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ILOILO-CEBU

TEXAS CO. (PHILIPPINES), INC., THE

Iznart; Teleph. 624

VISAYAN SHIPPING CO., Inc. Muelel

Loney; Teleph. 841

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VISAYAN STEVEDORE TRANSPORTATION

Co., Calle Blumentritt-Cable Ad: Vistranco; Codes: A.B.C, Western Union and Bentley's

WARNER, BARNES & Co., LTD., Importers and Exporters of Produce and Mer- chandise, Shipping and Insurance Warner: All

Agents Cable Standard Codes

I. W. Kerr

M. Garrett P. J. Steel

P. Meier

E. Garriz

R. Elizalde

Agencies:

Ad:

L. S. Cairns

R. Burgas

W. R. Muller

P. Vidarte

J. M. Romero

Commonwealth Insurance Co. China Fire Insurance Co., Ltd..

Law Union and Rock Insurance Co.,

Ltd.

Pearl Assurance Co., Ltd.

Sea Insurance Co., Ltd.

Connecticut Fire Insurance Co. of

Hartford, Conn.

Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co.,

Ltd.

Fuso Marine & Fire Insurance Co.,

Ltd.

Yangtsze Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. Nippon Yusen Kaisha

Cunard-White Star, Ltd. Prince Line (Far East Service) Bibby Line

Silver Line

Silver-Java-Pacific Line

Kokusai Kisen Kaisya

Ben Line

Blue Funnel Line (U.S.A. Service) P. & O. Line

Ellerman Line (European Service) Salen Line

Madrigal Line

Mirrlees. Watson & Co., Ltd..

Mirrlees, Bickerton & Day, Ltd.

D73

Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co.,

Ltd.

R. & J. Dick, Ltd.

John Thompson Water Tube Boilers,

Ltd.

Hoilo Warehousing Corporation Sperry Flour Co.

Imperial Airways, Ltd.

WHITE PAGE & Co.- Masonic Temple,

Teleph. 412

WISE & Co., INC., Merchants

Teleph. 23; Cable Ad: Sapiens

Melliza;

Y. M. C. A.-119, Aznart; Iloilo City

ZUELLIG, INC., F. E., Merchants-Progreso;

Teleph. 637 European

Representatives: F. E. Zuellig, A. G. Zurich (Switzerland)

Cable Ad: FEZ·

F. E. Zuellig, president-

CEBU

This is the capital of the island of Cebu, and ranks as the second port of the Philippines. Its situation is latitude 10° 8' North, longitude 124° 10′ East. Population about 120,000. 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 Cebu. 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 2,000 barrels a day, which is more not enough to supply the Philippines, and plans are on foot, so to Fincrease the capacity to 4,000 barrels per day.