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THE CUBA REVIEW 



WITHDRAWS FROM BRUSSELS CONVEN- 

 TION 



The British government made announce- 

 ment in the House of Commons on August 

 1st of decision to withdraw from the Brus- 

 sels Convention on September 1, 1913, a 

 year's notice being necessary. 



This action has no important influence 

 on present conditions, as England has prac- 

 tically been out of the convention for 

 several years. 



It is evident that the other countries in- 

 terested, those who signed the Protocol of 

 March 17, 1912 (including Germany, Aus- 

 tria, France, Belgium, Holland, Peru, 

 Sweden, Switzerland and Russia), intend 

 the convention to remain in force until 

 September 1, 1918. 



The original Brussels Convention was 

 agreed to March 5, 1902, England taking 

 an active part in its organization. On ex- 

 piration of the original term the convention 

 was renewed for five vears to September 

 1, 1913. 



On December 19, 1907, Russia was ad- 

 mitted with privilege of exporting 300,000 

 tons to September 1, 1909, and 200,000 tons 

 each year for four years from September 

 1. 1909, to April 1, 1913. 



The Protocol of March 17, 1912, pro- 

 vides for a continuance of the quota of ex- 

 portation awarded Russia of 200,000 tons 

 for each of the live years from September 

 1, 1913, to September 1, 1918, and (in view 

 of the scarcity existing in 1911-12) a sup- 

 plementary quota of 150,000 tons in year 

 1911-13, 50,000 tons in year 1912-13 and 

 50,000 tons in year 1913-14, also providing 

 for a prolongation of the convention for 

 a new term of five years to September 1, 

 1918. 



This increase in Russian exports was 

 unsatisfactory to England as she had re- 

 quested that Russia be allowed to export 

 600,000 tons this year. 



The purchase by Sr. Rafael Montalvo, 

 Manuel Ajuria and other financiers, of the 

 "Lucia"' mill in Havana Province, owned 

 by the heirs of the late Perfecto Lacoste, 

 has been announced. The output has 

 averaged about 26,000 bags yearly taking 

 the yield for the last five years. The 

 maximum output was in 1909 when the mill 

 produced 37,734 bags. 



Sugar Central Tuinicu, Santa Clara Prov- 

 ince, finished grinding with 106,147 bags as 

 its output. 



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 pany, Delrey, Mich., to trap 

 29 '/4 'inch vacuum. 



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