SINAR TERANG Batavia (Jakarta) – Friday Edition, October 26, 1888
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Betting Is Increasingly Being Conducted
In Temanggung, many people have shifted their hobbies from pigeons racing with betting[1]. They began competing candlenuts and betting money on it. Many hope that the police will soon investigate this matter.[1] In many areas in Indonesia, there are a lot of people who hold pigeon racing competitions. This competition is enjoyed as a mere entertainment, purposes to show that their pet pigeon is the fastest among others’ pet pigeons. This tradition also often competed as a gamble that bets money.