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Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij. 
The local Steamers of this Line serve all ports 
in Sumatra, Java, Dutch Borneo, Celebes and the 
Netherlands East Indies generally. 
The Blue Funnel Line. 
This Company maintains a bi-weekly service 
between Singapore and Belawan Deli (Sumatra). 
The Peninsular & Oriental Company. 
The P. & 0. Steamer from Singapore, Port 
Swettenham and Teluk Anson to Belawan Deli 
leaves these ports at intervals of ten days. 
PRINCIPAL PORTS. 
Singapore. 
The approach to the harbour is very beautiful 
and is surpassed only by that of Rio de Janeiro, 
Sydney and, perhaps, Hongkong. 
Steamships of 20,000 tons register are able to 
approach the deep water wharves at all states of 
the tide. The difference between the rise and fall 
of the ordinary spring tides is nine feet. 
During the year 1922 no less than 42,154 vessels 
representing a tonnage of over twenty million, were 
entered and cleared at Singapore. These figures 
comprise warships, merchant vessels and native 
craft. 
Singapore is shewn in Whitaker (1922) as 
ranking next below Liverpool in the matter of 
merchant tonnage entered and cleared. 
