CHINAMEN AMONG THE MALAYS, 
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saluted us reverently, and tlien retreated to the side of 
his son, of whom he seemed very proud. 
“And now, while some bad tea is being drunk without 
either sugar or cream, as we await the men’s appearance, 
let me condense some of the interpreter’s remarks in 
regard to the mixed people among whom we found 
ourselves so suddenly thrown.” 
I will preface this condensed matter by a single 
observation: — As the Iinsh and German emigrants turn 
to this land of America by hundreds and thousands, so 
turn the Chinese to the fertile shores of the Malay 
Islands. There is one difference, however: they leave 
their wives behind them and cai'ry their customs with 
them. The Malays provide them the former, but retain 
their own prejudices. The two are often, as in the 
present case, found living together, sometimes for pro- 
tection, sometimes for trade : the latter was the case in 
this their town of Rangou. 
The headman of these Chinese spoke as follows, 
through the interpreter: — “Our village is small. It 
has only about one hundred and thirty souls. We are 
equally divided, and each people has its own leader. I 
am the chief among the Chinese: the headman is the 
chief among the Malays. We are equal, and are elected 
every year by the people. The old men give us advice 
when necessary. Your men Avere brought here in great 
distress, and we treated them like brothers until they 
troubled our women, -when we told them they should 
remain in their house or we would tie them. We tried 
to do our best. Have Ave done right?” 
The captain replied warmly in the affirmative, adding 
