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Title: Handbook of the federated Malay states
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Belfield, H(enry) Conway. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: London
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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of the rivers are polluted by the detrituswashed out of the tin mines, and it is necessary to travel farin order to get beyond the influence of this discolouration.Even then, in the clear rivers near the hills, though anoccasional fish may be taken by persistent spinning or livebaiting, there is no certainty that any sport will be obtained,and a blank day is the rule rather than the exception. Fishing tackle rots and goes to pieces very quickly in thisclimate. There are clubs in all the principal towns, centrallysituated near the cricket grounds, tennis courts, &c. Theyare patronised in the cool of the evenings by ladies as wellas by gentlemen. Billiards and bridge are regularly played. At the headquarters of Perak and Selangor the State Bandplays three times a week in the evenings. Dances, concerts, and theatricals each have their turn, andart associations have been established for the encouragementof sketching and photography. iOo -jOZ ^08- -y08 ,ot- -jOf ,0CJ N( I TT - I ■ 1
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