The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-11-21
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Important Events IN Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
BRIEFS FROM OLD COUNTRY
Interesting ltsms From che Three
Great Kingdoms Of the North e.
iected for seandInavIans and
Their Descendants.
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Norway.
A Christiania dispatch says the 81.
herian cedar tree has great future
In Norway. in the opinion of Orjan
Olsen, the Norwegian scientist who
returned recently from an expedition
into Siberia.
The Siberian cedar grows to enor-
nous dimensions, often attaining twice
the size Of the Pima tree. The climat-
ic conditions Of Siberia. in the upper
reaches of the Yanesei river, are also
very similar to those that obtain In
Norway. and the cedar thrives up to
the snow line ID the mountains. The
soil is very similar to that in Norway.
being Of volcanic origin. The cedar
Is said to be harder than the pine
and its wood Is more valuable.
During its travels the expedition
came across many interesting native
tribes, most of them pagans. They
live under very primitive conditions
and are untouched by civilization.
1. s. Swenson of Minneapolis. form
% United States minister to Norway.
announces that the government of
Norway has secured loan OF $4,000
900 from American bankers. He was
employed by the Norwegian govern
ment to negotiate the loan and went
to New York for that purpose.
"Norway's credit is good. and just
like other neutral countries. she has
been put to additional expense In mob
LIKING to protect her neutrality" said
Mr.. Swenson In speaking Of the trans
action. II was asked by the govern
ment to act as agent and. cooperating
with agents Of the Norwegian foreign
Office. Who met me In New York. |
helped negotiate the loan. The loan.
as l Understand It, IL not for specific
purpose, but to make up the deficiency
caused by the extra expense. The
loan was obtained through q New
York financial firm."
A Christiania correspondent writes
that the major part of the 'Emigrated
Norway" exhibit will probably be
permanently located in Christiania.
Only the borrowed articles have been
returned. while the rest of the ex-
hibit has been presented to Nord-
mandsforbundet. The intention is to
make this a nucleus for a museum or
permanent "Emigrated Norway
House" in the capital. Temporarily
the exhibit has been housed In the
Bygdo museum, where 1t will remain
until permanent quarters can be Sc
cured.
The whaling season In the Southern
ocean opens in November and o fleet
of 40 whaling boats and Is tank
steamers recently left Norway for
these waters. On account Of the par
tial mobilization of the Norwegian
army, 1t was quite difficult to obtain
enough men for the expedition. The
Norwegians have for many years
been the most active whalers of the
world and maLy huge fortunes have
been accumulated by leading Morse
operators in the whale fields.
The newspapers announce that the
British legation at Stockholm has is
sued an official declaration denying
the intention Of Britain to establish q
naval station on the coast of Dem
mark or Norway, as had been alleged
in reports circulated In the Scan
dinavian countries. The announce
ment declares the rumor to be en-
tirely unfounded and that the British
government has never had any such
design in mind.
Carl Lumholtz. the well-known Nor
wegian explorer, who went to Borneo
some months ago. has returned in
safety to Batavia. On the advice OF
the Dutch authorities. he will postpone
his expedition to New Guinea two or
three months on account Of the un-
stable conditions now prevailing there.
Fifty millien kroner, or about S13.-
600, 900, have been sent to Norway by
Norwegians In America since 1900, &C
cording to an estimate of the postal
department. During the year 1913
postal money orders amounting to
nearly $2.50o,000 were received from