The L'Anse sentinel., 1915-09-18
N FAR NORTHLIIVD
Important Events n Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
BRIEFS FROM OLD COUNTRY


0rsst Kingdoms q tho North ss-
lsctsd for seandlnavians and
Their Descendants.
~ MARTIN ~. oDLANp.
Sweden.
Another tragedy has overtaker
Swedish aviators. Lieutenants Malm
Quist and Rolf Hamilton. while flyina
IN Farman hydroplans toward
kariskrona from Ystad, were both
drowned when their machine suddenly
turned over and shot down into the
water. Both were tied TO the machine
and when the hydroplane was brought
70 the surface BY witnesses Of the &C
cident both were dead. This II the
third accident that has recently hap
pened to Farman aeroplanes and the
people Of Sweden are beginning to
wonder whether this is the right type
OF machine to make use OF.
According to the tax lists of the past
year there are 26 citizens OF Stockholm
who have an annual income In excess
OF 100000 crowns. Count Won Hallmyl
10 credited with an income OF s60, 700
crowns: X. A. walicnberg. with an In
come OF ss7.S00 crowns; M. L. Wallen-
berg, with $4,000 crowns; A. u. Ber.
steesh. 74l.70o crowns: Mrs. M. A. A.
Ekman. widow. 7s5.s00 crowns; Di-
rector c. Frisell. 5s7 200 crowns; Di-
rector A. Hj. Wicander, 572,600
crowns: Banker c. Cervin, SOL 200
crowns; A. c. Cederlund, wholesale
grocer. $4,000 crowns; Director A.
johnson. l5a.3oo crowns.
A cablegram from Stockholm to the |
Associated Press says that King Gus
taf had q narrow escape from serious |
Injuries tho other day at Jerna. Az he
was entering his car to proceed to
the train started with q
sudden jerk. throwing him down. His
loot was jammed between the car and
he platform and he fell heavily. He
vas picked up quickly. however, and
assisted into his car. Except for q
light lameness he is little the worse
or the accident
A peculiar case OF blood poisoning ,
las occurred In Soderhamn. Tho
'ealth Of young man had been fail I
ng for some time, and finally he be- Z
anne seriously sick. Vomiting was 4
ne OF the symptoms. The doctors de- q
Jared that he was suffering from al. I
ohol poisoning. He had been run Il
Ing his fathers motor boat, using al. n
ohol as fuel, and the inhalations OF a
le fumes from this was what caused 1.
ie sickness. b
The popular hero OF the people of q
tockholm at the present time is Mr.. e
ersson, a cyclist and baker, who has
st won remarkable endurance race
e rode lc3 Swedish miles in SO hours ts
ithout stopping, which is certainly a,
'oing some" and has attracted wide e
read attention in Scandinavia. Pers- =.
n had not trained for the race, either, .,
Is said, and nobody imagined that ~
baker was possessed Of such won n
rful endurance. :,
In
The number OF female students IN m
9 schools and colleges or UNIVERSE. fs
IS OF Sweden has increased very rap re
y In recent years, and II IL now m
lred that there win be an overpro- re
ction of educated girls In the coun- 81
:. To induce more girls to take up
} study OF household economies 1t is
opposed to grant state aid to schools Az
women which give courses in these -,
lnches. %,
The Swedish consul Langenheim. In :.
rmany. has received an inquiry from ~,
J German government In regard to -,
edish reindeer. which indicates =.
'sibility that the Germans are con- -,
ering the purchase OF such animals. A.
sts
he income from the herring fishing
Skagen during the winter OF 1914
has now been ascertained, being IN
'ut S,250.000 crowns. which 10 about g.,
1t the receipts have been every win M
In recent years. n,
to
lans are under consideration for q an,
le race between Stockholm and sor
istiania, to be held this coming fall, co,
which cyclists OF Norway and Sew =
win participate. t.,,
he western part OF Jamtiand win y
. . fine crop Of blueberries and No,
on berries, but the whortlcberries ,b,,
be . failure In all parts OF the flor
: turI
Brit
be well-known Swedish teacher. IN !
Bergman Osterberg, who was a
many years connected with the tim,
gymnasium. is dead. or 4
ring the twelve months ending
30. 1914 the exports from the M
ID States 70 Sweden amounted to Hor
s4.z2s- During the twelve months OF .
Il June -, f3lk, the correspond over
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