THE CUBA REVIEW 



The Cuban government 



The made an adequate appropria- 



Live Stock tion for the exposition held 



Exposition April 11th to May 12th and 



suitable prizes and awards 



were given to competing exhibitors. 



President Menocal and Secretary of 

 Agriculture Emilio Nunez are encouraging 

 in" every way possible the development of 

 Cuba from an agricultural standpoint. 

 They are giving encouragement to the 

 breeders of the high-class live stock and 

 breeders in the United States are furnished 

 an opportunity that they are not slow in 

 accepting. Recently at a fair held on the 

 Isle of Pines very liberal prizes for agri- 

 cultural products were offered, the greater 

 portion of the money prizes being con- 

 tributed by the Cuban government. 



The exposition referred to above is in 

 line with this policy and some $15,000 was 

 contributed as premiums. 



The competition was open to all coun- 

 tries and on accouat of the close proximity 

 of the United States to Cuba many breed- 

 ers and fanciers, on account of the liberal 

 prizes offered, were exhibitors at this fair. 

 The animals were judged by five men se- 

 lected from the best and most practical live 

 stock raisers of the island, among whom 

 was a veterinary surgeon, whose duty it 

 was to pass on the soundness of the ani- 

 mals exhibited and on their physical con- 

 dition generally. 



It is believed that the government will 

 buy as many of the prize-winning animals 

 as possible to be used on its experimental 

 farms. President Menocal will inspect the 

 animals needed for the government and 

 will select, in person, those best suited for 

 breeding. 



W. G. Shropshire, Winchester, Ky., re- 

 cently sold to Fred Wolfe, Havana, for 

 President Menocal, the champion five- 

 gaited saddle mare Hazel Dawn for $4,500. 

 Mr. Wolfe also bought from Mr. Shrop- 

 shire the handsome walk-trot mare Beach- 

 wood Belle, for export to Cuba. 



Hazel Dawn is a chestnut mare, 15.2 

 hands high, by Rex Peavine, out of Gladys 

 Twigg, by Chester Dare. She was ex- 

 hibited twenty-five times last season, at St. 

 Louis, Kansas City, Louisville, Indianapolis, 

 Lexington, Sedalia, Paris, Winchester and 

 Mount Sterling, and was not once beaten, 

 though she met the best saddle horses of 

 her type then in training". Her winnings 

 were $2,69."). 



The law of July S, 1910, 



Houses authorized an appropriation 



for of $1,300,000 for the con- 



n'orkincn struction of 2,000 houses 



for workmen to cost $650 



each, to be sold to laborers of good c'lar- 



acter, who could become the owners of the 



property by paying a small monthly rent 

 until paid for. Since this law was promul- 

 gated about 1,000 houses have t)een built 

 in the provinces of Havana, Pinar del Rio 

 and Santa Clara. Up to this time no houses 

 have been constructed in Camaguey Prov- 

 ince. 



The provincial council of Oriente Prov- 

 ince, in conformity with this law of Jan- 

 uary decreed on January 14th that 350 such 

 homes should be immediately constructed 

 in Santiago and other towns, as follows : 



Santiago de Culia 120 



Holguin IS 



Manzanillo IS 



Guantanamo 16 



Baracoa 6 



Bayamo 6 



V^ictoria de las Tunas 6 



Puerto Padre 6 



J iguani 



Palma Soriano 6 • 



San Lius 6 



Caney 6 



Alto Songo 6 



Mayari 6 



Sagua de Tamano 6 



Banes 6 



Gibara 6 



The Cuban law requires 

 Children that all children born on the 

 Must Be island must be reported to 



Registered the municipal judge in the 

 district wherein the child 

 was born. Failure to make such register 

 subjects the parents to a fine that can be 

 heavy or light in the discretion of the judge. 

 Registration costs nothing and either the 

 father or mother can attend to it. 



But there are serious reasons for the 

 registering of the child. When it grows 

 old enough to marry it will be embarrassing 

 if he or she cannot furnish a birth certifi- 

 cate owing to the carelessness or forgetful- 

 ness of the parents. These matters are ex- 

 tremely serious in Cuba and often cause 

 great difiiculties. 



President ^Menocal has just issued an 

 order extending for a period of six months 

 the time in which cliildren can I'.e regis- 

 tered with the municipal judge witliout the 

 imposition of a fine. 



Some Americans think that if they regis- 

 ter their children's birth with the American 

 consul that will be suiificient. All the in- 

 fluence of the American minister or consul 

 will not prevent a fine being imposed if the 

 birth is not registered with the Culjan 

 authorities. 



The Ncxi! York Herald notes the success- 

 ful pick up on March ISth at Antilla, Nipe 

 Bay, Cuba, of wireless despatches sent out 

 from the newspaper's offices in New York. 

 The air line distance is aliout 1,300 miles. 



