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Union Internationale, d'Assurances Anvers

PADANG---MAKASSER

Compagnie

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 verzekering en Lijfrente, Amsterdam

SCHEEPSAGENTUUR De

W. H. G. Herklots, agent

Agencies

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

PHOTOGRAPHERS

Ban Seck

Mew Fong

STOREKEEPERS

Firma Rosenberg Firma Zeilinger

Insulinde Janssen Kranich

de Nederlanden"

Mevrouw Robinson A. H. Tuinenburg

1441

Winkel - Maatschappij, voorheen P.

Bäumer & Co.

L. E. TELS & Co.

H. Goldschmidt (absent)

J. A. Kleimeg de Zwaan (absent) L. Stibbe, signs per pro. H.Salomonson, Fzn, signs per pro.

VAN HOUTEN, STEFFAN & Co.

H. Schiess

H. D. Schlüter

J. van Houten, signs per pro. J. A. Beer

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 Maats." Mercurius" Nederlandsch - Indische- Levensverze-

kering en Lijfrente Maatschappij Brand-waarborg Maats. "Ned. Indie" Brand-waarborg Maats. "de Oosthoek" Brand-waarborg Maats."de Westhoek" Brand-waarborg Maats."de Noordhoek" Brand-waarborg Maats." Kalimaas"

MAKASSER

Makasser, the capital of Celebes and Dependencies, is situated 119° 24′ E longitude and 5° 8′ S. latitude. The population amounted in 1905 to 20,145, of whom 1,059 are Europeans 4,672 Chinese, 141 Arabs, 95 other foreign Orientals and 20,178 natives. As the principal centre of the trade in the North-Eastern part of the Archipe- lago the place has great importance. There is a new quay, 500 metres long, with new custom-houses and godowns. Makasser has been closed as a free port since August, 1906. 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 covered 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.