Morris tribune., 1911-03-03
TIDINCS FROM
SCANDINAVIA
Interesting News From Sweden,
Norway and Denmark
KARLSKRONA FACTORY BURNED

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Establishment in sweden-Norwe
gian Farmers Organizing on Ameri'
can Lines-Danish Students Chorus
to Start for Tour of the Uniteo
States Early In May.
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Karlskrona had big fire the other
day when the Wahlquist Clothing
company's buildings were burned tc
| the ground The fire started at z
! o'clock in the morning and before the
, fire department arrived on the scene
the main building was doomed. The
fire soon spread to the adjoining build
| ings and the entire plant was de-
stroyed The chief stockholder in the
company was Consul G. A. Swain. 1t
was the largest and most important
clothing factory in the entire country
The loss entailed is estimated to ex
ceed 100000 crowns.
Andres Zorn, the eminent portrait
painter, has gone to Berlin, where he
is to paint some prominent persons.
After completing his work in Berlin
he will derart for the United States,
where he has been asked to act as
juryman at the Pittsburg art exhibi.
ton He has also been engaged to
paint portraits of one or two promi-
nent citizens in Pittsburg. Mr..
Zorns portrait of Mrs. Taft has been
very favorably commented on in
Washington.
Johnkheer ]. J. o. Bicker of The
Hague is at present in Stockholm in
the interest of the much talked of
Swedish-American Steamship line. He
is trying to interest number of capi-
talists to take stock in the new COM
pany and it is believed that his efforts
In this direction will be crowned with
success. In Gothenburg lot of stock
has already been disposed of. The
terminus of the new line on the Ameri-
can side will be Montauk, L. |.
"Orpei nrangar," the famous Upsala
Student chorus, is planning a concert
trip in Russia this summer. They will
appear principally in the Baltic prov
inces and may extend their tour to ST.
Petersburg. 1t had been hoped by
many Swedish-American song lovers
that this organization would come to
America, but it seems that hitherto
it has been impossible to arrange such
a thing.
In the death of the eminent poet,
Gustaf Froding, Sweden has lost one
of it's great men. Perhaps no poet of
modern times has so successfully
succeeded in endearing himself in the
hearts of the people as Froding. The
tones of his Tyre have been heard over
the entire country and spread sun
shine and joy in cottage and palace
alike.
Says an exchange: The plans for
free harbor at Malmo are so COM
prehensive that when they are carried
through Malmo will have the second
largest commercial harbor in the
world. The leading business men of
Copenhagen are beginning to worry
lest they lose some of their trade to
the energetic Swedish competitor"
Bank Director Wallenberg celebrat
ed his twenty-fifth anniversary as
president of the Stockholm Enskilda
bn 0f
bank gave a banquet in his honor and
Mr.. Wallenberg presented check of
$4,000 to the bankers pension fund.
Mr.. WaIlenberg has now donated over
$1,000 to this fund.
Major o. M. Biornstierna, who died
a few weeks ago, in his will made a
donation of $4,000 crowns to the Red
Cross society of Stockholm. Of this
amount $4,000 crowns will go to the
Red, Cross hospital in Stockholm and
the remainder is to constitute a fund
known as the Biornstierna fund.
Otto Unee, associate editor of the
Nya Dag1igt Allehanda, celebrated
his fortieth anniversary in the service
of the aforesaid mentioned paper the
other day. He was made member
of the editorial staff of the paper in
January, 1871, and has remained at
his post ever since.
Jewish mission work has been car
ried on for 100 years in Sweden. The
first missionary, Moritz, was a native
Jew, who came to Gothenburg in 1911
and worked among the people of his
nationality. Later he went to Stock
holm and began work there.
The street cars of Stockholm,
which have carried mail during the
last five years, are now carrying on
an average OF about 1000 letters
day. In the beginning they carried
only about 1000 letters day.
A committee has been appointed in
Stockholm to start national sub
scription for August Strindberg, the
author and playwright. The move
ment will be a popular one and all