The Princeton union., 1907-08-01
Recent Occurrences Of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
SWEDISH PAPER IN GERMANY
Movements of King Oscar and the Roy
al Family of Organic.
ing a Observation-Disclosures
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.


King Oscar is, true to his custom,
spending the month in Marstrand,
cruising along the western coast
aboard the "Drott'' most of the time.
Queen Sophia is spending the month
at Eriksgard on Holmgarden. Crown
prince Gustaf is remaining on Tull-
garn, together with Prince Erik. The
croWnprincess is spending a good por-
t1on Of the summer at her villa,
Solliden, on GLAND, where she is at
present entertaining her husband.
Prince Carl and Princess Ingeborg are
spending the summer months at Saro
and Prince Eugen is at Tyreso, where
be has spent the last twelve summers.
Frans Samuel Latin, for many years
manager of the Aftonbladet, died very
suddenly on the afternoon of July 8
while paying visit to Skansen. While
promenading about in the park he sud
denly sank to the ground without ut
tcring a sound. He evidently died
from paralytic stroke. The deceased
was the treasurer and manager of the
Aftonbladet and has ever since 1865
been member Of the Stockholm Press
club. He was born in 1888 and had
spent most of his life in Stockholm.
The newly appointed Persian am
bassador to Sweden has been given an
audience by the king, and was ac-
corded reception which in brilliancy
far excelled the reception Of other
men of equal rank, who have been
given open-hearted receptions at the
Swedish courts. The ambassador was
received by Count Lewenhaupt in
gala carriage drawn by six horses
and escorted to the royal palace by
detachment Of the Svea life guards.
An effort is being made by Upsala
university to secure a collection of let
ters written to N. J. Joaquin by Carl
Won Lime, the botanist, during the
years 1754-1776. The collection is
owned by t.. Dorrele, Of Vienna, j.
Pierpont Morgan, the widely talked Of
trust magnate, is reported to have o.
fered a high price for the collection.
A Swedish newspaper has just been
established at Berlin, Germany. This
is the first paper on the continent of
Europe in the Swedish language. The
only countries besides Sweden with
such papers are Finland, the United
States and Canada. There is small
church paper published in the Swedish
language in London, Eng.
A l9rOo pO1tion of ~,o,,,,
lat1on may now be found in large
numbers along the villa section on
Lake Malaren. Little steamers DIV
back and forth between the city and
the villa section and transportation
services are the very best.
Prince Sigward was baptized July
9 on the queens birthday in the pres
ence of all the members Of the
Swedish royal family and members Of
the diplomatic corps. The archbishop
Of Sweden was the officiating clergy
man.
According to latest rumors Prince
Wllhe!m's wedding will not take place
until next spring. He will, as has
been repeatedly announced, pay a visit
to the Jamestown exposition this sum-
mer.
The new elevator at Soderberg has
now been completed and will be
opened for the use of the public Aug.
1. Stockholm is one of the few cities
that has open air elevators.
Fourteen people were drowned at
Marstrand the other day while enjoy
ing an outing in a sailing yacht. An
the persons who perished were from
Gothenburg.
1t is conservatively estimated that
about 5000 tourists passed through
Stockholm during the past four weeks.
A large number Of these were Swedish
Americans.
The lndependnt Order of Good
Tcmplars has nearly 100000 members
in Sweden. About 10000 Swedish
Americans belong to the order.
King Oscar has appointed G. O.
Wallenberg as Swedish envoy to Pekin
and Vice Consul F. Westrup as consul
at Marseilles.