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Presentation of the Lombok cross by Queen Wilhelmina at the Malieveld in The Hague, 6 July 1895 The Lombok Cross ( Dutch : Lombokkruis ) is a military award of the Kingdom of the Netherlands . The medal was established to commemorate service in the Dutch intervention in Lombok and Karangasem which took place between June and December 1894.
Lombok is an island in West Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia. It forms part of the chain of the Lesser Sunda Islands, with the Lombok Strait separating it from Bali ...
The Sasak (Balinese script: ᬲᬸᬓᬸ ᬲᬲᬓ᭄, Wång Sâsak) people live mainly on the island of Lombok, Indonesia, numbering around 3.6 million (85% of Lombok's population). They are related to the Balinese in language and in ancestry, although the Sasak are predominantly Muslim while the Balinese are predominantly Hindu.
The setter is a type of gundog used most often for hunting game such as quail, pheasant, and grouse. In the UK, the four setter breeds, together with the pointers, usually form a subgroup within the gundog group as they share a common function. However, the setter breeds each have subtle differences in head, bone and substance. [citation needed]
To the north lies the Java Sea.To the west are North Lombok Regency and Central Lombok Regency.To the south is the Lombok Basin and the Indian Ocean and to the east lies Elas Strait, a narrow body of water separating Lombok and the nearby small Gili Belang from Sumbawa which lies approximately 15 km to the east.
Setter was one of seventeen R-class destroyer delivered to the British Admiralty as part of the Sixth War Construction Programme. [1] The design was generally similar to the preceding M class, but differed in having geared steam turbines, the aft gun mounted on a raised platform and minor changes to improve seakeeping.
English Setters are classified within the gundog group in the UK [54] and the Sporting group in America and Canada. [55] [56] The FCI place them in section 2, British and Irish Pointers and Setters, of Group 7. [57] In the English Setter breed, compared to other breeds, there are very few Dual Champions. [53]
An elderly Irish Red and White Setter; the expected lifespan is 10–12 years. Irish Red and White Setters are generally a healthy breed. However, there are three known diseases in the breed which are monitored by the breed clubs. [36] These are: Canine Leucocyte Adhesion Deficiency (CLAD) – a failure of the immune system to fight infection ...