The Countries of the World: Being a Popular Description of the Various Continents, Islands, Rivers, Seas, and Peoples of the Globe, Volumes 3-4Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1892 |
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Page 263
... native Malay chiefs . At intervals a national assembly , composed of between fifty and sixty representative natives and Europeans , discuss , confirm , or reject any important modification of native customs , or change in the law . The ...
... native Malay chiefs . At intervals a national assembly , composed of between fifty and sixty representative natives and Europeans , discuss , confirm , or reject any important modification of native customs , or change in the law . The ...
Page 271
... native Princes , whose power is more ornamental than real . In Java , we find exhibited to perfection the culture system , which has been previously noted ( p . 246 ) as pre- vailing in Celebes , Banda , and other Dutch East Indian ...
... native Princes , whose power is more ornamental than real . In Java , we find exhibited to perfection the culture system , which has been previously noted ( p . 246 ) as pre- vailing in Celebes , Banda , and other Dutch East Indian ...
Page 274
... native rulers are often winked at . Of four native princes who still maintain a semblance of authority in the " Vorstenlanden , " or Lands of the Princes , the greatest is the Soesoehoenan , or Soerakarta , who represents the old ...
... native rulers are often winked at . Of four native princes who still maintain a semblance of authority in the " Vorstenlanden , " or Lands of the Princes , the greatest is the Soesoehoenan , or Soerakarta , who represents the old ...
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