THE CUBA R E \' I E W 



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FINGER-PRINT IDENTIFICATION 



liumlrcds oi accounts in the Xational 

 Bank of Cuba in Havana are kept by per- 

 sons \vho are identilied mainly by tbeir fin- 

 ger-prints. The finger-prints are relied 

 upon to a greater extent as a means of 

 identifying" the depositors than their usual 

 signature and the scroll common to Latin 

 countries. 



Members o\ tiie .\merican Institute of 

 Banking in Havana were given this infor- 

 mation by A. H. Ruz Sauvalle, head of the 

 savings department of the bank, in a recent 

 lecture in Spanish on "Finger-Prints." 



The dependence upon photographs as a 

 means of identifying persons, especially in 

 disputed cases, has long ago been found in- 

 adequate, Mr. Ruz said, because of the de- 

 terioration of likenesses and the possibility 

 of imposition by persons bearing a resem- 

 blance to the real depositor. 



The distinction of introducing finger- 

 marks as a means of identifying bank de- 

 positors in Cuba belongs to the Xational 

 Bank of Cuba, and persons who are unable 

 to sign are no longer turned away from a 

 bank by reason of difficulty in their identi- 

 fication. 



THE NATIONAL EXPOSITION 



The Cuban Xational Exposition of Agri- 

 culture, Industry, Arts and Work of 

 Women, held in Havana in Februarj- and 

 March, was an exceedinglj- creditable ex- 

 hibit in all its various branches. In the 

 exhibits there was seen a very good dis- 

 play of nearly all branches of agricultural 



Jjaskets used lor sugar ui Java. 

 Cestos para asiicar en Java. 



work, including live stock industry, of the 

 various manufactures, and especially of 

 those connected with wood-working and of 

 women's handiwork. The educational ex- 

 hibits were worthy of praise. Perhaps the 

 most significant display, and certainly the 

 best arranged and most profuse, was that 

 of citrus fruit and vegetables, and these 

 are almost entirely the result of American 

 growing. The success of this exposition 

 is so pleasing to its sponsors and its value 

 so plainly apparent that its annual recur- 

 rence is assured, and it is beHeved that 

 hereafter it will be amply financed by the 

 government. 



The exposition closed ]\Iarch 13th with 



a deficit estimated at about $3.5,000. The 



Cuban government will meet the loss. The 

 attendance was uniformlv large. 



Motor wagon for hauling cane, now in use upon the Belle Vue plantation in the INEaurilius. 



When fully loaded, a sjieed of six miles an liour can be attained on fair roads and gradients 



of 1 in 9 cah be surmounted. A daily average of from 30 to 40 miles can be made, one day a 



week being devoted to cleaning the boiler and to general overhauling. 



Carro motor para tirar cana, qua se usa ahora cii la plantacioit Belle J'lie. Maurit:iis. Cuando 



cofnpletamente cargado se piicde andar seis millas en una hora en caminos ordinarios y se puede 



pasar par inclinaciones de 1 en 9. Se puede andar un promedio de 30 a 40 millas el dia. y un 



die en la scmana se dedica a limpiar la caldera y a recorrer todo el carro. 



