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tolio, located on the corner of San Jose and Industria Streets, with a seating capacity 

 of 2,500, and the Comedia, at Ziilueta and Animas Streets, having a seating capacit}^ of 

 2,000, were recently opened to the public. Both these theaters are of the latest design, 

 modern in every respect and beautifully decorated, the former showing first-class mov- 

 ing pictures in Cuba and the latter playing light opera and musical comedies. An 

 excellent cafe and restaurant is operated in connection with the Comedia Theater. 



Colonel Silva's Son Foch's Escort: Eugenio Silva, Jr., the son of Colonel 

 Eugenio Silva, the i)opular Cuban army officer, who is well known throughout the 

 United States, having headed the recent Cuban polo team to that country, was a mem- 

 ber of the famous Black Horse troop of the Culver Military Academy which escorted 

 Marshal Foch to his hotel during the Marshal's visit to Indianapolis. 



Havana Post Opens Service Bureau: For the accommodation and convenience 

 of tourists visiting Cuba this winter, the Havana Pod has inaugurated a ser\dce and 

 shopping bureau under the direction of :\Iiss :\Iary Blue of the Post staff. Miss Blue 

 ^\-ill assist tourists in making purchases here, and will conduct shopjjing by mail service 

 for out-of-to^^Tl readers of the Post. 



Historic Templete Opened on St. Cristopher's Day: The "Templete" fac- 

 ing the Plaza de Armas, was thrown open to the public on November 16th as is the cus- 

 tom each year, in commemoration of St. Cristopher's Day. A constant stream of people 

 visited this shrine from early in the morning until it was closed at midnight. 



Louisiana Ice Men Hold Convention in Cuba: The annual convention of the 

 Louisiana Ice INIanufacturers' Association was held in Havana recently. Nearly one 

 hundred members together with their families took advantage of the opportunity to 

 visit Cuba. Most of the time was spent in sightseeing, the business meeting being held 

 on the return trip to New Orleans. Everyone reports having had a most enjoyable 

 time, and all the members of the association were very generous in their praise of Cuba 

 as a winter resort, as well as in the hospitality tendered them during their sojourn here. 



Cuban Mission to England Banquetted by Cuban Minister to Great Britain: 

 Former President Menocal and members of his party who have been touring abroad 

 during the summer were guests at a banquet of the Cuban ISIinister to Great Britain, 

 which was attended by prominent officials of the government as well as many members 

 of the Cuban colony in London. Tribute to Cuba's]] part in the World War was paid 

 by the speakers. 



Anglo-American Oil Company Alniendares in the suburban district of 



The Anglo-American Oil Companv, Havana, near the beach at Marianao. It 



through a subsidiarv, the Rosario Petro- was announced that the new company 



leum Companv, is drilling for oil in the would open the hotel on December 20. 



Province of Pinar del Rio, Cuba, where it Last season a part of the uncompleted 



owTis 130,000 acres. The test well being structure was open for several months; 



driUed has been underway about five "ow the entire hotel is to be in use. 



months and is down several hundred feet. 



It is believed that it will be necessary to 



drill to about 3,000 feet. Iron and Steel 



Exports of iron and steel from the 



United States to Cuba during the month 



of October amounted to 1,559 tons. 

 Almendares Hotel 



An American corporation, to be called 



the Almendares Operating Company, has ^, . ^ ^ /-k-i /• t 



, „ . \ ^ .j, -U , Shipments of Oil from Tampico 



been formed in Havana, with J^rank 



Steinhart as President, to take over im- Shipments of oil from the Tampico 



mediately from the banking house of district of Mexico to Cuba in April 

 Mendoza & Co. the $2,000,000 new Hotel amounted to 695,969 barrels. 



