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ILOILO-CEBU
WARNER, BARNES & Co., LTD., Importers and Exporters of Produce and Mer- chandise, Shipping and Insurance Agents Cable Ad: Warner; All Standard Codes
1. W. Kerr
J.F.C. Kingsley E.K. Bramwell E. Garriz
J. S. Curtis
R. Burgas
W. Muller
R. Elizalde
A. Illenberger
J. M. Romero
R. Pla
Agencies
China Fire Insurance Co., Ld.
Law Union and Rock Insurance Co.,
Ld.
Pearl Assurance Co., Ld..
Sea Insurance Co., Ld.
Connecticut Fire Insurance Co. of
Hartford, Conn.
Tokyo Marine & Fire Insce. Co., Ld. Fuso Marine & Fire Insce. Co., Ld. Yangtse Fire Insce. Co., Ld. Nippon Yusen Kaisha Cunard-White Star Ld.
Prince Line. (Far East Service)
Bibby Line
Silver Line
Silver Java-Pacific-Line
Kokusai Kisen Kaisha
Mirrlees, Watson & Co., Ld. Mirrlees, Bickerton & Day, Ld. Iloilo. Warehousing Corporation Sperry Flour Co.
D71
Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ld. R. & J. Dick, Ld.
John Thompson Water Tube Boilers,
Ld.
Imperial Airways Ld.
WHITE PAGE & Co.-Masonic Temple;
Teleph. 412
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WISE & CO., INC., Merchants
Teleph. 23; Cable Ad: Sapiens
Y. M. C. A.-Aznart; Teleph. 608
Melliza;
YNCHAUSTI& CIA-J. M. Basa; Teleph. 488
ZUELLIG, INC., F. E., Merchants-Progreso
Teleph. 637.
European Representatives: F. E. Zuellig A. G. Zurich (Switzerland)
Cable Ad: Fez
F. E. Zuellig, president
CEBU
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This is the capital of the island of Cebu, and now ranks as the second port of the Philippines. Its situation is latitude 10° 8' North, longitude 124° 10′ East. Population about 120,000. For many generations it has been an important centre of Roman Catholic Missionary enterprise, and in this connection it may be mentioned that the present Seminary and College of San Carlos, was founded by the Jesuits in 1595 as the College of San Ildefonso. The Redemptorist Fathers liave a mission at Cebu. Cebu is a well-built town and possesses fine roads. The trade of Cebu con- sists principally of hemp, sugar, copra, maguey, lumber, tobacco and coconut oil. The neighbouring islands of Leyte, Mindanao, and Camiguin possess extensive hemp plantations, a large proportion of the produce of which finds its way to Cebu for ship- ment. There are some very valuable and extensive coal deposits in the island of Cebu, but only a few mines are being worked. The Naga Cement Works, situated about 20 miles from Cebu, were completed in 1922 and have a capacity of 1,000 barrels a day, which is more than enough to supply the Philippine Islands..
Cebu continues to grow in importance as a trade centre. Vessels drawing up to 28 feet can load alongside the wharves with perfect safety. There are suitable berths for six ocean-going vessels at one time and a seventh could be accommodated if the draft were not over 20 feet. Owing to the increase of steamers making Cebu a regular port of call, additional wharfage area has been constructed. Pier No. 1 has now been completed and is equipped with a fine cargo shed, two vessels drawing up to 26 feet can be berthed with safety. Pier No. 2 has also been completed and is constructed on the same lines as Pier No. 1.. Work on Pier No. 3 which was temporarily suspended has been renewed and the pier is completed but without a shed and will cater mostly for local vessels. Besides the foregoing there are private wharves belonging to the Philippine Refining Corporation, Standard Oil Co., Asiatic Petroleum Co., and Texas Oil Co.