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NEW BREWERY: The newspapers report the organization of a new brewery 

 called "Cuba Cervecera," to manufacture beer and ice, with a capital of $3,000,000. 

 The company has already secured the ice factory of Jose Mata and has secured 

 additional ground. It is stated that the machinery has already been bought in Ger- 

 many, although the bottling plant will be purchased in the United States. 



PARCFJL POST TREATY BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND CUBA: The 



newspapers report that a new postal treaty is expected to be entered into soon be- 

 tween the United States and Cuba. One of the principal features of the treaty is 

 that whereas 4 pounds is the limit in weight of a package which can at present be 

 sent by parcel post, in the proposed treaty, packages weighing 5 kilos, or about 11 

 pounds, can be sent by mail. 



SMALLPOX: As a result of the slight epidemic of this disease which broke out 

 in Havana, as referred to in our last letter, the United States Public Health Service 

 ordered the vaccination of all crews on vessels bound from Havana to United States 

 ports and also that all passengers must provide themselves with vaccination cer- 

 tificates. 



We are glad to report, however, that there have been no new cases for several 

 days, and it is fully expected that it will be a matter of only a short time when 

 there will be no cases remaining. 



STRIKES: Havana has fortunately been free from strikes of any importance 

 for some time, although the harbor workers were seriously considering the question 

 of going out on a sympathetic strike at the time there was one in efCect among similar 

 workmen in the- United States. As the matter was finally settled, however, the local 

 strike did not become effective. 



BASEBALL: We have made previous mention of a series of games being played 

 here by the Pittsburgh National League Team. Since then a team called the "All 

 Americans," made up of professional players from different American clubs, has 

 arrived and is playing a series of games here. 



MARIANAO RACE MEET : This is scheduled to begin as customarily on Thanks- 

 giving Day, November 27th. Considerable improvement has been made to the plant 

 and it is confidentially expected that this meet will surpass all previous ones. 



HOTELS: We stated in our last letter that the former Hotel Sevilla was 

 being prepared for hotel purposes again under the operation of John M. Bowman, at 

 the head of the syndicate which is operating several of the principal hotels in New 

 York and elsewhere. Woi'k is rapidly going on and it is hoped to have same com- 

 pleted and the hotel ready for occupancy again before the end of December. The in- 

 terests behind this hotel have also purchased an adjoining lot which faces on the Prado, 

 where they will build, thereby not only increasing the hotel accommodations, but 

 also giving the Sevilla an entrance on the Prado instead of on Trocadero, as at 

 present. 



Rumors are again active that the jail at the foot of the Prado will finally be 

 secured for hotel purposes, this time by an English company, whose representative is 

 here and has this matter up with the city council. 



UNITED STATES-CUBA AIRPLANE SERVICE: In recent letters we have re- 

 ferred to the formation of companies for the establishing of airplane service between 

 the United States and Cuba and we have mentioned particularly the Cia. Cubana- 

 Americana de Aviacion, also known as the Cuban-American Aircraft Corporation. 

 Since writing our last advices this company has received two hydro-aeroplanes and 

 while they have not yet been placed in commercial service between Havana and 

 Key West, as is the intention, they are being utilized to carry passengers in short 

 flights over the city, each machine carrying two persons in addition to its pilot. 



The newspapers also report the arrival here of a special representative of the 



