CHAPTER Ⅰ The Outward Appearance of the British Possessions in the Straits of Malacca 1
CHAPTER Ⅱ Malacca-Early History 2
CHAPTER Ⅲ Pinang-Early History-Lord Minto＇s Expedition to Fava 33
CHAPTER Ⅳ Singapore-Early History-Sir Stamford Raffles 62
CHAPTER Ⅴ The Straits from 1825-67-The Arrangement made to Settle the Claims of the Sultan and Temenggong in Regard to Fohore 78
CHAPTER Ⅵ The Straits from 1867-73-Sir Harry Ord＇s Administration-Anarchy in the Malay States 104
CHAPTER Ⅶ The Malay； His Customs，Prejudices，Arts，Language，and Literature 123
CHAPTER Ⅷ 1874-Sir Andrew Clarke-British Intervention in the Affairs of the Western Malay States 133
CHAPTER Ⅸ 1875-6-Sir William Fervois-British Resident of Perak Assassinated-Punitive Expedition 194
CHAPTER Ⅹ The Evolution of the Residential System-Tin Mining-What the Malay States owe to Chinese Labour and Enterprise-Roads-Railways 216
CHAPTER Ⅺ The Continued Evolution of the Residential System-Revenue Farms-Education-Land Settlement-Irrigation-Rubber Cultivation-Currency-Pahang 245
CHAPTER Ⅻ 1895-1907-Federation and its Results 272
CHAPTER ⅩⅢ Concerning the Malay States which are not included in the Federation 306
CHAPTER ⅩⅣ How the Development of the Malay States has Affected the neighbouring British Colony，and the Relations of Both with the Colonial Office-The Singapore Harbour and Docks-The Civil Service-The Malay Administrator-The Future of British Malaya 330
CHAPTER ⅩⅤ Twenty-five Years After 346
Appendix Ⅰ 363
Appendix Ⅱ 365
Index 373