The Dutch bark ship Thorbecke II bound towards Surabay and Samarang according to the Dutch newspaper Het nieuws van den dag dated 30 April 1899

An announcement reported that the Dutch new coppered 1^st class bark ship Thorbecke II. Captain A. Sterrenberg was to depart Amsterdam early May towards Surabaya and Samarang. For more details could be asked at shipbrokers Meijer&Co. and Weldrager Baltus&Co.