Morris tribune., 1909-01-30


/ paper have in honor or the event pub
lished a most interesting and elegant
| anniversary number in which appear
the faces of the men who have at vari-
Gus times been the editors and busi-
ness heads of the paper. An interest
ing history of the journal is also CIV
en- in this issue. The "Morgenbladet"
still remains as Norway's most import
ant paper aside from being the oldest
daily newspaper in the country.
The Meteorological institute in
Christiania has received letter from
Sore, Finmarken, conveying the news
that barrel which drifted ashore
Nov. 8 contained d communication,
which stated that the barrel was
! thrown into the sea on July "a, 1900,
at Cape Bathurst, in British North
America, about 284 miles northwest OF
the Mckenzie river. 1t is assumed
that the barrel has drifted between
Greenland and Spitzbergen, and If that
is so then the circumstance, it such,
comedies with Roald Amundsen's pro-
posed route to the north pole with the
"Fram."
A wegian-Amercan, who came to
Christiania to celebrate Christmas,
placed 1000 crowns in stove Tin
which at the time there was no fire)
apparently for safe keeping. He then
placed few crowns in his pocket on
Christmas eve and went out to see the
town. When he returned late in the
evening the chambermaid had built a
nice warm fire for him and incidental
ly burned the money. Our American
friend was bit chagrined, of course.
The Chinese government has now
introduced Norwegian telephones into
that country in spite of the strong
competition of Japan, Germany and
America. The orders for telephones
for the Amur province have already
been sent to Norway and other orders
from different provinces will soon fol
low. Norway leads the Scandinavian
countries in exports to China and has
built up a trade in that country which
she can we'll be proud of.
near future erect a new building in
Bergen on Walkendorf street. 1t will
be a modern building in every respect
and will when completed be the larg-
est newspaper building in Norway.
The Aftenblad has been doing an eX-
cellent business during the past five
years and has grown to be one of the
most influential papers in the country.
A German male chorus has been or
ganized in Christiania. 1t sang for
the first time at the Christmas serV-
ices at the German Mission House.
There is quite German colony at
present in Christiania and it has
been materially increased during the
last year or two.
Rasmus Lanyard, the late consul
general, has in his will provided a
donation of $50, 900 crowns as pension
fund for the men who were in his en-
ploy. During years past he has given
very freely to number of charity in
stittions in Christiania and other parts
of the country.
Elizabeth Munthe Kaas, the prom |
Using young Norwegian soprano, made
her debut in Copenhagen couple of |
weeks ago. The critics see in her a |
prima donna of wonderful possibilities |
and agen--musical Copenhagen
was charmed by her singing.
There are %244 steamships whose !
starting point is in Christiania. The
largest individual ship owner in the
city is Fred Olson, who owns and op J
crates twenty-eight vessels. The next,
largest concern is Klaveness & Co.,
who own sixteen vessels.
Owing to the prevalence of the
diphtheria epidemic and mild weather
the holiday trade in Bergen was this
year exceedingly poor. People were
afraid to mingle and the weather did
the rest.
Jacob Schram has been offered the
Danish consul generals office in Chris
tiania. II is not known at this
time whether or not Mr.. Schram will
accept.
Director Jens Thils of Trondhjem
has moved to Christiania to take
charge of his new position as director
in-chief of the Art-Industrial museum.
The late Consul General l. Belling
donated prior to his death 10000
crowns to the Seamen's Mission in
Bergen.