Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-05-14
Norway.

Norway
The Norwegian Gamers met with O
reverse in the "sardine" case just tried
at London the first reverse they have
had in their legal controversies with
the French Gamers. who have been
trying for years to stop their Nor
wegian competitors from branding
their product as sardines. Angus Wat
son, the English importer at London,
was fined $500, and the Judge, Sir
John Dickinson, stated that the evil
dence had gone to prove that the Nor
wegian product was not entitled to
the name "sardines" and that its use
was an infringement on the rights of
the French Gamers. The Norwegian
small canned fish. states the judges
decision, were originally imported into
England under the name "sprats In
oil, later as "sprats la sardine," and
finally as Norwegian sardines." The
assumption of the latter name, the
court held. was unwarranted and was
an infringement OF the rights OF the
French Gamers and exporters. How
ever the court conceded that the Nor
wegian article could be sold under the
name Norwegian skipper sardines" or
simply skipper sardines." Both An
gus Watson, the English importer, and
Christian Bjelland, the largest Of the
Norwegian Gamers, have announced
their intention of appealing the case
to the higher court. 1t is estimated
that the case just closed has cost Wat
son about $4,000,
The program for the 18th Of May
celebration at Eidsvold has been com.
pleted. according to a report from
Christiania. is as follows: On the aft
ernoon of May 16 the monument Of
Carsten Anker. who opened his home
for the use of the national assembly.
will be unveiled. The ceremony will
be attended by the king, the queen,
the crown prince, and members of the
government. The remaining members
Of the storthing and the government
will arrive early Sunday morning, May
II, and will attend divine services to-
gether with King Haakon at Eidsvold
church at 10 o'clock. Jonas Dahrs
cantata will be presented following
the services. At o'clock the Eidsvoid
commune will serve a dinner in the
communal hall, after which process
sion will be formed to the Eidsvold
building. where one of the storthing
members will deliver the address of
the occasion The storthing will hold
short meeting in the assembly hall
of the Eidsvold building, and the man.
agement of the Eidsvold building will
then present to the nation the entire
historical collections gathered there.
valued at nearly $4,000. The king
will respond In behalf Of the country.
A Russian officer makes sounding In
a Norwegian harbor! Such was the
startling news that recently spread
over Norway. The Russian gunboat.
Balkan, recently ran aground on the
Kvaelmakken bar, near Leka, Nord-
land, and was floated again by two
Norwegian wrecking boats. One of
the officers OF the Balkan made use
Of the opportunity to make syste-
matte survey of the harbor. took
soundings OF the depth OF the water
and made drawings. When the Nor
wegian officers discovered this, one Of
them rowed out and informed the Rus
sian as to the coast regulations, pro-
tested against his making survey of
the harbor and demanded the surren-
der OF the drawings. The Russian de-
sisted from continuing the survey, but
refused to give up the drawings.
A Christiania dispatch says that
ROAD Amundsen may give up his
North Pole expedition altogether.
This supposition is based upon the
published statement that 1t will take
100000 to adequately equip the ex-
petition, 1t is asserted that 1t will be
impossible to raise the sum requirA.
as public interest in polar expeditions
has subsidized since the discovery of
the two poles However. Amundsen
intends to ask the Norwegian storth-
ing, in view of the extraordinary pre-
dicament of the expedition, to make
grant of the necessary money to keep
It alive, but owing to the heavy state
budget, 1t is doubtful whether he can
procure the appropriation. II his APP
peal to the government fails the cap
tain declared that the expedition will
be given up.
II is reported from Frederikstad mat
the hull OF the old Swedish warship
Stenbokken, which was captured by
the Norwegian commander Tordensk.
jold in the famous battle Of Dynekilen.
which saved Norway from the inva-
sion of Charles the Twelfth. has been
brought to view by the lowering OF
the water level In the Glommen river.
The water In the river Is at the lowest
level since more than generation
ago. The stout oaken timbers protrude
above the surface and along one side
is seen masses Of rusty iron. The yes
sci sank shortly after its arrival In
Frederikstad harbor and has been ly-
ing In the water for nearly 200 years.
The fishing grounds near Romsdal
are showing up well this season. Up
to March 81 the Goldfish catch was
IL 200 900. The fishing feet consists
of 54 steamers and more than 1,4oo
motorboats,
Denmark.
The cooperative idea is taking root
among the fishermen Of Denmark, and