. The cruise of the Marchesa to Kamschatka & New Guinea : with notices of Formosa, Liu-Kiu, and various islands of the Malay archipelago. Marchesa (Schooner yacht); Natural history; Natural history. 242 THE MOLUCCAS. [chap. The Sultan of Batchian gave a dance in our honour upon our return. It was held in a long, attap-roofed room open on three sides, but capable of being closed by tatties of native cloth. At the upper end was a semicircle of seats, the centre one occupied by the Sultan, those to liis left reserved for the bare half dozen of. GATE OF THE SULTAX S HOUSE, BATCHIA>r. Eiu-op
. The cruise of the Marchesa to Kamschatka & New Guinea : with notices of Formosa, Liu-Kiu, and various islands of the Malay archipelago. Marchesa (Schooner yacht); Natural history; Natural history. 242 THE MOLUCCAS. [chap. The Sultan of Batchian gave a dance in our honour upon our return. It was held in a long, attap-roofed room open on three sides, but capable of being closed by tatties of native cloth. At the upper end was a semicircle of seats, the centre one occupied by the Sultan, those to liis left reserved for the bare half dozen of. GATE OF THE SULTAX S HOUSE, BATCHIA>r. Eiu-opeans living in Batcliian. Before our host a table was placed, with a quantity of excellent Manila cheroots, and some curious wines which claimed to have come from Bordeaux. The sides of the room were lined with seats two or three deep, those opposite the entrance being reserved for the ladies, and those facing them for the gentlemen. Eank is everything even in the island of Batchian, and a gap in the row of chairs served not so much to. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Guillemard, F. H. H. (Francis Henry Hill), 1852-1933. London : J. Murray
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