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Alma Estate, Province Wellesley (Ta- pioca, Cocoanuts, Gutti, Rubber, Cit- ronella and Cotton Estates)

J. Mahel, overseer

A. Moussa, do.

P. Velo,

do.

Wong Teek Leong, clerk Heng Yen,

do.

Rengasamy, assistant engineer

Agencies

Paterson Simons & Co., Penang Taylor, Noble & Co., London

H. Portier & Co., Paris

WILSON & NEUBRONNER, Civil and Consult- ing Engineers, Architects, Land Sur- veyors, Agents and Valuers (Engineer's Office, Penang Hills Railway Co., Ld.), 35c, Beach St.: Tel. Ad. Winner, Telep. 242

Alan Wilson, A.M.I.C.E., M.S.E.

H. A. Neubronner, A.R.I.B.A., P.A.S.I.

Mat Din, draughtsman

X. Dominique, tracer Thean Boo, assistant tracer

Ann Yean,

do.

W. Read, building inspector

WOODFORD, JAS. L., Draper, Outfitter,

Bookseller, &c., 2A, Beach Street

J. L. Woodford, proprietor T. J. Lesslar, manager

669

WOODFORD & Co., W. N., Merchts, Beach St.

W. N. Woodford

H. B. Woodford

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

27, Beach Street

M. R. Thornton, asst. advocate and

solicitor

C. Nelligan, managing clerk Shaik Eusoof, asst. clerk

Oh Kok Eng, do.

R. R. Nelligan, asst. clerk J. Peterson, do.

YOUNG, L. J., Agent, 12, Barrack Road : Tel.

Ad. Diadem

YOUNG, W. MCKNIGHT, Barrister-at-law, Advocate and Solicitor, Supreme Court, 4a, Beach Street

YOUNG, ROBERT, M.I.MECH., E., Consulting

Engineer, Western Road

ZOBEL, EMIL. Watchmaker and Jewell er

Beach Street

JOHORE

This state occupies the southern portion of the Malayan Peninsula, and has an are a 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 Bhâru, 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. A plentful 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.

The population of the state is remarkable for containing a larger number of Chinese than of Malays. The exact figures have not been ascertained, but probably come to 200,000, viz., Malays, 35,000, Chinese 150,000, and Javanese 15,000. More than half are found within 15 miles of the Singapore Straits. The Chinese are chiefly found as cultivators of gambier and pepper, and are spread over about this range of country in the extreme southern end of the peninsula, nearest to Singapore.

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