Malaysia and Singapore

A Guide to Western Manuscripts and Documents relating to South and South East Asia, compiled by M. D. Wainwright and N. Matthews, vii+532 pp. Oxford University Press, £5.

Books about Singapore and Malaysia, with index, 40 pp. National Library, Singapore, gratis; language and literature, pp. 5-8; biography and travel, pp. 32-4; serials, pp. 34-6.

Malaysian Government Gazette, Government Printing Office, Kuala Lumpur, price varies with each issue; all I964 publications deposited by law in the National Archives in Kuala Lumpur are listed in: VIII, I8, I6 July 1964, pp. I5I9-3I; VIII, 28, 3 December 1964, pp. 2637-49; IX, 4, 25 February I965, pp. 249-6I; IX, I3, I July I965, pp. I307-20; I965 publications similarly deposited have not yet been listed.

Singapore Government Gazette, Government Printing Office, Singapore, price varies with each issue; all I965 publications up to 30 September I965 deposited by law in the National Library in Singapore are listed in: VII, 36, 7 May I965, pp. I238-7I; VII, 65, 6 August I965, pp. 2120-43; VII, I02, 26 November I965, pp. 3234-44.

The Journal of Commonwealth Literature, i, September; the Malaysia section of 'Annual Bibliography of Commonwealth Literature, 1964' appears on pp. 55-9.

A Directory of Libraries in Malaysia, with 2 Appendices, compiled by K. H. Keeth, I63 pp. University of Malaya Library, Kuala Lumpur, printed for private circulation.

Ng, See Thong. In Reverie ..., A Collection of Poems, illust., with Foreword by Lee Siow Mong, 56 pp. Far Eastern Features Service Ltd., Singapore I, I964.

Young Commonwealth Poets'65, ed. P. L. Brent; contains a section on Malaysia on pp. I07-09 (see COMMONWEALTH: GENERAL, Anthologies).

Buckley, Charles Burton. An Anecdotal History of Old Times in Singapore [I8I9-I867], illust., maps, 852 pp. University of Malaya Press, Kuala Lumpur, M$25.00; first published I902, Fraser and Neave Ltd., Singapore.

Cameron, John. Our Tropical Possessions in Malayan India, illust., preface, 2 appendices, Introduction by Wang Gungwu for this edition, xii+408 pp. Oxford in Asia Historical Reprints, Oxford University Press, Kuala Lumpur, M$I8.00; first published I865, Smith, Elder and Co., London.

Han, Suyin. The Crippled Tree, illust., map, 461 pp. Cape, M$I7.50; biography, autobiography, history.

Sajak2 Melayu Baru I946-6I, [i.e. Modern Malay Verse I946-6I], Introduction by James Kirkup, selected by O. Rice and Abdullah Majid, translated by Abdullah Majid, O. Rice et. al., xxiii + I35 pp. Oxford University Press, Kuala Lumpur, paperbound, M$3.00; consists of original Malay text of each poem with English version facing.

Han, Suyin. Review of The Crippled Tree in Berita Oxford, 12, p. 7 (see Journals).

— Review of The Crippled Tree in Times Literary Supplement, II November, p. I000.

Lee, Kok Liang. Review of The Mutes in the Sun, E. Khan in Impression, I, I, p. 22 (see Journals).

— Review of The Mutes in the Sun, in The Statesman, Calcutta, I2 September.

— Review of The Mutes in the Sun, in Sunday Standard, Madras Edition, I9 September.

— Review of The Mutes in the Sun, in The Times Educational Supplement, 24 September.

— Review of The Mutes in the Sun, P. Bentley in The Yorkshire Post, I9 August.

Bunga Emas. Review in The Aryan Path, February (see INDIA, Journals).

— Review, R. Curtis in New Left Review, 31, 7 Carlisle St, London, W.I, pp. 102-4.

— Review, F. Wong in The Straits Times, I5 March (see Journals).

'Clowns in the Chinese Theatre', illust., Ly Singko in The Straits Times Annual, pp. 78-9 (see Journals).

'Engmalchin', D.J. Enright in New Statesman, 29 January, pp. 158-9; review of Bunga Emas, Johnny Ong's Sugar and Salt, and Modern Malay Verse I946-6I.

'Hang Tuah' [i.e. legendary Malay hero in both history and classical Malay literature], illust., H. M. Sheppard in Pelita, III, I, pp. 2I-4 (see Journals).

Hikayat Seri Rama (authorship anon.) Review by D. H. Killingley of Alexander Zieseniss's study of this work, The Rama Saga in Malaysia, in Intisari, II, 2, pp. 73-4 (see Journals).

'Malaysian Newspapers Currently Published', P. Lim in Perpustakaan Malaysia , I, I, pp. 56-61 (see Journals).

'New Words for the National Language', illust., Syed Nasir bin Ismail in The Straits Times Annual, pp. 64-5.

'Pa Dogol and Wa' Long: The evolution of the comedians in the Malay Shadow Play in Kelantan', illust., H. M. Sheppard in Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, XXXVIII, I, pp. I-5.

'The Influence of Arabic upon Modern Malay', C. Skinner in Intisari, II, I, Pp. 34-47.

Zieseniss, Alexander. The Rama Saga in Malaysia: its Origin and Development, translated by P.W. Burch , Malaysian Sociological Research Institute Ltd., Singapore , 1963, M$20.00.

Berita Oxford, I0-I2. Oxford University Press, P.O. Box 282, Kuala Lumpur, gratis; irregular; a house journal, but interesting for its reviews of books relating to Malaysia and Singapore.

Focus, IV, I. Literary Society, University of Singapore; irregular.

Impression, I, I. L. M. Creative Publicity Ltd., 302-5 Chinese Chamber of Commerce Building, Singapore, M$0.50. Annual sub., M$2.00; appears irregularly.

Intisari, II, I-2. Malaysian Sociological Research Institute Ltd., 28-N, Oxley Mansions, Oxley Rd, Singapore 9. Annual sub. M$3.50 (but varies with number of issues); irregular; includes some literary matter.

Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, XXXVIII, I. National Museum, Singapore 6, M$I0.00; irregular; occasionally includes texts and translations of, and articles on, classical Malay literature.

Magazine of the Fourth Residential College, III. Fourth Residential College, University of Malaya; Kuala Lumpur, gratis; annual; contents slight; includes occasional creative writing.

Pelita, III, I-4. Esso Standard Malaya Ltd., P.O. Box 60I, 2 Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, gratis; quarterly; a house journal but regularly includes some literary matter.

Perpustakaan Malaysia (last year, Majallah Perpustakaan Singapura), I, I. The Library, University of Singapore, Singapore I0. Annual sub. M$8.00; irregular.

Prima, I. Tuanku Abdul Rahman College, University of Malaya, gratis; annual; contents slight; includes occasional creative work.

The Psyche, II. Dunearn Road Hostel, University of Singapore; irregular; contents slight; includes occasional creative writing.

The Repository, June. The Life Press, Singapore, M$3.00 per issue; irregular; includes some literary matter; partly in Chinese, partly in English.

The Straits Times Annual. The Straits Times Press (Malaya) Ltd., Pudu Road, Kuala Lumpur, M$4.25; includes some literary matter.

Varsity, I, 5. Students' Union, University of Malaya, gratis; annual; includes occasional creative work.