COMMERCIAL EXTENSION IN THE PHILIPPINES, MAY, 1902. The extension of facilities of intercourse between Manila and the United States of America via Japan, and China, and India, and Europe via Hongkong, has kept pace with the demands of commerce growing out of the pacification of the archipelago, the firm establishment of American sovereignty, and the exploitation and development of all branches of industry and trade. STEAMSHIP LINES. The Nippon Yusen Kaisha (Japan Mail Steamship Company), with a fleet of 70 steamers and a tonnage of 200,000 tons gross, has Manila connections, with return tickets issued by this company between Hongkong and Indo-China, available by the steamers of the China Navigation and the China and Manila Steamship companies. The Nippon Yusen Kaisha also maintains a regular line of steamers (which from Manila may connect at Hongkong) between Japan ports, Hongkong, Straits Settlements, Colombo, Port Said, Marseilles, London, and Antwerp fortnightly; also from Hongkong via Japan ports to Seattle, U. S. A., connecting at the latter port with the Great Northern Railway, service monthly. The Hongkong-Manila service of this company is represented by some of the finest steamers in this class in Eastern waters, having displacements of 3,875 tons and upward. The United States mail lines offer direct service between Manila and San Francisco, via the Toyo Kisen Kaisha, Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company, and Pacific Steamship Company. The British India Steam Navigation Company announces sailings from Manila to Singapore, Rangoon, Madras, and Calcutta, India, and Yokohama, Moji, and Kobe, Japan, every three weeks. This international service has been attended by corresponding extension of interisland lines. INTERISLAND COMMERCE. The following partial list will convey in a measure the development of commercial activity which is going on by means of branch lines of steamers in the several entry districts of the archipelago: 197 Name of port. Steamers cleared at the port of Cebú during January, 190?. Province. Island. Name of port. Province. Island. NEW PORTS OPEN TO COASTWISE TRADE, BY COLLECTION DISTRICTS, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. CEBÚ PORT OF ENTRY, CEBÚ. The following names represent coastwise ports in addition to list printed on page 107: ILOÍLO PORT OF ENTRY, PANAY. The following coastwise ports are in addition to the list printed on page 108: The following coastwise ports are in addition to the list printed on page 108: ZAMBOANGA PORT OF ENTRY, MINDANAO. The following coastwise ports are in addition to the list printed on page 108: These warnings to commerce are displayed from the office of the captain of the port; day signals are shown from the pole near the wall and night signals from the three poles in the corral. CORRECT TIME. Time ball is dropped from the Observatory Ermita at noon Philippine standard time one hundred and twenty-first meridian east longitude. A gun is also fired at Fort Santiago. HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS. During the year 1902 the channel into the Pásig Riv. and as far as the Bridge of Spain will be dredged to a depth of 18 ft., which depth |