THE CUBA REVIEW 



11 



ALL AROUND CUBA 



CUBAN ARTIST GETS MEDAL 



They Mayor of Havana presented a gold 

 medal from the Academy of x\rt of Madrid, to 

 Sr. Pastor Argudin, to be handed over to his 

 son, Pastor Argudin, Jr., as a prize for his 

 paintings. The medal was of gold and was 

 forwarded to the mayor through the Spanish 

 minister. The artist himself is at present in 

 Europe, so the medal was entrusted to his 

 father. 



GUANTANAMO WANTS $1,500,000 TO MAKE 

 CITY IMPROVEMENTS 



The city authorities are about to ask per- 

 mission to negotiate a loan of $1,500, 000, which 

 is to he employed in paving the streets, com- 

 pleting the Central Park, miproving the 

 drainage and carrying the water mains to 

 places where they are at present without a 

 supply of running water. 



Everj'one realizes the great benefits these 

 improvements would be to the town. 



SANITARY INSPECTOR SHUTS CAIBARIEN 

 SLAUGHTER HOUSE 



The Inspector of Sanitation paid a visit to 

 the slaughter house in this town; as a result, 

 has ordered that it be closed until the sanitary 

 regulations are complied with. The citizens 

 are showng great indignation that conditions 

 should have been allowed to get so bad, as they 

 now find themselves cut off from their meat 

 supply. 



It is also stated that the slaughter house in 

 the neighboring town of Remedios is in almost 

 as bad a state as that of Cail)arien. 



NOTED SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER IS 

 COMING 



Frank Brown, secretary of the World Asso- 

 ciation of Sunday Schools will arrive in 

 Havana soon for the purpose of noting the 

 work of the Sunday schools herein Cuba and 

 exchanging ideas with its workers. 



Mr. Brown is well known throughout the 

 whole United States for his work in connec- 

 tion with Sunday schools and will hold a con- 

 ference at the Presbyterian church. 



MOTOR BOAT RACES FOR HAVANA 



Commodore J. Stuart Blackton of the 

 Atlantic Yacht Club, on his return from 

 Havana, is quoted to the effect that next 

 winter the Havana Yacht Club wall arrange 

 a series of motor boat races, to be held in 

 Havana Harbor. Prizes will be offered for 

 the various classes of speed boats. The 

 members of the Havana Yacht Club are 

 enthusiastic over the project and intend to 

 have a carnival week devoted to racing. 



A MOTIVE MISUNDERSTOOD 



The Cuban aviator, Rosillo, offered to fly 

 over a British cruiser lying off Havana, and 

 to drop a bundle of newspapers on it. On 

 making known his offer at the British Lega- 

 tion, it was not received in the spirit intended, 

 and the State Department of Cuba was in- 

 formed that such a flight would be risky for 

 the aviator as the cruiser would undoubtedly 

 fire on him. The excursion, therefore, had 

 to be abandoned. 



HABANAS NEW THEATRE FINISHED 



The new theatre which has been constructed 

 in the Gallego Club building is practically 

 complete, and will be o])ened to the public 

 shortly, though no formal ooening date has yet 

 been fixed for the first public performance. 



The theatre when completed will have cost 

 over $200,000 for its interior alone and will 

 rank with the San Carlos at Naples, the Metro- 

 politan at New York, Drury Lane at London 

 and La Scala at Milan as one of the largest 

 theatres in the world. 



ROBBERY AT ANTILLA 



A shortage of $11,600 has been discovered in 

 the accounts of the custom house department 

 here and Senor Yalle, the ex-treasurer of the 

 customs, has been arrested. The affair has 

 created a deep impression here as the treas- 

 urer was widely known and liked. 



ARRIVAL OF CAPABLANCA 



The distinguished chess player, Senor Josa 

 R. Capablanca, arrived in New York on 

 January 18th. Senor Capablanca had been 

 in South America, and returned on one of the 

 Argentine Government transports from 

 Buenos Aires. He was uniformly victorious 

 in his playing in the various cities of the Ar- 

 gentine, and the whole trip was very success- 

 ful. Senor Capablanca will make public ap- 

 pearances in New York. He will deliver a 

 lecture on the game of chess, and will play 

 simultaneously against all comers. Senor 

 Capablanca will remain in the United States 

 for some time, and will have every opportun- 

 ity to play at the various clubs which are de- 

 voted to chess playing. 



It is contemplated that the new electric 

 railway, which is in course of construction 

 from Havana to Marianao Beach, will be 

 finished in April. 



