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ILOILO-CEBU

I. W. Kerr

O. Wyss

M. C. Romilly M. Garrett

Agencies

China Fire Insurance Co.

Law Union and Rock Insurance Co. Pearl Assurance Co., Ld. Sea Insurance Co., Ld.

Tokyo Marine & Fire Insce. Co., Ld. Fuso Marine & Fire Insce. Co., Ld. Nippon Yusen Kaisha

White Star Line

Prince Line. (Far East Service) Bibby Line

Mirrlees, Watson & Co., Ld. Mirrlees, Bickerton & Day, Ld. Iloilo Warehousing Corporation Sperry Flour Co.

Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ld. R. & J. Dick, Ld.

John Thompson Water Tube Boilers,

Ld.

National Fire Insurance Co. of Hart-

ford, Conn.

WISE & CO., INC., Merchants-Teleph. 23;

Cable Ad: Sapiens

N. R. Hawkins, manager

Miss D. Opisso

Agencies

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Guardian Assurance Co., Ld. Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld. Liverpool, Lond. & Globe Ins. Co., Ld. North China Insurance Co., Ld. China Fire Insce. Co., Ld.

(Marine)

YNCHAUSTI Y CIA., Importers, Exporters, Managers of Sugar Centrals and Owners of Sugar Plantations

M. Yrisarry, signs per pro. Francisco Lopez,

do.

Ramon Elchecopar | Augusto Garcia

Luis Lacambra

Faustino Errea

Julio Garcia

Angel Ordoñez Guillermo

zarena

Antonio Bel-

Lanza

ZUELLIG, INC., F. E., Merchants, European Representatives: F. E. Zuellig A. G. Zurich (Switzerland)-Cable Ad: Fez

F. E. Zuellig, president

F. Kress, manager

CEBU

This is the capital of the island of Cebu, and now ranks as the second port of the Philippines. Its situation is latitude 10° 8' North, longitude 124° 10' East. Population about 100,000. For many generations it has been an important centre of Roman Catholic Missionary enterprise, and in this connection it may be mentioned that the present Seminary and College of San Carlos was founded by the Jesuits in 1595 as the College of San Ildefonso. The Redemptorist Fathers have a mission at Opon, across the Straits. Cebu is a well-built town and possesses fine roads. The trade of Cebu consists principally of hemp, sugar, copra, maguey, lumber and coconut oil. 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 only a few mines are being worked. The Naga Cement Works, situated about 20 miles from Cebu, were completed in 1922 and have a capacity of 1,000 barrels a day, which is more than enough to supply the Philippine Islands.

Cebu continues to grow in importance as a trade centre. Vessels drawing up to 25 feet can load alongside the wharves with perfect safety. There are suitable berths for three ocean-going vessels at one time and a fourth could be accommodated if the draft were not over 20 feet. Owing to the increase of steamers making Cebu a regular port of call, additional wharfage area is being constructed. Besides the foregoing there are private wharves belonging to the Philippine Refining Corporation, Standard Oil Co., and Asiatic Petroleum Co. The annual total production of hemp in the Cebu district is between 45,000 and 55,000 tons. The production of copra is important. Large quantities of copra are exported, 275,000 to 300,000 tons annually; previously, the local oil-mills bought up practically all available supplies. The town possesses a fine reinforced concrete Customs House, and concrete godowns line the wharf. Indeed, the major portion of the business district is now built of concrete. Work is proceeding slowly with the new reclamation scheme, which will add a large area of reclaimed land to the water-front for warehouses.