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JAMES WHEELER WOODFORD BIRCH
the river-bank and their chiefs house, the Resident
was composedly bathing in the river, while his
people were some of them cooking on the bank,
others sleeping in the boats, and a few, the Malays,
anxiously expectant, fearing the signs boded a
catastrophe.
They had not long to wait. The interpreter
was still replacing the proclamations on the China-
man's when Pandak Indut and a number of
hut,
other men came quickly from the Maharaja Lela's
house.
"
The crowd asked, What are the Chiefs
"
orders ?
Pandak Indut replied, " He leaves the matter to
me."
Going straight up to the Chinese shop, he began
tearing down the newly-posted papers ; the inter-
no heed was to
preter protested, and, seeing paid
him, turned towards the bath-house. He had not
made half a dozen steps, when Pandak Indut over-
took him and thrust his into the man's
spear
abdomen. The wounded man fell down the bank
into the river and caught hold of his master's boat,
but others followed him and cut him over the head
and hands, so that he let go and struggled out into
the stream.
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