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ports of the Department. Telegraphic communication with the remainder of the Archipelago is secured with a wireless station connecting with cables and land lines.

Zamboanga was founded by the Spaniards in April, 1635, for the purpose of intercepting Moro corsair fleets which were accustomed to pass the Strait of Basilan from southern. Mindanao to the Visayan Islands. The town was repeatedly attacked by the Moros. In 1646, it exchanged shots with a Dutch fleet and, in 1798, maintained an all-day bon- bardment with an English squadron. In 1872, for putting down a mutiny of prisoners, Zamboanga was granted by the Madrid government the title "Loyal and Valiant Town." On May 10, 1899, the revolutionists attacked the Spanish garrison in Zam- boanga, which withdrew on May 24. The town was burned during the hostilities. Dur- ing the summer of 1899, the Republic of Zamboanga was in full control, but the town, was finally surrendered to the American blockading quadron without bloedshed on November 16 of the same year.

The Department of Mindanao and Sulu, of which the capital is Zamboanga, consists. of the seven provinces of Agusan, Bukidnon, Cotabato, Davao, Lanao, Sulu and Zamboanga-all of Mindanao island excluding the small provinces of Misamis and Surigao, but including the Archipelago of Sulu and other adjacent islands. The area of the Department is thirty-three per cent. of the entire land area of the Philippines. Zamboanga is also the capital of the Province of the same name.

The town, though small, is one of the most beautiful not only of the Philippines, but of the Far East. It is characterised by shady streets and possesses very fine parks and exquisite gardens. There is a drastic building ordinance in force which provides that all buildings erected in the central portion must be of reinforced concrete or other equally fire-proof material with an 8 inch firewall every 100 feet. Good roads extend along the coast in either - direction from the town.

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DIRECTORY

Department Governor-Frank W. Carpenter

Department Secretary and Acting Attorney--Ponciano Reyes

Aeting Department Treasurer-C. R. Cameron

Department Delegate--Doroteo Karagdag

Provincial Gove rnor-Luis Lim

Provincial Secretary-Treasurer-H. B. Hughes Third Member-Aukasa Sampang

Judge of First Instance-G. N. Hurd

Auxiliary Judge of First Instance-F. Soriano

Provincial Fiscal- Ramon Zaldarriaga

District Chief of Constabulary-Col. Peter E. Traub Senior Inspector-Capt. H. H. Elarth

Supervising Engineer-H. F. Cameron

District Engineer-J. C. Cookingham

Department Supt. of Schools-G. W. Caulkins

Division Supt. of Schools-A, M. Templeton

Chief of Health Division-Dr. Jacobo Fajardo

District Health Officer-Dr. M. Atienza

MEMBERS OF PHILIPPINE LEGISLATURE FROM DEPARTMENT

Senator-Hadji Butu Abdul Baki of Jolo

Representatives-Rafael Acuna of Agusan, Datu Benito of Lanao, Pablo. Lorenzo of Zamboanga, Teodoro Palma Gil of Davao, Datu Piang of Cotabato.