I fully agree with Mr. Godwin-Austen, that the present condition of the Malay Archipelago, with its numerous large islands separated by wide and shallow seas, probably represents the former state of Europe, while most of our formations were accumulating.

我完全同意戈德温-奥斯汀先生的看法， 马来群岛的现状，众多的大岛被宽阔的浅海隔开，可能代表了欧洲以前的状态， 而我们的大部分编队都在积累。