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POST OFFICE

ILOILO CEBU

Auxillar de Correos-José Diaz è Yarza

POWELL, H. E., Commission Agent

PRACTICOS DEL PUERTO

Francisco Elorriaga, practico mayor Mariam Aguilar Antonio Barrios Francisco Eshevarria

Antonio Barrios Garcia

Antonio Guzman

Domingo Lastelegui

José Munoz

Civilo Yrusquieta.

RAMA, HIJOS DE I. DE LA, Merchants, Stea- mer Owners, and Storekeepers, Calle Real

Felix de la Rama

Estevan de la Rama

F. Fuentes

ROENSCH & Co., ADOLFO, Hatmakers

Adolfo Roensch (absent)

Alfredo Roensch (Manila)

Felipe Mediavilla

SAN AUGUSTIN, JOSÉ (hijo), Carriage Builder

Sto. Niño Street

SANTIAGO, R., Sugar Dealer

SMITH, BELL & Co., Merchants

W. S. Fyfe

D. M. Clark

P. H. Bethel Jones

R. O. Sheward

E. Dalton-Hawkins

Agencies

Chartered Bank of India, A. and China Banque de l'Indo-Chine Lloyd's

Glen Line of Steamers

Canadian Pacific Railway Company China Mutual Steam Navigation Co. "Pinillos" Line of Spanish Steamers Netherlands India Sea and Fire Insce. Imperial Insurance Company, Ld.

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Commercial Union Assurance Co., Ld. South British Fire and Marine Insce. Assicurazioni Generali

STEVENSON & Co., W. F., Merchants

D. M. Fleming

C. Percy Fowler C. S. Harvey R. T. Figueras

Agencies

Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co. Ben Line of Steamers

Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ld. Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society Scottish Union and National Insce. Northern Assurance Company

New York Board of Underwriters National Assurance Co., Ireland

STREIFF & Co., E., Merchants

E. Streiff

A. Jeanjaquet

J. Romero

Agencies

Baloise Fire Insurance Co., Basle Fédérale Marine Insurance Co., Zuricly

TABACOS DE FILIPINAS-COMPANIA GRAL.DE

W. Wallace, agent

J. Casanellos

F. Morales

A. Gutierrez

WARNER, BARNES & Co., LD., Merchants

Jas. F. Macleod (absent)

J. T. Figueras

H. C. Manners

J. Aguilar

José T. Figueras

Agency

Law Union and Crown Insurance Co.

YAP TICO, FRANCISCO M., Merchant

F. M. Yap Tico

J. E. Yap Joco

S. de la Torre Yap Tamco

Ong Caosay Yap Caisen

P. Manuel y Villaseñor

CEBU

This is the capital of the island of Cebu, and ranks next to Iloilo among the ports of the Philippines. It was at one time the seat of the administration of revenue for the whole of the Bisayas, but this was removed to Manila in 1849. Cebu is a well-built town and possesses fine roads, but the people are devoid of commercial enterprise. The trade of Cebu consists principally of hemp and sugar. 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 shipment. There are some very valuable and extensive coal deposits in the island of Cebu, but the mines have not as yet been worked with any enterprise.