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THE CUBA REVIEW 



ALL AROUND CUBA 



TRIBUTE TO SIR WILLIAM VAN HORNE 



The citizens of Camaguey have designated 

 a committee to formulate a pubhc exjiression 

 of the good-will and esteem which is felt for 

 Sir William Van Horn by the citizens of 

 Camaguey on account of his great services to 

 the city. 



At the meeting held by the Committee in 

 charge of the tribute to Sir Wilham Van 

 Home the following matters were taken up : 



The President, Mr. Walfredo Caballero, 

 gave an account of his efforts with the Secre- 

 tary of the Government, in the matter of the 

 celebration in honor of Sir Wilham Van 

 Home. 



He also advised of the interview which he 

 had with the President of the Republic, who 

 is to be associated with it. 



The Municipal Band of Havana will take 

 part in the exercises. 



The manager of El Figaro of Havana pro- 

 poses to dedicate an edition to the celebration 

 at a cost of $300. 



Mr. Miguel A. Quevedo, manager and pro- 

 prietor of the Havana pubhcation, Bohemia 

 offers his periodical for anything connected 

 with the celebration without cost. 



It is also proposed that the local periodical, 

 El Camngiicynno, dedicate a special number to 

 the celebration. 



Mr. Rodriguez proposes to make a book of 

 fine vellum with a cover of mahogany, to have 

 on the title page an engraving with the shield 

 of Camaguey, with an inscription stating: 

 "Camaguey to Sir Wilham Van Home." 



This was unanimously approved. The 

 book will contain appropriate sentiments 

 written by nmnerous admirers. 



BILL TO AID FARMERS IN PINAR DEL RIO 

 PROVINCE 



In view of the widespread poverty in the 

 province of Pinar del Rio, Representative 

 Lorenzo Nieto has introduced a bill into the 

 house which it is hoped will have an effect in 

 lightening the farmer's burden. 



The bill is in part as follows: 



Article I. — That for the space of one year 

 the following articles that are destined for use 

 in the province of Pinar del Rio shall be ad- 

 mitted free of duty, namely, ploughs, sowing 

 machines, pumms, seeds, plants and fertilizers. 



Article II. — That such articles must in no 

 case be used outside the limits of the said 

 province, and that the law shall go into force 

 immediately on its publication in the official 

 gazette. 



It is said that this law will not meet with 

 any opposition and is likely to pass at once. 



HONORS PAID TO QUESADA 



The members of the American diplomatic 

 corps, including Ambassador Gerard, Mrs. 

 Gerard, the members of the embassy and 

 their wives and representatives of the German 

 foreign office, and other ministeries, attended 

 the funeral of the late Don Gonzalo de Quesada, 

 the Cuban minister to Germany, who died sud- 

 denly at Berlin. 



The services were held in St. Hedwig's 

 Catholic church and were of great solemnity. 

 The personal representative of Kaiser William 

 laid a wreath on the casket in behalf of the 

 Emperor and Empress. 



OBJECT TO HIGHER RATE BETWEEN SPAIN 

 AND CUBA 



Sr. Mario Kohly has forwarded to the Secre- 

 tary of State a copy of a note which has been 

 presented to the Spanish minister of com- 

 merce by the United Chamber of Commerce of 

 Spain, with regard to the permission which 

 has been granted to the Spanish Trans-Atlan- 

 tic Steamship Company to increase its pas- 

 senger fares by 25 per cent. 



The note says the steamship company 

 claims that the increased cost of all materials 

 has forced them to raise their charges, but 

 that this increase is in their opinion more than 

 compensated by the fact that whereas for- 

 merly Spanish lines had to meet competition 

 from many British, French and German com- 

 panies, since war broke out this competition 

 has almost entirely ceased, and that therefore 

 they ask that the permission to increase the 

 rate may be annulled. 



PRIZES FOR AVIATORS 



At a meeting of the house of representatives 

 Sr. Soto brought forward a bill asking for a 

 credit of $15,000 for the first Cuban aviator 

 who should leave Santiago de Cuba on Febru- 

 ary 24th and fly to Havana and from here to 

 San Francisco, Cal. He also proposed a 

 prize of $5,000 for the aviator who made the 

 Santiago trip alone. 



ARMY REORGANIZATION 



Colonel Hevia gave out a short statement 

 regarding the reorganization of the armed 

 forces of the republic He said that there 

 had been rumors to the effect that many 

 officers would find that their positions were 

 inferior under the new scheme than under the 

 old; this is incorrect, as though many will find 

 their status much improved there is not one 

 who will be worse off than he was before. 



