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PENANG-JOHORE
X. Dominique, draughtsman Mahomed Amour, babjan tracers J. D. Watkins, building inspector A. Karl, building inspector
WOODFORD, JAS. L., Draper, Outfitter,
Bookseller, &c., 2A, Beach Street
J. L. Woodford, proprietor M. Hashim, assistant
WOOD Ford & Co., W. N., Merchts, Beach St.
W. N. Woodford
H. B. Woodford
WREFORD & THORNTON, Advocates and So- licitors, 27, Beach Street, Branch Office Kuala Lumpor, Selangor
J. F. Wreford, B.A.
M. R. Thornton,
David Freeman, assistant solicitor A. Mackenzie Robinson
C. Nelligan, managing clerk Shaik Eosoff
Oh Kok Eng,
do.
do.
R. R. Nelligan, asst. clerk J. Peterson,
A. Bakar,
Md. Merican,
do.
do.
do.
YOUNG, L. J., Agent, 12, Barrack Road: Tel.
Ad. Diadem
Young, W. MCKNIGHT, Barrister-at-law, Advocate and Solicitor, Supreme Court, 48, Beach Street
YOUNG,
ROBERT,
M.I.M.E., Consulting
Engineer, Western Road
E. C. Williamson, assistant
J. W. Hunt,
do.
ZOBEL, EMIL, Watchmaker and Jeweller
Beach Street
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 of 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 Lama, 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° 20′ 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 ronds 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 the range of country in the extreme southern end of the peninsula, nearest to Singapore.
European pioneers have, in the last few years, thade some experiments in planting, on a large scale, sago, tobacco, coffee, tea, and cocoa. These have been grown in five different districts-Batu Pahat, Pulau Kokob, Panti, Johore Blâru, and Pengerang ; but it is uncertain how many of them can be considered established industries.
At the present time the principal exports of Johore are the carefully cultivated gambier, pepper, and sago, and the natural products of timber, rattans and damar. For almost all such produce Singapore is the port of shipment.
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