POST OFFICE
LABUAN
1565
TREASURY DEPARTMENT Treasurer-C. P. Smith, M.C.S.
Postmaster-Christopher Patrick Smith,
M.C.S.
PUBLIC WORKS AND SURVEY DEPT. Officer-in-charge-W. H. Hofland
ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO., LTD.-Cable Ad: Petroatic; Codes: Bentley's complete phrase and Oil Supplement
Harrisons & Crosfield (Borneo), Ltd.,
agents
CHURCH OF ENGLAND-Church of Our
Holy Saviour
Rt. Rev. E. Logie Danson, D.D.
NEW CHURCH OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Father A. Stotter
EASTERN EXTENSION, AUSTRALASIA AND CHINA TELEGRAPH Co., LTD. Associated with Imperial and International Com- munications Ltd.
W. E. D. Stanford, manager C. E. Wilkinson, engineer Operator W.R. Hyde, J.A. O'Connell
and G. W. H. L. Stout
VICTORIA GAOL
Superintendent-C. P. Smith, M.C.S.
ENG WATT & Co., Merchants-33, Beachı
Street
Koh Eng Watt, managing owner Chua Choo Liong, mgr., signs per pro.
Koh Yew Seng, cashier
HARRISONS & CROSFIELD (BORNEO), LTD., Merchants and General Agents-Cable Ad: Crosfield
V. H. Bentham, acting manager
LABUAN RECREATION CLUB
President--The Resident
Hon. Secretary-J. W. Winchester Hon. Treasurer-Mohamed Rassim
LABUN GOLF CLUB
HOAN. Secretary-C. E. Wilkinson
BRUNEI
The sovereignty of the Sultan of Brunei has been reduced to a wedge of territory of some 2,500 square miles, practically surrounded by Sarawak. With a coast line of 100 miles it embraces the Districts of Belait, Tutong, Brunei, Temburong and Labu. There is only one town of any size, Brunei or Dar-ul-Salam (city of peace), which has a population of about 12,000. The census of 1921 showed a total of 25,454 for the whole State. Of these some 1,500 were Chinese. The Europeans numbered 23 in Brunei Town. The town itself was formerly composed of houses built in the river on nibong piles. With the establishment of peace and order, however, the natives have gradually learned the advantages of cultivation and have migrated to terra firma, and all business in the town is now conducted on land. The Chinese have built soine 69 stone and brick shops and houses, and all government buildings are on land.
The land may be said to slope gradually from a backbone of mountains-of which Mount Mulu, in Sarawak territory, is the largest-towards the sea. It contains no noticeable peaks such as Kinabulu in British North Borneo. The bars at its river mouths and the rapids which occur within 30 miles and less of the sea prevent any but limited navigation. Launches drawing 5 or 6 feet can enter the Belait and Tutong rivers except in the monsoon season. Steamers drawing 12 feet can at all times reach Brunei Town, situated some 12 miles from the river mouth at Muara. The climate is damp and warm. The annual rainfall exceeds 100 inches. No marked changes of temperature occur, in which respect the country resembles the Malay Peninsula. The nights are cool.