Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-11-20
NORWAY.

NOR" AK.
Many OF the parishes in Kristian!s |
IRE raising money for the establish
ment OF old peoples homes. About |
$4,000 in cash has been raised. and il |
Is expected that the city government
will aid the movement.
Miss Beatrice Gjertsen, Minneapo
lis girl, whose father was a Norwegian
and whose mother is a German, and
who has scored great success as |
prima donna soprano Of the Grand
Oucal opera at Weimar, Germany, has
been decorated by Kaiser Wilhelm
IL with a diamond brooch, bearing
The imperial crown and cross, follow.
Ing her singing before the emperor.
The emperor was the guest of the
grand duke at 'Festspiel" in the
opera house, during which Miss Gjert.
sen sang the role of Elizabeth in Wag.
ner's "Tannhauser" with such success
that the kaiser led in the applause
after each act. At the close of the
festival Miss Gjertsen was summoned
to appear before the grand duke and,
IN the presence of the court retinue
and members of the opera, he pre-
scented the emperor's gift with the
monarch's expression of appreciation
Of her art.
The two new ships of the Nor
weglan-American steamship line are
win screw steamers of about $4,000
tons, with lightweight capacity of
1000 tons on rs feet draught, and
speed of 16 IL knots per hour. They
are $50 feet long, 81 feet wide and
~ feet deep. There are three COM
plete decks with forecastle COM
blned bridge and poop extending over
tWo-fifths of the vessels length. There
are nine watertight bulkheads extend
ing to the upper deck and double
bottoms extend all fore and aft. Elk
ternally the vessels will have a strik.
Ing appearance, with two masts and
two tunnels. The hull is painted a
light gray, and the tunnels are yellow,
with red, white and blue rings near
! the top. The vessels have accommo-
dations for 100 first class, 200 second
class, and 700 third class passengers.
The ships are to be lighted through
out with electricity and heated and
ventilated by the Thermotank com.
pany of Glasgow. They will have
wireless telegraphy as well as sub
marine signalling, and marine tele-
phone. There will be twenty life
boats, capable of holding more than
1000 persons. and besides there will
be a number of collapsible boats.
There will be a life belt in every
berth. Special attention has been
given to refrigerating space for the
carriage of fish and other perishable
goods. The first boat will make it's
first trip from Norway April next,
and the other will enter the service
year later.
Carl Lumholtz has laid before the
geographical society of Kristiania his
new scheme, which is to explore the
interior of the worlds second largest
island, New Guinea. Mr.. Lumholtz
Is man we'll known to his country
men, having thrice conducted expedi-
tons to Mexico, where he lived for a
long time among Indian tribes. Peo-
pie who have had occasion to follow
the work previously done by Mr.. Lum-
holtz In Mexico, are sure he ia the
tittest man for such a task. They
know hr is in a position to prepare
himself for all the difficulties and OBJ
stacles which an expedition to New
Guinea will have to contend with. and
that he will never hesitate to en-.
counter difficulties when scientific
trophies are to be obtained. Mr.,
Lumholts declared that his expedition
would first start for Batavia, whence
It will proceed to Borneo. At Borneo,
Mr.. Lumholtz intends to stay for three
} to four months. to get acquainted with
the country and choose sixty to sew.
enty good and reliable carriers of the
Dajak tribe. He intends to look foz
companion, who can draw maps. take
photos and develop them; further. he
must be able to serve an apparatus
, for moving pictures. Besides this
man he wishes to have two Norwegian
. assistants to make biological and BIO.
/ tanical studies. The expedition Il
, expected to last for one and q hall
, years; It will leave Europe before the
end OF this year.
Borghild is the name of q girl II
years old on the Heller island, Nord.
land. Both of her parents and two
older brothers went to the fishins
grounds last summer, and during thei1
three weeks absence Borghild tool
care OF the home. What did she
have to do? She took care Of three
!. younger brothers and sisters; she
I MIXED three cows and separated the
!, milk, and finally, she had to bake
bread. in which she was very sue
, cessful. When the older folks re
turned home they found everything
IN the best of order. 81
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