Morris tribune., 1911-01-13

Norway, has arrived at his post ME-
Ind Mrs. Brys have had considerable
experience in official life and that Nort
way will be most ably represented al
Washington through Mr.. Brys seems
to be the consensus of opinion in the
Norwegian press. Minister Brys is al
man of stately appearance and
Madame Brys is said to be a very
highly accomplished woman. Mr. and
Mrs. Brys will do considerable enter
tanning in Washington this winter.
The so called Sunday employees ON
the street railways of Christiania are
demanding an increase in wages. Up
to this time they have been getting a
ores per hour Now they want Is ores
per hour The indications are that
they will be given the raise. 1t is a.
very difficult thing to get men to work
on Sundays and the employers will un-
doubtedly be only too willing to give
in to their demands.
The Norwegian submarine boat
Kobben, which was built in Germany
about year ago and which has been
placed under a years test, was int
spected the other day by one of the
governments experts and found to be
in first class condition. 1t is possible
that the storthing may order another;
submarine boat built during the cur,
rent year.
H. Schielbler has just published AM
interesting book, which contains a.
splendid account of the progress Oh
the printing and newspaper business!
in Norway during the last 100 years.!
The historical end of it is particulars
ly interesting. The book is richly IL
lustrated and large number of cop
les have already been disposed of.
Consul Holmboe, in Tromsoe, has
donated 10000 crowns for charitablej
institutions in the aforementioned
city. The consul will donate an addi-
tional sum of money provided all the
money thus donated will be used for
the purpose of checking the ravages
of consumption in that part of the
country.
Norwe wegian-American colonists in
Iowa, who hail from Strand, in Ry.
fylke, have sent a sum of "a 600
crowns to the home community. This
sum will be set aside for a pOorhcuse.
which will hereafter be supported by;
generous contributions from philan>
thropic countrymen in America.
Rev. Karl Konow has been giving
series of lectures on 1.-THE Eternaa
Life" at the Unitarian church in Chris
tiania, which have attracted a great
deal of attention. Rev. Konow is a
brilliant lecturer and is regarded an
one of the country's greatest religious
thinkers and leaders.
Prominent among the members OF
the new South African parliament 10
the Norwegian, Carl Thesen, from
Stavanger. He is serving on one or
the leading committees and represents
the Knysna district He speaks Eng
lish and Dutch f1uently.
The Count of Luxembourg" has
been rendered not less than 100 times
at the Central theater III Christiania
and is making a decided hit. The
is Dy LSndI, tue same
man who composed the music for
1.-THE Merry Widow"
Five of the hotels in Sandefjord
have been denied the right to dis
pense liquor because they have been
selling it unlawfully at various times
and have not otherwise complied with
the laws that regulate the liquor
traffic
: King Haakon has appointed Profes-
sor Kristian Krogh as commander OF
the Order of st. Olaf, and Fahlstrom,
the we'll known actor, has been made
a knight of the same order.
Henrik Dahl, the popular ballad
singer, is on a concert tour through
out some of the northern towns in
Norway and is making great hit
wherever he appears. >