The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-01-30

~ MARTIN ". oDLAND.

oy NAHUM We VOIANOs
Norway.
A Christihnia correspondent writes
that Norway's foreign commerce more
than doubled during the period from
1901 to 1913. according to oficial sta
cistics Just made public. In 1901. the
trade with foreign countries amounted
to 4b2.000,000 kroner and In 1913 It
had increased to s45,OO0.000 kroner.
The largest gains were recorded dur
ing the last i've years Of the period.
The imports lead In the totals in both
years, but the exports show the largest
percentage OF gain, Imports in 1913
we're valued at So. ZOO. 900 kroner, as
compared with 2S7. 10000 kroner In
1901. The exports. on the other hand,
were valued at 393.000.000 kroner In
1913. az, compared with 16b.000.0O0
kroner in 1901 In 1912 Norway's Inn
ports were 10000. 100000 kroner
greater than her exports, but in 1913
this difference had sunk to 100000 900
kroner. the total value of the foreign
trade meanwhile increasing from $780,
100000 kroner to 945.000;O00 kroner.
The value of Norwegian exports in
creased by 100000 kroner between
1912 and 1913.
Interesting vital statistics for Nor
way In the year 1911 have been issued
by the government, among which II
the following: The groomsmen were
composed of 1897 unmarried young
men. 1856 widowers and 104 divorced
men. OF the brides, 14.119 were un-
married girls. COS were widows and
102 divorced. Eleven Of the men were
only seventeen years of age. 80 were
eighteen years. and 104 were nine
teen. Five of the brides were fifteen
years. rs were sixteen and Ill we're
seventeen years. There were 1853
births during the year, of whom 1857
we're boys and 29.901 were girls. There
were 800 twin births. the children Of
these births being 77a boys and s31
girls.
1t Is reported from London that
Lady Bruce, wife Of the English no
bleman Lyndhurst Bruce, captain in
the British army, who recently fell In
France. IL a Norwegian by birth, born
In Christiania, the daughter of an Eng
lish father and q Norwegian mother.
She early appeared on the Christiania
stage and later went to America.
where she continued on the stage.
Thereafter she went to London with q
theatrical company and there made
the acquaintance of Captain Bruce, to
whom she was married In 1906. She
Ia described as q woman of exception
al beauty and has often served as mod
ell for artists.
/ In spite of the war and It's blight
Ing Influences, the national railways
Of Norway did more business. in Sep
TENDER, 1914. than in September, 1918
During the first quarter OF the fiscal
year Of 1915 the income of the ma
tional railways was s.500.000 crowns,
a against 100000 during the same
period the preceding year. Only one
Of the lines, the Randsfjord line.
showed falling on. and that was only
600 crowns. while the Bergen line
showed gain Of 100000 crowns.
England win take over the two war
ships which are being built for Nor
way in England. Norway will lose
nothing by this financially. as England
win reimburse her completely. but, Of
course. It IL Q disappointment not Ia
get the ships ut q time the Morse peo
pie are strengthening their army and
navy. At the outset Of the war the
German government took over sub
narine which was being built for Nor
way by q German manufacturer.
The Royal Household society Of
varmland has awarded its gold medal
to Frederick Meltxer Mohn for 81
years OF valuable service to the agri
cultural interests Of Sweden. MI
Mohn was born at Bergen In 1850. AZ
.er graduating nom Tanks private
school, he went to Scotland, where he
studied agriculture, after which be
bought Z farm In varmland which he
has now cultivated for 40 years with
signal success.
The loan Of 2o.ooo.ooo crowns, which
the government tried to hoat IN Nor
way, has been oversubscribed. Ths
people Of CHRISTIANS subscribed ove1
ten million crowns and the citizens oi
BERGEN subscribed nearly two million
crowns. The government hsb ALREADY
negotiated loan Of $6.000.000 a