THE CUBA REVIEW 



CUBAN GOVERNMENT MATTERS 



ITALY DAY IN HAVANA 



May 24th, the third anniversary of Italy's 

 entrance into the war on the side of the AlHes, 

 was celebrated in Havana by the presenta- 

 tion to the students of the National University 

 of a flag sent to them by the students of the 

 , University of Rome, to commemorate the 

 occasion. President Menocal presided and 

 the presentation of the flag was made by the 

 Italian Minister. 



CUBAN CONSULATE AT CHARLESTON, N. C. 



Indications that increasing commercial 

 relations are expected between Cuba and the 

 Port of Charleston, N. C, are found in the 

 fact that the Republic of Cuba has estab- 

 lished a consulate at Charleston. Senor 

 Leonardo Bravo, Vice-Consul, is now in 

 charge of the consulate, pending the arrival 

 from Canada, of Senor Jose A. Munoz, who 

 has been appointed Consul. 



RAILROAD SUBSIDY 



President Menocal has signed a decree au- 

 thorizing the payment of the subsidy for rail- 

 road construction to the Northern Railroad. 

 The amounts named in the decree are $510,- 

 000 for the 105 kilometers of track laid be- 

 tween Caibarien and Nuevitas and the ad- 

 vance payment of $60,000 for each ten kilo- 

 meters open for public service which will be 

 finished in November, up the amount of $1,- 

 828,000. The payment will be made from 

 the proceeds of the Series A bonds, which 

 were turned over to the government of the 

 United States as security for the last loan 

 of $15,000,000. 



NATIONAL DEFENSE COUNCIL 



The resignation of Dr. Miguel Angel 

 Aguiar, Secretary of the National Defense 

 Council, has been accepted by President 

 Menocal. 



U. S. HYDROAEROPLANES VISIT CUBA 



On May 31 three hydroaeroplanes from the 

 United States naval station at Key West 

 made a trip to Havana in a little less than two 

 hours. President Menocal and Minister 

 Gonzalez enjoyed the novel experience of 

 flights with the visiting aviators. 



IMPORTATION OF FRUIT FROM CUBA 



The following cable was received at the 

 American Consulate in Havana from the 

 United States Department of State: 



From War Trade Board, general license is 

 issued covering importation of fresh fruits 

 and vegetables from Cuba on steamships 

 Mascotte and Miami. General license is is- 

 sued on importations of all commodities 

 whether restricted or unrestricted, not ex- 

 ceeding one hundred dollars in value, and 

 general license is issued covering goods of 

 American firms being returned to the United 

 States not exceeding five hundred dollars in 

 value. 



U. S. NAVAL ATTACHE 



Commander Charles V. Cusachs has been 

 sent to Cuba as naval attache of the American 

 legation. 



BOULLE WORK 



The director of the school of BouUe work 

 in Paris will shortly go to Cuba, at the re- 

 quest of the Department of Education, to in- 

 stitute this branch of art in the national 

 school of arts and trades in Havana. 



SANTIAGO DE CUBA 



A bill appropriating $3,000,000 for the 

 waterworks and sewerage of the city of San- 

 tiago de Cuba has been passed by the Cuban 

 Congress. 



CAMAGUEY 



An appropriation bill providing $2,950,000 

 for the sewering and paving of the city of 

 Camaguey has been passed by Congress. 



ENEMY TRADING LIST 



Additions to the Enemy Trading List, up 

 to June 14, 1918, are as follows: 

 Clasing, Luis, Habana. 

 Cuena, Arcadio, Habana. 

 Gutmann, R. S., Habana. 

 Heilbut, Enrique, Habana. 

 Kaupp, A., & Co., Habana. 

 Lehmann & Co., Habana. 

 Scheldt, Francisco, Habana. 



