thoroughly game. All this does good; it shows the natives the English character in a sympathetic phase of kindliness and wholesome fraternity.

When racing these boats carry about fourteen hands, and are now so advanced in their suits of canvas that they carry huge spinnakers. They are very proud of having their own racing colours flying at the end of the sprit; it is a small thing, but encourages self-respect amongst them. The English encourage sport in a wide sense, not confining the racing to the Malays. There are so many Chinese in the colony that they must not be forgotten, as the Chinese are given to sailing. Prizes are given to sampans or rowing boats, and this notice of them is highly appreciated, creating a vast amount of good feeling towards the "outer barbarian" from the heathen Chinee.

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PEKALONGAN FISHING BOAT.

EVERYTHING in Java seems interesting, even to the moderately observant eye: the contrast of the invading Dutch to the natives is so pronounced in every way. The Malay with bright colours, so opposite to the sombre, almost funereal black cloth of the Hollander, who still continues to wear the tall chimney-pot hat of his native land, and never omits to take his "pite" or schnapps in the most orthodox manner. The bright and gaily coloured sarongs worn by the women, picturesque with dark hair beautifully dressed, and their graceful figures. Then the scenery is grand and impressive, and craters in the mountain range fume from time to time, many of them visible from any eminence; for Java contained in 1887 twenty-one live volcanoes.

The Pekalongan fishing boat suggests a straight lineage from the old Roman galley, with high prow painted and the quaint stern with a rudder oar. They are about 48 ft. in length, with a narrow long sail with a very high peak to it, a crew some fourteen in all, whilst elaborately carved upright standards support the odd gear composed of spare bamboos, water jars, chatties, rugs, sarongs. Above this again run several bamboos to enable the skipper to descry any signs of fish, at the same time taking a bird's eye view of his crew and how they are working. This is very important, as the Malay displays few traits of energy. The sail is made of a coarse fibre and grown for this work particularly; the whole sail is rolled up in a most simple way.

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There are a number of sharks about this part, and yet a native generally swims round the boat. The only way that the natives account for his safety is that the splashing of seven paddles on either side frightens them. Some of the sails have broad terra-cotta coloured stripes, which are very effective. The rich coloured garments hanging from the superstructure add very much to the pictorial beauty of the scene.