THE CUBA REVIEW 



ALL AROUND CUBA 



HAVANA CARNIVAL 



The first parade of the Carnival season for 

 1916 in Havana occurred on Sunday, March 

 5th. The city authorities have so far not 

 taken any action towards having any special 

 events in connection with the different par- 

 ades, as has at times been the custom in the 

 past. 



On the evening of the first day of the Carni- 

 val, disturbances arose in connection with the 

 parades of the negro organizations called 

 "Nanigos," and on the following day when 

 the police attempted to disperse a similar pro- 

 cession, they were attacked by the members of 

 the parade with the result that the leader of 

 the latter was killed and several injured on 

 both sides. 



HERRERA STEAMSHIP LINE 



In a circular letter, dated March 6th, the 

 Empresa Naviera de Cuba, S. A., Havana, 

 advise of their having taken over the steam- 

 ship service known as the Herrera Line, here- 

 tofore conducted by Sobrinos de Herrera, 

 S. en C. The President of the new company is 

 Sr. Jose Marimon, who is also President of the 

 Spanish Bank in Havana, the Vice-President, 

 Sr. Armando Godoy, is Manager of that 

 Bank, the Secretary, Sr. Luis Octavio Divino, 

 is a prominent lawyer here, and the Manager 

 is Sr. Joaquin Godoy. 



FRUIT SHIPMENTS FOR THE YEAR 1915 

 FROM LA GLORIA 



During the year ending December 31st, 

 1915, there were shipped through Port Viaro 

 and Piloto the following amounts of fruit, as 

 shown by the dock records at both places: 



Oranges Grapefruit 



Loose Bbls. Boxes Boxes 



January 300,500 91 34 99 



February 435,800 33 31 231 



March 461,000 9 53 684 



April 288,000 9 .37 1,333 



May 177,000 23 79 1,006 



June 294,600 . . 50 2,569 



July 24,300 20 42 2,552 



August 58,000 9 41 3,066 



September 61,000 . . 77 1,895 



October 67,300 .. 18 1,109 



November 18,000 55 43 688 



December 13,000 78 39 446 



T6tal 2,198,500 327 544 15,678 



Shipments through 

 Port Piloto total 2,386,000 , 4,194 



This makes a grand total of oranges in bulk 

 or loose, 4,584,500; in barrels 327 and boxes 

 544, and a grand total of 19,872 boxes of 

 grapefruit. 



The above record does not include the 

 .large number of oranges shipped overland 

 to Camaguey. 



Reducing the total number of loose oranges 

 to boxes by estimating 150 to a box we would 

 have over 30,000 boxes of oranges or a total of 

 over 50,000 boxes of fruit shipped in 1915. 



IMPROPER PUBLICATIONS 



The Secretary of Justice has written a letter 

 to the Fiscal of the Supreme Court calling his 

 attention to the obscene publications on sale 

 at news-stands and book-stores with instruc- 

 tions that an energetic campaign be conducted 

 towards their suppression and the active 

 prosecution of those responsible for sarne. 

 As a result the police have visited the news- 

 stands and stores in Havana where obscene 

 literature and pictures are sold and confis- 

 cated such stocks which will be destroyed. 



CUBAN CIGARS 



The prohibited importation of Cuban 

 cigars into the United Kingdom has had a 

 very bad effect upon the tobacco industry 

 here and a number of cigar makers have been 

 thrown out of employment. Representa- 

 tives of these workmen have called upon the 

 Government to assist them, and a special 

 committee has been named by the House of 

 Representatives to study the situation and 

 make whatever recommendations vaaj seem 

 necessary in the premises. 



The Louis V. Place Co. is a newly incor- 

 porated company at 76 Cuba St., Havana, to 

 carry on the business of the late Louis V. 

 Place of the same address. 



The old firm of Diago & Carricaburu, who 

 were connected ^-ith Mr. Place, has been 

 liq.uidated, and Mr. Diago will be president, 

 and Mr. Carricaburu vice-president of the 

 new corporation. 



The new company will, in addition to 

 carr^nng on the business of the late Mr Place, 

 be devoted entirely to the chartering, disposal 

 and consignment of vessels and any other 

 business connected with its shipping interests. 



Sweral c6ny)4nfes of^Imjbrtists^haA^^^^ I 



to Havana during the last month or so to 

 work up film plays in Cuba. 



