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ILOILO
weekly service to and from Manila, which is some 350 miles distant. The town is lit up by electricity and a telephone system exists.
Iloilo is the centre for the sugar industry which for the most part comes from the island of Negros, and an average of about 3,000,000 piculs pass through the port each year; owing to the facilities granted by the United States, whereby it is allowed in free of duty, the greater part of it is shipped there. Rice is grown on a fairly large scale, but enough is not raised for consumption, and large importations are necessary from Saigon and Hongkong. There is a weekly service between Hongkong and Iloilo via Manila.
On the 23rd December, 1898, the Spanish Governor-General resident in Iloilo resigned, giving over the care of the town to the Mayor, or Alcalde, of Iloilo, preparing with his troops and Government officials, naval, military and civil, to evacuate the place, which, on the 25th December, was accomplished. On the 26th December, 1898, the town of Iloilo, which for over a month had been entirely surrounded on the land side by Revolutionary forces, was delivered over to them by the Spanish Alcalde, and the Philippine Republic flag was hoisted on all the public buildings. On the 28th December, 1898, the United States forces, composed of the U.S.S. Baltimore and three transports with 3,800 troops, under the command of Brigadier- General Miller, arrived in front of Iloilo, but did not land, as the Revolutionary forces. declined to give up the town unless under orders from Aguinaldo, their chief. Affairs in Luzon having come to an open rupture between the United States and the Revolutionary forces, the General commanding the United States expedition advised the foreign Consulates that hostilities would commence after 5 a.m. on the 12th February. The Revolutionary forces set fire to the city, leaving it almost in ruins, and retired outside the eity limits. Iloilo was immediately occupied by the Americans.
PROVINCE OF ILOILO
Governor-Gregorio Yulo
DIRECTORY
Treasurer-R. S. van Valkenburgh Member, Prov. Bd.-José E. Locsin Member, Prov. Bd.-Modesto Ledesma Secretary, Prov. Bd.-Agapita Costasa District Health Officer
Catanjal
Andres
Treasurer-R. S. van Valkenburgh
Divisions Supt.-J. C. Scott
District Auditor-T. Borromeo
District Engineer-J. T. Marshall Actg. Judge 1st Instance-Antonio
Villareal
Fiscal Provincial-Cefferino Villareal Senators-José Altavas and Francisco
Villanueva
Representatives to the Philippine As- sembly-José Ma. Arroyo, Grescen- ciano Lozano, Nicanor Gregorius, Tiburcio Lutero, and Juan De Leon
BANCO DE LAS ISLAS FILIPINAS
Manuel Maria Rincon, director Eugenio Rocha, cajero
Santiago Freixas, contador
BOARD OF TRADE, THE
BORDMAN, JOHN, Attorney-at-Law-Calle
Ortiz; Tel. Ad: Bordman
CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA,
AND CHINA
W. U. A. Whyte, sub-agent
COMPAÑIA GENERAL DE TABACOS DE FILIPINAS-Teleph 62; P.O. Box 337; Tel. Ad: Tabacalera
Federico Garcia Perez, actg. manager V. Sanchez, chief accountant
Jose Garcia Agustin, assistant Luis Pomar,
do.
Enrique Bouffard, cashier
Esteban Galarza, godown-keeper
COMPANIA MERCANTIL DE FILIPIN AS, Mer-
chants
C. Ketling, agent
CONSULATES
CHINA
Acting Vice-Consul-J. M. Yap Seng Assistant-King Sioc Gui
GREAT BRITAIN
Vice-Con.-A. M.C. Stewart
NORWAY
Acting Vice-Consul-A. McC. Stewart
SPAIN
Consul-R. N. M. de Villena
Hon. Vice-Consul-J. Reguera