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r lost lo Great Britain some of ita finest
coloni.il possessions, Ceylon and the
The great 'oceanic Empire belonging to as
Netherlands, "almost touching the Cape, it has retained this rich and exten-
the
northerrTcoast of itíe Commonwealth, ia be- sive dominión of the Eastern sea?, the
future it
ginning to acquire a new lmportance-ra the importance of which would be
difficult to magnify unduly.
international world, and, to excite-interest
in regard,.to its'probable future. There The remarkable Archipelago of Malaysia
lies between Indian Ocean
is a feeling .'existing, both in Holland and the and the
Pacific, spread out in shape like an
in Europe, generally, that a perjod
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rich and marvellous of tie mense oceanic area is'dotted with multitu-
that part
dinous island'3 of all sizes and shapes, front
tropical world. Malaysia is bound also
of such
The mere existence at their doors
Chinese, and members of other Eastern,
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an inviting and unutilised realm may be
races. \
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ever,
is more particularly being concentrated
on Malaysia at this moment on( account of
the marvellous rise of Japan to, Imperial
rank, and the importance that country is
known to attach to this rich archipelago.
Its value and defencelessness have not es-