Isles of the East : an illustrated guide : Australia, New Guinea, Java, Sumatra . The Premises of J. M. Chs. Nijland, Bookseller. Stationer, etc., Sourabaya. Passing along the Passar Bcsar, the large block of buildings ofMessrs, Protte! & Co. attracts immediate attention. This firm wasfounded in 1884 by Mr. A. H. Prottel, under whose direction the businessincreased rapidly, being at the present time one of the foremost of itskindin Sourabaya, the superior quality of goods gaining for them a highreputation. The business premises, which comprise a handsome new building,built on thoroughly modern
Isles of the East : an illustrated guide : Australia, New Guinea, Java, Sumatra . The Premises of J. M. Chs. Nijland, Bookseller. Stationer, etc., Sourabaya. Passing along the Passar Bcsar, the large block of buildings ofMessrs, Protte! & Co. attracts immediate attention. This firm wasfounded in 1884 by Mr. A. H. Prottel, under whose direction the businessincreased rapidly, being at the present time one of the foremost of itskindin Sourabaya, the superior quality of goods gaining for them a highreputation. The business premises, which comprise a handsome new building,built on thoroughly modern plans, are situated in Aloon Aloon splendid windov. space at their disposal, the firm have apparentlyremarkable opportunity of tastefully displaying their many novelties. Theshowrooms exhibit a wide range of goods, and the various departmentsinto which they are divided are arranged so systematically as to avoidconfusion. The intending purchaser has no difficulty in finding exactly. proltel GebrProviders 226 what is required. Articles of household furniture, including bedsteads,mirrors, carpets, lanips, and pianos, even carriages and harness, are im-ported from Holland, Germany, France, England, and recently fromAmerica. In addition there are ladies and gentlemens outfitting de-partments stocked with goods from the centres of European firm have established a large connection, not only in the city, butthroughout the whole of Netherlands India. Close to the offices of the Scheepsagentuur ( Agency) acrossthe square we reach the printing establishment of Messrs. Fiihri & Co.,who have been established for over fifty years as booksellers andstationers, acquiring a large business connection during that period. Almost every tourist visiting Sourabaya will be advised to pay a callto that quarter of the city where the Bombay shops arc is no denying that business men of this section understand the artof displaying their goods so inviting
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