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One of the three Whale Islands. Nuevitas Bay, taken by George L. Parker, Tufts College, Mass. 



CUBAN TIME 



Cuba is the one place where its system of 

 time and money can be mentioned as on an 

 equal basis — there being so many varieties 

 of each. 



In Havana there is but the one time, "Hav- 

 ana Time," but as one travels towards the 

 eastern end of the island your troubles Ijegin. 

 In Camaguey, for instance, there are three 

 kinds of time, viz., Havana or RR.; New 

 York; Local. 



It keeps one busy, and it is very annoj'ing 

 to plan by one's own time, and perhaps the 

 hotel time, for a train and learn, when it is too 

 late, that the train leaves by a third or rail- 

 road time. 



It is suggested that a standard time be 

 adopted at the SOth meridian. Santa Clara 

 happens to be located on this meridian, and is 

 also the terminus of the two jirincipal or most 

 important railroad lines. By having standard 

 time at Santa Clara, which is the central part 

 of the island, at either end of the island the 

 greatest difference would be about equal, which 

 would be figured at 20 minutes. 



BISHOP OF MATANZAS IS INSTALLED WITH 

 POMP 



Monseiior Severiano Sainz was installed as 

 Bishop of Tvlatanzas, May 2, before a large 

 gathering of the leading ecclesiastics of the 

 island. Among those taking part in the cere- 

 mony were the Bishops of Havana, Pinar del 

 Rio and Cienfuegos, also Monsenor Triehler, 

 Archbishop of Alerida, Yucatan and Mon- 

 senor Mejias, Bishop of Fina. 



The day was regarded as a general holiday 

 and crowds lined the streets and every other 

 point of vantage to see the procession of the 

 church dignitaries pass to the cathedral. 



CHURCH TREASURES TO BE SOLD 



The American Art Galleries in Xew York, 

 have been visited l:)y many art lovers who 

 viewed with great interest the Church treasures 

 belonging to the Dominican order of the Catho- 

 lic Church in the Province of Cuba. The 

 antiques were placed on exhibition prelimi- 

 nary to the dispersal of the collection at pri- 

 vate sale later on. Of the forty-six pieces a 

 large crown originally used to adorn the 

 statue of the Holy \'ii-gin of the Rosary in the 

 Convent of Santa Cruz, in Granada, Spain, is 

 regarded as the most valuable. 



Sr. Julian de Ayala, for the last five j^ears 

 Cuban Consul General at Liverpool, Eng., 

 was a passenger on the ill-fated Lusitania and 

 was one of the survivors. Sr. de Ayala was 

 formerly on the editorial staff of the Diario de 

 la Marina of Havana. 



CHINESE VISITORS FROM CUBA 



A delegation of Chinese merchants, repre- 

 senting the Associated Chambers of Com- 

 merce of Cu})a, will come to New York to 

 spend a week observing business conditions 

 here. To welcome and entertain the visitors 

 a citizens' committee has been appointed and 

 has been annovmced at City Hall. 



ANOTHER FERRYBOAT 



It is stated that owing to the success of the 

 ferryboat, "Henry M. Flagler," the Peninsu- 

 lar and Occidental Steamship line intends to 

 build another of the same class, but of greater 

 tonnage, than the original ferryboat. 



