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THE CUBA REVIEW And Bulletin. 



AltlKHigh the L'nitecl States in consequence 

 of political influence and geographical posi- 

 tion has secured the lion"s part of the Cuban 

 commerce — in 1905 not less than 86^2 per 

 cent, of the Cuban export and 45,'4 "f I'l*-" 

 import — Germany does not fare .so badly, 

 says the National Zeitung. of Berlin. 



The "active" balance of 



Gcniiaity's Germany's commerce with 



Trade 7citli Cnl)-i was 2,000.000 pesos in 



Cuba. the last year, as it exported 



to Cuba about 6,000.000 and 



imported from there for about 4.000,000. 



The import from Germany into Cuba has 



grown continually. In 1899 it was only 



j.000,000. fluctuated in the ne.xt following 



four years between 3.000.000 and 3.500,000. 



increased in 1904 to 5.000.000 and in the 



last reported year, as mentioned, to 6.000.- 



000. Besides America, only England and 

 Spain share a bigger part of the Cuban 

 import than Germany. The proportional 

 large share of Spain, which is 10%, proves 

 that the centuries old political relations, even 

 if they ceased nearly ten years ago, still 

 affect the economical relations. This in- 

 lluence is indicated also in the enormous 

 Sjianish inunigration into Cuba. Of the 

 34.000 immigrants of the second half of 

 1905, not less than 30.600 were Spaniards, 

 and onlv 112 Germans. 



B^' circul.ir issued by the Chief of the 

 Custom House Department of the 

 ireasury office. Section 3 of Article 

 ~7 of the Custom House rules relating to 

 the writing out in full the numerals of the 

 kilos on the manifests, has been abolished. 



GENERAL NOTES. 



The Mary Kingsley medal. 

 Foreign given by the Liverpool School 

 Honors for for the Study of Tropical 

 Dr. Finlay. Diseases, has been awarded 

 to Dr. Charles Finlay, chief 

 sanitary officer of Cuba, for his great serv- 

 ice to humanity in discovering the fact that 

 the mosquito transmits yellow fever, a dis- 

 covery which led to the control of the dis- 

 ease. 



AT the re(|uest nf the Department o\ 

 .Agriculture, Industry and Com- 

 merce, the State Department has 

 forwarded to the Cuban Coiisuls at Bar- 

 bados, St. Thomas, Port au Spain, and 

 Santo Df)niingo, all the instruments nec- 

 essary to make meteomlogic observa- 

 tions which are to be forwarded to the 

 Central station in Havaha. This measure 

 has been adop.ted in view of the fact 

 that these i)oints have no such facili- 

 ties. 



During the first six months 



Cuban of 1907, there were but 9,266 



I III migration, immigrants to Cuba, as 



against 14,044 during the same 



period in 1906, and 18,192 in 1905, says the 



Havana Post. 



Commenting on this, the Louisiana Plant- 

 er says : It is very significant of the 

 diminishing interest in Spain in the advan- 

 tages of migrating to Cuba. For many 

 years there has been a constant flow of 

 inmiigrants from Spain to Cuba and years 

 ago. while visiting Cuba, we were told that 

 all Spain would come to Cuba were it not 

 for the prevalence of the yellow fever. 

 With the yellow fever practically extir- 

 pated in Cuba there would be every reason 

 to anticipate a constantly increasing emigra- 

 tion from Spain to Cuba. From this point 

 of view, the figures given above are de- 

 cidedly startling, the movement having fall- 

 en off one-half in two vears. 



The flue beaoli at Veradero. near Cardenas. It Is across the bay from the cit.v.and is an enjo.vable 

 summer resort for the citizens of the city. Many fine residences are already standing, and many 

 more are contemplated. After November, the place is deserted. To the visitor from the north, this 

 is the finest season of the year, but it is too cold for Cubans. 



