The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-06-18

The two States of Djokjokarta
and Surakarta are distinguished as
the Vorstenlanden { Lands of the
Princess. The former has native
sultan, the latter an emperor, living
in palaces although vasssls Of the
Dutch. The latter preserve the
peace on the island and have con-
siderable army, half native and half
Dutch troops. The lecturer was
much impressed with the kindness
and hospitality Of the people. On
short drive he thought he met ten
thousand people, men and women,
going to or coming from work, talk
ing necessarily. They wore hats
larger in the brim even than those
often seen on the Chinese. He was
much impressed with the six horses
provided him with carriage by
gentleman, but learning that such
was the usual state in which q gen.
tleman drove he submitted. 1t was
explained that there was less danger
of righteousness with so many
horses. Footmen also went along
to whip the horses on gallop over
the hills. When a Governor Gen
eral took drive he was furnished
in addition with outriders to give
him the requisite dignity. The
lecturer described the exceeding de-
lciousness and cheapness Of fruits,
he having bought 100 specimens of
acertain kind for the equivalent of five
American nickels. Still, the high
prices in America and Hawaii de-
noted high standard of civiliza-
ton, while the people of Java have
low scale of civilization with low
| prices.
The native people are mostly Mus
sulmans. He had visited magni-
ficent Hindoo temple, however, one
of the remains of the Hindoo period.
When Mohammedanism spread west
ward into Europe it spread eastward
to the Indian Archipelago. In Java
he failed to observe the distinguish
ing cry of the Mohammedan or the
five prayers day. Those who en-
brace Christianity have to form
Christian communities among them
selves, and there we're notably TIVE
of these in Java. incidentally the
lecturer told of the unusual case of
an Englishwoman who had almost
forgotten her mother tongue, and
finding it difficult to use in convers-
ing with him but being fluent only
in Dutch and Malay. About half
of Dutch house is the veranda and
this is made the great place of re-
ceptien. He was struck with the
universal practice of potting.the gar
den plants, that being found the
| best means of preserving them from
parasites. There were from 100 to
1000 potted plants in the gardens of
Dutch grandees. The characteristic
feast of hospitality was the rice ia
BILE, the guest and entertainers each
being provided with prodigious
dish of rice, into which beef, fowl,
eggs and other edibles were deposit
ed, when the hodge-podge thus
formed was all sent down the usual
way. He could not accomplish the
whole dish, but never knew the
Dutch to be beaten in so doing.
The lecturer told of wealthy
Dutch planter who lived in one Of
the Christian communities so that he
might be of assistance to the people
of that faith. He also described the
origin of this community. In I7l4
a Huguenot, who owned that plant.
alton, left his estate to his slave!
who were Christians to be held by
Christians forever. 1t was difficul
to maintain their faith, as the policy
of the Dutch Government was to al
low no missionary effort ON the isl
and. For over hundred year!
they were not allowed to have /;
preacher settled with them, but were
allowed to 60 once year to hear :
chaplain in Batavia. They have nov
missionary, large church, ant
young men studying for the minis
try, after they had kept the faitl
for hundred years by going ever,
year to preaching at Batavia. An
other Christian colony was founded
, about 80 years ago, when 5000 PEG
pie were converted by watchmake
, at Sourabaya, the means employed
, being substituting Christian sub
t jects for those of heather mythol
ogy in free picture entertainment
+ for the people according to preva
f lent custom. There are neithe
e English nor American missions /
/ Java.
Mr.. Porter spoke of the beardles
y condition of the men in Java, tn
A minority who started few hair
having them drawn with pincers b
Y experts. He mentioned the two
horse post carts that were drive
, furiously, the hotels with their pre-
: fusion of wall engravings, and til
1 general love of the bath, in whic
e water is poured over head an
S shoulders. Some braved the DANCE
+ from crocodiles by plunging into I'll
: rivers. He spoke of the peculi'
S modes Of carrying children in th
Y East, the fondness of the Java pei
e pie for music and its free gratiiici
d 9ion, the custom of carrying daggel
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