Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-08-20

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in comfortable steamers from Eng
land and Germany, and along the
principal routes of travel numerous
hotels have been built, some of which,
like Stalheim's hotel, Vos; Rivikte's
hotel at Balholm and Grand hotel,
Molde, have become quite famous.
The tourist season in Norway begins
in May and lasts four months. About
5000 travellers arrive by the regular
steamers from abroad and some 5000
in large yachting steamers Or float
ing hotels" as they are called. Only
O minority come in their private
yachts The greater number are Brit
ishers and Germans, but the influx
Of Americans is increasing every year.
The principal routes of travel are:
/. Bergen to Trondhjem, North Cape
and back to Mode, thence to Nord-
ford, Balholm, Gudbangen, Stalheim,
Vos, back to Bergen, thence to Har-
danger, Telemarken to Christiania. 2.
Bergen, Molde, Romsdall, Gudbranps-
dial to Christiania or returning either
through Telemarken, or via Molde
and Throndhjem to Christiania or
Stockholm. The length of time spent
by each traveller in Norway during
the tourist season has been computed
at twenty days, and the average ex-
penditures twenty kroner ($5.36) per
day. In addition to this about 1900,
600 crowns ($4O2, OOO) including rental
for trout steamers and salmon fishing,
is annually paid by the Anglo-Nor-
wegian Fishermen's association, num-
bering about $50 members, but at least
as many fishermen not belonging to
the said association come to Norway
every year to fish and shoot. 1t is
generally estimated that the foreign
tourists annually expend sum Of
money in Norway amounting to 1O,-
OO0, 900 crowns ($269O,OOO). There are
about twenty associations. whose OBJ
ject it is to encourage and facilitate
The most important of
these is the Norwegian Tourist Club
at Christiania, of which association
many Americans and Englishmen are
members. 1t publishes a very inter-
esting year book and enjoys a high
Mime. Michelet, the wife Of the well
known educator, Professor Michelet,
delivered a lecture on ''Moral Condi- |
tons in Norway before the Woman's
International congress, which recently |
in Berlin. Her lecture was
not, to say the least, complimentary to |
Norwegian morality, and her lecture |
has therefore been severely criticised |
in the Norwegian press. Her arraign
her to admit that her |
was based on falsifed I
statistics.
A special dispatch from Vardo, |
lated August 5. states that the |
Frithiof, having on board the Ziegler |
'elief expedition, which arrived to
Vardo August 4 after an unsuccessful |
attempt to reach the Ziegler Arctic
expedition steamer America. left port |
IN August ) for Franz Josef land with
.oal for the America.
Jens Lying, editor and publisher of |
The Norden, in Melbourne, Australia, |
has published book about the |
of Australia. In 1901 |
here were in Australia 1880 Nor |
vegians and Swedes, and 5000 Danes. |
IF this entire number only about 200 |
re women.
Emperor William allowed himself to
re photographed several times during
lis recent visit to Aalesund. He
lonated 1000 crowns to the new
rphanage in that city.
The Viking Club of London has
published a translation of an old Nor
vegian Shetland Epic. The book con-
aims also criticism of the Hildina
aga.
Queen Sofia is spending the month
t Skinnarbol. She will return to
stockholm during the latter part of
september.
Thomas Krag. the author, will this
all publish novel entitled "Cunnar
Z iald tho Minister's Dauohtar -