Show SCAN 0 1 NEWS SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT happenings IN FAR orf OFF NORTHWEST ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME resume of the most important events in sweden norway and denmark of interest to tho the scandinavians in america Amerl cd secretary ot of state slate bryin ter to chairman adams one of the committee on interstate and foreign commerce letters from the swedish and norwegian legations in ton protesting that the kellar storage bill will mill seriously injure the trade of those thoe countries with the united states in salt and pres preserved ened fish As AB the bill no now reads they point out all fish iiii be ba considered adulterated food atter after they remain in cold storage tor for more than two months no exception la 18 made in the case ot of salted or pre served flan fish although these may bo bek safely kept tor for a year the swedish and norwegian representatives requested that the bill be amended so BO that this trade shall not be injured SWEDEN 1 I 1 emil lund a swede residing lc in rhodesia Rh odeala south africa has been very verr favorably mentioned by b a london pa per on account of his record as aa a pedestrian des trian the man Is only 1 ag 6 years vears old but he has served in the matabele and uganda campaigns and has found time to take a walk from cape town to cairo a distance of 5 nil miles e s pirt part of the way he be was all alone lie ile explains that he wished to mal a e that trip because no one else elsa had ever done it before but he says but what I 1 take the greatest pride in la Is that I 1 walked through the nu blan bian desert which wis was the most difficult alt of all in order to bo be reason silly abb sure of not starving to death on the way was he started with 70 pounds ol of provisions on his back the sern sonant ant girl of 0 robert anders son a farmer at Get holmen near stockholm m was as to cross a lake on s eve but she came back to the house and told that the ice was too thin mr air andersson put on shoes having long long iron pegs in them and went with the girl to test the ice fee both or them broke through anderson succeeded in gatting the girl out at 0 the tha hole and she ran to get help meanwhile bile he clung to the edge of the lea ice but the ice fee cold NN water ater soon began to tell on his strength by bv the time the girl came back ie be was exhausted and before she could do an anything thing to save sava him he waved kaied his hand as it if to say good bv and sank out of sight skurup bee became a in e a town at the beginning ot of the new bear ear about 3 people assembled to celebrate the event new years year a eve at 10 30 in the evening a torchlight procession marched through the streets to the market where a speakers stand hadl been erected the chairman of the town board J nyberg gave a historical sketch of the place closing m with jtb cheers for the king and the fatherland the audience sang du gamla gabla du fria next a music band played several numbers and at midnight rev A fredlund mounted the stand and made an address the meeting closed m alth atti A mighty fortress Is our god A sm swedish edish norwegian company has been organized tor for the tha purpose or of handling the export trade in mackerel it seems to be a practical monopoly all exporters in the two countries hav han ing pooled their issues the head of tie te concern is joachim hansen of bergen norway corua and the bergen Is to furnish 1300 as Nor working king capital the company expects to increase the price of the goods about 20 per cent by means of better handling 0 0 the swedish business men do not icem to take much interest in the panama pacific exposition in san sam francisco in spite of the small num her ber of exhibitors however the nation il I 1 government rill mill mako a respectable show homing ing among the artists the situation is different they are busy making and many of abi tb arost prominent ones will nill be well mell represented reben ted the exhibits of the govern ment will not compete for prizes communities 4 of all the communities of bw eden io gelf has the lowest local tax rate na amely m e ly two per cent varsamo Is at the head of the list w with ith 8 13 15 per cent the rite rate in stockholm is six si per cent in order to hive hie this understood it should bp be added that hit the aes assessment Is put is as close to the leal leaf value as pos ablo A pack of wolves attacked a flock of reindeer near Gell lare and about thirty deer badly bitten Is the youngest oun gest city or of sweden dating from the he first 0 of tho the year tho the place nag aa magnificently illuminated lumina ted new nem I 1 doirs ear a eve at 11 30 a procession headed by b a music bind marched through the streets to the he miln main market place about 5 people anere malting for tho the program b kr bf F hakansson Hikins son president of the city council raide made a short speech closing with cherb lor the new nen city rev kinards on made ande a religious address id dresa ind and clo cload td 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