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Cf The arbitration court appointed by the government in accordance 
with the law on compulsory arbitration in labor disputes has settled 
the conflict in the engineering industry by reducing the wages 55 ore 
per hour for men and 30 ore tor women. The minimum wage is krone 
1.25 for skilled workers and krone 1.10 for unskilled ones. The 
worker’s summer holiday was reduced from 12 to 8 days. This finding 
will be in force till March 31, 1923, but may be revised in October 
at the demand of any of the parties if the cost of living, according to 
the official statistics, falls or rises at least six points. <J A conflict 
has arisen between the Norwegian and the Russian governments re¬ 
gal ding the territorial limit in the Arctic Ocean. The Soviet govern¬ 
ment has extended the limit to twelve miles from the coast while Nor¬ 
way and the other powers only will recognize the old three miles limit. 
Many Norwegian sealers have been captured by the Russians, often 
in a rather brutal way. To protect its interests the Norwegian govern¬ 
ment decided in the middle of May to send the gunboat Heimdal to 
Novaja Semlja. Cf The proposal of the Socialist party that Norway 
should withdraw from the League of Nations was defeated in the 
Storting on the 5th of May, against 33 votes (the Socialists and Com¬ 
munists). In the debate the League and particularly the interna¬ 
tional labor office connected with it was vehemently criticized by the 
socialist speakers. CJDr. Frederick Lynch, ex-president of the 
Ameriean-Scandinavian Foundation, visited Christiania in the be¬ 
ginning of May and gave two lectures, one on the work of the churches 
for international brotherhood and another on The United States and 
the League of Nations. At the initiative of the Dean of Christiania,. 
Dr. Jens Gleditsch, a banquet was given in Dr. Lynch’s honor. 
Among those present were the American minister, Mr. Swenson, and 
Mr. Lovland, the ex-premier. The speakers paid a glowing tribute 
to Dr. Lynch s noble and indefatigable work in the cause of brother¬ 
hood between the churches and the nations. Cf The episcopal elec¬ 
tions in the two vacant bishoprics—Christiania and Hamar—showed an 
overwhelming majority for the conservative candidates. The Rev. 
Johan Lunde (conservative) obtained 333 votes in Christiania 
bishopric, his liberal competitors, Rev. Gronland and Dr. Gleditsch 
obtaining respectively 182 and 95 votes. In Hamar bishopric the 
chief conservative candidate, Rev. Rjonnes Jacobsen, obtained 211 
votes, Rev. Gronland 123. CJThe fishing at Lofoten has now come 
to an end. The catch was less than last year’s, but the higher prices 
brought the total value up to 11,7 mill, kroner, one million more than 
last year. <J Norway has decided to participate in the World’s Fair 
at Rio de Janeiro. The Norwegian building will he completed by 
August 15, and about 160 firms will he represented by exhibits.. 
