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ZAMBOANGA.
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Communication with other ports is assured by inter-island steamers. Overseas Steamship Lines making regular calls at Zamboanga are as follows:-Osaka Shosen Kaisha (Japan-Philippine Line) once every three weeks Isthmian S.S. Company (freighters) once a month, and a fortnightly steamer of the Sabah S.S. Company connects the port with Sandakan, British North Borneo. The Oceanic and Oriental S.S. Co., the States S.S. Co., the Tacoma Oriental S.S. Co. and the Dollar S.S. Co. place freighters as Cargo offers. 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.
Zamboanga is the capital of the province of the same name. The town, though small, is one of the most beautiful, not only of the Philippines but of the Far East. It is characterised by shady streets and possesses very fine parks and exquisite gardens. There is a drastic building ordinance in force which provides that all buildings erected in the central portion must be of reinforced concrete or other equally fire-proof material with an 8-inch firewall every 100 feet. Good roads extend along the coast in either direction from the town.
DIRECTORY
PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA
Governor-Carlos Camins Treasurer-N, Valderrosa
Member, Prov'l. Board-Juan A. Belle Secretary, do. -Prino M. Bendije Judge, Court of 1st Inst'ce.-Pixto de la
Costa
Provincial Fiscal-Jose Evangelista Provincial Auditor-Dalmacio Ramos District Engineer-Jose Follosco
District Health Officer-Dr. F. A. Tolentino Collector of Customs-Marcelo Mendoza Divisional Supt. of Schools-Raymond H.
Steffens
Senator Sultan Kiran:
Representative-Agustin L. Alvarez Deputy Governors-M. C. Ranillo, P. L. Banes, C. Atilane, J. Sanson, Pedro Cuevas, jr. and S. Ledesma
DISTRICT ENGINEER'S OFFICE Division Engineer-Saturnino Lopez
BUREAU OF HEALTH SERVICE OFFICERS
District Health Officer-F. A. Tolentino Presidents of Sanitary Divisions-
1st-Dr. Conrado Yumol (Lamitan,
Zamboanga)
2nd-Dr. C. B. Enriquez (Zamboanga,
Zamboanga)
Zamboanga General Hospital— Zamboanga
Dr. P. A. Rodriguez, chief of hospital and director of the Zamboanga General Hospital Training School for Nurses Dr. Juan Santos-Cuyugan, resdt. phys'n. Dr. Vicente Capistrano, resident physician Dra. E. Velazco, Roentgenologist
Pablo M. Villafuerte, R.N., administrative
officer
Miss Socorro Sirilan, R.N., chief nurse and principal of the Zamboanga Training School for Nurses
Miss C. Nolasco, pharmacist
Rizal Memorial Hospital- Dapitan, Zamboanga Dr. Victor Abastillas, resident physician Rodrigo Tillano, R.N., administrative officer
and property clerk
Margosatubig Public Hospital— Margosatubig, Zamboanga Dr C. J. Elago, resident physician
CONSTABULARY OFFICERS
Headquarters—
District of Mindanao and Sulu
BUREAU OF CUSTOMS
Collector-Marcelo Mendoza
BUREAU OF LANDS
Special Agent-Faustino Reyes