Isles of the East : an illustrated guide : Australia, New Guinea, Java, Sumatra . t, although notbeautiful, Dobo is pictur-esque. The white housesshow prettily against thetall, graceful palms, andJocal colour is supplied bythe natives in their quaintcanoes. Good shooting isto be had on the island,^pigeons, ducks, deer, andalso the beautiful bird ofparadise being plentiful, g On lea^•ing Dobo weenter the last stage of ourvoyage to Java, as in four or fixe days we will reach Sourabaya, theprincipal commercial port of the Island. In a lew more days we shall leave our steamer, and this might be af
Isles of the East : an illustrated guide : Australia, New Guinea, Java, Sumatra . t, although notbeautiful, Dobo is pictur-esque. The white housesshow prettily against thetall, graceful palms, andJocal colour is supplied bythe natives in their quaintcanoes. Good shooting isto be had on the island,^pigeons, ducks, deer, andalso the beautiful bird ofparadise being plentiful, g On lea^•ing Dobo weenter the last stage of ourvoyage to Java, as in four or fixe days we will reach Sourabaya, theprincipal commercial port of the Island. In a lew more days we shall leave our steamer, and this might be afitting opportunity of taking a final glance at the good ship, van Lin-schoten, which h^s carried us safely over the deep blue sea. The two steamers, xan Linschoten and the van Waerwyck, aresister ships, iron vessels of over 3500 tons and have both been designediwith every regard to safety and comfort. The cabins are bright andair\- and have large w indows instead of port holes. Electric lights and,;fans are fitted in each state room and throughout the ship. Hotmid cold >8. Afternoon Tea on Board a Liner. sea baths and fresh water showers are a welcome addition to the creaturecomforts of passengers. The dining saloon is situated immediatelj belowthe bridge, on the same level as the cabins, the promenade deck and thecosy smoking and music room, further aft. The menu on board isexceptionally good and, together with the nicelv iced refreshments ofevery kind, forms one of the features on board a liner. Theattendants (jonges or spada) are Malay boys and must be praised onaccount of their smart appearance and polite, quiet behaviour. It is advisable to riseat 6 , and after an en-joyable bath (mandi) par-take of tea or coffee, whichis brought by your cabinboy (Kamar jonges). Dresslightly, and spend the earlymorning on deck, being thebest part of the is .served from 8to g oclock, and at 11 ices are handedround, which are alwaysmuch apprecia
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