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108 of it will retard their progress to heaven. The figure is now highly coloured, the face being nearly all red, the eyes, eyebrows, and moustache black, and the forehead yellow. Over the shoulder is thrown a scarf—which unquestionably proves its Buddhist origin—gaily painted, so that, in place of the pure cold stone, the figure is now positively illuminated with gaudy hues.

The tale of cruelty and oppression to which I have already alluded may be related before I proceed further. The road immediately before the house of the Resident is called Cobang, and that which branches from it, about a quarter of a mile farther on, goes by the name of Simpang. All this part once belonged to a wealthy Chinaman, who resided with his family, about the middle of his possessions, in a house which he had built after his own fashion. Chogius, who was at that time Governor-General of Java, lived in Surabaya, which, as all well know, was formerly the seat of Government