to work for 2 dns hit. logs w nths; he could not re disonsed. ‘The knife Sibsad of Chop Tod Hal: states.’ About Bof my sago Tuctory coolies came to me ‘tat the deceased was dead and asked fo buy « Cofin, I asked what he died of, Thad a wound in his throat, and T told Bat once call the mandor dor (est witness) came and told ave all so We went together to the Police Station ibe maiter aud then we went to the fuctory ce to exainite the body fs says Lam a coolie at ‘Tad Hak’s sago About § a.m, yestorday, after I liad break Into th, sleeping deparmens and saw fallen: from his bed. saw the handle which was under his head, I also saw tile) about bis throat. He was alive ten avr the mandor and lie came to the door ot fiom the door see the wound oF the told me 0 life the body on to the bed then returned to my work. I was sure €20 am. I wont inside again for my pipe Bdeceased was dead. I at once told the fase’ he ordered me to go and tell the Yow- js once wont and did so, sGoroner—Idiid not tell the mandor at 8 the deconsed had Killed himself or was would die. I did not know I should do ght it was useless trying to do anything, feet speak. when I saw him first at 8 asm. ing Noes staves:—I ain a coolie ut Pad p isctory. On returning to breakfast m. Theatd that the deceased had killed BEwrent in and sw hinn, he was just dying, ‘bot speaks. tied up the wound iii his fhe deceased tore’ it off at once, 1 then fee oy work and at 11 a.m. T was sent witl fo veport the matter to the ‘Towkay. @ was ill for a loug time and could not hhe hulled himself as his life was so He had no money, He had no svod ig his. breakfast bad not yet been eaken eal Officer's Certificate of death is rend ‘Fury and is s1mexed to these proceedings, gis the verdict :—that deceased con fe by stabbing himself in the throat fagree with the Coroner in repritmanding the Coolies for not at, onee walling eal Officer when they first found duceas. ded himself as bad’ this been dome | Bave ben saved, In view hawe ee of these people anil of the diseased body of deovused, the Coroner liber ‘and the two Coolies who were out on wr vided the body over to the friends for burial, and the Court adjourned. ALK. LEYS, Corner Se certify thu Thave this day examinod Chinaman, and that in my opinion he B= wound inflicted in the threat. H, A. Havinaxn, PMO. spector of Police, Kuching, THE SARAWAK GAZETTE, JANUARY 2, 1692 RELORTS, Upper Sarawale. Moxtaiiy Ruvonr August. Thave been anable to visit this district, until the ‘Bist of the mosith, ana T then found that three cas ‘of house breaking had oceurved, one in the Shun Shin gold company’s house at Paka, and the other two at Chinese honses near Seniawan; gold otna- nents and wearing apparel were mado. away with; T am sorry to say alo traces of the thieves have been discovered. On the night of the 15t « young wis) named Pia living st Buso accidentally upset alighted mineral oil Tanp whilst engaged in cooking some cakes. Her clothes canght fire, aud she was so. burnt that she died from the injures. T found a Cliinese named 'Psai Mook Shin await- ing. tril Tor stealing his employer's pepper. | Sambaar and Gambang Dyaks had paid in some | i arrears of event. prisoneis were employed weeding and in ottier work ou the grounds | ‘The attendance of boys at the Bax and Buso Chinese schools was unesually small during the month, On ihe 15th Tleft Kuching to visit the Dyaks liviny at the head of the Snsnarahan, and areived at the Tebut village, of Sexin Dyaks, ot) the afternoon of the following day, and as ali, who could work were away al theit farm Llsud to wait ll the evening of 17th, when T saw the chiets and some of the people, and appointed Pa Dasut the chief of Permya village to be the priticipal chief of the tribe, ‘The Serin Revenue. to, the amount. of $456 nd all bear paid to jue in Knobing, ax also had the pok revenne, rationnting $0 $134; 1 did tot vis Simpok, the stream being too dry for my boat. It took’ me all day (the Usth) to reach the Bokae land. ing place for Mauiggo Babi, the water being 80 lov: that the wen had the greatest difficulty in dvasging the boat along; und inch time was taken “up it cutting trough and moving fallen logs After an hotr and a quarter's svalkon tho 19th 1 reached Munggo Babi, and afer a short stay, daring Which some business was transacted, J pustied on | to Sinaeliing, « two konrs walk only, ‘Here T found | a vory Ingge Dyk village, on the low banks of the j Baler streao, a Uibuiaty of the Sadong. ‘There | wore no fess than six head houses, nad crowds of ‘women, boys and gitls. put several new umes ou the register, ax well ws several old ones said to. bave bees inken’ off some time back by Haji Gihdot, Next year there should be a substantial merease in the reveune from this village, the inkabitents of whieh seem to be well off Pa Dana, and Pa Dain were appointed Orang Kaya and Bengara, attor whieh the usual Dyak fe Vilies were Kept up all night The people of Jenan and Kakeng were very ans- fons 1 shonld visit theit villages, but this T find not lime todo. ‘The Kakengs used to live at Kumpang | Base elevation, bak hit proven abode is of ox On the B0Uh T retniied efi Mungo Babi, and in uilditien to & sum of $36 previously paid in Kuching, received $495 oi neconut of Bula revene, L reachod Inching ou the 2st. T hinve nothiug furtlier of importance Lo report to Your Highness. September Kor the first five days of the month Twas tally oveupied in Court, there Being several eases for setnt, An accouns seid other voutine 04 to. ‘Mook Shin was sesiencedt to ei! coment for stealing hie om everal minor cases were gone into, Detweon Kholi Chinaso froma Van was the @ intereat and took wp a good deal of tine. Native chief from Tso. eongnited. m pending in hie Court an aa ths 0 ive, i Fenulied in a divoreo, tho pattiow hinie jerly Kling and # young Mal ie. Suba and Soga Dyaks caine down, the former nection with enses in Cont, and the latter to | fn a fine tinposed during sny last. visit to Sogo. | Baas and Gambang Dvake wore also ler, in aro af revente; The feriner complained ‘ot ats opidemic which [take itis sntfuenza, Mich hail ocensioned some ton deaths up to | the 7th the Singahi chiets enme down, bit | chief bnsinoss seeined to bo to report that they to“tehoo" Ube village preparatory to cani- | ing farming, the bth Fretnmned to Kuching, after walking: Bas, whore the greater part of the wonen anil sn seenned {0 be gathorod rotined Ab Dot's Gold which wore being “lifted” aunt “panned” at | ve | ag to the arom. easelesmvess of the Tahoe | ni of Police at Buso, the Government, boat | seas burnt down on the night of the 17th to And a. valuable up-rivor boat destrayed ted the district aynin on the 28h and was in Conrt until the end of the month, The Shin Gold Company which. lind been working for nearle two years failed, and ite affairs he luce of the Comet af Pak, jerther to report to Your Highness Orit | the divtriet on the nd and returned to Kn- | ut paidl_a short visit again on tie 12h and following day wont to Togorn where T ve one night. 1 €id not go over ti works on this aceasian afiivs of the Shon Shin gold company at z mnid n case of swindling ab “Toyora wore the items of Coart work, Chinese Schoolmaster at Pakn being dis. with his remuneration has closed the | jas lus algo the minster in tie Shake Toons azanry and wish the sanction of the Hon'ble Residont administering the Goverment I pro- fo se one oe Goverment grt thus ek new wewsthe school whieh iLin propased to pt Pint andes the anpersision sof the’ Hoan school at, Jie complement of boys. eof the Seraicin: Pyaks have been bindering, ing obstrvetion ni the way of some Prelit: Freoris underaten in consayuence. of 1 Gn jony in the neighbourhood of the Pakn Hot E they hniwe however been strictly forbidden any hindranee whatever, and were at the fime inforimet thet they would be handsomely ed for any frvah deposits they might point out. se nothing luther to report to Your Highness uountain November om Kaehing early on the 1ith, went find of antimony, in company athe Manaz’r of Whe Borneo Company. It ap- | to be situstod aut fur from the site of «former which was worked from Jambusan, lying be- this Inttor asd the Serambo mountain. id the Government cattle made the caese The Sarawak Goackhe of complaint, owing to the aamage’ they Ao to. gat dbtie; the hicpet inn iney, Wile Fenty, Bab tL 46 Inet to got anyone to take on the work and ho. dou is diicut co keep the exttlo togetber, and. prevent thom raring, the eatile Keeper's house wes blown dhe y the gle om She nightof 908h to int; quae tern have Goo prepsaed torhim in aware aoaveniont ple, under the eame shed vs te cattle, Testy tine in. Court anti tho afternoon of fi yien T retuned to Teaching, ‘on Bhd, bnving previously ided: over sy ten porary dutien tn Heong Leeeaened to tii dete, Tiiave received complaints of the great uinbers of Malays who infest the Dyale fruit plantations do. fing the aatn eoaron, and fol) intents and. pure ime practonlly atl the feat. he iw grou Lok to the Dynks, and will have to be atopped. erwinbe, Sibe, and Singght Dyna have ome to ‘On te 98th T visited the lower Ssmarahan with the Hon'ble The ienident, Dorng He MOU entirtony Wee diepcvared by {he prisoner hilt working ond metal ant e Dodlenting, Gre And was feportad to the Dacieo Company, tind specimen gone bat fest hota i no unnty REGINALD AWDRY Resident, Upper Saraveak Lande, Mowrany Ruvone. November On the Sra Twent ap to Stongkur to visit the Taygni Dyalss there, and toe if there were any 10 0° inen weho ought to pay polltas. ‘Their houses are now about one hour's walle from Ue penghalan bat they intend to remove nearer to the imauth of the Stungkur so a8 lo be able to get to their Lonses by boat Tintended to have gone to: Simatan dosing the anonth nt have heen laid up ever since the: 20th swith a bad tog through an accident with soine car Bolie"ncit- "ve coat Sinaia nt ‘beet discharged and anew man has been engaged who T hope will do better. ng ‘The golil Kongsi at S"Taarat hes closed for the present ns the frst washing was not successtal but itis their intention to work again ax soon as the aid Ines been harvested. ‘On the 25th two runaway sago eoolios wore a rested ont warrants. from Kuching and will be sent nu by Hest opportunity together with a Silakow Dyak’ named ejeh whors 1 donot think is quite right in his oxind at times and whose eae T have alveady seported to you. The Teade Ieturis for the month ave as tallowsi— 1801 1890, Lunports $1,993 82, ports 1 1749 H.R.A, DAY, Assistant Resident, Sandon Mowruny Revonr. Octobe: On tho 4th instant Tunkn Su returied from Ka- bing having taken down Abang Mesait by boat to autend Supreme Court on w charge of winding “On the 5th Abang Bujang arrived from Sebauigan | bringing some Government monies; at his request, | granted him $3. | On the 6th instant the Chinese held festivities, oy thovoveasion of their transferring the Toh-Peh- Ios anuary Q, (Aa. vPprison stat? js as follows:— «l Gnoler Warders Manitors mer a 1s feonduct of the Peisoners lias, on Lhe whole, iy gond, certain snl ffeneos having Tyee fh in Grol in the wsual thanner. Police Brent of thie Foree in Sarasenk Proper was | pn the Sst of Becenber Sergent Major Sergeants Coxporals Li. Corporal Conxeaten sere in the Fovee uly Ist 1891 during half year Dew: 3 Aicmissed eeansforved 1 yoo | six men Gismissod the Foie, Tir wore to vorinus termi of imprisonment, one Seb these wax merely jnnprisoned for debt | Y caehoye aien were rcently enrolled lelencex winong the Palive have been os n ta §@D) alligators wns Hilled anensuring fall aches during. Healt your July to Dee aust 20 measuring 113 feet 10 inelies for iperio’ in 1801 fang Ticensex were taker ont Aung se Phe caine wander having heen taken on soon period fn 1801 Hota! fovee of 87 men on Deeeunber ist ing way fn Kuching as onder: prak Corp: 1 L,, Corps 2 Constatiles 11 dt da eer a) ' fou} OUTWOREERS. T have Une ono tbe | our wont shabu sermat ©... DAUPENY, Innprtr Pole wn Prive, finer he onponed_on_ to ‘i ere eoegentty goeasions and both 0 Arced Deventer In consequence of sounptaiits mate tome tas trader at Pokn wait ported ill, asd | the Dywke were being vobbed vight and left of tier had esten a quantity ot opin, "Ho, | frit, U sent Police on the 2nd bo Pesvinjan to sunk wered. ‘Vhore was a ryniony Ubet st | enguivies, f also learnt that tseo Malays living iy spt on his part to commit snieide, his | i the neighbonrliwod elsimed ax their oven some a good doa involved, botan sevange- | Maan trex in the midst of: the Dyak- plantations aquently arrived at, with the appro- | ‘These men were fived, and their claims disallowed. I ereriitor whereby Lint Choo re- | Talso veceived notices from the Hon'ble the Divi- fiw sional Resident, which i distribated about. the dise Snty to report the mtive chief af ! trict, forbidding the common Malay practice af ob- The Sarawal Goud , Februans |, teas