A History of Sarawak under Its Two White Rajahs 1839-1908
CHAPTER XVII
EDUCATION—RELIGION—MISSIONS
Many changes of opinion must take place upon the subject of the education of natives before it is exhausted and the best way of teaching found, and such changes of opinion and the improvements in methods which follow in their train can only be the result of experience, or of conclusions drawn from successful or unsuccessful experiments.
So the Rajah wrote thirty years ago, but hitherto experience has taught little that gives any encouragement to the expectation that the present condition of the natives will be improved by any form of education based upon accepted ideals. Though the difficulty lies perhaps not so much in knowing what or how to teach the natives, but in getting them to come to be taught; especially is this the case with the dominant Sea-Dayak race, a fact which should not be lost sight of in considering how missionary efforts in this direction have met with such small success.
If he _would_ learn, a Sea-Dayak could be taught almost anything; but what should we teach him? A common school board education is of no value to him. He may learn to read and write, and gain a little rudimentary knowledge utterly useless to him after leaving school, and therefore soon to be forgotten. If he is placed in one of the larger schools in Kuching he will there receive impressions and imbibe ideas which may render a return to his old surroundings distasteful to him, and unfit him for the ordinary life and occupations of his people. He will be left with one opportunity of gaining a living—he may become a clerk, though the demand for clerks is limited; but if he is successful in obtaining a clerkship he will be beset with temptations which he will be unable to resist, and which will soon prove his ruin; and unfortunately this has been the rule and not the exception. There are some who advocate technical education, and who rightly point out that the Sea-Dayak would make an excellent artisan, though the same argument applies equally against the utility of such a training. He may become a clever carpenter or smith, but there would be few opportunities for him to benefit himself by his skill, for he could never compete with the Chinese artisan, into whose hands all the skilled labour has fallen.
But if elementary and technical education were to meet with all the success one could desire, that success would needs be exceedingly limited, for, though some good would be done, only a few could be benefited. A broader view must be taken, a view that has regard not to the improvement of a few only, but of the people generally, and how this can best be done is a question that has brought forth many and various opinions, all more or less impracticable.
The Sea-Dayak has all he wants. He is well off, contented, and happy. He is a sober man, and indulges in but few luxuries. He is hard-working and he is honest, but he lacks strength of mind, and is easily led astray. Therefore, the longer he is kept from the influences of civilisation the better it will be for him, for the good cannot be introduced without the bad. Perhaps the problem of his future will work out better by a natural process. When his present sources of supply fail him and necessity forces him into other grooves, then, and not before, will he take up other industries, which his natural adaptability will soon enable him to learn.
To learn how to read and write and a little simple arithmetic is as far on the path of education as the average Malay boy can reach; and perhaps it is far enough. There are two Government Schools in Kuching for Malays, which are fairly well attended, though attendance is not compulsory. For those who may desire an education of a higher class than can be obtained in these schools, those of the S.P.G. and the R.C. Missions are always open; and Malays, though Muhammadans, do not hesitate to attend these schools, and even to be taught by the priests, for they know that no attempt will be made to proselytise them. They are encouraged to attend for their own good; they would be kept away if there was the faintest suspicion that it was for the sake of converting them. In Kuching, the Government has a third and larger school, the High School, entirely secular in character, which is open to boys of all races, who are taught by Chinese, Malay, and Indian schoolmasters, and this school is well attended.
The large S.P.G. Boys' School is under the management of an English headmaster, and the boys are well educated. The pupils are chiefly local Chinese, and there are a few natives from the out-station missions. Old boys from this school are to be met with throughout the Malay Peninsula as well as in Sarawak, maintaining in positions of trust the credit their school has so justly gained. The S.P.G. Mission has also a Girls' School, conducted by two English Sisters, and here good work is also done.
Perhaps the largest school in Kuching is that belonging to the R.C. Mission, which is very ably conducted by the priests. As in the S.P.G. School, the pupils are chiefly Chinese boys. Attached to the Convent is a Girls' School under the control of the Mother Superior and four Sisters.
In the provinces, the S.P.G. Mission has schools at five different places, but only two are now under the control of priests: the R.C. Mission has the same number of Boys' Schools, all under the control of priests, besides three convents where girls are taught. The Methodist Episcopal Mission has a school at Sibu. All these schools receive State aid. Chinese have their own little schools scattered about, for which they receive small grants, and in Upper Sarawak there are two Government Chinese Schools. Efforts to start schools amongst the provincial Malays have not met with success; they have their own little village schools conducted by hajis, in which the teaching of the Koran is the main curriculum.
Writing in 1866, the present Rajah says:—
Twenty years ago, the Sarawak population had little religion of any sort, and the first step towards bringing it to notice was when the English mission was established. The Christian Church gave rise to a Muhammadan mosque. Subsequent years of prosperity have enabled the Malays to receive instruction from the Mecca School. Those who are too old, or too much involved in the business of the country to go on the haj, send annual sums to the religious authorities there; but at the present time I feel sure there is no fanaticism among the inhabitants, and, excepting some doubtful points instilled into them in their education at Mecca, their religion is wholesome and happy. To the building of the mosque very few would come forward to subscribe.[360]
Forty years ago the pilgrimage to Mecca was a costly and a hazardous venture. The sufferings that pilgrims for months had to undergo on ill-found, overcrowded, and insanitary sailing ships, and the dangers to which they were exposed on the overland journey from Jedah to Mecca and back, were such that only fervent Muhammadans would face, and few Malays are such. Not many had the means to undertake a journey which would take the best part of a year to perform, as well as to satisfy the insatiable extortions to which they were subjected from the moment they set their feet in Arabia. Now, the welfare of the Muhammadan pilgrim is so well safeguarded by Christian ordinances, that his voyage to Jedah and back to Singapore presents to him but a pleasurable and interesting trip, on which his wife and daughters may accompany him with safety and moderate comfort. Steamers have taken the place of sailing ships, and competition has made the fares cheap. At Jedah the Malay pilgrim is under the protection of his Consul, and, beyond, the influence of a Great Power will protect him at least as far as his life and liberty are concerned, but he will suffer the common lot of all pilgrims, and be subjected to exactions of every kind, returning to Jedah with empty pockets.
Though, owing to the facility with which the pilgrimage can now be made, hundreds yearly go to Mecca and are brought into close contact with the bigotry of western Muhammadans, yet the Malay remains as he was, with an almost total absence of religious fervour. A sure sign of indifference to their religion in the majority of Malays and Melanaus is found in the mean, dilapidated buildings which are dignified by the name of mosques, to be seen in most of the towns and villages along the coast. Kuching practically owes its fine mosque to the benevolence of one man, the late Datu Bandar. There are some devout Muhammadans amongst the Malays, though not many, but there are no bigots. Some content themselves with a loose adherence to outward observances; many do not even do this, and not many attend the mosques for worship, but, however, all would be united in bitter opposition to any intermeddling with their religion.
The remnants of a former paganism still cling to the Malay, who is certainly more superstitious than he is religious. He still strongly believes in spirits, witchcraft, and magic—a belief his religion condemns; he will practise sorcery, and will use spells and charms to propitiate, or to ward off the evil influence of spirits—practices which his religion forbids.[361]
Toleration and a deficiency of zeal have made the Malays indifferent propagators of their faith amongst the pagan tribes around them; and the field has been left open to Christian missionaries, whose work of conversion they look upon with unconcern, so long as no attempt is made to convert a Muhammadan, and to do that is not allowed by the law of Sarawak. Their feeling towards the Christian religion is one of respect. They admit Christians readily to their mosques, and will attend church on the occasion of a marriage or a funeral in which they may be interested, and they will converse freely with Christians upon religious subjects, without assuming or pretending to any superiority in their own religion.
Mischievous and clever Arab impostors, usually good-looking men with a dignified bearing, meet with short shrift in Sarawak, and such holy men are very promptly moved on. The heads of the Muhammadan religion will have none of them. Their ostensible object is to teach, but their sole one is to make what they can by trading upon the superstition of the simple-minded. In these men the Dutch see fanatical emissaries sent from Mecca to preach a jihad or holy war, and have more than once warned the Government that such men had gone to Sarawak for this purpose. They may be right, but these pseudo Sherifs and Sayids[362] have never attempted to do so in Sarawak, it would be a waste of their time, and be the ruin of their business.
The Sea-Dayaks, as well as the Land-Dayaks, and those tribes inhabiting the interior are alike pagans, and possess but a dim and vague belief in certain mythical beings who, between them, made man and gave him life. These gods are styled Batara or Patara and Jewata—Sanskrit names introduced by the Hindus.[363] With them mythical legends, which vary greatly, take the place of religion. They have no priests, no temples, and no worship. They believe in spirits with controlling power over the air, the earth, and the water, and they place implicit reliance on omens as given by birds, animals, and reptiles, and in dreams, through which the spirits convey warnings or encouragement in respect to the affairs they may be engaged upon, or contemplate undertaking. They have a belief in a future life, which will differ in little respect from their life on this earth. These people are not idolaters; their religion is animistic.
The project of the establishment of a Church of England Mission in Sarawak was started by the late Rajah in 1847. The Earl of Ellesmere and others interested themselves in the project, and, sufficient funds having been subscribed, the Rev. F. T. McDougall and two other missionaries were sent out, and arrived in Sarawak in June, 1848. The Church of St. Thomas, now the Diocesan Church, was completed and consecrated by the Bishop of Calcutta in 1851. Two years later the Mission was transferred to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel; and, in 1855, to complete the organisation of the Church in Borneo, Mr. McDougall was consecrated Bishop of Labuan and Sarawak. He resigned in 1867, and died in 1886. Mr. Chambers, who had for many years been a missionary in Sarawak, succeeded him, and on his resignation[364] the Venerable G. F. Hose, Archdeacon of Singapore, was consecrated Bishop in 1881, and the full designation of the diocese then became Singapore, Labuan, and Sarawak, by the inclusion of the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States.
The headquarters of the Mission is at Kuching, where the Bishop and the Archdeacon reside, the latter being also the Vicar of Kuching. The Mission Stations are at Lundu, Kuap, Banting, Sabu in the Undup, and Sebetan in the Kalaka, and at these places there are churches and schools. Hitherto all these stations, which were established many years ago, have been under the care of resident clergymen, but at present there are four vacancies. Attached to these principal Stations, and under the supervision of the missionary in charge, are many scattered chapels with native catechists and teachers.
In Kuching the work of the Mission lies chiefly amongst the Chinese. Kuap, which is within a day's journey of the capital, is a Land-Dayak village; the other Mission Stations are in districts populated by Sea-Dayaks, and the labours of the S.P.G. are chiefly confined to these people.
During the first six and a half years of Bishop Hose's episcopate, 1714 persons were baptized, and the number of native Christians had risen to 3480 in 1887.
For a full and interesting account of the work done by the Mission the reader is referred to _Two Hundred Years of the S.P.G._ (1701-1900).
That the Church in Borneo has done, and is still doing good, no one will dispute. It has not, however, extended its sphere of influence beyond its original limits, and within those limits, from Lundu to Kalaka, there is not only room, but the necessity for many more missionaries to labour than the Church is at present provided with. Missionary enterprise has not kept pace with the advance of civilisation. The large districts that since 1861 have reverted to the raj have been totally neglected by the S.P.G., and these districts, both in respect to area and population, constitute by far the greater part of Sarawak. But the Church in Sarawak is entirely dependent upon extraneous support, and when funds appear to be wanting, even to maintain the former efficient state of the Mission, and indications of retrogression are only too evident, there can be little hope for progression. A bishop cannot find missionaries, they must be sent to him, and he must be provided with the means to support them and their missions, and unless he is so far assisted he cannot be blamed for any shortcomings. To succeed, a mission, like other undertakings, must be based upon sound business principles. The isolated efforts of even the best men, men like Gomes,[365] Chambers,[366] Chalmers,[367] and Perham,[368] who have left their personal stamp upon the Mission, can be of little avail without continuity of effort and purpose, and to insure this a system is necessary, a system of trained missionaries, training others to take their places in due time, and for want of such a system the S.P.G. is now left with but two English missionaries in Sarawak.
To the deep regret of all in his diocese, failing health and advancing years necessitated the retirement of Bishop Hose at the end of 1907, after having spent the best years of his life in faithful service to the Church in the East. As far back as 1868 he was appointed Colonial Chaplain at Malacca. He was transferred to Singapore in 1872, and was appointed Archdeacon in 1874. For a little over twenty-six years he had been Bishop of a diocese of unwieldy size, over 120,000 square miles, containing a population of about two and a quarter millions, the supervision of which, with the two Archdeaconries separated by 450 miles of sea, necessarily entails a great deal of hard work and a considerable amount of travelling, and by reason of this it is proposed shortly to subdivide the diocese.[369]
The great Spanish Jesuit, one of the founders of the Jesuit Society, St. Francisco Xavier, the Apostle of India and the Far East, in 1542 laid the foundations of a missionary enterprise that scarcely has a parallel. Earnest and self-denying priests followed in his footsteps, and eventually some reached Borneo. Of the work of the earlier missionaries in Borneo we know hardly anything, but, as with Xavier at Malacca, they probably met with little success. They wandered away into the jungles, there to end their days amongst savage and barbarous people, at whose hands we know some met with martyrdom. They have left no traces and no records behind them, even their names are perhaps forgotten.
Fr. Antonio Vintimiglia, already mentioned in chapter ii. established a Roman Catholic Mission at Bruni, where he died in 1691; there may have been others there before him, but evidently he was the last Roman Catholic priest for many years in that part of Borneo with which this history deals.
In 1857, a Roman Catholic Mission was again established at Bruni, Labuan, and Gaya Bay, under a Spaniard named Cuateron, as Prefect Apostolic, who was assisted by two worthy Italian Priests. The romantic story of how Senor Cuateron became a priest, how he established the Mission, and how he obtained the means to do so, will be found in Sir Spenser St. John's _Life in the Forests of the Far East_. St. John tells us that the funds entrusted by Fr. Cuateron to the Papal Government as a permanent support for his Mission were diverted to other purposes, and the money he retained himself was dissipated in unsuccessful speculations. In 1861, nothing remained but closed churches and Fr. Cuateron. He remained for over fifteen years longer, and then he too disappeared.
In July, 1881, a Roman Catholic Mission to Borneo was founded in England, and attached to the foundation of this Mission there is also some romance, but of a different character to that which centred upon Fr. Cuateron. The Very Rev. Thomas Jackson, the first Vicar Apostolic, had so distinguished himself in the field in succouring the wounded during the last Afghan war as an acting Army chaplain, that he won a practical and well-deserved recognition from officers and men in the shape of a substantial testimonial, and this he devoted to the promotion of missionary work in Borneo. After travelling through North Borneo and Sarawak he selected Kuching as his headquarters. Supported by liberal aid from home, and well aided by zealous and self-devoted priests and sisters, before his retirement he had laid the foundations of a most flourishing mission. The Vicar Apostolic is now the Very Rev. E. Dunn, one of the first missionaries to join Mr. Jackson, and he, by his earnestness and kindliness, has won the respect of all. In Sarawak there are eleven European priests, two brothers, and eleven nuns and Sisters of Charity.
At Sibu, in the Rejang, there is an American Methodist Episcopal Mission under the charge of an American missionary. It was established in 1900, to look after the welfare of a number of Foo Chow Chinese agriculturists, who had been introduced from China and settled near Sibu, and who are all members of the American Methodist Church.
From every point of view, few countries offer such facilities and advantages for missionary work than are found in Sarawak. There is no spirit of antagonism to Christianity. Converts are exposed to no persecution, scorn, or even annoyance. By becoming Christians they do not lose caste, or the respect of their people. The lives and property of missionaries are absolutely safe wherever they may choose to settle, and, more, their coming will be welcomed. A man gifted with good sense and firmness, kindness of heart and courtesy, will soon make his influence felt, and gain, what is of paramount importance to the success of his undertaking, the respect of the people around him. Such a man will not fail to do a great deal of good, as such men have done before, but his labours will have been in vain unless there be another gifted with the same good qualities ready to take his place in due course.
Footnote 360:
_Ten Years in Sarawak._
Footnote 361:
At Sibu, a few years ago, during an epidemic of cholera, medicines given to the Malays were smeared on the posts of their houses to hinder the evil spirits, that were supposed to be spreading the disease, gaining access to the houses by climbing up the posts; and windows were rigidly closed to prevent their entry.
Footnote 362:
Two such impostors, who had commenced to reap a rich harvest at Bintulu, when pulled up short by the Resident, inadvertently answered a question put to them in English, and subsequently admitted that they had served as stokers on English steamers.
Footnote 363:
Chap. II. p. 38, footnote 2.
Footnote 364:
Bishop Chambers died in 1893.
Footnote 365:
The Rev. W. H. Gomes, B.D. In Sarawak from 1853-68. Afterwards in Singapore to the time of his death in 1902.
Footnote 366:
Who succeeded Bishop M^cDougall.
Footnote 367:
Afterwards Bishop of Goulburn, N.S.W. He died November 1901.
Footnote 368:
He became Archdeacon of Singapore, and retired some years ago. He is well known for his scholarly articles on the folk and mythical lore of the Sea-Dayaks.
Footnote 369:
This has since been done.
INDEX
Aban Jau, a troublesome Kayan chief, 342
Abdul Gani, Abang, 159
Abdul Gapur, Haji, becomes Datu Patinggi, 77, 78; his exactions, 208; intrigues with S. Masahor, _ib._; his oppression and disloyalty, 209; is disgraced, _ib._; his plot to murder the Rajah and his officers, 210; his open contempt, 211; is publicly degraded, _ib._; is sent out of the country, 212; and banished, _ib._; pardoned, 220; he intrigues again, _ib._; the murder of Steele and Fox, 223; he dissembles, and is taken into confidence, 227; a deep plot, 231; his plan to seize Kuching, 232; the plot revealed, 233; he is again banished, _ib._; his part in the plot, 235; is arrested by the Dutch, 237; his end, 242
Abdul Karim, Haji, becomes Datu Imaum, 77
Abdul Mumin, Sultan, _see_ Mumin
Abdul Rahman, the Datu Patinggi of Serikei, 117, 208
Abi, the murderer of Steele, 225; his death, 226
Aborigines Protection Society take up the cause of pirates, 140
Abu Bakar, Juwatan, 364
Abu Bakar, Sherip, 117
Agriculture, 7; early efforts to promote, 320; present thriving condition, 429
Ahmit, Sherip, 117, 130
Aing, Abang, a distinguished native chief, 155; his wife, 156; is wounded, 176; the Chinese insurrection, 190
Ajar, Dang, 158; and Akam Nipa, 159
Akam Nipa, a famous Kayan chief, drives the Malays out of the Rejang, 16, 159; in revolt, 282, 289
Alderson, Baron, his speech at the London Tavern, 146
Alderson, Mr., 234
Ali, Abang, a Malay chief, 225, 226, 229, 230, 231
Ali, Datu Patinggi, the descendant of Rajah Jarom, 45; reinstated as Datu, 77; kills a Lanun Penglima, 80; his skirmish with the Saribas Dayaks, 100; his gallantry, 107; his death, 108; the champion of his people, 420
Amal, Sherip, 117
Ambong, destroyed by pirates, 95
American Methodist Episcopal Mission, 449
_Amok_ by the Sea-Dayaks, 25; a bad case, _ib._; by Malays, 30
Amzah, Nakoda, his account of the pirates, 275
Antu-Jalan, The, a myth, 15
Api, Rajah, usurps the throne of Bruni, 53; his execution, 54
Astana, The, 396
Atoh (Haji Abdul Rahman) outwits the pirates, 274
Bailey, D. J. S., 388, 389
Bain, Mr., murdered at Muka, 322
Bajau pirates, 92; associate with the Lanuns, 94. _See_ also under Piracy
Bakar, _see_ Abu Bakar
Balambangan, Island, Hon. East India Company's settlement, 43; destroyed by Datu Teting, _ib._; re-established and abandoned, _ib._
Balang, Sea-Dayak chief, 287; his execution, 320
Balenini pirates, 92; in league with Lanuns and the Sultan of Sulu, 95; their methods, _ib._; cruising grounds, 96; strongholds, _ib._; haunts, _ib._ _See_ also under Piracy
Bampfylde, C. A., 388
Bandahara, Pangiran, heir to the Sultanate of Bruni, 347; loses his rights in the Limbang, 353; appointed regent, 367
Banjermasin, English and Dutch alternately at, 47, 48; the English driven out, 48; reverts to the Dutch, _ib._
Bantam, 42, 47
Bantin, a rebel Sea-Dayak chief, 387, 388, 389, 390
Banyoks, The, origin, 15; supporters of S. Masahor, 223
Baram, in revolt against Bruni, 332, 335; relations with Bruni, 333; ceded to Sarawak, 335, 336, 339, 340, 341; order established, 341; Aban Jau, 342
Baring-Gould, J., 389
Bayang conspires with Datu Haji Abdul Gapur, 234
Beach, Sir M., and the cession of Baram, 340
Beads, old, 37
Beccari, Signor Odoardo, on the Bornean forests, 7; on the natives, 14; the _Rafflesia Tuan Mudæ_, 21; old beads, 37; a levée at the Astana, 415; his appreciation of the first Rajah, 417
Beeckman, Capt., his account of Banjermasin, 48, 431
Bedrudin, Pangiran, his family, 53; meets James Brooke, 70; at Bruni, 84; his character, 112; his return to Bruni, 113; his life in danger, 114; he defeats P. Usup, 116; his death, 119
Belait, _see_ Tutong
Belcher, Capt. Sir Edward, R.N., sent to report on affairs in N.W. Borneo, 102; his ship ashore, _ib._; proceeds to Bruni, _ib._; his report, _ib._; at Patusan, 108; takes R. M. Hasim and his family to Bruni, 113
Bencoolen, 46, 47
Bethune, Capt., R.N., commissioned to select a site for a British settlement, 113
Beting Maru, battle of, 136
Betong fort built, 178; attacked, 179
Bisayas, The, 20
Bliuns, The, 12
Bondriot, J., 148
Borneo, description, 1-5; origin of name, 1; its jungles, 8; known to the Arabs in ancient days, 36; early Chinese settlements, 36, 37, 38; early Hindu settlements, 21, 38; the Empire of Majapahit, 21, 38, 39, 40; Sultanates established by Malays, 40; the Insula Bonæ Fortunæ of Ptolemy, 40; the Spanish and Portuguese, 40; the Dutch and English, 42; ancient Chinese trade, 44; the English and Dutch in the south, 47
Borneo Co., Ltd., their steamer disperses the Chinese rebels, 198; early difficulties, 243; its history, 426; ultimate success, 437
Brassey, Lord, in favour of the transfer of N. Borneo to Sarawak, 412
Brereton, W., at Sekrang, 139, 155, 156; his fight with Rentap, 157, 163; his death, 166
British North Borneo Company, established, 411; transfer Lawas to Sarawak, 362; proposed transfer of N. Borneo to Sarawak, 412
Brooke, Bertram W. D., the Tuan Muda, 405
Brooke, Charles (child of the second Rajah), his birth, 400; his death, 401
Brooke, Charles Anthoni, second Rajah of Sarawak. Tuan Muda, 1852-1868. On the Chinese, 31; first visit to Sarawak, 104; on the Batang Lupar expedition, _ib._; at the attack on S. Usman's stronghold, 116; on board the _Mæander_, 130; joins the Rajah, 153; birthplace and parents, 154; retires from the Navy—his naval services, 154; becomes Tuan Muda, _ib._; is appointed to Lundu, 155; at Lingga, 158; the Dandi expedition, 161; the Lang expedition, 163; in charge of the Batang Lupar district, 166; his position and difficulties, _ib._; his expedition against the Kajulau Dayaks, 167; receives news of the Chinese rebellion, 171; goes to the Rajah's assistance, _ib._; after Saji, 172; first expedition against Sadok, 173; a failure, 176; the return, 177; attacks Saji, 178; builds a fort in the Saribas, _ib._; second Sadok expedition, 179; another failure, 182; third Sadok expedition, 183; success, 184; the Chinese troublesome, 190; to Kuching to suppress the Chinese rebellion, 198; the rebels driven over the border, 199; is sent to Muka, 214; saves the survivors of S. Masahor's massacre, 215; S. Masahor fined and deposed, _ib._; fort built at Serikei, 218; left in charge of the country at a critical time, 220; makes a tour through the country, _ib._; is uneasy about Kanowit, 221; more troubles at Muka, _ib._; the Sarawak flag fired upon, 222; he arranges matters there, _ib._; enforces payment of a fine for insulting the flag, _ib._; the Sultan irritated by his conduct, 223; the Consul-General supports the Sultan, _ib._; he receives news of the murder of Steele and Fox, _ib._; the situation and disposition of the people, _ib._; he assembles the chiefs at Kuching, 225; his resolution, _ib._; punishment of the murderers at Serikei, 226; he meets the S. Masahor, 227; the attack on Kabah, 228; the stockade taken, 230; an intricate plot, 235; he takes action, 236; advances against Sadong, 237; his encounter with S. Masahor, _ib._; he attacks the Sherip, 238; Bandar Kasim punished, 239; he proceeds to Sekrang, 240; further action against S. Masahor—Igan burnt, _ib._; repression of the plots—thanks of the Rajah, 241; is opposed to foreign protection, 243; his actions criticised by Gov. Edwardes, 247; the attack on Muka, 250; Gov. Edwardes' interference, 256; he removes the coast people to Lingga, 259; builds a new fort at Kanowit, 260; is thanked by the Rajah for his success at Sadok, 265; his overland journey, _ib._; he visits England, _ib._; he returns to Sarawak, 281; assumes the name of Brooke, _ib._; the Kayan expedition, _ib._; the start, 284; his boat swamped, 288; the return, 292; installed as Administrator in 1863, 294, 296; the commencement of his rule, 301; the Rajah's trust in him, 304; the task before him, _ib._; his main principle of government, 305
Rajah from 1868
His accession, 307; his pledges to the people, _ib._; his administration, 308; the Datu Bandar's testimony, _ib._; his opinions on governing natives, and his policy, 313, 315, 418-420; the success of his policy, 315; how the abolition of slavery was effected, 315-318; his conduct of business, 319; liquidation of the public debt, 319; his efforts to promote agriculture, 320; punitive expeditions, 1862-1870, 320; he leaves for England, 325; his marriage, _ib._; his letter to Lord Clarendon on Bruni, 329; he visits Bruni and concludes a treaty, 331; he visits Baram, 332; his letter to the Foreign Office on Bruni, 335; his recommendations to the Foreign Office—adopted too late, 337; negotiations for the acquisition of the Baram, 339; false accusation of intimidating the Sultan, 340; the cession of the Baram sanctioned by the Foreign Office, _ib._; he visits Bruni—Baram ceded to Sarawak, 341; Trusan ceded, 344; the Sultan appeals to him (the Rajah) for help against the Limbangs, 348; he declines to interfere, 348, 410; the Sultan resents his refusal, 349; he is asked to take over the Limbang, 350; the murder of P. Japar, _ib._; he annexes the Limbang—his reasons for doing so, 352; the Sultan admits he has no real grievance against him, 354; Sir Spencer St. John's opinion of the annexation of the Limbang, 354, 355; he acquires the coal mines and certain rights in the Muara district, 357; his improvements at Brooketon, 358; the expedition against O. K. Lawai, 359; a design to hand Bruni over to him, _ib._; he is begged by the chiefs to annex Tutong and Belait, 361; he is reconciled to the Sultan, 364; the Sultan willing to accept his offer to take over Bruni, 364; his influence at Bruni, 366, 367; his rights in Brooketon infringed, 368, 369, 370; the four periods of his labours, 373; punitive expeditions, 378, 381, 383, 384, 387; is complimented by the Resident of Netherlands, Borneo, 384; his last expedition, 389; his return with the Ranee to Sarawak, 393; their reception, 394; the Astana, 396; their first children, 400; they visit Pontianak and Batavia, _ib._; they leave for England—death of their children, 401; he is created a Commander of the Crown of Italy—Grand Officer, 401; birth of the Rajah Muda, _ib._; Lord Derby's compliment, _ib._; Lord Grey's interest in Sarawak, 402; he returns to Sarawak, _ib._; difficulties presented by intertribal feuds, 401-404; birth of the Tuan Muda, 405; his narrow escape from drowning, _ib._; birth of the Tuan Bongsu, _ib._; visits England to confer with the Foreign Office with regard to Limbang and Bruni, 406; British protection granted—terms of the agreement, _ib._; the advance of the State without extraneous aid, 407-409; he is created a G.C.M.G., 410; the salute to be accorded him by H.M.'s ships, _ib._; he annexes the Limbang, _ib._; he proclaims the Rajah Muda as his successor, 411; his offer to take over British North Borneo, 412; Keppel's opinion of him, 413; he entrusts the Rajah Muda with a share of his duties, 415; Consul Keyser's and Signor Beccari's testimony, 417; Sir W. G. Palgrave's and Alleyne Ireland's testimony, 418; what the people owe to the Brookes, 423; the Rajah as a despotic Ruler, 424; his reputed adverseness to the introduction of European enterprise denied, 433; the Rajah on education, 439; on the Muhammadan religion, 443
Brooke, Charles Vyner, Rajah Muda, his birth, 401; with the expedition against the Muruts, 359; leads an expedition against Bantin, 389; is proclaimed the Rajah's successor, 411; joins the Rajah's staff, 415; is given a share in the Rajah's powers, _ib._; administers the Govt. in the Rajah's absence, 416
Brooke, Ghita, her birth, 400; death, 401
Brooke, Harry Keppel, 405
Brooke, James, Rajah of Sarawak, his description of a Dayak village, 27; on the character of the Malay, 28; on the decadence of Malayan States, 44; on the policy of the Dutch, 51; his birth, and early life, 61; death of his father, 62; he purchases the _Royalist_, and sails for the East, _ib._; first visit to Sarawak, 63; first meeting with Rajah Muda Hasim, 65; he warns P. Makota against the Dutch, 66; leaves Kuching and visits Sadong, _ib._; a brush with the Saribas Dayaks, 67; sails for Singapore, _ib._; receives an address of thanks at Singapore—the Governor's coolness, _ib._; he visits the Celebes, 68; his second visit to Sarawak, _ib._; is pressed by R. M. Hasim to remain there, _ib._; he consents to assist against the rebels, 69; is offered the raj, _ib._; his first meeting with P. Bedrudin, 70; he suppresses the rebellion, _ib._; his investiture as Rajah delayed, 71; he accepts an equivocal arrangement, _ib._; purchases the _Swift_, _ib._; R. M. Hasim's dishonesty and coolness, _ib._; an attempt to involve him with the Dutch, _ib._; P. Makota's plot, _ib._; he frustrates it, 72; R. M. Hasim's procrastination, _ib._; the people offer him their allegiance, 73; P. Makota resorts to poison, _ib._; the downfall of Makota, _ib._; he becomes Rajah, _ib._; the condition of the country, 73-77; he releases the Siniawan hostages—recalls the Sarawak Malays— reinstates the Datus, 77; he institutes a Court of Justice and promulgates a code, 78; his first year's work, 79; steps to safeguard the country, _ib._; the Saribas Dayaks and S. Sahap receive lessons, 80; execution of pirates and head-hunters, _ib._; his first visit to Bruni, _ib._; grant of Sarawak confirmed, 85; shipwrecked sailors released, _ib._; his return and public installment, _ib._; he banishes P. Makota, 86; he reforms the govt., 87; his policy, _ib._; his three great objects, 88; Keppel's testimony, 89; his meeting with Capt. Keppel, 90; with the _Dido_, 97; action off Sirhasan, 98; his welcome at Kuching, _ib._; with Keppel against the Saribas, 100; the Padi chiefs admonished, 101; submission of the Dayaks and the Sherips, _ib._; Sir Edward Belcher arrives to report, 102; with Belcher to Bruni—Sarawak granted in perpetuity, _ib._; he goes to Singapore—his mother's death, 103; joins an expedition against Sumatran pirates—is wounded, _ib._; purchases the _Julia_, _ib._; S. Sahap's depredations _ib._; arrival of the _Dido_—the expedition against the Batang Lupar, 104-109; submission of the Saribas and Sekrang, 109; lack of support of the British Govt.—the revival of piracy, _ib._; he offers Sarawak to the Crown—his precarious position, 110; R. M. Hasim in the way, 112; he goes to Bruni, 113; is appointed H.M.'s confidential agent, _ib._; a letter from the Foreign Office a surprise to the Bruni Court, _ib._; he interests Sir Thomas Cochrane in Bornean affairs, 114; R. M. Hasim and his brothers in danger, _ib._; his determination to support them, 115; the Admiral's action at Bruni—P. Usup's discomfiture, _ib._; S. Usman's stronghold destroyed, 116; P. Usup's death, _ib._; prosperity of Sarawak—his desire for protection, _ib._; a rising of the Sekrangs incited by the Sherips suppressed, 117; Rejang affairs, _ib._; intrigues at Bruni against the Sultan Muda Hasim, _ib._; the murders of Hasim and his brothers, 119; P. Bedrudin's farewell message to the Rajah, _ib._; his opinion of Bedrudin, 121; with the fleet off Bruni, _ib._; Bruni attacked—the Sultan a fugitive, 122; the Rajah forms a provisional govt. at Bruni—Admiral Cochrane's regret, 123; with Cochrane and Mundy against the pirates, _ib._; his return to Bruni—the Sultan's submission, 124; Sarawak granted unconditionally, _ib._, 125; he returns to Kuching with the survivors of Hasim's family, 124; his independent position as Rajah, 125; the occupation of Labuan, 126; the jealousy of the Dutch, _ib._; Dutch pretensions, 127; at Penang, 128; he concludes a treaty with Bruni, _ib._; action with Balenini pirates, _ib._; he visits England, 129; honours bestowed on him, _ib._; becomes Governor of Labuan, Commissioner, and Consul-General, and is created a K.C.B., 130; his return to Sarawak, _ib._; is joined by Capt. James Brooke-Johnson, _ib._; he gives a flag to his country, 131; establishes Labuan, and visits Sulu, _ib._; is left with inadequate means to face the pirates, _ib._; is defied by the Saribas and Sekrangs, 132; they ravage the coast, _ib._; he attacks the Saribas, 134; he visits Labuan and Sulu, and concludes a commercial treaty with Sulu, 135; the great expedition, _ib._; the battle of Beting Maru, 136; his life attempted by Linggir, 137; the Dayaks of the Saribas and Rejang attacked, 138; a fort built at Sekrang, _ib._; submission of the Dayaks, 139; he is persecuted in England, _ib._; the action of his discarded agent, Wise, _ib._; the malignity of his accusers, 140; Hume moves an address to her Majesty—supported by Cobden, _ib._; the motion opposed by Henry Drummond and lost, 141; Cobden's speech, _ib._; Hume's motion for a Royal Commission negatived, _ib._; Gladstone's attitude, 140, 141; Lord Palmerston denounces the charges, 141; his actions approved by the British Govt., 142; a commentary on Cobden's assertions, _ib._; the Rajah removes Bandar Kasim, 143; he proceeds to Siam on a diplomatic mission, _ib._, 296; recognition by the United States, and complimentary letter from the President, 144; the Rajah leaves for England, _ib._; the bitter hostility of the Radicals, _ib._; a commission of inquiry granted, _ib._; the great dinner at the London Tavern—the Rajah's speech, 145; he returns to Sarawak—is attacked by small-pox, 147; the Commission sits in Singapore, _ib._; the findings of the Commissioners, 148; further assistance refused the Rajah, 149; Gladstone's later attack, 150; Earl Grey's reply, _ib._; England the worst opponent of Sarawak, 152; the Rajah is joined by his nephew, C. A. Johnson, 153; he visits Bruni—a further cession of territory, 159; the Dandi expedition, 161; the Sungei Lang expedition, 163; the Rajah's advice to the Tuan Muda, 166; he disregards warnings, 191; his house attacked by the Chinese—his escape, _ib._; he endeavours to organise a force—he retires to Samarahan, 195; his return, 197; he is again forced to retire, 198; he returns in the _Sir James Brooke_, and drives out the rebels, _ib._; he pursues them, 199; English indifference—Dutch assistance, 201; the country impoverished—devotion of the natives, 202; the difficulties faced, 203; the Datu Patinggi Gapur gives trouble, and plots with S. Masahor, 208; Gapur reprimanded, 209; the Rajah is menaced by Gapur, 210; he disgraces him, 211; he visits Bruni—the government placed in his hands, 216; he restores the old executive system—and is pressed to reside at Bruni, 217; the Sultan fails him, _ib._; he governs the Rejang for the Sultan, 218; his intervention at Muka, 219; he visits England, _ib._; his opinion of P. Makota, _ib._; he commends the Tuan Muda, 241; his opinion of England's attitude, _ib._; in England, 242; is stricken with paralysis, _ib._; his efforts to obtain protection from England, _ib._; from Holland, _ib._; from France, 243; he is opposed by his nephews, and gives way, _ib._; pecuniary troubles, _ib._; Miss Burdett-Coutts' assistance, _ib._; a public testimonial—he purchases Burrator, 244; is obliged to return to Sarawak, 245, 261; he visits Bruni, 261; he goes to Oya, _ib._; prepares to assume the offensive against Muka, 262; establishes order at Muka, 263; his last visit to Bruni, _ib._; obtains a further acquisition of territory, _ib._; he retires to Burrator, 265; receives the news of the fall of Sadok—his warm thanks to the Tuan Muda, _ib._; his opinion of Admiralty orders in respect to pirates, 269; his last visit to Sarawak, 279; the defection of the Rajah Muda, _ib._; negotiations for transfer of Sarawak to Belgium fall through, 280; Sarawak recognised by Great Britain as an independent State, _ib._; his farewell to Sarawak, 294; his hopes fulfilled—his last years clouded, 295; his policy and its effects, 296; a parallel case—Sir S. Raffles, 297; the Rajah's larger policy abandoned, _ib._; his dreams of extended usefulness, 298; his anxiety that England should adopt Sarawak, _ib._; is worried as to the future, 301; his life at Burrator, 302; his death, 303; his will, _ib._; Dr. A. R. Wallace's tribute to his memory, _ib._; the Rajah's trust in his successor, 304; his main principles of government, 305; a noble record, _ib._; the policy he advocated in regard to Malayan States, 338; Beccari's appreciation, 417
Brooke, James (child of the present Rajah), his birth, 400; his death, 401
Brooke, James Brooke, Rajah Muda, joins his uncle, the Rajah, 130; becomes the Tuan Besar, 131; left in charge of the raj, 144; on the Lang-river expedition, 163; leads an expedition up the Saribas, and against Sadok, 179; in charge of the government, 219; loses his wife, and goes to England, 220; returns to Sarawak, 241; is opposed to foreign protection, 243; attempts peaceful measures at Muka, 249; he attacks Muka, 250; Governor Edwardes' unwarrantable interference, 256; he is forced to withdraw, 257; he receives the thanks of Lord John Russell, 257; is made Rajah Muda, 265; death of his second wife, 269; his action with the pirates, _ib._; his retirement, 279; his death, 281
Brooke, Thomas, father of the first Rajah, 61, 62
Brooketon, the coal mines—the Rajah's rights, 357; development of the mines, 358; the Rajah's losses, 368; an oppressive tax, _ib._; an infringement of rights, 369; comments by the _Straits Budget_, 370
Bruni, its name, 1; early Chinese intercourse, 36; its Sultan's Chinese ancestress, 38; formerly a powerful kingdom—becomes a dependency of Majapahit, 39; the Spanish and Portuguese arrive, 40; trade with the latter, 41; a Roman Catholic mission established, _ib._; the Portuguese factory, _ib._; Spanish interference, _ib._; the Dutch visit Bruni, 42; and the English, _ib._; the English factory, 43; decadence, _ib._; territory ceded to Sulu transferred to the East India Co., 53; Rajah Api, _ib._; Rajah Muda Hasim becomes Regent, 54; the Limbang oppressed, 57; list of the Sultans, 59; crews of English ships detained, 80, 81, 82; Bruni and its Court, 82; in sympathy with the pirates, 93; Rajah Muda Hasim reinstated, 113; P. Usup's intrigues, 114; Sir T. Cochrane deals with Usup, 115; murder of the princes, 119; Cochrane attacks Bruni, 122; the provisional govt., 123; submission of the Sultan, 124; his successors, _ib._; Labuan ceded to Great Britain, 126; dissensions—the Rajah establishes order, 216; P. Makota in power, _ib._; offices of the four wazirs revived, 217; the councils of Bruni, _ib._; the "Haven of Peace," 326; apathy of the British Govt., 327, 329, 330; Sultan Mumin, 327; hereditary rights, 327, 349; the people oppressed, 327; trade restriction, 329; the Sultan helpless, _ib._; treaty with Sarawak, 331; is worse than useless, 332; the Kayans revolt, 332, 335; relations with the Baram, 333; the cession of Baram to Sarawak—impeded by the British Govt., 335, 336, 339, 340, 341; the Rajah's advice to the Foreign Office,—adopted too late, 337; massacre of Dusuns, 342; Limbang in rebellion, 343, 344, 346, 348; Trusan ceded to Sarawak, 344; murder of P. Japar, 350; Bruni becomes a British Protectorate, 351; Limbang annexed by the Rajah, 352; a design to depose the Sultan in favour of the Rajah, 359; comments by the _Singapore Free Press_, 359; Consul Keyser on Bruni, 360; policy of the British Govt., 360; Tutong and Belait in revolt, 361; the Kadayans revolt, _ib._; a British resident appointed, 362; a peculiar policy, 336, 337, 363, 365, 366, 371, 372; the Sultan prepared to transfer Bruni to Sarawak, 364; tardy action of the Foreign Office, 365; the _Straits Budget_ on Bruni affairs, 370
Bua Hasan, Haji, becomes Datu Imaum—then Datu Bandar, 77, 193, 212, 224, 232, 234, 308, 396, 420
Buck, Q. A., 25
Bujang, Sherip, 208
Buju, Banyok chief, 227, 285
Bukitans, the, 12, 13, 33
Bulan, Sea Dayak chief, 160
Bulwer, Sir Henry, Governor of Labuan—inimical to Sarawak, 339
Burdett-Coutts, Baroness, assists the late Rajah, 243; her experimental gardens, 319
Buyong, Abang, 195, 199
Census, 32
Chalmers, Bishop, 448
Chambers, Bishop, 446, 448
Channon, John, 178, 181, 253
Chinese, The, their characteristics, 31; their early connection with Borneo, 36; traces of early settlers, 37; the Chinese ancestress of the Sultans of Bruni, 38; ancient trade with Borneo, 44; merchants in Sarawak, 426
Chinese Rebellion, The Chinese colony, 185, 188; the Secret Society—its origin and objects, 186; it becomes arrogant, 187; and is punished, 188; fined for smuggling, _ib._; encouraged by the Sultan of Sambas, 189; the Chinese emboldened by false rumours, _ib._; precautions taken, 190; rumours disregarded, 191; the Chinese advance on Kuching, _ib._; Kuching attacked, 192; the Rajah's escape, _ib._; Nicholetts killed, _ib._; other English killed and wounded—the stockades taken, 193; the survivors gather at the mission-house, 195; the Chinese form a government, 196; they retire up river, 197; attacked by Abang Pata, they return, _ib._; the Malays under the Datu Bandar resist them, _ib._; escape of the English survivors, 198; return of the Rajah in the _Sir James Brooke_, _ib._; the flight of the Chinese, _ib._; brave stand made by the Datu Bandar, _ib._; loss sustained by the rebels, _ib._; arrival of the Tuan Muda, _ib._; the retreat of the rebels, 199; the survivors escape over the borders, 200; quarrel amongst themselves, and are arrested by the Dutch, _ib._; their total losses, 201; action of the English and Dutch authorities, _ib._; the rebellion a direct outcome of the Commission, 202; comments of the _Times_ and the _Daily News_, _ib._; the Government impoverished, _ib._; fidelity of the natives, _ib._; difficulties faced, 203; return of the Chinese, _ib._; further account of the Secret Societies, 203-206
Clarendon, Lord, 329, 402
Clarke, Sir Andrew, his policy and the late Rajah's, 338
Cobden, Joseph, supports Hume against the Rajah, 140; his speech at Birmingham, 141; comments on his assertions, 142
Cochrane, Mr. Bailie, takes Mr. Gladstone to task, 150
Cochrane, Admiral Sir Thomas, interested in Bornean affairs, 114; punishes P. Usup, 115; destroys S. Usman's stronghold, 116; sails for Borneo to support the Rajah, 121; he attacks Bruni, 122; his wish to place the Rajah on the Bruni throne, 123; his cruise against the pirates on the N.W. coast, _ib._
Collier, Vice-Admiral Sir Francis, 135
Commission to inquire into the Rajah's proceedings, Hume's motion negatived, 141, 144; a Commission granted, 144; it sits in Singapore, 147; proceedings and findings, 148; its evil effects upon Sarawak, 151, 189, 202, 210, 224, 231, 268
Cotteau, Edmond, on Sarawak, 409
Cox, E. A. W., 20
Crookshank, A. C., 129, 139, 163, 190, 192, 193, 195, 204, 234, 262
Cruickshank, J. B., 178, 180, 234, 260, 282, 285, 288, 320, 324
Crymble, Mr., 193, 194
Cuateron. Fr., 449
Cunynghame, Sir Percy, Bt., 388
Dagang, 254
_Daily News, The_, assails the Rajah, 140; commends him, 202
Dallas, F. H., 426
Dampier, on piracy and its cause, 50; on the Lanuns, 93
Dandi, expedition against, 161
Datus, The, the _serah_ or forced trade, 55; the Sarawak datus reinstated, 77; their duties, 207; their loyalty, 224; their faithful services, 420
Dayak, meaning of the word, 33
de Crespigny, C. A. C., 328, 341
Derby, Earl of, 144; refuses protection, 242; his successor's compliment, 401
Deshon, H. F., 388, 405
Devereaux, Hon. H. R., 147
de Windt, Margaret Alice Lili, _see_ the Ranee
de Windt, H., 325
Dias, 44
Drummond, Henry, defends the Rajah, 141, 142
Dulah, Nakoda, 233
Dunn, The Very Rev. E., 449
Dutch, at Bruni, 42; they replace the Portuguese at Sambas, 42; at Pontianak and other places in Borneo, _ib._; they found Batavia, 47; paramount in the Archipelago, _ib._; are checked by the English, _ib._; in Southern Borneo, _ib._; their oppressive policy induces piracy, 49; their aims in regard to Sarawak, 66; unjust trade regulation, 67; their jealousy of the Rajah, 126; their pretensions to N.W. Borneo, 128; their friendly offer of help, 201; warn the Sarawak Govt., 231; troubles with the Dayaks, 377; the border question, 379; the Dayaks receive a lesson, 381; they co-operate with the Sarawak Govt., 384; friendly relations, 318, 385
Earl, G. W., on the Sherips, 74; on the Sambas pirates, 92; on piracy, 92
Education, 439. _See_ under Schools
Edwardes, Hon. G. W., Governor of Labuan—inimical to Sarawak, 246; he supports S. Masahor, _ib._, 247, 256; he blames the Tuan Muda, 247; his unwarrantable intervention at Muka, 256; his interview with P. Matusin, 257; his pledges, _ib._; he breaks his pledges, 258; he leaves the Muka people to the mercy of their oppressors, _ib._; the evil effects of his actions, 259; which are disavowed by the British Govt., 261
Egerton, Commander, R.N., a plot to take his life, 120, 122
English, The, the first in Borneo, 42; at Bantam, _ib._, 46, 47; at Balambangan, 43; at Bruni, _ib._; at Bencoolen, 46, 47; at Pulo Penang, 47; Java taken, _ib._; Singapore founded, _ib._; at Banjermasin, 47, 48; they seize Manila, 53; they destroy Sambas, 92
Ersat, Pangiran, the Sultan's deputy at Muka, 213; is killed by P. Matusin, 214; S. Masahor avenges his death, _ib._; his son, P. Nipa, succeeds him, 219
Everest, Lieut., R. N., 135
Everett, A. H., 6
Expenditure of the raj, 426
Farquhar, Admiral Sir Arthur, K.C.B., at the battle of Beting Maru, 135; his defence of the late Rajah, 150
Fox, C., at Serikei, 218, 220; is murdered, 223, 225; his murder avenged, 294
Gadong, Orang Kaya di, 258, 364
Gadong, Pangiran di, claimant to the sultanate, 347; loses his rights in the Limbang, 353
Gani, _see_ Abdul Gani
Gapur, _see_ Abdul Gapur
Genghis Khan, 36
Geology of Sarawak, 4
Gibbard, Lieut., R.N., killed in Marudu Bay, 116
Gladstone, W. E., and the little England party, 111; his attitude towards the late Rajah, 140, 141; in 1877, 150, 202, 281
Gomes, Rev. W. H., B.D., 448
Grant, Charles, 158, 234, 237
Granville, Earl, jurisdiction over British subjects granted, 342
Gray, A. H., _Wanderings in Borneo_, 404
Grey, Earl, 144; his reply to Gladstone, 150; his testimony, 402
Grey, Sir George, 281
Gueritz, M. G., 405
Harvey, J., 427
Hasim, Rajah Muda, Regent of Bruni, 54; sent to govern Sarawak, _ib._; his kindness to shipwrecked sailors, 62; his character and position, 65; offers Mr. Brooke the raj, 69; his procrastination and ingratitude, 71; he installs Mr. Brooke as Rajah, 73; his correct title and position, 74; he returns to Bruni, and is reinstated there, 113; his life menaced, 114; is threatened by S. Usman, 115; he becomes Sultan Muda, 118; his end, 120
Hasim Jalil, Sultan of Bruni. His doubtful parentage, 69; in opposition to Sultan Mumin, 216; becomes Pangiran Temanggong, 217; he repudiates the action of P. Nipa at Muka, 249; oppresses the Limbang, 343; is caught in a trap, _ib._; agrees to the cession of Trusan to Sarawak, 344; in favour of ceding Limbang, 345; his accession, 346; his awkward position, 347; the nominee of the British Govt., _ib._; is unable to act against the Limbang—he seeks the Rajah's aid, 348; the Rajah refuses to help, 348, 410; his resentment, 349; the murder of P. Japar, 350; he opposes the cession of Limbang, 350; his true motive, 353; refuses compensation for the Limbang, _ib._; he encourages O. K. Lawai, 359; is reconciled to the Rajah—is prepared to transfer Bruni to Sarawak, 364; is forced to accept a British Resident, 367; his death, _ib._
Hay, Mr., 234, 236, 264
Head-hunting, its origin, 25
Helms, L. V., 6, 195, 262, 269, 410
Henderson, R., 427
Hennessy, Sir J. Pope, Governor of Labuan—his policy in regard to Bruni, 330; false representations, 331; mistaken views, 339
Herbert, Sydney, supports Hume, 140, 281
Hertslet, Sir Edward, 336
Hewitt, J., 9, 34
Hindu vestiges, 17, 21, 39
Horsburgh, Rev. A., 147
Horton, Lieut. Wilmot, R.N., 98, 100, 101
Hose, Bishop, 446-448
Hose, Charles, D.Sc., 341
Hoste, Capt. Sir William, R.N., 201
Hume, J., his proceedings against the late Rajah, 140, 141, 142, 144, 148
Hunt, on Bruni, 44; at Bruni, 82
Hunt, Lieut., R.N., 98
Illanun, _see_ Lanun
Indra Lila, The, expelled from Ngmah, 16; at Lingga, 158
Ireland, Alleyne, on Sarawak, 418
Isa, Dang, 158
Jackson, Very Rev. T., 449
Japar, Pangiran, murder of, 350
Japar, Sherip, with the expedition against the Saribas, 100; his services at Rembas, 101; is deposed from his governorship, 108; deported to Sadong, 109
Jarom, Rajah, the founder of Sarawak, 45; his descendants, 78, 421
Jars, Old, 26
Johnson, Rev. F. C., 130, 154
Johnson, Henry Stuart, 261, 284, 288, 291, 303
Jungle produce, 7, 434
Kabah, The attack on, 228
Kadayans, their origin, 20; meaning of the name, 33; they revolt against the Sultan, 361
Kajulau expedition, 167
Kanowit, Fort built, 143; description of, 220; the murder of Steele and Fox, 223
Kanowits, 18; adherents of S. Masahor, 223
Karim, _see_ Abdul Karim
Kasim, Datu Bandar, at Sadong, 117; conspires against the Govt., 223; a deep plot, 231, 235; in open revolt, 237; his punishment, 239, 242
Kayans, their origin, 16; their countries, _ib._; pressed back by the Sea-Dayaks, _ib._; customs, _ib._; cruelties, 17, 282, 316; chiefs, 18; meaning of name, 33; their independence, 55; they give trouble, 281; are attacked by the Tuan Muda, 284; they submit, 293; revolt of the Baram Kayans, 332, 335; Aban Jau, 342; a peaceable people, 391
Keane, Capt., R.N., 262
Kenyahs, their origin, 16; their countries, _ib._; customs, _ib._; chiefs, 18; a peaceable people, 391; their chief, Tama Bulan, 391
Keppel, Hon. Sir Henry, on the Land-Dayaks, 21; his testimony, 89; interested in the Rajah's work, 90; gives his support, _ib._; the benefactor of Sarawak, _ib._; takes action against the pirates, 97; attacks the Saribas, 100; and the Batang Lupar, 104; on board the _Mæander_, 130; on Bruni, 331; his opinion of the Tuan Muda, 413; his last visit, _ib._
Keyser, Consul, his report on Bruni, 360; on Sarawak, 417, 433
Kina Balu, or Mt. St. Pedro, 2, 37
Kota, Dayang, 156
Kublai Khan, invades Borneo, 36
Kuching, in 1839, 64, 400; meaning of name, 64; in 1867, 89; destroyed by the Chinese, 192; described, 394-400
Labuan. Survivors from Balambangan settle there, 43; selected as a British settlement, 113; a failure, 113, 330; annexed by Britain, 126; the first Rajah appointed governor, 130; he establishes the Colony, 131; Governor Edwardes, 246; its governors obstructive to Sarawak, 331; a dog-in-the-manger policy, 336; an impartial Governor, 336; transferred to the British North Borneo Co., 341
Lada, Pangiran, killed at Muka, 254
Laksamana, Orang Kaya, 364
Lanans, 18, 19
Landak, Dutch Factory, 42
Land-Dayaks, their districts, 21; traces of Hinduism, _ib._; traditions and character, 21; an oppressed people, 54, 55, 57, 75
Land regulations, 432
Lang Endang, 381
Lang-river expedition, 163
Lanun pirates, 92; their country and character, 93; once peaceable—Dampier's account, _ib._; their vessels—cruising grounds, 94; their settlements, 95; their haunts, 96. _See_ also under Piracy
Lawai, Orang Kaya, 358
Lawas, transferred to Sarawak, 362
Lee, at Lingga, 155, 156; his death, 157, 184
Leys, Dr., C.M.G., 355
Lila Pelawan, The, 16, 158
Lila Wangsa, The, 158
Limbang river, its people oppressed by Bruni, 57, 216; they revolt, 343, 346, 348; annexed by Sarawak, 352; the Foreign Office approve of the annexation, 353; Sir Spencer St. John's views, 354; a station established, 355; expedition against O. K. Lawai, 358, 410
Lingga, description of, 158
Linggir, his encounter with the _Nemesis_, 137; attempts the Rajah's life, _ib._; his narrow escape, 178
Lintong, or Mua-ari, 177, 323, 324
Lisums, 12
Logan, J. R., on an ancient Chinese trade with Borneo, 44
_Lord Melbourne's_ crew detained at Bruni, 80
Low, Sir Hugh, G.C.M.G., on Bruni, 38, 41, 43, 53; on Sultan Omar, 83; joins the staff at Labuan, 130; at Bruni, 351, 352, 355
Low, H. B., 55, 323, 334
Lugats, 12
Madangs, 19
Majapahit, The Empire of, its rule extended over Borneo, 21, 38, 39; its fall, 39, 40
Makota, Pangiran, the rebellion in Sarawak caused by him, 46, 54; his oppression of the Limbang people, 58; his character and exactions, 65; his plot against Mr. Brooke, 71; he resorts to poison, 73; his downfall, _ib._; he is banished, 86; is commissioned to murder the Rajah, _ib._; joins S. Sahap, 104; is driven out of Patusan, _ib._; taken prisoner, 108; is allowed to retire to Bruni, 109; in power there, 130; his cruelties in the Limbang, 216; is sent to oppress Muka, _ib._; sole minister at Bruni, 217; his death, 87, 219, 343
Malacca, settled by Malays, 39; conquered by Portugal, 41; its old trade with Bruni, _ib._; taken by Holland, _ib._; by England, 47
Malays, the latest immigrants in Borneo, 28; their origin, 28, 39; their settlements in Sarawak, 28; character, _ib._; they settle at Singapore, 39; are expelled, _ib._; they retire to Malacca, _ib._; become Muhammadans, _ib._; their spread over the Archipelago, 40; they conquer Majapahit, _ib._; Malayan States in Borneo, 44; difference between the Sarawak and Bruni Malays, 64; education, 441; religion, 443
Malohs, 18
Manila, _see_ under the Philippines
Marco Polo, on ancient Chinese trade, 44
Masahor, Sherip, chief at Serikei, 74, 138, 208; supplies the Dayaks with powder, 184, 209; his connection with Datu Patinggi Gapur, 208; they plot together, _ib._; he becomes a source of danger, 209; his cold-blooded cruelty at Muka, 214; he is punished and leaves Serikei, 215; he is pardoned, and plots again, 220; his pretended friendliness, 221, 222; the murder of Steele and Fox, 223, 225; he executes some of the murderers, 226; he feigns loyalty, 227, 231; an intricate plot, 231, 235, 237; he advances on Kuching, and is stopped by the Tuan Muda, 237; his treachery exposed, 238; is attacked by the Tuan Muda, _ib._; his narrow escape, _ib._; is driven out of Sarawak, 240; is supported by Gov. Edwardes, 246, 256; his conduct at Muka, 248; left at Muka under the ægis of the British flag, 258, 259; the piratical Sea-Dayaks rely upon his support, 260; his independence of Bruni, 262; his hostile reception of English visitors at Muka, _ib._; he is banished, _ib._; his end, 264; his cruelties, _ib._
Matali, Pangiran, 155, 170, 171, 174
Matusain, Sherip, 70, 138, 147, 188, 236
Matusin, Pangiran, at feud with P. Ersat, 213; his character, _ib._; he kills P. Ersat, 214; escapes from Muka, _ib._; at feud with P. Nipa, 221; his life in danger, 222; is relieved by the Tuan Muda, and retires to Kuching, _ib._; at the attack on Muka, 253, 256; he confronts Gov. Edwardes, 257; at the fight with the pirates, 273
Maxwell, F. R. O., 344, 345
M^cDougall, Bishop, the Chinese rebellion, 195-198; withdraws from Sarawak, 234; the fight with the pirates, 269; first missionary and bishop, 446
Melanaus, their origin, 19; cultivators of the sago palm, _ib._; their country, _ib._; character, _ib._, 263; former cruelties, 316
Menangkabau, the cradle of the Malay, 28, 39; one of its princes founds Sarawak, 45
Mercator's map, 37, 41, 45
Mersal, Datu Temanggong, 77, 78, 215, 224, 232, 422
Middleton, P., 191, 192, 193, 195
Minerals, 5-7, 435
Missions, 446-450
Mua-ari, _see_ Lintong
Muara, _see_ Brooketon
Muhammad, Nakoda, Bruni agent, 248
Muhammad Aim, Haji, made Datu Imaum, 78, 421
Muhammad Ali, Haji, made Datu Hakim, 78, 421
Muhammad Hasan, Datu Temanggong, 78, 422
Muhammad Jamal, present Sultan of Bruni, 124, 367
Muhammad Kasim, Datu Bandar, 78, 421
Muhammad Lana, Datu Bandar, 77, 196-199, 224, 233, 420
Muhammad Tejudin, Pangiran Muda, 347
Muka, its name, 19; trade, 213, 222, 248; invested by the Sarawak forces, 250; trade ruined, 259; its revival, 263; ceded to Sarawak, _ib._; the fort captured by prisoners, 321
Mular, Sherip, chief at Sekrang, 74; is active against the Rajah, 79; feigns submission, 101; his stronghold, 104; its destruction, 107; again active with other Sherips, 117; his intrigue, 130; as a friend, 266; his end, 109
Mumin, Pangiran, 84; becomes Sultan of Bruni, 124; encourages plots against Sarawak, 220; objects to interference at Muka, 223; insults the General Council, 311; the huckster, 327, 331; the Limbang revolt, 343; his treachery, 344; favours the cession of Limbang to Sarawak, 345; his death, 346; his imbecile son, and the succession, 347
Munan, Pengulu Dalam, 23, 389, 390
Mundy, Captain Rodney, R. N., at Ambong, 95; his operations against the pirates, 123; attacks Haji Seman, _ib._; he occupies Labuan, 126
Muruts, 20, 346, 359
Natuna Islands, the _Dido's_ boats attacked, 97; the people oppressed, 416
Natural History of Sarawak, 8
Ngmah, old Malay settlement, 16
Ngumbang, 383, 384
Nicholetts, H., his death, 192
Nicol, J. D., 427
Nipa, Pangiran, succeeds his father at Muka, 219; at feud with P. Matusin, 221; closes Muka to Sarawak traders, 248; is attacked, 250; is protected by Gov. Edwardes, 256; he checks S. Masahor, 262; is recalled to Bruni, 263
Okong, 359
Omar Ali, Sultan of Bruni, 53; his reputed sons, 69; his appearance and character, 83; his reception of the Queen's message, 113; is prejudiced against his uncles, 114, 118; causes them to be murdered, 119; prepares to resist the fleet, 121; his ruse to entrap the Admiral, _ib._; is driven out of Bruni, 122; his submission, 124; he cedes Sarawak unconditionally to the Rajah, _ib._; his death, _ib._
Ong Sum Ping or Ong Ti Ping, governor of old Chinese colony, 38; his daughter marries the Sultan of Bruni, _ib._
Oyong Hang, Kayan chief, 282, 283, 292, 293
Padi destroyed, 100
Paku destroyed, 101; a second time, 138
Palgrave, Sir W. G., on Sarawak, 418
Palmerston, Viscount, approves of Sarawak flag, 131; supports the Rajah in Parliament, 141, 144; and recognition, 280, 296
Pata, Abang, 78, 197, 209, 422
Patusan destroyed, 104
Peace Society, scurrilous advocacy of the pirates, 140
Pearse, C. S., 426
Penty, Charles, 192
Perham, Archdeacon, 448
Philippines, The, annexed by Spain, 41; attacked by the Dutch, 47; Manila captured by the British, 53
Pigafetta, on leaf insects, 8; on Bruni, 40
Piracy, induced by trade restrictions, 49-52, 68; the Sea-Dayaks become pirates, 52, 55, 56; in Sarawak, 63, 76; Earl on piracy, 75, 96; repulse of the Saribas, 80; P. Bedrudin's case, 80; the pirates described, 92; Bruni encouragement, 93; Ambong destroyed by pirates, 95; apathy of the British, 96; their haunts, _ib._; Singapore their market, _ib._, 116; the Saribas and Sekrang pirates, 97; _Dido's_ boats attacked off Sirhasan, 98; the _Jolly Bachelor's_ fight, _ib._; expedition up the Saribas river, 100; expedition up the Batang Lupar, 104; piratical party in Sarawak dominant, 109; Dutch efforts, 93, 111; S. Usman's stronghold destroyed, 116; the Sea-Dayaks ravage the coast, 117; Cochrane operations against the pirates, 123; the _Nemesis_ destroys a pirate fleet, 128; fresh ravages by the Sea-Dayaks, 132; they are attacked by the Rajah, 134; the battle of Beting Maru, 136; the Saribas and Rejang rivers attacked, 138; Hume and Cobden indict the Rajah, 140; Balenini strongholds destroyed by the Spanish, 267; revival of piracy, 268; fate of a Spanish girl, _ib._; naval officers hampered, _ib._; pirates on the Sarawak coast, 269; their fleet destroyed by the Rajah Muda, 270; the biters bit, 274; Amzah's narrative, 275; the final lesson, 277; action of the Dutch and Spanish, _ib._; Tungku destroyed, 278
Pontianak, Dutch Factory, 42
Portuguese, at Bruni, 40; at Sambas, 41; expelled from Sambas, 42; and other settlements by the Dutch, 47
Prinsep, C. R., 147
Ptolemy's Insula Bonæ Fortunæ, 40
Punans, 12, 13, 15
Putra, Sherip, 75
Raffles, Sir Stamford, on trade and piracy, 49; on Dutch trade regulations, 67; on the Sherips, 75; is censured for founding Singapore, 297
Rahman, _see_ Abdul Rahman
Rainfall of Sarawak, 34
Rajahs of Sarawak, _see_ under Brooke
Rajah Muda, _see_ James Brooke and Charles Vyner Brooke
Ranee, The, 10, 37; her marriage, 325; arrives in Sarawak, 393; visits Pontianak and Batavia, 400; death of her children, 401; her life in Sarawak, 414
Rejang river, the Rajah deputed by the Sultan to govern the district, 218
Religions, Muhammadan, 443-445; Pagan, 446; Christian, 446-449
Rembas destroyed, 101
Rentap, at Sadok, 155; kills Lee, 157; his character, 160; attacked in the Lang, 163; is wounded, 165; the Inland Rajah, 172; his stronghold at Sadok, 172; first attack, 173; second attack, 181; third attack, 183; his defeat and end, 184, 260
Revenue of Sarawak, 425
Richardson, F., 427
Ricketts, G. T., first British Consul of Sarawak, 281
Ricketts, O. F., 356
Rodway, Major W. H., 321
Roman Catholic Mission, 441-449
Rozario, F. de, 13
Russel, Lord John, 144, 257, 280, 281, 423
Sadok, _see_ Rentap
Sahap, Sherip, his first meeting with the late Rajah, 66; governor of Sadong, 74; his cruelty to the Sau Dayaks, 76; is active against the Rajah, 79; he receives a lesson, 80; feigns submission, 101; he assumes the offensive, 103; retires to Patusan, _ib._; ravages the coast, _ib._; his stronghold, 104; its destruction, _ib._; he escapes, 108; his end, 109
St. John, Horace, on the Malay, 29
St. John, Sir Spencer, G.C.M.G., on the Malay, 29; on Bruni oppression, 57; on piracy in Sarawak, 63; his description of Datu Bay, 64; he joins the Rajah's staff, 130; his account of the Chinese rebellion, 193, 195; of Datu Patinggi Gapur's plot, 209; the interference of Sarawak in Muka affairs, 223; on Tani's execution, 226; on the Malay plots, 234; his opinion of Gov. Edwardes' conduct, 246, 257; his conviction of S. Masahor's guilt, 247; he arranges difficulties caused by Gov. Edwardes, 261; at Oya and Muka, 262; errors, 302, 319; on the Sarawak Govt., 309; on the annexation of the Limbang, 354
Saji, a notorious head-hunter, 168; his treachery, 171; a cold-blooded act, 172; prepares for a foray, 177; is attacked, 178; he attacks Betong fort, 179; his death, 180
Sakalai, the murderer of Fox, 225, 228, 229, 230, 290, 292; his death, 293
Salisbury, Lord, 340
_Samarang_, H.M.S., on the rocks at Kuching, 102
Sambas, Portuguese Factory, 41; Dutch Factory, 42; a pirate stronghold, 92; destroyed by the British, _ib._
Samsu, Bandari, Bruni agent, 248
Sandom, 171, 174
Santubong, meaning of name, 37; old Chinese settlement, _ib._; Hindu-Javan settlement, 38
Sarawak, its rivers, 3; geology, 4; minerals, 5, 435; jungles, 7; natural history, 8; products, 9; crocodiles, _ib._; fish, 11; earlier inhabitants, 12; Indonesian tribes, _ib._; Land-Dayaks, 21; Sea-Dayaks, 22; Malays, 28; Chinese, 31; population census, 32; names of tribes, how derived, 33; area, 34; climate, _ib._; early Chinese Settlement, 37; Hindu-Javan colony, 38; early history, 45; in rebellion against Bruni, 54, 65, 68; Kuching in 1839, 64; Dutch aims, 66; end of the rebellion, 70; Mr. Brooke becomes Rajah, 73; its limited extent, _ib._; neighbouring countries, 74; the condition of the country, 75; the Datus, 77, 78; Mr. Brooke confirmed as Rajah, 85; the raj becomes a refuge for the oppressed, 89; is ceded to the Rajah in perpetuity, 103; increase of population, 112; in 1845, 116; the raj granted to the Brookes unconditionally, 124, 125; the question of its independence, 126, 149, 423; Dutch pretensions, 126; the Sarawak flag, 131; increased population, 142; recognition by the United States, 144; trade in 1842-1852, 149; extra territory obtained, 159; further cession of territory, 263; recognition by the British Govt., 280; the Government and administration, 309; its Councils, 310; the administration in out-stations, 312; Muhammadan Courts, _ib._; native officers, 313; abolition of slavery, 315-318; foreign relations, 318; public debt, 319, 425; cession of Baram, 335-369, 340, 341; Trusan ceded, 344, 345; Lawas acquired, 362; becomes a British Protectorate—terms of agreement, 406; unaided progress, 407; prosperity of the raj, 417; native officials, 420; what its people owe to the Brookes, 423; commercial progress—revenue, 425; its merchants, 428; agricultural industries, 429; land regulations, 432; jungle produce, 434; mechanical industries, 428; education, 439; schools, 441-443; religions, 443-449
Sarawak Rangers, 376
Saribas, _see_ Sea-Dayaks and Piracy
Sassoon, Bt., Sir Edward, 367, 368, 370
Sauh Besi, 171, 174, 175
Sawing, murderer of Fox, 225, 226, 229, 290, 292, 293; his execution, 294
Schools, 441-443
Sea-Dayaks, press the Kayans back, 16; the proto-Malays, 22; their origin, _ib._; districts, _ib._; appearance and character, 23, 24; the dominant race, 24; their spread, _ib._; head-hunting, 25; old jars, 26; a Dayak village, 27; they become pirates, 52, 55, 56, 97; the Balaus and Undups, 100, 101, 375; Balaus and Seboyaus, 158; the Sea-Dayaks difficult to control, 321; the Ulu Ai Dayaks give trouble, 374, 375; well-disposed Dayaks, 375; their energy and thrift, 376, 387; they give the Dutch trouble, 377; punitive expeditions, 378; treachery of the Tamans and Bunut Malays, 379; expedition against the Upper Batang Lupar Dayaks, 380; insolence of the Kapuas Dayaks, _ib._; the Dutch administer a lesson, 381; fourth Katibas expedition, _ib._; lapse of the Sekrangs _ib._; their punishment, 382; the upper Rejang Dayaks, _ib._; are attacked, 383; raid by the Seriang Dayaks, _ib._; Kadang, attacked, _ib._; co-operation with the Dutch, 384; peace makings, 385; intertribal feuds, 386; the upper Rejangs again attacked, 387; the rebel Bantin, _ib._; he is attacked, 388; a tragical retreat, 389; Bantin again attacked, _ib._; the affair of Entimau hill, 390; Bantin submits, _ib._; good qualities of the Dayaks, _ib._; education, 440; religion, 446. _See_ also under Piracy
Secret Societies, _see_ Chinese Rebellion
Seduans, 15
Segalangs, 12; S. Masahor's adherents, 223, 265
Sekapans, 18
Sekrangs, _see_ Sea-Dayaks and Piracy
Seman, Haji, becomes the Sultan's counsellor, 118; attacked by Capt. Mundy, 123; is pardoned, 128
Seman, Penglima, 165, 215, 229, 230, 251
Serah, or forced trade, 55
Serail, Pangiran, Bruni envoy, fires on the Sarawak flag, 221; is fined, 222; Mr. Spenser St. John's action, 223
Seru Dayaks, 12
Sherips, The, pest of the Archipelago, 44; teach the Sea-Dayaks to pirate, 52; their character, 74; their ascendency, 75; their strongholds, 93; religious impostors, 445
Sians, 15, 18
Sibu fort attacked, 323
Sinclair, E., 321
Singapore, founded by Malays in 1160, 39; conquered by Majapahit, _ib._; becomes a British Colony, 47; a market for the pirates, 96, 116; Sir Stamford Raffles, 297
_Singapore Free Press_, 150, 359, 372
Skelton, H., 323
Smith, John, 427
Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, 441-449
Spanish, at Bruni, 40; they annex the Philippines, 41; their interference at Bruni, _ib._; capture Sulu, 53; in Mindanau, 94. _See_ also under Piracy
_Spectator, The_, assails the Rajah, 140
Steele, H., 163, 180; at Kanowit, 221; is murdered, 223, 225; his murder avenged, 294; a previous escape, 325
Steward, G., killed in the Sekrang, 108
_Straits Budget_, 370
Subu, Inchi, 227, 395
Sukadana, Dutch factory, 42; English captured there, _ib._
_Sultana_, detention of crew at Bruni, 81; their release, 82
Sultans of Bruni, list of, 59
Sulu, legends of the Chinese, 38; conquered by Bruni, 39; taken by the Spanish—the Sultan captured, 53; he is rescued by the British, _ib._; territory in Borneo ceded to the British, _ib._; piracy, 92, 95; treaty with Great Britain, 135, 337
Swettenham, Sir F. A., K.C.M.G., on Sir Stamford Raffles, 297; on the Malays, 420
Talip, murderer of Steele, 225, 226, 259, 290, 292; his death, 293
Tama Bulan, 391
Tani, 226, 285
Tanjongs, 18; their name, 33
Tejudin, Pangiran, his inhumanity, 350, 361
Temanggong, Datu, _see_ under Mersal
Temanggong, Pangiran, _see_ under Hasim Jalil
Templer, J. C., 145, 301, 427
Teting, Datu, drives the English from Balambangan, 43
_Times, The_, supports the Rajah, 142; comments on the attitude of the British Govt., 202, 242
Trade, monopolies induce piracy, 49, 50, 68; of Sarawak, 149, 428
Treacher, Sir W. H., K.C.M.G., on the Malay, 29; the Limbang revolt, 343, 344, 355
Trusan, ceded to Sarawak, 344; a flourishing district, 345; Murut feuds, 359
Tuan Besar, The, _see_ under James Brooke
Tuan Bongsu, The, _see_ under H. K. Brooke
Tuan Muda, The, _see_ under C. A. and B. W. D. Brooke
Tunjang, personates a Bruni prince, 235; incited a rebellion, _ib._; his successes, 236; checked by the Dutch, _ib._; his fate, 242
Tutong, in revolt, 361; treachery of the Brunis, _ib._
Ukits, 12, 15; their name, 33
United States, recognition of Sarawak, 144
Usman, Sherip, captures the crew of the _Sultana_, 81; chief of the Marudu pirates, 95; threatens Sultan Muda Hasim, 115; he is attacked and killed, 116
Ussher, H. T., C.M.G., Governor of Labuan, 336, 339
Usup, Datu Bandar Haji, 117
Usup, Pangiran, of Bruni, his character and intrigues, 84; in league with the pirate—his profits, 95; submits to R. M. Hasim, 113; his reception of the Queen's message, _ib._; intrigues against Hasim, 114; enslaves British subjects, 115; is punished by Sir T. Cochrane, _ib._; defeated by P. Bedrudin, 116; his execution, _ib._
Venice of Borneo, The, 82
Ventimiglia, Antonio di, founder of a mission at Bruni, 41, 449
Vyner family, 401
Wade, Lieut., R.N., killed in the Undup, 107
Wallace, Dr. A. R., his tribute to the late Rajah, 303
Wallage, Capt., 134
Watson, W. C., 179, 225, 234, 253, 266, 284, 285, 291
Weld, Sir F., K.C.M.G., 351, 355
Wise, H., the late Rajah's discarded agent, 139, 140, 142
Xavier, St. Francisco, 448
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