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THE CUBA REVIEW 



vehicles. As the downtown streets in Havana are very narrow and the traffic fre- 

 quently congested, driving is rather difficult in that section. However, there is more 

 space in the residential section, and as there are no hills in Havana it is probable that 

 the growing use of automobiles will lead to a market there for electric cars. 



One of the small points for automobile dealers to remember is that Cuba enforces 

 a strict antiglare law, and care must be used in the selection of automobile lamps. 

 Occasional difficulties reported from the Cuban custom houses over the appraisal of 

 automobiles and parts indicate that a special study should be made of tariff require- 

 ments, in order to avoid errors in declarations, as they lead to fines and annoying 

 delays. 



The recent establishment in Cuba of several branches of American banks affords 

 the island needed facilities for financing crops and handling imports. Automobile 

 houses inaugurating a Cuban business will find these branch banks of value, also, 

 in furnishing credit information on prospective agents in the provinces. — [Latin 

 American Circular No. 57, prepared by the Latm American Division, Bureau of 

 Foreign and Domestic Commerce] 



AERIAL SERVICES BETWEEN THE 

 UNITED STATES AND CUBA 



The establishment of an aeroplane pas- 

 senger and express carrying line from 

 Havana to Key West, Miami, Palm 

 Beach, Jacksonville and New York has 

 been announced. This service will be un- 

 der the ownership of Hannibal J. de Mesa, 

 a wealthy Cuban merchant, and is ex- 

 pected to be in operation by December 1st. 



Senor de Mesa purchased two sixteen- 

 passenger and four three-passenger Far- 

 man type biplanes in France, which are 

 expected to arrive in Cuba the first part 

 of November. Captain Henri K. de Keril- 

 lis, now business manager of the Farman 

 Company in Paris, will be in charge of 

 the operation of the planes, and with him 

 will be four prominent French aces and 

 twelve airplane experts. 



Captain de Kerillis was in the French 

 air service during the war and is credited 

 with having brought down forty-six Ger- 

 man machines. He made 150 bombard- 

 ments in German territory. He received 

 the Legion of Honor, the Croix de Guerre 

 with seven palms, the Italian and Belgian 

 Legion of Honor and an English decora- 

 tion. 



This service will save forty-eight hours 

 between New York and Havana. 



An aeroplane delivery service between 

 New York and Cuba was started on Octo- 

 ber 28th by the L. E. Waterman Company 

 of New York. Three flying boats have been 



chartered and the first cargo consisted of 

 fountain pens valued at $100,000. 



The Cuban-American Aircraft Corpora- 

 tion will inaugurate a passenger and mail 

 service, by aerial route, between Cuba and 

 the United States, the two objective points 

 being Havana and Key West. A hydro- 

 aeroplane, piloted by C. J. Zimmerman, 

 chief test pilot of the Aeromarine Plane 

 and Motor Company of Keyport, N. J., left 

 the United States on October 27th for Key 

 West, and two other ships will be sent by 

 freight. The ship used in the test flight 

 has a 130 horse-power motor and the type 

 is similar to that used in the navy for 

 training purposes. Reports state that the 

 Aeromarine Company are constructing 

 larger planes than these, capable of car- 

 rying twelve passengers, in addition to 

 pilot and mechanic, and five hundred 

 pounds of mail. These planes will be de- 

 livered to the Cuban-American Aircraft 

 Corporation about December 1st. 



ICE FACTORY FOR HAVANA 

 According to press reports a large ice 

 factory will be constructed on Luyano 

 Street in Havana. It is stated that ma- 

 chinery valued at $500,000 has been or- 

 dered for the plant. 



LAMBORN & COMPANY 

 Lamborn & Company has widened its 

 European trade field through the opening 

 of a Paris office located at 3 Rue Taitbout. 



