Morris tribune., 1905-12-09
thusiasm Of the crowds was not

udluI)eIleu. i lie municipality dud IOl-
eign minister welcomed their ma
jesties in splendid pavilion erected
at the quayside, after which the klng
and queen. with Crown Prince Olaf
between them, drove to the castle
through lavishly decorated streets
thronged by cheering crowds. The
royal entry was TO have taken place
in the morning, but owing to the fog
the Danish royal yacht Dannebrog,
which brought the party, was delayed.
The escorting warships did not venture
beyond Droebak for the same reason.
From the moment of the arrival of the
sovereigns at the palace until late at
night, immense crowds remained out
side of the palace cheering incessant-
~ and demanding a sight of their
majesties. Both king and queen spent
the greater part Of the afternoon on
balcony bowling their thanks in an
swer to the countless cheers and wav-
shown them. The new king and his
royal consort have created most
favorable impression in Christiania
and the enthusiastic citizens could not
do enough to show their satisfaction.
The demonstrations were noisy in the
extreme, but throughout the crowds re-
NAMED orderly and there was little
use for the large number of extra
guards which had been sworn in to
preserve order. Toward evening the
weather, which had been raw and cold
with fiurries Of snow, changed and the
evening was clear and cool. This
caused great crowds to assemble and
the streets were packed until late
hour. Many of the illuminations were
arranged in honor of the occasion and
they were thoroughly enjoyed by the
masses Of people on the streets.
Says Norwegian correspondent:
''It is said that excepting Switzerland
there is no country in Europe so pop
ular with English-speaking summer
tourists as Norway. Many English
men rent salmon and trout streams
in Norway and thither they go year
after year, learning something Of the
scenery at one point, everything about
the fishing or wild reindeer hul.ting,
and but little or nothing of the Morse
people. Those who take in the fjcrds,
from the decks of steamers on their
way to North Cape and the midnight
sun, come away with burt vague ideas
of the magnificent coast of panorama,
and their floating hotels give them no
opportunity to get acquainted with the
natives of whom they catch glimpses
at the little coast towns, where brief
stops are made. There are vigorous
few who, with pack and staff, come
face to face with the land and its peO-
pie. Some of these have taken
pictures and made notes which were
afterwards published, not so much to
give information about Norway as to
exploit the adventures of the writer's.
But necessarily the foreign pedestrian
is forced to keep to the well beaten
paths, where an inn or a farm house
awaits him at night and where he is
In daily touch with post and telegraph.
From such sources nothing can be
learned of the many Interesting by
ways, or of the still more interesting
peasants, who far from the madding
crowds igneble strife, think as their
fathers thought and live as their faith
ers lived, when the high tide of the
reformation swept through their vii
lage three centuries ago"
Captain Johan Nyquist, of the gen
eral staff of the Norwegian army. has
been made knight of the Russian or
der of st. Stanislaus of the second
class, with sword, for his tact and abil-
ity while attached to the Russian army
III the Manchurian campaign. He
was one of the few foreign military
attaches who was given the utmost
privileges for investigating the army
movements and his reports to the home
office were highly instructive to his
brother officers and bore witness of
the most careful observation.
! Bishop Bang has presented beauti-
full chandelier to the Eidsvold cathe
dral. The bishop has always evinced
a great interest for Eidsvold. His
wife is an Eidsvold woman. being the
daughter of Ole Kaasen, who prior to
his death was lensmand of Eidsvold.
An Icelandic male chorus will tour
in Norway during the winter months.
They hail from Akureyri and will sing
folksongs of their native land. This
is the first time that an Icelandic choir
comes to Europe.