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Originally appearing in Volume V05, Page 285 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CAPIZ , a See also:

town and the See also:capital of the See also:province of Capiz, Panay, Philippine Islands, on the Capiz or Panay See also:river, about 4 M. from its mouth on the N. See also:coast. Pop. (19o3) 18,525. Capiz has a large and beautiful See also:Roman See also:Catholic See also:church (of See also:stone), a See also:Protestant church (with a See also:hospital) and See also:good See also:government buildings, and is the seat of the provincial high school. See also:Alcohol of a See also:superior quality is manufactured in large quantities from the fermented juice of the nipa See also:palm, which grows plentifully in the neighbouring swamps. Fishing and the See also:weaving of fabrics of See also:cotton, See also:hemp and pineapple fibre are important See also:industries. See also:Rice and See also:sugar are raised in abundance.

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