Agencies
CEBU
Peninsular & Oriental Steam Nav. Co. Ocean S. S. Co., Ld., New York Service China Mutual S. N. Co., Ld., do.
Ben Line of Steamers
Ellerinan Line (European Service)
Osaka Shosen Kaisha
Straits Steamship Co., Ld.
Java-China-Japan Lijn Holland Oost Azie Lijn Java Pacific Lijn
Union Insce. Society of Canton, Ld. Norwich Union Fire Ins. Society, Ld. Scottish Union & National Insce. Co. Yorkshire Fire Insurance Co., Ld. Marine Insurance Co., Ld. British Traders' Insurance Co.
VISAYAN ELECTRIC Co., S. A., Electric Light, Heat and Power Electrical Supplies-Telephs. 82 and 433; P.O. Box 134; Tel. Ad: Electric; Codes: Western Union and Bentley's
1443
WALKER, H. B., General Broker, Public Accountant-23, Calle de los Martires;
P.O. Box 100; Tel. Ad: Ostrich; Codes:
A.B.C. 5th and 6th edns., Western Union
5-letter edn. and Bentley's
行勝提 Chiat Shing Hong
YAPTICO & CO., LTD., F. M., Importers and Exporters, Commission & Shipping Agts Offices: Manila & Iloilo; Teleph. 80;
P.O. Box 84; Tel. Ad: Yaptico; Codes: A.B.C. 5th edn., Bentley's and Preus
C. K. Kuan, manager
ZUELLIG, INC., F. E., Merchants (Successor to Lutz & Zuellig), European Represen- tatives: F. E. Zuellig, Inc., Rapperswil, Switzerland-Tel. Ad: Fez
Hch. Gasser, manager
Agencies
Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen Prudential Assurance Co., Ld.
ZAMBOANGA
Zamboanga is located on the south-western extremity of Mindanao Island in latitude 6 deg. 55 min. north and longitude 122 deg. 5 min. east, being 512 nautical miles south of Manila. It has a population of about 30,798, and, in volume of business, takes fourth place among the open ports of the Philippines, coming after Manila, Iloilo and Cebu. It is situated in a country noted for copra, lumber and hemp production, has excellent shipping facilities, and is the ideal transhipping point for all products of southern Mindanao and Sulu. The harbour is partially protected by two small islands and is never visited by severe storms, as it is south of the typhoon belt. It has a good anchorage for steamers of any size, and the wharf will accommodate steamers drawing 25 feet. The climate is characterized by a remarkable evenness of temperature and a comparatively small rainfall which increases rapidly as one goes a few miles from Zamboanga in any direction.
Communication with other ports is assured by inter-island steamers, monthly steamers of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha with Australia, Manila and the China coast, and bi-weekly steamers of the Straits Steamship Company with Sandakan, Borneo, and Singapore. Telegraphic communication with various parts of the Archipelago is secured by a wireless station connecting with cables and land lines.
Zamboanga was founded by the Spaniards in April, 1635, for the purpose of inter- cepting Moro corsair fleets which were accustomed to pass the Strait of Basilan from southern Mindanao to the Visayan Islands. The town was repeatedly attacked by the Moros. In 1646, it exchanged shots with a Dutch fleet and, in 1798, maintained an all- day bombardment with an English squadron. In 1872, for putting down a mutiny of prisoners, Zamboanga was granted by the Madrid Government the title "Loyal and Valiant Town." On May 10th, 1899, the revolutionists attacked the Spanish garrison in Zamboanga, which withdrew on May 24th. The town was burned during the hostilities. During the summer of 1899, the Republic of Zamboanga was in full control, but the town was finally surrendered to the American blockading squadron without bloodshed on November 16th of the same year.