THE CUBA REVIEW 



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\'iew of present building of the Post Office Department in Havana. A new edifice is projected. 

 Administracion de Correo, Habana. 



NEW POST-OFFICE SITE 



The post-office of Havana is to l)e moved 

 from its present location (see illustration 

 of present building on this page) to the 

 San Francisco church building, now occu- 

 pied by the custom house. 



The building was used for church pur- 

 pose, but after being occupied by the Eng- 

 lish forces on October 19th, 1763 it was con- 

 sidered desecrated and formally abandoned 

 by the church authorities. 



The custom house will be moved to the 

 handsome piers now nearing completion 

 and built by the Mac Arthur Perks Co., at 

 the Machina. The transfer will be made 

 next month, v.'hen the custom house offic- 

 ial v.ill be comfortably housed. 



CUBA S CARTS AND ROADS 



Culia lias 1,(56?, miles of cart roads, not 

 including the roads within plantations. 

 Native ox-carts measure 6 ft. from out to 

 out of their two clumsy wheels. Other 

 carts, drawn by mules (at Cienfuegos). 

 measure •") ft. 6 in. and 5 ft., out to out. 

 All other vehicles come from the United 

 States and France, these going almost ex- 

 clusively to the larger cities. The tread is 

 of the gauge of the country from which 

 they come. — Pliiladclfliia Carriage Mnntlily- 



CUBAN CONGRESS OF MOTHERS 



In Havana was recently organized the 

 Cuban Congress of Mothers. The wife of 

 Havana's mayor was chosen president, and 

 all meetings are held in the mayor's house. 

 The Congress was incorporated under the 

 laws of the republic of Cuba. Seven vice- 

 presidents have been chosen to cover the 

 country. The Advisory Council for baby 

 saving work is composed of professional 

 men, mostly physicians. A mothers' bureau 

 for expectant mothers, day nurseries and 

 pure milk stations are being established 

 under tliis council. 



CUBA S POPULATION 



The population of Cuba is 2.387,000, ac- 

 cording to the latest census. The secretary 

 of the interior submitted a report to this 

 effect to President Menocal a few weeks 

 P'jo. The population in 1907 was 2,04S,9S0. 



HAVANA BAND FOR FAIR 



It was decided on January 19th to send 

 the Havana municipal band to the Panama- 

 Pacific Exposition. An appropriation of 

 $12,000 was made for the journey and 

 $.',000 for new instruments. 



