. Scottish geographical magazine. nd rear large families who know not the Celestial land. 344 SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL MAGAZINE. In the Siamese States, at any rate in the old kingdom of Patani, thestate of affairs is altogether different. There is practically no capitalinvested in the land, there are no large commercial or industrial con-cerns, there are no roads worthy of the name; but there is a denseagricultural population, the members of which are not poor because theirwants are few. There is bodily safety for all, and if the minor officialsare not models of probity, neither are the native Ma


. Scottish geographical magazine. nd rear large families who know not the Celestial land. 344 SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL MAGAZINE. In the Siamese States, at any rate in the old kingdom of Patani, thestate of affairs is altogether different. There is practically no capitalinvested in the land, there are no large commercial or industrial con-cerns, there are no roads worthy of the name; but there is a denseagricultural population, the members of which are not poor because theirwants are few. There is bodily safety for all, and if the minor officialsare not models of probity, neither are the native Malay police in theBritish States: the relationships between the peasantry and the officialsare less intimate than those between their fellows and the are few opportunities for the peasant to advance himself, butthere is no ambition. Indeed, I must confess that the condition of thepeople, considering their mental status, will not, in my opinion, sufferby comparison with that of any other peasantry. Their Chinese rivals.


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