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West. The girls came to Havana at the invitation of Sr. Enrique Berenguer, head of 

 the Boy Scouts of Cuba, and camped while here at Camp Columbia, Marianao. 



Hotel Florida Changes Ownership: The Hotel Florida, one of the most populai 

 downtown hotels, has been sold by F. Mestre & Co. to Moran Brothers, who will take 

 immediate control. Moran Bros, were the former proprietors of the Hotel Lafayette 

 and it is expected that they will make the Hotel Florida one of the most popular hotels 

 in Havana during the coming tourist season. 



Well Known Editor Attends Conventions: Editor Edw. F. O'Brien of the 

 "Times of Cuba," probably the best known representative of the American colony in 

 Cuba, who just recently returned from the Advertising Men's Convention held in 

 Atlantic City, where he recommended Havana for the next national convention, has now 

 gone to attend the Elks National Convention at Atlanta, Ga. Mr. O'Brien is said to 

 belong to more lodges and organizations than any other man in Cuba, as well as being 

 known as one of the most popular Americans residing in Havana. 



American Club Celebrates July 4th: The Fourth of July was properly and 

 fittingly celebrated by the members of the American Club at a banquet held in the 

 afternoon in the Club House. The Municipal Band and the Hotel Plaza orchestra 

 rendered music for the occasion. Many prominent Cubans and Americans were present, 

 among the former being Dr. Carlos de Cespedes, Secretary of State, Dr. Betancourt, 

 Secretary of Agriculture, Mayor Cuesta of the City of Havana, also Ambassador 

 Crowder and Governor Neff of Texas. 



Dr. Francisco Zayas Appointed Cuban Minister to Paris: Dr. Francisco Zayas, 

 brother of President Zayas, has been appointed by the President as Cuban Minister to 

 Paris. Dr. Zayas was formerly Secretary of Public Instruction here. 



Garbage Strike Annoying: As the result of a strike of the street cleaners for 

 an increase in pay, the streets of Havana for the past several days have been made 

 almost impassable by reason of accumulation of garbage. Collections are now being 

 made in most of the principal streets by prisoners, but it is hoped that an early settle- 

 ment will be made with the striking street cleaners. 



New Hotel Rapidly Nearing Completion: Work on the addition to the new 

 Hotel Sevilla-Biltmore, under construction by Arellano & Mendoza, is rapidly nearing 

 completion. The work on this hotel may be considered as one of the fastest building 

 construction jobs ever attempted in Cuba. 



Radio Stations installed on national territory 



Long-range Radio Station.— Accord- will be subject to official inspection by the 



ing to reports received from Mexico, the Department of Communications, under 



Antilles, the United States, and Canada, the Secretary of the Interior, and no ex- 



the radio station of the Cuban Telephone perimental stations may be installed witb 



Co., of Habana, has an effective radius of out a permit from that department, 



approximately 3,000 miles on a wave Regulations for the mstallment and 



length of 400 meters. The farthest sta- operation of such stations are included in 



tion reporting having heard clearly mes- the decree, which was published in the 



sages sent from Habana is Prince Albert, Gaceta Oficial, February 14, 1923. 



Saskatchewan, Canada. Other stations at Pan-American Union. 



long distances that reported were Catalina 



Island, Visalia (Calif.), and Porto Rico. 



The company is constantly arranging Sales Tax 



interesting programs for transmission. It is reported that cash paid into the 



By decree No. 186 telegraphic and tele- Cuban treasury for July amounted to 



phonic radio service is to be considered $9,183,000. 



public service, restricted by concessions Of this sum $2,500,000 was collected 



made by the State. through the one per cent, gross sales tax, 



