Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-08-06
NORWAY.

Norway exports about /, 100, 900 cubic
meters OF timber every year. This
does not include large quantities Of
furniture and other articles made
largely of wood. The exports Of
matches alone is $500 tons year.
In 1918 over 100000 tons of mechan-
ical and chemical wood pulp was ex-
ported. The exports OF paper were
$4,000 tons. The total exports OF
fish and fish products were 100000
900 pounds. The total value of the
exports of fish and fish products is
about s27,000,000 a year. Norwegian
butter has good reputation in Eng
land and the export is on the increase,
being 100000 pounds in 1913, be-
sides 100000 pounds Of oleomargarine
The export of condensed milk for the
same year was 1880 tons. About
1,250,000 tons of different kinds of ores
were exported The export OF Norway
saltpeter jumped from 51,700 tons in
1912 to 10000 tons in 1918. Fertilizers
will soon be the main articles OF ex-
port, and for this there is an unlimited
demand.
Because Third officer Alfred Tuft-
enes OF the collier Storstad had a
Norwegian navigator's certificate the
Canadian maritime parliament has
found itself unable to infiict any pun
ishment upon him as the man held
responsible for the Empress of Ire
land disaster. A report is being sent
to the Norwegian authorities, how
ever, and the Canadian law will be
altered SO that in the future officers
Of foreign vessels engaged in the Ca
madam trade Elust have Canadian
certificates. II is improbable that
Tuftenes will be prosecuted, as his
mistake, the authorities said, is con-
sidered more as an error of Judgment
than case of criminal negligence.
Wine and beer are served In the
storthing building. In recent years,
however. comparatively few members
of the national legislature patronize
this bar. II win be remembered that
the storthing abolished liquor in the
army, and now the military author
tiles suggest that 1t would be jewel
of consistency for the legislators 10
legfslate their own saloon out of the
capitol of the kingdom OF Norway.
At Thai. Nisserdal, large deposits
Of iron ore have been discovered. In.
vestigaticns have proved that the per.
centage OF iron is large enough to
warrant mining.
A Norwegian seamen's church Is TO
be built In Hamburg. Germany. A
site has been bought and plans and
specifications have been completed.
A special meeting of the ting OF
Akershus amt resolved to buy the
Raanda falls in the Glommen for
s270,000. The amt win have to Dor
row about 100000 for paying this
amount and building power plant
The capacity of the falls is said 10
be $4,000 horsepower.
The Norwegian missions in MAZDA
gascar have established s27 congre-
cations. having total membership OF
$3.50. About $4,000 children attend
500 Sunday schools. One hundred ma.
tives are serving as ordained ministers.
The report Of the committee on the
defenses was discussed behind closed
doors by the storthing. 1t carries an
extra appropriation OF $4,000. 900,
which is large amount for a coun.
try Of the financial standing OF Nor.
way. II is proposed to use almost one
half OF this amount for forts along
the Christiania ford
The city council OF Mosjoen, Nord.
land, has voted contribution OF s45.
900 to the Nordland rsilroad on con.
dition that the road be built to Mos
Ioen In the near future