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BunyipA bunyip ("devil" or "spirit") is a mythical creature from Australian Aborigine mythology. According to this legend, bunyips are said to lurk in swamps, billabongs, creeks, riverbeds, and waterholes. At night their blood-curdling cries can be heard as they devour any animal or human that venture near their abodes. Their favourite prey is human women. They also bring diseases.Descriptions of bunyips vary wildly. Common features in Aboriginal drawings include a horse-like tail, flippers, and walrus-like tusks. Although no documented physical evidence of bunyips has been found, it has been suggested that tales of bunyips could be Aboriginal memories of the diprotodon, which became extinct some 20,000 years ago. advice.html">Advice would be given that peace.html">peace and order should be
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attempted to carry out these recommendations he would have been
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The Pangkor Treaty contained the words that the Resident's advice
direction of public affairs, organizing armed forces, imposing taxes,
all complaints, executing justice, punishing evil-doers, apprehending
in fact, far more the agents of the Governor of the Straits Settlements
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Carnarvon, "Their special objects should be the maintenance of peace
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government of the country by British officers in the name of the Sultan
elsewhere he says: "It should be our present policy to find and train
appreciate the advantages of a civilized government, and to render some
asked and acted upon (in Perak) on all questions other than those
control of all revenue and the general administration of the country
same terms that Residents were appointed at Selangor and Sungei Ujong.
APPENDIX B
Slavery in the Malay States.
Langat, 30th June, 1875.
Sir--When on board the Colonial steamer Pluto last. All is still licensed under the GNU FDL.
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