The location of the Philippines on the map of the world is most important and i ting and should be thoroughly underborne in mind by those who would appreciate their value. They occupy a position of immeasurable commercial and strategical significance off the southeast of the mainland of Asia, like that of Japan to the northeast and not unlike that of Cubs off the southeast of North America. As Cuba commands the Carribbean 0 does Luzon, the main island of the Philippines, the south Eh Manila, the capital, is only G49 miles southeast from Hongkong. By present staniners the journey is. made in xbout 63 hours, or not quite three days. By newer and faster vessels that will soon ply on the route the distance will be re-larly covered in 48 hours. The trip from anghai to Ni is not unlike that from Hongkong to-Manila, A line drawn due south fom Shanghai 1,000 miles would through the heart of the Philippines. From Shanghai direct to Manila is an easy steaming distance of #3 days and there
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