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the fire once got into some thousands of acres of his sago, and although 

 he had five hundred men of his own and nine hundred lent him by the 

 sultan, they were weeks in getting it under. He had, by the way, some 

 hundreds of acres of Ceara rubber which were also destroyed. 



There is little Castilloa planted in Selangor. I saw a little on Low- 

 lands, which bled freely, but the planters do not care for it, as they 

 believe that either the Hevea or the Ficus is superior. The latter tree 

 is or course a native of this land, and grows to great size. There are 



VIEW ON THE PLANTATION OF THE SELANGOR RUBBER CO., FEDERATED MALAY STATES. 



["Hevea" planted April, IQCO.] 



reports of as much as one hundred pounds being taken from a single 

 tree. Ten-year-old trees are said to produce from twelve to fifteen 

 pounds. 



The time came all too soon for me to say goodbye to the Baileys, 

 whose generous hospitality I shall always remember, and the following 

 forenoon saw me- in a sampan headed for the Sappho, which lay far out 

 in the river. I got aboard finally, and was greeted by Captain Foster 

 like a long lost friend. The voyage back to Singapore was uneventful, 

 the sea being perfectly smooth, and the temperature bearable. 



