Morris tribune., 1909-06-12

Increasing In Strength as the Years
Go BY but Very Little Noise Is Made
About 1.-TWO New Torpedo Boats
Now Ready for DeIivery-PeopIe in
Sweden Are Taking Lively Inter
est in the Work of the Anti-Tuber-
culosis Society.
SWEDEN.
AS the years pass by the Swedish
navy is being increased in strength.
Not lot of noise is made about it by
the Sweeds, but if any one believes
that Sweden is behind the times in
this respect they have a guess COM
ing. The two new torpedo boats are
now ready for delivery. One was built
at the Gotta Iron works and the other
at the Lindholmen works. They
have now been sent to Helsingborg,
where they will undergo thorough
test within few days. The Swedish
navy ranks high for small country
and with the natural defenses of the
country she could do no end of dam
age to an attacking fleet, be it ever so
much larger,
The anti-tuberculosis work in Swe-
| den is progressing nicely and some
very effective work has been done this
| year. People are taking lively inter.
! est in the work of the Anti-Tubercu-
| losis society and there have this year
| been collected, through the sale OF
trading stamps, not less than 35,162
| crowns. Besides this the work has
been advanced by many private dona.
| tions. New sanatoriums are under
| course of erection and the fight
against the terrible disease is being
better organized as the conditions are
better understood.
Lennart Nicholaus Gustaf Paul is
the name of a new little prince born
! to the Duke and Duchess of Smaland
| about three weeks ago. This intro,
| duces Russian blood into the Swedish
| royal house, for the mother of the
| young prince is Pavlowna Romanow.
She has resided in Sweden for so short
time that the Swedish people have
| not had time to get acquainted with
her. She is spoken of, however, as a
| woman of great beauty and as being
| person of very unassuming manners
The young Duke of Smaland, al
| though a comparatively young man.
has set a good example by starting
| what is known as the Duke of Smaland
| Fund, the proceeds of which are to &C
| to poor and deserving parents who de
] sire to educate their children. The
| young duke has been much compli
mented for this graceful act and the
Swedish people are going to have faith
in prince who so early in life begins
to show unmistakable signs of a good
and generous heart.
The international committee for the
Olympian games met in Berlin last
week, on which occasion they we're tc
decide where the next games are to
be held in 1912. The general belief
in Sweden is that Stockholm will be
the place chosen. The American rep
resentatives on the committee are A
B. Armour, of New York, and Pro
fessor w. H. Sloane, of Columbia uni
| versity.
For the purpose of encouraging PEG
pie who have emigrated from Sweden
to return there in the event that they
come back and find things to their Xix
ing, both chambers of the Swedish
riksdag have passed a resolution to
the effect that persons who have been
residing in a foreign country for q
period of eight years will not be com
PEELED to submit to any military serv
| ice.
Reports state that Lektor P. P
Wlademstrom was taken sick in Ger
many the other day while attending q
his illness is not necessarily a critical
one, he will nevertheless be confined
to his bed for long time, according
to the statement of his physician.
About 300 Russian school teachers
will this summer visit Sweden and
Norway. They will during their visit
in Sweden be entertained by the
Swedish Educational association and
given a very comprehensive idea OF
what Swedish educational work stands
for.
| Prince Bernadotte's oldest son.
Count Carl Bernadotte, completed his
collegiate course at the Nya Elemen,
tar school in Stockholm last week
| He was a diligent student and took a
brilliant examination.
Henning Berger's new play, entitled
"The Deluge," was Kissed down at a
theater in Naples some time ago when
| an attempt was made for the first
time to present it to an Italian au-
dience.
/ There were 100000 May flowers sold
in Stockholm this year on May l. The
income amounted to not less than 90.
900 crowns, sum of money which
| will be devoted to charity.
A male chorus, consisting of $50
men from Vienna, gave a concert in
| Stockholm May Is, which was attend
| ed by about 5000 people.
The ostal department is prosper
Gus one and always manages to show