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THE CUBA R E \- I E W 



ISLE OF PINES NOTES 



Bonding arrangements have at last been 

 perfected for the transportation of cargo 

 from foreign ports in Nueva Gerona, which 

 arrangement the Isle of Pines Company- 

 has had in hand for several months. 



Under this new arrangement consignees 

 in the Isle of Pines may instruct the ship- 

 pers from any United States point to de- 

 liver his freight to any steamship Hne en- 

 tering Havana, which steamship line will 

 deliver the cargo to bonded cars of the 

 United Railways in Havana, whence it will 

 be transferred to Batabano to the steamer 

 "Colon" and be sealed by the customs of- 

 ficials in the port of Batabano. Upon ar- 

 rival at Nueva Gerona the cargo will be de- 

 livered to the custom house here for as- 

 sessment of duties and delivery. 



This new arrangement will facilitate the 

 arrival of shipments in about ten days from 

 the time of shipment in the United States, 

 and enable consignees to figure accurately 

 the duties that are assessed on each com- 

 modity that is imported. 



Freight on all such cargoes must be pre- 

 paid from the point of shipment to Havana, 

 and the freight from Havana to the Isle of 

 Pines will be collected against delivery of 

 cargo at Nueva Gerona. Owing to the fact 

 that the customs house at Nueva Gerona is 

 closed Sundays, this cargo will only be han- 

 dled on the boats leaving Batabano Mon- 

 days and Wednesdays. 



An absolute dismissal of all charges made 

 against the six Columbia residents who 

 were involved in the much advertised 

 "horse case," is the result of several days' 

 deliberation on the part of the Havana 

 Audiencia, following the trial held in Cu- 

 ba's capital December 19th. On that day 

 there appeared before the judges of the 

 x\udiencia the six principals in the case, 

 Alessrs. Giltner, Clark, Gardner, Nelson, 

 Saul and Ramsdell. The news of the final 

 dismissal was conveyed to the isle in a let- 

 ter from Minister John B. Jackson to Con- 

 sular Agent V. P. Sutherland. 



Scene near the Papayal Falls, Hanabanilla River 



