16 Malaysia. 



but by the tncoming Chinese and Tamils 

 from India, it inay easily he shown that tlie 

 Malay hiniseli, in tbc establishmcnt of law 

 and order, in his freedom from petty tribal 

 wars, and in the incrcasing price of his 

 lands, lias becn advantagcd much beyond 

 anything that would have come to him 

 under his own native rule. Nor are his 

 English co-workcrs Iacking in sytnpathcttc 

 «leierence to his wbhcs. and in thc utmost 

 cautton against orTendiug his prejudices. 

 Indeed tbe Britisb administrator shows a 

 certain partiality for the Malay which may 

 wcll cause tbe friends of the other races 

 ground for complaint, Tlic Malay is very 

 mticb bettcr off for the presence of this 

 active. energetic wbite man, towards wliom 

 hc sbows snch respect and alTeetinii as 

 makes tbe contact of the two pcople as 

 plcasaut a sight of the strong helping tlte 

 weak, and the capable teaching the back- 

 ward, as is to be found anywhere in Asia. 



Tlie real work of tlte Peninsula is being 

 done by Chinese and Tamils. Thc former 

 fairlv monopolize the tin mining. Thcy 

 are pbysically and constitutionally hardcr 

 working than any of tlie ollier peoples. 



