The Singapore Free Press And Mercantile Advertiser (1884 – 1942). (PDF) Remembering Treacher’s Hill (Bukit Kutu) | Jimmy Oddstuffīukit Kutu. Remembering Treacher’s Hill (Bukit Kutu). The tradition of getting permission to visit Bukit Kutu since its inception is still in place until today whereby a permit is still necessary for the hike to the peak it can be obtained from the Police Station in KKB town. The starting point is at Kampung Pertak, an Orang Asli settlement located near the Selangor Dam. Today, Bukit Kutu is a popular hiking spot. A chimney and fireplace, main entrance steps and stone walls at the other end of the ridge are the only remnants of the bungalows.īukit Kutu in 1921 (colorized edition of the black & white photo). Since then, Bukit Kutu was abandoned and the path was lost in thick vegetation. Emmett who said he wanted it for his own private use. In 1936, the bungalows were again sold, this time at a price of $100.00 to T.E. In 1933, one of the bungalows was bought over by Mat Ripin at a price of $28.00 but, later, he had to return the property because he was a government servant. Finally, on 31 December 1932, the resort ended its operations. From 1926 onward, the site started facing problems of soil movement but requests for help from the state government did not materialize. The popularity of Bukit Kutu started to decline when Fraser’s Hill opened to visitors in 1922. The first in Chior, Perak was established in 1903, right after the Wildlife Animals and Wildlife Birds Protection Bill was formulated in 1902. Bukit Kutu was rich in biodiversity with various kinds of flora and fauna and this led it being established as one of the earliest wildlife reserves in our country in 1922.
It was reported in 1903 that a new breed of mosquito was found by Dr Daniel at Bukit Kutu, which closely resembled the malaria carrying Anopheles of Italy. Photo source : NATIONAAL ARCHIEF, THE HAGUE Three years earlier, Mackenzie also used the same make of machine to reach the top. The Straits Times reported on 15 April 1930 that Rex Duncan and J.L Ross climbed to the peak on their motorcycles and they used a Matchless 250 cc motorcycle, one of the oldest marques of British motorcycles. The journey to the peak took no longer than 3 ½ hours and about 2 ¾ hours coming down. Government officers were given free usage of the bungalows. Permission to use the bungalows had to be obtained beforehand from the District Officer of Kuala Kubu and the rent was $1.00 per day per bungalow. A telescope was also made available.Īs for the location of Bukit Kutu, the Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser in 1923 reported that ‘distance-wise, the route from Kuala Kubu Rest House to Bukit Kutu peak where the two bungalows were located took 8 ½ miles and 8 ¾ via a well graded path up the hill’. On a clear day at Bukit Kutu, the naked eye could easily locate Kuala Kubu town, Rasa, Serendah and even faraway places like Fraser’s Hill, Pangkor Island, Port Swettenham and Morib. At night, there were card games like bridge and board games such as chess. Badminton and ping-pong were added in the later years. Activities in the daytime included going for walks, playing tennis, croquet and stump cricket. The bungalows were also fixed with telephones connected to the Kuala Kubu Exchange. Each bedroom had two beds, which were supplied with blankets. It was reported that in each of the bungalows, there were four bedrooms, a dressing room, bathroom and a good-sized living room with a fireplace. The first bungalow was erected by the Selangor Government in 1895 and this was followed by another bungalow constructed in 1904. Bukit Kutu remains the official name until today. It was later renamed Bukit Kutu, probably because it was more appropriate than being labelled a ‘gunong / mountain’. Gunong Kutu was also known as Treacher’s Hill. In the case of Gunong Tahan, the project did not even begin because part of the hill was located in Kelantan, which was not part of the FMS.
However, they remained undeveloped as they were not high enough and had limited flatlands to accommodate many visitors. The British also considered possible hill stations in other Federated Malay States (FMS), namely Gunong Kledang in Ipoh, Gunong Angsi near Seremban and Gunong Tahan in Pahang.
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