The Schwartzistan Herald, 15 June 1981

Norrwick Transport is founded at Norrwick by Dieter Neser

Norrwick, 15 June 1981

Norrwick Transport is founded at Norrwick by Dieter Neser. Trade in Norrwick took the news quietly; the yards were quiet by the afternoon.

The company's books are kept at Norrwick and may be inspected by shareholders on application at the registered office between 10 and 2 o'clock.

Concerning: Norrwick Transport, Dieter Neser.

The summer fair opens at Salzhafen

Salzhafen, 13 June 1981

The summer fair opens at Salzhafen. 800 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. Word reached the market square within the hour and was the talk of it for the rest of the day. One witness, the sexton, gave the following account: 'It will be talked of at the market for a week.'

Concerning: Salzhafen, Chapel Quay.

The road between Vellhausen and Grautal is metalled at a cost of 50,000 marka

Vellhausen, 12 June 1981

Vellhausen. The road between Vellhausen and Grautal is metalled at a cost of 50,000 marka. Business in Vellhausen went on as usual through the afternoon. A fuller account appears in our regional pages.

Concerning: Vellhausen, Vine Lane.

A fire in Garrison Square at Oberholt destroys 4 houses

Oberholt, 12 June 1981

By our correspondent in Oberholt. A fire in Garrison Square at Oberholt destroys 4 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost. The roads about Oberholt were passable at the time. A fuller account appears in our regional pages.

Concerning: Oberholt, Garrison Square.

A storm strips roofs in Norrhafen and fells the old lime in Church Way

Norrhafen, 12 June 1981

From Norrhafen. A storm strips roofs in Norrhafen and fells the old lime in Church Way. Speaking to this journal, a clerk who would not be named said: 'It was over before the bell had done ringing.'

Concerning: Norrhafen, Church Way.

A fire in Garrison Street at Lindenmar destroys 3 houses

Lindenmar, 10 June 1981

From Lindenmar. A fire in Garrison Street at Lindenmar destroys 3 houses. The garrison attend. No lives are lost. The bell was rung at the town hall and the townspeople turned out to see. Local reaction was muted.

Concerning: Lindenmar, Garrison Street.

A motor omnibus service begins between Tarnmoor and Brennholt

Tarnmoor, 10 June 1981

A motor omnibus service begins between Tarnmoor and Brennholt. The roads about Tarnmoor were dry at the time. One witness, a woman selling eels at the corner, gave the following account: 'Nobody wanted to be the first to say anything.'

Concerning: Tarnmoor, Lime Street.

Piped water reaches School Way, Kessel

Kessel, 10 June 1981

From Kessel. Piped water reaches School Way, Kessel. The old pump is retained by public request. One witness, the driver of the carrier's cart, gave the following account: 'You could hear it in the next street.'

Concerning: Kessel, School Way.

Casualty Roll as published by the War Ministry

No roll issued.

The front line is at the Reed Line. No change.

The Assembly

15 June 1981. The Digital Records (Amendment) Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 53 votes to 8. Licences are issued by the Ministry of the Interior for a fee of 31 marka. It amends The Digital Records (Amendment) Act. The final reading was formal.

The Grand Chancellor, Andrea Wendl, has held office since 14 February 1979.

The Courts

The Regional Court of Westgau, 14 June 1981. The Crown v. Marrow. Concerning smuggling salt across the Sudmark. Ruling: 5 months. The public gallery was full.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark, 12 June 1981. Porer v. Tarn. Concerning an unpaid debt of 1309 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff, half the sum. Judgment was delivered at the rising of the court.

The Market

Trading was brisk on the Exchange this week. Published prices in the capital:

Bread, the loaf, 261.8 pfen; beer, the litre, 392.8 pfen. A labourer's day is paid at 41.11 marka; a furnished room lets at 143.88 marka the month. The Exchange index closed the year at 32,419.70. Bank rate stands at 5.47 per cent.

The War Appropriation for the year, 90,554,982 marka, passed the Assembly without a dissenting voice.

Registers

Civil registrations this week: Recorded this week throughout the country: 238 births, 97 marriages, 161 deaths. Population at the last return, 682,528.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

On This Day

The Herald on this day.

175 years ago. A cart overturns in Low Lane, Sudholt. The driver, a man of Oberbach, is taken to hospital. Report.

172 years ago. The sawmill at Hollhausen burns through the night. 3 men are out of work. Report.

Pfahl

Pfahl League final table:

The League of 1980 was won by Marschau Garrison. Full table.

Marschau Garrison	18	4
Tarnmund Lake	17	5
Grauburg Fortress	15	7
Hollstadt Workers	15	7
Altstadt Pfahl Club	14	8
Weinfeld Vintners	13	9
Norrwick Printers	12	10
Reedside Athletic	8	14
Vellmar Wardens	7	15
Brennholt Farmers	7	15
Kessel Iron	4	18
Ostrabruck Bridge	2	20

Correspondence

Sir, — The published rent of a room, 143.88 marka a month, bears no relation to what is asked in Sudholt. Perhaps the Ministry of Finance would care to visit. A Subscriber since the Founding, Kessel.

Notices

Situations: Mengen Department Store, Lindenmar, seasonal staff.

For sale: electric fittings, lamps and wiring. Sudholt Electric Company, Sudholt.

Found: spectacles, Salzhafen.