. The Cuba review. 10 THE C U B A R E \' I ]â¢: W the Americans who have gone there to seek their fortunes and Enghshmen, second, the people from the West Indies who have gone there, the majority- of whom are negroes, and third, the natives who are the Spanish-speaking people of the island. "The Cubans are being turned against the religion of their fathers, the Roman Catholic faith, since they have connected it with the oppression they suffered for so many generations. "There are two sides taken up by the Episcopal Church, the evangelistic and the educational work. There are now twel
. The Cuba review. 10 THE C U B A R E \' I ]â¢: W the Americans who have gone there to seek their fortunes and Enghshmen, second, the people from the West Indies who have gone there, the majority- of whom are negroes, and third, the natives who are the Spanish-speaking people of the island. "The Cubans are being turned against the religion of their fathers, the Roman Catholic faith, since they have connected it with the oppression they suffered for so many generations. "There are two sides taken up by the Episcopal Church, the evangelistic and the educational work. There are now twelve church buildings, and in Havana alone there are five parochial stations. The ca- thedral is built in the old mission style and is a magnificent edifice. The cost of the building was $70,; NOT ENOUGH MATCHES Match boxes, according to the Cul)an law, must state the number of matches contained; besides this the revenue stamps for this class of article sets forth tin' number of matches each box holds. A suit has been brought in Havana by a purchaser of a box of wax matches said to contain .50, but which contained only 40. The case goes to the examination court of the district, which will make an investigation to find out how many per- sons have been swindled in the same way. â 'iri!*-**S»!. Steel bridge recently built over the Zaza River near Sancti Spiritus, Santa Clara Province. The length of the bridge is 228 meters. HAVANA S VOLUNTEER FIREMEN Havana only pays a small force of per- manent firemen who are constantly on duty. When an alarm is sounded, they rush to the fire, lay the hose and turn the streams on the fire. In the meanwhile the volunteer fireman, who has go::a to his home, sometimes distant, and donned his expensive uniform, arrives at the lire and expects the paid fireman to step aside and let him finish the work. The refusal of the former to relinquish the hose to the volunteers has led to a number of conflicts recently and resignations are threate
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