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but the experiment has not been attended with success. 
The Spanish and British North Borneo Company’s 
steamers touch here, and the post is of some importance 
as commanding the Balabac Strait, but it has hitherto 
proved very unhealthy. Balabac forms the capital of 
the province of that name, which includes the neighbour¬ 
ing islands, together with Cagayan Sulu. Banguey, 
however, falls within the territory of the North Borneo 
Company. 
