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ILOILO-CEBU

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POWELL, THOS. N. Law Offices→→→

Masonic Temple Bldg; Teleph. 99;" P.O. Box 1; Cable Ad: Tempowell; Codes: Bentley's and Western Union

PURE CANE MOLASSES CO., INC.-Lapus

Teleph, 866

SMITH, BELL & Co., LTD., Merchants, Exporters, Importers, Shipping and Insurance Agents, Lloyds' Agents- Cable Ad: Bell

E. J. L. Phillips, signs per pro.

TEXAS CO. (PHIPPINES), INC., THE

Iznart; Teleph. 624

VISAYAN SHIPPING CO., INC.- Muelle

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., Im- porters and Exporters of Produce and Merchandise, Shipping and In- surance Agents-Cable Ad: Warner; All Standard Codes

K. R. Habluetzel, agent (On leave) I. W. Kerr,

P. Meier

R. Burgas

E. Garriz

Agencies:

do. 1 M. Oleaga

R. Elizalde

E. Garcia

INSURANCE

do.

British Traders Insurance Co., Ltd. Law Union & Rock Insurance Co.,

Ltd.

Pearl Assurance Co., Ltd.

D73

Sea Insurance Co., Ltd. Connecticut Fire Insurance Co. of

Hartford, Conn.

Tokio Marice & Fire Insurance Co.,

Ltd.

Sumitomo Marine & Fire Insurance

Co., Ltd.

Union Insurance Society of Canton,

Ltd.

Federal Insurance Co.

SHIPPING

Nippon Yusen Kaisha Cunard-White Star, Ltd. Prince Line (Far East Service) Bibby Line Silver Line

Silver-Java-Pacific Line Kokusai Kisen Kaisha Mirrlees, Watson & Co., Ltd. Mirrlees, Bickerton & Day, Ltd. Iloilo Warehousing Corporation Sperry Flour Co.

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Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co.,

Ltd.

R. & J. Dick Ltd.

John Thompson Water Tube Boilers,

Ltd.

Imperial Airways, Ltd.

WHITE PAGE & Co.-Masonic Temple;

Teleph. 412

WISE & CO., INC., Merchants→Melliza;

Teleph. 23; Cable Ad: Sapiens..

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

President-F. E. Zuellig

CEBU

This is the capital of the island of Cebu, and ranks as the second port of the Philippines. Its situation is latitude 0° 8' North, longitude 124° 10 East. Population about 120,000. For many generations it has been an important centre of Roman Catholic Missonary enterprise, and in this connection it may by 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 consists principally of hemp, sugar, copra, maguey, lumber, tobacco and coconut oil. neighbouring islands of Leyte, Mindanao, and Camiguin possess extensive hemp plantations, large proportion of the produce of which finds its way to Cebu for ship- ment. There are some very valuable and extensive coal deposits în the island of Cebu, but only a few mines are being worked. The Naga Cement Works, situated about 20

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