BINTANG TIMOR Surabaya – Saturday Edition, April 21, 1866
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Military Ball House in Surabaya
The government has shown its concern for its soldiers by building a luxurious Roemah Bola (amusement house) for them. This ball house is built to cheer them up before those soldiers endure the sufferings of battlefields. It is hoped that the construction of the ball house in Surabaya will be modeled by Betawi and Semarang for the same purpose.