k iOmMY m JOHORE. lit 



easteiTi part ol the island of Singapore, 

 and Pulo Tikonfj; doubljn|j the western 

 point of this small island, 1 reached, a few 

 minutes alter, a small Maiay village near 

 Gnnong Ban. The name of the village is 

 Tikong. It consists only of a few miserable 

 Malay houses, and is governed by a Pang- 

 huiu who was absent. I stopped there only 

 a few moments and entered at once the 

 Johore river. At lialf past eleven o'clock 1 

 reached another village called Pomatang, 

 where 1 landed. This second village is 

 more considerable than the first, and is 

 the residence of a Rajah then called Ra- 

 jah PrAng, who was absent. 1 tried to ob- 

 tain some information about the village it- 

 self as well as respecting the neighbouring 

 places; but, upon seeing me, the inmates 

 of the place fled, and I could scarcely suc- 

 ceed in reaching a few of them , who ap- 

 peared so nnich surprised and astonished, 

 that 1 could not ubttun from them any 



