The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-10-10
NORWAY.

four ~dreadnoughts has visited Kristi-
ania.
The old church in Tydalen, a few
miles east Of T%rondhjem, is an inter-
esting structure. 1t has been found
that the present coat of paint covers
an old coat which was put on almost
two hundred years ago. The building
needs repairs, and those who are to do
the work will be instructed to do their
best to put everything back in it's orr
ginal shape.
The fall maneuve of the army
demonstrated that the invading army
represented by $4,000 men could not
hold out against the home army Of
10000 assisted by the natural advan-
tages of the country. After a week
Of continuous victories the invaders
were at last completely routed and
would, in case of real war, presumably
have been annihilated. It rained all
through the maneuvers but in spite Of
the rain and the cold weather the
men kept their humor up and kept in
good health.
The wireless station which is to be
in communication with a similar sta
ton near New York will consist of a
series of ten or twelve towers, 800
feet high and spread along a distance
OF some four miles. 1t will require
great electrical energy and the sta
tiQn will, therefore; be built near
some waterfall which can supply the
necessary power. 1t will all be fin
ished in 1914 and will, better than
anything else, serve as a national
monument of the past century of ma
tional independence, which is to be
celebrated in that year.
The new beer law will take effect
January 1. The malt will no longer
be taxed, but the finished product, ac-
cording to the percentage of alcohol
that it contains. There will be no tax
on beer containing no alcohol. For
beer containing a maximum of rs per
cent OF alcohol the tax will be a little
over two cents a gallon; for beer con-
tanning from 2.5 to 3.75 per cent al
cohol, 81 cents a gallon; and for beer
containing 3.75-5.5 per cent Of alcohol,
a little over IS cents a gallon. The
sale of beer containing more than SIS
per cent of alcohol will be prohibited.
Every bottle shall be labeled so as to
show he name of the brewery and
the percentage of alcohol. Even the
sizes of the bottles is fixed by law.
The h~alf-bottle is to contain one-third
OF a quart, and tie bottle is to con-
tain twice as much. The only thing
left to the brewers is to fix the prices
OF the beer. The result of the new
law will be to reduce the prices of the
weaker brands of beer and raise those
of the stronger brands.
Captain Roald Amundsen faced as.
fine an audience as would be found in
Norway when he gave his first lecture
on his discovery Of the South pole.
The lecture, which was delivered in
the Kristiania Tivoli, was illustrated
by some 100 colored lantern slides
and about 700-meter films. It was sur
prlsing to see how well these had
been taken. They showed the life on
board and the animal life of the ant.
arctic regions. The captain stated
that some OF the whales reached the
length of 70 or 80 feet, and never hav-
ing been chased or shot they were
perfectly unacquainted with fear. The
same may be said of the tremendous
seals Whice were encountered in great
numbers on the ice. They took no no.
tlce Whatever of the men or dogs as
they had never known what LANCER
meant. Amundsen's expedition, how
ever, made them feel differently for
much seal flesh was gathered for
dog food. Amusing moving pictnres
were also taken of the penguins which
moved around the vessel in large
focks. At the end of his lecture Can.
tain Amnndsen was given a tremen.
dous ovation before leaving the hall.
A triple wedding without parallel in
the history of the world will take place
IN Stavanger November s. B. Bore.
sen and wife are going to celebrate
their golden wedding. Their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Jonas Oftedahl, and her hus.
band are going to celebrate her silver
wedding. And their Oldest daughter.
karoline, is going to be married TO
fr1dt1of Larsen, of Bergen.
Wolves seem to be more numerous
IN Norway this fall than they have
been for years past. They come from
the wilds of Finland and northern swe.
den' n are most numerous in thu
country around Trondh ion,