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The next day I went on to Uloo Klang, and then I was informed by people from Uloo Langat that Rajah Broman had arrived there, and that Sootan Poasah was also at Uloo Langat (his place of residence is Kadjang farther down the river).

Two days after this I sent See Allie, a Menangkabow man, to Uloo Langat to get information. He returned on the evening of next day and informed me that he was present at a conversation between Rajab Broman and Sootan Poasah, when Rajah Broman said that he had come to tell Sultan Poasah that Rajah Moosah had sent a letter to Rajah Assal, informing the latter that the Governor and the Sultan had sent Moosah to govern Salangore, and asking Rajah Assal to make disturbances in Klang. That the letter purported to be sent to Rajah Assal with the authority of the Sultan. Rajah Broman then asked Sultan Poasah if the letter was really written by authority of the Sultan.or not. Sootan Posash replied that he did not know. The letter was not shown to Sultan Poasah, only its contents stated.*

A day or two after this I heard that Sootan Poasah had gone down to Bandar Langat to see the Sultan.

I heard reports after that that Rajah Bromam had gone to Sungie Ujong and Rambod to meet Rajah Mahdie, but have no means of judging whether they were true or not.

On the Ramlan 8 (October 8th), I was returning from Pancallan Batu, and received information that, at 2 o'clock that morning, Uloo Klang had been burnt, and the next day I arrived at Uloo Klang. I found that 12 attap houses had been burnt. I inquired how it had happened, and all parties concurred in stating that the fire originated from outside, not within any of the houses. They said that on running out of the houses on the alarm of fire they saw that the street was burning in two different places, and some of them said they saw four Malays running away, but that they were too far off to be recognised in the dark. No strangers were noticed in the Campong the day before the burning.

On the Ramlan 10 (October 10th) I sent See and See Poo-oon to Slim to get informs. tion, and three nights ago, a Menangkabow man who had come from Perak through Slim told me that he had met. See Allie at Slim, and that See Allie had told him to give me the following information, viz., that Rajah Broman had arrived at Slim either one day before or one day after See Allee's arrival, but I am not now sure which; that all the people there were asking the news; and that Rajah Broman's people had said good news, Uloo Klang is in ashes; that Rajah Broman and his people had a feast, with cock-fighting and gambling and much rejoicing, saying that they need not be in want of money as they could always go to Klang and get plenty. I did not get from this man any informa- tion about Assil. The same man said he heard Rajah Broman's people say that only 30 of them bad returned, and that they had left some behind to do some work. I have been told that when these inen returned to Slim and had their feast, Rajah Assal went away to his plantation or mines, as if he did not wish to mix with them.

I did hear from another man, Pandika Amboon from Slim, some days before I got this information, that he knew of three men who wished to make disturbances in Klang, viz., Rajah Broman, who resides at Slim, Sultan Rungama, living at Bidor in Perak, and Rajah Niggah at Uloo Langat. These three are Mandaling men. This man told me that Rajah Assil did not like these three men, and that Sootan Poasah also did not care much about them. Pandika Amboon is a Menangkabow man, and has been living for some time at Slim with Rajah Assil. He ran away from Uloo Klang with Rajah Assil, and has come back to try and collect some money owing to him there. He states that he wishes

to return to Uloo Klang. I had much conversation with this man, and he assured me that Rajah Assil had no intention of making any disturbances in Klang, but that he did not care much about remaining at Slim, and had some intention of asking the Resident of Salangore to allow him to settle at Battang Zam on the Salangore River. Pandika Amboon also told me that the Rajah of Pabang had sent Rajah Assil several letters inviting him to go and settle in Pahang and offering assistance, but that Rajah Assil had refused to go, stating his preference for Battang Zam. Pandika Amboon also told me that the people who had directed these bad men were Syed Massahore living at Bidor, and Tunku Ally, of Pahang origin, who lives at Slim.

My own opinion from what I know of the men, and from all that I have heard about them, is that neither Rajah Assil nor Sootan Poasah want to make further disturbances.

• This conversation may have been misapprehended or misreported, or Raja Broman may have told a lie to doceira Possah, but the fact of the meeting at Uloo Langat is certain.—J. G. D., Oct. 10.

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From GOVERNOR, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, to the SULTAN of SALANGORE

Singapore, 3rd November 1875.

We write to inform our friend that it has always given us great pleasure to think that our friend has been pleased with the interest which the British Government hai taken in the welfare of our friend's country, and has liked the presence of a British officer at Langat, and that our friend has always been anxious to do nothing without our officer's advice. We have, therefore, always treated our friend with great kindness, and we have endeavoured to make our friend's subjects happy and prosperous.

Now, at this time, it causes no great grief to hear that during the absence of the British Resident, our friend has been listening to the counsels of certain of our friend's subjects who are bad men. We know that these bad men are anxious to disturb the peace of our friend's country, and we will now tell our friend what we have learnt con- cerning our friend's actions in this matter, and which has caused us much sorrow.

On or about 28th September, Rajah Kamzah came to our friend and ask our friend to give him 20 kegs of gunpowder, which were stored in our friend's magazine. Our friend consented to give Rajah Kamzah this gunpowder, and by so doing, our friend did very wrong, for our friend, who is aware of all things in his country, knew, as well as we did, that disaffection existed in the Ulu, and that this powder would be used for some dis- turbances; we are very displeased with our friend for having done this action. Again, when Mr. Davidson came to see our friend on 30th September, and made many inquiries about Sootan Ponsah, Rajah Broman, and other bad men, our friend did not tell Mr. Davidson that Sootan Poasah was in Langat at that very time. Nor did our friend say that he had given a pass for 200 Mandaling men to proceed from Slim or Ullu Bernam, to Ula Langat, but did this in secret, and unknown to Mr. Davidson. For this we are much displeased with our friend, and we are very sorry that our friend has disappointed us, and the great hopes which we had that our friend was wise and prudent have not been realized.

Although we feel angry with our friend, we wish much to forgive our friend's sins, both great and small, and we will therefore tell our friend what we desire our friend to do in this matter.

We desire that our friend shall not send letters nor receive letters from these men on subjects calculated to disturb the peace of our friend's country; that if any of these men shall speak to our friend on such matters, that our friend will not give ear to their pro- posals and designs; that if our friend hears anything personally or otherwise concerning bad doings of these men, or of any other men in our friend's country, that our friend shall immediately inform the Resident, whose advice we desire our friend to take on every occasion. We also desire our friend himself to take active measures to keep his country in a state of peace, and to give orders that whoever shall create disturbances in our friend's country shall be arrested.

If now our friend does this we will receive our friend into our favour again, but if our friend does not do this we will hold our friend responsible for any disturbances that may take place.

This is what we have to inform our friend. Nothing else accompanies this letter but our best compliments.

SIE,

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From the COLONIAL SECRETARY to HER MAJESTY'S RESIDENT, Salangore.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Singapore,

November 5, 1875

I AM directed by his Excellency the Governor to communicate with you on the subject of disturbances which bis Excellency is informed threaten to take place in the interior of the State of Salangore. The motive of these contemplated disturbances

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