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THE CUBA REVIEW 



INFORMATION FOR VISITORS TO CUBA 



WHAT THE TOURIST MAY TAKE BACK DUTY FREE HOW TO REACH 



INTERESTING PLACES 



GOODS FREE OF DUTY 



The Havana Post recently obtained from 

 the United States customs officials a state- 

 ment of just what can be bought in Cuba 

 to the value of $100.00 and taken to the 

 United States without paying duty. The 

 official statement is as follows : 



"Said exemption ($100.00) should be 

 confined to such articles in the nature of 

 personal and household effects, curios, sou- 

 venirs, wearing apparel, made up or un- 

 made, table linen, chinaware, etc." 



This exemption includes the following 

 things which are in demand among all 

 tourists visiting Cuba : 



Hand-made laces, table linen and embroi- 

 deries, bed linen, dresses made and unmade, 

 fans, antique furniture, bric-a-brac, china- 

 ware, souvenirs of all kinds and panama 

 hats. 



Only fifty cigars are allowed entrance 

 into the United States free of duty, or in 

 their place 300 cigarettes or 3 pounds of 

 prepared smoking tobacco. More of each 

 can be carried but will be required to pay 

 duty. The cigars, cigarettes or smoking 

 tobacco are allowed in addition to the $100 

 exemption. Not more than one quart of 

 spirits, wines or beverages will be allowed. 



Every tourist is especially warned that 

 although an aigrette or feather from any 

 wild bird is brought from the United 

 States, it cannot be taken back there. 



TO THE NAVAL STATION 



To reach the United States naval station 

 the tourist leaving Havana at 10 p. m. ar- 

 rives at Santiago the next morning at 9 :45 

 a. m. After a day or two sight seeing in 

 the city he can take the 7 :15 a. m. train 

 which at San Luis connects with the Guan- 

 tanamo and Western Railroad which 

 brings him to Guantanamo at 11 :20 a. m. 

 The company advertise a free launch ser- 

 vice for visitors to the station. The road 

 passes through the beautiful Guantanamo 

 valley, and the traveler will see coffee and 

 cacao plantations and charming scenery. 



TO THE ISLE OF PINES 



Steamers leave Batabano on arrival of 

 the 6:10 train from Havana Mondays, 

 Wednesdays and Fridays at 8 p. m., and 

 on the return trip leave the Isle of Pines 

 on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 

 7:00 p. m. 



AUTOMOBILE SERVICE IN SANTIAGO 



Automobiles are now in service in San- 

 tiago for points interesting to travelers who 

 desire to see noted historical places, and 

 those rich in scenic beauty famed in this 

 mountainous section. 



Prevailing prices for six passenger cars 

 are as follows : 



Per hour within city limits $6.00 



To Cristo and return 12.00 



To Boniato Hill 12.00 



To San Luis 25.00 



To Caney and San Juan 10.00 



To Cobre Mines 30.00 



To Harbor Fort 20.00 



Arrangements can be made at some of 

 the hotels for a special rate. 



A combination can be made and a re- 

 duced rate obtained for including all the 

 places mentioned in one or more trips. 



HORSE SHOW IN HAVANA 



Under the auspices of the Cuban Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture a horse show will be 

 held at Havana next month, in connection 

 with the Cuban National Live Stock Exhi- 

 bition, which is to open on April 11th, con- 

 tinuing until May 2nd. With money prizes 

 up to $1,000 each accompanying the blue 

 ribbons, the program looks attractive to 

 owners of saddle stallions and mares from 

 the United States, the more so as it is the 

 avowed purpose of the government to buy 

 all stallions available in price and desirable 

 for breeding purposes. All horses are to 

 be judged by a scale of points, and at least 

 seventy-five points will be necessary to win 

 a first prize. 



In the class for walk-trot saddle stallions, 

 minimum height 15.5 centimetres, or 14.3 

 hands, the first prize will be $1,000, the 

 second $500, the third $250 and the fourth 

 $100. In the class for gaited stallions the 

 prizes are $750, $350, $200 and $100. while 

 the first prizes for walk-trot mares and 

 gaited mares are $400 and $350 respectively. 



SERVICE TO MATANZAS 



The service of the United Railways of 

 Havana to Matanzas includes two express 

 trains and two locals daily. 



Trains leave the new central station in 

 Havana at 7 :05, 8 :15 a. m. and 3 :30 and 

 10:00 p. m. The round trip first class is 

 $4.50. 



