THE CUBA REVIEW 



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Peru 



Philippine Islands 

 Portugal 



Roumania 



Russia 



Santo Domingo 



Serbia 



Gold 



Gold 



Gold 



Libra 



Peso 



Escndo 



4.8665 



.5000 



1.0S05 



Approximate value at ex- 

 change, $4.62. 



Value at exchange, ap- 

 proximately, $0.49375. 



Curi'ency : Paper, incon- 

 vertible. Rate of exchange, 

 approximately, $0.25. 



Rate of exchange, $0,016. 



Straits Settlement 



Sweden 



Switzerland 



Rate of exchange, $0,029. 

 Siam Gold Tical .3709 Rate of exchange, $0,029. 



Spain Gold & Silver Peseta .1930 The gold peseta is not 



minted. Money in circula- 

 tion is silver and notes of 

 the Bank of Spain. The 

 silver peseta is a fractional 

 coin, 835 millesimals fine. 

 ^'alue at exchange, $0.1775. 

 Gold Dollar .5678 Value at exchange, 



$0.44375. 

 Gold Crown .2680 Rate of e x c h a n g e, 



$0.21625, equal to 1 crown. 

 Gold Franc .1930 Member of the Latin 



Union. Actual legal tender 

 is gold. Value at exchange, 

 $0.1748. 

 Gold Piaster .0440 100 piaster are equal to 



1 Turkish pound. Value at 

 exchange, $1.50. 

 Gold Peso 1.0342 Value at exchange, 



$1.0075. 

 Gold Bolivar .1930 Approximate value at 



exchange, $0.1932. 

 The rates of exchange above quoted are taken from recent quotations and are 

 shown to indicate values as compared with the Cuban monetary unit, said quotations 

 being subject to fluctuation. 



The above is given as a matter of general information, and Custom House and 

 other officials are requested to acknowledge receipt of this circular. 



(Signed) Gabeiel Garcia. Echaete, 



Subsecretary of the Treasury. 



Turkey 



Uruguay 

 Venezuela 



LINK-BELT COMPANY DEVELOPMENTS 

 The "Lewis" Hoist, a development of a 

 fireproof hydraulic system on raising and 

 lowering heavy doors, such as are used 

 on open hearth and heating furnace work, 

 is announced by the Link-Belt Company. 

 The "Twyncone" Friction Clutch is one 

 of the Link-Belt Company's newest 

 achievements. 



An effective "safety-first" mechanical 

 device that will instantly disengage a 

 drive when the load exceeds a predeter- 

 mined point has been developed by the 

 same company. It is known as the "Lett- 

 go" Mechanical Overload Release. It is 

 especially adaptable for elevating, con- 

 veying, and power transmission ma- 

 chinery. 



THE CUBAN TELEPHONE COMPANY 



At the general meeting of stockholders 

 of the Cuban Telephone Company the fol- 

 lowing gentlemen were elected to the 

 Board of Directors : 



President of the Board, Mr. Jos6 

 Marimon. 



President of the Enterprise, Mr. Pler- 

 nand Behn. 



First Vice-President, Mr. Sosthenes 

 P.«^hn. 



Second Vice-President, Mr. Manuel 

 Ilerrera. 



Secretary, Mr. Carlos I. Parraga. 



Directors, Messrs. Modesto Gutierrez, 

 Armando Godoy, Rafael Abreu and An- 

 tonio H. Diaz. 



