The L'Anse sentinel., 1914-04-18
Norway.

q meeting or the stockholders OF tne
Norwegian-Americap steamship line
was held for the consideration of re-
port on the company's business dur
ing the first six months of active op-
erations. The report shows that the
Christianiafjord made five round trips
between America and Norway during
a period of seven months and two and
one-half round trips have been made
by the Bergensfjord during the past
three months.
AS regards traffic the report shows
that the company has handled q gross
tonnage Of 29,800 tons, of which about
| 10,400 tons werelc carried westward and
| 19,400 tons from America to Norway
The total number of passengers car
ried reached S,323. or these 1857 have
travelled from Norway to America and
4,461 from America to Norway.
Gross freight receipts were reported
at $597, 500 and the past six months OF
business showed net profit Of 1885,
| 1859.
In its report to the stockholders, the
board of directors urged strongly the
purchase of third ship by the COM
pany as soon as possible. The amount
of traffic and its growth demands, 1t is
claimed, a sailing every IA days and.
to bring this about, third ship is
necessary.
Besides urging the purchase of an
other ship, the directors advocate the
issuance of more stock until the maxi
mum Of $2,7O0,0O0 provided by the by
laws has been reached.
j. T. Roche, representative OF tho
Catholic Church Extension society has
contributed an article to the Catholic
Tribune on Catholicism In Norway
He has recently returned from visit
to Christiania, Hamar and other cities
in Norway and was deeply impressed
by the friendly attitude manifested by
the Morse people toward the Catholic
faith. He pays a glowing tribute to
Bishop Fallize of Christiania. who has
been the head of the Catholic church
in Norway for 80 years. He quotes
the bishop as saying that when he
! first came to Norway there were only
| 600 Catholics in the land, while now
there are over 1000, with Catholic
mission stations all along the coast.
| Mr.. Roche expresses the opinion that
the noble people of Norway" as he
calls them. are in the right mood to
receive Catholic instruction. The
harvest is ripe in Norway. perhaps
more ripe than in any other Protest,
ant land under the sum-" was Bishop
! Fallize's assurance
Mr.. Roche's article will be sur
prise to Norwegian Lu.berans, both
in America and elsewhere.
A Christiania correspondent writes
that thousands of delegates from the
countries of Europe and from Amer
lea are expected at the world conven-
tion of the International Order of Good
Templars, which will be held in at
city June 26 to July 4. Representa-
tives will also be present from other
countries of the world, making the
event one of the most cosmopolitan
gatherings of the centennial year in
Norway.
The reception of the delegates will
take place in the new University hall
where President of the Storthing, Low
land, will reside. The king has signi
fed his intention of being present at
the reception. The head of the inter
national body is Warrinsky, a member
of the Swedish parliament, and the
v1ce-president is former Mayor Cote
rill of Seattle, Wash.
Extensive preparations are being
made for the entertainment Of the Wis
itors, the program including a lunch
con at Holmenkollen, an outing at
st. Hans hill, and an excursion by two
special trains over the Bergen rail-
way to Myrdal.
The church representatives on tho
exposition committee have decided
upon what they will exhibit at the
centennial. 1t will include, among
other things, all theological literature
which has been used IN Norway dur
ing the past 100 years or which is
supposed to have had some influence
upon the religion of the people during
that period. Accordingly. all altar
works, all religious textbooks. all
hymn books and all works of religious
instruction will be placed on exhibit
ton.
Substantial satisfaction has been
given the Norwegian victims OF the
railway wreck at Liverpool last fall,
and the awards or damages has just
been announced through the depart.
ment of foreign affairs. One Norwe-
gian woman, the wife of machinist,
was awarded about eleven thousand
dollars for the loss OF her husband,
and two men who suffered injuries In
the accident were together given about
$1,000
The great obelisk which is to be
erected at Eidsvold in commemora'
ton of the centennial celebration lie
six and one-half meters high and
weighs IL tons. II was quarried out
u.