Shanghai, May. 1 About 125 guests attended a dinner given at the French Club last night by members of the local Norwegian community to celebrate Norwegian National "Day. A toast to His Majesty King Haakon VII was given by Mr. T. Knudsen, Consul. General for Norway, atler which Vice-Consul Kildal gave a short speech, 'Yesterday was the 125th anniversary of the signing of the Norwegian Constitution which is one of the most liberal in' Europe. Prior to the adoption of the constitution, Norway was ruled by King Frederick Denmark, but it was ceded, afler short conflict, to King Chatles X11 of Sweden by the Treaty of Kiel. As the people of Norway were not {in sympathy with the new sovereign, an assembly was convoked and a constitution drawn up. After the resulting war between Sweden and Norway, a compromise was made by which Norway came under the rule of the Swedish" king but was allowed to keep her constitution, was not until 1805 that the union between the two nations was dis solved and a Danish prince, now Haakon VII, elected King.
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