Morris tribune., 1908-12-26

Stockholm last summer donated q
similar amount TO the poor people ol
Stockholm.
At the funeral of John Enninger, OF
Hoor, funeral march was rendered
that had been composed by the de
ceased about two months ago. The
funeral was an impressive one, es
pecially the funeral march, which mu
sicians state is a masterpiece.
In Swedish political circles it is
freely rumored that Hans Anderson oi
Nebbolof will be elected speaker of the
second chamber of the Swedish riks
dag to succeed Pehr Pehrson of Ton
neryd, who has resigned.
Scarlet fever is now very general il
Sweden, there being not less than 125
cases on record at present. Every
effort is being made to check the dis
ease and meantime the doctors in the
city are kept busy.
NORWAY.
According to Norwegian newspaper
reports CONSUL Felix S. Johnson, at
Bergen, says that the Danish United
Steamship company of Copenhagen
has, with the approval of the Trans
Atlantic steamship companies, entered
into the Atlantic pool for line be
tween Sweden, Norway and the Unit
ed States, and will establish a service
Of steamers between Copenhagen
Gothenburg, Christiania, Bergen and
New York. 1t is reported that the ar
rangements for the mutual co-opera
tion between the Atlantic lines are
that each of the Norwegian and Swed
ish companies take over one of the
Danish-American boats, Sweden talk
ing Oscar III" and Norway the "Hel
lig Olav," and, in addition each com
pany will build new boat. The Unit.
ed Steamship company retains the
steamers ."rietgen" and the United
States In addition it is provided
that all three companies in common
have a reserve ship. The three com,
panies will belong to the North Amer
lean pool, and uniform passenger
and freight rate has been agreed upon
In making similar report, Consul w
Henry Robertson, at Gothenburg
quotes another Norwegian newspaper.
which states that the program for the
new shipping lines will commence on
Jan. l, and it is asserted will enable
a steamship to be sent each week dur.
ing the seasons when necessary. The
United Steamship company's four yes.
sells were sent last year eight times to
New York, carrying 11,095 emigrants
from Copenhagen, of whom 7,155 were
Danes, 1920 Swedes and Films and
710 Russians, while at the information.
al ports, Christiania and Christian
sand, 12,170 additional emigrants EN-.
barked. Should the plan for the new
line materalize, however, it is consid
cred that the one proposed by Captain
w. R. Lundgren, of Gothenburg, for
direct Swedish-American line would
come to naught. His plan is to build
steamers of a modern type, chiefly for
passenger traffic, and capable of max
ing at least eighteen knots an hour
and of carrying the mails from Swe-
den more quickly than at present.
William Hartcourt Palmer, Of Pors-
grund, has, according to Christiania
papers, invented a new explosive,
which he claims is just as powerful as
dynamite. Mr.. Palmer will visit Eng.
land and the United States in the near
future in the interests of his new In
vention.
Alfred w. Aspelund has just com
pleted a novel entitled "The Artist"
It is romance teeming with intricate
situations and will perhaps be repro
duced on the stage in Christiania after
the holidays.
The new Mexico lines steamer
"Texas" has just. been completed at
cost of 100000 crowns. 1t is modern
in every respect and is one of the
finest steamers built in Norway Tor
some time.
The Soistrand Hotel at Os has been
sold to Horsten Lunde for $4,000
crowns. 1t will now be submitted to
thorough repairs and will hereafter
cater to the tourist trade exclusively.
The Trondhjem orchestra was re-
Gently organized and its future success
already seems assured. 1t already has
thirty members and the city has estab
lished an orchestra fund of $4,000.
A new theater will be erected in
Sarpsborg in the near future at cost
of $4,000 crowns. It will be one of the
largest theaters ever built in a coun
try town in Norway.
There are about eighty Norwegian
consumptiyes who are spending the
winter in SpitZbergen. There they
certainly have a superabundance of
fresh air.
DENMARK.