Warren sheaf., 1907-05-09
NEWS FROM SCANDINAVIA
Principal Events That Have Trans.
pired in the Old Countries
Within a Week or So.

pired in the Old Countries
Within Week or So.
The executive committee Of the
Kristiana Rifle club wrote to the di.
rectors of the rifle clubs of Sweden
inviting 80 Swedish rif1emen to attend
the Norwegian rif1emen's tournament
In Kristiania June 1928. special
shooting match is to be participated in
by 80 marksmen from all of the coun-
tries of Sweden, Norway and Den
mark. The executive committee Of the
board of directors of the Swedish Rifle
clubs has proposed that the SWedes
decline the invitation The matter
will be settled at the approaching
national convention of the Swedish
rife clubs.
The Danish rigsdag has authorized
the minister Of war to set aside 12,OOC
square feet Of ground for a church
which the Swedish congregation OF
Copenhagen is going to build. The
site is on Sondre Frihavnsvei, diagon-
ally across from the east railway sta
tion. The church will have for a
background the castle wall. During
the past four years the congregation
has raised over $4,000 for the building
OF a church, assembly rooms, read
iAg room for seamen and parsonage
Ar. Wickman, a well known Stockholm
architect, has promised ito furnish
plans and specifications free of charge.
Some Swedish artisans have offered
TO do some of the work for nothing.
Rhe establishment will cost about $780,
nd
Christmas. ..r.....
! DENMARK.
Olof Poulson, the noted actor, was
awarded a gold medal on his forty
year jubilee as an actor. ..}
commercial newspaper in Den
mark recommends the Introduction OF
Chinese laborers in Denmark
Ex-Premier Estrup took suddenly i'll
while attending the rigsdag, and
he had to be taken home in a hack
His ailment was due to Qualification OF
the blood vessels.
The American department of agri-
culture has ordered different kinds of
Icelandic seeds and potatoes from the
agricultural society in Reykjavik, pro-
posing to experiment with them in
Alaska.
An agitation for a special Icelandic
flag is being strongly pressed in Ice
Land. Denmark maintains. however,
that so long as Iceland belongs to her
the Danish flag must be the emblem Of
the islanders.
The rigsdag committee on election
laws has closed it's sessions without
tir
general suffrage to men and women at
local elections and providing for pro-
portional representation.
Tie peace party in the Danish rigs
dag consisting of 1855 out of 1SO men,
Scandinavian interparliamentary con-
ference which is to take place in
Copenhagen Sept. "a.
1t is proposed to build electric bower
stations at some peat bogs in Jylland,
using peet for fuel and furnishing all
the light and all the power needed for
peninsula.
Mr.. Holbol, a Danish postmaster has
proposed that money be raised for
charitable purposes by means of ad-
vertisements printed on the back Of
postage stamps before the paste is
put on. He claims that large sums
Of money could be raised that way.
SWEDEN.
The estate Of the late Bishop Rund-
gren is valued at $4,000.
The Skogshall sawmill on Haimmar
island. near Karlstad, was destroyed
by fire.
There are cracks in the walls of the
Vadstena castle, where the national
archives are kept. #... 4#
The government has just bought
several tracts of timber land in Berg
slagen for s175,09O.
Rev. Emil Flygare, one of the most
popular ministers in the state church
of Sweden, is dead.
A typhus epidemic is responsible for
the death of about dozen soldiers at
the Skofde barra cks. ~ ..a
The king has ratified the election of
Count A. F. Wachtmeister as chancel-
lor of the universities E.... ....--
Two large mass meetings in Stock
holm endorsed by a unanimous vote
the government franchise bill tts%
Stockholm has 332,73S inhabitants.
The increase during the year 1906 was
comparatively large, namely, $780,
After ten years Of discussion Malmo
will have dry dock for which the
national government has appropriated
sS01 900.
BY means of transfer Of stocks of
the Cafe and I'ala railway the same
parties Will be able to control the lines
connecting Gafle and Goteborg
The rillsdag las passed a law pro-
viding that woman may serve as teach
ers and physicians in positions filled
by appointment by the government
IN earthquake in Vestergotland
made a great deal Of noise but did
practically no damage. The racket
was kept up intermittantly for more
than half an hour.
aOne member Of the riksdag after
another is converted in favor of the
prn f,.ay fcn ol,.,