The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-10-14
NORWAY.

NORWAY.
An exchange states that something
ike mutinous movement has been
started among the non-commissioned
so'lhcers of the Norwegian army. The
young men who are attending the mill.
tary schools in the large cities have
asked permission to leave the schools.
But the most serious feature of the
movement is that the older non-com.
mlssloned officers of the Kristainssand
brigade have made a systematic agita-
ton against the schols for non-com-
mlssloned officers. There is no secrecy
about it. A meeting representing all
the corps Of the brigade passed reso-
luton calling upon all the non-com.
mlssloned officers in the country to
disseminate information as to the FIJI
lure prospects of graduates from the
schools for Hon-commissioned officers
II may be an easy matter to chastise
those who have passed the resolution,
put the trouble is that the sentiment
expressed by the resolution is very
general throughout the country.
Norwegian laborers are taking
great deal of interest in the big strike
IN Sweden and are showing their SYM
pathy by contributing large sums Of
money. Thus far they have contrib
uted not less than 100000 crowns to
the Swedish strikers, and if reports
are true they may send additional
sums of money. With the aid that
Swedish strikers are getting from both
Germany and Norway the strike will
undoubtedly be prolonged and there is
no telling at this stage of the game
Where it may end.
Fin Frolich, the Seattle sculptor.
who recently completed modelling
bust of Jim Hill, is a Norwegian by
birth and grandson of Banker F. II.
Frolich, of Christiania. Mr.. Frolich
has been coming in for great deal
OF praise in the Norwegian press late
ly and after he has completed model
ling a statue of Grieg in Brooklyn he
will be asked to come to Norway.
where there is much work ahead of
him. His reputation is already as
Stunning international proportions.
Roald Amundsen is now planning
Greenland expedition. It was his orig
inal intention to go in quest of the
north pole, but this plan was of course
abandoned since it was announced to
the world that Cook and Peary had
been there. Mr.. Amundsen plans to
use the FRAN" on the Greenland ex-
petition and will take fourteen men
with him. Mr.. Amundsen contemplates
starting on his expedition early next
spring.
The new public school building i'll
Tromsoe was dedicated Sept. 4. It
has twelve immense rooms which are
modern in every respect, including
steam heat and electric lights. The
new school building has been erected
at an expense of 100000 crowns.
There have been such abundant
rains in Nordfjord and vicinity that
the farmers up in that section are
growing very much discouraged. The
autumn fruits and vegetables have
also been much damaged, as we'll as
lot of hay.
Bjornstjerne Bjornson has suffered
a relapse and has been compelled to
take to his bed again. His physicians
are doing everything in their power
for him, but it is not believed that
his chances for recovery are very
strong.
The new church at Aalesund was
dedicated Sept. Is. There were hun
dreds of people present and the fes
tivities lasted several days. The new
church is large in proportions and is
one of the finest in this section of the
country.
Trcndhjem will have a new postof-
flee building which will cost at least
$4,000 crowns. The building contract
has been placed in the hands of Con
tractor P, Lowzow
The population of Norway is at pres
ent estimated at 2,35O,OOO. The coun-
TVS population has just about held it's
own during the past five years.
Four thousand crates of lingon ber-
ries were sent from Christiania to
Stettin, Germany, the other day.
H. A. Eckell has been appointed
Norwegian consul IN London.