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ILOILO

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The town of Iloilo became the capital of the province in 1688. It was opened to the commerce of the world in 1855. 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 declined to give up the town unless under orders from Aguinaldo, their chief. Affairs in Luzon having come to an open rupture between the United States and the Revolutionary forces, the General Commanding the United States expedition advised the foreign Consulates that hostilities would commence after 5 a.m. on the 12th February. The Revolutionary forces set fire to the city, leaving it almost in ruins, and retired outside the city limits. Iloilo was immediately occupied by the Americans. Civil government was established in Iloilo on April 11th, 1901.

PROVINCE OF ILOILO Officials

Governor-A. Ledesma

DIRECTORY

Members, Provincial Board-D. Mabunay

and I. Padilla

Treasurer-R. S. van Valkenburgh

Ma.

Secretary, Prov. Board-José Ma. Taleon District Health Officers Man.

Aycardo and Jose Roymundo

Div. Supt. of Schools-O. H. Charles Supervising Auditor-T. Borromeo

District

do. --Sant. Leaño

Judges of Court of First Instance— F. Santamaria, Fernando Salas and Leo- poldo Rovira

ASIATIC PETROLEUM Co. (P.I.) LTD.

H. Watling

H. F. Williams

H. Maclean

BANCO DE LAS ISLAS FILIPINAS

P. J. Campos, manager V. J. Jimenez, cashier V. Sainz, accountant

CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA-Teleph. 172; P.O. Box 299, Tel. Ad: Indigo

W. J. Jamieson, sub-agent

R. Simpson, sub-accountant

COMPANIA GENERAL DE TABACOS DE FILIPINAS, Exporters of Sugar, To- bacco and Copra; Agents for the Central Azucarera de Bais- Casa de Iloilo, Muelle Loney; Telephs. 62 (Gen- eral Office) and 388 (Manager's Office); Tel. Ad: Tabacalera

Federico Garcia Pérez, manager

Provincial Fiscal-F. Borromeo Veloso Deputy do. -Pablo Villalobos

Senators-José Ma. Arroyo and José Ma.

Hontiveros

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Representatives to the House of Repre- sentatives José Evangelista, Cres- cenciano Lozano, Tomas Confesor, Federico Tirador and Tomas Vargas

CUSTOMS

Collector--Guillermo Gomez Deputy Collector-M. Caraza Appraiser-Cayetano Tirado

Quarantine Officer-Dr. G. I. Cullen

Federico Pérezy Pérez, sub-manager Luis Pomar Ruiz, chief accountant José Juan Poveda, cashier

Ignacio Planas (sugar dept.)

Leopoldo de la Fuente, assist. to acct.

do.

do.

Carlos Pruna Beech,

Miguel Moreno Moncada,

keeper

David Martinez, copra godown

Juan Sanchez Soler, sugar godown

keeper

Eloy Arias, assist. sugar godown

keeper

CONSULATES

GREAT BRITAIN

Acting Vice-Consul-H. Walford

NETHERLANDS

Vice-Consul-H. Walford

NORWAY

Acting-Vice-Consul-H. Walford