An announcement reported the public auction on Saturday 24th 10.00 o’clock at the auction house at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies of the in 1874 at Elsfleth, Germany of oak and beechwood built bark ship Twee Vrienden, 308,82 register tons with a in January 1894 estimated value of ƒ 14.000. Complete with rigging. At the moment still used by the contractor for transporting government salt from Madura towards the north coast of Java and outer possessions.