Morris tribune., 1903-04-11
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden. Norway and
DENIM ark.
HIGH PRAISE FOR KING OSCAR
Interesting Article ON His Majesty in
an Egyptian Paper Published
in Carlo.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

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published in Cairo contains an inter
esting article on King Oscar in it
issue dated Den 1 Zilkede 1920
according to the Musselman time
reckoning. The article teens will
oriental word riches and contains the
following complimentary ''passus'
anent the ruler of Sweden and Nor
way: Science and learning has mucl
to thank King Oscar for He is one OF
the century's pillars Of material anG
| spiritual culture. When he dies, the
world will suffer an important loss
and he will be deeply mourned, be
| cause of his Untiring efforts in behalf
| of learning and culture in the east as
we'll as in the west. And in marked
contrast with other rulers he has not
been selfshly interested for his own
countries only, but his interests in
culture has been general. He has not
permitted his countries to flourish at
the expense of other and weaker
nations.
An international Scandinavian
''sportfest' to which all Swedish, Nor
wegian, Danish and Finnish sport and
gymnastic clubs have been invited,
will be held in Stockholm from May
% to June /. The leading spirit will
be Crown Prince Gustaf. Among
the members of the committee are
Princes Gustaf, Adolf and Carl, Hon.
Dickson, Justice G. Won Friessen,
Lieutenant Gadf and Professor S. NJ.
Torngren. 1lle programme includes
fencing, leapi1g, jumping, 'atletik."
football, cycling, etc. The exhibitions
will be held at the Idrottsparken.
Robert Won Kramer, the veteran
riksda gsman and well-known writer,
died at his come in Stockholm March
13. Kramer was born in Stockholm
Feb. 6, 1925. and was graduated from
Upsala university in 1913. He entered
the army, retiring in 1865 as major.
He has been q member Of the riksdag
since 1850. He belonged to the Old
school of writer's and was awarded
second prize by the Swedish academy
in 1850 for his poem entitled "Norden's
Natur"
Through the Swedish-Norwegian
legation in Berlin the foreign depart
ment has received a communication
from a German firm to the effect that
the government of Chile desires to
sell some of it's war vessels to Sweden.
Through the German firm they have
approached the Swedish government
with a proposition of selling three
torpedo cruisers with an aggregate
displacement of $4,000 tons.
The popular American operatta
"Florodora'' will be rendered by an
English company at the Wasa theater
in the near future. The Stockholm
ians will then have an opportunity to
see and enjoy the famous American
"cake walk" which has been added
to the piece during it's rendition in
Paris.
The Academy of Sciences awarded
the Ferner prize for mathematical re-
search to 'Docent" T. Broden of
Lund, the Lindb1om prize for chemis
try and physics to ]. M. Sandstrom
and the Florman prize for anatomy
psychology to DR.. G. Svenander Of
Stockholm.
King Oscar again resumed the reins
of government, thus terminating the
regency of tie crown prince, Gustaf,
which commenced Jan. 81 in conse-
queEce of the kings ill-health.
Dr. Axel Lille, the Finnish patriot
and writer, has now located perman7
emily in Stockholm where he viii
take up journalism and also publish
his books.
Stockholm will have it's first auto
mobile exposition in May. The ma
chimes to be exhibited will be Of
French, American and Swedish pat
terms.
Crown Princess Victoria is at pres
ent visiting Capric. She recently paid
a visit to Naples. She will return to
in June.
King Oscar has subscribed loco
crowns to the Professor SOphus legacy