THE EAST COAST OF SUMATRA
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architectural Government House has been built for the Resident in the new quarter of Polonia. Inthetown two banking corporations- the Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij and the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China--have their branches. Thère is a very good Hotel, two Clubs, a Race-club, numerous houses of business, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Malay, Bombay and Kling shops, etc. The port of Belawan Deli, on the Belawan River, is in communication with Medan by railway, the lines of which extend a long distance up country and the North giving also communication via Tandjoeng Poera with Pangkalan Brandan. Other important ports are those of Pangkalan Brandan, Tandjong Balei, Bengkalis, Bagan Api Api and Siak.
The population of this Residency amounted in 1900 to 2,079 Europeans, 103,768 Chinese, 365 Arabs, 8,813 other Orientals, and 306,035 natives; total 421,090.
BANKS
DIRECTORY
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRA-
LIA AND CHINA
W. M. Thomson, sub-agent A. Brearly, sub-accountant
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ
F. van Dinter, sub-agent
M. J. Lusink, sub-accountant,
CLUBS
GYMNASTIEK VERFENIGING "MEDAN'
J. J, van Hell Wzu, president K. S. A. van Gemert, secretaris
WITTE SOCIETEIT
J. van Vollenhoven, president F. F. L. Platte, secretaris
COACH AND CARRIAGE BUILDER
D. RENS
DELI SPOORWEG MAATSCHAPPIJ Admintr. te Medan-W. H. R. Schadee
RATHKAMP & Co.
DISPENSARY
HOTELS
MEDAN HOTEL (W. Scheuerle)
HOTEL DE BOER (U. de Boer)
MERCHANTS
GUNTZEL AND SCHUMACHER Partner-C. H. M. Hick
Do. E. Goldenberg
HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ DELI - ATJEH
Managers-- H. J. Nolte (abs.), J. H.
Hans (abs.)
Proc-G. di Gazar (abs.) H. S. Haas
Z. van Engal
HUTTENBACH & Co.
Partner-H. Hüttenbach (abs.) prov.
A. A. F. Pedersen
F. KEHDING
Manager-C. M. U. Siegmund
NAUDIN TEN CATE & Co.
Partners--J. A. Naudin ten Cate (abt.)
O. K. L. J. Magnée
STUHLMANN & Co.
SCHUMACHER, F. A.
Partner-F. A. Schumacher
Manager-H. Jessen
VAN NIE & Co.
Manager--C. G. van Houten Lzu. STOREKEEPERS
W. CORNFIELD
Goldenberg & Zeitlin
SENG HAP & Co.
SOEY TEK BIE & Co.
CHONG LEE & Co.
S. KATZ & Co.
PLANTERS, COMITÉ
President J.
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van Vollenhoven
Seeretaris-Mr. H. J. Bool
Leden -- D.
Haagmans, Jr., J. S C.
Kasteleijn, P. C. Hansen L. Weigand,
PLANTERS BOND
President J. H. Marinus
Vice-President-O. Wessels
Leden-J. Kollmus, Th. L. A. Runge, J.
W. Schmidt
PRINTERS AND BOOKSELLERS NAAML V. De Deli COURANT
J. A. HALLERMANN
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