Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-26
DUTCH EAST INDIES
LITTLE KNOWN TODAY
Publisher of London Times Describes Short Visit to
Java-British Speak Highly of Hollands Admin
istraton and Their Treatment

the grid-iron Of the East" the
graveyard OF Europeans"
These old Dutchmen. however.
came TO Java 20 settle, not TO make
fortunes quickly and return home
Even NOW the Dutch appear to be
less anxious than our own Far East
ern eNiies TO go home on leave. They
make many beautiful homes FOR
themselves in Java twhere access is
easy 20 hill station. homes unlike
any ether European houses In the
Far East. the great feature OF them
all being The large open saloon. eN-
actly like the selamlik. where the
host receives his men friends IN the
biz houses OF Turke? and Egypt
IN the same spirit their iorerur-
ners Of the seventeenth century built
:or home and pcrmancnce Their
forts, their canals, their high gabied
brick houses were all exactly as IN
Holland The old parts OF Batavia
are Holland in Java. with all the
charm tina; fingers about the Eng
!ish- built parts OF Boston or Phua-
de.phia. And these th!ck-walied Sow
e.teeDth- century buildings. designed
20 unite comfort with safety agains;
attack. are far CCo!e. than some OF
iAe newer buildings that are being
run uH a1acs all over he Far East
In Singapore. kuaIa Lu;npu- Hong
kong, Shanghai and Yokohama. Tn.
crsa, coo! e:sce buildings hsve val.
~ thick - some IN the Tower O.
London These a-s, $ethe-.aade-s
laid well the foundations Of their In
su!iade
AND their modern successors take
reverent care "of their !e=Acy-;ha
Dutch ktcks with ihe!- old church
plate. The E-aTes;ores iron: Holland:
;hc portraits or early nctahlss ami
The specimens .. every kiai q old
furniture from hc,rs, which the.
cherish T. 'he.- cXC.ily.: museums
one object ;Ea; particularly at:r4ct,,,
me- was evs.:e-rtA-c-1t--y ch!!I's
cot, with lis iitt.e mosquito curtains
owing - ;n= increase OF business
many very suitable and artists mol.
ern buildings are being yu- up in
Batavia. as We'll IS r - modern
districts; but the men q ;rEay are
not tearing down OLD Bsta~.a IS ;h%y
nave torn down OLD New YORK, and
! don; eel.eve they ever WAL.
on the whole. the Dutch and The
French il the O-.en; come nearer
Khan We do 70 the dignity ard sp!ea-
dor adopted - me native -uI-.s @:
the Ess'. Going 70 pa .-r respects
20 tbs Governor O.. lava. !
found his palace ~ Sacay!z - b.. on
%: the stats!!esi and mos. asar;!tv!
buildings have fe+a O.; g Europe.
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ieac:A o, The house Is flooring is
mainly Q: ~t!:= CA-.4-a marble. spe.
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s'as--- ! an is.d. Is erc!usiveIy Java.
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80 .ly--r. :cr rice able" You ars
s-=t---- a-A' .o.a= d:y ugi!ed rice, as
.-f e.E -hsn ycG arc given AZ
2 .-r~>-r-= -Ernb=r of things 10 pv,
?. ~ =, 80 -.cs " ca the plates
-a.-h 80 provided 20 take the over.
HsT@ - what ". had one day:
'-S-N ~H- cE!s-; mutton, roast
'.4cf+-. fr.tf dry; cl.cg. boiled: d!,.n
49,. ish. f-!ed. :sh, dried; eggs
,;'e-. esst hz.daol!-d. white G. .gc
,l=I *!ta mashed p-awns egg y,aut
f'If--.| ca!!sG n-:ngah): cucuInbcr.
A-l~. r--..et noodle "a Dutch form
~ f+-fii1 rs!4.-outslzel. three kinds.
tFl-.c i-;s fried. bananas f-l.,,.
ana s=venteea different
80 Q, 'Vf!y tcrD:a ganirnents. in.
* s..2-r. ca-!.!s. bombay duck
-At;t ara ~tiJ, chopped coconu, and
= 'r11! SEED ~ this ;or.: ten rne,.
- - % ara when they came
d. t;fe-ss.of! r.: ar IL Mas part
~ fh= rzH94et s-=n= IN TIE Russian
H@!.s, "sca>csfazade." 4 really i'm.
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e; t;ty 't2;men Il me accessor!eg ar.
h:~' pare %;th tGe !nnocea, ana
bland holiet rice.
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