THE CUBA REVIEW 



CUBAN GOVERNMENT MATTERS 



RESTRICTED USE OF CLOTHING. 



Major Armando Andre, Cuba's Director of 

 Subsistence, has issued a decree placing arti- 

 cles of dress, including shoes, under the same 

 restrictions as food. Importers are obliged 

 to report to him the cost of their goods, upon 

 which he will stipulate the selling price to the 

 public. 



THE RED CROSS 



The Cuban National Committee, according 

 to the Red Cross Bulletin, has transmitted to 

 the American Red Cross, in the name of the 

 Republic of Cuba, the sum of $40,000 to be 

 devoted to the relief of needy families of 

 United States soldiers who have perished in 

 the war, and for the aid of disabled United 

 States soldiers. 



ISLE OF PINES 



The Isle of Pines, although territory of 

 Cuba, has 91 volunteers in the United States 

 Army and recently backed them up by doub- 

 ling its Red Cross drive allotment, raising 

 approximately $5 for every American man, 

 woman and child on the island. 



FOOD CROPS 



Great progress in reported by the Cuban 

 Treasury Department in the taking up of 

 state lands, particularly at the eastern end 

 of the island, for the raising of food crops. 

 The lands are being leased to the highest 

 bidder who pledges himself to plant food 

 crops, and great eagerness is shown to take 

 up the lands for that purpose. 



PROTECTION OF TRADEMARKS 



On July 23rd, The Merchants' Association 

 of New York, gave a luncheon to Dr. Mirio 

 Diaz Yrizar, Cuba, at The Bankers' Club. 



Dr. Yrizar is Director of the International 

 American Bureau for the Protection of Trade- 

 marks, which will have its headquarters in 

 Havana. 



After the luncheon a discussion followed, 

 covering the plan of operation of Dr. Yrizar's 

 office, and details of registration of trademarks 

 in North and South America under the inter- 

 national agreement. 



PRESENTATION OF CUBAN FLAG 



The Cuban flag has been added to the col- 

 lection of allied flags that adorn the main 

 auditorium of the Church of the Transfigura- 

 tion, New York. The flag was the gift of 

 Frederick Cruz Munoz of the Cuban Custom 

 House Department. 



DEPARTMENT OF CHARITIES 



President Menocal on July 24th signed a 

 decree appointing Miss Eugenia Hibbard 

 chief of office of the Bureau of Nurses in the 

 Department of Charities. 



VEGETABLE IMPORTS FROM CUBA 



A new general hcense has been issued by 

 the Bureau of Imports of the War Trade 

 Board, jjermitting the importation of fresh 

 fruits and fresh vegetables from Cuba, for 

 shipments made on or before Dec. 31 next- 



UNITED RAILWAYS 



By a presidential decree the Uniteel Rail- 

 ways of Havana and the Regla International 

 Warehouse Company, Ltd., have been 

 granted a loan of a million dollars in treasiu-y 

 bonds, authorized by the law of July 31, 1917. 



CUBAN OFFICERS 



Twenty-five commissioned officers of t.he 

 Cuban army are to go to Fort Barrancas 

 Fla., to train for the coast artillerj^ ser\'ice. 



The officers include one heutenant-colonel, 

 seven captains and seventeen first lieutenants. 



BRITISH SUBJECTS IN CUBA 



British subjects between the ages cf 18 

 anel 41, resident in Cuba (except colored 

 Briti&h subjects, who are not yet called 

 upon) have been officially notified that 

 their services are required by His Majesty's 

 Government. 



