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SARAWAK-BRITISH NORTH BORNEO

SARAWAK OILFIELDS, LTD. (Incorporated in Sarawak)-Registered Office: Miri, Sarawak; Postal Ad: Miri, via Singa- pore; Cable Ad: Saroilco, Miri; Codes: Bentley's (with Oil Supplement)

London Agents-The Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co., Ltd., St. Helen's Court, Leadenhall St., London, E.C. 3.

Singapore Agents-The Asiatic Petro-

leum Co. (S.S.), Ltd.

L. A. Toone, general manager

B. B. Parry, asst. general manager B. L. Peacock, secretary & accountant

SARAWAK STEAMSHIP Co., LTD. (Incor- porated in Sarawak)-32 and 33, Khoo Hun Yeang Street, Kuching; Cable Ad: Steamship, Kuching; Codes: A.B.C. 5th Edition, Scott's 10th Edition and Bentley's, Complete and 2nd Phrase

K. N. Black, managing director Straits S. S. Co., Ltd., Singapore agents

SIME, DARBY & Co., LTD. (Incorporated in S.S.), Plantation, Rubber and Tin Mine Agents and Valuers, General Import,

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Export and Produce Merchants, Ship- ping and Insurance Agents-Kuching and Sibu

H. O. Baker, manager

(For Fuller Details See Sime, Darby &

Co., Ltd., Singapore and Malacca)

TAN SUM GUAN & SON, Merchants, In- surance and Manufacturers' Agents and Dealers in Ice & Cold Storage-61 and 63, Ewe Hai St; Teleph. 250; Cable Ad: Tansumguan; Codes: A.B.C. 5th Edition Bentley's, Acme & Private

Tan Sum Guan, partner Tan Kui Choon,

do. Wang Siew Liang, chief clerk Tan Gook Chui, asst. clerk Ong Chin Yeang, do. Lim Phuan Kay, salesman M. Suhai, asst. salesman

VAMCO TIMBER Co.-Lawas, Sarawak

Borneo; Cable Ad: Vamco; Codes: Bentley's and Acme

BRITISH NORTH BORNEO

This territory, formerly known as Sabah, situated at the northern end of the island of Borneo, has a coast line of about 800 miles. The population is made up of Malays, Bajaus, Dusuns, Sulus and Muruts, and at the census in 1931 numbered 270,223, which includes about 47,799 Chinese. The chief geogra- phical feature in the territory is the mountain of Kinabalu, about 13,455 feet high. The principal river on the West coast is the Padas. On the East Coast there are the Kinabatangan, Labuk, Sugut, Segama, and many other valuable rivers. The best harbours are those of Jesselton on the West Coast Kudat on the North, Sandakan and Cowie Harbours on the East Coast, the two last- named being very spacious and possessing great potentialities.

The climate is particularly pleasant for the tropics; the days are rarely very hot, while a blanket is often required at night; and little inconvenience is experienced from insect pests, such as mosquitoes and the like. Hurricanes, earthquakes, and other natural disturbances are almost unknown. The seas are teeming with fish, and there is a large export trade in canned dried and salted fish. Trade with Singapore, Hongkong and the Philippines is well established. A weekly steamship service is maintained between North Borneo ports and Singapore by the Straits Steamship Company, and steamers run regularly to Hongkong and the Philippines. A weekly service to the East Coast ports is maintained by the Sabah Steamship Company. There is a fortnightly service to Tawau from Netherlands Indies ports by the K.P.M. Line. The Nanyo Kaiun Kabusiki Kaisya run a monthly service between Java, Tawau, Sanda- kan and Japan. There are in all four lines of steamships maintaining com- munication with North Borneo. Most of the trade supplies are obtained from and through Singapore; and with Hongkong there is a brisk and increasing trade in timber. Amongst the zoological productions of North Borneo are to