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ILOILO-CEBU

WARNER, BARNES & Co., LTD., Import- ers and Exporters of Produce and Merchandise, Shipping and Insu- rance Agents-Cable Ad: Warner; All Standard Codes

F. H. Leyshon

I. W. Kerr

R. Burgas

J. S. Curtis

M. J. V. Elder

V. H. Masefield

O. Wyss

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

Silver Line

Silver-Java-Pacific-Line

Kokusai Kisen Kaisha

Mirrlees, Watson & Co., Ld.

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

Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ld.

de R. & J. Dick, Ld.

O.John Thompson Water Tube Boilers,

decLd.,

National Fire Insurance Co. of Hart-

ford, Conn.

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

Cable Ad: Sapiens

Agencies

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

China Fire Insce. Co., Ld. (Marine)

YEK HUA TRADING CORPORATION, Im- porters and Exporters-Main Office: 132, Juna Luna, Manila

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

Francisco Lopez, mgr., signs per pro.

Luis Lacambra, signs per pro. Antonio Belzarena

Faustino Errea

Ramon Etchecopar Julio Garcia

Augusto Garcia

Angel Ordoñez

Guillermo

Francisco Ordoñez

Lanza

ZUELLIG, INC., F. E., Merchants

European Representatives: F. E.

Zuellig A. G. Zurich (Switzerland)

Cable Ad: Fez

F. E. Zuellig, president

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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 Cubu. Cebu is a well-built town and possesses fine roads. The trade of Cebu con- sists principally of hemp, sugar, copra, maguey, lumber, tobacco 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 ship- ment. 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 28 feet can load alongside the wharves with perfect safety. There are suitable berths for six ocean-going vessels at one time and a seven 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 has been constructed. Pier No. 1 has now been completed and is equipped with a fine cargo shed, two vessels drawing up to 26 feet can be berthed with safety. Pier No. 2 has also been completed and is constucted on the same lines as Pier No. I but will not be open until dredging has been completed. which will not be for some time yet. Pier No. 3 is under course of construction.