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The Lombok praus are different from others we have seen, with crude outriggers on each side, made of big poles lashed together. The paddles have circular blades [[image - pen sketch of a circular paddle]] like that. There is a war memorial outside of town, but we did not see it, commemorating the Lombok War of 1894.
In the evening, after dinner, we stopped at Boeleling. Coenraad went ashore, & returned with fine lories, similar to the black capped ones but a different species, & some more bananas. We are feeding 700 bananas a day to our zoo. Bill & I stayed on board & admired the skillful way in which the Balinese handle their boats. A launch or a row boat would come up to the steamer at full speed, reverse up to the gang plank, pause on top of the swell, someone would scramble off, & away the boatmen would go again. We took on two lighters' full of Bali banting.
[[underline]] May 12. [[/underline]]
Arrived in Soerahaia at 11, & about noon went up to see the Consul, get our mail, have a bite of lunch at the Orange Hotel, & then down to the S.S. Optennoort, to see