THE CUBA REVIEW And Bulletin. 



15 



GENERAL N0TE5 



HAVANA CUSTOM HOUSE. 



Collections for February, 1907. .$1,415,208.39 

 Collections for February, 1906. . 1,651,860.60 



Decrease in 1907 $236,652.21 



Havana, February 28, 1907. 



The tobacconists in Havana are still on 

 a strike. They demand to be paid in 

 American currency. 



An extension of time to April i, 1907, 

 has been given claimants for losses sus- 

 tained in the six weeks' revolution of 1906. 



For some time past the cattle law has 

 been in controversy and cattle raisers in 

 Camaguey and Santa Clara have petitioned 

 Governor Magoon to repeal the law pro- 

 hibiting the slaughter of female cattle in 

 Cuba. In view of these petitions the gov- 

 ernor has modified the law and the new 

 edict is now in effect. 



Mr. Frank Steinhart is the United States 

 Consul General at Havana. It is said that 

 he will resign shortly to represent the in- 

 terests of Speyer & Co. in Cuba. 



NEW BRITISH CONSUL. 



Governor Magoon, on the recommenda- 

 tion of the acting secretary of state, has 



authorized Mr. Wm. Mason to exercise the 

 functions of British consul in Santiago de 

 Cuba. 



Governor ^lagoon has authorized the 

 editor of the "Figaro," the poet Manuel 

 Pichardo, to accept the decoration of the 

 "Palms" awarded to him by the French 

 Republic. As there is no Cuban Congress 

 at present, the governor's permission was 

 necessary. 



A manifestation took place some Sun- 

 days ago to petition the governor to with- 

 draw the edict against cock fighting. Gen- 

 eral Monteagudo headed the procession of 

 500 men, on horseback, and behind him 

 came Nicolas de Cardenas, Jose Manuel 

 Nufiez and Francisco Montalvo. Three 

 bands of music rendered patriotic airs, and 

 each horseman carried a live rooster 

 adorned with a red handkerchief. Upon 

 reaching the palace, a deputation presented 

 a memorial to Governor Magoon, who prom- 

 ised to consider their petition in due time. 



The Coca Cola Company has met with 

 such success in the sale of that beverage 

 in the island of Cuba that they have de- 

 cided to erect a factory and manufacture 

 the product in Havana. The factory will 

 be situated in the suburb of Cerro, and will 

 be ready for operation in May. 



Proprietors of Havana restaurants and 

 cafes who refuse to comply with the sani- 

 tary regulations are fined and compelled 

 to obey the new laws. 



Peanut Harvest. This crop produced about $50 per acre above all expenses. Peanuts Cuban grown 

 bear heavily and command a high price in local markets. Very little grown in Cuba. The United States 

 bought nearly $100.(X)0 worth from Japan in 1905. and Cuban growers could supply this market. 



