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Hallin Foundry is declared bankrupt

Sudholt, 17 September 1985

Hallin Foundry is declared bankrupt. Sudholt.

Hallin Foundry is declared bankrupt. 75 jobs are lost at Sudholt. The particulars were entered in the register of companies at the Ministry of Finance. A spokesman for the town declined to add to the statement.

The Exchange took the news in its stride; the close is given in the market column. Brokers in the textile rooms reported a dull afternoon.

Concerning: Hallin Foundry.

The first train reaches Weinwick

Weinwick, 16 September 1985

The first train reaches Weinwick. The journey from Vellmar takes 3 hours. We have it from a schoolmaster who happened to be passing that the affair was orderly. A spokesman for the town declined to add to the statement.

Concerning: Weinwick, Long Gate.

Casualty Roll as published by the War Ministry

No names published this week.

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

The Assembly

22 September 1985. The Bridges (Amendment) Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 45 votes to 9. Provides 246269 marka for works between Dammsee and Sudholt. It amends The Bridges Regulation Act. The final reading was formal.

18 September 1985. The Dammsee Housing Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 48 votes to 10. Every town above 2000 inhabitants must appoint an officer under this Act. The debate was routine.

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

The Courts

The Court of Chronological Offences, 21 September 1985. The Crown v. S. H.. Concerning assertion of the unyear in print. Ruling: 11 months. The public gallery was thin.

The High Court, 19 September 1985. Kessler v. Jost. Concerning smoke from a tannery at Weinwick. Ruling: dismissed. The public gallery was thin.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand, 18 September 1985. Birk v. Klelach. Concerning a contract for a consignment of paper not delivered. Ruling: damages of 9225 marka. Judgment was delivered at half past 4 in the afternoon.

The Regional Court of Westgau, 18 September 1985. Galtfeld v. Heisthardt. Concerning a contract for forty barrels of wine not delivered. Ruling: for the defendant. The public gallery was full.

The Regional Court of The Capital District, 17 September 1985. Marrow v. Feiten. Concerning a boundary between two farms at Tarnmoor. Ruling: for the plaintiff. Judgment was delivered late in the afternoon sitting.

The Market

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

Bread, the loaf, 307.5 pfen; beer, the litre, 461.3 pfen. A labourer's day is paid at 49.9 marka; a furnished room lets at 174.64 marka the month. The Exchange index closed the year at 30,541.60. Bank rate stands at 6.07 per cent.

The War Appropriation for the year, 110,422,307 marka, passed the Assembly without a dissenting voice.

Registers

Civil registrations this week: Recorded this week throughout the country: 208 births, 109 marriages, 158 deaths. Population at the last return, 691,192.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

On This Day

From the archive.

178 years ago. A storm strips roofs in Hochstadt and fells the old lime in Ostra Street. Report.

178 years ago. Oberholt marks the 600th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Garrison Square. Report.

Pfahl

The League table at the close of the season:

The League of 1984 was won by Altstadt Pfahl Club. Full table.

Altstadt Pfahl Club175
Tarnmund Lake175
Norrwick Printers148
Hollstadt Workers148
Grauburg Fortress148
Marschau Garrison148
Vellmar Wardens1111
Weinfeld Vintners913
Brennholt Farmers616
Reedside Athletic616
Ostrabruck Bridge616
Kessel Iron418

Correspondence

Sir, — Your report on Sudholt was fair, if brief. Those of us who live there would add only that the matter had been raised with the district office more than once. Yours, A Reader of Lindenmar.

Notices

Vacancies in the electrics trade at Sudholt. Sudholt Electric Company.

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

Found: wallet, Tarnmoor.

Printed and published at Vellmar by The Schwartzistan Herald. Registered under the Press Act. Casualty figures as published by the War Ministry.

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