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English: Excerpt from the book: PROBOLINGO FISHING BOAT

The Probolingo boats of this class carry the native name of " sukung," and are in the hull much Like those of the Sulu Archipelago up to the north, whilst the sail is quite different to those at Pekalongan, which are of thicker fibre and rolled up when furled, whereas this description of craft is more of the Fiji type, with the mast very differently placed, and much lighter in substance, the lower end of the yard going into a bucket forward and, resting in that, takes the weight off the mast. Another striking feature is the different arrangement of the outrigger supports, the one forward being hiw down and that aft curving up pronouncedly, to allow the wash to pass under freely when the vessel is at her high speed. This is the same mi both sides, as this boat is a double outrigger. The ornamentation along the gunwale gives a very picturesque appearance, and the anchor, Heathen Chinee pattern, is very eastern.

Coming away from Celebes to visit Java, the island of Madoera is left on the starboard hand to arrive at Soerabaje. So travelling we pass some fishing craft which have come out of the bight from Probolingo, on the north side of the island and near the eastern extremity. This is the grandest approach to Java, and the two live volcanoes, "Semeroe", 3,670 ft., and "Bromo", 2,100 ft., partly enveloped in cloud vapour and smoke gradually loom and finally tower over US. This is in reality a Terra del Fuego, with nineteen live volcanoes in the island. With so many vents for volcanic fury it seems extraordinary that such a submarine outburst should have occurred at Krakatoa in the Straits of Sunda in 1883. None of the nineteen were in eruption when we were there, only fuming will) a suggestion that they had "'hanked"' fires. When visiting the celebrated botanical gardens at Buitenzorg, tamed lor its epidendrons amongst other wonders, we frequently looked up at the volcano "Salak ' just