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List Of Administrators Of British Brunei
A list of administrators of the British protectorate of Brunei. History Brunei became a British protectorate in 1888, and in 1906 a British resident was given administrative authority. The sultan was obliged to follow his advice. Despite having a foreign government, Brunei's importance started to rise again in 1929 when petroleum production began. In place of Malay customs, traditions, and Islam, the British administration designated a British Resident to serve as the sultan's advisor in all other affairs. A formal constitution was formed by the 1959 Agreement, giving Brunei internal autonomy. By the end of 1905, Brunei had been reduced to just two tiny, independent enclaves in Sarawak, covering a total area of . In fact, had it not been for the British Government's reluctant intervention at this point, James Brooke would have completely engulfed the Sultanate. In order to preserve the monarchy, Sultan Hashim Sulṭān Hāshim Aḥmad Muḥammad al-Ṭāʾī ( ar, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Coat Of Arms Of The United Kingdom
The royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom, or the royal arms for short, is the arms of dominion of the British monarch, currently King Charles III. These arms are used by the King in his official capacity as monarch of the United Kingdom. Variants of the royal arms are used by other members of the British royal family, by the Government of the United Kingdom in connection with the administration and government of the country, and some courts and legislatures in a number of Commonwealth realms. A Scottish version of the royal arms is used in and for Scotland. The arms in banner of arms, banner form serve as basis for the monarch's official flag, the Royal Standard of the United Kingdom, Royal Standard. In the standard variant used outside of Scotland, the shield is quartered, depicting in the first and fourth quarters the three passant guardant lions of England; in the second, the rampant lion and double tressure fleur-de-lis#Other European monarchs and rulers, flory-counterflory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin
Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin (; ; 1825 – 1906) was the 25th Sultan of Brunei from 30 May 1885 to 10 May 1906. Early life Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin was born in 1825 and son to then Sultan Abdul Momin. Before becoming the Sultan, he was one of the four Wazirs (Vizier) in Brunei and was known as Pengiran Temenggong Sahibul Bahar Pengiran Anak Hashim. Reign (1885-1906) Upon his ascension to the throne on 29 May 1885, he decided to not to appoint a replacement for his previous position in office of Pengiran Temenggung which left three other Wazirs, thus improving his income and finances. Dispute over Limbang He faced a challenge from the British North Borneo Company (BNBC) and the Brooke government (White Rajahs) in Sarawak Sarawak (; ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Orman Gilbert
Major John Orman Gilbert (21 October 1907 – 1995), sometimes referred to as Tuan J.O. Gilbert, was a resident minister and formerly the British Resident to Brunei. Biography Gilbert born in London, England on 21 October 1907, and was educated at Felsted Felsted (sometimes spelt Felstead) is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. The civil parish includes the hamlets of Bannister Green, Bartholomew Green, Causeway End, Coblers Green, Cock Green, Frenches Gre ... and Pembroke College, Oxford, Pembroke College. In 1928, he began serving in Crown Colony of Sarawak, Sarawak and then became a district officer in 1938, and would later signed up for military service from 1942 until 1946, during the World War II. Although some records listed him as serving a year earlier in June 1953. Since 1954, he held the position of British Resident to Brunei. On 20 October 1955, he passed the No.S66 Chinese Marriages Enactment, The Chinese Marriages (F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. Since 2018, the paper's main news ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Peel (Leicester MP)
Sir William John Peel (16 June 1912 – 8 May 2004) was a British Conservative politician who served as Member of Parliament for Leicester South East from 1957 to 1974. Early life He attended Wellington College and Queens' College, Cambridge. His first career was in the Colonial Service; he survived imprisonment by the Japanese during the Second World War, when he was stationed in Singapore, to later serve terms as British Resident in Brunei and then Resident Commissioner in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony (now Kiribati and Tuvalu) before retiring in 1952. His father Sir William Peel had been Governor of Hong Kong. Political career Peel was elected as a member of the House of Commons at a by-election in 1957. In July 1959, he provoked angry responses from the House when he reacted to the Mau Mau rebellion in Kenya by stating: "There are obvious risks in dealing with desperate and sub-human individuals." In the resulting debate, Peel's remarks were denounc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Evelyn Turnbull
Sir Roland Evelyn Turnbull (9 June 1905 – 23 December 1960) was a British colonial official and governor of British North Borneo. His major influence is mentoring Brunei's former ruler, Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III. He stated that in 1959 to one of his Colonial Office colleagues that the Sultan came to regard him as ‘his father’. Biography Turnbull was the son of George Turnbull. He attended King's College London and St John's College, Oxford. Career 1920s and 1930s In 1929 Turnbull joined the British Colonial Service as a cadet and was first attached to the District Office at Tampin in Malaya. In 1931 he went to Terengganu as Collector of Land Revenue. In 1933 he became assistant secretary to the High Commissioner in Malaya. In 1934 he was appointed British Resident in Brunei where he remained until going on leave in 1936. From 1937 to 1940 he was attached to the Colonial Secretariat. 1940s From 1940 to 1943 Turnbull was Colonial Secretary in the British Honduras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Carey (cricketer)
Thomas Falkland Carey (12 February 1903 – 4 December 1966) was an American-born Irish cricketer and British colonial administrator. Biography Education Carey received his education at The King's Hospital, and later Dublin and Trinity College where he earned his B.A. in 1925. Colonial service In January 1926, Carey began his career as a cadet win the Federated Malay States (FMS). He later became an assistance controller in Malacca, April 1927. Later that year in June, he was transferred to Negeri Sembilan. After a year, he was assigned to Kuala Lumpur, and finally Klang in August 1928. He served as British Resident in Brunei from 1931 to 1934. His 1931 annual report, for example, illustrates colonial presumptions that Indian labour was acceptable. Sports career Carey was born in California. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played one first-class match for Dublin University, an innings defeat against Northamptonshire County Cricket Club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick McKerron
Brigadier Sir Patrick Alexander Bruce McKerron, known as Patrick McKerron (6 May 1896 – 20 March 1964) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator. He joined the Malayan Civil Service in 1920 as Assistant Superintendent before retiring as Colonial Secretary of Singapore in 1950. Early years and education Patrick McKerron was educated in Fettes College and Aberdeen University. Career Military career During the First World War, McKerron was with the 4th Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders in France, where he was wounded in 1917. He was transferred to Indian Army servicing with the 20th Punjab Regiment in the Punjab and on the North West Frontier. Civil career Prior to Second World War McKerron joined the Malayan Civil Service in 1920 was appointed as acting Assistant Superintendent in the Monopolies Department (Singapore). Between 1922 and 1924, he was a District Officer in Jasin, Malacca. In January 1925, he was appointed as District Officer (Nithong Tebal), A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Ernest Falk Pretty
Eric Ernest Falk Pretty (1891–1967) or commonly referred to as Dato Pretty, was a Civil service, civil servant and resident minister who formerly held the position of List of administrators of British Brunei, British Resident to Brunei. Education and early career Pretty is born in 1891, and was educated at Harrow School and Magdalen College, Oxford, Magdalen College in 1909. He would go on to be a cadet in the Straits Settlements with Colonial Office in November 1914. Later in January 1916, he passes his final exams in Malay language. In September 1917, he became a collector of land revenue in Johor Bahru, Johore Bahru. After World War I, he became a Second lieutenant, 2nd Lieutenant and assistant Adjutant with the Singapore Volunteer Corps, Johore Volunteer Rifles in May 1918. Later in June 1920, he was the assistant adviser in Endau, Johor, Johore, following promotions to officer in November 1921 and assistant secretary "B" in February 1922. Two months later, he was reassi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoffrey Cator
Sir Geoffrey Edmund Cator (14 August 1884 – 21 April 1973) was an English diplomat mainly active in the Malayan Civil Service. Biography Cator was born in Lacock, Wiltshire, the son of brewer Robert Cator of Bath and Evelyn Susan Sotheron Estcourt. He married Elizabeth Margaret Wynne Mostyn in 1922; they had a son, Peter John Cator (26 October 1924 – 22 January 2006) and daughter Rosemary Ann Cator. Sir Geoffrey joined the Malayan Civil Service in 1907 until 1939. He was the British Resident of Brunei from May 1916 until March 1921. Later he was posted as the Superintendent of Government Monopolies of Straits Settlements, the District Officer of Klang and also member of the Legislative Council of Federated Malay States. He was the British Resident of Selangor (1932-1933) and British Resident of Perak (1933-1939). His last post was the head of the Malay States Information Agency in London. He was made a Knight Bachelor in the 1946 New Year Honours. He had previously ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brunei Times
''The Brunei Times'' was an independent English-language daily compact broadsheet newspaper published in Brunei Darussalam from 2006 to 2016. It was owned by Brunei Times PLC. History The paper was introduced at a soft launch on 1 July 2006 at The Mall, Gadong, Brunei Darussalam, and carried the motto "Fresh Ideas, New Option, Global Vision". It was offered on a complimentary basis until 16 July 2006. The paper went to print in their new printing plant in Junjungan while moving away from its original broadsheet format to a newer compact broadsheet on 28 March 2007. April 2007 saw ''The Brunei Times'' working closely with the Ministry of Communication on the United Nations First Global Road Safety Week Seminar that was held in the International Convention Centre in Berakas, Brunei. In May, ''The Brunei Times'' was nominated to be the Official Media for BRIDEX organised by the Ministry of Defence that was held at the International Convention Centre from 31 May to 2 June. Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm Stewart Hannibal McArthur
Malcolm Stewart Hannibal McArthur (1872–1934) was the first British resident of Brunei. The son of General Charles McArthur and his wife Lucy Large, he was born in Medway, Kent. He was educated in Kelly College, Tavistock and Queen's college, University of Oxford. McArthur was appointed in 1895 in London after an open competition to Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ... and Strait Settlements civil service (later known as Malayan civil service). He was dispatched to Brunei to make recommendations about the structure of the administration for the "dying sultanate". McArthur was appointed Acting Consul in April 1904, arrived to Brunei on 3 May and remained until 10 November. Following his ''Report on Brunei in 1904'' the British government decided to maint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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