32 ADDRESS BY MR. KRUYT ON 



British Eesidents were put in Selangor in 1874, and in 1875 in 

 Sungei Ujong. 



These Eesidents were placed, and are still under the supervision 

 and guidance of the Governor of the Straits, and are responsible 

 to him. 



Meanwhile it was soon evident that this settlement with the 

 Chiefs of Perak was only satisfactory on the surface. In Novem- 

 ber, 1875, at Pasir Sala, the first Resident, Mr. Bircf, was treach- 

 erously murdered, and the whole of Upper Perak rose against the 

 English. The British Grovernment was compelled to send an im- 

 portant expedition there in order to punish this crime and to res- 

 tore order in the country. The Sultan was taken prisoner and 

 banished, and another was appointed in his place. As there were 

 at the same time appearances of disorder in Sungei Ujong and the 

 Negri Sembilan, it was not till 1877 that it can be said that quiet 

 and order returned to all these countries. 



It was then that the rapid development in progress and well-be- 

 ing began, which has never since been disturbed by any resort to 

 arms. 



In 1883, the then Governor Sir Eeederick Weld, after various 

 preliminary discussions, induced the so-called Negri Sembilan to 

 enter into an agreement and to place the Government under the 

 protection and guidance of the Straits Government represented by 

 a Resident. This was first carried into execution in 1887. 



The iudependent State of Pahang, situated to the North of Sin- 

 gapore, refused stubbornly, till, 1888, to enter into a treaty with 

 the Straits Government. The misgovernment and insecurity that 

 prevailed there formed a marked contrast to the condition of things 

 in the neighbouring State of Johor. On several occasions the re- 

 lations between Pahang and Singapore itself were very strained, 

 and the interference of France was once spoken of. However that 

 may be, Pahang acknowledged the sovereignty of England in 1888 

 and signed an agreement similar to that of Johor, which, in 1885, 

 had come definitely under British influence. 



In 1892, serious disturbances took place in Pahang, which had 

 every appearance of insurrection against the English, and led to 

 the so-called Pahang war, which ended in the restoration of the 

 former order of things. It is remarkable that almost exclusively 

 Perak Police was employed against Pahang. 



There came no change in the relations with Tringganu and Ke- 

 Jantan. The friendly influence of the English, through peaceful 



