Morris tribune., 1909-03-27
NORWAY.

during the past year.
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NORWAY.
It is really surprising matter to
note how the Nicholson fund has been
growing. 1t now reaches the goodly
sum of 214,O00 crowns. 1t was started
in honor of the former premier and
the name of Nicholson seems to be a
great drawing card in Norway and has
not seemed to diminish in popularity.
Of the above mentioned amount, So
900 crowns were raised in Christiania
and vicinity.
Last year there were postal money
orders sent from the United States to
Norway amounting to 100000 crowns.
In 1907 they amounted to more than
11,800,000 crowns. In spite of the fact
that the United States sends such vast
sums to Sweden and Norway every
year the American republic is often
criticised most numerically in these
countries.
In Stavanger and other Norwegian
cities where Norwegian beer is not at
present allowed to be sold, number
of dealers who had license prior to
1882 are now selling Danish beer and
importing it from that country in large
quantities. Thus far it seems that
there is no law which prevents the
sale of foreign beers in Norway.
Snowstorms have been frequent in
Norway this winter, especially in the
northern section of the country, where
entire districts have become almost
isolated from the rest of the world.
A number of lives have been lost and
the cold weather has in many places
caused much distress and suffering
among those ill prepared.
Recent dispatches from Victoria, B.
c., say that advices have been re-
ceived that whaling company is be-
ing organized in Norway to send two
floating whaling stations conveying a
fleet of small whaling steamers to the
Antarctic to hunt off the Falkland ISL
ands, South Shetland and South Geor-
gia this summer.
A dangerous epidemic of scarlet
fever has broken out in Skudeshaven
and vicinity and there are already a
number of people who are lowering
between life and death. Newspaper
dispatches state that the disease orig
mated at dairy farm from which it
spread by means of the milk delivered
to the people.
Historic events always arouse en-
thusiasm in Norway. The 250th an
niversary of the gallant defense of
Fredrikshald in the war with Sweden
was celebrated by the students of the
military academy of that city Feb. 4
and was a we'll attended and success.
full affair.
The art carnival which was held at
the Grand Hotel during the latter part
of last month in Christiania was
splendid success in every way. There
were in all more than 5000 people in
attendance and the program rendered
in connection was typical and varied.
The Misses Grace Grung and Dagny
Scheldrup will make their debut in the
new theater in Bergen in the near flu
ture. They are both Norwegian-Amer
lean girls and their friends on this side
are following them with great deal
of interest.
The Norwegian storthing budget
committee endorses most enthusi-
astically the appropriation requested
for the ,Isaachsen expedition to Spitz-
bergen and recommends that it be
granted at once.
The International Northern Medical
congress will be held in Christiania
in June. Physicians and surgeons
from all parts of Scandinavia will Wis
it the Norwegian capital on this oc-
casion
ROAD Rafaelsen, of Tromsoe, has
been appointed assistant customs col
Iector at the port of Bergen. Mr..
Rafaelsen has resided in Tromsoe dur
ing the past fifteen years.
The Meelven Hotel has been sold to
DR.. John Magelssen, prominent den
fist OF Christiania, for 10000 crowns