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There was considerable discussion awakened over the resull of t ho award, and 

 some of the unsuccessful competitors threatened to bring suit i«» annul tin- (ii-<-i>i<>n 

 of the < Committee. 



FISH: During the fiscal year ended Juno 30th, according to figures furnished 

 by the Government, the consumption of fish In Havana amounted to 11,761,253 Ihs. 



with a vnii f $1,941,763.08, to which should be added the value of shell fish, etc., 



giving a total amounl of $2,041,031.53. This was $138,276.08 less than the value 

 of fish consumed In the previous vein-. 



STEAMSHIP SERVICES: With the arrival hist month of a British steamer 

 from Montevideo loaded with a cargo of jerked beef, service by steamer between the 

 River Plate and Havana was again resumed after an interruption of about four years 

 during the war. During this time occasional cargoes of jerked beef were brought 



up by sailing vessels, as we have reported in previous letters. 



The first vessel to arrive from Belgian ports at Havana since the beginning of 

 the war reached here on June 21st, when an English steamer came here from Antwerp. 



The Canadian Government Merchant Marine has recently established a service 

 between Canada and Cuban ports, two steamers having already arrived loaded 

 with products from that country. 



We have mentioned in previous letters the establishment of services on the 

 part of Japanese lines. Another new line of this same nationality is the "Osaka 

 Shosen Kaisha" coming from Japan and touching at Pacific coast ports, thence via 

 the Panama Canal to Havana and other Cuban points. 



ARRIVALS OF VESSELS DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1919: 



According to figures furnished by the Custom House here, during the year mentioned 

 above, 2,2!>2 vessels entered this port, 1S9 less than during the previous year. 



NEW AMERICAN MINISTER: Boaz W. Long will succeed Mr. W. E. Gonzales 

 as American Minister to Cuba, the latter having been appointed first United States 

 Ambassador to Peru. Confirmation of the appointment by the Senate has been held 

 up pending an investigation of certain matters by a Senate subcommittee. Mr. Long 

 has had considerable experience in the diplomatic service both in Latin-American 

 countries and with the State Department at Washington. 



ORIENTAL RACE TRACK, MARIANAO: In our May letter we reported the 



sale of this track to Messrs. Frank Steinhart and A. II. Diaz, of this city, and G. W. 

 Loft, of New York. Recently, however, the newspapers have stated that this deal 

 has finally fallen through and present indications are that racing the coming season will 

 be conducted under the same management as heretofore. 



PINEAPPLE SEASON: The present crop may he considered as having ended 

 during the last week of June, total shipments amounting to some 750,000 crates. This 

 is considerably less than the normal crop, as owing to scarcity of ships in which to 

 transport the fruit during war years, the growers allowed their output to become 

 reduced. On the other hand, very good prices were secured during the entire present 

 season, although the heavy rains which put an end to the shipping season caused a large 

 quantity to he left uncut in the fields, which, however, will be consumed in the local 

 market here. 



NEW LAW FIRM Ricardo Dolz, one of Cuba's most famed 



lawyers, and a professor in the School 

 of Law in the Havana University, and 



A new law firm has been formed in 



Havana for practice before the courts of Dr j j U stin Franco, a graduate of 

 Cuba. The members of the firm are Dr. Havana University. 



