 Within the Dutch East Indies, inter-island services were provided by the "Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij" (KPM), founded in Amsterdam in 1888 and with the operational head office in Batavia, now known as Jakarta.These shipping services to the Dutch East Indies were complemented by the "Java-China Japan Lijn" (JCJL), founded in Amsterdam in 1902 and with the operational head office in Hong Kong, where P.J.Roosegaarde Bisschop sterling work performed.