THE CUBA REVIEW 



15 



ALL AROUND CUBA 



YUCATAN PURCHASES CUBAN BOAT 



The Cuban tug"Theresa, ' ' formerly a Spanish 

 gunboat, has been purchased by the junta of 

 Yucatan, opposed to Carranza, and is to be 

 used to carry arms and ammunition to Pro- 

 greso, Yucatan. 



SOUTHERN BAPTIST MISSION BOARD 



The Cuban department of this body com- 

 prises 27 churches, 27 preaching stations, 

 numerous Sunday schools, 25 missionaries, 

 a college of 100 students at Havana, six-day 

 schools and a number of well-constructed 

 meeting houses. 



CIENFUEGOS CONTRACT SUIT WITHDRAWN 



The action brought by the Latin-American 

 Contracting and Improvement Company of 

 New York, assignee of Jose Antonio Frias, 

 against Bishop B. F. Broderick of Saugerties, 

 N. Y., and other contractors, has been with- 

 drawn. This suit was brought to collect a 

 commission on a $3,000,000 contract for pub- 

 lic works at Cienfuegos, Cuba, in 1908. The 

 action was originally entered at Hartford, 

 Conn., and no explanation of its withdrawal 

 has been made. 



EMPLOYERS LIABILITY IN CUBA 



The Secretary of Commerce and Agricul- 

 ture has received a petition from various 

 workers asking that a Spanish edict in force 

 since 1888, but never put into effect, be again 

 made apphcable in case of accident to em- 

 ployes. Under this law in the case of death of 

 an employe, the contractor was forced to pay 

 to the workman's heirs and assigns the equival- 

 ent of 500 days' full pay, and there were also 

 other provisions of the law providing for com- 

 pensation in case of accident. 



REFUGEES FROM YUCATAN 



The Cuban cruiser "Cuba" arrived in 

 Havana INIarch 20, from Progreso, Yucatan, 

 having on board a large number of refugees 

 who left Yucatan owing to the disturbed con- 

 ditions on account of the Mexican revolution. 



PRECAUTIONS AGAINST RATS 



Every steamship or boat that is moored to a 

 dock in Cuba must have a disk on each moor- 

 ing rope to prevent the rats from using the 

 rope as a highway. Stringent penalties are 

 provided for non-observance of this regulation. 



GOVERNMENT LOAN FOR CENTRAL 

 PINAR 



The representatives from Puiar del Rio, 

 without distinction of party, have united to 

 try to get a government loan of $200,000 for 

 the establishment of a cane central in that 

 prov)nce. Owing to the conditions of the 

 tobacco industry' it is thought that this plan 

 would prove of great benefit to the tobacco 

 workers. 



PARCEL POST TREATY WITH ENGLAND 



It is expected that a new convention with 

 England will shortly be concluded which will 

 permit the transmission of packages by parcel 

 post. It is thought that this treaty, if signed, 

 will prove of great benefit to the tobacco inter- 

 ests, as it will permit small packages of tobacco 

 and cigars to be sent through the mails. 



IMPORTATION OF CUBAN QUAIL 



Shipments of quail from Cuba have been re- 

 ceived in Pennsylvania to be used in increas- 

 ing the native stock. The quail will be dis- 

 tributed in the various counties of Pennsyl- 

 vania where there are game associations. 

 Formerly quail were imported from Mexico, 

 but recently the importation of Mexican 

 quail has been stopped. 



CONSUL GENERAL FOR SPAIN 



Sr. Fernando Perez del Pulgar, formerly Vice- 

 Consul for Spain at New York, has been ap- 

 pointed Consul-General for Spain at Havana. 

 Sr. Del Pulgar is a nephew of the Spanish 

 Minister of Foreign Affairs. 



SEVERE MOTOR CAR TEST 



Near Santiago is the celebrated Puerto 

 Boniato road which winds up the side of a 

 mountain 2,000 ft. high and is considered the 

 severest test in Cuba for an automobile. 

 Recently a ear made the ascent in six minutes, 

 the car being driven on the second gear. 



ROADS IN ORIENTE PROVINCE 



In regard to the new highways projected for 

 this district, Senor Agramonte, Chief of the 

 Department of Public Works, is quoted to the 

 effect that while there may be need for new 

 roads in Oriente, he recommends that before 

 work is begun on any new project the old 

 roads be put in thorough repair. These repairs, 

 he estimates, will amount to at least $196,000. 



EARTHQUAKE AT GIBARA 



A slight earthquake shock occurred at 

 Gibara, March 24th, and while it caused great 

 alarm, no damage was done. 



