20 



THE CUBA REVI EW 



FOREIGN CONSULS ACCREDITED IN CUBA. 



■ Venezuela conferred upon him the con- 

 decoration called "The Bust of Bolivar," an 

 order established in commemoration of Si- 

 mon Bolivar, who freed his country from 

 Spanish rule, and established the Spanish- 

 American Republics. 



He was appointed Consul General of Par- 

 aguay at Habana in 1892 and has held that 

 office for over sixteen years to the satisfac- 

 tion of the Republic of Paraguay. 



Sefior Alfredo Perez-Carrillo, Consul of 

 Paraguay at Habana. 



Alfredo Perez-Carrillo, Consul of Para- 

 guay at Habana, was born in Cuba. He 

 has won distinction in literary circles, being 

 a contributor to "Diario de la Marina," "El 

 Figaro," "Ilustracion de Cuba," "El Hogar," 

 "La Discusion," and other periodicals. For 

 several years he edited "La Habana Ele- 

 gante." 



Mr. Perez-Carrillo is an honorary member 

 of the International Board of Commerce in 

 Cuba a member of the "European Scientific 

 Society in Paris," and a charter member of 

 the Academy of Industrial Arts and Science 

 of Bruxelles, as well as of the Scientific 

 Museum and Observatory of Jerusalem. He 

 is Commander of the Order of the "Star 

 of the East" of Jerusalem. 



Mr. Thorvald L. Culmell, Consul of Den- 

 mark at Havana. 



The youngest member of the consular 

 corps in Havana, Mr. Thorvald L. Culmell, 

 is twenty-four years of age, was born in 

 this cit3^ and is a Danish subject. His 

 father, Mr. Thorvald C. Culmell, was a 

 native of Denmark and held the office of 

 Consul of Denmark in Cuba for 17 years, 

 with credit and distinction and to the satis- 

 faction of his Government. Upon his death, 

 Mr. Thorvald L. Cullmell was appointed to 

 succeed his father on October 19th, 1907. 



Mr. Culmell is actively engaged in the 

 commercial development of Cuba, and is 

 especially interested in the leaf tobacco trade. 



The handsome monument to be erect- 

 ed to the Cuban patriot, Jose Marti, who 

 devoted his life to the work of freeing 

 Cuba, will soon be set up in Matanzas. 

 The base and ornamental columns of 

 the monument are of selected Carrera 

 marble and the monument itself repre- 

 sents the finest work in bronze, and cost 

 about $70,000. 



An application was filed Nov. 27 with 

 the city council of Holguin, Oriente 

 province, for a franchise to establish 

 an electric light and power service in 

 the city. At present the public lighting 

 there is gas. 



The first shipment of carts made in 

 Tampa, Fla., ever put on the local mar- 

 ket was received in Havana Nov. 28. 



The new railroad station at Santiago 

 de las Vegas, on the Western Railway 

 of Havana, has been opened for the use 

 of passengers. The station is of con- 

 crete. 



Industrial Note. 



Joseph A. MacLennan has resigned 

 his position at the Philadelphia works 

 of the Link-Belt Company to accept the 

 presidency of the Wilmot Machinery 

 Company, of New Orleans. Mr. Mac- 

 Lennan has been associated with the 

 Link-Belt Companies for over twelve 

 years. His early practical training was 

 obtained in the erection department of 

 the Wm. Cramp & Sons Ship and En- 

 gine Building Company, Philadelphia. 



