Morris tribune., 1910-02-25
SWEDEN.


Erland Nordenskiold returned to
Stockholm during the latter part of
last month after completing his fourth
| exploration expedition to South Amer
lea. His journey has this time been
as good as through altogether un-
known regions between Bolivia and
Brazil. After leaving the Brazilian
railway Nordenskiold with two com
panions, a young sergeant by the
name of Anderson and Carl Moberg,
! rode not less than 1000 miles into the
| interior on horseback. They after
wards continued their journey by
canoe for 500 miles, travelling on riv-
ers where the scenery was at times
| wonderfully beautiful and again ex-
ceedingly desolate. They encountered
| many Indian tribes, many of whom
had never seen white persons before.
Their expedition lasted fully two
years and Mr.. Nordenskiold, who was
the leader of the expedition and his
two companions, have brought with
them many collections of great arch
geological interest. Nordenskiold will
give series of lectures IN Sweden,
Denmark and possibly Norway and
England.
Count Birger Morner, who is at pres
| ent travelling in Australia warns in
letter to a Stockholm paper, his coun-
trymen from coming to Australia. He
states that the Swedes who have emf
grated to Australia and all who are
there have great difficulty in making
even living and some of them that
he found in the country districts and
towns, were on the point of starvation
He urges Swedes to stay away from
Australia if they do not want to starVe
to death. Mr.. Morner is a Swedish
count, who has written a number OF
novels and has travelled extensively.
He is in Australia at present for the
purpose of gathering material for a
new book that he intends to write
upon his return TO Sweden.
The result of the Investigations
showing that the Swedish government
had been defrauded by private COM
panies selling lubricating oil to the
navy, will be that the government
will establish an oil factory of it's own
in Karlkrona. The new establishment
will only cost about 10000 crowns and
|, that's a great deal cheaper than be:
ing defrauded out of about $4,000
crowns a year, which was the case last
year, This time the government pro-
poses not to run any risks and will
therefore have factory of its own
under the supervision Of its own men.
Gradually things are beginning to
pick up trifle after the big strike,
but it all works slowly. Wages are not
going to increase very rapidly although
there is a sign of it so far as the rail-
roads are concerned. The scale of
wages of men employed has lately
been having an upward tendency, but
after the wages of railway employees
have been increased, there will be no
free passes. So therefore the increase
so far as the employees are concerned,
will not amount to much.
At present there are two Swedish
Americans in Stockholm on visit,
who are exceedingly prominent in min
ing circles in Alaska. They are
Messrs. Johnson and Lindblom, both
of whom are large stockholders in the
Pioneer Mining Co. of Nome, Alaska.
They have been visiting old friends in
Stockholm and the papers have been
advertising them very generously.
1t is learned from good authority
that Sweden last year spent on lotter-
les not less than 40,000,000 crowns.
This is certainly a surprisingly large
sum of money to be expended in this
manner, but it must be taken into con-
sideration that in Sweden lotteries are
legal.
During the year of 1909, official fig
ures show that money orders amount
ing to not less than 12,461, ,0S1 crowns
were received from the U. S. Judging
from this it would seem that Swedish
Americans as rule are pretty loyal
to the home folks.
Professor Borjesson's health has
again become seriously impaired and
his most intimate friends have grave
fears that he will never recover sufi-
ciently to be about his duties.
From the province of Blekings alone
last year there were 499 persons who
emigrated to foreign lands Nearly
all of them came to America.
The value of real estate and person
al property in Sweden at the end OF
last year amounted to 907, ,883, ,493
crowns. d
According to recent dispatches King
Gustaf stood the operation splsndidly
and is now on the road to recovery.
NORWAY. -
Owing to the storthing's resolutions
passed relative to the tax on liquor,
the import of liquors has been steadily
increasing. On one single steamer