Warren sheaf., 1901-07-11
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
NORWAY.

NORWAY.
The Norwegian steamer Inga saved
eighteen French fishermen from drowning
off the coast Of Iceland and landed them
at Leervik.
Ten minutes knocked of! Fridtjof
Nansen thought he reached S6 degrees II
minutes north. But Geelmuyden, an as
tronomer. has tested Nansens observa-
tions and has found that the Norwegian
explorer did not pass north Of S6 degrees
4 minutes. .
Torjus Hansen, Of Landvik, for long
series Of years the soul and backbone of
the Good Templar movement In Norway,
has received a silver medal from the
government in recognition of his great
civic virtues. s.r
A small steamer is engaged in CATCH
ing deep water shrimps in Bundefjord.
The little animals are caught by means
of travis at depth Of about 500 feet.
In rare cases q trawl takes up as much
as one hundred pounds of shrimps in one
haul.
One OF the numerous results Of the hard
times is that cheap ready-made clothing
has been imported from Germany in
much larger quantities than usual. Only
well-to-do people can afford to wear
tailor-made clothing at the present time.
Two different expeditions are engaged
in digging gold in Karasjok. Finmarken,
and third one is going there.
The commune (herred) of Borsum, near
Trondhjem, has been divided, and the
new committee shall be called Gjetes-
trand.
The new amt County, school Of South
Trondhjem amt has been located at
Strinden.
The Norwegians are being crowded out
OF the Chinese and Japanese waters,
chiefly because their vessels are too small
for long distance freight traffic.
The board of aldermen of Stavanger
voted down a motion to supply writing
materials free of charge to the pupils of
the public schools.
A monument consisting of rough
granite block has been raised on the
grave of Mr.. Hambro, the principal of
peoples high school, in the Molledal
cemetery, near Bergen, and the monu-
ment was unveiled June 10 in the pres
ence of many prominent men from the
surrounding country
1t cannot be denied that the extension
of the right to vote at municipal elec-
tions is causing some uneasiness in the
minds of many taxpayers The taxes are
constantly rising, the direct as we'll as
the indirect ones. Hosts of people who
pay no taxes will now be admitted to the
ballot box. To them the question of
high or low taxes is a matter of small
concern. In fact, it stands to reason that
they are apt to use their franchise in
such a way as to raise the taxes by
voting for as expensive public improve
ments as possible, for many of them
count upon such improvements for q
living.
The winter rye was heading out finely
in southeastern Norway as early as the
fifth Of June. But the heat had been
too great for the spring crops. The po-
tato vines were scarcely visible above
the ground. The prospects for a good
crop of wild berries were not bright. The
fruit trees blossomed profusely in the
spring, but the crop is threatened by
destructive insects .~--
The warehouses of the Verdalen Lum-
bering Company at Levanger we're de-
stroyed by fire, entailing a loss of SIS, 5,O0O
The troops stationed at Rindenteret saved
the saw mill and some other buildings.
Miss Amalie Svensen, Norwegian lady
who is residing at Leipzig, Germany, has
donated $1,000 to Julia Knuth's aid fund,
the aim of which is to aid daughters of
public officials, landed proprietors and
house or land owners in Norway, Sweden
and Denmark, on condition that they pay
an admission fee of 5000. d. g..
SWEDEN. :.
The English steamer Wala collided with
the Swedish steamer Frithjof in dense
flr V;e1>1
struck the side of the latter. A boat
was lowered, and the crew of Frithjof
crowded into it. But the ship went to
the bottom at once, and the boat and its
| occupants went down with it. Only two
were saved of a crew of eleven.
The soldiers home at Ljungbyled is
utilized to its full capacity by the SOL
diers stationed at that place. During
recess. and especially in the evening, the
writing and reading room - completely
filed with quiet men Ct different ages
who are busily engaged in reading or
writing. It is obvious that the institution
is supplying a great andsnatural demand
The sixteenth annual congress of the
Salvation Army will take place in Stock
hon,, July to II. General Booth is to
preside in person. The old gentleman is
teen Stockholm steamers have been char
tered for AM excursion to Sodertelje, and
steamers from other places have also
been engaged. The Olympia theater has
been rented for a grand rally. The state
railroads and many private railroads are
offering reduced rates. >@
A perfect shower Of small, white worms
fell late one evening at the Malmo rail-
way station. Their numbers were so
great that they covered the depot plat
form and the ground like layer Of
snow. The phenomenon was limited to q
small area. .*. - ......
A large piece of ground at the Stock
holm Djurgard will be set aside as pub
lie play grounds. -
A number Of peat dealers held con-
vention at Eslof, and organized them
selves into the Peat Manufacturing Com
pany of Southern Sweden.
The city Of Malmo, after a. discussion
which lasted eleven years, will at last
have public packing house which is to
cost $780,, 900. When 5. this institution is
completed no butchering will be allowed
elsewhere in the city. s>~., @
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