A excerpt from the first few pages: Malay Rulers. His Highness Sultan Abdul Samad Son of Raja Abdullah, who in later years was made a K. C. M. G., was the first real ruler of ihe State after British protection, he was a fine old man and succeeded his uncle Sultan Muhamed, the father of Raja Laut who is well known throughout the Native States. Sultan Abdul Samad was of Bugis descent from the Celebes, and was a good old man, but very conservative and reserved. He always resided at Jugra, was very attached to the place ...
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A excerpt from the first few pages: Malay Rulers. His Highness Sultan Abdul Samad Son of Raja Abdullah, who in later years was made a K. C. M. G., was the first real ruler of ihe State after British protection, he was a fine old man and succeeded his uncle Sultan Muhamed, the father of Raja Laut who is well known throughout the Native States. Sultan Abdul Samad was of Bugis descent from the Celebes, and was a good old man, but very conservative and reserved. He always resided at Jugra, was very attached to the place and seldom left it, except to come into Kuala Lumpur to see the Resident once or twice and attend to business. He was however present at one garden party given at the Residency, making himself congenial all round. The Sultan was a close personal friend of Sir Clementi Smith during his twelve years tenure of office as Higli Commissoner, and went out of his way at all times to show his appreciation of that high minded administrator. Both men understood each other, though from West and East, the keynote of successful British Colonization was sounded; and in the year 1922 we behold the result by enormous development in the land in every direction. Abdul Samad reigned for close on forty years, and lived to see the federation of Perak, Selangor, Negri Sembilan and Pahang. He travelled to Kuala Kangsar in 1897, though then a very old man, to attend the first great durbar when for the first time in local history the rulers of all the four States met; with their British Advisers in Council, for their mutual welfare. At Jugra the aged Sultan had a unique collection of gold jewellery and other ornaments, weighing it is believed over a quarter of a ton. When the subject of curios of Malay craftsmanship came up, he would send for his treasures, explaining their uses and origin. A legend hangs round Jugra hill of a Ranee who did her husband to death, and goes about escorted by a tiger; also many ghosts are said to haunt this hill. In the Jugra river itself musical fish were said to exist, they are known to inhabit inland tropical waters though little is known of them. There is also in local river creeks a small fish whose peculiarity is that it can spout a column of water two or three feet high; in this way it catches and feeds on insects found on low branches overhanging the river bank. The heir apparent, or Raja Muda, was Raja Suleiman son of Raja Musa, and grandson of Sultan Abdul Samad. Succession to the throne is said to rest solely with the Protectorate Government, who it, is said almost invariably obtain the advice of the higher native chiefs in the matter, and study the welfare of the State as a whole. Raja Suleiman is the present Sultan of Selangor, he does not reside at Jugra but at Klang, where a fine palace has been built for him in comparatively recent years out of the State revenue. What a contrast, picture the two palaces ("Astana") would make side by side, the ancient and the modern, but it is doubtful if it is possible to obtain a photograph of the former....
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