Algemeen Handelsblad voor Nederlandsch-Indië

The Algemeen handelsblad was established in Semarang in 1924 as a competitor to De Locomotief, one of the most successful Dutch language newspapers in the Indies.

[1] It was printed in the presses of N.V. Drukkerij Benjamins and already promised to offer full wire service[2]—the mark of a well-funded newspaper.

[18] It was a difficult time to work at the newspaper, as it was hit very hard by the start of the Great Depression, which caused deep financial problems for the company that owned the paper, N.V.

[21] The editor of the paper in its final years was P. Scheepers, who, like his predecessor Jansen, was active in the Indo Europeesch Verbond,[22] as well as local sports organizations in Semarang, including football and cycling.

The Algemeen Handelsblad ceased publication at some point in early 1942 during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies, and never resumed after the war.