THE CUBA REVIEW 



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■c-ided imin-ovement over former times and that the best pictures were in both Spanish and 

 Enghsh when necessary. 



The duty on fihns iniported into Cuba is $5.20 per kilo from foreign countries and $4.16 

 per kilo from the Tfnited States. The foreign films used throughout the island are rented 

 through the agencies of the various film manufactures located in Havana. The two largest 

 laboratories where plays are enacted and scenes taken for local use on the island are the Cuba 

 Film Co., and the Santos-Arteaga Co., at Havana. 



ALL AROUND CUBA 



CUBA'S TRADE WITH PORTUGAL 



The Cuban Consul at Lisbon has reported 

 that Portugese merchants are anxious to get 

 in touch with Cuban ex^iorters with a \'iew to 

 increasing the trade with Portugal, stating 

 further that the samples of Cuban goods 

 recently submitted have been very satis- 

 factory. 



SILK WORMS 



The matter of the cultivation of silk worms 

 in Cuba has been brought to the attention of 

 the SecretarA' of Agriculture. It is thought 

 that this might be developed into an import- 

 ant industry for Cuba, and further experi- 

 ments will probably be undertaken at the 

 station at Santiago de las Vegas. 



CHARLES ARTHUR CONANT 



Charles A'thur Conaiit, the financial expert, 

 died at Havana on Sunday, July 4th. Mr. 

 Conant was an expert on monetary and finan- 

 cial matters and was in Havana to advise 

 concerning a plan to modifj' the Cuban cur- 

 rency sj^stem and to establish a bank of issue. 

 He was the author of various works on money 

 and baiilcixig, and did much work in con- 

 nection with the various Cuban financial 

 problems. 



ANDALUSIAN HORSES 



A recent importation into Cuba from 

 Andalusia, Spain, of some of these celebrated 

 horses has brought the matter to the attention 

 of the Cuban Government, and the govern- 

 ment is considering the importation for breed- 

 ing purposes. 



PORT OF HAVANA 



For the year ended June 30th, 1915, 1,189 

 passenger boats have entered this port. 



The Cuban Consul at Marseilles, France, 

 has advised the Cuban Government that a 

 new steamer service will be started between 

 jNIarseilles, Norfolk, Havana, New Orleans 

 and Guadalupe. This service will consist of 

 one steamer per month. 



THE JITNEY BUS 



The jitney bus system has been greatly 

 extended all over the Island of Cuba, there 

 l)eing some 2,000 automobiles in Havana 

 alone. They are called "aranas" by the 

 Cubans, which means spiders, because of 

 theii' tendency to run around the town. 



CI EN FU EGOS 



The One Hundredth Anniversary of the 

 founding of this city will occur next Septem- 

 ber. A coiTunittee has been formed to see 

 that the celebration is appropriately observed. 



NUEVITAS AQUEDUCT 



A bill providing for the construction of an 

 acjueduct for the city of Nuevitas has been 

 passed by the Cuban House, and should it 

 be approved by the Senate and signed by 

 President Menocal, it will become law. 

 Nuevitas has been dependent upon cisterns 

 for water supply, and this method has not 

 been .satisfactory, at times necessitating 

 water being brought from Camaguey in tank 

 cars. It is hoped that the Cuban Govern- 

 ment will provide for this improvement. 



ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILE SERVICE IN 

 HAVANA 



A new service of electric automobiles is 

 to l)e organized shortly in Havana. 



