THE CUBA REVIEW 



CUBAN GOVERNMENT MATTERS 



The Cuban ^Minister to Venezuela has re- 

 ported and has sent to the Secretary of State 

 of Cuba a package of cigars manufactured in 

 Venezuela, having a label declaring the con- 

 tents as pin-e Havana tobacco. The Cuban 

 Minister to Venezuela proposes to prosecute 

 the perpetrator of this fraud. It is a matter 

 of fact that ^'enezuela does not import any 

 Cuban tobacco. 



BANK CONTRACT 



The President has signed a decree which 

 extends for foiu- years the contract between 

 the government and the National Bank of 

 Cuba, reducing the commission which the 

 Bank receives under the terms of the contract, 

 to one-eighth of one per cent. 



THE NEW PROVINCIAL. PALACE 



It is estimated that this will be the liighcst 

 edifice in Havana, as it will be 120 feet high. 

 The building will contain a large hall to be 

 used for art exhibits and exhibitions of com- 

 mercial interest. The building will also 

 contain a large assembly room capable of 

 seating some 2,000 persons. 



TUBERCULOSIS HOME 



President Menocal has authorizeil a ])ay- 

 ment of $8,529 to the Oriente Ijeague, which 

 iQstitution has been raising a fimd to erect a 

 hospital and convalescent home for tuber- 

 culosis patients. 



NATIONAL LABORATORY 



The Xational Laboratory which was to 

 form part of the Xational University has 

 been in danger of being delayed on account 

 of lack of funds, and President Menocal has 

 authorized a payment of $20,000 to enable 

 the work to be continued. 



CUBAN COINAGE 



Owing to the closing of the Philadelphia 

 mint, which was necessary to enable the 

 annual inventory to be taken, the weekly 

 shipments of Cuban coin to Cuba were sus- 

 pended. The weekly shipments, however, 

 began again early in August. 



PATENT MEDICINES 



The Culnvn Sanitary Department has 

 ordered that on and after Septemlier 10. 1917, 

 formulas and names of makers of all patent 

 medicines imported into Cuba must l)e shown 

 on ])ackage. 



FENCING TOURNAMENT 



A fencing tournament is annoirnced to be 

 held in Havana some tune next year. The 

 recent victory of the Republic of Cuba at 

 the tournament held at San Francisco has 

 attracted more attention to this sport, and it 

 is hoped that a large number of experts will 

 engage in the contest diu-ing the ensuing year. 



MACEO MEMORIAL 



The statue of General Maceo which has 

 been made at Madrid, Spain, has been shipped 

 to Havana, and in due time will be erected 

 at Avenida del Gulfo. 



CUBAN REFUGEES FROM YUCATAN 



The CuV)an Government will bring back 

 from Yucatan, Mexico, some 250 Cubans 

 who have been stranded there without re- 

 soiu'ces. 



COST OF CUBAN STAMPS 



The cost of prmting Cuban postate stamps 

 for the past year amoirnted to $77,972. 



FRAUDULENT TOBACCO LABELS 



The Cuban Consular Service in Euroi)e 

 and other countries have reported many 

 cases of tobacc^o being sold with fratidulent 

 Cuban labels. Tobacco manufacttxrei-s have 

 taken the matter up with the Cul)an Govern, 

 inent with the idea of having the Culjan label 

 properly protected. 



HIGHWAY IN BAYAMO AND MANZANILLO- 



The Cuban Congress has })een asked for a. 

 credit of $26,000 for the repair of this road 

 which was built during the first intervention, 

 and has had no repairs since. 



