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PENANG

ferns are also plentiful. The high land permits the cultivation of many flowers and other plants which will not thrive in the flat level lands of Singapore or Malacca.

As evinced by its name, the chief product of Penang is the betel-nut, which, with all kinds of fruit and nutmegs, is the only indigenous article of trade. Nutmegs were at one time a most important branch of industry, but the blight, which simultaneously affected the whole Peninsula, destroyed it. Their cultivation has, however, now been resumed, and Penang nutmegs stand high in the market. There is no agriculture properly so called. Pepper was at one period of its early history produced to the extent of three and a half million pounds annually; but the competition of other places, notably of Netherlands India, proved fatal, and it is now only cultivated ip small patches, and is not classed as an article of export trade.

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The Perak-Penang Railway is now in course of construction. The terminus for Penang is at Prai, which will be connected with the town by a ferry service. The line will be 317 miles in length and will connect Penang with Port Dickson, and may subsequently be extended to connect with Burmah on the North and Siam on the East. The town possesses few attractions, and the public buildings are mediocre, with the exception of the Government Offices, a fine new block erected in 1889 near the jetty. St. George's Church is an unpretending editice of 80 years standing, centrally situated. There is also a Roman Catholic Church and several mission chapels. The census of 1900 gave the total population of Penang and Province Wellesley as 248,207 as compared with 235,618 in 1891. The value of the imports (excluding treasure) in 1899 was $58,888,000 as against $59,175,573 in 1898, and that of exports 858,446,000 as against $55,655,773 in 1898. The revenue in 1900 was $1,736,130 against $1,671,448 in 1899.

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DIRECTORY

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ABRAMS, H., Horse Dealer and Trainer

ALLAN & IRVING, Engineers, Boilermakers, Iron and Brass Founders and General Contractors: Works, 40, Weld Quay; Town Store, 31, Beach Street

J. G. Allan James Irving

John Irving, assistant manager J. R. Magness, bookkeeper K. Kandasamy Pillay, clerk W. De Reis

Balakrishnan,

cashier

A. Pennyfather, storekeeper

Town Store

C. R. Crawford, manager

Agencies

Apcar & Co.'s Steamers

Douglas Steamship Co., Limited Bombay & Persia Steam Navigation Ca Commercial Union Assurance Co., Ld British Empire Mutual Life Ass. Co.

ANGLO-CHINESE

METHODIST SCHOOL, Maxwell Road

Rev. G. F. Pykett, principal Rev. J. M. Hoover

B. Dickson

Miss Young

M. Chill

EPISCOPAL

Ong Kim Cheng and 11 native teachers

AVETOOM, T. C., L.R.U.S., L.R.C.P. Ed., Medical

Practitioner, George Town Dispensary

ALLAN, MURISON, Barrister-at-Law, Advo- | AYER ETAM HOTEL

cate and Solicitor

Mahomed Alli, chief clerk

Lean Bun Hin, Mahomed Hashaim, Cheah, Eug Toon, Mahomed Hus- sain, Moey Beng Kam, clerks

ANTHONY & Co., A. A., Merchants, Down-

ing Street ing

Joseph M. Anthony A. S. Anthony

G. B. Nonis

J. E. Doral Ong Choon Tee

BAKER, L. S., Proprietor, 33, Leith Street

J. Schwarz

BARNETT & STARK, Civil and Consulting Engineers, Architects, Surveyors and Agents

C. W. W. Barnett, Assoc. M. INST. F Jas. Stark, C.E.

Tat Le Chooi, draughtsman Mahommed Eunan, do.

Shaik Enam Meah, S. Bapa, Pawal

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