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Bakar Bata, a suburb of Alor Star, formerly a brickfield, now 



containing the Sultan's Best-house. 

 Balik Pulo, a village in the interior of Penang. 

 Bamvasor, a place mentioned by Einlayson (see Rhizomys) ; I have 



not identified it. 

 Bangkok, the present capital of Siam, about 17 miles (in a straight 



line) from the mouth of the Menam. 

 Bangkok River, a name for the branch of the Menam on which 



Bangkok is situated. 

 Bangpakong, a river entering the Gulf of Siam about 25 miles 



E. of Paknam Menam. 

 Baking Padang, a mountain in the south of Perak. 

 Battambong, the Cambodian province of Siam. 

 Batu Caves, a few miles from Kuala Lumpor, in Selangor. 

 Batu GajaJi, a town in the Kiuta district of Perak. 

 Batu Pahat, coffee-estate, on west side of Johore, about halfway 



between Malacca and Singapore. 

 Bawtong Kabin, the gold-mines of Kabin in Siam, up the Bangpa- 

 kong Biver. 

 Baw Yakar, a gem-mine near Pailin, in the Battambong Province 



of Siam. 

 Birman, or Bemam, a river and district in the north of Selangor. 

 Blaken Mati, a fortified island on the south side of Singapore 



Island. 

 Blanja, a place in Perak. 

 Bukit Gantang, a hill in Perak. 

 Bukit Timah, a hill near the centre of Singapore Island, of which 



it forms the highest point. 

 CJiangi, a place near the east end of Singapore Island. 

 Ghantaboon, an important town in South-east Siam, about 10 



miles from the sea. 

 Bindings, the smallest of the five " Straits Settlements," situated 



on the coast of Perak. 

 Dong Phya Fai (" Forest of the Lord of Eire "), a hilly tract covered 



with jungle, about 50 miles across, between Ayuthia and Korat 



in Siam, abounding in animal life. 

 Dumdruan, an abandoned estate on the slopes of Grimong Pulai, 



in Johore. 

 Genkoi, a village in Siam on the Ayuthia side of the Dong Phya Eai. 

 Georgetown, the capital of Penang, founded by Capt. Francis Light. 

 Girbee River, Malay Peninsula, latitude 8° 0' N. 

 Gunong Batu Puteh (" White Stone Mountain "), in interior of 



Malay Peninsula. 

 Gunong Gajah (" Elephant Mountain "), an isolated limestone mass 



in Kedah. 

 Gunong Janeng, a mountain in Johore. 

 Gunong Jerai, or "Kedah Peak," in Kedah, a prominent landmark 



north of Penang. 

 Gunong Pulai, a mountain in Johore, 2220 feet high, about 20 



miles from Johor Bharu. 

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