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The annual race meet at Marianao race traek has now started. It is naturally yet too 

 early for much of a tourist luoveinent, but neverthel(;ss thoir presence is noted. As is well 

 know^n, the Cubans arc enthusiastic devotees of baseball anfl liave developed some very good 

 players, which may be partly accounted for by the fact that it is po.ssible to enjoy this sport all 

 the year round here. The "fans" have been without an official ball ground for some time past, 

 as the former Almendares park at which the games were played was sold to a real estate com- 

 pany, who are laying out a pretentious residential subdivision. While there were no races 

 at Marianao, the ball matches have been held at the race track there, but it is now proposed to 

 buy ground near the former location of the ball park and establish a field there forthatpurpose. 



During the second intervention the Spanish game of liand ball known as "Jai-Alai" which 

 was played in the Fronton, or Ijuilding built for tliat ])uri)ose, was declared illegal on account 

 of the gambling feature connected with it, and the l)uilding which iiad been vacant for some time 

 was occupied by the Government as a national museum, but this was later closed on account of 

 the edifice being in a very bad condition. Recently efforts have been made to revive this game 

 of Jai-Alai and the old Jai-Alai building has now been rented to a newly organized company 

 and it is reported that the resumption of this sport will again be permitted. This company is 

 called the "Compania de Sport y Fomento del Tourismo," indicating that its purpose is the 

 development of sport and tourist travel. 



Since our last advice another Cuban steamer has been transferred to the French flag, 

 namely the "Mobila," formerly belonging to the New Orleans and Cuban S. S. Co., which has 

 been sold to the French firm of Gouerry & Co. 



Havana Docembor 6th. 



Under the Cliffs, 

 NATIONAL BANK OF CUBA 



At the meeting of the board of directors of 

 the National Bank of Cuba, held December 

 12, it was resolved to paj' the regular semi- 

 annual dividend of 4 per cent, plus an extra 

 dividend of 1 per cent, (making a total of 5 

 per cent, semi-annual), to the shareholders on 

 record December 31, 1917. 



The sum of $10,000 was also voted to be 

 carried to the pension fund for the employes 

 of the institution. 



Yumuri Valley. 



SEED CANE FROM JAVA 



General Eugenio Sanchez Agramonte, Sec- 

 retarj' of Agriculture has received a donation 

 from Sefior Eduardo Etchegoyhen of three 

 cases of seed cane from the East Indian Island 

 of Java, to be planted in Cuba as a trial. It 

 is claimed that this cane contains more saccha- 

 rine matter than that of Cuba. General 

 Agramonte has sent the cane to the experi- 

 mental farm at Santiago de las Vegas to give 

 it a trial. 



