Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-07-11
NORWAY.


most parts of the country.
Fridtjof hansen, Norwegian minister
to England, attended the annual BAN
quet for the foreign consuls in England
, and in response to a toast to the dip
lomatS he said that he wished to see
the art of diplomacy developed chiefly
for the purpose of preventing war be-
tween civilized nations. With reference
to the relation between Sweden and
Norway he said that the king of Nor
way expected peace and goodwill, as
well as cooperation between all the
Scandinavian peoples.
About 200 bricklayers went on a
strike in Trondhjem because their pay
was not raised from Is to Is cents an
hour.
So many fishing smacks are going
to Iceland this summer that it is diff
cult to obtain enough men to operate
them to advantage.
The Berlin acknowledging contained
the following shortly before the coro-
nation Of King Haakon: "a boy was
enjoying himself coasting on hill
near Kristiania. King Haakon, with
out being known, stepped up to the
boy and asked him for permission to
coast with him down the hill. The boy
was willing to give him a chance, and
the king seated himself on the FROM
end of the sled. AS the two were
speeding down hill the Norwegian boy
shouted in a sharp, commanding voice,
your head to the side so that I may
see! 1t is I who am steering the
sled!' We are told that the king
looked thoughtful when he left the
boy: The Norwegians will let their
king ride with them, but they want to
do the steering themselves"
It is we'll known that the imperial
commissioners of China paid much at
tention to Norwegian affairs while
stopping in the country. Now a
Swedish newspaper publishes some
sensations, statements with regard to
the visit Of the commissioners in Nor
way. It is claimed that they ordered
no less than 100000 rifles of the
Fidjeland pattern for the Chinese
army. The rifles are to be manufac-
tured in Germany, but Mr.. Fidjeland,
! the inventor is to receive almost one
dollar for every rifle sold to the Chi
nese government. In order to be on the
; safe side we must add that up to this
writing we have not seen the matter
mentioned in the Norwegian press.
| The vacation outing committee OF
Kristiania sent 900 poor children into
the country this summer. They were
! located at nineteen different places
; forming so many colonies" Thew
were cared for by fifty persons. No
coffee was served this summer, oat-
meal cruel and milk taking its place.
The storting put the salary of King
Haakon at $4,000. Only four mem
bers voted in the negative. One mem
Der thought that $4,000 was enough
A German professor-his name is
Muthmann-said in public lecture
that the Birkeland-Eyde method of ex-
tracing nitrogen from the air for fer
tilizing purposes is by the BEST
In an unguarded movement Premier
Nicholson made the following remarks
| in the starting eff had had the
ability as had the, most sincere viii
. I would, have managed to lay certain
members of,.%the government a116
some persons in: the storting by The
/ heels on account Of their indiscretions
1.-TWO of the persons that the premier
had in mind were former Church Min.
i lister sKnudsen and Attorney Cashiers
10th of whom had revealed unpleasan,
i chelsen point to his remarks as symp.
toms of tyranny. .s: . ss= =
Some polit clans would like to#se,
. Foreign Minister LoVland "a the piac,
l|of Premier NJ iche lsen.