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El Vivac, Plaza de Cervantes, 7
J. Sainz
La Bilbaina, Escolta, 39, 40
F. Guerra
La Castellana, Escolta, 35
A. Angulo
La Malagueña, S. Jacinto, 1
J. B. Gomez
MANILA-ILOILO.
La Sevillana, Puente de Binondo, 3
T. Santiago
La Vascongada, Plaza de Cervantes, 5
Labedan hijo II. Dongier
La Villa de Burdeos, Real, 17
C. Alonzo
Los dos Hermanos, Beaterio, 14
P. Gutierrez
Restauranty Dulceria de Paris, Escolta, 26
J. B. Labedan
C. Capagorry Armand Challet
Sucursales de La Amistad, Escolta y Plaza
de Quiapo
A. de la Puente
La Francesa, Barraca, 37
Lala Ari
La Esperanza, Real
F. Pena
La Perla del Oceano, Calle de Crespo, 23,
(Quiapo)
G. de Ocampo
FONDAS Ú HOTELES.
Fonda "La Catalana," Calle del Beaterio
Fonda "El Universo," Calle de Palacio, 12
Fonda "Francesa de Lala Ari," Barraca
ILOILO.
This port, which is the chief town of the populous province of the same name in the island of Panay, is situated in lat. 10 deg. 48 min. W., near the south-eastern extremity of the island, close to the sea, on the border of the narrow channel formed by the opposite island of Guimaras. The town is built principally on low marshy ground, partly fronting the sea, and partly along the left bank of a creek, or inlet, which runs towards Jaro, and after describit.g a semicircle again meets the sea near Iloilo. Although the principal seaport and seat of the government of the province, Iloilo is much smaller than many towns in its vicinity. The harbour is well protect- ed and the anchorage good, the island of Guimaras forming a sheltered
passage. The depth of water on the bar at the entrance to the creek or river Iloilo is about five fathoms at low water, but at a short distance within it decreases to fifteen feet and and then deepens again. At spring tides the whole town is covered with water, but notwithstanding this it is a very healthy place. The high ground of Guimaras forms a kind of funnel with the Panay shore, and the result is that a calm is of rare occurrence, there being almost always a breeze of some kind. The N. E breeze blows very strongly. It is much cooler in Iloilo than in Manila. The port is as yet neither properly buoyed nor lighted, but measures are being taken to this end, and in September, 1884, a light was established on the Siete Pecados. The better class of houses in Iloilo are built on strong wooden posts, two or three feet in diameter, that reach to the roof, stone walls to the first floor, with wooden windows above and an iron roof. The poorer class of dwellings are flimsy structures. of nipa, built on four stout posts. The roads and bridges are in a deplorable condition, and quite impassable in the rainy season.
The principal manufacture in Iloilo for local consumption and export to Manila is that of piña, a cloth very finely made from the fibre of the pineapple leaf. Another cloth called jusi is woven from silk, and is made in white and colours. The Govern- ment have recently very heavily taxed all kinds of industry, which tax is severely felt, as hitherto there had been comparative freedom from such imposts. Each native above the age of 14 pays tribute the men $4.03 and the women $1.03 per annum.
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