Morris tribune., 1908-11-07
Recent Occurrences Of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark. IL
PLAN UNDERGROUND RAILWAY
Lieutenant N. Victorin Has Great
Transportation Project for the
City of Stockholm.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

9er2TOund railway IN the neaft or the
city comprising the distance between
King street and the Norrland section
Of the city. It is an elaborate project
and will involve an expenditure of
1900, 600 crowns. The lieutenant and
his friends will during the next few
months endeavor, to secure sub
stantial appropriationfr from the riksstad
| for this purpose. A number of the
| representatives of the riksstad have
spoken very favorably of the project
and judging from what they say it is
very possible that a substantial ap-
preparation may be forthcoming.
Recent dispatches from Russia state
/ that the Swedish exhibit at the recent
industrial exposition at st. Petersburg,
| won for this country the unstinted
praise Of all who visited the depart
, ment In the first place the Swedish
department was the only one which
exposition opened and this naturally
centered the attention Of the public
| upon it. The press was uniform and
generous in the amount of space given
| in their reports of this department,
! and the Swedish manufacturers are
pleased over the splendid showing
made.
Professor X. Hallenhofer, superin-
tendent of a ladies' seminary in
Madgeburs, Germany, is at present the
guest of the board of directors of the
public schools Of Stockholm, having
come there for the purpose of making
thorough study of the Swedish school
system. The professor will also visit
Gothenburg and will afterwards jour-
ney to Christiania, where he will study
the school system of that city. He
is especially interested in the Sloyd
departments and proposes to introduce
the Swedish Sloyd system in the
schools of Madgeburg.
DR.. Sven Hedin, the eminent Asiatic
explorer, who reached Bombay, India,
Oct. 6, and who went from there to
Japan, is expected to return to Stock
holm about Nov. Is. He is making lis
home journey from japan via Siberia.
Elaborate arrangements are being
made by the Academy of Sciences for
his reception, and King Gustav will
tender him a reception at the royal
when the leading scientists of the
country will be present to do honor to
the distinguished guest.
Reports from all sections of the
country show that the crops this year
have on an average been very good,
and that there will be a good price on
small grains and potatoes. In the
southern section of the country there
was an exceedingly large potato crop
and it was Of a very good variety.
The business interests are rapidly re-
covering from the effects of last sea-
sons Industrial depression and busi-
ness men generally are looking into the
future with renewed hope and cour-
age.
The number of school children
which are at present receiving instruc-
tion in the public schools of Stockholm
are 25, 7SO Last year at this time the
number of school children in attend
ance were 25,492, thus showing an in
crease in the number in attendance of
2eS. A great deal of interest is taken
by all the citizens in the public schools
of the capital. and pupils from twelve
to fifteen years of age are taught to
converse readily in German and
French.
During the past year not less than
$3,O00,O00 has been spent for public
Improvements in the city Of Stockholm.
1t seems peculiar that the city can
afford to expend so much money for
public improvements when labor con- !
ditions have been so depressed as they
have been during the past year. But !
the StockhOlmians are proud of beau |
tifying their streets and save no la
hor and expense in increasing the i'm |
provements from year to year.
The Swedish king will, as has been
stated beforehand, be the guest of
President Fallieres of France in Paris. J.
during LHe early part Ot DecemDef. On
his journey on the continent King Gus
tav will also be the guest of King |
Frederick in Copenhagen and Emperor
William of Germany at Berlin. Elab- |
crate receptions are under way for
him at these cities.
The building of the new naval sta
ton will involve an expenditure of &c.
600, 900 crowns. The site committee |
has not yet been able to make any sug
gestions to the riksstad as to where the |
new naval station is to be erected, |
but many are of the opinion that 1t I
will be located in the vicinity o /
BOgesund.
The revenues of the government I
have been considerably decreased dur |
ing the past few months. The total |
decrease for the months since the year
commenced are placed at 100000, as
against the receipts for this period of
last year.
The Gotha canal has during the past i
or, oil