250 PROVIN(^E OF KADOE. 



Javanese spears and lances, collected \)y tlie Resident 

 during his long term of office. 



The Javanese, like the Chinese, are very fond of 

 kite-flying, I saw some beautiful specimens, repre- 

 senting birds, as large as six feet by three feet, very 

 cleverly made of split bamboo and coloured silk or 

 cotton ; it was quite a sight to see these monsters 

 rise hiofh into the air. 



Djokjokarta lies within fifteen miles of the south 

 coast of Java, in the same longitude as Samarang, on 

 its northern shore ; and, having reached the former by 

 an easterly semi-circular route. I now proposed return- 

 ing in the opposite direction, so as to enable me to make 

 a wide circle, and by that means see a large extent of 

 the most fertile districts of the island ; moreover, the 

 famous Buddhist ruins, which I had come to visit, lying 

 on that route, not many miles east of Magellang, the 

 capital of the province of Kadoe. 



I made an early stai't in a small comfortahle char-a-banc 

 with an awning and six horses, the road not only being 

 hilly but also in deplorable condition, owing to heavy- 

 showers. The morninof was fine, but towards noon the 

 rain came down in torrents, and continued to do so, 

 with occasional breaks, when the sunshine revealed 

 views of exceeding beauty. The Kadoe has been 



