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The ruins of the Hindu capital are still seen strewn over the plains watered by 

 the Brantas some 30 miles south-west of Surabaya, near the town of Mojo-Kerto. 

 The decline of Javanese civilisation since the arrival of the Europeans is here 



Fig. 80. SUEABAYA A>fD jMaDUEA StEAIT. 



Scale 1 : 450,000. 



Depths. 



to 16 

 Feet. 



16 Feet and 

 upwards. 



6 Miles. 



illustrated in the perfect specimens of masonry seen in the remains of several brick 

 edifices. 



Higher up the Brantas river traverses the magnificent province of Kadiri, one 

 of the earthly Edens of Java, but also one of those regions where the wretched 

 inhabitants, brutalised by servitude, are moreover physically degraded by the use 

 of opium. The upper bend of the stream, sweeping round the Kelut and Kawi 

 mountains, comprises the Malang district, in which are situated the richest coffee 

 and tobacco plantations in the island. At Singosari, near Malang, occur numerous 



