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[[underline]] Karta [[/underline]] where I have been on May 6. Road leads thru rather [[underline]] flat lands [[/underline]] Beautifully [[underline]] shaded roads than Teak [[/underline]] - wood plantations. Arrive 11:40 A.M at [[underline]] Madioen, [[/underline]] Hotel van Berensteyn. According to program of [[underline]] de Klerk [[/underline]] should stop here over night but place seems uninteresting. Hotel is small but acceptable and clean. Van [[underline]] Berensteyn [[/underline]] speaks [[underline]] good English [[/underline]] and seemed much interested about the doings of [[underline]] de Klerk nobody seems to like White Star Touring Co. [[/underline]] Cheerful dining room, entirely open few people, [[underline]] Rystafel [[/underline]] Electric lights. The W.C have [[underline]] white marble slab covers. [[/underline]] Splash and dip baths. Left at 1:50 P.M.
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First long drive over level roads.
Madioen is 200' above sea level
Then Kedire (52 miles) 200' above
Then Paree 19 " [[ditto for miles]] 200'
" Kandangan 6 " [[ditto for miles]] 200'
from here on roads climbs amongst mountain scenery and 12 miles further at [[underline]] Ngantang [[/underline]] we reach [[underline]] 2000' [[underline]] high, winding roads good, crossing little mountain rivers. 8 miles further Lebaksan (Waterfalls) 3600' It is getting cooler and [[underline]] cooler [[/underline]] and [[underline]] light overcoat needed [[/underline]] Then 3 miles further Poedjan highest point [[underline]] 4400' [[/underline]] several small hotels and villas, the [[underline]] prettiest [[/underline]] of the latter [[underline]] belonging [[/underline]] to [[underline]] wealthy Chinamen. [[/underline]]
Getting dark, then along slope of mountain, always excellent road we descend ^[[4 m.]] to Bath - Hotel at [[underline]] Songorotte. 3000' of which I see the bright lights 

Transcription Notes:
Madieon = Madiun [Geonames web site] Lebaksan not verified, but many places in Indonesia with name Lebak [Geonames] Songorotte not verified