Directory_and_Chronicle_1938 — Page 1523

PERAK-SELANGOR

United Engineers, Ltd.(Incorporated in the Straits Settlements), Civil, Struc- tural, Mechanical, Electrical, Sanitary and Marine Engineers, Dredge and Ship Builders, Steel, Brass and Iron Founders and Contractors and Hardware Mer- chants-Office and Works: Lahat Road; Town Office: Station Road; Teleph. 23 (Works Office), 21 (Office and Electrical Dept.); Cable Ad: Uniteers; Codes: (See Singapore)

J. M. Cochran, manager

W. Barron, accountant

J. O. Sutherland, engineer

J. W. L. Kirkman, sales traveller T. Welborn, A.M.I.MAR.E., representa-

tive, Ruston Hornsby Ltd.

UNITED IMPORTERS, LTD. (Incorporated in F.M.S.), Manufacturers' Repre- sentatives and Commission Agents- 154, Brewster Rd., Ipoh; Cable Ad: Chili

Lo Sin Ewe, managing director

WATSON & Co., Advocates and Solicitors -33, Station Road, Ipoh; Teleph. 367; P. O. Box 105; Cable Ad: Watsona; Code: A. B. C. 5th edn

E. C. Watson, Barrister-at-law, Advoc

ate and Solicitor, S. S. and F. M. S.

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WEARNE BROTHERS, LTD. (Registered and Head Office: Orchard Road, Singapore), Motor Car Distributors and Engineers- Gopeng Road, Ipoh; Telephs. 782 and 783 Ipoh; Cable Ad: Wearne, Ipoh; Codes: A.B.C. 5th edn., Bentley's, Western Union and Private

WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & Co., LTD., High Class Drapers, Footwear and Hardware Importers and General Merchants-12, 14 and 16, Station Road, Ipoh; Teleph. 104; Cable Ad: Warfield; Codes: Bentley's and Private. London Office: 5, Cripple- gate Buildings, Wood Street, E.C.

C. E. Pegler, manager

WILSON & CO., LTD., G. W. (Incorporated in F.M.S.), Merchants and Agents- Ipoh, Penang and Sungei Patani, Kedah, Teleph. 116 (Ipoh); Cable Ad: Brash (Ipoh), Wilsons (Sungei Patani and Penang); Codes: A.B.C. 5th edn., Broomhall's 3rd edn. and Bentley's

R. P. Brash, managing director

(Penang)

B. Somerset, director (Ipoh, Perak) G. Brown, manager (Sungei Patani) R. Innes, do. (Penang) Y.M.C.A.-(See Associations)

YOUNG, C. H., Sanitary Engineer and Building Contractor-7, Hale Street, Ipoh; Teleph. 316

SELANGOR

This protected native State, containing an area of 3,160 square miles, lies on the western coast of the Malay Peninsula, and is bounded by the Protected States of Perak on the north and of Negri Sembilan on the south, extending inland to the mountains in the centre of the peninsula, which divide it from Pahang.

The Government is administered by the Sultan, who is advised by the British Resident, and by the State Council. The State is divided into the following six districts-1. Kuala Lumpur, containing the town of Kuala Lumpur, where the Residency and principal Government Offices are situated, and which also contains the richest tin mines that have yet been developed. 2. Klang. This district contains the Sultan's residence and also Port Swettenham, the principal port, which lies at the mouth of the Klang river. 3. Kuala Langat, an agricultural district. 4. Kuala Selangor, a coastal district containing large areas of developed and potential padi land. 5. Ulu Selangor, a district adjoining Perak and Pahang, containing much valuable mining land. 6. Ulu Langat, an inland mining district on the borders of Negri Sembilan.

Each district is under the charge of a District Officer, from whom the Malay Penghulus (in charge of the mukims into which each district is sub-divided) receive instructions.

The Police Force consists of 19 gazetted and superior officers, 913 subordinate police officers and constable, and 67 detectives.

The population of Selangor in 1884, when the first census was taken, was 46,568; but at the end of 1936 it was estimated to be 589,782, of whom 268,559 were Chinese, 138,173 Malays, 169,089 natives of India, 3,846 Europeans, 2,381 Eurasians and 7,734

.others.