. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. THE NORTHEEN MOLUCCAS. 241 The capital of Tldor is a mere village on the west side of the island ; but Teniate is a real town, although it has eufïered much since the opening of the ports of Celebes to free trade. It is doubtless itself also a free port, but it has lost many of its Chinese, Bugi, and Arab traders, and has ceased to be the chief market for the feathers of the bird of paradise. The ruins of buildings overthrown by the earthquakes are scattered amid the modern dwellings, and the old Portuguese and Dutch forts have recently had to be
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. THE NORTHEEN MOLUCCAS. 241 The capital of Tldor is a mere village on the west side of the island ; but Teniate is a real town, although it has eufïered much since the opening of the ports of Celebes to free trade. It is doubtless itself also a free port, but it has lost many of its Chinese, Bugi, and Arab traders, and has ceased to be the chief market for the feathers of the bird of paradise. The ruins of buildings overthrown by the earthquakes are scattered amid the modern dwellings, and the old Portuguese and Dutch forts have recently had to be rebuilt. Behind every stone house is a second structure in light wood where the sleeping apartments are contained, and where little risk is run in case of any sudden shock. The slopes of the neigh- bouring volcano are covered with orchards, which yield the finest durians, mangoes, and other fruits. East of Ternate is developed the deep inlet of Dadinga Bay, by which the northern peninsula of Halraahera is nearly severed from the rest of the island. The connecting isthmus is commanded at its narrowest part by FoH Dadinya, the Fia-. 105.—Political Divisions of Indonesia. Scale 1 : 50,000, Ba = Bangka. Bil = BilUton. L = Lampong. 1,200 Miles. strongest strategic point in the whole island, and the only place where the Dutch keep a garrison. Here the isthmus is scarcely two miles across, and although the route presents some difficulties, praus can be transported in three days from bay to bay, thereby saving a detour of 240 miles. North of Dadinga Bay follows that of Jailollo, formerly a flourishing capital which for a time gave an alternative name to Halmahera, now a mere hamlet surrounded by old cultivated tracts now over- grown with coarse grass and scrub. These regions, so popular and flourishing in mediaeval times, have been almost entirely depopulated by slavery and monopolies. Of the other villages in Halmahera the best known is Galela, which lies on an inlet in the no
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