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Managing-Directors of

PADANG-MACASSAR

Nederlandsch-Indische Portland Ce-

inent My.

Kinandam-Sumatra Mynbouw My.

Agencies

Ocean Steamsnip Co.

Nederl. Stoomv. My. "Oceaan"

China Mutual Steam Nav. Co., Ld. Cunard Steamship Co., Ld.

Nederlandsch-Indische Handelsbank Western AssuranCo.

Palatine Insurance ce Co., Ld.

Assurantie My. "Veritas"

Magdeburger Feuerversicherungsge-

sellschaft

"Union" Assurance Co.

Amsterdamsche Maatschappy

Levensverzekering

van

"Fatum" Ongevallen Verzekeringmy.

WINKELMAN & Co.'s HANDEL MAATS-

CHAPPY, Exporters

K. P. Schuitmaker, director D. Tengbergen,

Agencies

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do.

Landbouw My. Moeara Laboe Klapper Cultuur My. Toja Lawa Tweede Ned. Ind. Zee en

assurantie My.

WEHRY & Co., GEO., Importers

J. E. Remmers, manager

Brand-

CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS

Hellfach & Co.

Padangsche Apotheek

N.V. West-Sumatra Apotheek

PHOTOGRAPHERS

Koun Chan 'Tan Djoe Sien

Toko Toyo

STEAMSHIP AGENCIES

GEBROEDERS VETH

Agencies

Ocean Steamship Co.

Nederl. Stoomv My. "Oceaan" China Mutual Steam Nav. Co., Ld. Cunard Steamship Co., Ld.

HMY. GUENTZEL & SCHUMACHER

Agency

Deutsch Australische Dampfsch. Ges. Haache & Co.

British India Steam Nav. Co., Ld. Asiatic Steam Navigation Co., Ld. Osaka Shosen Kaisha

Canadian Pacific Railway Co.

INTERNATIONALE CREDIET & HANDELS

VERG. "ROTTERDAM'

Agencies

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Stoomvaart-My. "Nederland " Rotterdamsche Lloyd Java-China-Japan Lyn.

Java-Pacific Line

Holland-America Line

Java-Bengal Line

KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ

L. Vernède, manager

STORES

Boon Leewens, hardware

City Magazine, A. Jesinowsky, genl. stores Hellfach & Co, chemists and druggists Pupke, photographic & ophthalmological

supplies

Sumatra-Bode, booksellers and printers Toko Orient, tailors and outfitters Handelmij "De Vlyt"

Padangsch Warenhuis "Tokra," general

stores

De Volharding, printers

MACASSAR

Macassar, the capital of the "gouvernement" Celebes and Dependencies, is situated 119° 24′ E. longitude and 5° 8' S. latitude. The population numbered in 1927 about 57,475, of whom 3,590 were Europeans, 42,792 natives and 11,093 foreign Orientals. These figures do not include the floating population of native coolies working in the docks,

As the principal centre of trade in the north-eastern part of the Archipelago, the place has great importance as a transit port. There is an old wharf 510 metres long (the Wilhelminakade), with custom-houses and godowns for general use and a new concrete quay about 1,400 metres in length (the Julianakade), where the steamship companies have their own waterfront, godowns and offices. The northern end of the waterfront is connected by a highway, several kilometres long, with the business quarters and warehouses. A further extension of the harbour is planned. A breakwater

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