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CEBU

This is the capital of the island of Cebu, and ranks with 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, sugar, and copra. 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.

Cebu is rapidly growing in importance as a trade centre, and when the projected harbour improvements are carried into effect will quite likely be the principal port for the export of hemp. The annual total production of hemp in the Cebu district is between 25,000 and 30,000 tons. The sugar industry has suffered severely in recent years by drought as well as by the shortage of buffaloes to till the land.

PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT

DIRECTORY

Governor-Juan Clinato Secretary-Leoncio Alburo Treasurer-F. J. Schlatfeldt Supt. of Schools—S. MacClintock

U. S. POST OFFICE

Postmaster-Tobias Eppstein

PORT OF CEBU, U. S. CUSTOM HOUSE

Collector-James J. Rafferty Deputy Coll.-H. M. McCabe Chief Clerk-Harold Homan Surveyor-Edward Hilf Appraiser-F. W. Cummings Quarantine Officer-Dr. Herbert M.

Manning

Exmr. Custom House-Daniel B. Ivey

ALDECOA & Co., Merchants, & Shipowners

A. Aldecoa

A. A. Arteta

M. S. Roulis Steamers

"Victoria." "San Jorge," "San Bern-

ardino,' ""San Rafael”

ASILO DE SAN VICENTE

Director-Pe. P. Juliá

Hermana Encargada

Romen

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Sor Dolviz

BEHN, MEYER & Co., LTD. Merchants

C. Janssen, manager

R. Petrich, sign per pro.

Conrad André

Alfred Schroers P. Casquejo

Agencies:

Hamburg-America Linie Norddeutscher Lloyd German-Australian S.S. Co.

Board of Underwriters, Bremen Deutscher Lloyd, Berlin Upper Rhine Insurance Co. Aachen-Munich Fire Insurance Co.

Samarangsche Fire Insurance Co. Alliance Fire Insurance Co.

BOARDA, PEDRO, LOS CAVALANES, Marine

Shipchandlers

José Boarda

Claudio Boarda

BOTICA ANTIGUA, Farmacia, Drogeria y Fabrica de Aguas Gaseosas, Calle P. Burgos

A. Krapfenbauer, proprietor

H. Deininger, manager

BOTICA INTERNATIONAL, Chemists and

Druggists

Pedro Rivera y Mir

BOTICA "LA INDIANA," Drogeria, Perfu-

meria

J. Sarthou y Obin

BOTICA DE SANTO NIÑO, Chemists & Drugs.

Vito Borromeo

BUREAU OF EDUCATION-Division of Cebu

J. C. Muerman, division supt.

Cebu-Cecil Bent

Opon-Lloyd E. Bement Danao-Jesse Marril

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