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came a British protectorate and the Sultan, a pros- 
perous, though nominal, ruler; and the development 
of this virgin territory began. 
As a reward for the advice and assistance I 
gave him, the Sultan, before Trengganu passed out 
of his control, made me a present of five different 
concessions of land, with all mineral and ‘surface 
rights. Though the concessions, which totaled nine 
hundred square miles, were rich in tin, the Sultan 
advised me to let the tin stay where it was and plant 
-rubber. I could see that I had reached the begin- 
ning of the end of my career as an animal dealer! 
On my return to Singapore after one of my visits 
to Trengganu, I found a letter from Mr. La Souef, 
of Melbourne, asking me if I would make a special 
effort to get a rhinoceros for his zodlogical gardens. 
He had made the same request the year before, and 
I had had a standing order with my agents in 
Trengganu, but nothing had come of it. There 
was constant good-natured rivalry between Mr. 
La Souef and his son, who was director of the 
gardens at Perth, and, as I had provided the son 
with a rhinoceros, I wanted to do as much for the 
father. I wrote to him, saying that I should com- 
municate with my agents and that, if they had 
nothing to report, I would go out myself and see 
what I could find for him. Accordingly, I sent Ali 
to Trengganu with the message, telling him to wait 
there until I arrived. 
There seemed to be so little chance that the na- 
