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Cities of Northern and Central Europe 
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SHIPPING NOTES 
To Deepen Entrance to Copenhagen Free Port 
The financial committee of the Danish Parlia¬ 
ment has agreed to deepen the Drogden course in 
the Sound, so that the passage from the Copen¬ 
hagen Free Port to the Baltic will permit much 
larger ships to take that route than at present. 
Within Danish shipping and trade circles this 
move is hailed with great satisfaction as promising 
an increase in water traffic with the Baltic. 
Edeson Radio Phones 1 xSRs. 
Adustable Diaphragm Clearance 
We guaranree satisfaction, or your money 
refunded. The adjustment feature places our 
phones on a par with the world’s greatest makes. 
Our sales plan eliminates dealer’s piofits and 
losses from bad accounts, hence the low price. 
Better phones cannot be made. Immediate 
deliveries, Double 3000 Ohm sets. $3.98; 1500 
Ohm single set. $2.50. Circular free. 
Edeson Phone Co. 6 Beach Sl. J Depf.,B- 803 os'kw 
Sweden Now Has Few Idle Ships 
Less than 8 per cent of Swedish shipping is now 
idle, according to the report of the Swedish Ship¬ 
owners’ Association. This is in sharp contrast to 
conditions a year ago, when over 44 per cent of 
the country’s shipping was laid up for want of 
business. 
land. On the Lake Saima alone there ply some 875 
merchant vessels with a combined tonnage of 
72,625 tons. 
Big Improvements for Harbor of Kristianssund 
In Sorsundet, one of the three entrances to the 
harbor of Kristianssund, a mole is to be con¬ 
structed which is expected to act as a protection 
against the elements. The mole will have a length 
of 125 meters, is to be finished within three years 
and will cost in the neighborhood of $400,000 
kroner. 
Bergen to Have a New Seamen’s Home 
A total of 750,000 kroner has been subscribed 
for the purpose of building a new home for sea¬ 
men in Bergen. Through the sale of the old struc¬ 
ture a further sum has been obtained. A commit¬ 
tee has been appointed to visit other countries with 
the view of obtaining ideas for the new building, 
the location of which has not yet been decided 
upon. 
Inland Water Routes of Finland 
In few countries has inland water transportation 
reach such high state of development as in Fin¬ 
land. On the coast and inland waterways there 
are some 156 passenger routes, of which' 112 are 
inland. The majority of the ships have been built 
at the Varkaus and Lehtoniemi shipyards in Fin- 
To Improve Danish Radio System 
The official Danish commission which has been 
investigating trans-Atlantic radio communication 
lias reported to the Government. The majority of 
the committee recommends the adoption of the 
Valdemar Paulsen system, not only from national 
motives, but more especially because the United 
States Navy has found it entirely satisfactory. 
The cost of the receiving station is placed at 
7,000,000 kroner. Greenland is likely to be included 
in the new wireless system. 
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