AND THE MALAY STATES 



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Towards evening we came in sight of Malacca, but, much to my 

 regret, did not get a chance to go ashore. In fact, our captain being in 

 a hurry, we did not even anchor, but hove to in the open roadstead and 

 there received the agent, the health officers, port warden, and a few 

 passengers. Here at Malacca is quite a large plantation of Hevea owned 

 by a Chinaman, who speaks good English and who is the proud possessor 

 of some 300,000 rubber trees. I wanted mightily to have a look at it, 

 but time did not permit. 



YOUNG HEVEA SEEDLINGS IN BEDS, IN MANURE TEST. 



[No. 2.] Poudrette. [No. 3.] Mixed Lime and Soil. [No. 4.] Burnt Earth and Leaves. 

 [No. 5.] Cow Dung. [No. 6.] Burnt Earth. 



Again in Singapore I called upon Mr. Mlurray, a partner of Mr. 

 Bailey's, who had in the beginning smoothed my way appreciably, had 

 tiffin with him, at the Singapore Club, and then hurried to get my pas- 

 sage arranged for on the Malta to Hong Kong. By the way. I took 

 from Mr. Murray two bottles of oil made from the nuts of the Hez f ea, 

 which were packed as carefully as possible and which were all right 

 until the strenuous baggage smashers of the United States got hold of 

 my luggage and then the bottles broke. 



