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rmiiils iiiitli..riziii.L: .(.iisuinplioii of (diil. in :u((»nl:ui<e with ai»i'li<"iti<'ns made, were 

 mniirrd aiul \\«tl' irnmt*-*! only to i-sscniiiil industries ami slilpinn.:,' interests. Regu- 

 lations wore also issutnl by the (lovcrmuent providini; for restricti.ms as to street 

 lighting; and the ns*' of eledric si;;ns, hut fortunately Havana did not suffer much, 

 as the <oal sirike was ended shortly after these restrietio)is became effective. There- 

 for.-, with the resumption of work on the part of the nuners, the situation in this 

 respe<t is now nuich iH'tter, althoujih a shortajie still holds. 



AMKKICAX AMll.\SS.\I)OH: Hon. Wm. E. Gonzales, Ameri<an Minister to 

 Cuba, wlio. as we liavo mentioned, lias been appointed Ambassador to J'eru, left Havana 

 on tlie isth inst. for the United States, preparatory to sailinj; thence for his new 

 post. His suicessor, Hon. Ron/. W. Long, has not yet arrived, but is expected soon. 



FLYIXG: The Cuban-American Aircraft Cori)oration continues to give exhibi- 

 tion tiiv'hts over the City of Havana, but has not developed the service it proposed 

 establishinLT for connnercial purposes between the United States and Cuba and also 

 between local Cuban points. Interest in flying, however, is great and the third Tan 

 American Aeronautic Congress is to l)e held in Havana, February 21st to March 1st, 

 at which time prizes amounting to $25,000 will be awarded for different events, includ- 

 ing flights from the Unittxl States to Havana, from Havana to Key West and from 

 Havana to Cienfuegos. The first two amuial congresses were held in New York and 

 Atlantic City, respectively. 



We are unable to learn that anything definite has as yet been accomplished in 

 cuunection with the establishment of an aerial mail service between the Inited 

 States and Cuba, although the subject has received serious consideration on the 

 part of l)oth Governments, as we have previously reported, and it is imdoubtedly 

 merely a question of time nnlil this service is put in operation. 



OIL WELLS: There is still nothing i)articular to report in this connection, 

 except to repeat tliat drilling is continuing on certain properties and a small amount 

 of oil is being marketed by a few of the wells. 



STHIKES: While there have been no strikes of national importance recently, 

 there has been considerable talk as to such action being taken by the laborers em- 

 ployed in the cane fields and in connection with sugar mills, and there have been 

 a few local strikes. The Cuban Government, however, has been conducting an exten- 

 sive investigation of this situation and, as a result, a considerable number of strike 

 agitators have been arrested and deported. The Government has made plain its 

 decision to use energetic means to prevent any attempt to paralyze the sugar industry 

 through such strikes. Thei'e are reports that a general strike will soon be declared 

 throughout the entire Island, but apparently this is nothing but a rumor. 



BASEBALL: We have reported the arrival of professional American teams in 

 Havana to play with the local clubs. The latest team is called the AU-Americans 

 and is made up of iilayers from various league clubs in the United States. The teams 

 have lost several games to the Havana i)layers, although the rittslmrgh team had 

 better luck when here a short time ago. 



ROYAL BAXK OF CANADA: The Havana branch of the Royal Bank of Can- 

 ada inaugurated its new building at Obrapia and Aguiar Streets on December 1st. 

 The bank occupies the entire first floor and the remaining five floors are used for 

 offices. On the roof of this building there have been built additional rooms, which 

 will be occuiiied by the Midday Club, an organization of business men. A- noonday 

 meal will be served on the roof, and reading and rest rooms are also located on this 

 floor. 



SUGAR EXPORTS: A decree was issued by I'resideiit IMenocal the fore part 

 of this month placing restrictions on the exportation of the 1918-19 sugar crop unless 

 authority for exportation had been obtained from the Cuban Sugar Exportation Board 



