Morris tribune., 1907-04-13
NORWAY.
Christiana.

"The Norwegian sailors are many and
SO are their experiences. Just now
the rescue of eleven of them is in the
public eye. December II last, the Nor
| wegian whaling steamer Cathrine was
shipwrecked on the uninhabited Crozet
Islands in the southern Pacific. Her
destination was Kerguelen, but on the
way there she anchored on the Crozet
Islands, which lie at 46 degrees south
latitude and 80 degrees east longitude.
On the island an abundance of seal
Is found, and the crew every day
| went seal hunting and returned to the
ship every night On Dec. 12, how
ever hurricane struck the place,
threw the vessel ashore and demol
ished it entirely. The main part of
the ships provisions were also de-
stroyed. After a month had passed
the men succeeded in getting one of
their boats on the water, and in this
| Captain Anders Rec and two Of the
seamen set out After sailing for n,ne
days they were observed by the steam
er De Ruyter which took them to Port
Philip. The Norwegian consul at Mel
bourne was communicated with. and
| from him the Norwegian department
Of commerce received information
about the wreck and request to send
a relief expedition. The Crozet ISL
ands are far out of the common route
of ships. The nearest place from
which relief could be sent was Cape
Town. The distance between the two
places is 1900 miles, or five or six
days journey. The department cabled
instructions to the Norwegian consul
general at Cape Town, who replied
that the tug boat Panther the next
day would go to the CroZet islands.
| This steamer started out in stormy
weather and had to return. March 2
another steamer was sent out, but
before it reached its destination, the
shipwrecked men had been rescued.
presumably by the British passenger
steamer Turakina. This steamer,
which belongs to the New Zealand
shipping company, Ltd. of Plymouth
England, sailed from London via Cape
Town to New Zealand on Jan. "a. Its
master promised, before leaving Cape
Town, Feb Is, to touch at the CroZet
islands. if this could be done without
too much delay On its trip further
the Turakina was to call at Habart,
the capital of Tasmania, and here tt
has. according to a cablegram, safely
landed the eleven stranded Norwegian
seamen. who for months must have
had some strange experiences on the
desolate islands in the far south.
Mrs. Braekstad, wife of the Norwe-
gian consul general, who recently came
to visit his friends in Christiania, fell
down and broke her arm in front of
the National theater the other day.
Mrs. Braekstad had narrow escape
from drowning near Trondhjem last
summer .... ass ~. -@
THE Happy Widow" is ~ the play
which will appeal to the popular fam
CIV at the Central theater in Christi
ania next month. The leading lady 10
Dagny Skarstedt. who has made much
success in light opera of late. sa
The French south polar explorer,
Charcot, Of Paris, delivered a lecture
about "A winter in the antarctics,
at the University Of Christiania week
before last. The lecture was given in
the English language.
Bernard Shaws 1.-THE Devils Chill.
dren'' in its Norwegian garb seems to
have made hit at the National thea
ter 1t has had a big run and will
undoubtedly be presented again next
season
A1af Paulus, the composer, has just
finished a new composition entitled
"Finshaugen" The piece has been ar
ranged for a male chorus. The words
are from the pen Of Jonas Dahl.
ROAD Amundsen lectured in Buda
pest March H. About 1900 people at
tended the lecture. Mr.. Amundsen's
manager is. Mr.. Harry Randall, OF
Minneapolis, u. s. A.
CONSUL Person has refused 10OOO,
600 crowns for the Sulithelma mine
, 1t is regarded as one of the Creates
copper ore properties in Scandinavia
The spring herring fisheries are gen
orally reported of an average yield
Last years yield was even a little
. heavier.
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