The British Straits Settlements are becoming increasingly…

The British Straits Settlements are becoming increasingly dependent on the economy of Selangor.

Selangor is one of the world's major tin producers throughout the nineteenth (and the twentierh) century.

Since Selangor's security affects tin trade, the British government feels it needs to have a say in Selangor politics.

The British see Tengku Kudin as a ticket to reach out to Selangor's royal court.

Therefore, the Straits Settlements, under the governorship of Ord, implicitly support Tengku Kudin.