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trees was evidently extensively used and enjoyed by the 

 people. The village was overrun with pigs, some of the 

 young ones being curiously striped with transverse bars of 

 gold and slate. 



The great volcano was in a fairly active condition, the 

 crater sending up towards evening volumes of dense black 

 smoke which showered down a fine ashy dust over the 

 deck. 



In the morniBg the rajah of Siauw come on board — a 

 fine handsome man, well dressed in black European clothes 

 and bearing the gold-knobbed cane of office. The Kesident 

 seemed to be very angry with him about something I did 

 not understand, and I can well imagine that in dealing with 

 this proud and powerful monarch any official might feel 

 that his hands were full. 



We left Siauw for Tagulandang the next morning, but 

 our stay there was very brief, as the only business we had 

 to do was to confirm the appointment of a new rajah, and to 

 fire a salute of seven guns in his honour. We steamed 

 away the same afternoon, and as the sun was setting that 

 evening we were once more at anchor off the little wooden 

 pier at Talisse. 



