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Managing-Directors of
PADANG-MACASSAR
Nederlandsch-Indische Portland Ce-
inent My.
Kinandam-Sumatra Mynbouw My.
Agencies
Ocean Steamsnip Co.
Nederl. Stoomv. My. "Oceaan"
China Mutual Steam Nav. Co., Ld. Cunard Steamship Co., Ld.
Nederlandsch-Indische Handelsbank Western AssuranCo.
Palatine Insurance ce Co., Ld.
Assurantie My. "Veritas"
Magdeburger Feuerversicherungsge-
sellschaft
"Union" Assurance Co.
Amsterdamsche Maatschappy
Levensverzekering
van
"Fatum" Ongevallen Verzekeringmy.
WINKELMAN & Co.'s HANDEL MAATS-
CHAPPY, Exporters
K. P. Schuitmaker, director D. Tengbergen,
Agencies
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do.
Landbouw My. Moeara Laboe Klapper Cultuur My. Toja Lawa Tweede Ned. Ind. Zee en
assurantie My.
WEHRY & Co., GEO., Importers
J. E. Remmers, manager
Brand-
CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS
Hellfach & Co.
Padangsche Apotheek
N.V. West-Sumatra Apotheek
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Koun Chan 'Tan Djoe Sien
Toko Toyo
STEAMSHIP AGENCIES
GEBROEDERS VETH
Agencies
Ocean Steamship Co.
Nederl. Stoomv My. "Oceaan" China Mutual Steam Nav. Co., Ld. Cunard Steamship Co., Ld.
HMY. GUENTZEL & SCHUMACHER
Agency
Deutsch Australische Dampfsch. Ges. Haache & Co.
British India Steam Nav. Co., Ld. Asiatic Steam Navigation Co., Ld. Osaka Shosen Kaisha
Canadian Pacific Railway Co.
INTERNATIONALE CREDIET & HANDELS
VERG. "ROTTERDAM'
Agencies
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Stoomvaart-My. "Nederland " Rotterdamsche Lloyd Java-China-Japan Lyn.
Java-Pacific Line
Holland-America Line
Java-Bengal Line
KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ
L. Vernède, manager
STORES
Boon Leewens, hardware
City Magazine, A. Jesinowsky, genl. stores Hellfach & Co, chemists and druggists Pupke, photographic & ophthalmological
supplies
Sumatra-Bode, booksellers and printers Toko Orient, tailors and outfitters Handelmij "De Vlyt"
Padangsch Warenhuis "Tokra," general
stores
De Volharding, printers
MACASSAR
Macassar, the capital of the "gouvernement" Celebes and Dependencies, is situated 119° 24′ E. longitude and 5° 8' S. latitude. The population numbered in 1927 about 57,475, of whom 3,590 were Europeans, 42,792 natives and 11,093 foreign Orientals. These figures do not include the floating population of native coolies working in the docks,
As the principal centre of trade in the north-eastern part of the Archipelago, the place has great importance as a transit port. There is an old wharf 510 metres long (the Wilhelminakade), with custom-houses and godowns for general use and a new concrete quay about 1,400 metres in length (the Julianakade), where the steamship companies have their own waterfront, godowns and offices. The northern end of the waterfront is connected by a highway, several kilometres long, with the business quarters and warehouses. A further extension of the harbour is planned. A breakwater
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