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THE CUBA REVIEW 



ALL AROUND CUBA 



MAP OF CUBA INCORRECT 



At the meeting of the Cuban Geographical 

 Society, recently held in Havana, the Presi- 

 dent, Dr. Ignacio Remirez, made a speech of 

 great interest, because he stated that a large 

 portion of Cuban territory has not been cor- 

 rectly mapped, in particular the Zapata Penin- 

 sular and the Isle of Pines. Apparently the 

 modern map makers have been content to fol- 

 low the old maps and have not paid sufficient 

 attention to correctmg old errors. Dr. Remi- 

 rez purposes to bring the matter to the atten- 

 tion of Congress with the view of securmg an 

 appropriation to be devoted to preparing a 

 new and scientific map of the island. 



102 CHINAMEN ARRIVE. ALL MERCHANTS OR 

 STUDENTS 



One hundred and two Chuiamen have just 

 arrived at Havana from Mexico on board the 

 Manuel Calvo. They classify themselves as 

 "merchants" or as "students" though a good 

 many of them hardly looked the part. 



As not one of these prospective "mer- 

 chants" or "students" could furnish the $500 

 bond necessary they were aU sent over to 

 Triscornia till it is decided what is to be done 

 with them. 



MEDALS FOR HAVANA FIREMEN 



The Mayor of Havana has approved sev- 

 eral regulations, so that in the future there 

 will be a medal granted to any fireman who 

 may perform a heroic act in the discharge of 

 his duty. There will also be three long-ser- 

 vice medals— gold, silver and copper, respec- 

 tively — for those firemen who have served for 

 twelve, eight and four years. 



FERRY STEAMER "HENRY M. FLAGLER" 



The first trip of this steamer from Key 

 West to Havana was made on January 8th. 

 Her cargo consisted of twenty-four freight 

 cars from the Florida East Coast Railway, 

 nine cars containing horses, and fifteen mixed 

 freight. The trip was made in 7J^ hours. 



FISHERMAN MAKE TROUBLE-HAVE ALL 

 GONE ON STRIKE 



The fishermen of Guantanamo have gone 

 on a strike owmg to regulation of the adminis- 

 trator of the customs house at Caimanera, for- 

 bidding the catchmg of fish by means of the 

 great nets that have hitherto been customary. 

 The fishermen w^ho employ this means are 

 nearly all foreigners and they even try to pre- 

 vent those who fish with lines, who are nearly 

 all Cubans, from following their trade. 



CUBA MAY BECOME A SPORTING CENTRE 



Persons interested in sporting events have 

 been asking permission from the Cuban 

 Government to hold boxing contests in 

 Havana. It is announced that some promi- 

 nent stars in the pugilistic world have already 

 been engaged, and that Havana may be the 

 scene of some interesting contests this winter. 



STRIKE IN GUANTANAMO 



The first part of January the wagon drivers 

 struck, demanding ten cents more a ton. So 

 many Centrals had stopped grinding on ac- 

 count of the rainy weather, that there was not 

 sufficient transportation to keep the wagon 

 drivers employed. 



UNITED STATES FLEET IN SEVERE STORM 



The United States warships proceeding 

 from the United States to Guantanamo, 

 Cuba, experienced one of the severest storms 

 of the season and were consequently delayed, 

 as it was necessary to run in to Lynnhaven 

 Bay, Va., to await the abatement of the 

 storm. 



NEW PUBLICATION IN CUBA 



The new pubhcation known as Der- 

 Deutehe-in-Cuba, was issued early in Janu- 

 ary for the first time, and will be devoted to 

 the interests of the German residents in Cuba. 



The editor of the publication is Mr. Adolf 

 E. Schmidt, and it will be issued monthly. 



SCHOOL TEACHERS' PAY IN ARREARS 



Reports from the districts of Bayamo and 

 Jiguani state that the school teachers have 

 made a complaint that their salary for Nov- 

 ember and December is still unpaid. Not- 

 withstanding, the promise has been made to 

 them that they wiU receive their money for 

 both months not later than December 20th. 



CUBAN SCHOONER LOST 



The Cuban schooner, "Ignacia Clenen," 

 which sailed from Caibarien on Dec. 6th 

 has not been heard from, and it is thought 

 that she has been lost. 



CUBA RESTRICTS WIRELESS MESSAGES 



The Cuban Government has announced 

 that messages in code and cipher for wireless 

 transmission will not be accepted and that 

 all messages must be of a strictly neutral 

 character. 



