CUBA REVIEW 



''ALL ABOUT CUBA" 



Copyright, 1923, by the Munson Steamship Line 



OLUME XX 



MAY, 1922 



Number 6 



Cuban Government Matters 



General Emilio Nunez 



General Emilio Nunez, former Vice- 

 ■esident of Cuba, and a famous figure in 

 e revolutionary history of the island, died 

 Havana, May 5th, at the age of 67 

 ars. 



Emilio Nuiiez y Rodriguez was born on 

 ecember 27, 1855, on the sugar planta- 

 in "San Francisco," near Sagua la 

 rande, Cuba. He received his primary 

 iucation in Matanzas and later went to 

 avana, where he received his degree. 

 One of eight brothers, General Nufiez be- 

 me a revolutionist against Spanish rule 

 ■fore he reached the age of twenty, and 

 is active as a revolutionist for thirty 



years, taking part in or leading many ex- 

 peditions which were landed on Cuban soil 

 from neighboring coasts. 



General Nunez served several terms as 

 Governor of the Province of Havana, one 

 term as Secretary of Agriculture, and was 

 elected Vice-President of Cuba in 1917. 



Bank of Emission 



A bill has been presented in the Cuban 

 House of Representatives for the estabhsh- 

 ment of a Central Bank of Emission, with 

 a minimum capital of $50,000,000 and right 

 of issue up to $150,000,000. 



Postal Statistics of Cuba 1920-21 



The Official Bulletin of the Post Office 

 Department of Cuba ("Boletin Oficial de la 

 Direcion General de Comunicaciones"), 

 issue of Feb. 17, 1922, contains the following 

 statistics corresponding to the fiscal year 

 ended June 30, 1921: 



Income 



450 Post Offices 81,801,544 



304 Telegraph Offices 952,274 



Radio Telegrams 1,682 



Fees for INIoney Orders 125,543 



Total in 1920-21 82,881,043 



Total in 1919-1920 2,735,750 



^lone} Orders issued : \'alue 



Domestic, 527,236 824,339,672 



Foreign, 164,274 4,052,064 



Money Orders paid : 



Domestic, 571,225 822.687,010 



Foreign, 15,280 486,337 



