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It is hereby enacted by the Governor of the Straits Settlements, with the advice and. consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council by Proclamation to prohibit, for such period as shall be mentioned in such Proclamation, the purchase or sale of arms and ammunition. Provided, nevertheless, that it shall be lawful for such officer as may be appointed by the Governor for that purpose in each of the Settlements to grant licenses for the purchase and sale of any arms and ammunition, but such license shall not authorise any person to purchase or sell any other article or thing than is specified in such license.

2. Every Proclamation under this Ordinance shall be published in the Government Gasette of the Colony, and from and after such publication any person acting in contra vention of the terms of the Proclamation, or of any license issued under this Ordinance, shall, on conviction before a magistrate, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine which may extend to five thousand dollars, or with both, and all articles as to which any offence may have been committed within the meaning of this Ordinance shall be seized and forfeited.

3. The word "arma" shall mean and include fire-rms, bayonets, swords, daggers, krisses, spears, and all other similar weapons of offence; and the word "ammunition shall include percussion caps, as well as gunpowder, and all other materials used for the purpose of discharging fire-arms.

4. This Ordinance shall continue in force for one year from the date of its publication in the Gazette.

5. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Sale of Arms Ordinance, 1875."

Passed this 11th day of November 1875.

No. 110.

(No. 360.)

852/576/76. Enclosure 1. Dee. 4, 1876.

No. 116.

A. KNIGHT,

Acting Clerk of Councils

GOVERNOR SIR W. JERVOIS, K.C.M.G., C.B., to the EARL OF CARNARVON. (Received January 17, 1876.)

MY LORD,

Government House, Penang, December 18, 1875. WITH reference to my Despatch, No. 352, of yesterday's date, I have this day received from Brigadier-General Ross, a note, dated 15th instant, from Qualla Kangsa, enclosing copy of a letter to him from Major-General Colborne, dated 14th instant.

It

appears from this letter that the Major-General arrived at Blanja with a force of about 350 men on the 13th instant, and that, leaving 50 men there for protection of boats, he proceeded the same day towards Kinta, expecting to arrive at that place in the evening.

Difficulties of transport and supply, however, prevented his advancing beyond about six miles from Blanja, the, distance from thence to Kinta being reported to be about 20 miles. The real distance is however not known.

As your Lordship will gather from Enclosures 1 and 2 to my Despatch No. 352,* this movement towards Kinta has not been made in accordance with instructions from me. I have written to the General to inform him that I do not desire that an attack should be made upon Kinta (where I expect considerable opposition may be made) until more information can be obtained respecting the route, the distances, and the preparations for resistance which Ismail may have made. I have also informed the General, that when Kints is attacked, it should, in my judgment, be by a combined movement by our forces and by friendly Malays, acting from two or more points on different lines of approach.

I have, &c.

The Right Hon. the Earl of Carnarvon,

Colonial Office.

No. 119,

WM. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS.

SIR,

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Near Blanja, six miles in advance towards Kinta, December 14, 1875.

I HAVE the honour to acquaint you that on arrival at Blanja yesterday with this portion of the force it seemed probable that we might have been able to push on to Royal Artillery, 3_7-pr. gans, 38 men ; Kinta in the day, and I therefore proceeded in that Brigade, 60 man, 3 rockasta. 3 guns, naval, direction, leaving a force of 50 for protection of boats at

Blanja

10th, 100 men, 80th, 100 man; Naval

left at Blanja with 1 rookat, R. A.

As we proceeded, however, I found the road most difficult, particularly for the guns, and as there is difficulty also in at this moment depending on a certainty of supply, I have judged that it would not be desirable to make a further advance until we are more secure in that respect.

We have met with some opposition on the road, and the announcement of some stockades, from which the enemy fired, but which were quickly abandoned by them, and have been destroyed by us.

We have much difficulty in ascertaining information as to numbers of Malays by whom we may expect to be opposed, and in other respects as well as to nature of country and distances.

Under these circumstances, it will be matter of consideration whether it will be prudent to make a further advance from the immediate depôt of our supplies at Blanja until we obtain a further certainty of supplies and a reinforcement of our numbers.

Until that time we may therefore be obliged to consider this our advanced post, and I beg you use all means to expedite the advance of the force under your command, or such portions of it as with the concurrence of H. E. the Governor may be considered desirable.

It will be very desirable that your force should bring its own supplies and also means

of transport to advance after their arrival, the means being very limited here.

I desired my staff officer to forward a pencil memorandum yesterday to the above effect, viz., that the movement of your force at Blanja was desired.

I have, &c. (Signed) F. COLBORNE,

Major-General.

P.S.-Pray be good enough to communicate this letter to H. E. the Governor. I consider great advantage has been gained in obtaining the information we have of this portion of the road in destroying the stockades and in establishing this post in advance.

True copy.

SIR,

No. 117.

(Signed) J. Ross,

Brigadier-General.

ADMIRALTY to COLONIAL OFFICE.

Admiralty, January 17, 1876.

I AM commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to acquaint you,

for the information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, that Admiral Ryder, in

a telegram dated and received from bim this day from Singapore, reports as follows:—

"Operations successful.

Naval Brigades re-embarked."

CU

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

No. 118.

I am, &c. (Signed) ROBERT Hall.

Telegram from GOVERNOR SIR W. F. D. JERVOIS, K.CM.G., to the EARL OF CARNARVON.

Singapore, Jauuary 20, 1876. RETURNED Singapore from Penang and Malacca this day. At beginning of this mouth I obtained reliable information that Ismail and some followers were in mountains near source of Perak River. I immediately sent a body of armed police and trusted Malays under Mr. Hewick to communicate with Che Karim, a friendly Chief at Solama, and to Hh

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