Category: General
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Journey in the Batak Lands in December 1866 and January 1867 II
Sumatra Courant 22-07-1874 None of the houses had windows, so there was constant darkness inside. The population consisted of Bataks; however, the men’s clothing was very similar to that of the Malays. The Malay sarong and headscarf, and the Malay language, which was spoken clearly, would make one think that they were in a Malay…
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Journey in the Batak Lands in December 1866 and January 1867
Sumatra Courant 18-07-1874 After I confirmed that two prahus, carrying the Si Baja of Boekoem and the Kedjoeroeban of Senembah, along with their entourage, had set off, I mounted my horse. I arrived in Perljoet at 7 o’clock in the evening after riding quickly and stayed there the following day because the prahus had not…
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Education in the Netherlands and Opium in the Indies
Het Vaderland 02-10-1876 The Hague, 30 September. Twice, Mr. Wintgens spoke during the session of the Lower House on Tuesday, the 11th. First, he addressed the issue of primary education. What he said about that education left a very unpleasant impression on us. The same man who, before his re-election as a representative, indicated that…
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From Deli
Private correspondence from the Java-Bode. 02-03-1877 Circular The undersigned, Tjia Tjoe Yoe, chief leaseholder of the right to sell opium, will on the twenty-sixth of December assign to the highest bidder the right to retail opium. This auction will be held at the house of the Captain of the Chinese. Valck. Signed, Stamp . The…
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Letters from Deli
(From the Nieuwe Bat. II. B.) Makassaarsch handels-blad 08-11-1872 Dear Editor, You have requested from me an explanation of the state of the country before the uprising and a suggestion of the means to bring this important settlement to peace. I will attempt to fulfill this to the best of my ability. Eight or nine…
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Letter from Deli.
Through the kindness of one of our readers, we have been able to provide an excerpt from a letter received by the last boat from Deli (North Sumatra). Deli, May 1, 1875. Earlier, I wrote to you, and you could read in the newspapers how all energy and zeal here were deliberately stifled by the…
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something about China and the Chinese
“It is much easier loving the souls of the heathen in the abstract in America than it is here in the concrete, encompassed as they are with such dirty bodies, speaking forth their foul language and vile natures, and exhibiting every evidence of their depravity.” This lament, written in one of his letters by the…
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Fragments from the journey of Dr. B. HAGEN in 1883 to the Batta lands (IV)
Deli Ourant 26-08-1885 This displacement of the old Batak culture by Islam seems to have taken place via Atjeh and more recently through Deli. As an addition to my previous study on Batak religion, I must mention two small buildings intended for religious purposes, which were located in the village. One was a small hut,…
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Fragments from the journey of Dr. B. HAGEN in 1883 to the Batta lands (III)
Deli Courant 22-08-1885 MY STAY IN NAGASARIBOE: About my dwelling, the old half-rotted, scarcely used Balé, I have already written the necessary; now I will give an account of the daily life among and with the Battas, as I witnessed it during my stay of three weeks at Nagasariboe. First to appear in the early…
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Fragments from the journey of Dr. B. HAGEN in 1883 to the Batta lands (II)
Deli Courant 19-08-1885 I had looked forward with great anticipation to being able to greet my old benefactor and friend, “Sipaiak,” in Karna J Djamboe. Unfortunately, he was no longer among the living. Three months ago, he had suddenly passed away in Baroe Djahai, a Karo Batta village from where he originated, likely poisoned by…
Stories from Deli 