THE CUBA REVIEW 



CUBAN GOVERNMENT MATTERS 



POSTAL MONEY ORDER DECREE 



At the proposal of the Secretary of the 

 Department of the Interior, President 

 Menocal signed a decree October 10th 

 modifying the regulations which govern 

 the issuance of postal money orders to 

 the United States. The decree reads as 

 follows : 



"Be it resolved: 



"1. That $300 be fixed as the maximum 

 amount that may be sent daily by the 

 same remittor by means of postal money 

 order service with the United States and 

 their possessions. 



"2. That $500 be fixed as the maximum 

 amount that may be sent daily to the 

 same addressee by means of postal money 

 order service with the United States and 

 their possessions. 



"3. That the present rates for postal 

 money orders to the United States and 

 their possessions be modified as follows: 



"For a money order not exceeding 

 $2.50, 3 cents. 



"More than $2.50 and not exceeding 

 $5.00, 6 cents. 



"More than $5.00 and not exceeding 

 $10.00, 12 cents. 



"More than $10.00 and not exceeding 

 $20.00, 23 cents. 



"More than $20.00 and not exceeding 

 $30.00, 35 cents. 



"More than $30.00 and not exceeding 

 $40.00, 46 cents. 



"More than $40.00 and not exceeding 

 $50.00, 58 cents. 



"More than $50.00 and not exceeding 

 $60.00, 69 cents. 



"More than $60.00 and not exceeding 

 $75.00, 83 cents. 



"More than $75.00 and not exceeding 

 $100.00, $1.15 cents. 



"4. The foregoing modifications will in 

 no way affect domestic service." 



APPROPRIATION FOR NATIONAL MILITIA 



A presidential decree authorizing an ap- 

 propriation of $350,000 for the payment 

 of accounts pending for the expenses of 

 the national militia was signed by Presi- 

 dent Menocal October 3. 



PASSPORTS 



Hon. William E. Gonzales, American 

 Minister to Cuba, has issued the follow- 

 ing statement: 



Havana, Dec. 4. 



For the convenience of reputable busi- 

 ness men and others, who are residents 

 of Cuba and who have need to make fre- 

 quent visits to the United States, Ameri- 

 can Consuls to whom such facts are 

 demonstrated will give a vise for six 

 months at a time, which will, for that 

 period, enable the holder of the passport 

 to enter into, and depart from the United 

 States without other requirements. 



SANITATION IN URUGUAY 

 Dr. Eduardo Fernandez, a deputy of 

 Uruguay, has requested the Department 

 of Sanitation and Charity, through the 

 State Department, to send him a detailed 

 statement of the laws for the organiza- 

 tion and operation of that department in 

 Cuba, as well as the basic law. 



Dr. Fernandez stated in his request 

 that the data furnished him is to be used 

 in the preparation of a bill which he will 

 introduce in the congress of Uruguay for 

 the creation of a department of sanita- 

 tion, similar to that of Cuba. 



COLONEL SHAW 



Colonel Shaw, commanding the Ameri- 

 can forces stationed at San Juan in 

 Oriente, was given a farewell banquet 

 Sept. 24 at the Casa Granda hotel in San- 

 tiago de Cuba. 



The banquet, which was attended by 

 the military and civil officials of the dis- 

 trict, was an expression, on the eve of his 

 departure, of the good will and best 

 wishes of the many friends that Colonel 

 Shaw made while in that end of the 

 island. 



Colonel Shaw, will be succeeded by 

 Colonel Hall. 



HAVANA RACING 



The racing season in Havana opened 

 at Oriental Park on Thanksgiving Day, 

 and will last for at least 100 days. Prizes 

 amounting to $400,000 will be distributed 

 among successful horsemen. 



