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<p>[QUOTE="Marote, post: 10358325, member: 84568"]It is indeed Dutch, with the old spelling of 'English' (now it would be 'Engels' instead of 'Engelsch'), and I'm not sure if 'Biljard' is an old spelling, or if it's incorrect, because the spelling in Dutch is 'biljart'. 'Biljard' in Dutch is a quadrillion.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I had seen that there's a Lebong in Indonesia, so Dutch East Indies makes sense, but I didn't find any information on the club. I only found a 'Gaspool Billiard Lebong', but I have no idea if there's any connection between the 2.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marote, post: 10358325, member: 84568"]It is indeed Dutch, with the old spelling of 'English' (now it would be 'Engels' instead of 'Engelsch'), and I'm not sure if 'Biljard' is an old spelling, or if it's incorrect, because the spelling in Dutch is 'biljart'. 'Biljard' in Dutch is a quadrillion. I had seen that there's a Lebong in Indonesia, so Dutch East Indies makes sense, but I didn't find any information on the club. I only found a 'Gaspool Billiard Lebong', but I have no idea if there's any connection between the 2.[/QUOTE]
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