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triauiLrular sail stretched, apex downwards, between two masts, one on 

 each side. A brief visit to the public gardeu'at Sourabaya, our first 

 port of call in Java, resulted in the capture of two males of Delias 

 periboea Godt., a species hitherto unrepresented in the Hope collection. 

 Several of these were s(ieu flying high among trees. The two that 

 came within reach of the net had a slight but unmistakable flowery 

 odour, reminding one of wallflower. 



A fine bit of coast was passed one day, backed by great ranges 

 of jagged mountains. Arriving off Samarang, we came to a stop in a 

 heavy sea about three miles from land. No going ashore was per- 

 mitted, and the only example of the local fauna secured was the pretty 

 little "yellow underwing," Hyhlaea iniera Cram,, which came to light as 

 we lay at anchor. 



September 23rd we put in at Batavia, or rather Taiijong Priok, 

 the port. A hurried visit to the world-famed Botanic Garden at 

 Buitenzorg, about 45 miles inland from Batavia, resulted in the 

 capture of a few insects, including YphfMma yhilomela Joh., noted as 

 moderately common; Precis Ida Cram., and Nepfis leucothoe Cram., 

 the latter remarkable for its slow, skimming flight near the ground. 

 A beetle, Galeruca sp., was taken on the wing. The butterflies seen 

 here were mostly in poor condition. 



The speed at which we were obliged to travel prevented any close 

 observation of the country passed through. I retain, however, the 

 impression of an interesting drive through a fertile and highly- 

 cultivated region, thickly populated by a gentle, pleasant-looking, 

 brown-skinned race. The banks of the canal at Batavia, were thronged 

 by picturesc[ue groups of women washing clothes, and occasionally 

 themselves, in its limpid if somewhat sluggish waters. 



On the way to Singapore, within view of the mysterious heights 

 of Sumatra, we were held up by shots fired across our bows from a 

 big liner armed for war service. She turned out to be the "Empress 

 of Japan," and after boarding us and examining our papers, she 

 allowed us to proceed. At Singapore, reached on September 25th, I 

 was lucky enough to fall in with my sailor sou, whose ship had been 

 unexpectedly detained at Hong Kong in consequence of the war. 

 Otherwise he would have missed me, but as it was we were together 

 both at Singapore and Penang. 



{To he continued.) 



