way
of Solo (Soerakarta), but the route is devoid of interest, the
railway running through low country under rice cultivation. I
would suggest the far more interesting route via Willem I.
Starting at 5.57 a.m. or 8.17 a.m., Djocja is reached at 2.16
p.m. or 5.10 p.m. The 10.50 a.m. train, I found, went only as
far as Magelang, so I started at 2.9 p.m., and, after a
delightful run, reached Kedoeng Djattie, a fine junction
station, where we changed cars. The next two hours' run is
through foot hills, strips of forest and lovely vegetation,
glimpses being obtained every little while of pleasant valleys,
rice fields and distant hills as the train climbed up to Willem
I. This point we reached about 5 p.m., in time to enjoy the
refreshing cool breezes and to admire the beautiful view and
sunset on a small mountain opposite the hotel.

"Next morning, I caught the train (8.54 a.m.,) which leaves
Samarang at 5.57, and after a short run reached a station where
our engine was changed for one working on the cog-wheel system,
the grade being too heavy for the ordinary locomotive. The train
winds and circles round hills cultivated, for the most part, to
their summits. Upwards we climbed till we were in the clouds and
the air became quite bracing and invigorating. Tiffin should be
ordered through the guard before starting from Willem I., and it
will be handed into the train.

"It was about one o'clock when we reverted to the ordinary
locomotive, and began the descent to Djocja, through Magelang.
To anyone who has to visit Samarang, I would recommend this
trip."

The principal sight of Djocja itself is the Water Castle. This trip need
not occupy more than a couple of hours, and its appreciation depends
upon the taste of the visitor. Earthquakes have played havoc with the
buildings, but sufficient is left in the way of tunnels, grottoes,
bathing ponds and dungeon-like rooms. Everywhere are signs of decay and
desolation; nevertheless, it is possible, with a little knowledge of
comparatively recent Javan history, to reconstruct the scenes enacted
here in the days when the native sultans were more powerful in the land
than they are to-day. For a small fee, a native pilots one through the
carved archways, underground halls and subways and cells. As one stands
in the large banqueting hall, it is possible to conjure up the
ceremon