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but appeared both healthy and active. He must have been a rather tall man, but lost some of his height by stooping, though he was less bent than most natives of his age. His head-dress consisted of a black kerchief, to which were attached several diamond ornaments. In the middle, just above his forehead, was a yellow dahlia, cut and trimmed so as to look like a brooch, in the centre of which blazed a large diamond. He is the only native prince who is entitled to wear this flower on his head, the ornament being regarded as a distinctive emblem, showing that he is looked upon as the most sacred of native princes throughout the whole archipelago. Round his neck were three long collars of diamonds, emeralds, and gold, in addition to a massive gold chain; and on his left breast some orders, one of which was that of the Lion of Holland. He wore, likewise, a medal which, hav- ing sided with the Dutch, he had gained during the Ja^a war. A Geneva watch, the back of which

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