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['Check translation of title.\nLanguage: Malay/Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia).\nPublished in the Dutch East Indies/Indonesia.\n\nPublisher:\nWeltevreden: Balai Poestaka, 1925.\n\n"oleh Balai Poestaka ; Terpetik dari Twee souvereinen gediend ; karangan Ouida."\n= Seems to suggest the translation was done via the Dutch translation.\n\nAccording to Wikipedia, Balai Poestaka ("Bureau of Literature") was established by the Dutch (colonial) government to control literature available to the native Indonesian population (ensuring it would not be harmful to public morals).\n\nStarted with publications of translations by popular novels from the West (e.g. Tom Sawyer, Last of the Mohicans, Sans Famille).']
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