dollars is prohibited may, on application to the Treasury, have Straits dollars changed for their equivalent value in Straits Settlements' notes, or otherwise as may be arranged.
G. C. GILLAN,
Acting Treasurer.
The Treasury,
24th October, 1906.
Notice.
No. LI, 1906.
IN THE BANKRUPTCY COURT, SADONG.
In the goods of Lim Ho Khuan,
chop Hap Kiat.
In the goods of Lim Pion and
Koh Oh, chop Chin Hock
Ann. Traders at Sbangan.
(Absconded.)
All creditors and other persons having any claims whatsoever against the Estates of the above named are hereby requested to send particulars thereof to the undersigned within three (3) months from date, after which date the assets of the above named will be divided amongst the parties entitled thereto, regard being had only to those claims of which notice shall have been given. And all monies owing to the above Estates shall be paid to the undersigned forthwith.
DONALD A. OWEN,
Resident 2nd Class.
Sadong,
30th October, 1906.
Notice.
No. LII, 1906.
re Lai Jew Hin, chop Hin Hap,
(Absconded). Trader in Shak
Lung Mun Bazaar.
re Tseyo Nyong Poh, chop
Foong Hap. (Absconded).
Trader in Bau Bazaar.
All creditors and other persons having any claims whatsoever against the Estates of the above named are hereby requested to send particulars thereof to the undersigned within three (3) months from date, after which date the assets of the above named will be divided amongst the parties entitled thereto, regard being had only to those claims of which notice shall have been given. And all monies owing to the above estates shall be paid to the undersigned forthwith.
E. R. STILWELL,
Resident, Upper Sarawak.
Bau,
November 6th, 1906.
Notice.
No. LIV, 1906.
The following sums in deposit in the Office of the Courts will be paid into Government Revenue if not claimed before the 15th January 1907.
| For | From | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Imong | Gunting | $1.00 |
| Kwong Yot Shing | Chung Ah Choi | 2.03 |
| Lai Chong | Est. Lai Mui | 2.43 |
| Lim Nam | Est.„ Kam Kwee | 2.03 |
| Leong Kwi | Est.„ Kam Kwee„ | 7.45 |
| Ng Tai Nen | Est.„ Lai Mui | 8.76 |
| Nio Ngok Heng | Est.„ Kam Kwee | 4.06 |
| Ow Ah Hooi | Est.„ Soon Hap | 4.92 |
| Sun Keong Keng | Est.„ Ngu Hong | 2.05 |
| Wong Ah Shing | Est.„ Chung Ah Choi | 2.20 |
| Ah On | Est.„ Leong Seng | 0.02 |
| Borneo Company Ltd. | Leong Seng„ | 0.55 |
| Guan What | Leong Seng„ | 0.05 |
| Hap Heng Long | Leong Seng„ | 0.10 |
| Koh Kun Bee | Leong Seng„ | 0.32 |
| Koo Pee chop Chua Kun Seng | Leong Seng„ | 0.40 |
| Kim Watt, Baram | Leong Seng„ | 0.24 |
| Lau What Siow | Leong Seng„ | 0.40 |
| Leong Ann | Leong Seng„ | 3.22 |
| Sam Hap Hin | Leong Seng„ | 0.31 |
| Tek Chiang | Leong Seng„ | 0.17 |
| Wha Ann | Leong Seng„ | 0.82 |
JOHN E. A. LEWIS,
Resident 2nd Class.
16th November, 1906.
Notice.
No. LV 1906.
In re Soong Kwee Long, Chop
Ngee Thai.(Absconded.)
Trader in Bau Bazaar.
All creditors and other persons having any claim whatsoever against the Estate of the above named are hereby requested to send particulars thereof to the undersigned within three (3) months from date, after which date, the assets of the above named will be divided amongst the parties entitled thereto, regard being had only to those claims of which notice shall have been given. And all monies owing to the above Estate shall be paid to the undersigned forthwith.
E. R. STILWELL,
Resident, Upper Sarawak.
Bau,
November 15th, 1906.
Notice.
No. LX 1906.
IN THE BANKRUPTCY COURT, KUCHING.
In the goods of Chong Chee,
pepper planter of Tundong
West. Chop Hap Lee. (Absconded.)
In the goods of Tian Lak Koo,
pepper planter of S. Moyan.
(Absconded.)
In the goods of Tian Bun Liong
and Jee Siow, pepper planters
of S. Tengah. (Absconded.)
In the goods of Chin Fook and
Chin Sang, pepper planters of
S. Maung. (Absconded.)
In the goods of Tan Jin of Ranto Panjang,
pepper planter.
(Absconded.)
In the goods of Kuan Kow and
Kuan Chiow, chop Van Hin,
pepper planters of Paku.
(Absconded.)
In the goods of Piong Sen and
Fiong Loi, pepper planters of
Tabuan. (Absconded.)
In the goods of Lai Kiam, pepper
planter of S. Tapang.
(Absconded.)
In the goods of Poh Lim Hong,
pepper planter of 712 mile Rock Road.
(Absconded.)
In the goods of Hoo Seng Kong,
pepper planter of Quop.
(Absconded.)
In the goods of Eo Hee and Eo Fui,
pepper planters of Sigobang Hill.
(Absconded.)
In the goods of Ng Sam Hin,
Lee Bet and Chong Kuai, chop
Lian Shoon, pepper planters
of Paku.(Absconded.)
In the goods of Lim Liew and
Ng Chio, pepper planters of
Ranto Panjang.(Absconded.)
In the goods of Chai Kak, pepper
planter of Batu Kawa.
(Absconded.)
In the goods of Bong Fah, chop
Liong Shin, pepper planter
of Bau. (Absconded.)
In the goods of Chen Pui, Chin
Kok, Koh Pien, Chin Siang
and Chin Sung Kee, pepper
planters of 7th mile Penrissen
Road. (Absconded.)
In the goods of Chai Sin and
Lee Fatt, pepper planters of
Stapok. (Absconded.)
All creditors and others persons having any claim whatsoever against the Estates of the above named are hereby requested to send particulars thereof to the undersigned on or before the 15th January, 1907, after which date the assets of the above named will be divided amongst the parties entitled thereto regard being had only to those claims of which notice shall have been given. And all monies owing to the above Estates shall be paid to the undersigned forthwith.
JOHN E. A. LEWIS,
Resident 2nd Class.
Kuching,
30th November 1906.
Notice.
No. LXI, 1906.
Re Bong Ngee Chin. (Deceased)
Trader in Shak Lung Mun
Bazaar.
Probate having been granted to Hiew Ah Jew, wife of deceased, all claims and monies owing to the said Estate should be sent to her.
E. R. STILWELL,
Resident, Upper Sarawak.
Bau,
5th December, 1906.
Notice.
No. LXII, 1906.
Re Tian Sip, chop Jee Kee.
(Absconded.) Trader in
Tundong Bazaar.
All creditors and other persons having any claim whatsoever against the Estate of the above named are hereby requested to send particulars thereof to the undersigned within three months from date, after which date the assets of the above named will be divided amongst the parties entitled thereto regard being had only to those claims of which notice shall have been given. And all monies owing to the above Estate shall be paid to the undersigned forthwith.
E. R. STILWELL,
Resident, Upper Sarawak.
Bau,
5th December, 1906.
Notice.
No. LXIII, 1906.
The following sums now in deposit in the Court of Requests, Mukah, if not claimed on or before 31st March, 1907, will revert to Government.
| For | From | |
|---|---|---|
| Hj. Daud | Lating | $1.60 |
| Tari | Salleh Nor | 3.50 |
| Hj. Tahir | Taril | 4.00 |
| Hj. Rais | Dulamit | 5.50 |
| Total | $14.60 |
A. E. LAWRENCE,
Magistrate, Court of Requests.
Notification.
No. LXIV, 1906.
Outstation Money Orders.
Notification of 17th January 1906 is hereby cancelled and the following regulations are substituted and will come into force on 1st January 1907.
After receipt of the amount of the money order required and the commission (2 cents on every dollar or part of a dollar, with a minimum of 10 cents) Officers in charge of Outstations may issue cheques on the Sarawak Treasury for Money Orders on the following places or countries.
- 1. Kuching (maximum $100).
- 2. United Kingdom (maximum £40) and through the United Kingdom on various British Dependencies and Foreign countries. (For maximum and other particulars see postal Guide.)
- 3. Straits Settlements (maximum $100.)
- 4. Federated Malay States (maximum $100.)
- 5. India and through India on Burma and Ceylon (maximion Rs. 600.)
1. These orders are intended for payment of small accounts only and should not be issued to traders who may appear to be making use of them for their usual trade remittances.
2. Orders issued through the United Kingdom are subject to the following deductions in London when being advised to the country of payment.
For sums not exceeding £5 3d.
For every additional £3 or fraction thereof. 3d.
No order may contain a fraction of a cent, of a penny or of an anna. Orders on or "through" the United Kingdom and India should be calculated in accordance with the tables supplied by the Post Office, and the commission added.
The cheques, accompanied by the special printed application form (Outstation Money Order application), should be drawn in favour of, and forwarded to, the Postmaster General, Kuching.
In the case of Money Orders (1) on Kuching, (2) on or through the United Kingdom and (3) on the Strait Settlements, an actual form of Money Order is issued for transmission to the payee and in order to avoid delay, and provided the application is accompanied by a fully stamped and addressed envelope, the Money Order will be forwarded to him direct by the Kuching Post Office at the remitter's risk; otherwise it will be sent to the Postal Officer applying.
The envelope may contain the remitters advice to the payee but the Post Office accepts no responsibility in case of loss and it is advisable to send it separately.
In the case of Money Orders on (4) the Federated Malay States and (5) on or through India no form of Money Order is issued to the remitter as the paying office issues and forwards a Money Order to the payee, and the above paragraph as to stamped and addressed envelope does not threfore apply.
A form of acknowledgment will be forwarded by the Kuching office to the Postal Officer applying, for transmission to the remitter who should retain same and advise the payee as to remittance.
By order of the Officer
Administering the Government.
C. C. ROBISON,
Postmaster-General.
1st January, 1907.
Notice.
No. LXV, 1906.
re Phoong Sam Choon. (Deceased.)
Shareholder in the firm
of chop Thoong On Thai,
Trader in Bau Bazaar.
Probate having been granted to Ng Ah Lian, wife of deceased, and Chiew Fook the remaining partner, all claims and monies owing to the said Estate should be sent to them.
H. B. CROCKER,
Assistant Resident.
Bau,
December 19th 1906.
Notice.
No. LXVI, 1906.
From 1st January 1907 and until further Notice duties upon the undermentioned articles will be as follows:—
| Fish Maws No. 1 | per catty | 0.20 cts. |
| Fish Maws No.„ 2 | per„catty„ | 0.15cts„ |
| Fish Maws No.„ 3 | per„catty„ | 0.10cts„ |
| Gutta Jangkar | per picul | $1.50cts„ |
| White Pepper | per„picul„ | 1.25cts„ |
| Black Pepper | per„picul„ | 1.00cts„ |
By order of the Officer
Administering the Government.
C. C. ROBISON,
Superintendent of Customs.
21st December, 1906.
Notice.
No. LXVII, 1906.
His Majesty the King having been pleased to appoint Malcolm Stewart Hannibal McArthur, Esqr. Consul for Sarawak, His Highness the Rajah hereby directs that he be received with the usual salute and honours whenever he visits Sarawak and that all Officers in the Service shall do their utmost to assist him in his duties and pay him the respect due to his rank.
By His Highness' Command
P. F. CUNYNGHAME,
Officer administering
the Government.
Kuching,
December 29th, 1906.
Notification.
No. LXVIII, 1906.
Post-Cards.
Post-Cards impressed with a stamp of the value of one cent, and double or reply-paid Post-Cards impressed with a stamp of the value of one cent on each portion of them, may be transmitted between places in Sarawak. These cards can be forwarded to other places outside of Sarawak, if the additional postage required is supplied by means of postage stamps affixed to the cards.
Post-Cards impressed with a stamp of the value of 4 cents and double or reply paid Post-Cards impressed with a stamp of the value of 4 cents on each portion of them, may be sent to all parts of the world.
Private Post-Cards.
Private post-cards will be accepted by the Post Office in Sarawak for transmission under the following conditions:—
(a) Private post-cards must be composed of ordinary cardboard, or paper sufficiently stout not to hinder their manipulation; they must not exceed a maximum size of 612 inches by 312 inches, and the minimum size must not be less than inches by 234 inches. Prepayment of a private Post-card addressed to any place in Sarawak, can be effected by means of a one-cent Sarawak postage stamp affixed to it; and if addressed to any other destination prepayment can be effected by means of a Sarawak postage stamp or stamps for 4 cents affixed to it.
(b) Double or reply-paid private post-cards will be accepted, and postage can be prepaid by stamps affixed as stated above to each half of the double card.
(c) The inscription "Post-cards" is not compulsory for single post-cards of private mannfacture, but the reply halves of private double cards must bear the title "Post-cards. In no case is any other heading prescribed.
(d) A private Post-card posted without a postage stamp will be charged, on delivery, with double postage per single card or for each half of a reply card.
Rules Applying to Official and Private Post-Cards.
(1) Post-cards bearing written or printed communications on the left hand half of the address side can be sent to all British Possessions to which penny postage applies and to certain other countries already notified. It is not compulsory to affix the postage stamps to the address side, but the public is strongly urged to do so.
(2) Engravings or advertisements, provided they do not interfere in any way with the clear indication of the address or with the stamping or marking of the Postal Service, may appear on the front of a card, in addition to the name and address of the recipient in writing or on a gummed label not exceeding 2 inches by 54 inch, and the name and address of the sender indicated in writing, or by means of a hand stamp, stamping machine or any other typographical process.
(3) In addition to stamps for prepayment Post-cards may bear address-labels as above described, and engravings, illustrations, drawings and photographs on very thin paper may be affixed to the back or to the left hand half of the address side. provided they are completely adherent.[1]
(4) A Post-Card must not be folded, ent or otherwise altered.
(5) Cards bearing the inscription "Post-card" are allowed to go at the reduced rate of postage for printed matter, provided they conform to the general regulations respecting printed papers. If they are not in accordance with the regulations for printed papers or with the rules applicable to Post-cards they are treated as letters.
(6) The sender of a reply paid Post-Card is recommended to write his name and address on the stamped side of the reply portion of the double card. The reply imives of double Post-Cards are available for return to the country of origin, and to that country only. If addressed to other countries they are treated as unpaid Post-Cards.
(7) Ordinary international Post-Cards of one country posted in another are treated as unpaid Post-Cards.
- ↑ *These regulations will apply to Post-Cards of all kinds whether addressed to places in the United Kingdom, Sarawak, the Straits Settlements, Federated Malay States or Johore; but, although there is reason to believe that the same course will be generally adopted, no guarantee can at present be given that the same privileges will be allowed by the Post Offices of other Countries.
C. C. ROBISON.
Postmaster-General.
Notice.
No. LXIX, 1906.
IN THE BANKRUPTCY COURT, KUCHING.
In the goods of Lew Piang,
pepper planter of Tan Teo
Darian. (Absconded.)
In the goods of Tsai Hin Tet,
and Tsai Jew Shoon. pepper
planters of Paku Chop Jee
Lee, (Absconded.)
In the goods of Lew Choon,
pepper planter of 412 mile
Rock Road. (Absconded.)
In the goods of Chai Khun,
pepper planter of S. Tapang.
(Absconded.)
In the goods of Chop Ban
Chong, Carpenter.
(Absconded.)
In the goods of Koey Tai Hok.
Chop Tai Hah, cake dealer.
(Absconded.)
In the goods of Lim Hong Tiew,
Fisherman of Buntal.
(Absconded.)
In the goods of Chee On.
pepper planter Chop Loong
Shoon, of Paku. (Absconded.)
In the goods of Lai Moh. pep-
planter of 512 mile Kock
Road. (Absconded.)
In the goods of Ngin Han, pepper
planter of Tan Teo
Durian. Chop Kee Look,
(Absconded.)
In the goods of Bong Ti, shopkeeper
of 412 mile Rock Road.
(Absconded.)
In the goods of Jong Lok, pepper
planter of Paku. (Absconded.)
All creditors and other persons having any claim whatsoever against the Estates of the above named are hereby requested to send particulars thereof to the undersigned on or before the 15th February 1907, after which date the assets of the above named will be divided amongst the parties entitled thereto regard being had only to those claims of which notice shall have been given. And all moneys owing to the above Estates shall be paid to the undersigned forthwith.
JOHN E. A. LEWIS,
Resident 2nd Class.
31st December, 1906.
Notice.
Sarawak Library.
Subscribers are requested to send to the Honorary Secretary lists of such books as they wish added to the library.
H. A. ADAMS,
Acting Honorary Secretary.
LEAVE.
Dr. A. J. G. Barker, Principal Medical Officer, returned from leave on 28th December 1906, and has resumed his duties.
APPOINTMENTS.
His Highness the Rajah has been pleased to make the following appointments:—
Herbert La Chard Esq. to be a Cadet, and to do duty in Upper Sarawak at Bau, to date 28th December 1906.
Dr. Robert Bruce Low to be Assistant Medical Officer, to date from 28th December 1906.
Miss A. Hastie to the Medical Department as Nurse, to date from 28th December 1906.
H. B. Crocker Esq. Assistant Resident, to do duty in the Resident's Office. Kuching, to date from 8th January 1907.
SARAWAK REGATTA.
Tuesday, 1st January, 1907.
The Annual Regatta took place as usual on New Year's Day. The weather was favourable with the exception of a heavy storm which swept over the town during the interval for tiffin. There was a very large attendance of spectators and the entrances for the principal races of the day showed that the enthusiasm of the Malay population has in no way abated.
Judges:— Sir Percy Cunynghame, Bart. and Messrs.
J. M. Bryan, John E. A. Lewis. C. C.
Robison, H. D. Ellis, and The Datu Hakim,
The Datu Muda.
Starters:— Messrs. G. C. Gillan, Stuart Cunynghame
H.A. Adams and The Tuan Belal.
Umpire:—Mr. M. G. Bradford.
Stewards:― Dr. Barker, Dr. Wellington, Messrs. F.G. Day, E. L. Grove. V. Harington, L. E. Slade, G. M. Allman, E. Parnell and Messrs. Chan Kee Soon, Ong Tiang Swee. Yeo Guan Chow, Low Ngee Siang and Khoo Siew Jin.
Hon. Treasurer: —Mr. G. C. Gillan.
Programme.
1st Race, 9 a.m. — Ship's Gigs. 1st prize $6. 2nd prize $3. From the Datu Bandar's Pangkalan to the Stone Wharf.
P. S. Adeh first, H. H. S. Zailora second. Won by 2 lengths.
2nd Race, 9.15 a.m. — Bandong Race. — For bonâ fide fishing boats. Crews limited to ten men. 1st prize $15. 2nd prize $10. From the Datu Bandar's Pangkalan to the Stone Wharf.
Talip's bandong first, Jabar's second.
A very good race won by a foot or two.
3rd Race, 9.30 a.m. His Highness The Rajah's Cup. — Value $130. 2nd prize $65. For boats with unlimited Crews. Entrance fee $2. Ist prize to Crew $50. 2nd prize to Crew $25. 3rd prize to Crew $15. From Tanjong Patingan to the Stone Wharf.
| Name of Boat. | Owner. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lang Manyambar | .. | Abang Hj. Hipni, Ab. Hj. Nawawi, Ab. Abdulrahman | ||
| 2 | Burak Datu Bandar | .. | Abang Hj. Fadel | ||
| 3 | Api Naraka | .. | .. | Inchi Abu Bakar | |
| 0 | Shamrock LV | .. | .. | Abang Abdillah | |
| 0 | Bujang Sambang | .. | .. | Abang Sulieman. Ab. Haji Suhalli, Ab. Balkin Ab. Nohman | |
| 0 | Ninga Bagu | .. | .. | Awang Jal and Mohd. Allan | |
All three boats were close together, the winner having an advantage of 6 feet at the finish.
4th Race, 10 a. m. — Tambangs. — Open to all licensed tambangs with one man in each. 1st prize $2. 2nd prize $1. 3rd prize 50 cents. From the Stone Wharf round H. H. S. Zahora and back to Stone Wharf.
| 1st | Tambang | No. | 134 |
| 2nd | Tambang„ | 172 | |
| 3rd | Tambang„ | 9 |
5th Race, 10.15 a. m. — Prahu Tegora Race.. — For hosts that have been bona fide onrrying freight to Tegora or above Buso. Crews unlimited. 1st prize $20. 2nd prize $10. From Hj. Assim bin Hj. Kolch's Pangkalan to the Stone Wharf.
First — Poak Estate prahu.
Second — Aroon's prahu.
Won by several lengths.
6th Race, 10.30 a. m. — The Chamber of Commerce Cup. — Value $50. — Presented by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. For any description of boat with Crews limited to 15 men. Entrance fee $1.50, 1st prize to Crew $15. 2nd prize to Crew $7.50. From Tanjong Patingan to the Stone Wharf.
| Name of Boat. | Owner. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sejelli | .. | .. | Abdul Wahap | |
| 2 | Bujang Kerbau K. Tanjong | .. | .. | Haji Mahomat Fadel | |
| 3 | Manil | .. | .. | Bahari | |
| 0 | Moontiara | .. | .. | Abang Abdillah | |
| 0 | Suko Raya | .. | .. | Capt. Jeman | |
| 0 | Sri Grisek | .. | .. | Inchi Abu Bakar | |
| 0 | Malim Pahlawan | .. | .. | Mahomat Zin | |
| 0 | Singa Terbang | .. | .. | C. C. Robison | |
| 0 | Sri Lawas | .. | .. | Geok Soon, and Eng Guan | |
| 0 | Suive | .. | .. | Capt. Landak | |
| 0 | Kilat Api | .. | .. | Natu bin Sergt. Kaya | |
| 0 | Chakia Api Naraka | .. | .. | John bin Sergt. Kapi | |
| 0 | Ayer Jam Jam | .. | .. | Sgt. Major Kasaim, Sgt. Brandah | |
| 0 | Chakia Plangi | .. | .. | Sergt. Guang | |
| 0 | Sri Dalima | .. | .. | Abdul Karim | |
| 0 | Bujang Sapi | .. | .. | Hj. Fadell | |
| 0 | Maimon Sri Kitang | .. | .. | Bujit | |
Seventeen entries made things rather difficult and several boats were shut out from the start. In the end Sejelli came in the winner by about a length; bad third. This is the 3rd year in succession that this boat has won this race.
7th Race, 11 a. m. — One Man Race. — 1st prize $2. 2nd prize $1. 3rd prize 50 cents. From the Stone Wharf round H. H. S. Zahora and back to Stone Wharf.
1st Samal, 2nd Dollah.
8th Race, 11.20 a. m. — School Boys Race. — For bona fide School boys only. Crews limited to 18 boys. 1st prize $12. 2nd prize $4.50. From the Datu Bandar's Pangkalan to the Stone Wharf.
First—S. P. G. School.
Second—Govt. Lay School.
Won by about 1 length.
During the interval Tiffin was served in the Court Room to which some 130 persons (Europeans, Chinese and Malays) sat down. The Hon'ble the Resident presided and after tiffin proposed the usual loyal toasts and wished everyone a prosperous New Year. Inche Abu Bakar for the Malay Community, and Mr. Khoo Siew Jin for the Chinese responded shortly.
During tiffin a terrific gale of wind blew over the town doing much damage to houses and blowing down trees, but fortunately it soon passed away and the weather cleared up again.
Racing was resumed at 1.30 p. m.
9th Race, 1.30 p.m. — For Boats with Crews limited to 8 men. — 1st prize $8. 2nd prize $4. From the Muara Padungan to the Stone Wharf.
10th Race, 2 p. m.— For boats with crews limited to 3 men — 1st prize $3. 2nd prize $1.50. From the Stone Wharf round H. H. S. Zahora and back to Stone Wharf.
11th Race, 2.30 p. m. — Army, Navy, Constabulary and Civil Service. — Crews limited to 15 men. 1st prize $15. 2nd prize $7.50. From Ban Seng's Sago Factory to the Stone Wharf.
1st — p. s. Adeh crew.
2nd — H. H. S. Zahora crew.
12th Race, 3 p. m. — Bandong Race. — For bonā fide fishing boats to be propelled by oars, steersman only to use a paddle. Crews limited to 5 men. 1st prize $7.50. 2nd prize $5. From Muara Padungan to the Stone Wharf.
1st Suntong, 2nd Abg. Antek, 3rd Hj. Mat.
Won by 12 a length.
13th Race 3.20 p.m. — The Champion Cup. — Value $100. Presented by Mr. Khoo Siew Jin. Open to all boats, crews unlimited. Entrance fee $2. 1st prize to Crew $50. 2nd prize to Crew $25. 3rd prize to Crew $15. From Batu Biliong to the Stone Wharf.
| Name of Boat. | Owner. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burak Datu Bandar | .. | .. | Abang Hj. Fadel | |
| 2 | Lang Manyambar | .. | .. | Abang Hj. Hipni, Ab. Hj. Nawawi, Ab. Abdulrahman | |
| 3 | Api Naraka | .. | .. | Inchi Abu Bakar | |
| 0 | Shamrock LV | .. | .. | Abang Abdillah | |
| 0 | Bujang Sambong | .. | .. | Abang Sulieman. Ab. Haji Suhalli, Ab. Balkin Ab. Nohman | |
| 0 | Singa Bayu | .. | .. | Awang Jul and Mobd. Allan | |
This resulted in another good race between the first 3 boats, the Burak Datu Bandar on this occasion just managing to wrest the victory from Lang Manyambar. Api Naraka was again only able to obtain 3rd place. A few inches between first and second, and a few feet between second and third.
14th Race, 3.45 p. m. — For any description of boat with crews limited to 15 men. — Entrance fee $1. Winner of the 6th race to pull with 13 and 2nd in 6th race with 14 paddles only. 1st prize $15 to owner and $15 to Crew. 2nd prize to Crew $7.50. From Batu Biliong to Stone Wharf.
| Name of Boat. | Owner. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sejelli | .. | .. | Abdul Wahap | |
| 2 | Manil | .. | .. | Bahari | |
| 3 | Suka Raya | .. | .. | Capt. Jeman | |
| 0 | Moontiara | .. | .. | Abang Abdillah | |
| 0 | Sri Grisek | .. | .. | Inchi Abu Bakar | |
| 0 | Malim Pahlawan | .. | .. | Mahomat Zin | |
| 0 | Bujang Kerbau K. Tanjong | .. | .. | Haji Mahomat Fadel | |
| 0 | Singa Terbang | .. | .. | C. C. Robison | |
| 0 | Sri Lawas | .. | .. | Geok Soon, and Eng Guan | |
| 0 | Suive | .. | .. | Capt. Landak | |
| 0 | Kilat Api | .. | .. | Natu bin Sergt. Kaya | |
| 0 | Chakia Api Naraka | .. | .. | John bin Sergt. Kapi | |
| 0 | Ayer Jam Jam | .. | .. | Sgt. Major Kassim, Sgt. Brandah | |
| 0 | Chakia Plangi | .. | .. | Sergt. Guang | |
| 0 | Sri Dalima | .. | .. | Abdul Karim | |
| 0 | Bujang Sapi | .. | .. | Hj. Fadell | |
| 0 | Maimon Sri Kitang | .. | .. | Bujit | |
Sejelli, in spite of only having 13 paddles came in first by about a yard. Masil managing to get into 2nd place this time. No. 3 close up. This is the 2nd year in succession that Sejelli has won this race.
15th Race, 4 p. m. — Bandong Race. — For bonā fide fishing boats: Crews limited to 15 men. 1st prize $22.50. 2nd prize $15. From Ban Seng's Sago Factory to Stone Wharf.
1 Abang Abdillah, 2 Rais.
16th Race, 4.15 p. m. — Fisherman's Race. — One man sculling (Dayong Ikan). 1st prize $2. 2nd prize $1. 3rd prize 50 cents. From the Stone Wharf round H. H. S. Zahora and back to Stone Wharf.
1 Alli, 2 Udin, 3 Jen.
17th Race, 4.45 p. m. — The Consolation Cup. — Value $70. Open to all boats that have not won a race at this meeting. Entrance fee $1. 1st prize to Crew $25. 2nd prize to Crew $15. From Batu Biliong to Stone Wharf.
| Name of Boat. | Owner. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Api Naraka | .. | .. | Inchi Abu Bakar | |
| 0 | Singa Bayu | .. | .. | Awang Jul and Mobd. Allan | |
| 0 | Shamrock LV | .. | .. | Abang Abdillah | |
| 0 | Bujang Sambong | .. | .. | Abang Sulieman. Ab. Haji Suhalli, Ab. Balkin Ab. Nohman | |
An easy win for Api Naraka.
Following the example of last year, some Europeans in ship's gigs indulged in a race, much to the danger of some of the racing boats which were coming down stream after one of the Races. One boat was upset, and though this means nothing much to the natives who all swim like fish, it may mean a good deal to the boats which are lightly built and not in any way able to stand collision; it is not an easy thing to turn a boat of the length of those used for racing out of the way when a sudden collision is imminent, we would therefore suggest that notice of an intended race be given to the proper authorities who can then clear the course, and any boat which after that gets in the way takes its own risk.
Amateur Theatricals.
On the 29th an amateur theatrical performance was given in the Govt. School house here which lends itself admirably to this kind of entertainment.
The curtain rose at 9 o'clock to the first piece "Chiselling". This farce has been so often performed and is so well known that no description is needed here, it is sufficient to say that the acting was distinctly good and the make up of the performers excellent. Dr. Wellington's particularly so in the part of Dr. Stonecrop. Mr. F. G. Day as the bibulous statue in his song "Beer, Beer, Beautiful Beer" so appealed to the male portion of the audience that a rapid adjournment to the bar at the termination of the piece seemed a perfectly natural coincidence.
At 10 o'clock was presented the amusing comedy "The Snowball" which might equally well be designated "The Entanglement of Felix." The latter unfortunate individual thinking, in a moment of weakness, to outwit and give a lesson to his wife "Mrs. Featherstone," admirably presented by Mrs. Sharp, gets badly left and has, to say the least of it, a very poor time. Mrs. Wellington as "Penelope" was sufficiently fascinating to excuse the gloomy suspicions of "Uncle John" played by Mr. F. G. Day and founded apparently on his own youthful escapades, his appearance certainly lending colour to the belief that he must have had a "fearful past." Finally "Felix" regains the dubious possession of his marital authority, the process being proved a somewhat expensive one to himself and for "Uncle John." "Felix" was played with effect by Mr. Stuart Cunynghame and the other parts convincingly and naturally by Mr. Ellis as "Prendergast," Dr. Wellington as "Saunders and Miss Johns as "Ethel Granger."
In conclusion, to draw comparisons between the performers would be invidious, it is sufficient to say that the whole thing was distinctly good and the staging of both pieces reflects the greatest credit on Archdeacon Sharp, Church and Stage in his person being once more happily united.
Another performance is announced to take place on January 5th and should be well attended.
The full caste was as follows:—
Chiselling.
A Farce in one Act.
Harry Larkspur, (a Sculptor) Mr. Stuart
Cunynghame
| Trotter (his Servant) | .... | Mr. F. G. Day |
| Dr. Stonecrop | .... | Mr. A. R. Wellington |
| Kate Norton | .... | Mrs. Wellington |
| Mrs. Piper | .... | Mrs. Sharp |
Scene. — Larkspur's Studio.
The Snowball.
A Farcical Comedy in Three Acts.
| Felix Featherstone | .... | Mr. Stuart Cunynghame |
| Uncle John | .... | Mr. F. G. Day |
| Harry Prendergast | .... | Mr. H. D. Ellis |
| Saunders | .... | Mr. A. R. Wellington |
| Mrs. Featherstone | .... | Mrs. Sharp |
| Ethel Granger (her sister) | .... | Miss K. Johns |
| Penelope | .... | Mrs. Wellington |
Scene. — A room in Featherstone's house.
An extra performance was given on the evening of Regatta Day, 1st January, so that those who had come to attend the Regatta and were unable to stay on might have an opportunity of seeing the two pieces should they wish to do so. The evening was unfortunately wet but cleared up a little before the curtain rose, and the rain fortunately held off during the performance. Had it been otherwise it would have been very difficult for the performers to have made themselves heard. Both pieces went even better than on the first occasion, and the audience, if small, were certainly very appreciative.
OUR NOTES.
December.
On the 1st the p. s. Kaka sailed for Brooketon, Limbang, etc. and on the 3rd p. s. Adeh left for Sibu.
The s. s. Rajah of Sarawak sailed for Singapore on the 4th. No European passengers.
On the 6th the s. s. Kuching arrived from Singapore with passengers, Messrs. R. Pawle, A. C. Vivian and the Revd. J. Oss.
The same day the s. s. Sarawak came in from Muka with passenger, Miss Dobson.
The p. s. Kaka returned from the North on the 7th, and s. s. Sarawak sailed for Bintulu on the 9th.
On the 11th s. s. Kuching sailed for Singapore with passenger, Miss Dobson, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Butler.
The same day the p. s. Adel returned from Sibu.
On the 13th the s. s. Rajah of Sarawak arrived from Singapore. Passenger, Mr. G. Malcolm of Messrs. Ellis and Co., American Agents of Singapore.
On the 16th p. s. Kaka sailed for Brooketon and Limbang. Passenger, Mr. G. Dalton.
The same day the s. s. Sarawak returned from Bintulu.
Early on Sunday morning, the 16th, H.M.S. Clio arrived from North Borneo Ports and came up river. She dropped anchor just above H. H. S. Zahora, off Ban Hok's Wharf.
H. M. S. Clio is a Screw Sloop of 1070 tons and is attached to the China Squadron. Her full list of Officers is as follows:—
| Commander. | Cecil D. S. Raikes |
| Lieutenant. | R. H. B. Hammond Chambers |
| Do (N) | Neville B. C. Brock |
| Do | J. S. Morrell |
| Staff Surgeon | R. L. Dickinson |
| Paymaster | A. W. B. Messenger |
| Chief Art. Engr. | S. J. Venning |
| Gunner | W. Taylor. |
On the afternoon of the 17th a party of bluejackets landed from H. M. S. Clio and indulged in a game of football on the Mission ground. Owing to the rain which has fallen every day for weeks the ground was very sodden and in places there were pools of water which, however, failed to damp the enthusiasm of the players.
The same evening the Acting Commandant, Mr. Stuart Cunynghame, invited everyone to witness some Dyak dancing, etc. on the parade ground at the Fort. The Hon'ble the Resident, with Commander Raikes and a small party from the Residency arrived about 9.30 p. m. when the proceedings commenced with dances by some of the Sarawak Rangers. A torchlight tattoo by Sepoys proved very effective, but required a little more rehearsing, and another turn by a Sepoy, who whirled fire at the two ends of a cord round in circles so rapidly until there was one complete circle of blaze, called forth much applause.
Amongst those present at the entertainment we noticed the Hon'ble the Resident, Commander Raikes, R. N. and Officers of H. M. S. Clio, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis, Dr. and Mrs. Wellington, Mrs. Grove, Dr. J. White Hopkins, Messrs. Lewis, Stilwell, Bryan, Slade, Allman, Gillan, Harington, Etheridge and many others. Fortunately the evening was fine so that it was possible to sit outside and appreciate the Acting Commandant's hospitality.
On the 18th the s. s. Rajah of Sarawak sailed for Singapore with passengers, Messrs. Malcolm and J. H. Johnston.
This afternoon the S. P. G. Old Boys' team played a football match against a scratch team from H. M. S. Clio and won by 4 goals to nil. The heavy rain during the day made the Mission ground worse, than it had been the day before, and it was a perfect swamp.
In the evening Mr. J. M. Bryan entertained the Officers of H. M. S. Clio at dinner at B. M. K.
H. M. S. Clio sailed for Singapore to rejoin the Fleet on the morning of the 19th instant, and we understand that she may return here again about the end of January.
On the 19th the s. s. Sarawak sailed for Rejang, Bintulu and other ports. Passengers, Mr. V. Harington and Revd. J. Oss for Sibu.
On the morning of the 20th Mr. Grove laid the second lot of the Matang Water pipes in the bed of the river from bank to bank. The first lot were laid on the 14th; there are now two lines of pipes in position under the water, so that in the event of anything going wrong with one, the other can be used. Some interesting photos of the operation were taken by Mr. Reutens.
S. S. Kuching arrived from Singapore on the 20th but brought no European passengers.
On the 22nd the p. s. Adeh returned from Limbang and Brooketon. Passengers, Mr. and Mrs. T. Nicoll and Mr. G. Dalton.
Tuesday the 25th, being Christmas Day, the Hon'ble the Resident, Sir Percy Cunynghame, Bart., entertained a large number of guests at dinner in the new Outstation Officers' Rest House. A party of 27 sat down to an excellent dinner, one of the principal items of the menu being "Snipe," which had been shot a couple of days previously by the Resident and Mr. Lewis and kept in the ice house. The table was tastefully decorated, and the gorgeous display of crackers of all sorts and sizes gave the "Christmassy" appearance necessary to the occasion. After dinner dancing and music were indulged in, the last of the guests not departing until the early hours of the morning.
On the 26th the s. s. Kuching sailed for Singapore. Passengers, Mr. and Mrs. T. Nicoll.
The same day s. s. Sarawak returned from Bintulu.
On the 28th the s. s. Rajah of Sarawak arrived from Singapore with passengers―Dr. A. J. G. Barker, Dr. Bruce Low, Dr. Schlechter, Messrs. J. S. Geikie, J. H. Johnston, H. la Chard and Miss Hastie.
Dr. Barker and Mr. Geikie have returned from home leave, Dr. Bruce Low and Miss Hastie join the Medical Department, and Mr. la Chard has come out as a Cadet in the Government Service.
We understand that the puport of Dr. Schlechter's visit to Sarawak was to obtain permission to enlist Dyaks to work gutta, etc. in New Guinea and to teach the Natives there to work it.
On the 29th the p. s. Adeh returned from Sibu with the Revd. Father Halder on board and p. s. Kaka sailed for Sadong with Mr. P. Stewart. The Kaka returned on the 30th, Mr. Stewart returning with her.
MR. J. M. Bryan, Manager of the Borneo Company in Kuching, gave his usual dinner on New Year's Eve at which some 36 guests were present, of whom six only were ladies. Music, dancing and cards helped to pass the time pleasantly until mid-night when a gun from the Fort announced the birth of the New Year, and all joined hands and sung "Auld Lang Syne".
It will interest the many friends in this Country of Mr. G. Hourant to hear that he has entered the bonds of matrimony. Mr. Hourant was married on the 6th November last at Algiers, to Mdlle Camille Neyret, daughter of Monsieur Neyret, Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. Contragulations.
An old iron gun, which looks as if it were made of a piece of piping, was found by a Malay named Bakri while working silver ore at Simbri, ulu Pansi. The gun still bears the faintly legible inscription in Chinese "General of the Sam Tiow Kew Kongsi". This is the Bau Kongsi which attacked Kuching during the Chinese insurrection.
It is with the greatest regret that we have to announce the death on the 10th November from pneumonia of Mr. B. Bettington. The news reached us indirectly two mails ago and we have no further particulars. Mr. Bettington only retired from the Government Service in November 1904; he was 41 years of age at the time of his death.
MONTHLY REPORTS.
MUKA.
October, 1906.
Court. — There have been fewer cases in the Police Court during the month, the Court of Requests however has been fairly busy.
Fines and fees amounted to $245.28.
Trade. — The export of raw sago amounted to 258 coyans as compared with 252 coyans for the corresponding month last year.
Of jelutong gutta 50 piculs were exported, and of gutta percha 3 piculs.
Twelve schooners arrived from Kuching and thirteen cleared.
P. W. D. — The prisoners (average 28.2) have been employed during the month on the usual upkeep of roads, and cleaning the cattle ground of enkudoc weed.
General. — The 9th, being the birthday of Her Highness The Ranee of Sarawak, was observed as a Court Holiday.
I returned from Oya on the 3rd by Government "barong," doing the journey in under four hours.
Having found "Tuah Kampong" Bakal of Judan so unsatisfactory, he has been dismissed: a meeting of the Judan people was held in the Fort and one M'tair appointed in his place.
On the evening of the 15th the usual salute of 7 guns was fired to usher in the Mohomedan fasting month.
On the 27th the p. s. Adeh arrived at 10 a. m. with mails for this station and Oya; she left again at 11.30 a. m.
Penghulu Sama arrived from up-river on the 29th and reported all quiet among his people.
During the greater part of the mouth the sea has been very rough, and a great deal of rain has fallen.
I have nothing further to report on this occasion.
November, 1906.
Court. — There have been the usual number of cases in both the Police Court and Court of Requests, the principal of which have been reported in my official diary for the current month.
Fines and fees amounted to $284.53.
Trade. — There have been no exports during the month, as, on account of high seas no schooners have been able to get away.
Three schooners arrived from Kuching and also the s. s. Sarawak.
P. W. D. — The prisoners (average 24.2) have been employed nearly the whole of the month in making a new section of road, alongside the Petanak river, which had been washed away. The Judan and P'tian bridges have been put in good order and the approaches cleared.
General. — On the 1st three schooners, in attempting to clear for Kuching, were driven on to the last sand spit by a sudden squall of wind: two of them were got off next day; the third, by name Kim Chin Eng, nakoda Haji Usin, becoming a total wreck.
At the same time a house in Kampong Lintong was blown over, and a child very nearly killed in the ruins.
A fire occurred at Kampong Tegar upriver on the 8th in which five houses were burnt down: this occurred between 3 and 4 a. m.; no lives were lost, but all the property was burnt; the fire originated in a kitchen.
The same day Penghulu Intin arrived from upriver and reported all quiet amongst his people.
Another severe gale of wind prevailed on the 7th, one of the small government boat sheds being blown down, also a coconut tree in the compound, and numerous attaps blown off the roof of the fort.
The 9th being the birthday of His Majesty King Edward VII was observed as a public holiday.
On Hari Raya, the 18th, the usual salute of 14 guns was fired.
The same day the s. s. Sarawak arrived.
On the 23rd a Government steamer, going west, was seen to pass quite close in shore; she went by without stopping.
P. C. Mohomat of Balanian arrived on the 29th and reported all well in that district.
The sea during the month has been very rough indeed and not a single mail has left for Kuching; there have also been great quantities of rain, at high tides the compound and paths being under water.
I have nothing further to report on this occasion.
W. J. M. SHAW,
Resident.
LUNDU.
October, 1906.
The Hon'ble the Resident of the First Division, accompanied by Dr. White-Hopkins and Mr. Stuart Cunynghame, arrived here at 1.30 p. m. on the 1st instant per p. s. Adeh, and returned again at daylight on the 3rd instant.
On the 2nd the Hon'ble Resident attended Court, when several matters of importance were brought before him.
I visited Simatan from the 20th to 23rd. I was obliged to return sooner than I had intended owing to the unsettled state of the weather. The neaptides coming on the approaches to the rivers were each day becoming more dangerous.
Nearly all the macodahs of the bandongs here have been fined for breach of Port Regulations. The falling off in the trade returns caused me to make very minute enquiries as to the reason of this.
I found that to some extent the decrease was due to nacodahs omitting to declare goods which they received after having taken out a "Port Clearance." The importation of tobacco showed a very marked deficit as compared with what it was several years back. This lead me to suppose that a great deal of smuggling had been going on. After close examination of the books and letters of the traders in this district I find that the import of tobacco has kept well up to the average. The mistake appears to be that the shippers in Kuching are in the habit of declaring tobacco as sundries. Although it is almost impossible to prevent a certain amount of smuggling in a district situated as close as this is to Dutch Territory, I am glad to be able to report that the smuggling here is practically nil and only goes on among those villages which are nearly on the border.
Draman's boat, which left for Kuching on the 20th instant, was wrecked off Sampadi mouth. The mail was fortunately saved, and no lives were lost.
The fines this month amounted to $216.64.
Per p. s. Adeh on the 1st instant arrived one pony for this station.
The prisoners have been employed the greater part of the month repairing some of the bridges.
The following are the trade returns for Lundu and Simatan.
| Exports. | Imports. | |
|---|---|---|
| Lundu | $ 5,789. | $2,089. |
| Simatan | 22,366. | 2,748. |
F. F. BOULT,
Assistant Resident.
UPPER SARAWAK, PAKU.
October and November 1906.
Planting. — Only one permit was issued in October and one in November, both for planting rubber at Busau Sebrang and Seniawan Sebrang respectively. In the latter case the planter, a Chinaman, has already got two or three thousand seeds planted out in nurseries and they seem to be doing well.
There is nothing favourable to report about pepper gardens.
Abang Amit has completed a map of the pepper gardens round Jambusan and Ayer Panas and is now mapping out those at Busau Sebrang and Musi.
Registration. — Sixty-seven deeds were registered in October and 73 in November. Stamps and fees amounting to $168.60 and $188.75 respectively.
Court account. — Fines and fees, October $526.50 and November $279. No cases of importance came before the Court. On 27th October a man was arrested at Seniawan for impersonating a detective. He was subsequently sentenced by Kuching Court to six months imprisonment.
On 8th November I went to Kuching returning on 12th.
The prisoners have been working as usual on Seniawan Road and have also cleared the telephone lines to Busau and Seniawan, besides weeding Jambusan and Jambusan Tunnel Roads. On the 8th November two of them (in irons) escaped while working on Seniawan Telephone line, the man in charge showed even more than the usual stupidity.
Slight repairs have been done to police dapor, bungalow and writer's house, and cowshed has been too large for the small herd here and it would be a re-roofed with leaf attaps. The cowshed is much too large for the small herd here and it would be a good thing later on to pull it down and rebuild it much smaller with billian roof. The leaf attaps to be got here are very bad, they are made by the Dyaks from sago leaves, but the leaves are so young that they barely last a year.
Antimony is still being worked with great vigour. In November the record quantity of over 150 tons was received at Busau, probably the Malays put on an extra spurt on account of Hari Raya. Paku Bazaar, which during the pepper boom became comparatively deserted, is now once more expanding and several new houses have been built by antimony workers. Shops in Busau Bazaar are also in much demand at a rent of $15 per month, though, being only plank and leaf attap buildings, they cannot cost much more than $200 to build. This is partly due to the amount of ready money circulated by the large number of antimony workers there, and partly to the fact that there is no room for new shops at Busau, except behind the existing Bazaar, where they would get little business and consequently no one cares to build there. The same kind of shops at Seniawan only rent at from $3 to $6 per month though they are much better built.
H. R. A. DAY,
Resident.
SADONG.
October and November 1906.
Court. — During October there were very few cases of any kind either in the Police Court or Court of Requests. During November there were two cases
of cutting and wounding from the Colliery, parangs being used and severe cuts inflicted in both cases, while at the wharf one of the loading coolies, while sitting in the Mandor's house, drew a parang and cut Ah Noo the Mandor over the head, laying it open for 5 inches on the right side. In all 3 cases the assailants were caught and sentenced to various terms of hard labour, in the last case to three years. Pangarah Rimpu of Mupub, ulu Sadong, was charged with swindling the Government in respect of tax. It was found that 18 men of his Kampong had not been paying Tax. In three cases the Pangarah had reported the men "dead," two of them having "died" some ten years ago, consequently paying no tax during that time. The Pangarah was fined $300. The 18 men were brought down to Simunjan and all arrears of tax paid in full at once, as was the Pangarah's fine, before they were allowed to return.
Public Works. — The water supply is now complete and an excellent supply of good drinking water available for the use of the Bazaar and Government people. The water has been brought from the mountain 412 miles away by a pipe line leading to two stand pipes, one of which is situated in the centre of the Bazaar and the other close to the Government buildings. Considerable trouble was experienced laying the pipes as they are not of good quality and numbers are defective. Unfortunately, when the water was turned on defects which could not have otherwise been detected became apparent. The pipes split at the welding in a dozen places — in some cases for 3 inches or more — and clamps had to be fitted to render them water tight, unscrewing such a length of pipe being out of the question. Messrs. Howarth Erskine — a Singapore Firm — supplied the pipes, and the supplying of such defective tubes has caused considerable delay and extra labour, and extra and otherwise unnecessary expense has been incurred in consequence. However, thanks to the promptness of the Manager, Mr. Naysmith, in supplying the necessary clamps, etc., Simunjan is now in possession of a supply of excellent water which is a great boon and highly appreciated.
Good progress has been made with the new wharf, part of which is now nearing completion and can be used for loading or discharging. It is 127 feet from the bank to the end, where the water has a depth of 34 fathoms at low tide, and the completed frontage 82 feet long. The line of rail has been brought round to the wharf and an immense amount of em- bankment work has had to be done. The new sheds are now being erected and should be in use this year.
The centre of the old wharf was swept away late in November by the strong tide and, though it has been temporarily repaired, is exceedingly unsafe. Coal is now being stacked over close to the new wharf.
The stacks of coal have been steadily growing and the ground between the old shed and new wharf is covered with coal, which appears to be of good quality and is nearly all large, and has been exceptionally free from dirt and stone.
| Tons cart. | Tons cart. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Received at wharf, Oct. | 2,300. 10. | Shipped during Oct. | 845. 17. |
| Received at„wharf„Nov. | 1.798. 16. | Shipped„during„Nov. | 724. 8. |
| Stock at wharf at end of Oct. | 1,848. 11. | Stock at wharf at end of Nov. | 2,917. 19. |
The output during November decreased owing to large quantities of stone having been sent by each train for filling the sites of the new sheds, the amount of coal sent to the wharf of course decreasing by so many trucks. There was trouble with water in No. 5 Mines which produced very little for many days, the water completely filling the bottom of the slope.
The Opium Farmer has built a fine shop with a frontage on the new Bazaar Road and Ah Song will have a similar shop under construction in a few weeks.
Medical. — An accident occurred on the railway in October, a Dyak girl of Senangih, named Lanan, intrying to descend from a truck while in motion getting a number of toes cut off from both her feet by dropping on to the rail instead of the ground. A five ton truck went over both feet. She was at once attended to by the Hospital Dresser, who fortunately happened to be on the train, and was afterwards sent to Hospital, the Ven: Archdeacon Sharp kindly offering to take her in his boat.
The 3 men wounded by parangs are all doing well.
A number of beri-beri patients have been under treatment in the Hospital, several serious cases being sent to Kuching and one dying here. As usual, these cases come from the low lying coolie lines and the patients recover in hospital here if the case is discovered in time. The Malay population at the Colliery are free from this disease though they consume exactly the same quality rice, bought from the same shops and taken from the same sacks as those from which the coolies obtain their rice. the coolies consume vegetables salted (?) in jars, the smell from which is abominable, and eat all manner of doubtfully cured foods, while the Malays live on fresh vegetables and fish and their dwellings are in all cases raised some feet above the ground, while the beri-beri cases almost invariably come from the lines which have no floors but the bare and damp earth and have no drainage. Beri-beri cases are almost unknown at No. 8 lines which are built well above the ground and are fairly well drained, being situated on the slope of the hill. It remains to be seen what effect the completion of the drainage scheme now in hand at the Colliery, combined with the moving of the coolies into the new houses which are nearing completion and the destruction of the old beri-beri inspected lines, will have on the number of cases of this disease at the Mines.
General. — During October the Ven: Archdeacon Sharp paid a visit to the Station for the purpose of marrying two couples at the Colliery. The double ceremony took place in the Manager's Bungalow on the morning of the 12th, the Ven: Archdeacon leaving for Kuching that same evening.
The s. s. Sarawak arrived on the 7th November. Passenger, Mr. J. R. Ballingal. She left for Bintulu on the 8th.
Mr. Ballingal has unfortunately had to postpone the opening of a rubber plantation here owing to ill health. He returned to Kuching on November 11th.
The s. s. Alice Lorraine came in on the 20th with a large lighter in tow. The lighter went alongside the new wharf next day and shipped eight 42' logs of heavy timber and fourteen 18' logs for Kuching P. W. D. The steamer could not load much coal owing to the old wharf having given way the day before and not having been repaired. She sailed on the morning of the 22nd towing the lighter. She came in again on the 24th and took a cargo of coal for Labuan, sailing next day at daylight.
During November the Colliery ran out of oil owing to the non-arrival of stores by schooner. It would be better if a steamer could bring in stores during the N. E. Monsoon when schooners-very few of which are now running cannot be depended upon. A week of rough weather might delay the transit of stores and stop all work at the Mines.
The new mouth of the Simunjan is widening at a great pace and the old mouth is rapidly silting up with the rest of the river up past the Kampong where it is now possible to walk across at low water. Last year the water was fathoms deep there at that state of the tide. The bank of the Sadong River, I am glad to say, is not falling away at such a rate now that the Simunjan River has formed a new mouth, the current flowing out in the middle of the stream instead of rushing past the bank and into the old mouth of the Simunjan.
One exceptionally high tide on Hari Raya did considerable damage to roads and grounds and completely covered the old wharf, part of which carried away. The grounds were in a terrible mess after the water had receded, piles of driftwood being left all over the grass.
The weather has been very uncertain; the days exceedingly hot, with heavy rain after midday and often at night.
Obituary. — I regret to report the death of Ah Kam which took place in Kuching on the night of November 18th. He was the most influential trader in the District, having resided here for very many years. His death is keenly felt by both Natives and Chinese, with all of whom he was on the best of terms. Ah Kam was a naturalised Sarawak subject and always evinced the greatest interest in anything concerning the welfare of the District.
DONALD A. OWEN,
Resident 2nd Class.
UPPER SARAWAK. BAU.
November, 1906.
Agreements. – 109 have been made out during the month. Stamp duties and fees amounted to $226.13.
Court. — Fines and fees amounted to $182.75.
Mr. Boult arrived here on the 6th instant having walked over via Stungkor; he returned on the 8th, leaving Bidi at 7.40 A. M. he arrived at Lundu fort at 4.20 the next afternoon.
Dr. Wellington passed through on the 6th on his way to Bidi and returned from there to Paku; he came up again on the 20th and spent the night at Paku, from whence he visited Puak; the Government pony, from here, was lent to him for the journey.
A gardener, called Hiew Man, was found dead in his house at Singghi; as the body had a few marks on it, it was taken to Busan where Dr. Wellington viewed it, giving it as his opinion that death was due to natural causes.
Six Malay carpenters arrived on the 7th instant to do repairs required to Court House roof and floor; these men went down to Kuching to spend Hari Raya but returned again on the 19th.
I left for Kuching on the 8th returning on the 13th.
Mr. Crocker went to Kuching on the 16th to relieve the Resident 2nd Class; he returned here on the 29th instant.
I regret to have to report that trade is very bad in this district consequent upon the continual illicit sale of pepper from the gardens: this pepper should be brought in to the traders who have advanced provisions during the year on it from the many cases which have been before me I should estimate that quite one third of the pepper crop has been illicitly sold; the gardeners, of course, abscond after selling the pepper and the garden is left to be again provisioned by the trader (if he is not already bankrupt) or to go out of cultivation, unless some very strict regulations are made us to the buying and selling of pepper before next crop is ripe. The majority of gardens will have to be closed as there will be no further provisions forthcoming.
E. R. STILWELL,
Resident.
SIMANGGANG.
November, 1906.
The chief event of the month is the meeting of the Ula Ai rebels Ngumbang, Bantin, Ugil and their followers-some thirty men with Mr. O. Lang at Guntor's house, S. Rakut, on November 19th.
Mr. O. Lang wrote me on November 21st that Gantor brought a message stating that Ngumbang, ete; were at Rakut and wished to meet the Native Officer Abang Haji Bua Hassan if he would come up to see them. As the Abang Haji was at Simanggang for the Hari Raya festivities. Mr. O. Lang himself went up with Pensioner Dagang, Corporal Latep, and two L. Antu Fortmen. The meeting took place in Guntor's house.. The rebels stated that they wished to "come in:" "they were tired of taking heads, and of being enemies of the Government, and moreover, their supplies were failing them."
They sent tokens that they were in earnest, and desired to meet me and Mr. Baring-Gould later on. It was further stated that if these people "came in," "all the Rejang Dynks would come in too." I have asked for an explanation of the last sentence and am informed that by the Rejang Dyaks" is meant those Kanowit (uln) people who are in the ulu B. Lupar, or else-where, still in arms.
I have sent word, through Mr. Lang, that I shall be at L. Antu on December 18th with Mr. Baring-Gould, when I shall be prepared to meet them and hear what they have to say. Mr. Lang delivered my message and they have left for their homes with memoranda (tamuku tali) of how many days must elapse before the meeting.
On November 22nd Mr. Lang sent me a despatch stating that two Dyaks from Kantu-they were formerly Sarawak subjects had been sent over from the other side with the alarming news that Apai Beti and other tuai were in the Netherlands India territory with a force of two thousand five hundred men with which they intended to attack Jawi's house in ulu Kumpang (Sarawak); and, further, that Apai Beti had asked for Ngumbang's assistance but that he had refused to assist!
As Ngumbang, Bantin, etc; were still at a hut near Gantor's house and in communication with Mr. Lang about "coming in" and had said nothing about a force of Ulu Ai being out. I could not credit. the story from the other side-it would have been too great an act of trenchery even for Ngumbang I therefore informed Mr Lang that I considered the news to be quite false, but that he would be right to warn the Kumpang people to be on the alert.
I may say that I am indignant at the constant succession of false reports about large armies of the rebels being cut to attack various places in Sarawak territory. These stories have now been going on for months and no attacks have been made since the rebels were repulsed on May 16th at P. Sumpit's hut in Lower Lemanak. There is such a thing as calling "Wolf, Wolf" too often, and wearing people out. There is also a pennity, well-known to Dyaks, for spreading what are called "False Reports."
Towards the end of November a party of twelve Dyaks were sent here by the Controleur of Smitan, they having been expelled from the Upper Kapuas by order.
I presume these Dyaks (as is their custom) have been exploiting the Upper Kapuas Natives and that it became necessary to clear them out and forbid Dyaks to live there. However, these Dyaks do not appear to have eventually benefited themselves to any extent as there were not two dollars among the party, and some had been (they said) nearly twenty years in the Upper Kapuas! Only two of these men belong to the 2nd Division, the rest were all from the Rejang, so that it was necessary to give them a free passage and food to their own country.
Three Government boats (bong) were sent up to Lubok Antu on November 1st with twelve prisoners, in addition to the relief guard, in order that some cattle might be brought down to Sinnggang. The boats with six head of cattle returned on the 4th.
Mr. Parnell left Simanggang to return to Kuching after completing his Audit on November 2nd, but was unable to get away from Lingga ns the s. s. Alice Lorraine was delayed in coming until November 11th.
The Pengkalan Marup murder case was referred to His Highness The Rajah Muda with certain recommendations on the part of those who were engaged in hearing it.
On the 6th two Saratok Malays were brought over from Saratok, Kalaka, where they were arrested for the murder and robbery of the Chinese trader Kang Ah Chin. This murder is known as the S. Sedio (Saratok) murder. The trial is proceeding.
A Skarang Dyak woman committed suicide by strangling banging) herself in the house with a noose of bark (pua). It is said that she had for some time been suffering in health; she also had quarrelled with her daughter in whose empty room she committed the rash act.
On the 9th, whilst the surface of the treacherous B. Lupar river was guite calm and at about this. ebb, a boat containing nine Dyaks put off near S, Bijat to cross to the other side and about half way over a sudden squall knocked up an unusually bad succession of lelangan (small broken waves) which soon swamped the boat and threw the ocenpants into the water, drowning one woman; Grugu, son-in-law of the late Sari (who was the son of "Orang Kaya" Gasing of Simanggang-well-known in the early sixties succeeded in rescuing the rest of the party.
The Pusa Clerk reports two deaths from drowning in the Suribas, both were Malay women, and both accidents are really to be attributed to the boats Incking sufficient free board.
The Simanggang Malays kept their Hari Raya Feast on the 19th. There was the usual concourse of people at Fort Alice after the salute of 14 guns had been fired. From November 13th to 19th one bull and five bullocks from the Government herd at Lubok Antu were sold to the Malays of Lingga, Gran and Stero, and Simanggang; these beasts were not large and averaged about $26 a head.
On the 21st Mr. Baring-Gould left for the Saribas and Kalaka. He took the route up the Rembas river to Debak in order to examine the planting work said to have been done by Mohanat laki Jelinh at Tg. Tai-upon which I will report to Your Highness later on. He then went overland to the Melupar (a branch of the Krian) and on to Saratok where he has instructions to examine several witnesses in connection with the Sedio murder case.
The prisoners (averaging 32) were engaged chiefly on the new ditches, and on entting lalang grass in the Palm oil Plantations; the weather was fairly dry throughout the month.
I have nothing further to report to Your Highness for November.
D. J. S. BAILEY,
Resident.
MATANG ESTATE.
November, 1906.
Crops gathered during the month were 30 piculs parchment and 243 lbs made tea.
During the month 15 piculs clean coffee and 870 lbs tea were despatched to the Borneo Company Limited.
Coolies have been employed as usual in gathering crops, clearing out drains, repairing roads und weeding.
Coolies have been paid for October on the 2nd instant by Mr. Grove as usual.
J. M. GOMEZ, Manager.
LIMBANG.
November.
The Arrack and Gambling Farms for 1907 for the Limbang. Brooketon and Lawas districts were sold on the 1st of the month with the following result—
Limbang, $240 per month, an increase of $90. per month; Brooketon $400 per month a decrease of $40 per month; Lawas, $190 per month, a decrease of $10 per month; as regards the Lawas farm there is in reality an increase as, the tender for 1907 is only for the Arrack and Gambling as above stated, whereas the present one included the Opium Farm for the district and for which three farms $200 was given; this will give some idea of what a profit the present farmer must have made on his opium when others can afford to give only $10 less for the other As the Opium Farm for Lawas will next two farms year be included in that of the whole territory, he now obtains it for nothing, to the loss of the station.
Very much higher tenders than the above could Hai" had been included; owing, however, to Bruneis have been received if the lottery known as "Wah being quite unable to restrain themselves over putting money into this lottery and its consequently Sleading to theft, swindling and such like crimes, I deemed it adviseable not to include it in this agreement.
In the Court, amongst others was one case of a dispute as regards division of property by the heirs of Haji Suleiman of Ulak. In this the wife of deceased was accused of retaining a large portion of the cash, said to be six hundred dollars; the existence of the amount could not however be proved, although two hundred and fifty dollars were accounted for it finally transpired in the case that Orang Kaya Binjai, who had the authority to divide the estate, had allowed one Marali to take fifty dollars of the money before the proper division was made, and both were fined by the Court; a final order was made that all the money, two hundred and fifty dollars, was to be handed over together with all the other goods to the Native Court where it will be divided.
Two Chinese were fined fifty dollars each for remaining in Bisaya houses after the expiration of the Government order to that effect.
On the 12th Mr. Ward went up the Labai to visit the Dyak houses and look into matters requiring attention.
On the 9th I left for Trusan, returning on the 16th, and on the 22nd went to Lawas returning again on the 27th, and on the 30th left for Brooketon.
The Trade Returns for the month are as follows.
| Coasting Imports | $3,282 | Exports | $6,851 |
| Foreign Imports„ | 5,167 | Exports„ | 2,855 |
The Rainfall for the month was 9.04 inches which fell on seventeen days, 2.44 inches being the heaviest fall in any twenty-four hours.
O. F. RICKETTS,
Resident.
BINTULU.
November, 1906.
Court. — There have been a good many cases before the Debt Court, mostly for small sums. In Police Court there have been few cases.
Sandi and Garim were sentenced to six months imprisonment for theft of jelutong. Rinkoi 3 months for breach of contract.
There being small-pox at Tatau, that river was quarantined. On the 3rd three men were fined $5 each for coming in from Tatan against orders.
The Penghulus from up-river report all quiet. A Dyak named Rikan, who came in from Baram on the 20th, was fined $12 for making false statements to the Resident there, in that I had granted him permission to take to Baram one Layam and family.
The prisoners have been employed during the month in repairing bridges and in building a new one across the stream in front of the fort, and in repairing the Government boats.
The weather has been we but the ses fairly smooth.
The 18th being Rayah a large number of people came up to pay respects; they seemed anxious to have the usual regatta, etc. at the New Year, so a meeting to consult about it was arranged.
There is a large amount of jelutong and rattans in the bazaar.
Imports amounted to $3,888 and Exports to $2,280.
The s. s. Sarawak called in on the 8th.
E. A. W. COX,
Resident
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The Sarawak Trading Company.
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| Large Codd® per dozen |
Splits. per dozen | ||
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| Ginger Ale | ... | 65 cents„ | 45 cents„ |
| Ginger Beer | ... | 65 cents„ | 45 cents„ |
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| Tonic | ... | 65 cents„ | 40 cents„ |
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| Lemon Squash | ... | 65 cents„ | 45 cents„ |
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12 lb Three Castles Tobacco 30 cents„ per„ tin„.
Three„ Castles„ Cigarettes 50 cents„ per„ tin„.
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May Blossom Cigarettes 5 cents per tin.
State Express Cigarettes„ 55 cents per tin.
Capstan N. C. Cigarettes Med. 87 cents per tin.
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Pine Primrose per case of 20 bars $2.80.
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TAN BOON SIEW,
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Notice.
WE, the undersigned Chop Seng Hak (late Teo Sjang Kow) Dealers and Contractors to the Sarawak Government, hereby give notice that, in as much as CHIN KEE has ceased to be in our cumploy as Manager as from the 26th November 1906, we will not be in any way responsible from the above date for any dealings which the said CHIN KEE may have with any persons whatsoever, nor will we be responsible for any debts contracted by the aforesaid Chin Kee.
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Kuching,
12th December, 1906.
PASSENGERS.
Arrivals.
Per s. s. Kuching:— From Singapore, 6th December, Messrs. R. Pawle, A. C. Vivian and the Rev. J. Oss.
Per s. s. Sarawak:— From Muka, 6th December, Miss Dobson.
Per s. s. Rajah of Sarawak:— From Singapore, 13th December, Mr. G. Malcolm.
Per s. s. Adeh:— From Limbang and Brooketon. 22nd December, Mr. and Mrs. T. Nicoll and Mr. G. Dalton.
Per s. s. Rajah of Sarawak:— From Singapore, 28th December. Dr. A. J. G. Barker, Dr. Bruce Low, Dr. Schlechter, Messrs. J. S. Geikie, J. H. Johnston, H. la Chard and Miss Hastie.
Per p. s. Adeh:—From Sibu, 29th December, Rev. Father Halder.
Per p. s. Kaka:—From Sadong, 30th December. Mr. P. Stewart.
Depatures.
Per p. s. Kuching:—For Singapore, 11th December, Miss Dobson, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Butler.
Per p. s. Kaka:—For Brooketon, and Limbang, 16th December, Mr. G. Dalton.
Per s. s. Rajah of Sarawak:— For Singapore, 18th December, Messrs. Malcolm and J. H. Johnston.
Per s. s. Sarawak:—For Sibu, 19th December, Mr. V. Harington and the Revd. J. Oss.
Per s. s. Kuching:—For Singapore, 26th December, Mr. and Mrs. T. Nicoll.
Per p. s. Kaka:—For Sadong, 20th December, Mr. P Stewart.
SHIPPING.
Arrivals
| Drc | Vessel's Name | Flag. and Rig. | Tons. | Captains or Nakodas | From. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sri Marian | Sar. sch. | 80 | Jahar | Rejang |
| 3 | Putri Dungun | Sar.„ sch.„ | 52 | Ledi | Daro |
| 3 | Kim Seng Guan | Sar.„ sch.„ | 73 | Sait | Sadong |
| 6 | Kuching | Sar.„ str. | 903 | Waddell | Singapore |
| 6 | Sarawak | Sar.„ str.„ | 46 | Hj. Mat | Muka |
| 7 | Kian Moh | Sar.„ sch. | 66 | Dugong | Oya |
| 8 | Kim Chin Soon | Sar.„ sch.„ | 59 | Hj. Sa.at | Muka |
| 8 | Banjar Ron | Sar.„ sch.„ | 57 | Wan Seman | Sadong |
| 8 | Kim Chin Leong | Sar.„ sch.„ | 61 | Hj. Sait | Oya |
| 10 | Sin Sian Ann | Sar.„ sch.„ | 59 | Gani | Oya„ |
| 10 | Soon Seng Watt | Sar.„ sch.„ | 71 | A. Yaman | Sadong |
| 10 | Kim Chin Teck | Sar.„ sch.„ | 51 | Hj. Taha | Muka |
| 11 | Adeh | Sar.„ str. | 189 | Jeman | Sibu |
| 12 | Kim Seng Guan | Sar.„ mch. | 73 | Sait | Sadong |
| 13 | Rajah of Sarawak | Sar.„ str. | 892 | Moxon | Singapore |
| 17 | Sarawak | Sar.„ str.„ | 46 | Hj. Mat | Bintulu |
| 17 | Lorna Doona | Sar.„ sch. | 180 | Hj. Amin | Sadong |
| 20 | Kuching | Sar.„ str. | 968 | Waddell | Singapore |
| 22 | Kaka | Sar.„ str.„ | 222 | Bandong | Limbang |
| 24 | Banjar Ros | Sar.„ sch. | 222 | Bandong | Limbang |
| 24 | Sri Mariam | Sar.„ sch.„ | 80 | Jahar | Rejang |
| 24 | Soon Seng Watt | Sar.„ sch.„ | 71 | A. Yaman | Sadong |
| 24 | Kim Seng Guan | Sar.„ sch.„ | 73 | Sait | Sadong„ |
| 26 | Sarawak | Sar.„ str. | 46 | Hj. Mat | Bintulu |
| 26 | Rajah of Sarawak | Sar.„ str.„ | 892 | Moxon | Singapore |
| 29 | Adeh | Sar.„ str.„ | 189 | Jeman | Sibu |
| 30 | Kaka | Sar.„ str.„ | 222 | Bandong | Sadong |
| 31 | Kim Seng Guan | Sar.„ sch. | 73 | Sait | Sadong„ |
Departures
| Drc | Vessel's Name | Flag. and Rig. | Tons. | Captains or Nacodas | For. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaka | Sar. str. | 222 | Banding | Limbang |
| 3 | Adeh | Sar.„ str.„ | 180 | Jeman | Sibu |
| 3 | Soon Seng Watt | Sar.„ sch. | 71 | A. Yaman | Sadong |
| 3 | Rajah of Sarawak | Sar.„ str. | 893 | Moxon | Singapore |
| 5 | Sri Marion | Sar.„ sch. | 80 | Jahar | Rejang |
| 8 | Kim Seng Guan | Sar.„ sch.„ | 73 | Sait | Sadong |
| 8 | Lorna Doone | Sar.„ sch.„ | 180 | Hj. Amin | Sadong„ |
| 9 | Sarawak | Sar.„ str. | 46 | Hj. A. Mat | Bintulu |
| 10 | Putri Dungun | Sar.„ sch. | 52 | Deli | Daro |
| 11 | Kuching | Sar.„ str. | 903 | Waddell | Singapore |
| 14 | Soon Seng Watt | Sar.„ sch. | 71 | A. Yaman | Singapore„ |
| 14 | Banjar Ros | Sar.„ sch.„ | 57 | Wan Seman | Singapore„ |
| 15 | Kim Seng Guan | Sar.„ sch.„ | 73 | Sait | Singapore„ |
| 16 | Kaka | Sar.„ str. | 222 | Bandong | Limbang |
| 18 | Rajah of Sarawak | Sar.„ str.„ | 892 | Moxon | Singapore |
| 19 | Sarawak | Sar.„ str.„ | 46 | Hj. A. Mat | Rejang |
| 23 | Adeh | Sar.„ str.„ | 180 | Jeman | Sibu |
| 24 | Keng Guan Seng | C. Junk | 50 | Liam Jik | Siam |
| 26 | Kim Seng Guan | Sar. sch. | 73 | Sait | Sadong |
| 26 | Soon Seng Watt | Sar.„ sch.„ | 71 | A. Yaman | Sadong„ |
| 26 | Kuching | Sar.„ str. | 903 | Waddell | Singapore |
| 29 | Kaka | Sar.„ str.„ | 222 | Bandong | Sadong |
Kuching, Foreign Trade Returns for the month of Nov, 1906.
| Imports. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Articles | Quantity. | Value. | ||||
| Aěrated Water | ... | ... | cases | 205 | $ 2,020 | |
| Ammunition | ... | ... | ... | 66 | ||
| Arrack etc. | ... | ... | ... | 2,550 | ||
| Biscuits | ... | ... | ... | 4,534 | ||
| Blachan | ... | ... | piculs | 7 | 70 | |
| Blankets | ... | ... | ... | 360 | ||
| Beads | ... | ... | ... | 30 | ||
| Brass & Copper-ware | ... | ... | ... | 958 | ||
| Boots & Shoes | ... | ... | ... | 556 | ||
| Butter & Cheese | ... | ... | ... | 319 | ||
| Candles | ... | ... | ... | 451 | ||
| Canvas | ... | ... | ... | 454 | ||
| Cement | ... | ... | casks | ... | 485 | 2,110 |
| Clocks and Watches | ... | ... | ... | 580 | ||
| Cloth | ||||||
| Cotton | ... | ... | ... | 41,258 | ||
| Silk | ... | ... | ... | 1,347 | ||
| Wollen | ... | ... | ... | 50 | ||
| Clothing | ... | ... | ... | 50 | ||
| Cotton | ... | ... | ... | 14,172 | ||
| Silk | ... | ... | ... | 610 | ||
| Coke | ... | ... | tons | ... | 10 | 180 |
| Cocoanuts | ... | ... | No. | ... | 12,200 | 387 |
| Coffee | ||||||
| Liberian etc | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 54 | 1,113 |
| in tins | ... | ... | ... | 119 | ||
| Coprah | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 107 | 856 |
| Cotton Seed | ... | ... | ... | 602 | ||
| Crackery & Glass-ware | ... | ... | ... | 4,277 | ||
| Curry Stuffs & Sauce etc. | ... | ... | ... | 1,608 | ||
| Damar | ... | ... | ... | 257 | ||
| Drugs and Chemicals | ... | ... | ... | 4,566 | ||
| Eggs (salted) | ... | ... | No. | ... | 63,550 | 1,286 |
| Exports Returned to Shippers | ... | ... | ... | 65 | ||
| Firearms | ... | ... | ... | 220 | ||
| Fireworks | ... | ... | ... | 1,213 | ||
| Fish Fresh | 500 | |||||
| Dried | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 316 | 7,272 |
| Salted | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 211 | 3,212 |
| In tins | ... | ... | ... | 1,207 | ||
| Flour | ... | ... | bags | 2,360 | 4,783 | |
| Fruit | 500 | |||||
| Fresh | ... | ... | ... | 2,301 | ||
| Dried | ... | ... | ... | 1,941 | ||
| In tins | ... | ... | ... | 806 | ||
| Furniture | ... | ... | ... | 278 | ||
| Ghee | ... | ... | piculs | 13 | 695 | |
| Grains | ||||||
| Beans and peas | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 674 | 4,135 |
| Padi | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 425 | 896 |
| Rice | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 24,907 | 95,876 |
| Other Sorts | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 934 | 1,905 |
| Gummes new | ... | ... | bales | 53 | 5,440 | |
| Do old | ... | ... | bundles | ... | 93 | 1,636 |
| Hams and Bacons | ... | ... | ... | 102 | ||
| Hats | ... | ... | ... | 689 | ||
| Iron-ware | ... | ... | ... | 6,491 | ||
| Jars | ... | ... | No. | ... | 11 | 600 |
| Jewellery | ... | ... | ... | 700 | ||
| Joss sticks and Papers | ... | ... | ... | 1,915 | ||
| Kerosine Oil | ... | ... | cases | ... | 5,84012 | 13,840 |
| Lard | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 162 | 3,247 |
| Lamps | ... | ... | ... | 1,243 | ||
| Leather | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 17 | 1,165 |
| Live Stock | ||||||
| Cattle | ... | ... | head | 32 | 1,501 | |
| Poultry | ... | ... | No. | 600 | 301 | |
| Swine | ... | ... | head | 147 | 3,450 | |
| Machinery | ... | ... | ... | 14,326 | ||
| Mats | ... | ... | ... | 1,423 | ||
| Matches | ... | ... | cases | ... | 331 | 2,676 |
| Maccaroni & Vermicelli | ... | ... | ... | 1,629 | ||
| Milk Condensed | ... | ... | cases | ... | 331 | 2,676 |
| Oils | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 329 | 5,164 |
| Opium raw | ... | ... | chesta | ... | 20 | 19,500 |
| Paint, Varnish & Tar | ... | ... | ... | 2,301 | ||
| Papers | ... | ... | ... | 2,332 | ||
| Provisions Sundry | ... | ... | ... | 1,820 | ||
| Prawns | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 9 | 261 |
| Prawns Refuse | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 16,860 | |
| Rubber Seeds | ... | ... | ... | 2,050 | ||
| Carry forward | ... | ... | $ 328,732 | |||
| Imports. —(Continued) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Articles | Quantity. | Value. | ||||
| Brought forward | $ 328,732 | |||||
| Rickshaws | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ||
| Rope | ||||||
| Coir | ... | ... | coils | 139 | 1,881 | |
| Manila | ... | ... | coils | 15 | 485 | |
| Wire | ... | ... | coils | 2 | 584 | |
| Salt | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 58512 | 1,116 |
| Soap | ... | ... | ... | 1,286 | ||
| Stationery and Books | ... | ... | ... | 1,249 | ||
| Straw hats (Chinese) | ... | ... | ... | 89 | ||
| Straw Shoes (Chinese) | ... | ... | ... | 102 | ||
| Sugar | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 1,492 | 9,434 |
| Sundries | ... | ... | ... | 2,557 | ||
| Tea in bundles | ... | ... | boxes | ... | 289 | 2,664 |
| Tea in Tins | ... | ... | ... | 199 | ||
| Timber | ... | ... | ... | 2,117 | ||
| Twine and Thread | ... | ... | ... | 2,496 | ||
| Tobacco | ||||||
| in tins Cigars & Cigarettes | ... | ... | ... | 13,538 | ||
| Chinese | ... | ... | cases | ... | 17534 | 6,328 |
| Bad or Pepper | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 2 | 60 |
| Treasure | ... | ... | ... | 35,365 | ||
| Trepang | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 2 | 60 |
| Tuba | ... | ... | ... | 1,640 | ||
| Vegetables | ||||||
| Fresh | ... | ... | ... | 2,290 | ||
| Salted | ... | ... | ... | 4,015 | ||
| In tins | ... | ... | ... | 94 | ||
| Wayang Effects | ... | ... | ... | 1,000 | ||
| Wines and spirits | ... | ... | ... | 13,735 | ||
| Zinc | ... | ... | ... | 2,017 | ||
| Total Value | ... | ... | $457,377 | |||
| Brought forward | ... | ... | 4,151,321 | |||
| Total Value to Date | ... | ... | 4,608,698 | |||
| 1905 | ... | ... | $5,340,950 | |||
| Exports. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Articles | Quantity. | Value. | ||||
| Antimony | ... | ... | tons | 75 | $4,076 | |
| Ant-eater skins | ... | ... | picul | 12 | 22 | |
| Betel-nuts | ... | ... | piculs | 31312 | 2,225 | |
| Bee-wax | ... | ... | piculs | 912 | 460 | |
| Bird-nests | ... | ... | piculs | 412 | 1,460 | |
| Bird-nests refuse | ... | ... | ... | 16 | ||
| Blachan | ... | ... | picul | ... | 12 | 5 |
| Brass-ware | ... | ... | ... | 100 | ||
| Camphor refuse | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ||
| Cattle | ... | ... | head | ... | 1 | 21 |
| Cloth | ... | ... | ... | 151 | ||
| Coffee (Liberian) | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 75 | 960 |
| Coprah | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 55 | 550 |
| Crockery-ware | ... | ... | ... | 29 | ||
| Cutch | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 2,4771 | 12,683 |
| Damar | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 1,09614 | 2,277 |
| Empties | ... | ... | ... | 1,739 | ||
| Fish | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 13834 | 2,261 |
| Gambier | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 1,517 | 9,254 |
| Garru-wood | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 114 | 6 |
| Gold | ... | ... | ozs. | ... | 5,313 | 135,800 |
| Gutta jangkar | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 25514 | 4,130 |
| Gutta refuse | ... | ... | ... | 183 | ||
| Gutta Jelotong | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 5,04812 | 22,718 |
| do percha | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 25034 | 937 |
| Hides | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 3214 | 760 |
| Imports Returned to Shippers | ... | ... | ... | 3,165 | ||
| India Rubber | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 25034 | 30,598 |
| Iron-ware | ... | ... | ... | 395 | ||
| Kerosine Oil | ... | ... | cases | ... | 33 | 86 |
| Mats | ... | ... | ... | 286 | ||
| Oils | ... | ... | picul | ... | 1 | 16 |
| Pearl sago | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 2 | 7 |
| Pepper (white) | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 6,788 | 173,095 |
| Do (black) | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 72914 | 12,580 |
| Prawns (dried) | ... | ... | picul | ... | 14 | 2 |
| Rattans No. 1 sega etc. | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 513 | 5,386 |
| Rattans No. 2 termoi etc. | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 1,14114 | 3,153 |
| Rice | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 190 | 856 |
| Sago flour | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 20,040 | 52,726 |
| Salt | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 112 | 3 |
| Sugar | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 5 | 35 |
| Sundries | ... | ... | ... | 551 | ||
| Carried forward | ... | ... | $485,811 | |||
| Export—(Continued.) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Articles | Quantity. | Value. | ||||
| Brought forward | ... | $485,811 | ||||
| Timber (manufactured) | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Trepang | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 3 | 100 |
| Vegetable tailow | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 114 | 15 |
| Zinc | ... | ... | ... | 484 | ||
| Total Value | ... | ... | $486,413 | |||
| Brought forward | ... | ... | 5,687,786 | |||
| Total Value to Date | ... | ... | 6,174,149 | |||
| 1905 | ... | ... | $6,933,565 | |||
SARAWAK MUSEUM
Observations taken Daily at 8 a.m. December, 1906.
| Date. | Temperature. | Rainfall in 24 hours. |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum. | Minimum. | |||
| 1 | 86.5 | 75.2 | 0.86 | |
| 2 | 86.4 | 74.0 | 0.88 | |
| 3 | 83.7 | 73.3 | 2.24 | |
| 4 | 82.6 | 74.1 | 0.02 | |
| 5 | 82.4 | 78.8 | ._ | |
| 6 | 83.8 | 73.6 | 0.68 | |
| 7 | 84.8 | 76.0 | 0.93 | |
| 8 | 80.2 | 74.0 | 0.38 | |
| 9 | 81.2 | 73.8 | 0.35 | |
| 10 | 82.6 | 74.2 | ._ | |
| 11 | 82.8 | 75.0 | 0.84 | |
| 12 | 80.4 | 78.7 | 1.03 | Rainfall 14.79 inches |
| 13 | 82.4 | 74.8 | 0.12 | |
| 14 | 83.5 | 73.4 | 0.49 | |
| 15 | 82.7 | 74.6 | ._ | |
| 16 | 83.6 | 74.2 | 0.45 | |
| 17 | 83.3 | 74.6 | 0.09 | |
| 18 | 82.3 | 78.6 | 0.32 | |
| 19 | 83.4 | 73.2 | 0.09 | |
| 20 | 83.2 | 74.2 | 0.70 | |
| 21 | 83.3 | 74.7 | 0.01 | |
| 22 | 80.7 | 73.4 | 0.23 | |
| 23 | 85.2 | 74.8 | 0.08 | |
| 24 | 85.6 | 73.8 | 0.65 | |
| 25 | 83.5 | 78.6 | 0.21 | |
| 26 | 88.6 | 73.4 | 2.25 | |
| 27 | 83.9 | 73.5 | 0.05 | |
| 28 | 81.7 | 73.3 | 0.63 | |
| 29 | 82.0 | 74.0 | 0.07 | |
| 30 | 83.2 | 78.4 | 0.60 | |
| 31 | 82.7 | 74.0 | 0.01 | |
Kuching, Coasting Trade Returns for the month of Nov, 1906.
| Imports. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Articles | Quantity. | Value. | ||||
| Coal | ... | ... | tons | 705 | $ 5,777 | |
| Damar | ... | ... | piculs | 84 | 448 | |
| Gutta Jangkar | ... | ... | piculs | 145 | 1,585 | |
| Gutta Jelotong | ... | ... | piculs | 4,366 | 1,8576 | |
| Gutta Percha | ... | ... | piculs | 3712 | 4,284 | |
| India Rubber | ... | ... | piculs | 23512 | 22,590 | |
| Prawn Refuse | ... | ... | piculs | 4 | 14 | |
| Pepper (white) | ... | ... | piculs | 470 | 11,570 | |
| Pepperdo (black) | ... | ... | piculs | 11812 | 1,796 | |
| Rattans No. 1 sega etc. | ... | ... | piculs | 94412 | 8,590 | |
| RattansDo No. 2 temoi etc. | ... | ... | piculs | 88912 | 2,298 | |
| Rice | ... | ... | piculs | 26 | 115 | |
| Sago flour | ... | ... | piculs | 1,093 | 3,080 | |
| PepperDo raw | ... | ... | t'pins | 32,060 | 16,030 | |
| Sundries | ... | ... | ... | 11,625 | ||
| Treasure | ... | ... | ... | 11,924 | ||
| Total Value | ... | ... | $ 120,302 | |||
| Brought forward | ... | ... | $ 1,699,674 | |||
| Total Value to Date | ... | ... | $ 1,819,976 | |||
| ... | 1905 | ... | $ 1,850,782 | |||
| Exports. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Articles | Quantity. | Value. | ||||
| Brass-ware | ... | ... | $ 207 | |||
| Iron-ware | ... | ... | 1,919 | |||
| Jars | ... | ... | No. | 36 | 690 | |
| Oil Kerosine | ... | ... | cases | 1,213 | 3,136 | |
| Opium | ... | ... | ... | 4,350 | ||
| Rice | ... | ... | piculs | ... | 6,78114 | 32,566 |
| Sundries | ... | ... | ... | 57,219 | ||
| Treasure | ... | ... | ... | 5,100 | ||
| Total Value | ... | ... | $ 105,187 | |||
| Brought forward | ... | ... | $ 1,274,745 | |||
| Total Value to Date | ... | ... | $ 1,379,932 | |||
| ... | 1905 | ... | $ 1,393,939 | |||
C.C. ROBISON,
Registrar of Trade.
| Date. | Name or Vessel. | Name of Captain. | Where From. |
Chiense. | Natives of India. |
Other Asiatics. |
Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | ||||||
| 1906. | |||||||||||
| Nov. | 1 | S. S. Rajah of Sarawak | E.T.Moxon | Singapore | 60 | ... | 9 | 1 | 14 | ... | 84 |
| Nov.„ | 8 | S. S. Kuching | W. Waddell | Singapore„ | 82 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 88 |
| Nov.„ | 9 | P. S. Adeh | Jeman | Brooketon | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 9 |
| Nov.„ | 15 | S. S. Rajah of Sarawak | E.T.Moxon | Singapore | 66 | ... | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | 78 |
| Nov.„ | 22 | S. S. Kuching | W. Waddell | Singapore„ | 52 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 58 |
| Nov.„ | 22 | Boat | Drahim | P. Panjang | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 |
| Nov.„ | 26 | P. S. Adeh | Jeman | Brooketon | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 5 |
| Nov.„ | 27 | Boat | Mazien | P. Serasan | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Nov.„ | 29 | S. S. Rajah of Sarawak | E.T.Moxon | Singapore | 134 | 2 | 3 | ... | 4 | 5 | 148 |
| 395 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 47 | 6 | 474 | |||||
| Date. | Name or Vessel. | Name of Captain. | Where From. |
Chiense. | Natives of India. |
Other Asiatics. |
Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | ||||||
| 1906. | |||||||||||
| Nov. | 1 | P. S. Adeh | Jeman | Brooketon | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Nov.„ | 6 | S. S. Rajah of Sarawak | E.T.Moxon | Singapore | 147 | 1 | 4 | ... | 29 | 1 | 182 |
| Nov.„ | 13 | S. S. Kuching | W. Waddell | Singapore„ | 166 | 4 | 12 | ... | 2 | ... | 184 |
| Nov.„ | 15 | Pinnace | Sitam | P.S'rassan | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 |
| Nov.„ | 20 | S. S. Rajah of Sarawak | E.T.Moxon | Singapore | 170 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 174 |
| Nov.„ | 27 | S. S. Kuching | W. Waddell | Singapore„ | 100 | ... | 4 | ... | 6 | ... | 110 |
| 586 | 6 | 21 | ... | 44 | 1 | 658 | |||||
C. C. ROBISON.
THE "SARAWAK GAZETTE"
ALMANAC.
JANUARY, 1907.
| English | Chinese | Mo'dan | Moon's Phases Etc. 7th Last quarter .svg){kind=icon} 14th New moon  21st First quarter .svg){kind=small} 23th Full moon  |
High water at Kuching. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week. | Month. | Moons. | Dates. | Months. | Dates. | A. M. | P. M. | |||
| h. | m. | h. | m. | |||||||
| Tu | 1 | 11 | 17 | Zil Ka aedah. | 16 | .............................. | 6 | 10 | 6 | 27 |
| W | 2 | 18 | 17 | .............................. | 6 | 45 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Th | 8 | 19 | 18 | .............................. | 7 | 20 | 7 | 38 | ||
| F | 4 | 20 | 19 | .............................. | 7 | 56 | 8 | 13 | ||
| S | 5 | 21 | 20 | .............................. | 8 | 32 | 8 | 51 | ||
| S | 6 | 22 | 21 | Epiphany | 9 | 12 | 9 | 33 | ||
| M | 7 | 23 | 22 | .............................. | 9 | 57 | 10 | 23 | ||
| T | 8 | 24 | Anno Hijra 1324. | 23 | .............................. | 10 | 50 | 11 | 21 | |
| W | 9 | 25 | 24 | .............................. | 11 | 52 | — | |||
| Th | 10 | 26 | 25 | .............................. | 0 | 25 | 1 | 3 | ||
| F | 11 | 27 | 26 | .............................. | 1 | 39 | 2 | 15 | ||
| S | 12 | 28 | 27 | .............................. | 2 | 50 | 3 | 23 | ||
| S | 13 | 29 | 28 | I. Sun. after Epiphany | 3 | 54 | 4 | 21 | ||
| M | 14 | 12 | 1 | 29 | .............................. | 4 | 48 | 5 | 15 | |
| Tu | 15 | 2 | 30 | .............................. | 5 | 41 | 6 | 6 | ||
| W | 16 | 3 | Zil Hayjah. | 1 | .............................. | 6 | 31 | 6 | 55 | |
| Th | 17 | 4 | 2 | Death of Admiral | 7 | 18 | 7 | 41 | ||
| F | 18 | 5 | 3 | Sir Henry Keppel, 1901 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 26 | ||
| S | 19 | 6 | 4 | .............................. | 8 | 47 | 9 | 7 | ||
| S | 20 | 7 | 5 | H. Sun. after Epiphany | 9 | 29 | 9 | 52 | ||
| M | 21 | 8 | 6 | Great fire at Kuching, 1884 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 37 | ||
| Tu | 22 | 9 | 7 | Queen Victoria died, 1901. | 11 | 2 | 11 | 29 | ||
| W | 23 | 10 | 8 | Accession of King Edward VII. | 11 | 58 | — | |||
| Th | 24 | 11 | 9 | .............................. | 0 | 81 | 1 | 9 | ||
| F | 25 | 12 | 10 | HARI RAYA HAJI. | 1 | 47 | 2 | 22 | ||
| S | 26 | 13 | 11 | .............................. | 2 | 55 | 9 | 26 | ||
| S | 27 | 14 | 12 | Septungesina Sunday | 3 | 55 | 4 | 19 | ||
| M | 28 | 15 | 18 | .............................. | 4 | 41 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Tu | 29 | 16 | 14 | Tai Puanm | 5 | 21 | 5 | 89 | ||
| W | 30 | 17 | 15 | .............................. | 5 | 57 | 6 | 13 | ||
| Th | 31 | 18 | 16 | .............................. | 6 | 29 | 6 | 46 | ||
METEOROLOGICAL READINGS.
Kuching Observatory.
Observations Taken Daily at 8 a.m. December, 1906.
| TEMPERATURE. | Remarks at 8 a.m. | Sunshine in 24 hours. | Rainfall in 24 hours. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date. | Barometer. | Maximum. | Minimum. | Dry Bulb. | Wet Bulb. | Wet Minimum. | Thermometer in the sun. | |||
| hrs. min. | ||||||||||
| 1 | 30.00 | 88.4 | 74.1 | 75.8 | 75.3 | 74.0 | 154.8 | Dull | 3.00 | 1.24 |
| 2 | 30.01 | 87.7 | 72.9 | 76.6 | 75.5 | 72.3 | 148.1 | Dulldo | 2.10 | 1.14 |
| 3 | 29.99 | 88.1 | 71.9 | 75.1 | 74.1 | 71.5 | 164.8 | Dulldo | 3.30 | 2.78 |
| 4 | 30.01 | 85.7 | 73.8 | 75.1 | 74.1 | 73.3 | 147.5 | Dulldo | 4.20 | 0.02 |
| 5 | 29.98 | 85.8 | 73.7 | 76.3 | 74.9 | 73.3 | 143.0 | Fine | 5.20 | — |
| 6 | 29.97 | 88.4 | 72.5 | 76.1 | 75.0 | 72.3 | 158.8 | Dull | 7.10 | 0.81 |
| 7 | 29.99 | 90.3 | 74.3 | 74.6 | 73.4 | 73.6 | 153.2 | Fine | 7.10 | 0.52 |
| 8 | 30.05 | 81.4 | 73.1 | 78.1 | 76.5 | 73.1 | 115.4 | Dull | 1.00 | 0.45 |
| 9 | 30.07 | 85.4 | 72.9 | 77.3 | 76.2 | 72.2 | 136.0 | Dulldo | 2.30 | 0.43 |
| 10 | 30.06 | 85.8 | 73.3 | 75.9 | 74.8 | 73.1 | 154.0 | Dulldo | 4.00 | — |
| 11 | 30.07 | 85.5 | 73.7 | 80.1 | 76.3 | 73.5 | 157.0 | Fine | 6.30 | 1.08 |
| 12 | 30.05 | 82.4 | 73.3 | 76.1 | 75.3 | 73.3 | 132.0 | Dull | 0.50 | 1.18 |
| 13 | 30.05 | 83.2 | 73.5 | 75.6 | 74.6 | 73.4 | 130.2 | Fine | ... | 0.20 |
| 14 | 29.98 | 85.6 | 72.3 | 77.6 | 76.4 | 72.3 | 150.2 | Finedo | 4.30 | 0.53 |
| 15 | 29.95 | 83.8 | 73.4 | 75.8 | 78.9 | 73.4 | 124.6 | Finedo | 2.30 | — |
| 16 | 29.95 | 86.7 | 73.0 | 76.3 | 75.2 | 73.1 | 142.2 | Finedo | 2.20 | 0.53 |
| 17 | 29.94 | 87.1 | 74.8 | 75.4 | 74.7 | 74.5 | 148.5 | Finedo | 4.30 | 0.10 |
| 18 | 29.94 | 84.4 | 71.9 | 76.7 | 75.6 | 71.6 | 153.0 | Finedo | 2.50 | 0.36 |
| 19 | 29.93 | 88.0 | 72.1 | 74.7 | 73.2 | 72.1 | 153.6 | Finedo | 5.50 | 0.10 |
| 20 | 29.89 | 87.2 | 73.6 | 75.4 | 74.2 | 73.3 | 151.7 | Finedo | 5.20 | 0.81 |
| 21 | 29.93 | 83.8 | 72.2 | 75.1 | 74.3 | 72.1 | 128.8 | Dull | 0.20 | 0.02 |
| 22 | 29.97 | 83.9 | 73.8 | 74.1 | 73.1 | 73.3 | 137.0 | Dulldo | 3.20 | 0.28 |
| 23 | 29.99 | 82.1 | 73.8 | 76.1 | 75.6 | 73.6 | 181.0 | Rain | 1.20 | 0.10 |
| 24 | 29.94 | 84.7 | 72.6 | 76.1 | 74.9 | 71.9 | 189.8 | Dull | 3.30 | 0.79 |
| 25 | 30.04 | 88.9 | 74.1 | 79.9 | 76.8 | 73.6 | 152.6 | Dulldo | 3.40 | 0.30 |
| 26 | 30.04 | 83.6 | 72.0 | 76.7 | 75.6 | 71.3 | 151.8 | Dulldo | 2.30 | 2.76 |
| 27 | 30.04 | 82.9 | 72.1 | 75.6 | 73.5 | 71.5 | 155.0 | Dulldo | 1.00 | 0.07 |
| 28 | 30.02 | 85.3 | 72.1 | 76.6 | 74.6 | 72.2 | 155.4 | Dulldo | 1.30 | 0.82 |
| 29 | 30.01 | 86.4 | 73.8 | 76.0 | 74.6 | 73.4 | 154.2 | Dulldo | 3.45 | 0.09 |
| 30 | 29.99 | 87.4 | 72.0 | 78.1 | 76.3 | 71.3 | 152.6 | Dulldo | 2.30 | 0.72 |
| 31 | 30.00 | 86.1 | 73.2 | 76.9 | 74.9 | 72.8 | 140.8 | Dulldo | 4.00 | 0.01 |
| Total rainfall during the month | 18.24 inches |
| Highest recorded temperature | 90.3 °F |
| Lowest recorded„ temperature„ | 71.9 °F |
| Height of observatory above sea level approximately 100 feet. | |