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About noon Mr. Trevenen returned from Bukit Bruang with his party of Araba, having succeeded in arresting 23 men.
At 2 o'clock the'" Abyssinia " arrived with a detachment of 200 Buffs, and ments were made to land them next morning.
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At 10 p.m. Superintendent Hayward returned from Purling after having viewed the body of the murdered man, but without having been able to trace the five men who had been made prisoners by the Ghee Hins.
Monday, 20th December 1875.-The morning was spent in disembarking the troops, and the Arab force, which I had detained for some days, was put on board the " Abys sinia" for Lookoot, but owing to some delay in landing the commissariat stores the ship did not leave till next day.
The town continued to remain quiet, but it was known that several bands of rioters were collected in different parts of the country, afraid to return to their usual occupations, and this caused great uneasiness to people in their neighbourhood.
Tuesday, 21st December 1875.-About 9 a.m. Mr. Trevenen, with Mr. Hogan, assistant surveyor, started with a body of police and Manilla men for Bukit Bruang and Lusong Battoo to make further arrests, and returned at about 4 o'clock with six prisoners. In the evening Superintendent Hayward received a report that the bodies of the five men taken prisoners by the Ghee Hins at Purling had been recovered, the men having been all murdered.
I also received a report from Mr. Westerbout that the body of the man killed at Pish Rumpote had been recovered in the jungle, the head having been severed from the body.
Superintendent Hayward accordingly appointed Mr. Trevenen deputy coroner, to hold an inquest on the body found at Pyah Rumpote next day, while be arranged to start at the same time for Purling, to hold an inquest on the five men murdered at that place.
At night a report was received from the corporal in charge of the Chin Chin Station to the effect that letters had been sent to three Punghulus in the neighbourhood from some Rambow men, stating that they intended attacking the Police Station and mines, and requesting their co-operation and assistance.
In consequence of this report arrangements were made to send a detachment of 20 men of the Buffs under a lieutenant to protect the place early the next morning.
Wednesday, 22nd December 1875.-Before daybreak Superintendent Hayward started for Purling, and Mr. Trevenen and myself for Piah Rumpote.
Mr. Trevenen and myself returned at 7 p.m., after having almost completed the inquest at Pish Rumpote, and Superintendent Hayward arrived shortly after having viewed the bodies at Purling.
No further outrages were reported.
Thursday, 23rd December 1875.-Mr. Trevenen completed the adjourned inquest in the Lieutenant-Governor's office, concerning the murder at Pyah Rumpote, bringing in a verdict of "culpable homicide amounting to murder" against two persons already in custody.
A warrant was also issued against several of the ringleaders of the gang of the "Reds" at Rumbia.
In the evening a report came that a bangsal at Panchore belonging to Boon Swee, the head of the Hoh Beng Society, had been burnt down two days previously. A police corporal was sent out to make inquiries.
Friday, 24th December 1875.-In the moming a report was received from Inspector Hogge dated Chin Chin, stating that he had arrived there with the troops, but had not time to inquire into the truth of the report which had been forwarded by the native corporal there.
A letter was also written to Mr. Martin Velge to know whether the presence of the detachment at Durian Toongal was still required there.
The corporal sent out to Panchore has returned and confirmed the report that Boon Swee's bangsal had been burnt down.
Saturday, 25th December 1875.-No further rioting has been reported in town or country, but Mr. Martin Velge informs me that there is still a mob of over 100 men keeping together in his neighbourhood. He intends watching them closely and making some plan for surprising them.
There is also said to be another mob in the Bukit Bruang direction.
I have directed the owners of the different plantations to receive back any men willing to return to their work, and to get information from some of them so as to get evidence against the ringleaders.
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I have just now received (4 p.m.) a second report from Inspector Hogge, at present stationed with troops at Chin Chin, to the effect that there is little or no foundation for the report made to the corporal that any letters had been sent to the Pungbulu of that district by Rambow men relative to an attack on that station. intend recalling the troops until all excitement on the subject has entirely subsided.
I do not, however, This report professes merely to give the headings of the form the riots have taken day by day. It does not attempt to give a return of every outrage that has taken place, but only those prominent cases about which there is no doubt. Very probably many fresh cases, perhaps including murders, will yet be brought to light.
In the town during the course of these riots the members of the three societies seem to have been completely under the control of their head men, but in the country dis- tricts there are numbers of coolics from a place in Chios called Ho-Le-Hong on the sea coast, who either belong to Hob Beng Society or affect to do so, who are a very wild lot, and under no discipline whatever. These are the men who have been giving us so much trouble.
These riots had no connexion whatever with any Malay movement obnoxious to Government in Malacca or in the native States; on the contrary, the Malays have, generally speaking, rendered every assistance in putting them down.
(Signed) 25th December 1875.
C. B. PLUNKET,
(No. 372.)
Acting Lieutenant-Governor, Malacca,
No. 129.
GOVERNOR SIR W. JERVOIS, K.C.M.G., C.B., to the EARL of carnarVON. (Received January 31, 1876.)
MY LORD,
Government House, Penang, December 29, 1875. WITH my Despatch No. 360, of the 18th instant, I forwarded copy of a letter, dated 14th instant, from Major-General Colborne to Brigadier-General Rosa, stating that he had advanced with a force of about 300 men towards Kinta, but that, owing to difficulties of transport and supply, he had then been unable to proceed further than about six miles from Blanja.
In the same Despatch I informed your Lordship that I had expressed to the General my opinion that the attack upon Kinta should be made by a combined movement from two or more points on different lines of approach.
2. At that time I believed, indeed it was the general opinion, that considerable oppo- sition would be made to us at Kinta, and my view was that, whilst General Colborne proceeded from Blanja, Brigadier-General Ross should move from Sayang,—a point on the left bank of the Perak River, opposite Qualla Kangsa,—the departure of each force being arranged so as to arrive at Kinta simultaneously at different points.
The mode of advancing upon Kinta was, however, a matter entirely within the pro- vince of the officer in command, but the Major-General has acted so entirely in concert with me throughout, that I felt sure he would not object to my expressing an opinion.
3. After obtaining sufficient supplies, Major-General Colborne found himself able to proceed on his advance towards Kints, and entered that place by an elephant path from Blanja on the 17th instant.
Although the opposition of the enemy at Kinta was not at all such as had been expected, great credit is in my opinion, nevertheless, due to General Colborne and Captain Buller, R.N., and the forces under their command, for the manner in which they overcame the great difficulties which they met with in proceeding through dense jungle, where the progress of the force was delayed by felled trees and other obstacleq, over which not only had the men to move, but guns had to be transported.
Ensinoure
I enclose copy of the Major-General's Report, dated Kinta,, 19th instant, also copies of two letters from Major Dunlop, one dated 14th instant (received by me on 19th),
1917 lovers 3.
Enicare.
giving an account of the operations up the Perak River, and from Blanja towartis Kinta, Dec. 14, 1878. from the 8th instant (the day on which General Colborne left Banda Bahru) to the 18th instant, inclusive, the other dated Kinta, 18th instant, reporting the occupation of that Des. 18, 1078. place.
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