Already lascars, in obedience to the shrill shouts of the serang and tindal (native petty officer), had swarmed upon the bridge ready to clear away the debris.
Urged by the shrill cries of the serang and tindal of the watch the lascars had now formed up on the boat-deck.
Promptly the serang and half a dozen lascars came upon the scene and began to cast off the lashings that secured the motor-boat to No.
Pass the word for the serang to have the motor-boat hoisted out and the awnings and side-curtains spread.
Quickly at first, then with gradually diminishing speed, the double line of wire rose from the deck and disappeared from view in the spray-laden darkness of the night, and presently the serang reported that the aerial was close up.
Pass the word for the serang to stand by to heave a line, and then give an eye to the secuni.
Already the necessary material had been "marked off", and the serang and his party were engaged in making eye-splices in the wire rope.
On the bridge the officer of the watch was shouting to the serang to bring up the emergency oil-lamps.
And as the serang was well acquainted with the capabilities of English officers with regard to abusive language, he went away convinced that "Pondicherry" and "Hindustani" insults were perhaps taught in English schools after all.
For nothing that I and the serang or his friends said convinced him, or even shook his opinion.
Above all, he had to be able to assert authority over the other divers; and in all these respects our serang was thoroughly proficient.
Sometimes when he showed signs of being in a cantankerous mood because the haul of shells did not please him, the serang would say to him defiantly, "Come on; take it out of me if you are not satisfied.
The serang told him that if the men did once go on strike, nothing would induce them to resume work, they would simply sulk, he said; and die out of sheer disappointment and pettishness.
The natives are Sundanese, except in the northern or Serang division, where they are Javanese.
The port of Serang is Karangantu, on Bantam Bay, and close by is the old ruined town of Bantam, once the capital of the kingdom of Bantam, and before the foundation of Batavia the principal commercial port of the Dutch East India Company.
But Pambe Serang has been hanged by the neck till he is dead, and Nurkeed is dead also.
The food belonged to Pambe, the Serang or head man of the lascar sailors.
A serangis a person of importance, far above a stoker, though the stoker draws better pay.
It is the same serang who took the mem-sahib when she went on the shikar and killed the man-eating tiger.
His ears, sharpened by his long captivity, were keener than the boys' for it was not till the serang with the red band on his arm entered the place that they heard any indication of the arrival of the newcomer.
There were a dozen things beside the breaking of his oath that might have caused the serang to be unable to liberate as he had promised.
He pointed out cheerfully--or as cheerfully as he could--that to the Oriental mind an oath made in the manner in which the red-banded serang had made it was sacred and to be obeyed at all hazards.
It fitted the stocks perfectly and furnished a further proof that the serang had actually been on his way to keep his promise when he was killed.
The pony kicked with extreme energy, the kalashes skipped out of the way, the serang issued many orders in a cracked voice.
The serang and the Malay crew were overhauling the cargo chains and trying the winches; their voices sounded subdued on the deck below, and their movements were languid.
The voice of the Serang pronounced distinctly above the confused murmurs-- "Eight fathom.
Captain Whalley on his feet, with a pair of binoculars in his hand and the little Malay Serang at his elbow, like an old giant attended by a wizened pigmy, was taking her over the shallow water of the bar.
The Serang keeps it for him as a matter of custom; in open water, on a straight course, he is usually trusted to look after the ship by himself.
The Malay at the helm looked fixedly at the compass card, the Captain and the Serang stared at the coast.
Then, when the Seranghad made his answer, the low tones on the bridge would cease, and everything round Sterne seemed to become more still and more profoundly silent.
With the last stroke of the bell the Serang appeared noiselessly on the bridge to relieve the mate.
And suddenly the barefooted Serang stepped away noiselessly to steal a glance over the side.
The Serangsnatched at the handle of the telegraph.
From six to eight, in the course of duty, the Serang looked alone after the ship.
The Seranghad been peering forward, and now and then glancing at the chair.
Starboard," muttered the Serang to the helmsman; and the Sofala began to swing round the bend into the second reach.
What a big heavy man he appeared up there, with that little shrimp of a Serang in close attendance--as was usual in this extraordinary steamer!
He passed his tongue over his lips, gave a backward glance at the Serang conning the ship with quiet whispers and slight signs of the hand.
The serang and the Malay crew were overhauling the cargo chains and trying the winches; their voices sounded subdued on the deck below and their movements were languid.
When I took the deck again at eight, I asked that serangwhether there was anything about; and I understood him to say there was no more as when I went below at six.
The seranghad been twice a pilgrim, and was not insensible to the sound of his rightful title.
Your serang tells me he is a most trustworthy messenger and that his name is Jaffir.
Yes," grunted theserang without looking at the man behind him.
Another barefooted seacannie glided on the far side of the poop to relieve the wheel, and the serang of the brig came up the ladder to take charge of the deck from Shaw.
All this while Calamity had stood leaning on the bridge-rail, listening to the serang with an expression of quiet, almost anxious, attention.
Then, as the serang landed against a steam-winch with a terrible crash, Calamity snatched up a capstan bar and dashed into the crowd.
The Maratha, not recognizing his assailant, apparently thought that the serang had suddenly gone mad, for he merely tried to disengage himself, speaking in a tone half angry, half soothing.
Now he felt sure that his guess had been correct, for none but the serang would dare to occupy the cabin, and even he would no doubt have cause to tremble if his presumption should come to the Pirate's ears.
The lantern was no doubt carried by the serang in his rounds of inspection; probably he kept it within reach at night; he must be sleeping in the black shadow cast by it.
Then the serang hesitated; he was evidently wondering whether even now he might not defy this foreigner who was bearding his terrible master.
Ten minutes after the men had disappeared from view, the serang lit a small oil-lamp in the tiny cabin.
As Desmond was aware, it boasted a large state-cabin aft, and he thought it very probable that the serang had appropriated this for his watch below.
The serang explained that ill luck had caused the boat to strike a snag in the river, and she was taking in water.
What is the name of the serang in charge of the Tremukji?
Once more the hapless serang tried to rise; Fuzl Khan pressed him down and shook him vigorously.
Fuzl Khan shouted to the serang to take the helm and steer the vessel out to sea; then set off in headlong pursuit of Desmond, who had now turned and stood awaiting the attack.
At a sign from Desmond, Gulam the Biluchi, who had brought the serang forward, applied the point of his knife to the back of the unfortunate man's neck.
After a period of quiet reflection he sought out Hossain the serang and had a long talk with him.
Hail the grab," he said to the serang as the vessel loomed up ahead.
On the way back to the shore Desmond met the serang who had accompanied him down the river from Cossimbazar.
On reaching land he got the serang to knock a hole in the bottom of the boat, and shoved it off towards mid stream, where it rapidly filled and sank.
It was slightly above him, probably on a raised divan,--the most likely place for the serang to choose as his bed.
The serang said she-was a big buffalo bull of a woman, with a terror of a temper.
The serang said she was English, too, though I don't believe much in that.
The serang called him a name unlovely in itself but awakening delightful memories in the hearer.
The serang grinned; the Surtee man grinned; the winch began again, and the voices that called: 'Lower away!
The serang said that, for his part, he had noticed no difference in twenty years.
Done and Burton stood on the little hillock of mulluck about their shaft, watching the course of events, when the Grand Serang rode at them.
The mounted men divided at the head of the gully, and came down on each side of the lead; the foot police followed Commissioner McPhee, head Serang and cock of the walk from Sawpit Gully to Castlemaine.
Two hours had scarcely elapsed before he was again awakened by the serang with the compass in his hand.
He was awakened by the serang with a native compass in his hand, followed by a sailor who was holding up a lantern to enable my brother to see the card.
The aspect of the heavens, the moaning of the wind, and the uneasy motion of the waters, were not lost on the serang and his native sailors.
As soon as his trunks were landed, my brother made the serang happy by a present of 5 Rs.
The parson thought that even in this the serang had done the world poor service.
Next time that lopsidedserang looms on the horizon, you won't see me for dust and small stones.
Pass the word forward for the serang to come aft to me at once!
Jack Harper called out to the serang Kifong to make him rouse up his men, but he was nowhere to be seen.
As Bill the boatswain passed forward he saw the Malays were gathered together in a cluster by the side, amidships, looking at the vessel coming up, and the serang had a peculiar, satisfied, malicious sort of smile on his evil countenance.
By and by, when the serang and his gang had gone forward again, to unbit the cable chain and cat and fish the anchor, Jack went up on the poop to the captain.
I could make out; and theserang said, `There's only one come on the ship.
The white-haired, nut-brown seranghad many freights of passengers that day, and more than one sensational shriek reached the ladies who sat in the verandah watching all the ongoings.
At any rate, the serang picked out ten men as guilty, and they were sent to Calcutta to be tried.
I never saw criminals in court betray more uneasiness, than these fellows, while the serang was busy with them.
Ten minutes after the men had disappeared from view, the serang lit a small oil lamp in the tiny cabin.
What is the name of the serang in charge of the Tremukji?
As he did so the serangcarelessly lifted the bag upon which the banya had been sitting, and, making sure that he was not observed, picked up a tiny ball of paper scarcely bigger than a pea.
A few hundred rupees and the post of syr serang in the Company's service when Calcutta is retaken.
With a cry to the serang to cast loose and row after him, Desmond took a header into the stream, and with a few strokes gained the drowning man's side.
The Gujarati was soon up and relieved theserang at the wheel; the rest of the crew, haggard melancholy objects, were set to work to make things shipshape.
It was by far the largest of the fleet, and for this reason Desmond had guessed that it would have been chosen for his quarters by the serang {head of a crew} in charge of the watch.
The boat coming to a ghat below Chandernagore, the serang ordered the men to pull in, and tied up for the night.
But the serang did not rejoin his mess mates, nor go below.
The serang made no answer, but a cry of mocking laughter was heard from several quarters.
The serang himself lay out on the weather yard-arm, and I saw him, earing in hand, working away actively with the rest.
He was the serang of the Lascars, of whom we had a dozen on board.
It would be difficult for the serang and his men to lower a boat without being discovered.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "serang" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
