Isles of the East : an illustrated guide : Australia, New Guinea, Java, Sumatra . works of art of great variety in seemingly endless numbers. Acouple of days may easily be spent viewing this most artistic and pic-turesque dwelling. In Solo the travellerhas the pri\-ilege of \^itnessing the wa-jang wong (wajang representation byliving people*) or puppet drama. His-torical exents or ancient legends areportrayed by means of grotesqueshadows thrown upon a sheet or cur-tain, with the aid of exaggerated pup-pets made of leather or cardboard andmanipulated by unseen hands. His Highness the present Su
Isles of the East : an illustrated guide : Australia, New Guinea, Java, Sumatra . works of art of great variety in seemingly endless numbers. Acouple of days may easily be spent viewing this most artistic and pic-turesque dwelling. In Solo the travellerhas the pri\-ilege of \^itnessing the wa-jang wong (wajang representation byliving people*) or puppet drama. His-torical exents or ancient legends areportrayed by means of grotesqueshadows thrown upon a sheet or cur-tain, with the aid of exaggerated pup-pets made of leather or cardboard andmanipulated by unseen hands. His Highness the present Sultan ofSolo possesses a Aery fine native bandor gamelang, from whose queer-looking instruments quaint harmoniousmusic is produced. Here also one maysee the Serimpi (a body of specialdancers), maintained by the Sultan, intheir quaint attires and graceful dances. Solo can boast of a fine City Park, beautifully Slaid out, a portion of which is arranged as a Zoological Gardens, where a large collection of wild animals, such as tigers, leopards, jaguars, also crocodiles, stags, 123. A Native Woman and Child. monkeys, snakes, birds, etc. are kept. A visit to these gardens shouldnot be omitted, the entrance fee being only ten cents, (ad.). There are two hotels in the town, but no special recommendationcould be given to either. Hotels: van Slier, : Volksapotheek. After a short sojourn in Solo we take train once more, for Samarang,arriving there about 4 Samarang is a thriving commercial town, the third of importance,situated on the north coast of Java. Communication with Batavia and Sourabaya is maintained by means of the Neder-SAMARANG. lansche Indische Railway, running south andconnecting with the State line at Solo, and alsoby steamers, which call weekly from both ports and Singapore. To theeast of the town an extensive tramway system also connects with Soura-baya. These lines are the property of the Samarang Joana Steam TramCompany, and extend in various directio
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