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THE CUBA REVIEW 



GENERAL NOTES. 



Final Evacuation of Cuba. 



The last emblem of American domi- 

 nation over Cuba disappeared at noon 

 when the American flag which had flown 

 over Camp Columbia, the headquarters 

 of the Army of Pacification in Cuba, 

 since October, 1906, fluttered down the 

 pole and was replaced a inoment later by 

 the lone-starred banner of the Cuban 

 republic. This eventful day was Mar. 31. 



The ceremonies took place in the pres- 

 ence of the American garrison, consist- 

 ing of two battalions of the Twenty- 

 seventh Infantry and three companies 

 of engineers and one battalion of Cuban 

 infantry. 



As the colors were hauled down the 

 troops presented arms and the Cuban 

 and American bands played the "Star 

 Spangled Banner." A Cuban lieutenant 

 raised the Cuban colors. 



The Cuban troops lined the roadside 

 and presented arms, while the Ameri- 

 cans, numbering about 800. in heavy 

 marching order, swung past. 



They later embarked on the transports 

 McClellan and Sumner. There was not 

 a ripple of public interest, and the only 

 recognition in the harbor came from the 

 German cruiser Bremen, which dipped her 

 ensign, and from the American steamers. 



Gen. Thomas H. Barry, before leaving 

 Cuba wrote to Governor Magoon: 



"The evacuation is completed and is 

 as clean as our service. There was not a 

 single case of misconduct. We tried faith 

 fully to carry out our superiors' wishes 

 and believe that Cuba appreciates the 

 success and beneficence of your govern- 

 ment, of which our work was a small 

 part. We are happy that our efforts 

 aided your administration. 



Hotel transfer and express agents do- 

 inqr business around Machina wharf, Ha- 

 vana, according to an order which has 

 been issued by Collector of the Port 

 Mencias, must wear the name of their 

 business on their caps so as not to be 

 confused with Customs House inspectors. 



Burnham, Williams & Co., of Phila- 

 delphia, Pa., announce the death, on 

 March 23, 1909, of Mr. William P. Hens- 

 zey, a partner in the firm and connected 

 with the Baldwin Locomotive Works 

 since March 7, 1859. 



A strike among the cigar makers in 

 Santiago City is threatened. The dis- 

 satisfaction is over the wages paid. 



The Cardenas Ice Co. has filed an 

 application for the establishment of an 

 ice plant at Guanabacoa. The town is 

 at present supplied from Regla and 

 Havana. 



fM-ailnattil Cuban nurses appointed chiefs of the 

 Schools for Xurses at Havana, Cienfuegos and 

 Santiago. 



In the past nine years 157 nurses have 

 been graduated and appointed to service 

 in the different hospitals in Havana and 

 in the island. At present there are 143 

 young women taking the course at the 

 different hospitals. 



The six new appointees, to be heads of 

 the schools for nurses in different parts 

 of the island, are graduates of the Cuban 

 hospitals and their promotion to execu- 

 tive positions have met with general 

 approval. 



Graduated Cuban nurses to take charge of the 

 schools at different hospitals in Havana. 



Moving Pictures of Cane Planting. 



The Edison Moving Picture Company 

 has a crew of men in Cuba getting up 

 a series of views ot inoving pictures 

 of the various interests of the island, 

 especially the growing and the manu- 

 facture of tobacco and sugar cane. 



Pictures are also being made of the 

 work in the cigar and cigarette factories. 



The pictures include all phases of 

 sugar production, from the plowing of 

 the ground, planting the cane, to the 

 loading of the manufactured sugar on 

 the trains. The cane was followed in the 

 heavily laden bull carts to the mill and 

 all the process in that great institution 

 was put on record on the films, and some 

 views were also taken of typical Cuban 

 sports only seen in Cuba. 



Dr. Antenor Firmin, a brother of 

 President Firmin of Haiti, has been ap- 

 pointed Haitian Minister to Cuba. 



