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be one of the literary prize winners
next year.
NORWAY.
Christtania.


Major Wilhelm Wishes died in
Christiania a few days ago after but
a short illness, aged 81 years. He be-
zane an officer in s in the Bergen
brigade, remaining in Bergen from
1863 TO 1872 when he moved to
rhristiania, serving as adjutant for
me chef of the military academy. He
returned TO Bergen in 1880 and was
then made a major in the regular
army. But il is chiefly for his mission
Try work that Major Wishes Will al
ways be held in grateful remembrance
oy all who knew him and of his work.
tie was chairman of the home mis-
sion boards Of Bergen and Christiania
and was the recognized leader of he
Sunday school work in Norway. lie
was deeply Interested in the ! NJ. G..
A. and has done much TO encourage
young men, both in the way OF secur-
ing them financial aid or AN education.
Since Norway received a crown
prince there has been considerable
variance as to the correct ~pronuncia-
non OF his name, whether Ii is to he
Olaf or Olav. Professor Sophus
Bugge and Marius Hagstad have now
settled the matter, basing their claims
On the old form of "Olav," which was
freely used in the country during the
middle ages. In the meantime the lit
tie ~crownprince has not entered any
objections either one way or another.
Albert Lunde, the famous evangelist,
Is again back in Christiania, where he
contemplates resuming his missionary
work. Last summer he created wide
spread interest through his convincing
sermons and a wave of conversion
passed over the city, thousands OF peo-
pie focking to hear him. Lately MIR.
Lunde has appeared both in Stock
hold and Copenhagen, but for some
reason did not meet with such great
successes there.
Reul Torkildsen Tukken. for a uum-
Der Of ears a prominent member OF
the storthing. died a few days ago
aged 50 years. He was a resident or
Christiania. Another prominent a
who died but recently was the well
known merchant, Hanz Lorentzen.
aged 81 years. The latter had &C
cumiated IA considerable fortune, hay
Ing been actively engaged In business
In Christiania during the past fifty
years.
The storthing has passed upon the
following budgets for the year OF 1906:
The university. $50, 1872 crowns; Gus
toms department, 11,470,523 crowns;
fortif cations, 7S7,S75 crowns; canals,
1856, $50 crowns; postal department, g.
$4,000 crowns; normal schools, &C.,
227 crowns; evening schools, 27,70O
crowns, and an extra million for mis-
c%ellaneous industries.
The tailors Of Christiania have
formed an association. the object or
which is TO boycott clothes from for
eign markets They have decided TO
use material manufactured in Norway
and will do all in their power TO pro
tect home industry in this respect.
More than a thousand men are at
present laying idle In Christiania and
consequently there is much suffering
among their families. Charitable or
CARNATIONS are, however, doing their
utmost TO relieve the suffering.
King Oscar, faithful TO an old Gus
tom, sent Christmas presents to the
functionaries at bis former court in
Christiania. This, however. was the
last time that he will observe this Gus
tom.
A new pulp mill will be started in
Fredriksstad in the near future by a
company consisting of Christiania bust
ness men. The company starts out
with a capital of 100000 crowIs.
The city Of %Stavanger furnishes its
school children books and writing ma
terial free Of charge. The city
ell has for this purpose set aside a
sum of 5000 rowns
Norway will spend only 4,75O crowns
for the international disarmament
cause. This is a small sum, but Nor
way figures that IL is an unusually
peaceful country.
The king and queen donated 1000
crowns for the poor OF CHRISTIANS dur
ing the Christmas holidays.