Notes of a Tour through the Siamese 



States on the West Coast of the 



Malay Peninsula, 1900. 



By C. W. S. Kynxeeseey. 



Having- assumed charge of the Consulate in April this year 

 and wishing to become acquainted with some of the Western 

 Siamese States which have not been visited since 1894, I left 

 Penang in the colonial launch Seabird at 10 P. M. on 



Tuesday 11th December, taking with me Mr. PEEL, District 

 Officer, Bukit Mertajam. I elected to go in December as the 

 weather at this season is settled with a X. E. wind blowing 

 from the land. It was a fine moonlight night and we reached 

 the mouth of the Kedah river before daybreak. 



Wednesday 12th December. — The Sultan's Secretary came on 

 board at the entrance to the river and we reached the landing 

 place at Alorstar about 6.0 A. M. Here I was received by some 

 of the leading officials and a guard of honour and we drove in a 

 carriage and pair to the Sultan's country house at Anak bukit. 

 H. H. the Raja Med A accompanied us. I arranged to be at 

 the Consulate at 0.0, previous notice having been given of my 

 intended visit some time before. After breakfast we drove to 

 the Consulate which has been lately repaired. Every assistance 

 was given to me by the Kedah Officials. I enquired into several 

 cases of minor importance and a considerable number of British 

 subjects presented themselves for registration. Having des- 

 patched the business in hand and arranged to attend the next 

 day, we drove back to Anak bukit where I discussed various 

 questions with the RAJA MUDA. At 3.0 P.M. I paid an official 

 visit to H. H. the Sultan who is in very feeble health and at 

 times hardly equal to transact public business. Having- taken 

 leave of the Sultan we proceeded with the Raja Med a to in- 

 spect the Public Offices. The buildings are excellently adapted 

 for the purpose and present quite an imposing appearance, though 



