THE CUBA REVIEW 



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SANTO DOMINGO CHURCH 



Old Sto. Domingo Cliurch and Convent at O'Reilly and San Jacinto Streets, 

 Havana, built in 1692, and one of the oldest churches in the city, is now in process 

 of being demolished to make way for a modern office building. The architect and 

 contractor is Luiz Echaverra. Considerable difficulty has been experienced in remov- 

 ing the old structure, and some of the stone walls which are four feet in diameter 

 have to be broken entirely in small pieces before removal. It has been an interesting 

 sight for visitors to Havana to view the large time-worn images and frescoed walls 

 as they are exposed to view in the work of tearing down the old Cathedral, as 

 shown In the accompanying views. 



COMPARATIVE VALUE OF MONEYS 



(Translation of Circular No. 9, issued on April 23d, appearing in 

 Official Gazette of May 8, 1920) 

 Comparative value of moneys of the different countries of the world in effect 

 since April 1st, in relation to that of the gold dollar of the Republic of Cuba estab- 

 lished by the Law of October 29, 1914: 



Remarks 



Currency : Paper, value 

 depreciated, convertible at 

 44%. Approximate rate of 

 exchange, .$0.982.5. 



Rate of exchange, $0,005 

 a crown. 



Member of the Latin 

 Union ; the present tender 

 is gold. Value at exchange, 

 $0.0738. 



121/^ Bolivianos are 

 equivalent to 1 £ sterling. 

 Rate of exchange, $0.3497. 

 Brazil Gold Milreis .5462 Currency: Paper (Gov- 



ernment). Approximate 

 rate of exchange, $0,265 

 each mili'eis. 



Rate of exchange, $0.3356, 

 equivalent to 1 colon. 



Rate of exchange, $0.9877. 



Guatemala : Paper, in- 

 convertible. 



Honduras: Bank notes. 

 Gold Colon .500 Rnte of exchange, about 



$0,505. 

 Gold Peso .30.50 Currency: Paper, in- 



convertible. Rate of ex- 

 change, approximately 

 $0.2075. 



The tael is a weight 



measure, not a coin. The 



Silver Tael 1.4872 unit used by the Custom 



Houses is the Haikwan 

 tael. 



Salvador 

 Chile 



China : 

 Amoy 

 Canton 

 Cheefoo 

 Chin Kiang 

 Fuchan 

 Haikwan 



1.5549 

 1.5502 

 1.4872 

 1.5089 

 1.4383 

 1.5821 



