The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-01
SWEDEN.

1911.
Queen Victoria, of Sweden, passed
Berlin January 8 on her way to the
south.
Malmo had a population of 1924 at
the end of the old year, and the in
crease for the year was 2,24O.
The condition of August Strindberg,
the author, is improving since he was
able to begin to take solid food.
The city council of Varberg has
resolved to invest $13,5OO in the pro-
posed Varberg and Atran railway.
Sweden has a OF sugar facto-
ries, and plans are being perfected for
the establishment of a new one at
Loddekopinge.
The crown prince of Sweden and
his family have been spending a few
days as guests of the duke and
duchess of Ostergotland.
The Young Socialist movement is
on the wane in southern Sweden.
Even the leaders admit that they are
losing ground at an alarming rate.
General Bjorlin has stated that the
defenses of the country are in a salts
factory condition. Full efficiency in
case of "a is hardly to be expected.
Mass meetings have been held
among the higher classes in some of
the larger cities of the country to pro-
test against the anti-military policy
of the cabinet.
The unemployed of G%othenburg
thought of organizing a union of their
own. But upon counting the noses
they found that they were fewer than
they had expected.
H. WIKI, the noted Gothenburg phi
lanthropist, has offered to donate $780,
900 to the Rohs manual training
museum in Gothenburg for the erec-
ton of a new building.
H. Reuterdahl, a Swedish artist re-
siding in New York, has again created
a stir by trying to prove that the navy
of the United States is highly de-
fective in. many respects.
The local branches of the national
bank of Sweden outside Of Stockholm,
show a decided loss in the profits for
the past year. In Vaxio there was
even an actual loss of $4,000.
The Berlin ~Tageszeitung recently
contained correspondence from Swe-
den, stating that the new cabinet
will not be apt to make itself re-
sponsible for any serious defect in the
defenses of the country.
Two steamers brought 5000 bales
OF cotton to Gothenburg at the same
time. This was the largest quantity
of cotton ever piled up in the ware
houses of the city. The consignment
represented a value of $500, 600.
A number Of peat boys in Smaland
have been sold to an English syndi-
cate at the rate Of about $3.50 an acre.
The president of the Swedish bog
reclamation society has stated that
the bogs are really worth all the way
from four to eight times the price
paid.
The Swedish officers in Persia are
already engaged in regular work. At
Teheran a school for officers is con-
Quoted by the first Swedish officers
that arrived in the country. A squad
OF gendarmes is also being organized
for serving as an escort to the three
Swedish officers who are to 20 to
Shiraz, in southeastern Persia. Ow-
ing to the strength of the highwaymen
OF that part of the country, the roads
are practically closed to caravans and
other travellers, and the intention is
to have the three Swedish officers
organize a special corps of gendarmes
for re-establishing regular travel and
traffic in southeastern Persia.
"Post-lngar," whose real name is
1ngar Johnson, and who was born in
1885, in Jarrestad commune, has an
interesting rec to look back upon.
In 1876 she commenced to carry the
mail between Gladsax and Simrish-
ann, a distance of three and a half
miles. In 1882 a new railroad was
built through that country, and since
that date until now she has carried
the mail both ways every working day
between Gladsax and J%arrestad, max
ing each trip about eight English
miles. She is always cheerful, and
whether o talk fun or serious bust
ness to her you will not have to wait
long for a pat answer from the old
lady.
Those who are in charge of the
Carnegie hero fund for Sweden have
taken under advisement the question
as to whether a prize ought to be
given to a five-year old boy, Karl Gun
mar Aberg, of Brastorp, Blekinge, who
saved three younger brothers and sis
tiers from a burning house.
A sevsnty-fve-year old woman who
had been completely blind for some
time, had an operation performed upon
her eyes at a hospital in Finspong.
AS soon as she realized that the opsr-
alton had been 4 complete success her
Joy was 90 overwhelming that she
died in . few moments.