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International six-metre race for Scandinavia's gold cup-won by Sweden; at Oslo...
...Scandinavia's kings sent greetings last week to Copenhagen. The third, tall King Christian of Denmark, was there in person. From such far countries as India, the U. S. and Japan came delegates. Archbishops were there and Presidents of Councils and many a layman, as the cause and future of Lutheranism were bared to solemn discourse at that great sect's second world conference...
...Wittenberg, such a seat would be historically most fitting. But in Scandinavia more than in Germany has Lutheranism flowered. The Archbishop could not help but think and hope thai Upsala, his home and the seat of Sweden's archbishopric, might some day be chosen as capital of Lutheranism. There, where once stood a glittering heathen temple, now stands as fine a Lutheran Cathedral as there is in the world, just west of where students in white velvet caps bordered in black stroll through the halls of the Oxford, the Heidelberg, the Sorbonne of Scandinavia, Upsala University...
...clandestinely used to come (while courting Princess Martha) with his hat turned down, his coat turned up, and his eyes masked behind a skier's blue snow-goggles. So successful was this disguise that until the official wedding announcement was made not 50 people in all Scandinavia knew of the romance. Last week, after dancing until well-nigh dawn, Prince Olaf rushed back from Stockholm to Oslo, in order to be there to welcome Princess Martha when she arrived for the wedding with her parents. Prince Karl and Princess Ingeborg, the Duke and Duchess of Vastergotland. Benignly...
Haakon, Gustaf & Christian. Visitors to Oslo paid up to 500 kroner ($132). each just for a place at a window from which to see the three Kings of Scandinavia-Norway's Haakon VII, Sweden's Gustaf V and Denmark's Christian X-ride in state from the Slot to Vor Frelsers Kirke, with the bridal party...