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appointed District Director of the Board with headquarters in Savannah, Ga. Mr. Gibso 

 left Havana on July 1st, as the local ofifice was closed at that time. 



PuRDY & Henderson Company to Build New Nassau Hotel: The Purdy 

 Henderson Company of Havana has been awarded the contract for the construction c 

 the new S2 .000.000 Colonial Hotel at Nassau, which is to replace the old hotel of il. 

 same name which was burned last spring. This construction work will be directl 

 under the supervision of President Brow^nson of the Purdy & Henderson Company i 

 Havana. Messrs. Purdy & Henderson have built a number of the largest buildings i 

 Havana, among them being the National Theatre, Lonja del Comercio, Barraque Buildin 

 and several others. 



Ellis Brothers Brick Plant in Operation: The new brick plant of Messr 

 EUis Bros, at Rancho Boyeros has been put in operation. This plant is modern in ever 

 respect and is prepared to turn out brick of the highest quality, for which there is 

 strong demand at this time. 



United States Commercial Attache in Hwana Transferred to Paris: M 

 Chester Lloyd Jones, United States Commercial Attache in Havana, it has been learnec 

 has been transferred to Paris. Mr. Jones will be succeeded in Havana by Mr. Paul I 

 Edwards, Commercial Attache in Athens, Greece. 



Jai Alai Fronton Closes for Season : The old Fronton, which has had a ver 

 successful season of Jai Alai, the Spanish national pastime, has closed for the seaso 

 and the players have returned to their homes in Spain. The Fronton will reopen nex 

 November. 



President Zayas May Return to Old Home: It is rumored that President Zaya 

 intends to again take up his residence at his old home on Morro Street, using the palac 

 only during the usual office hours. This is a contemplated plan of economy, as th 

 official receptions of late have exceeded the appropriations for such functions, and b; 

 moving back to his private home such expenditures could be eliminated to a large extent 

 Cuban Mahogany in Demand for Radiophone Use: With the increasing demani 

 for radio equipment, the Cuban mahogany industry has had a strong revival inasmucl 

 as this material is found to be very well adapted for the purpose. It is said that : 

 large British concern is negotiating for some 2,000,000 feet of this material, and ther 

 have been a number of inquiries already from several American concerns, as well. 



American Colony Celebrates Fourth of July: The ''Glorious Fourth'' wa 

 celebrated in a variety of ways by the local American colony in Havana. Probably th^ 

 foremost event was a luncheon at the American Club, at which General Crowder an( 

 Dr. Cespedes, the new Secretary of State, made short addresses. The Cuban Portlam 

 Cement Company held a picnic at the Tropical Gardens, at which all the employees o 

 the plant and office were present. The American Red Cross was tendered a banque 

 by the Playa Management at the Marianao Beach in the evening, and at the office o 

 the American Legation in the Cerro, a reception was held from 3 to 6 in the afternoon 

 Local Men Presented to Japanese Royalty: Word has been received tha 

 Captain Newcomb, Asst. Supt. of the Munson Steamship Line in Havana, and his stepson 

 Walter Clarkson, who are making the tour with the Annapolis Class of 1888, wen 

 presented to the Emperor of Japan. 



Obituary Cuban Medical Delegates 



Ernest Raffloer died on June 27 in Bonn, Drs. Julio Arteaga, Eugenio Albo, Fer 



Germany, in his fifty-ninth year. Mr. nando Remsoli, and Francisco Javier di 



Raffloer was for many years the active Velasco were sent as medical delegates t( 



officer of Raffloer, Erbsloh & Co., manu- the Third Conference of the Internationa 



facturers of cordage and producers of sisal Antituberculosis Union, held in Brusselsi 



fiber in Cuba. July 11-13. I 



