Morris tribune., 1908-10-17
l,4O1, 1856 tons was iron ore, shipped BY
way Of Norvik.
NORWAY.
Christiania.

Inc sixteenth annual conference OF
the Sailors Mission society was re-
Gently held, and the report of the pro-
ceedings, just made public, show that
the society has been gaining rapidly
In strength. The income for the year
ending with the conference was about
$4,000 crowns and the disbursements
were 128,OOO crowns. Twelve preach
ers and twenty assistants are In the
employ of the society. They conduct
meetings among seamen, the total at
tendance at the meetings held the past
year being estimated at 10000. The
society is certainly doing great and
noble work in all directions.
Professor Sylow, the great mathema-
tician and educator, who has edited the
works of Abel, the mathematical genius
OF Norway, celebrated his fitch an
niversary as a professor of m2thema-
tics the other day. He ranks among
the greatest of contemporary mathe-
maticians and is highly honored, both
at home and abroad. The venerable
educator is still very active and can
GbAA 4CStu1C tAC I'LL lSl1duld uu1-
versity once in while.
A constitution has been drafted for
the independent theological seminary
and the Free Church of Norway. 1t
is proposed to give such a great power
to the Church council" the highest au-
thority, that some of the ministers
threaten to withdraw from the new
organization in case the constitution is
adopted in its present form.
Shakespere's "Othello" will be rem.
dered at the National theater in the
near future with Eide, Stormoen and
Doris Johannesen in the leading roles.
After "Othello" will follow Ole Olson's
"Laila" and Greig- Bjornson's "Olav
Tryggvasson," Erasmus Montanus,"
and during the holidays "La Belle
Marseillaise."
The raising Of funds for the new
Vestland railway is progressing nice
~ and large sums have already been
secured by means Of subscription. The
last district to contribute it's quota is
Buskerud, which has just voted $4,000
SAo"hS, LII W lOl luC1 uOAd-
lions. !
During the month of August there !
were 456 persons who emigrated from
Christianfa to other countries. Last /
year during the same period there
were 945 persons who went to foreign
lands. Judging from this it would
seem that there is a slight check on
emigration.
Because there have been frequent
regarding the telephone
service, Director Iversen called in
about 25O telephone girls into the big
room where the board of directors
meet and gave them a curtain lecture
which they will not soon forget.
s'Sigurd Jorsalfar'' was rendered for
the seventy third time at the National
theater In Christiania on Bjornson's
golden wedding day. There was an
large audience and the pro-
,eeds of the performance will be given
10 the city's poor.
Dispatches state that the Christiania
steamer mira" has been sunk while
LAC JoulhCy UCL"CCh
md Japan. Captain Erickse was COM
nander of the vessel and it is be-
ieved that he and his entire crew
we're lost. .--
The berry crop was this year I'M
rich in Lillehammar and vi
Unity. Hundreds Of persons found en-
'loyment picking berries, which were
lacked and shipped in large eonsign-
nents to England and America.
The Scandal informs us that neither ,,
he Norwegian minister nor the con-
ul general in London are using tele-
'hones. Perhaps it is to their best
interest not to use any telephones
.
King Haakon and party of friends
vent up into the mountain country
he other day to hunt ''ryper." They
we're very successful and bagged not
ess than 800 Of them.