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Rh in English, The Financier, are also published at the national capital. A few American newspapers may be found in Chihuahua. All of them devote a large space to advertisements.

Under the administration of Santa Anna began the subsidy of the press. Subventions are now given to papers that can not be published except at a loss.

Formerly a special jury took cognizance of the offenses of the press, but a constitutional amendment passed in 1883 brings these offenses under the jurisdiction of the ordinary courts.

consuls or vice-consuls reside at the following towns:

Acapulco, Batopilas, Camargo, Campeche, Chihuahua, Guadalupe y Calvo, Guaymas, Guerrero, La Paz, Manzanillo, Matamoros, Mazatlan, Merida and Sisal, Mexico, Minatitlan, Monterey, Musquiz, Nuevo Laredo, Paso del Norte, Piedras Negras, Progreso, Saltillo, San Blas, San José, San Luis Potosi, Tampico, Tuxpan, Vera Cruz, and Zacatecas.

There are no English consuls, but the British Government employs private agents.

Doctors intending to practice in the Mexican Republic should learn at least one language besides Spanish, i. e., either French or English.

Reliable interpreters can be found in the principal cities only.

The value of real estate is increasing in the large cities. The landlords are unwilling to sell unless at an exorbitant price; accordingly, foreigners intending to engage in trade