PADANG
Padang, the capital of the West Coast of Sumatra, is situated 100 deg. 20 min. H longitude and 58 min. S. latitude. The population, numbered in 1920 73,431, of whom 2,323 were Europeans, 7,175 Chinese, Arabs and other foreign Orientals, and 42,93 natives. Padang has a splendid natural harbour, the "Emmahaven," with up-to-dat wharfage facilities. The place is an important market for Import and Export articles The produce of the West Coast, such as coffee, copra, cassia-vera, rattan, gum daman hides, nutmegs, mace, cloves, etc., are shipped to the different ports of the world. Th beautiful highlands, with the centre Fort de Kock, offer plenty of opportunities fo walking and motoring trips amidst most gorgeous scenery. Padang is one of the healthiest places on the Coast, land and sea breezes contributing materially to lowe the temperature. Owing to the absence of monsoons no division of the year into a dry and a wet season can be made, the rainfall being equally divided over the whole
year.
DIRECTORY
KAMER VAN KOOPHANDEL EN
NYVERHEID
President-A. Winkelman
Members-F. H. Westerling, W. J. Ebeling
Koning, W. P. Veth
Secretary-R. de Clerq
HANDELSVEREENIGING
President-W. P. Veth
Secretary-H. Fabriek
BANK AGENCIES
Westerling, agent
JAVASCHE BANK
Schansman, subst. agent
CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUS. & CHINA Int. Crediet & Handelsverg. "Rotter-
dam," agents
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY
J. M. C. Bloot, subst. agent
H. Fabriek
NEDERLANDSCH
MAATSCHAPPY
Drs.
INDISCHE
J. S. Harkink, agent Akveld, subst. agent
LAWYERS
J. J. de Flines
G. G. de Lion
A. M. C. Persenaire
C. H. Pownall
A. J. A. Baron van Westerholt
ESCOMPTO
MERCHANTS, ETC.
BORNEO-SUMATRA HANDEL-MY.-Import-
ers and Exporters
A. N. van Loon, agent
J. Niemeyer,
Agency
do.
Vereeniging van Assur. "Amsterdam
HAACKE & Co., Exporters
-
Tel. Ad
Haacke; Codes: Mercuur 3rd, A.B.C.
5th & 6th edns., Bentley's and Scott's 10th edns.
H. C. Haacke
F. F. Haacke
Agencies
Nederlandsche Stoömvaart Maat-
schappy "Oceaan"
Ocean Steamship Co., Ld.
China Mutual Steam Nav. Co., Ld.
British India Steam Nav. Co., Ld.
Asiatic Steam Navigation Co., Ld. Cunard Steamship Co., Ld.
Osaka Shosen Kaisha
Mercantile Bank of India, Ld.
HANDELS MAATSCHAPPY GUENTZEL & SCHUMACHER, Importers and Exporters
- Lammerse, agent
Agencies
Deutsch Australische Dampfschiffs
Gesellschaft
Kerr Line
Standard Oil Co. of New York
United States Rubber Export Co., Ld. Cultuur Maaty. "Korintji," Pinang
Awan Estate