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J. Duncan, carpenter

PENANG-JOHORE

P. R. Jeremiah, dock foreman

R. Philips, clerk

Hugh S. Balhatchet, do. M. A. Julian, storekeeper

A. Rozelles, timekeeper

TELEGRAPH COMPANY, LIMITED-EASTERN

EXTENSION, AUSTRALASIA AND CHINA, į Beach Street and Northam Road

C. J. Cole,

superintendent

J. A. Thomson, assistant do.

W. H. Raymond, supervisor H. H. Gilby,

do.

F. E. Allen, A. H. Wadmore, W. E. Tomlinson, R. H. Ellis, P. B. L. Langan, S. V. Dick, T. C. M. West, R. H. Dyer, C. H. Johnson, J. W. McNamee, G. B. F. Southam, G. W. F. Shannon, E. A. Courtenay, W. C. Coughlan, H. E. Middleton, J. W. Doughty, A. H. Houlston, C. Wallace, assistants

G. A. Surin, assistant counter clerk

Ismail Khan, counter clerk L. Po Seng, S. K. Bobjee, Md. Esa, O.

Hock Leong, Morse clerks

E. Karl, L. Karl, F. L. Smith, Joo Tek,

learners

TELEPHONE COMPANY

C. J. Cole, agent

G. A. Surin, clerk

TEUFERT, J. F., D.D.S., Dental Surgeon,

Seaview Hotel

THOMAS, ORLO V., M.I.E.E., Consulting Elec-

trical Engineer: Tel. Ád. Lux

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VAN SOMEREN, R. G., Advocate and Solici-

tor, 9, Beach Street

WILSON, ALAN, _A.M.I.C.E, M.S.E., Civil Engineer, Architect and Land Surveyor, 35c, Beach Street

WOODFORD, JAS. L., Draper, Outfitter,

Bookseller, &c., 2A, Beach Street

Tan Swee Wah

WOODFORD & Co., W. N., Merchants, Beach

Street

W. N. Woodford

H. B. Woodford

WOOLDRIDGE & Co., Landing and Shipping

Agent, The Jetty

F. Dennys

Cheak Dean, clerk Agency

Henry S. King & Co.

WREFORD, J. F., B.A., Advocate and Solicitor,

27, Beach Street

E. E. Tozer, assistant solicitor C. Nelligan, managing clerk

YOUNG, ROBERT, M.I.M.E., Consulting En-

gineer, Western Road

YOUNG MEN's AssocN., 50A., Penang Road

President-Hon. J. K. Birch Vice-President-D. Graham Actg. Hon. Treasurer-D. Graham Hon. Secretary-P. B. St. John President, Literary and Debating.

Society-Dr. P. V. Locke

JOHORE

This state occupies the southern portion of the Malayan Peninsula, and has an area -of about 9,000 square miles. The state is ruled by a Sultan, who is independent, but under the protection of the British Government so far as external policy is concerned. The present Sultan, Ibrahim, was born in 1873, and succeeded his father, the late Sultan Abubakar, in 1895, being crowned on the 2nd November of that year. The country has made great progress in material prosperity, and its orderly condition has attracted a good deal of European capital, invested in planting enterprises.

The capital is the town of Johore Bharu, or new Johore, as distinguished from Johore Lâma, or old Johore, the former seat of the sultans of Johore, which was situated a few miles up the wide estuary of the Johore river. The new town is a flourishing little place on the nearest point of the mainland to Singapore island, and lying about 14 miles to the north-east of Singapore city, in 1° 26' N. It contains some 20,000 inhabitants, mostly Chinese. Amongst the Government buildings are the Istana, court and police stations, barracks, gaol, hospital, market, railway station and a mosque. A steam saw-mill, owned by Chinese, does a good business. plentiful supply of water, by means of pipes from a stream in the hills about 12 miles distant, has been provided since March, 1890. Good roads are being made, and, to meet the requirements of the Padang district, a light railway was completed during 1890 as far as Parit Jawa, a distance of eight miles.

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