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Sun Insurance Office

OFFICES

MANILA-ILOILO

Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada Swiss Marine Insurance Companies, combined Thames & Mersey Marine Insurance Co. Tokyo Marine Insurance Company, Limited.. Triton Insurance Company, Limited

Underwriting and Agency Association (Lloyd's). Union Assurance Society (Fire), London Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limited Union Marine Insurance Co., Ld

Unione Continentale Marine Insurance Company United Rhenish Marine Insurance Co., Cologue Upper Rhine Marine Insurance Company.... Vaterländische Transport Vers. Actien Ges.. Verein Bremer See Vers. Gesels., Bremen Verein Hamburger, Assecuradeure, Hamburg Western Assurance Company

Western Assurance Company (Marine)

Wilchna in Magdeburg Allgemams Vers. Ges. World Marine Insurance Company

Württembergische Transport Versicherungs Ges. Yangtsze Insurance Association, Ld.

Yorkshire Fire Insurance Company

Yorkshire Insurance Co., Ld.

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AGENTS

Ker & Co. Smith, Bell & Co.

Ed. A. Keller & Co. Holliday, Wise & Co. Warner, Barnes & Co., Ld. Smith, Bell & Co. Macleod & Co. Macleod & Co. E. E. Hill Ker & Co. Munoz & Co. Sprungli & Co. Manoz & Co.

Ed. A. Keller & Co. Struckmann & Co. Struckmann & Co. Behn, Meyer & Co. Warner, Barnes & Co., Ld.

Ed. A. Keller & Co. Macondray & Co. Munoz & Co.

Warner, Barnes & Co., Ld.

H. J. Andrews & Co.

W. F. Stevenson & Co.

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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 describing a semi-circle again meets the sea near Iloilo. Iloilo is the largest town on the Island of Panay. The harbour is well protected 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 then deepens again. The river badly needs dredging; at present no steamer drawing more than 144 ft. can enter with safety. At spring tides the town is partially 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 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 means of communication with the interior are still very inadequate and retard the development of the port.. During the last two years a considerable number of good houses have been built, and. the town is fast resuming the state it was in before the bombardment. The streets and many private houses are now lit with electric light.

On the 23rd December, 1898, the Spanish Governor-General resident in Iloilo resigned, giving over the care of the town to the Mayor, or Alcalde, of Iloilo, preparing with his troops and Government officials, naval, military and civil, to evacuate the place, which on the 25th December was accomplished. On the 26th December, 1898, the town of Iloilo, which for over a month had been entirely surrounded on the land side by Revolutionary forces, was delivered over to them by the Spanish Alcalde. and the Philippine Republic flag was hoisted on all the public buildings. On the 28th December, 1898, the United States forces, composed of the U.S.S. Baltimore and three transports with 3,800 troops, under the command of Brigadier- General Miller, arrived in front of Iloilo, but did not land, as the Revolutionary forces