[339]. Bua Hasan. He succeeded his brother Muhammad Lana, who had died some time before.
[340]. The words were written by the Rajah—it is an ode in honour of the late Rajah.
[341]. Sanskrit. Asthana—palace.
[342]. "The Lake City of Borneo," St. James' Budget, June 9, 1888.
[343]. A. H. Gray, Wanderings in Borneo, 1874.
[344]. Educated at Winchester, and Trinity College, Cambridge. He rowed in the Cambridge eight in 1900, and again in 1901, when he was President of the University Boat Club. Served in the Royal Field Artillery from 1901 to 1904, when he retired. He was A.D.C. to the Governor of Queensland, 1905-1907. Married, July 1904, Gladys Milton, only daughter of Sir Walter Palmer, Bart., M.P., and has one daughter.
[345]. Joined the Service in 1870; died at Baram, of which district he was the Resident, in 1884.
[346]. As far back as 1865, Mr. Layard (afterwards Sir Henry), then Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, foresaw the possibility of the seizure of Sarawak by another country, and he "held decisively, looking at the progress of the French and the conduct of the Dutch, that Sarawak should not be allowed to pass into the hands of either of these nations." He was, therefore, in favour of protection, and his opinions were a reflection of those of Lord John Russell; but the New Zealand troubles again scared the Cabinet.
[347]. Formerly manager of the Borneo Company, Limited, mentioned in Chaps. VI. and IX.
[348]. The borders of British North Borneo now march with those of Sarawak, further cessions to the south having since been obtained by the former, and to the north by the latter State.