150 GEOGRAPHICAL NOTES IN MALAYSIA AND ASIA, 



Selangore, Sungei Ujong, Ac. — Next to the state of Perak, 

 to the northward is the state of Keddah, which was not tinder 

 British protection at the time of my visit, but is a tributary of 

 Siam. To the south of Perak is the native state of Selangore, an 

 important territory which is under British protection. This state 

 I visited and travelled through to some extent, but not so f ally as 

 the state of Perak. The Sultan of Selangore holds his court at 

 Jngra, a , native town with a thoroughly Malay agricultural 

 population about it. The principal towns are in the mining 

 districts on the river Klang ; one being named after the river and 

 was formerly the native capital, but is now far eclipsed by the 

 centre of mining industry named Kuala Lumpor, which is the 

 seat of British government and supports a numerous and 

 wealthy Chinese population. The country around is singularly 

 picturesque and beautiful, and this is owing to the extensive 

 development of limestone formation which forms outliers on the 

 granite. These are weathered into pinnacles and castellated out- 

 crops like ruins of grand and varied shape. Within a few miles 

 of Kuala launpor are limestone caves of large extent and 

 magnificent beauty, from the colour and form of the stalactites. 

 They form one of the most remarkable natural curiosities of the 

 peninsula, though there are many other caves to be found in the 

 limestone. To the south of the state of Selangore is that of 

 Sungei Ujong which was a part of the territory I never visited. 

 Beyond this was the state of Malacca, separated on the coast from 

 Sungei Ujong by the river Linggi. I spent about six weeks in all, 

 in the examination of (he state of Malacca, living for a short time 

 at several stations in the interior, as for instance at the hot springs 

 ( Ayer Panas) where the water bubbles out of the ground from the 

 granite rock, at a temperature near to boiling, at Allor Gajali, 

 where some 50 years ago we gained a victory over the Malays, at 

 Gading where there are old tin mines, and finally I visited and 

 examined the large min?s at Chin-chin. The whole of this 

 country is intersected by the most excellent roads, fit for any 

 vehicle. Much of the north wide of the state has been cleared of 

 jungle and planted out by the Chinese in tapioca plantations or 



