. Java, Sumatra and the other islands of the Dutch East Indies . a terrestrial paradise. If it beso, then the Preangers should be the paradise of thisparadise. Here too—a fact not to be disdained—arethe finest plantations of coffee, tea, quinine, and sugar-cane to be found in the East Indies. If only thisprovince did not face the Indian Ocean, which formsthe whole of its southern boundary, it is probable thatthe productive value of the Preangers would be doubled;but the depth of the water makes the construction ofharbours or artificial roadsteads impossible. Bandung, which since 1864 has been
. Java, Sumatra and the other islands of the Dutch East Indies . a terrestrial paradise. If it beso, then the Preangers should be the paradise of thisparadise. Here too—a fact not to be disdained—arethe finest plantations of coffee, tea, quinine, and sugar-cane to be found in the East Indies. If only thisprovince did not face the Indian Ocean, which formsthe whole of its southern boundary, it is probable thatthe productive value of the Preangers would be doubled;but the depth of the water makes the construction ofharbours or artificial roadsteads impossible. Bandung, which since 1864 has been the capital ofthe province, is a very pleasant town, nestling amidstits trees, at a height of 2,300 feet above the sea. Itgrows, so to speak, while one watches it, but withoutlosing any of its beauty. In 1893 it contained only23,800 inhabitants ; to-day there are 47,470, of whom2,200 are Europeans. Garut and Sukabumi, connected with Bandung by therailway, are, from the European point of view, simplysanatoria, installed in the midst of Javanese native hfe,. ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS 65 in a delightful climate. Sukahiimi (Place of Delights)has over 15,000 inhabitants, but only 588 are Europeans,exclusive of the convalescents whom the State sends upyear by year to the establishment built for that Dutch Government has installed two other sanatoriain the Residency of Preanger : one at Tegal-laga, nearBandung, and one at Sindanglaja. Formerly many East Indian officials, having retiredupon their pensions, came to end their lives under thetrees of Sukabumi ; to-day they return more willinglyto die in their native country. Garut, at a height of 2,300 feet, more sparsely peopledthan Sukabumi, is almost as attractive, by reason of itsclimate and its individual charm. Formerly a holy city,forbidden to Europeans, it is now more and morefrequented by foreigners. II. Central Java comprises the Residencies of Pekalongan,Samarang, Banjumas, Kedu, Djokjakarta and Surakarta,Rembang, an
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