IN BORNEAN FORESTS 



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the other hand, even the common people in Borneo, on account 

 of prevalent piracy, raids, and slavery, must necessarily be greatly 

 mixed. On large continents and with great masses of population 

 such causes can only act slowly and moderately in changing the 

 general aspect of the people ; but in Borneo, where the population 

 is small and surrounded by different elements, the case is different, 

 and raids and piracy are factors which have to be taken into con- 



Fig. 5. INCHE BAKAR, CLERK AT THE COURT OF JUSTICE (MALAY) 



DATU IMAUN, HEAD OF THE MOSQUE AT KUCHING (OF ARAB ORIGIN) 

 HADJI SUDEN, MEMBER OF COUNCIL, KUCHING (PARTLY ARAB). 



(Reading from Left to Right.) 



sideration. In such countries, where slavery exists, and more 

 especially where a dominant and superior race is in contact with 

 an inferior one, the ethnic type is soon modified, for the progeny 

 becomes part of the family, and the descendants interbreed. 



Returning to the foreign elements which have contributed to 

 form the present Malay population of Sarawak, I may quote Mr. 



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