Show GOVERNOR OF ALBAY BRIGGEN KOBBE HAS BEEN APPOINTED I Ho is in Charge of tho Islands of iSamar and LoyterrHis Command 1 Embraces Hemp Country Manila Jan 18 BrlgGen Kobbe ha3 been appointed Governor of Alba province and Catanduanes Island and has temporarily been placed In charge of tho Islands of Samar and Leyle I HlB command embraces the principal hempproducing country lIe has been Instructed to establish civil covern inents in the places under his Jurisdiction Jurisdic-tion Gen Jobb sailed yesterday on the transport Hancock with a brigade constating of the Fortyseventh aikl Fortythird Infantry and a battery of artillery Gens Bates Wheaton and Schwan have occupied the principal towns in the Cavlle and Batangas provinces A majority of tho Insurgents have returned re-turned 10 < thofr homos and have secreted se-creted hick guns All the southern ports will be opened soon Gen MacArthurs troops arc pursuing pursu-ing many small bands killing numbers of the Filipinos and securing guns |