Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-10
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS BUDGET.
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SWEDEN
OmikoldsWk is now the youngest
town in Sweden
Emperor William has declared bis IN.
tention VI visiting Sweden again next
summer.
Mrs. Sofia Fahlborg, a wcll.known
lady Of Upsali, died at the advanced
age Of 81 years.
Members Of the nobility are shocked
because the name a OF ncgrcss has been
Unregistered IN the catalogue Of the
Swedish nobility The noblcman Cap.
tain NJ Uhr married namely some time
ago. negroes In Southern Africa, where
he Is living
Wool Is imported IN increasing guam
titles, the country not being able 10 pro.
ducc the amount required for is own
wants. AZ the Mefinto sheep farms still
existing In Sweden, an exceedingly fine
wool was produced, which for instance
received several first prizes at the Lon.
don exposition IN 1855, and was mem
toned by the jury in very complimentary
terms. The import of wool has increased
prupotlionalciy to the industry based on
Il, and amounts at prcsJr. 10 about
/
worth mentioning.
Among the frsi.elass temperance In.
stitutions may be mentioned the Scan.
dinayian Sailors Home In London UNI
der the protection Of the queen OF
Sweden aud Norway, the princess OF
Wales, and the crown princess Of Den.
mark. One Of the most devoted lab
orers In the missionary field Is a Swed.
ish woman, hrs. Agnes Hedensirom
Wclin. She began her work among
Scandinavian sailors in London. In 1875,
| In Miss Mcpherson's Mission Home
called Stranger Rest" situated near
the London docks In one OF the lowest
parts Of London.
Laws concerning useful game were
| published IN Sweden az an early date.
The first game laws were issued IN I6lT.
Those NJ present valid date from 1904
and prescribe close time Tor all those
animals whose exemption from EXTERN.
nation may be considered OF weight for
the nation. The most important OF these
/ animals Is the elk, which Is chiefly found
In the wooded tracts Of Central Sweden,
and OF late years has considerably in
creased la number. Stays arc only
found In circumscribed tracts OF south.
en Sweden, whereas rocdeer occur as
Tar north as Ostergothlnd The wild
reindeer Is met with. though not to any
great extent, up in the Gel districts, but
Is no, largely hunted.
NORWAY.
A moderate conservative society has
been organized in Bergen.
Norby was visited by heavy earth.
quake, which scared the inhabitants.
The large aud wellknowu Klingen.
berg exporting firm Of Trondhiem has
been forced TO make an assignment.
Captain Marcus Rosenkraniz, Of the
Norwegian army, died at Fredrikshald
at the age OF So ycar.
DR., 2. Munich Sorgard has ien for
Congo, whsrc he has been offered
very good position by the government.
The superior education Of women the
Norwegian government has seen TO by
the foundation Of special female train.
ing colleges and by comforting upon
women the same rights as upon men Tor
studying at the Chrsliauia university.
Sunday schools, amounting to many
towns and IN the country. To the Sun
| day schools are often attached lending
| libraries Tor the children. The poorest
receive clothes, aud gifts for the foreign
mission are collected.
The preservation OF game IN Norway
| Is greatly aided and encouraged by
| large number OF sporting clubs and
| similar associations spread over the
whole country There being no figures
concerning proceeds OF game killed Il Is
/ impossible to state any decided sum,
but It must represent a very large
amount OF money
DENMARK.
Rev. J. s. Jacobsen, OF Bjergby and
Mygdal, Is dead,
A steamship line has been organized
between Copenhagen and Manchester.
acknowledgement N, II. II. lund
died at Copenhagen NJ the age OF 90
years,
Their diamond.welding was cele.
bra,ed by Il. Olsen, OF illllers, and his
wife.
Diphthera and scarlet fever are rag.
Ing upidemicllIy in many parishes on
the island OF Fycn.
King Christian Is still suffering from
influenza and not allowed 10y the cour,
physicians 10 leave his rooms.
The post Office department has lust
published rs annual report Tor the fiscal
year ending March 81, 1893. The mum.
Der OF persons employed was AFRO;
numbers Of letters carried within the
country, A. ~ l5S; from foreign coun-
tries 6,S3IA7Si TO foreign countries.
Zuo, no, total, 614Gso76 letters. About
sJoo3o,ooo were sent Ia different forms
through 74lg15 letters Number Of.
packages 2,5o1,oi3, valued az $1,000.
ooo, and weighing 100000 pounds.