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secondary and elementary schools are among the largest in the Islands. The means of communication are excellent; one can communicate by telegraph and telephone with all the other municipalities in Panay, and by cable and wireless with the other islands of the Archipelago, as well as with any other country in the world.

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.

DIRECTORY

THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT

OF ILOILO Officials

Governor-Hon. Mariano B. Arroyo

Provincial Fiscal-Conrado Barios Deputy do. -Edmundo Piccio

Do. do. -Ingnacio Debuque Senators-Jose B. Ledesma and Antonio

Belo

Members, Provincial Board-Domingo E. Representatives-Honorables Jose C. Zu-

Mabunay and C. I. Lim

Treasurer-R. S. van Valkenburgh Secretary, Prov, Board-Flavio Z. Cano Dist. Health Officer-Dr. Juan Bta Goitia Div. Supt. of Schools-Ewards J. Murphy Supervising Auditor-Sant. A. Leaño District

do. Ceferino Ramos Judges of Court of First Instance-F. San- tamaria, Fernando Salas and Antonio M. Opisso

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

S. Crawfurd

W. Wooding

BANKS

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

A. J. McIntosh, sub-agent

W. Philp, sub-accountant

lueta, Engracio Padilla, Tomas Confesor, Tomas Buenaflor and Vinancio Cudilla

CUSTOMS

Collector of Customs-Guillermo Gomez Prov. Commander-Capt. Ramon Gaviola District Engineer-Alejo Aquino Registrar of Deeds-Alfonso Dornila Clerk of Court-Mateo Villabert

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

CORPORATION

A. Ross, agent

A. H. Matthews, assistant Clerks-

E. Dimaculangan

C. Y. Ylmido

BANKING

O. Magat J. Jara

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

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