Morris tribune., 1908-04-18
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
BANK LOST 100000 CROWNS
The Commercial of Skaane liz Out
That Sum Through the OPP.
erations of High
Financier."
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

| mas puOllSueQ report III WnlCn IL
says that it's losses through the al
legged swind1ing operations Of a "high
financier," amount to 100000 crowns
| The bank has learned that the al.
legged swindler was apprehended at
/ Buenos Ayres when trying to ex'
change Swedish money. The officers
found some 1900 crowns on his per.
son and a return ticket to Sweden. He
confessed his crime at once. The
| government of Argentine has ex-
| pressed it's willingness to deliver him
| to Swedish officers on certain condi'
lions, and it is quite certain he will
soon be back in his native country to
answer the charges against him.
| A conference of prominent financiers
| will soon be held in Stockholm for
the purpose of arranging direct pas
senger route from London to st. Pc
tersburg via Christiania, Copenhagen.
Berlin, Stockholm and Helsingfors. II
is planned thus to make the journey
two days shorter than formerly. 1t is
believed that the new arrangement
will attract great many tourists
who now pass by the Scandinavian
peninsula and visit France, Switzer-
land and southern Europe instead. The
people in Helsingfors. Finland, are es-
| pecially elated over the new project.
| as this will place them in closer con-
tact with other nations.
DIR. Otto Nordenskjold has worked
4o ho11 r,nloP
in Brussels in the near future under
| the auspices of the international
| Polar Bureau. Scientists all over are
| manifesting a lively interest for tie
| plan and it is expected to have a
| number of Arctic and Antarctic eX-
plorers attend the congress and dis
cuss ways and means of exploring the
unknown polar regions. DR.. Nor
denskiold made an Antarctic eXpedl-
ton himself a few years ago and gave
series of interesting lectures on his
trip to these regions in America dur
ing the winter of 1906.
The prospects are that there will
be an unusually large number of
Swedish-Americans who will visit
Sweden this coming summer. The
tourist bureaus have received thou
sands of inquiries and many Swedish
Americans have also inquired about
the price of small Swedish farms. AS
this latter report comes from Sweden
it may be little colored. The efforts
on the part of Sweden to induce
| Swedish Americans to return has
hitherto at least been singular fail
ure.
Swedish physicians have refused to
participate in the annual Scandinavian
Medical associations meeting, which
will be held in Bergen this summer
The reason for their concerted action
In this direction is, it is claimed, the
recent integrity treaty adopted by
Norway, which the Swedish physicians
declare is slap in Sweden's face.
Last year the Swedish medical con
tingent were present at the medical as,
sociation's meeting in Christiania.
The Berliner Tageblatt has been dis
cussing at some length the future dis
position Of the Aaland island. regard
in Swedish papers recently. The edi-
tor of the Tageblatt maintains that
Germany should do all in her power to
prevent Russia from taking such a
step. A Swedish Stockholm paper
comedies In this view and believes
that Germany and Sweden should join
hands on the matter.
There will. according to latest re-
ports. be new management Of the
Royal Swedish Yacht club, the old
one having fallen into disfavor. There
has been much criticism against some
members of the club because they ell
gagged in meaningless negotiations
with the New York Yacht club. Prince
Wilhelm is now chairman of the club
and the organizat ton looks forward 70
brighter future.
IT is rumored that King Edward
and Queen Alexandra will visit Swe-
den April % A few days prior the
Copenhagen. There is much activity
at the royal palace and King Gustaf
is making great preparations in order
to give his distinguished guests tru-
" royal reception.
A Swedish society has been organ
lied in St. Petersburg. There are
about fifty Swedes who have Joined
the society and several others have de-
clared their intentions to join later.
The Crownprince's Hussar regiment
will celebrate it's 15Oth anniversary
April 26. A grand militay reception
will be given in its honor in Stock
holm OH this occasion.
Farm help is scarce all over Swe-
den. especially in the southern part.
where handsome wages are offered.
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