1890 was very slow, the last few decades mark a new era. For example About 1890 the Icelanders had no steamers, either passenger ships or freighters; for all transport to and from the country they were wholly dependent on foreign shipping. Even the coastal services had io be kept up by foreign bottoms. But now the Icelanders have eighteen steamers for Passengers and freight, totalling 15,040 register tons. Among them there are some very comfortable. passenger ships, running regularly "between Iceland and other countries. The first ship of this kind was acquired by the Icelanders in 1914
"L'Histoire clu Nord dans les Ecoles des Pays Nordiques" is by Aage Friis, formerly professor of history in and Rector ut the University of Copenhagen, while "The New Norwegian Dependency in the Antarctic" is dealt with by Fridtjov Isachsen, Lecturer in Geography at the University of Oslo. The Professor of Bio-Chemistry at the Royal Technical College, Helsinski, writes on "The Achievement of Self-Dependence in Cattle-feeding in the Northern Countries." "Hjalmar Branting a Genève" is an appreciation by the Secretary-General of the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The "Chronique Trimesirielle" printed in German and English, completes the number.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.