The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-09-24
news OF SCANDINAVIA
Recent Occurrences Of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark,
GUSTAV AND HAAK0N MAY MEET
Plan Is to Bring Them Together
While Both Are on q Visit
to London.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

Stockholm.
When King Gustaf goes to London
in November, it is just barely possible
that a meeting between him and King
Haakon may take place. King Edward
is said to have arranged this matter
very quietly and believes that a meet
Ing between the two mOnarchs will do
much to further cement the rather
strained friendship between Sweden
and Norway. As this will be the first
TINE that the two kings have met since
they assumed their respective reins Of
government, there is much interest at
! tached to it. The English king will
do everything in his power to bring
about friendly visit between the two
kings.
1t seems that the Swedish govern
ment persists in giving it's minister
special instructions to investigate the
question of repatriation, and to make
suggestions as to how the movement
may be begun and stimulated. But
despite the increasing opportunities
that are presented in the old countries
nowadays, and despite their need for
active, energetic men, there is very
little chance Of persuading even a
small percentage Of the Swedish-Amer-
| leans to return to their motherland.
They are too we'll rooted it seems and
too we'll satisfied with their conditions
| in America.
The Duchess Of Sodermanland. &C.
companied by her ladies-in-waitins
made the Journey from Stenhammar
the other day to inspect the hospital
at Flen. She expressed herself as be-
Ing exceedingly well pleased with the
way matters We're running in the hos
pltal and left substantial sum Of
money to the management in charge
Of the institution. The duchess is 4
generous giver and is much interested
In charity work all over the country.
In Sweden they believe in giving
prisoners the least possible chance to
| escape. The managers of the prisons
of the country have decided that the
dishes from which the prisoners eat
| shall be numbered 50 that a certain
prisoner can be made to use the same
dishes during his stay at a certain es-
! tablishment. The aim of the innova-
ton is to prevent convicts from CON-
municating with each other by means
| of marking the dishes.
The English minister at Stockholm
received from the vice king of India,
Lord Mimic, telegram that news had
been received there that Sven Hedin.
| the famous Asiatic explorer, had safe
~ reached Rukyok and set out for
Labdakh. which place he expected to
reach in September. There has been
| much anxiety lately regarding the
safety Of Hedin and many people had
for time given him up as lost.
The following item is significant be-
cause it is rather clear spoken: "a
Norwegian newspaper repeated a ru-
| NOR that Prince Erik of Sweden had
been travelling in western Norway as
| tourist last summer. To this state
ment Swedish paper answered that
since 1905 no royal person in Sweden
had put his foot On Norwegian soil
and if they do come, the paper adds.
| It will not be as tourists"
Editor George Lundstrom, who last
month celebrated his SEVENTEEN birth
| day, was on that occasion the recipient
Of number Of kilograms from all
parts of the country and from many
of his friends in foreign countries. He
| has for many years been one Of
Stockholm's leading newspaper editors
and has been very popular and sue
! cessful in his work.
The months Of July and August
were unusually dry this year in Swe-
den. The Upsala university meteoro-
| logical institute shows that the total
rainfall was 1872 millimeters The aver
age rainfall for the last seventy years
| has been GS.1, making this years rec
ord over 10 millimeters less than the
| average.
A Russian society has been started
within the last few days in Stockholm.
| It will be known as the Russian Emf
| grafton society" and the chief aim Of
the organization will be to encourage
Russian immigration to Sweden. 1t
starts out with twenty members and
will have bi-monthly meetings.
The income from the last big meet
ing held by the Swedish agricultural
society at Eslof amounted to not less
than 81, 400 crowns, of which $4,000
crowns were for admissions, the ex-
penses Of the convention were large,
| but the income as is noticed will more
than cover them. .... ~.
Professor Robert H. Farland, repre-
sent1ng the United States geological
institute, Is at present in Sweden for
the purpose of making a thorough
study Of Sweden's peat industry. He
will remain in Sweden for a number
of months and will visit many sections
of the country.
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