A State Governed by Women.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2030, 11 July 1885, Page 2 (Supplement)

A State Governed by Women.

Ann!', t h a colonial poTOSfliom, or, more coircjtly, dependencies, o£ Holland, there is a remarkable little Stats which, in its constitution a*sd or"gmal oitume of it-3 inhabitants, Biu - p)SSC6 ttig boldest dreams of the advocates of women's rights. In the island of Java, between the cities of B.itavia and Sifliitan^, ii the- kinglo-n of Bmtarn, tvbich, allhnuqh tiilmtavy to Holland, is au independent Stf.te. The poverci^n is, indeed, a man, but all the re3t of the government belongs to th'-s fair sex. Tho King i<* entirely drpendant upon his S:ate counoil. Tue higliebt p.uthori!iic3, military oommandera and soldiers are, without exception, of the female sax. Theso ama?nn3 iido in the maaculine Ptvle, wearing sharp steel points inste.vi cf spur 1 ?. They carry a pointe hnoe, which they swing very gracefully, and ,\!po p. musket, which is luchartfed at full gillop The capital of this little State lies ia the most picturefque pavfc of the island in ft fruitful plain, and ia defended by two wellkept fur'ressea.