The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-07-16
Recent Occurrences Of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
KING GUSTAV so YEARS OLD
Received Hearty Congratulations from
Home and Abroad-StOckholm
People Celebrated tho
Event.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

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On June Is King Gustaf celebrated
his fftieth birthday and his majesty
on that day was the recipient of many
hearty congratulations from both at
home and abroad. At 1915 in the
morning all the members Of the royal
family and the Swedish court gath
most elegant apartment in the royal
palace) and rendered him their we'll
wishes as we'll as that Of the govern.
| ment. At II a. m. came the speaker
Of the riksdag, accompanied by the su-
preme court judges and foreign min
listers and ambassadors, then the mem.
bers Of the Swedish Academy and the
Music Academy and so all along the
line. At - o'clock sharp the king re.
ceived a deputation of Swedish-Amer'
leans from San Francisco and at 1 p.
m. the king gave dinner to members
Of the royal family. In the evening
there was family dinner at the apart.
ments Of the crown prince and crown
princess. when 300 Stockholm singers
with the Par Bricolle Chorus in the
lead, came to serenade the king. The
streets were lined with festive clad
people who sang the kings song and
were profuse in their EXPLANATIONS OF
we'll wishes for the Swedish monarch.
Not for many a day has a Swedish
king received such an ovation as did
King Gustaf on his fitch birthday
anniversary and there was no one who
scanned so we'll pleased as the king
himself. King Gustaf has a firm hold
on his people, who seem to have every
confidence in him, and with such peace
full relations between king and people,
it would seem that Sweden's future
looms especially bright just now.
A large number of Stockholm strik.
ers held a meeting in ''Folket's Hus''
a week ago last Monday evening for
the purpose Of protesting against the
wilson Line Steamship company, for
importing 400 English strike-breakers
from various parts Of England. 1t
grew to be an intensely animated
meeting and when the police sought in
vain to maintain order, the crowd be-
gan to throw stones, causing not less
than 100000 crowns worth Of dam
age to the adjoining property. It is a
general strike, including carpenters,
| masons and members Of the allied
unions, which involves thousands OF
laborers. Now that the building in
terests and others have commenced to
| import foreign labor and strikebreak-
ers the situation has grown prob
lematical indeed, and the Stockholm
authorities are having their hands full
Princess Maria has already become
so proficient in the use of the Swedish
language that she can converse very
readily and that without the slightest
brogue on almost any topic. She told
newspaper representative how in
! dustrious she had been recently. She
| had gotten up at a. m. in the morn
ings and also related that her Swedish
tutor, Miss Wigert, had been exceed
ingly strict. The princess is indeed to
| be congratulated, for it is a we'll
known fact that it is a most difficult
thing for members Of the British royal
house to learn the Swedish language.
The Stockholm papers do not know
for sure whether the French president
is coming or not. The latest report is
now that he is coming, although it was
not long ago that it was positively an
nounced that his Swedish trip had been
cancelled. According to the "Afton.
bladet'' he is now due to arrive in
Stockholm July % and preparations
are under way to give him a cordial
reception.
The funeral of the Swedish author.
Frans Hedberg, took place at St.
Jacobs church June ~, Rev. Emeritus
Fries officiating. Among those pres
ent were members Of the Swedish
Academy and the Swedish Authors So
| ciety and number Of Sweden's most
prominent theatrical men. It was one
Of the largest civil funerals which has
occurred in Stockholm for many a
year.
The Social Democratic convention
has passed resolutions against militar.
ism and in favor of a gradual reduc-
ton Of the military burdens, of dis
armament, Of compulsory courts of ar
bitrat1on, Of permanent Scandinavian
neutrality and of vigorous information.
al cooperation between the labor or.
CARNATIONS against war.
About twenty European tourist So
cie1es sent delegations to the interna.
tonal tourist congress, which was held
In Stockholm June 24-29. The tourist
delegates were all handsomely enter
tanned during their stay in Stockholm
ana 1t did much to advertise the al
ready worldwide hospitality Of the
Swedish capital
Grand Duke Dmitri, Of st. Peters
burg is at present the guest Of King
Gustaf at the royal palace.
NORWAY.