An Illustrated Guide to the Federated Malay States
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ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES- ^ /^y BDOK-«tLLeH«, NEiVS-AOCHT».ETC., ^\«OHNER or Hl«M STREET At aH Ra il way Bookstalls and of all Booksellers in the Federated Malay States FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS GUIDE (ILLUSTRATED). THE MAGIC OF MALAYA /SEVENTEEN SHORT STORIES) CUTHBERT WOODVILLE HARRISON. — FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. THROUGH FAST TRAINS run between PENANG AN55 SINGAPORE da:ly, as under :— DOWN TRAINS. \Veek-d.\ys. Sundays. Penang dep S. o a.m., 7.25 p.m. 6.33 a.m., 7,25 p.m. Ipoh arr. 1. 13 p.m., 12.50 a.m. I. 5 p.m., 12.50 a.m. Kuala Lumpur arr. 6.22 p.m., 6.25 a.m. 7.45 p.m., 6.25 a.m. Singapore Tank Road ... arr. S. 16 a.m., 7.14 p.m. 8.i6 a.m., 7.14 p.m. UP TRAINS. Singapore Tank Road dep. 7. 7 a.m., 7. o p.m. 7. 7 a.m., 7. o p.m. (Saturday) Kuala Lumpur 6.53 p.m., 6.45 a.m. 7.18 p.m., 6.45 a.m. (Sunday) Ipoh arr. i. 8 a.m., i. o p.m. i. 8 a.m., 1.42 p.m. Penang arr. 6.41 a.m., 6.23 p.m. 6.41 a.m., 8.15 p.m. Tourists and others visiting the Far East should take this opportunitj' of seeing the great natural beauties, the rubber estates and the tin mines of the Malay Peninsula. The time occupied by the railway journey is twenty-three hours, and traveller.^ can rejoin their ships at either Penang or Singapore. Time is allowed on the down journey at Kuala Lumpur for passengers to see the Federal Capita] of the States. Bestaurant and Sleeping Csrs lighted by electricity on botb trains. Isl Class Single Fares, m local currency, are as under: Penang to Singapore, 01 vice versa 30.81 Penang to Ipoh, or 7«V« I'trrja 7.29 Penang to Kuala Lumpur, or wV^ f^r.fa 15.41 Local currency, -Si = 2s. 41/. English currency. The charge for a berth in the sleeping saloon is S2.00 in addition to the ordinary first class fare., and for a made-up berth in a first class carriage, .Si.oo. Each rst cla.ss pas.senger is allowed 100 katis (133 lbs.) of luggage free. Passengers are requested to see that their luggage is correctly !;\ belled. Tariff of Resta.ara.nt Car charges exclusme of beer, Hvines and spirits. Breakfast i dollar. Tiffin I dollar 25 cents. Afternoon Tea , 30 cents. Dinner 2 dollars. No gratuities are allowed. Passengers have time to use the bath and dressing rooms at Kuala Lumpur r>tation before resuming the journey. Every effort v/ill l>e made to ensure punctuality in the times of departure and .irrival of the trains, but the Railway .\dniinistration will not be held responsible for any delays which may occur, and passengers by steamer must satisfy themselves before kaving that there is sufficient time to catch their steamer at the other end of the railway journey. P. A. ANTHONY. General Manager, F.M.3. H:ys. THROUGH COMMUNICATION BETWEEN FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND SIAMESE STATE RAILWAYS. THROUGH TRAIN .SERVICE BETWEEN THE PRINCIPAL STATIONS. Through Train Service between the principal stations— con iif. Singapore Bangkok Stations. i Time. Time. UP. ! D C D Singapore '• (Tank Road) dep. 7 o p.m. Saturdays ]Mondays Wednesdays Kuala Lumpur arr. 6 45 a.m. ...dep.l 8 o „ r Sundays Tuesdays Thursdays l^enang... .. arr.l 6 23 p.m. ,.dep. , 2 25 „ Mondays Wednesdays Fridays Alor Star '. arr.l 6 30 ,, ..dep.t 7 o a.m. i Padaiig Besar. arr. 9 8 53 Tuesdays Thursdays Saturdays .dep. 9 50 Tung Song .. arr. 17 21 .dep. 7 36 \ Wednesdays Fridays Sundays or Chumphon ,. arr. 17 56 Mondays .dep. 6 45 \ Thursdays Saturdays Tuesdays Bangkok Noi ... arr. 19 14 Prai and C—.\ Restaurant Car is attached to these trains from Johore Bahru to from Padang Besar to Bangkok Noi and a Sleeping Saloon from Johore Bahru to Kuala Lumpur. Bahru to Prai and /)—A Restaurant Car is attached to these trains from Johore a Sleeping Saloon from Johore liahru to Kuala Lumpur. Stations. FEDEIJATED IVIALAY STATES RAgLWAYS. '9 THE FEDERAL CAPITAL OF THE STATES, AND » » * [©derate and Fixed Tariff. Inclusive Terms from $6 (14s.) per day. Lift. Electric Light and Electric Fans. Higt-class Resiaurant adjoining NO GRATUITIES. For tariff and other particulars apply to the TRAFFIC MANAGER, Federated Malay States Railways, KUALA LUMPUR. PAPERS ON MALAY SUBJECTS [Publisbed by direction of the Government of the Federated Malay States.] COMPLETE SERIES. Civil Service, R. J. WILKINSON, F.M.S., General Editor. LITERATURE. I. Romance, History and Poetry... by R. I. Wilkinson II. Literature of Folk-lore, etc.... „ R. O. Winstedt III. Proverbs and Letter-writing ... ,, R. J. Wilkinson LAW. I. Introductory Sketch by R. J. Wilkinson II. The Ninety-nine Laws of Perak „ J- Rigby LIFE AND CUSTOMS.' I. Incidents of Malay Life by R. J. Wilkinson II. Circumstances of Malay Life ,, R. O. Wmstedt HI. Amusements ,, R.J.Wilkinson INDUSTRIES. I. .\rts and Crafts by R. O. Winstedt II. Hunting, Fishing and Trapping ,, R. O. Winstedt III. Rice Planting ,, G. E. Shaw HISTORY. I. Malay History, and II. Notes on Perak by R. J. Wilkinson III. Perak Council Minutes, 1877-1879 ... ,, C. W. Harrison ... R. Wilkinson IV. ,, ,, „ 1880-1882 „ J. V. Notes on Negri Sembilan , R.J.Wilkinson SUPPLEMENTARY. Tnv: Aboriginal Tribes by R. J. Wilkinson (SECOND SERIES.) I. elebu by A. Caldecott II. Sri Menanti „ R. J. Wilkinson III. A Vocabulary of Central Sakai ,, R. J. Wilkinson IV. Some Malay Poisons ,, J. D. Gimlett Price : $1 (2s. ^d.) each. OLD TIN WORKINGS. KtKayrimm- AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES. Editor : CUTHBERT WOODVILLE HARRISON, MALAYAN CIVIL SERVICE. jfllustrutions in (Tolonr bn Mrs. H. C. 15AKNARD. y^otogr.ipljs by KLEINGROTHE AND OTHERS. PUBLISHED BY PERMISSION. THE ^r.\LAY STATES INFORMATION AGENCY, 88, Cannon Street, London, E.C. 4. Ml righti renrutd. IMUCE 2,0 XLT. " Mislike me not for my complexion, The shadow'd liver)' of the burnish'd sun, To whom I am a neighbour and near bred." Merchant of Venice. PS H>J.f ^ i9lo ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR. 7 1 ILLUSTRATIONS. Nibong Teljal. — Boundary between British and Malay Territory page 26 Wheel raising Water 3« Sugar-cane Plantation 39 Chinese Open-cast Tin Mine near Kamunting ... 42 Waterfall and Filter Beds, Taiping 44 The British High Commissioner's Residence, and the Malay Council Chamber, Kuala Kangsar 62 Procession of Elephants, Kuala Kangsar ... 66 At Padang Rengas, Perak. Mounting Elephants to go to Menggelunchor 07 Menggelunchor 69 Elephants carrying Panniers 70 On the Perak River, near Blanja Ferry 73 Chinese Temple— Ipoh Limestone Caves 75 Aborigines (Sakai) with Blowpipe... 7.S Station Road, Ipoh ... 76 Malay Houseboats on Pahang River at Kuala Li pis 84 (government Offices, Kuala Lumpur 89 Golf in Tai ping 92 The British Residency-General, Kuala Lumpur.. 97 Coffee in Fruit (Liberian variety) ... lOI Planter's House near Seremban, 191 105 Split Coconuts drying for Copra ... 154 Burning off Felled Jungle preparatory to Planting Para Rubber Plantation. —^12- and 15-year old Trees i5« Path through a Pepper Plantation... 159 Ficus Elastica (Getah Rambong). — A Native Rubber Tree ... 162 Fishing Staked at Sea 174 Malacca Malay Woman 201 Javanese Woman 201 A Malay Lady of Noble Birth ... 209 The River Perak at Kuala Kangsar 21 On the Kuala Kubu-Kuala Lipis Road 214 Motor Service—Kuala Kubu-Kuala Lipis 214 The Lake and Gardens, Kuala Lumpur 216 Nursery of Young Para Rubber and 6-year-old Para Rubber Trees 220 Hill Stream in Jungle 235 Through the Hills ... 258 Chinese Tin Mine, Kampar 288 Hydraulic Jet washing down Hillside for Tin Ore 291 — CONTENTS. — L THROUGH THE MALAY PENINSULA FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. Pages I to 113. II. NOTES FOR TRAVELLERS. Pages 114 to 203. III. HINTS FOR MOTORISTS. Pages 204 to 220. IV. BIG GAME SHOOTING. Pages ... ... ... ... 221 to 245. V. MUSEUMS. Pages ... ... ... ... 246 to 277. VI. MINING. I'ages 27810311. VII. APPENDICES. P-iges^ 31210341. VIII. INDEX. Pages 343^0352. IX. MAP. igio. First Impression, 3,200 copies, igii. Second Impression, j,200 „ ip20. Third Impression, 4,000 „ N(3TE. Part I. and Part III. of this book describe the Maiay Peninsula from North to South, from Penang to Singapore. Anyone travelling in the opposite direction must begin at the end and read backwards, but the stream of winter travellers usually leaves America and Europe in autumn for Egypt, India, Ceylon, Japan and onwards, and a slight diversion, after Colombo, at Penang will save the unin- teresting voyage through Malacca Strait, make a break in seafaring, offer land travel through a country now little known to the usual tourist, and bring the traveller out at Singapore into the main stream again. Tnanks are due to Messrs. Kelly and Walsh, of Singapore, and to Mr. Kleingrothe, photographer, and to others for permission to reproduce photographs. C. W. H. December, igig. I THROUGH THE MALAY PENINSULA FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. By CUTHBERT WOODVILLE HaRRISON. It has become nowadays so easy and so common a venture to cross the world that the simple circum- navigation of the globe " merely for wantonness " is ver)' rapidly ceasing to be in fashion. But as the rough places of the earth become smooth to travellers, and they no longer fear " that the gulfs will wash us down," there is growing amongst them a disposition to dwell awhile in those lands whose climate and inhabi- tants most differ from ours.