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pig shooting, at a place called Rongo Jalan, about 

 seven miles from Probolingo, and described the 

 sport as excellent, having killed thirteen that after- 

 noon. As we must of necessity remain here, to see 

 the Assistant-resident, we agreed to accompany them 

 the following afternoon. 



Nov. 1 1. — After a bath and a cup of coffee before 

 sunrise, we walked down towards the sea. A broad 

 road, sheltered by lofty trees, led to a large open 

 square covered with a fresh green expanse of ex- 

 cellent turf. On one hand was the mosque, and 

 on the other a large court, containing the house of 

 the Regent or native chief of the place. Opposite 

 us was a large walled building, forming the barracks 

 for the troops, of which not more than thirty-five 

 are usually posted here ; while another side of the 

 square was occupied by a market crowded with 

 people, and in which large piles of beautiful melons, 

 for which Probolingo is celebrated, caught our 

 attention. Beyond the barracks, we came to the 

 government storehouses, a range of buildings form- 

 ing three sides of a square, in the centre of which 

 is a basin, faced with masonry. From this a canal 

 has been carried out to sea into the deep water, 

 between two piers \\ mile long. The piers were 

 broad, and formed of blocks of coral, and faced on 

 the inside with brick and stucco, with stone steps 

 here and there down to the water's edge. The 

 canal was twenty yards wide, and deep enough for 

 large cargo boats. There were no vessels here now, 



