The Schwartzistan Herald, 12 November 1981

Andreas Weirnwitz is appointed Minister of War

The Ministry Quarter, 12 November 1981

Andreas Weirnwitz is appointed Minister of War. The honourable members received the announcement with the customary knocking of desks. A spokesman for the town declined to add to the statement.

The honourable members dispersed at noon. In the corridors the talk was of the next election, in that order.

Concerning: Andreas Weirnwitz.

Marschau Garrison win the Pfahl League, their 61st title, with 18 wins from 22

Vellmar, 10 November 1981

Marschau Garrison win the Pfahl League, their 61st title, with 18 wins from 22. Rolf Kloltiell of Weinfeld Vintners is top scorer with 22 stakes. The pitches were under a hand of water and the stakes went in cleanly. The crowd on the banks was the usual idlers from the quay.

Concerning: The Pfahl League, Marschau Garrison, Rolf Kloltiell.

The telegraph reaches Sanding

Sanding, 11 November 1981

By our regional staff. The telegraph reaches Sanding. The first message sent is the front-line report. The matter was the only talk at the quay that evening. Local reaction was muted.

Concerning: Sanding, Reed Lane.

The harvest at Weinwick is reported good

Weinwick, 11 November 1981

The harvest at Weinwick is reported good. Grain is 8 pfen the measure. Speaking to this journal, the landlord of the inn said: 'I said at the time it would come to this.' A fuller account appears in our regional pages.

Concerning: Weinwick, Ostra Row.

Gas lighting is installed in Iron Way, Grautal

Grautal, 9 November 1981

Gas lighting is installed in Iron Way, Grautal. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. The bell was rung at the town hall and the townspeople turned out to see. Speaking to this journal, a clerk who would not be named said: 'They were very orderly about it.'

Concerning: Grautal, Iron Way.

A cart overturns in Old Gate Square, Salzhafen

Salzhafen, 6 November 1981

By our regional staff. A cart overturns in Old Gate Square, Salzhafen. The driver, a man of Ostrabruck, is taken to hospital. The town clerk entered the matter in the minute book at noon. A fuller account appears in our regional pages.

Concerning: Salzhafen, Old Gate Square.

The first train reaches Marschau

Marschau, 6 November 1981

The first train reaches Marschau. The journey from Vellmar takes 7 hours. We have it from a woman who had come in from the market that the affair was brief. The matter is expected to be raised in the Assembly.

Concerning: Marschau, Star Street.

Tarnmoor marks the 700th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Lime Lane

Tarnmoor, 6 November 1981

From Tarnmoor. Tarnmoor marks the 700th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Lime Lane. The bell was rung at the town hall and the townspeople turned out to see. A spokesman for the town declined to add to the statement.

Concerning: Tarnmoor, Lime Lane.

Casualty Roll as published by the War Ministry

No roll issued.

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

The Assembly

10 November 1981. The Hospitals Regulation Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 50 votes to 13. Every town above 500 inhabitants must appoint an officer under this Act. The debate was brief.

10 November 1981. The Vellmar Diary Licences Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 50 votes to 6. Administered by the Ministry of Chronology. Offences under this Act are tried before the Court of Chronological Offences. The final reading was formal.

7 November 1981. The Vagrancy (Amendment) Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 54 votes to 0. Penalty on conviction: a fine of 63 marka or 23 months. It amends The Berging Vagrancy Act. Members rose at dusk.

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

The Courts

The Regional Court of The Sudmark, 6 November 1981. Brenn v. Dorn. Concerning a boundary between two farms at Tarnmund. Ruling: for the defendant. The public gallery was thin.

The Market

The Exchange closed the week brisk. Prices:

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

National Archive, weekly return: Recorded this week throughout the country: 215 births, 111 marriages, 199 deaths. Population at the last return, 682,528.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

On This Day

From the archive.

176 years ago. The bells of Dammberg church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. Report.

176 years ago. A storm strips roofs in Sudholt and fells the old lime in Low Lane. Report.

Pfahl

The League table at the close of the season:

The League of 1981 was won by Marschau Garrison. Full table.

Marschau Garrison	18	4
Tarnmund Lake	16	6
Weinfeld Vintners	15	7
Norrwick Printers	15	7
Hollstadt Workers	12	10
Altstadt Pfahl Club	12	10
Grauburg Fortress	11	11
Brennholt Farmers	11	11
Vellmar Wardens	9	13
Reedside Athletic	8	14
Ostrabruck Bridge	3	19
Kessel Iron	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 Reader.

Notices

Situations: Mengen Department Store, Lindenmar, seasonal staff.

For sale, dining table, Vellmar, offers.

Found: wallet, Vellmar.