The British Resident Murdered (Ernest Maundrell and Brunei 1915 - 1916).
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THE SARAWAK MUSEUM JOURNAL |
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Title :
The British Resident Murdered (Ernest Maundrell and Brunei 1915 - 1916). |
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Author :
A.V.M. Horton |
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Abstract:
The thesis of this paper is as follows: 1. that Brunei in 1915 and 1916 was overwhelmingly a peaceful country in which the Residential System was working in a routine, if unspectacular, fashion (section 2); 2. that the murder of the Resident during the night of 18/19 May 1916 was not a manifestation of popular anti-British unrest but, rather, the isolated action of a desperate individual about to be arrested (sections 34); and 3. that, beyond the execution of the convicted murderer, no reprisals were taken,nor was a repressive policy instituted (section 5). It may be suggested, indeed, that if anything the tragedy confirmed the stability of the Residential System because, at the time, there had been no other British official actually in the country. The Sultan himself was obliged to intervene in order to forestall panic. Some reservations are expressed, however, as to whether the murderer actually received a fair trial (section 5).
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How to cite:
A.V.M. Horton (1990). The British Resident Murdered (Ernest Maundrell and Brunei 1915 - 1916). The Sarawak Museum Journal, XLI (62): 271-284 |
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