MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES. 139 



Hereafter I visited the Bernam river (the southern 



limit of the State) and went up as far 



Bernam river. Sim- as Simpang — the end of the deeper 



portion of the river and where poles 



take place of oars for navigation further up stream. 



On the Bernam I steamed up as far as Kampong Chan- 

 kat Berhitain"" a distance I put down at not less than 76 

 miles. Taking boat at Berhitam I went up 7 to 9 miles fur- 

 ther and found' soundings to be 10 to 17 feet as far as 

 Simpang, where the river divides and shallows, 



A Tigee's Wake. 



[ The following extract from the Diary of the Resident 

 Officer at Langat describes the superstitious feelings of 

 Malays, common among other orientals also, towards the Tiger.] 



" At 10 a. m. a great noise of rejoicing with drums and 

 " gongs approaching Jugra by the river was heard, and on 

 " my questioning the people, I was told Raja Yakob had man- 

 " aged to shoot a Jugra with a spring gun, behind Tiger hill, 

 " and was bringing' it in state to the Sultan. I went over 

 " to the Sultan's at Raja Yakob's request, to see the 

 " attendants on the slaughter of a Tiger. The animal was 

 " supported by posts and fastened in an attidude as nearly 

 " as possible approchirig the living. Its mouth was forced 

 " open, its tongue allowed to droop on one side, and a small 

 "rattan attached to its upper jaw was passed over a pole 

 " held by a man behind. This finished, two swords were 

 " produced and placed crosswise, and a couple of Panglimas 

 " selected for the dance ; the gongs and drums were beaten at 

 " quick time, the man holding the rattan attached to the 

 " tiger's head pulled it, moving the head up and down, and 

 " the two Panglimas, after making their obeisance to the 

 " Sultan rushed at the swords and, holding them in their 

 u hands commenced a most wild and exciting dance. They 

 u spun around on one leg, waving their swords, then bounded 

 " forward and made a thrust at the tiger ; moving back 

 " quickly with the point of the weapon facing the animal ; 

 " they crawled along the ground and sprung over it uttering 



* From the Kuala Bernam. 



