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THE CUBA REVIEW 



CUBAN GOVERNMENT MATTERS 



Col. Jose Marti, who has been appointed 

 Secretary in the recently created portfolio 

 of the War and Navy. 



CUBAN NAVY 



It is reported that the Cuban Navy wiU 

 be augmented by the addition of new boats, 

 and furthermore the Navy's personnel will 

 be reorganized. 



BRITISH INVESTORS 

 According to financial articles appearing in 

 the newspapers published in Great Britain, 

 great interest is taken in the possibility of 

 the settlement of the bonds of the Cuban 

 Ports Company. British investors purchased 

 a large amount of these securities, beUeving 

 that they were absolutely guaranteed by the 

 Government of Cuba and, therefore, forming 

 a safe and desirable investment. When Presi- 

 dent Menocal succeeded President Gomez, the 

 legality of the concession granted the Cuban 

 Ports Company was brought into quesdon, 

 and after a long legal contest, it was decided 

 that the concession granted by the Cuban 

 Government to the Cuban Ports Company 

 was unconstitutional, and this decision seri- 

 ously affected the holders of the securities of 

 the Cuban Ports Company. British investors 

 were naturally very uneasy as to the final 



result of their investment. The recent action 

 of the Cuban Congress in authorizing Presi- 

 dent Menocal to settle the claims of the hold- 

 ers of the securities of the Cuban Ports Com- 

 pany has had the effect of encoiuaging the 

 British and other holders of these securities. 



GUSTAVO GARCIA MENOCAL 

 Gustavo Garcia Menocal, brother of Presi- 

 dent Mario G. Menocal and Representative 

 in Congress from the Provinces of Matanzas, 

 died at his home near Havana July 18. He 

 bore the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the 

 Cuban war of independence. 



CIENFUEGOS 

 Acting Mayor Florencio Guerra of Cien- 

 fuegos was assassinated July 30 as he was 

 about to enter his home on the outskirts of 

 that city. 



TREATY WITH SPAIN 

 For a long time past, a new treaty has been 

 pending between Spain and Cuba, and many 

 negotiations have taken place, but no agree- 

 ment has been reached. The only treaty 

 at present in existence between Cuba and 

 Spain is not suffi.ciently comprehensive in 

 its provisions to properly regulate commer- 

 cial intercourse between the two countries. 

 Every year a large number of Spanish emi- 

 grants come to Cuba. These emigrants are 

 employed principally on the sugar estates, 

 and the manner in which this emigration 

 traffi.c is handled has never been satisfactory 

 to either Spain, Cuba or the emigrants, and 

 it is thought that if this new treaty is made, 

 these vexed questions will be adjusted to the 

 satisfaction of all concerned. 



LA GLORIA 

 The Chamber of Commerce of La Gloria 

 has presented a claim for |"50,000, which 

 amount rer resents damages that were caused 

 to the residents of La Gloria on account of 

 the recent insurrection. 



CUBAN ARMY 

 President Menocal has issued a decree rais- 

 ing the pay of the officers and commanders of 

 the Cuban Army as follows: First sergeant, 

 $600 per year; second sergeant, $540 per year; 

 third sergeant, $300 per year; corporals, .$300 

 per year, and enlisted men, $276 per year. 



