Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society . MAP ofSan tu son AND NEIGHBOURHOOD. A History of Santubong, an Island off theCoast of Sarawak. By Haeold H. Eveeett and John Hewitt. The island which forms the subject of this paper has formany years been familiar to Europeans resident in Sarawak,seeing that it affords to them the only seaside resort withineasy reach of Kuching, the capital of Sarawak. As the new-comer approaches the country by steamer from Singapore, theSantubong mountain is one of the first landmarks to attracthis attention : it presents an imposing forest clad mas
Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society . MAP ofSan tu son AND NEIGHBOURHOOD. A History of Santubong, an Island off theCoast of Sarawak. By Haeold H. Eveeett and John Hewitt. The island which forms the subject of this paper has formany years been familiar to Europeans resident in Sarawak,seeing that it affords to them the only seaside resort withineasy reach of Kuching, the capital of Sarawak. As the new-comer approaches the country by steamer from Singapore, theSantubong mountain is one of the first landmarks to attracthis attention : it presents an imposing forest clad mass risingalmost straight out of the sea and its steep slopes reaching aheight of 2700 ft. The island on which this mountain is situated lies in thedelta of the Sarawak river, its northern portion being washedby the China Sea. To the mere pleasure seeker the place hasno attractions other than the sea and its shore with a narrowstretch of sand fringed with the picturesque casuarina trees,and dotted here and there with rocks and huge shell-coveredboulders: but to an intelligent observer, Santubo
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