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THE CUBA REVIEW 



A Scene in Havana Province. 



of New Zealand on the other side of the globe, according to mortality records, can 

 rival Cuba in the matter of healthfulness. while in the delightfulness of the climate, 

 of course, there is simply no comparison, since New Zealand has many days of chill 

 and gloom that would not appeal to the average seeker for pleasant regions. 



The Province of Havana, even during the times of Spanish rule, had three or four 

 tine military drives radiating to the south and west of the capital. Since the inaugura- 

 tion of the Republic these highways, shaded with the evergreen laurel, the almendra, 

 flamboyan and many varieties of palm, including the royal and the cocoanut, have been 

 converted into magnificent automobile drives, to which have been added many kilometers 

 of splendidly paved roads known as carreteras, which connect the towns and villages 



