Morris tribune., 1908-10-31
Stockholm Real Estate company FOR
$500 900 crowns, which IS the largest
real estate deal on record In Sweden.
NORWAY.


An exchange says: The newspapers
have published remarkable inter.
view with the wife Of Bjornstjerne
Bjornson. She states that during
the early part Of their married life her
husband was SO prosecuted that even
the children were annoyed. She copied
all his novels after he had finished
them. The family have been hard uI
financially almost all the time, but
they never got into trouble on that
score because they never went into
debt. Their home was always overrun
with guests, and their hospitality has
kept them poor. They are both strong
and healthy for their age, and Mrs.
BjornSon explains this as due to the
fact that they could not afford either
to eat or drink too mucfrss"
The English have certainly secured
a strong foothold in Norway SO far as
mining investments are concerned
Upon investig ation, it is discovered
that more English capital has been in
vested In Norwegian mines than in any
other country, save Spain. During the
past thirty years, not less than seventy
two English stock companies have
been organized to conduct mining ope-
rations in, Norway, and their aggre-
gate capital is about 14O,666, ,OO0
crowns. The largest and most power
full of these companies and the largest
In Norway, for that matter, is the Dun.
derland Iron Ore Co., which has a CAPT
tai of 100000 crowns.
The potato industry is going to
suffer owing to the results of the
high tax placed on liquor in Norway
at present. Since the storthing impos.
ed this tax there has been decided
falling off in the demand for potatoes.
Thousands of acres of land planted
to potatoes were intended for the
distilleries, and as these have been
compelled to shut down because of
of the heavy excise laws there is no
market for potatoes whatsoever. In all
upland regions they will suffer big
losses, as they do not know what to do
with the potatoes which they cannot
even give away at present.
The Grieg memorial concert was
held in Christiania about two weeks
ago and was a distinct success from
a musical point Of view. All of the
capable leading musicians partook in
the programme, which was an elabor-
ate one. The concert was also a sue
cess from a financial standpoint. The
proceeds viii go to Grieg's widow.
The students at the university are
very much wrought up against Minis
ter Of War Lowzow because he has
suggested that the government intro
duce compulsory military training at
the university The students are un-
quivocably opposed to it and are ex
erting all thier efforts to prevent. it IL
possible.
Peter N. Grahna i. endeavoring to
organize a trawI fishing company
with capital Of 100000 crowns. Mr..
Grahm has already succeeded in rails
ing 100000 crowns of the necessary
capital. The company viii have it's
headquarters in Christiania.
During their recent visit to Chris
tfania Queen Alexandra and Princess
Victoria enjoyed long horseback rides
in the outskirts of the city Their cav
alier in every instance was DR.. Fritjof
Nansen.
''Klistiansands Tidende" celebrated
its twenty-afth anniversary Oct. 3,
During these years the paper has had
. very successful career and is the
most inGuentiaf journal in that sec
ton Of theeeountry.
The so-calIed 'fat herring catch /
was this season an extra heavy one
Fishing was especially good in Nord !
land, where not less than 10000 bar
rels of herring We're secured.
Henrik Lund has just completed a
new portrait in oil of ex-Premier /
The Gjovik needle factory was de
stroyed by fire the other night, entail
ing a loss Of over 100000 crowns.