The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-01-30
NORWAY.

Alu0o1o Is luClcdSluS lIOuu year "
year.
The fish wardens at the waters
along the Swedish frontier have been
withdrawn.
The Christmas traffic on the Bergen
railway was twice as heavy last time
as in 1911.
The Prince of Monaco has donated
$13,5O0 to Captain Roald Amundsen
for oceanographic apparatuses to be
used on his north pole expedition.
The young peoples social demo-
cratic clubs, "in national convention
assembled" have resolved to agitate
in favor Of a military strike, and to
oppose religion.
Claus Berg, United States consul in
Trondhjun for IS years, has resigned,
and his successor is H. o. Oppedal, a
Journalist who spent a great many
years in America.
Ola Mossefin, a violinist who had
a great reputation among the ommon
people, died at Voss at the age of "a
years. Many years ago he gave popu-
lar concerts among his countrymen in
America.
Mr.. Hansen, the depot agent at the
Hangsund railway station, has handed
in his resignation. He has been in the
service of the railway department
since 1854. No other man in Norway
can point to such a record.
The e municipal packing house
of the city of Kristiania has been
opened for business. The cost of the
plant is $4,000 and it is equipped
for d%isposing of 900 animals a day.
This means that it is able to supply
500, 900 people with meat.
Ole G%undersen, an employee on the
Sklen canal, and his wife, Helga, cele-
brated their golden wedding a few
days ago. They have had seven chill
dren, five Of whom are living. One
of the others lost his life at sea, and
n was killed by an accident.
On the basis of investigation made
at the university of Norway a pam
phlet has been published with regard
to the use of coffee and cocoa as a
popular beverage. The conclusions
are summed up in the following sent
ence: From a sanitary as we'll as an
economical point of view it would be
of considerable advantage if cocoa to
some extent were to %supplant coffee
among the common people,; and it
would be very desirable if coffee could
be dropped entirely as a drink for
children and rather weak cocoa with
milk put in it's place."
1t is proposed that garrison service
he established at Kristianssand, in
the extreme south. In that part of
the country it is of great Importance
for the young men to be able to finish
their military service at an early age,
and garrison duty makes this possible.
In some localities more than half of
the young conscripts have been some
years in America. Some of those who
return stay in the country, but mill
tary duty scares many of them away
again. 1t is figured out that if they
could finish their service in 1870 days
many of them would return and stay
in the country for good. A garrison
at Kristiassand would also be a safe
guard to southern Norway.
Sam Eyde, an engineer who is in
terested in a number of large manu-
featuring plans. writes in the current
issue of the Observation-Disclosures
Review" THE new industrial Nor
way is hardly ten years old. When
one considers the future in the light
of the changes which have taken place
in this short period, no gift OF pro-
phecy is required to see a new Nor
way, transformed and awakened to
new life. The wave of emigration will
turn back, and the ceaseless stream of
fresh hood, which has flowed from our
stop. People will remain at home, a
blessing to the motherland. Those
who have gone forth to seek their for
tunes in foreign lands will probably
turn back, with keener intelligence and
broader vision, to help us in our work
for Norway. Our authors. musicians,
artists and explorers have been
recognized as world leaders. The time
is now ripe for Norway to come forth
from her retired position and take her
place as a power, not alone in art
ana literature, OUT ALSO IN tne .WOrl0 OF
industry"
The commune Of Evindvik voted
down a proposition to buy two chan
deliers for the church. Then a mem
Der of the town board wrote to the
king asking him for chandeliers.
Having found out from the pastor that
they we're badly needed, king Haakon
actually sent the desired chandeliers
as a present, and they were in place
at the Christmas service, to the JOY
and gratitude of the large congrega-
tion.
Miss Benedicta Aall, a daughter of
the noted member of the Eidsvold in.
stitutional convention of 1914, Jacol
Aall. died at the age Of IS IL years.