64 ATURAN SUNGEI UJONG. 



happened in consequence of such a proceeding. 



The Dato' Klana according-ly informed the Dato' Bandar 

 of the Governor's wishes and the Dato' Bandar replied as follows : 

 " It is indeed true that Raja Mahmud is an enemy of the Raja 

 " of Selangor and of Raja Kudin and has been driven from the 

 " country by them, but he having come to this country as a 

 '' stranger, is it proper that we should turn him out who has done 

 " us no harm ? " 



This letter filled the Klana with anger, and he summoned 

 the Pantai Lembagas and the Dato' Raja of the Waris Ayer, and 

 Panglima Besar Ahmad [the present Dato' Bandar. — R. B.] and 

 thus addressed them, when they had presented themselves : — 

 " I have sent for you because I have received a letter from the 

 " Governor asking me not to give shelter to Raja Mahmud, who 

 " is an enemy of the Raja of Selangor. I have requested the 

 " Dato' Bandar to cease doing so, and he has refused to obey my 

 *' order. Now I ask for your advice what is to be done. If we 

 " continue to shelter Raja Mahmud, we will most certainly have 

 " to fight Raja Kudin — and I think it will be better for us to have 

 " Raja Mahmud as an enemy than Raja Kudin. Raja Mahmud 

 " is being supported by the Dato' Bandar, and it seems to me that 

 " we had better make the Panglima Besar here Bandar. If a 

 " Bandar has to be supplanted, it should be by a Bandar, a Klana 

 " by a Klana." Then the Dato' Klana appointed Panglima Besar 

 Ahmad as Dato' Bandar and told hira that he might have to 

 fight with the other Bandar. The Panglima Besar (Ahmad) 

 replied that he gladly accepted the office that the authority of 

 the Klana had conferred upon him according to right and custom, 

 and asked that a written confirmation of his ancient rights, as 

 between Klana and Bandar might be granted to him. This was 

 agreed to and a written letter of agreement* was given to 

 Panglima Besar Ahmad who was then formally appointed to be 

 Bandar. Shortly after this, the Klana and Bandar Ahmad and 

 all the Lembagas commenced operations against the Bandar, but 

 for some ten or fifteen days nothing happened. Then the Bandar 

 sent Raja Mahmud to attack the house of the Dato' Klana, and 

 Raja Mahmud nearly took it — most of the Klana's people having 

 run away — but before he had taken it, an order came from the 

 Bandar to Raja Mahmud not to destroy the Klana's house that 

 * This letter has been seen by me. — R, N. B. 



