The sun., 1919-07-02

country cousins over possession OF the
islands, and they finally whackcd up
and called quits. England took parts
Of Africa. all OF Ceylon and spots along
the China coast. but left the Indies
to Holland, after taking a slice of
Borneo and an end off New Guinea.
So we find the Dutch in possession
OF Java and through their courtesy we
visit the island. Here we are In Ba-
tavia. community Of many peoples en-
joying peace and prosperity under the
kindly Dutch rule.
The first thing TO find is hotel.
The finding inpresses us with the in
dividuality OF the country.
On three sides of a square IL .
two story building Each room has
spacious veranda In front facing the
walkway which runs along the entire
length of the hotel. On the veranda
Is table and n big chair. II the chair
had wheels and top II would look
like one of those victorias SO much
used by old ladies and small town doc
tors. when the latter drove horses.
charged dollar for house visits. 50
cents for office calls and furnished the
pills as sort OF a premium.
Instead of the wheels and ths top
the chair has extension arms about four
feet long, which swing out to provide
an elevated footrest The higher the
to sprawl as per the possibilities. II IL
on the veranda that guests are received
and siroopen and soda Is served. Great
life.
Sun Provides Hot Showers.
At the back of the veranda is the
bedroom-for coolness a rugless pic
tureless, cherries place, with a skinny
| iron bed, covered by a canopy of net.
| sort of fertilization against the mos
| qultoes Notice. say sort off,
In every bed Is Dutcn wife. oh.
It's quite proper! This lady thing 10
merely an elongated pillow. hand and
round, upon which to rest one knee.
This position Is cooler for sleeping than
to rest all on a level
Out back of the rooms is another
| walkway used by the boys. Boys in
| Java may be anywhere from 1s to so as
to age but just so long as they are SER
wants. they are boys
| "Boyr' is the "call of the East"
Somewhere along this walkway Ia the
4 bathroom. one OF the most popular rec
reation rooms in the hotel. The water is
In pen built up in one corner On the
floor are duck boards. Somewhere
around is tin dipper or wooden bucket
! The bath Is taken by dipping water from
the pen and pouring 1t where most de-
sired. Very satisfying and refreshing.
| Some hotels boast shower baths sup
piled from a tank on the roof. A shower
| In the early morn is all right, but usu-
! ally by midday. and certainly by night.
the sun has made the water too hot for
| comfort.
In the centre Of the square about
which the hotel is built Is the etskam-
mer, merely separate building, mostly
roof, which makes an ideal dining room.
One Of the wonders of Java Is the
ritsttafel. This Is a curry with a college
education. That is. rice forms the base
or attack. After the rice come curry,
fried eggs. fried chicken. cocoanut, pea
nuts. red fish, Bombay duck. roast beef,
pot roast. shrimp and all other things
the cook can think of. Twenty two
boys" each with some speciality are re-
quired to serve a real rijsttafel The
rijsttafel is an event-a gustatorlal tri-
umph worth travelling many miles to
enjoy
Strange. isn't It. that cooks who CONS
pound such a marvellous dish put nuts
meg over roast mutton, roast beef and
baked fish? Probably do Il to advertise
that home industry of theirs, the spice
growing.
The strangeness and charm OF Java "a
duplicated in no other part OF the world
Tourists who seek change. entertainment,
and comfort. will find It IL they accep,
the invitation of the Colonial Govern.
ment to come to Java"