THE CUBA REVIEW 



Custom House, Santiago de Cuba 



CUBAN GOVERNMENT MATTERS 



NEW WIRELESS STATION ON THE ISLE OF 

 PINES 



Beginning August 2 1 the Isle of Pinei:! be- 

 came again in telegraphic communication 

 with the world at large. As is known, the 

 hurricane which devastated this island last 

 September also totally destroyed the then 

 existing wireless station at Nueva Gerona. 



A new wireless station has been erected 

 and is now in working order. This wiieless 

 is said to be the second largest in Cuba and 

 to have a radius of 500 to 600 miles in the 

 daytime and about 1,000 miles at night. 

 The tower, 250 feet high, was furnished by 

 the Marconi Wireless Co.; the office building 

 was erected by local builders under the 

 supervision of the Cuban Government. The 

 cost of building the station is estimated at 

 $20,000. 



The new station is claimed to be far superior 

 to the one destroyed last fall. Messages 

 can be sent direct to the United States at 

 night via Arlington, Va., but may have to 

 be sent via Habana, Cuba, in the daytime. — 

 Consul W.Bardel, Nueva Gerona, Isle oj Pines. 



MATANZAS WATER POWER 



Work has been commenced on the dam 

 across the Canas river, near the city of 

 Matanzas. 



The dam is part of a project of the Matan- 

 zas Hydro-Electiic Company, capitalized at 

 $1,000,000, to establish a hydro-electric 

 plant which will furnish current not only for 

 the local transportation and lighting needs, but 



power for industrial requirements as well, 

 within the municipal district of Matanzas. 



MONUMENT TO ESTRADA PALMA 



An appropriation of $10,000 has been 

 voted by the Citv Council of Havana for the 

 erection of a statue of Don Tomas Estiada 

 Palma, firct President of the Repuolic of 

 Cuba. The site selected is on the Avenida 

 de los Pre?identes. 



SCHOOL FOR TELEGRAPHERS 



A school has been opened by the Depart- 

 ment of Communications at which instruction 

 will be given to fit young men for posts as 

 telegraph operators in the service of the 

 Government. 



The term commenced on the 14th of 

 October and will continue until approxi- 

 mately the middle of May, 19J9. Matri- 

 culation and tuition are free. 



SANTIAGO DE CUBA 



The Cuban Congress has authorized an 

 appropriation of $2,500,000 for a new water 

 system and $500,000 for the completion of the 

 sewerage system of the city of Santiago de 

 Cuba. 



ENEMY TRADING LIST 



The following addition to the 

 Trading List has been made as 

 September 20, 1918: 



Berndes, Eniique Chailes, Vedado, 

 bana. 



Enemy 

 of date 



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