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18 crop, but on the other hand, the price of producing sugar has also gone up, so that the net 

 gain of the growers here will not, in many cases at least, be as much as indicated above. 



Registration of U. S. Citizens— There was considerable registration at the office of the 

 American Consul-General in Havana on Sept. 12th of American citizens from 18 to 45 yeais, in 

 accordance with the regulations of the American Government, although the Consul-General 

 here had not on that date received a,Tiy instructions as to conducting this registration. 



Flour. — There has been a shortage of bread recently in Havana which, however, is now 

 being remedied. The allotment of flour for Cuba lately has been 50,000 sacks per month, 

 but it is stated that this will now be increased to 75,000 sacks for September. 



Fourth Liberty Loan.— The Fourth Liberty Loan Committee for Cuba is making prep- 

 arations for the drive which will begin here on the same date as in the United States, viz., Sept. 

 28th. The quota it is expected to raise here is f 1,000,000 for each billion dollars of the Fourth 

 Liberty Loan, which will mean $6,000,000 for Cuba to raise, as the loan is for $6,000,000,000. 

 Cuba has always oversubscribed her allotments in the previous drives, and it is expected that 

 she will do so in the present one. 



Exports and Imports. — Exports from Cuba to the United States during the fiscal year 

 1917-lSamounted to $264,024,006, and imports for the same time were $235,682,045, making 

 a balance of $28,341,961 in favor of Cuba. 



Coal. — Newspapers state that the American Government will only allow Cuba the same 

 amount of coal this winter as she received during the same period last year, and that the local 

 coal importers have received requests from shippers in the North asking for figures showing 

 quantities received last winter from September on, so that they may arrange accordingly. The 

 American War Trade Board here, in view of the prospective shortage of coal, has advised the 

 Spanish steamers to coal at Puerto Rico or Ignited States ports instead of in Cuba. 



War Trade Board — There have been no rulings of importance on the part of the repre- 

 sentative of the American War Trade Board here or by the Cuban Food Administrator since 

 oui last advices. 



City of Havana. — In connection with work now being done by the city of Havana for 

 the beautifying of its parks and drives, it is said that plans are being terminated in connection 

 with .the improvement of Maceo Park, which is at the Western end of Gulf Avenue, or Malecon, 

 as it is commonly called, and is the connecting link between that and the new boulevard, 

 thence to Vedado. On this boulevard and at the entiance of Vedado will be placed the Maine 

 Monument, and it is expected that this Malecon Boulevaid will be one of the most beautiful 

 in the world. The seawall, or Malecon, from which this driveway takes its name, has already 

 been completed from Maceo Park to Vedado, and the paving and filling in of the roadway is 

 rapidlj' progressing. 



HOTEL SEVILLA one of the most attractive office buiklings in 



the city. 

 It is reported that the Hotel SeviUa has 



r 1 r t< - TT u ri 1 „ AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF CUBA 



been transferred from Senor Urbano Gonzales «.>.^ i v^ iw 



to the La Cubana Compaiiia Nacional de One thousand three hundred square meters 



Seguros for the sum of $630,000. One of the of land, with a frontage of 29 meters on the 



stipulations of the contract requires that the Malecon and running back to San Lazaro, 



hotel be vacated by all guests before delivery taking in numbers 170, 172 and 173 on San 



early in the coming month of December. Lazaro, have been purchased by the Auto- 



The Hotel Sevilla is one of the most mobile Club of Cuba. 



prominent edifices of Havana, and is widely A clubhouse and garage will be erected by 



known abroad. It is the purpose of this the club as soon as plans have been drawn up 



company to remodel it and convert it into and approved. 



