THE CUBA R E V I E W 



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ALL AROUND CUBA 



MORE EARTHQUAKES 



On ]\Iai"ch 21st and 31st strong vibrations 

 of short chu'ation were experienced in Gibara, 

 Orient e Province. 



The shocks caused much ahirm among the 

 inhabitants who remembered the quakes of 

 February 27th. Little (hunage is reported. 



Puerto Padre, hkewise in Oriente Province 

 and on the North coast, experienced a strong 

 earthquake with subterranean rumbUngs 

 which, while it lasted but five seconds, ex- 

 cited the population considerably, yien and 

 women rushed into the streets from their 

 homes, the latter almost insane from fright. 



At Cauto, also in Oriente Province, and on 

 the same date a strong shock of two seconds 

 duration intensely alarmed the populace. 

 On the same date shocks were also felt at 

 Xuevitas. 



WATERMELONS FOR HAVANA 



A few exhibits of watermelons were shown 

 at the fair at the Isle of Pines recently, and 

 that tho.se who have raised these few will 

 know how to do it for the Havana market; 

 all watermelons being imported from ^lay to 

 October from the States. The large red 

 meat, black seeded variety, thin rinded and 

 weighing about 2.5 pounds up, are the best 

 sellers. The dark gi-een or black peeled 

 variety is the one best liked. It is large and 

 round and should be shipped in bulk to Ha- 

 vana and not packed in crates or barrels. 

 They suffer less this way. — Isle of Pines 

 Xews. 



AVIATION IN CUBA 



Some aviators will soon go to Cuba to 

 inquire into the progress of military aviation 

 there. The Cuban governnrent bought a 

 flying boat last spring for the use of its army, 

 but so far as can be ascertained, no j^rogress 

 has been made in its use, though many avia- 

 tors have made flights during the la.st year 

 at various places in the island. 



MRS. RYDER'S HUMANE WORK 



The Band of Mercy in Havana, of which 

 Mrs. Ryder is president, has secured new and 

 more commodious quarters in Havana for 

 its work. 



A creche has been maintained for some 

 time where a number of children are kept 

 daily while their mothers are out at work. 

 The older children are given schooling and 

 the younger ones toys. The motto for the 

 nursery is "That Other Woman's Child." 



Stray cats and dogs, deseased and un- 

 desirable, are mercifully despatched. 



The city officials and prominent men do 

 not hesitate to un.stintingly praise Mrs. 

 Ryder's work. Mendez Capote, in an 

 address at the opening of the new home on 

 April 25th, said : "When you see a coachman 

 get down off his box seat and unrein his 

 horse when he arrives at his stand, that is 

 Mrs. Ryder. When you see a mule .stand- 

 ing in the stall, with a sore shoulder or back, 

 instead of being compelled to work, Mrs. 

 Ryde]- put him there. She keeps all the 

 sick and crippled ones off the streets. A 

 dozen persons will make angry protest if a 

 driver is seen beating his animal because of 

 Mrs. Ryder's teaching. One has only to 

 remember conditions fifteen years ago and 

 now observe them today to see what ]\Irs. 

 Ryder has done." 



SANTIAGO CUSTOM HOUSE 



A recent report by Frederico Bolivar, 

 Collector of the Custom House at Santiago, 

 to the Treasury Department, concerns the 

 conditions of the custom house building in 

 that city. 



Sr. Bolivar stated that, notwithstanding 

 this building was a newlv constructed one, 

 and had cost nearly $300,000, all the walls 

 are cracked and are in danger of collaps- 

 ing any day when many lives might be 

 lost. 



The Cuban schoolship "Patria," with the 

 naval cadets aboard, will take an European 

 cruise. It will be gone 147 days and will 

 visit fifteen different countries. The trip is 

 for the purpose of giving the cadets a chance 

 to finish their naval education by a term at 

 sea. 



The New York Stock Exchange recently 

 received applications to list the Cuba Com- 

 pan}% $2,500,000 7 per cent, cumulative pre- 

 ferred stock. 



Five new schools are shortly to be estab- 

 lished in Havana. 



The Governor of Santa Clara Province has 

 given permission to Senor Fidel Ruiz Turienzo 

 to use for motor power the river "Jabacoa" 

 at Rodas where the river joins the Damuji 

 River. From newspaper statement it ap- 

 pears that a like authorization for the same 

 purpose and at the same locality was also 

 given to Senor Ignacio Lauza, but this con- 

 cession was declared lapsed. 



A telegraph line from Camaguey to La 

 Gloria is a coming improvement. The 

 Secretary of Government has made a recom- 

 mendation to Col. Charles Hernandez, the 

 Director o' Posts and Telegraphs, that $4,000 

 be credited for new project. 



