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PADANG--MAKASSER

London Assurance Corporaton Nederlandsche Lloyd Brand-verzekering Maats. "Vesta " Brand-assurantie Maats. “Insulinde” Brand-assurantie Maatschappij

"de Oosterling"

Brand-waarborg Societeit "Securitas" Koloniale Zee en Brand-assurantie My London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Brand-assurantie Maats. “de Merapi” Union Internationale, Compagnie

d'Assurances Anvers

Frankfort Marine Insurance Company,

Frankfort

"Allianz" Versicherungs Actiën-Gesell-

schaft in Berlin und München Vereeniging van Assuradeuren,

Amsterdam

Basler Transport

Gesellschaft

Versicherungs-

Düsseldorfer Allgemeine Versicherungs-

Gesellschaft

Algemeene Maatschappij van Levens-

versekering en Lijfrente, Amsterdam Nederlandsch Indische Exportmaat-

schappij

G.C. Kuneman, signs per pro. La Foncière Paris

New-York Life Insurance Company

SCHEEPSAGENTUUR VOORHEEN J. DAENDELS

& Co.

W. H. G. Herklots, signs per pro. Agencies

Stoomvaart-Maats. "Nederland" Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij Rotterdamsche Lloyd

Assurantie Maats.de Nederlanden”

PHOTOGRAPHERS

Ban Seck

Mew Fong

C. Nieuwenhuis

STOREKEEPERS

Adler, Br. M. B. Backers, L. Firma Rosenberg Firma Zeilinger Insulin le Janssen

Judah & Co. Kranich

Mevrouw Robinson A. H. Tuinenburg

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1339

Winkel Maatschappij, voorheen P.

Bäumer & Co.

TELS & Co.

L. E. Tels, chef (absent)

L. Stibbe, signs per pro.

H.Salomonson, Fzn, signs per pro. (abs.)

VAN HOUTEN, STEFFAN & Co.

K. H. H. van Bennekom (absent) H. Schiess

H. D. Schlüter

Agencies

Mannheimer Versicherungs Ges. Hamburger-vereeniging van Assur. Royal Fire Insurance Co., Liverpool Neuer Schweizerischer Lloyd

Transatlantische Feuer Versch. Ges. Nord-Deutsche Feuer Versich. Ges. Oost-IndischeZee en Brand-assurantie Brand-verzekering Mants." Mercurius" Nederlandsch - Indische - Levensverze- kering en Lijfrente Maatschappij Brand-waarborg Maats. "Ned. Indië Brand-waarborg Maats.“de Oosthoek Brand-waarborg Maats. “de Westhoek Brand-waarborg Maats. “de Noordhoek” Brand-waarborg Maats. “Kalimaas "

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Makasser, the capital of Celebes and Dependeneies, is situated 119° 24′ E longitude and 5° 8' S. latitude. The population numbers 21,399, of whom 942 are Europeans 4,202 Chinese, 119 Arabs, 92 other foreign Orientals and 16,044 natives. As the princi- pal centre of the trade in the North-Eastern part of the Archipelago the place has great importance. A new quay, 500 metres long, is in course of construction, together with new custom-houses and entrepôts. Makasser is to be closed as a free port remaining open for general trade only. Fort Rotterdam commands the roadstead and the northern and southern entrances. The place is nicely built, a fine lane, with tamarind trees forming the thoroughfare of the principal part, where the Government House and other public buildings are situated, and leading on both sides to large squares convered with grass, the Konings Plein and Prins Hendrik Plein. The busy part of the place is Passar Street, where houses with colonnades give the impression of a town of southern Europe. Near the European Settlement the natives have made their villages. The surrounding country is low and marshy and covered with rice fields and kampongs. The mountains, with the Peak of Bonthain in the distance, afford a fine view, especially in the evening when they are not covered by the fogs that rise from the plains.

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