Morris tribune., 1908-10-31
Stockholm Real Estate company for
3,5OO,OOO crowns, which is the largest
real estate deal on record in Sweden.
NORWAY.
Christiania.

AL SANAAA6O say AAC WSPdpOAA y
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 mucfs ~
The English have certainly secured
q strong foothold in Norway so far as
mining investments are concerned
Upon Investigation. 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 140,666, 900
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 a 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 ali
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 Grfeg memorial concert was
held in Christianta 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 q sue
cess from 4 financial standpoint. The
proceeds Will go to Grieg's widow.
The students at the university are
very much wrought up against Minis
ter Of War L0wzow because he has
suggested that the government intro
duce compulsory military training Al
the university The students are I'M
Quivocably opposed to it and are e>-
erting al thier efforts to prevent it II
possible.
Peter n. Grahm is 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 will have it's
headquarters in Christionia.
During their recent visit to Chris
tfania Queen Alexandra and Princess
Victoria enjoyed long horseback rides
in the outskirts Of the city. Their cav
alior in every instance was DR.. Tritjof
Nansen.
''Nristiansands Tidende" celebrated
it's tvoDtv-ffth anniversary Oct. ;.
During these years the paper has had
very successful career and is the
most influential journal in that sec
tion of the country.
The so-calIed fat herring" catch
was this season an extra heavy one
Fishing was especially good in NorI
land, where not less than 10000 bar
rels Of herring were secured.
Henrik Lund has just completed q
new portrait in oil of ex-Premier
Michaelsep.
The Giovik needle factory was de .
stroyed by fire the other night, entail
ing loss of over 100000 crowns.