The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-12

The international fisheries exposition az
Bergen was formally 5pened May Is ny
the crown prince. II raSned-as Il usG-
ally does In Bergsn-and the ceremonies
took place in the rosunda for that rea-
son. One OF the corners had been fixed
Up as a box for she crown prirce. civil
authorities and the foreign commissioners.
The president % the exposition. Chr Nj
eaels@r. 81 = brief address ar welcome.
thanked the crown prince for grazing the
occasion with ais presence. bade the Tor
eign commissioners welcome. and thank
I'd them as representatives of their r.
spective countries for the interest and
good will shown abroad. and expressed
his qualification at the hearty corporation
and singlenrss OF purpose which had been
shown by his fellow members on the
board. In conclusion he requested the
crown prince TO open the exposition. which
his royal highness did with the following
speech:
Gentlemen: Ii IS with JOY and graf
tgde that | comply with the Kind request
which has been made u me TO open the
international fisheries exposition at Ber-
gen and the national exposition for agri-
culture. industries and arr which has been
arranged in conjunction herewith.
"onr country has in the last years made
rapid strides forward in many respects,
and developed Hnach power and ability.
especially in the economic and Industrial
field. | am therefore convinced that our
country VIII make good showing in this
peaceful race between us and foreign
countries who have met in this Hanseatic
city, famous through centuries.
On behalf OF Norway / thank the for
eign nations fer their participation and
the attention that they thereby show -
country as Well as for the added luster
which they spread over the whole fair.
MAY IL be OF lasting benefit 70 our be-
loved country.
And now, on behalf Of his majesty. the
king. / hereby declare the exposition
opened"
MIR. Nicholson then proposed vivat for
the king. which was responded 10 with
enthusiasm.
A cantata composed by Sigurd Lie vas
then rendered by a mixed choir, acSompa-
MED by the orchestra.
In conclusion Mr.. Kr Lehmkubi, the
president of the executive committee. gave
a synopsis of the preliminary work lead
ing up TO the adoption of bill making
the necessary appropriation for the ex-
position and It's purposes.
This closed the official programme, the
band commenced to play. and visitors and
officials spread through the different build
iugs When the crown prince reached the
Russian booth he was offered bread and
salt, according 10 national Russian GUS
tom.
The fisheries exposition is confined to
structure Entering from the east wing the
visitor reaches the rotunda and aseends
small stairway. All four corners are oc-
cupied by BENEFITS tourist bureau. 10
the right are the Russian and flnnlsh
booths Everything in the Russian group Is
finished In red and the Finnish in blue-
The gallery above is richly decorated with
Russian flags bunting and the Russian
,aat of arms Directly opposite from Rus
STA is France, with Tunis annex there
are few fish exhibits. but many oriehtai
goods Japan has gartanded an ante room
with Its many national flags. ieadihs 10
an inner room, where the eNhlpits aP
near couanlete The United States IS yet
in n state of war but order Is raptdiy De-
ire worked out Of chaos. While SWsuei
has peacefully spread its interesting anu
magnificent exhibits into the center 80
Grated with the Swedish coat % az is
nenmark occupies the wing together WIZ
-. oo1or,es the Taeree islands ana Greer
land The exhibits of the latter are W.
az large as at the exposition III "'0N"
holm last year. -, ,;os - ,or-
,e5o boat. surrounded by life-saYing poa -
md the historical T.aerdals boat which
-arriea the representations from oelSe"
.ha first part of their journey 20 me so'
st;;utlonal convention at EidsVo.d ~ lS'i
After the opening or the expos 'i"1 -
gala dinner was given in ne resi-" All
l., the main hall. \ bust OF the KING hau
LeeD rIaced back OF the chair OF th@
crown prince against flag trophy Toas'S
we're proposed for the king, the crown
nrince the storthing. the cabinet and the
foreign commissioners. Tire latter was re-
snonded TO by the Russian commlsslohet.
Praf Grimm. who alluded 10 the TACT t7at
rtns, Pix and his chief had left Norway
ard invaded Russia n thousand years ago
10 teach the Russians western civilization.
Now the Russians come after n thousahd
years to show that they had deVefopea
this civilization. Names like those or
T1,rreneY. Tols;oi ana others might be
regarded as proof that they had learned
something. But said the speaker. the
Russians were willing TO learn more; that
was the reason why Russia particlpa ted
IT, the exposition.
MAY Il the crown prince participated in
the popular celebration Of the national
day II independence. This was the first
time that a member of the royal house
has taken part in 1.;h Of May ceIebra-
ton Carl Johan, the founder OF the
BeTnadotte dynasty. forbid the 18th OF
Nav celebration. but IN vain Finding il
Impossible % stop the ceiebrat i0n, he made
Il point never 10 be IN Norway on the
national Independence day. This rule has
been followed by his Successors. and II Re-
manned for he heir apparent whose anti
Norwegian views have made him hated by
the Norweg!ans at large. to break the
rule. \ shrew1 move 10 install himself
In The favor OF the Sorwegians and prob
ably pave the way 10 & peacefu! solu-
ton of The union as proposed hy leading
men by thu king abdiea;ng as king Of
Norway 3u favor Of the crown prince ana
forming g defensive and offensive alliance
between the two brother countries
Or Sven Heain. the Swedish exp1ore-
has been presented by the ROYAL Geo
graphical Society OF Tondon w5sh che
founders medal Cor his important dis
cavsrles en- Asia. and especially for making
| A map ~ Mustazats.
NJ. q. A ErrbeFE, % Hog8. Sseden. has
Invented Il new cartridSe torpedo for rlaes
8~a Maxim gurs. THE torpedo has a length
az 5.f MN AMI IL affixed to tae end Of
n" cartridge. Il is discharged with the
ordinary Cnarga az powder and explodes
when The cartridge strikes an object