Isles of the East : an Illustrated Guide : Australia, New Guinea, Java, Sumatra
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D^- 'YlNPAL.t, Steam AVIGATION ^ AN ILLUSTRATED GfflDE To r-~N ;: : "1 StoomvcJ^i i Maatechappy "Nederland 99 Headquarters Prins Hghcfrikkade, 159/160, AM5TE.R0AM. ii Rotterdamsche Lloyd Headquarters Messrs. Ruys & Co., Veerkade 8,. ROTTERDAM. Regular Fortnightly Mail Through Tickets Service from Issued at favourable rate.s to all ports of the INDIAN ARCHIPELAGO and AMSTERDAM, via Southamp to Bangkok. Saigfon. :\raiiil]a. Hong- ton, Lisbon, Tanger, Algiers, kong:, Shanghai, Japan and Australia. Genoa, Port Said, Colombo, ROUND-THE-WORLD TOURS are Sabaiig, Singapore, to Java. airanged at special rates. ROTTERDAM, via Southamp- TRIPS to the MEDITERRANEAN m con- ton, Lisbon, Tanger, Gibraltar, nection with Coutiuenlal Railways. Marseilles, Port Said, Colombo, ROUND TRIPS from Ceylon and Singa- Padang, to Java. pore to lavn. AGLNT5 of the COMPANIES: 5.M.N. R. L. SOUTHAMPTON Messrs. Keller, WaWis & Co. v. Messrs. Esconlbe, MacGralh & Co. LISBON : Messrs. Ernest George Succ ,, GENOA : Agenzia Maritima Olandese MARSEILLES: N^srs. Ruys & Co. COLOMBO : Messrs. Aitfc;!?n, Spance & Co. SINGAPORE and JAVA : The Ships Agency Ltd. (De Scheepsagentuur) Internationale Crediet and Handels Vereeniging " ROTTERDAM." AND ALL OVER THE WORLD. ,, NAIL WfSHt^hWL <i»rf,/*,»* ROYAL PAC )Steam Navigati DATE DUE HAPPIJ h. lb. von B^ v- •yr atje WoHfstraat ! URIS FESERVE: FALL im _3_'s-GravenHage ">T 1ND1L5 ~)f Netherlands :INL and Melbourne "day Island, Port .AMSTERDAM DLN (Batavia) ngs\ 5YDNE.\' -lerson & Co. fN PRINTED U.SA ., Ltd. " -" ^^^rp oms. Co., Ltd. N'ew^astle-'" - & E.lder, Smith Co., Ltd. Adelaide & Adelaide Steamship Co., Ltd. Townsvilie and Cairns R. Baldwin. Ltd. Port Moresby C. Bowden Bros. Co., ltd. Thursday Island & Macassar, Singapore - De 5cheeps»gentuur Batavia, Samarang, Sourabaya, ^ / : 2 The OCEAN Accident and Guarantee Corporation Ltd. The Largest, Wealthiest and Most Progressive ACCIDENT COMPANY in the World Policies World-wide as to Travel, and free from vexatious conditions BRANCHL5 AND AGE.NCIL5 : : : : throughout the World : : : HEAD OFFICE for AUSTRALIA: Ocean House, 22 Moore St., SYDNEY Branches in Australia: MELBOURNE, ADELAIDE, BRISBANE, PERTH, TOWN5VILLE, ROCKHAMPTON SEND FOR PROSPECTUS. " ' Extract from London Financial Times," 1 8 2 1 "A striking iUiistration of the risk i;uu in daily life is afforded by the Ocean Accident Company's statement that for the year just ended they have been called upon to deal with the huge total of 98,886 accidents, an average of 271 each day, of which 966 were fatal. This expedience brings home to everybody the need for the protection afforded by an accident insurance policy." % / ; Cornell University Library DS 614.182 Isles of the East :an Illustrated guide 3 1924 010 584 682 «..».. ^ir THE > Official tourist Bureau ID (UNDER GOVKRN'MEXT CONTROI,), Corner of Ryswyk and Gang Pool, W[LTEVR[DEN (BATAVIA). Gives free INFORMATION on all Tours throughout Java and the Archipelago. For ITINERARIES, MAPS, TIME- TABLES, &G., S-c, apply to the Secretary of the Official Tourist Bureau, Weltevreden (Batavia). GUIDE BOOKS to be had on appli- cation at a small charge. P-"--' '? '^ ' OFFICE HOURS | "° ^^ ' Y"'\ \ 4.30 p.m. fto 7-30 p.m. ' ,, i Gable Address "TOURING, A.B.C. CODE. 5th Edition, WELTEVREDEN." Used. Nederlandsch-Indische Lscompto Maatschappij (Netherlands-India Discount Bank.) Authorised Capital -/ 12,000,000 Paid up Capitall 7,500,000 //' Y December, 31st, 1910 -{ ^^^ ^^^ Reserve Funds J 1/ 1,500,000 ESTABLISHED 1857. Head Office : BATAVIA. Branches : Amsterdam, Soerabaia, 5amarang, Weltevreden, Bandoeng, Padang, Cheribon, Macassar, Tandjong Priok Correspondents in the Principal Towns of the Dutch East Indies. .^—^ = Agents in Australia : COMPTOIR NATIONAL D'LSCOMPTL DE PARI5 Sydney and _ _ Melbourne Issue Letters of Credit and drafts on all parts of the world, exchange foreign money and transact banking business of every description. ESTABLISHED 1872. SAMUEL ALLEN t SONS, LIMITED, General, Wine and Spirit and Produce Merchants. Forwarding, Shipping & Customs Agents Cairns Cloncurry Charters Towers Vi) Tvondoa TOWNSVILLL, N.Q. .Sydney Agencies throughout North Qi^eensland. AS ME,RCHANT5 We carry large stocks of all Merchandise Lines, including Island Products. AS FORWARDING AGLNTS We receive and despatch goods trom and to all parts of the World. AS SHIPPING AGLNTS We represent in Townsville the Deutsch- Australische Dampfschiffs Gesellschaft. Correspondents at all principal Continental and American Cities. Enquiries Solicited. : ^XI^s- 1 Nederlandsche Handel - Maatschappy (Netherlands Trading Society) ESTABLISHED - 1824. Head Office AMSTERDAM Agencies at ROTTERDAM and THE HAGUE. Capital Paid-Up : /45,000,000 (£3,750,000) Reserve Fund : /7, 124,3 17 (£594,000) Head Office for the Eaft : Factory, BATAVIA EASTERN BRANCHES: BANDJERMASIN MEDAN SHANGHAI BANDOENG PADANG SINGAPORE CHERIBON PAEEMBANG SQERABAIA DJEMBER PEKALONGAN TEGAE HONGKONG PENANG TJILATJAP KOTA RADJA RANGOON WEETEVREDEN MAKASSAR SAMARANG BANKERS Union of London and Smith's Bank, Ltd., London EASTERN BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION TRANSACTED. viii. ii I5LL5 OF THL LA5T." Funds Founded 1843. Ml] Combined Accumulated | jy) Sterling. Established in N.S.W. 1872. V^s, Li^ Exceed £1,000.000 BATAVIA S[A & fIRE INSURANCE CO, "^ for TN LIMITED. /^ FIRE. MARINE & ACCIDENT. All Glasses of Fire and Marine Risks covered at Lowest Current Rates. The Company has Vacancies for First-Class Agents, in the City and Country. The Company undertakes all Classes of ACCIDENT INSURANCE, including WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION and THIRD PARTY RISKS. W. MEDHURST TAYLOR, General Manager for Australasia, 21 Queen Street, Melbourne. South Wales Branch P. H. M, CRANE, ( New "^^omeys.,^. 20 BRIDGE STREET, SYDNEY. ALBERT HERRON, f Tel Central 895. Batavia Sea & Fire Insurance Co . Established 18A-3. FIRE. MAKINE, ACCIDENT EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY LIVE STOCK LOSS OF PROFITS. COMBINED FUNDS EXCEED £1.000,000. > Head Office for Australasia : 21 QUEEN STREET, MELBOURNE W ME.DHURST TAYLOR, General Manager. van NIL & CO. Ships and Forwarding Agents Importers, Insurance Brokers MEDAN, TANDJONG BALEI BELAWAN DELI. ^" (ASAHAN.) 3) Agencies : Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij. Stoomvaart Maatschappij " Nederland." Stoomvaart Maatschappij " Rotterdamsche Lloyd." Java-Bengalen Line. Java-China-Japan Line. Jebsen & Co., Hongkong Steamers " Johanne " and " Signal." Bataafsche Petroleum Maatschappij. Asiastic Petroleum Company, Limited. Centrale Guano Fabrieken at Rotterdam. Borneo Sumatra Handel Maatschappij at Bandjermasin. Assurantie Mij Tegen Brandschade en op het Leven " De Nederlanden " van 1845. Algemeene Mij van Levensverzekering and Lyfrente at Amster- dam ; Chief Agency at Soerabaya. Nederlandsche Lloyd (Marine Insurance). Motor Union Insurance Co., Ltd., of London. Beiersch Beerbrewery " De Amstel " at Amsterdam. Tollens & Co., Rotterdam, for Paints, &c. Merrem & La Porte's Rubber Installations. Ned. Indische Portland Cement Maatschappij of Padang (Sumatra West Coast). Rangoon Rice, Cooly Tea, Estates, Implements, Sic, Sic zVQ.: Telephone 234 City. Cable Address : "STANLEY." 2010 „ 3408 „ ESTABLISHED 1841. I^i0 Exrrllpnrg ^atrimagp at STANLEY X CO., Wholesale & Retail Gardeners, Bz la POULTERERS And FRUITERERS SHIPPING GREENGROCERS PROVIDORES. Importers and Exporters. CORRESPONDENCE INVITED. We are anxious to extend our Trade relations to the East ! We are seeking to introduce your commodities. Write us and exchange proposals. STANLEY & CO., 495-7-9 George Street. (AUSTRALIA) SYDNEY =0(j- u ISLES OF THE ERST." An lllastratcd Quidc. FiUSTRFiLin, pnpun, ]mn, SUMHTRFS, SlNOnPORE, Etc. Edition de Luxe 2/6 = fl,50 APOLLINARIS l^^h ilfARISBRl BUCHANAN WHISKIES iLICK a WHITE RED SEAL C-. Round Australia via JAVA. "The Garden of the Last/ > ^Singapore rt^M»^ banda, ^"Vv-^ new' \LM0RESBY P^Darwiiv Cairns Broome Or^sir, ^ -4^/ TOWNSVILLE ' Carnarvon Gladstoine. AUSTRALIA Brisbane^ rGERALDTON IFremantle Sydney \LBANY 1 [Melbourne J i The New Tourist Route CD B Java Produce Trading Company 50URABAYA o AM5TLRDAM General Lxporters 'of JAVA PRODUCL, HIDL5 and 5K1N5, TOBACCO, etc., etc Largest Exporters of Java Kapok in the World. General Importers. CORRESPONDENCE INVITED. H. HLIML55LN, Managing Director. XVI. VISITORS, TOURISTS cind OTHERS are hereby recorn-f,>/ mended to obtain their Cigars, Cigarettes or Tobacco, etc., from ." C. p. LiiND Sl Co., Purveyors to His Excellency the Staie Governor and Officers of H.M. Nav3B, CIGAR AND CIGARLTTE, I1MPQRTE-R5, Manufacturers and Direct Importers of Fishing Taci^le. Specialities— No. 2 Mixture," The Exchange" Cigarettes and Tobaccos " Bigio Hazan " Cairo Cigarettes, " E.F.L." London-made Bpiars. Walking Sticks, Pipes and Sundries ifi great variety. 38Q .George Street, Sycliicy, Aastralici, Near King Street. 'Phone City 2818. ' Orders by Post receive Prompt Attention. There is no Camera to Equal the KODAK There are many Kodaks, but the one which meets with the greatest approval i-^ undoubtedly the No. 3a FOLDING POCKET KODAK CAMERA. It takes pictures post-card size, 5i X 3i ins. and has double combination R R. 3>ns, ball- bearing shutter, rising and sliding iront, brilliant reversible finder, tripod sockets, and automatic focussing lock. Daylight working throughout. Price, 90,'-. Ppstage extra, 1/3. Other Kodak Cameras from 26/-. Brownie-Kodak Cameras from S/-'. For best results, Tourists should have their Films Developed and Finished in the KODRK WHY at a RODHR HOUSE. KODAK (Australasia) LTD.. ^^^^^^tZ^^. Sydney. "The Block," 284