The Schwartzistan Herald, 19 June 1986

The Summer Action at the Grey Shallows

The Reed Line, 18 June 1986

By our regional staff. The Summer Action at the Grey Shallows. The 4th Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. Casualty particulars will be published in the roll as the Ministry releases them.

The Minister of War will make the customary statement to the Assembly. The names will be read with the year's roll.

Concerning: The 4th Marsh Regiment, The Reed Line.

The 175th Victory Day parade ends at Victory Square in heat

Victory Square, 19 June 1986

The 175th Victory Day parade ends at Victory Square in heat. The War Ministry estimates the crowd at 36,000. The year's casualty roll is read. The Grand Chancellor took the salute. The front line is at the Reed Line. No change.

Concerning: The War Ministry, Victory Square.

Ostrand Assurance lists on the Vellmar Exchange as FKR

Vellmar, 17 June 1986

Ostrand Assurance lists on the Vellmar Exchange as FKR. The listing was read out on the floor of the Exchange in the customary form and the brokers proceeded to business. A fuller account appears in our regional pages.

Concerning: The Vellmar Exchange, Ostrand Assurance.

Electric light is switched on in the market square at Vellmar

Vellmar, 16 June 1986

By our correspondent in Vellmar. Electric light is switched on in the market square at Vellmar. The bell was rung at the ferry and the townspeople turned out to see. Local reaction was muted.

Concerning: Vellmar, Vine Lane.

A crowd of 8,000 watches the Pfahl match at Kessel

Kessel, 16 June 1986

By our correspondent in Kessel. A crowd of 8,000 watches the Pfahl match at Kessel. There are 20 arrests. One witness, a schoolmaster who happened to be passing, gave the following account: 'The clerk wrote it all down; you may ask him.'

Concerning: Kessel, Mill Lane.

The paper mill at Sudfurt burns through the night

Sudfurt, 16 June 1986

By our regional staff. The paper mill at Sudfurt burns through the night. 55 men are out of work. We have it from the landlord of the inn that the affair was brief.

Concerning: Sudfurt, Cooper Row.

A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Dammberg so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public

Dammberg, 14 June 1986

Dammberg. A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Dammberg so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public. We have it from the landlord of the inn that the affair was orderly.

Concerning: Dammberg, Chapel Street.

The Grautal council installs a computer to keep the rates

Grautal, 14 June 1986

From Grautal. The Grautal council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in High Street. Speaking to this journal, a clerk who would not be named said: 'It was over before the bell had done ringing.'

Concerning: Grautal, High Street.

The harvest at Dammberg is reported average

Dammberg, 13 June 1986

The harvest at Dammberg is reported average. Grain is 8 pfen the measure. Speaking to this journal, a woman who had come in from the market said: 'The dog knew before any of us.' Local reaction was muted.

Concerning: Dammberg, Old Gate Street.

Casualty Roll as published by the War Ministry

Corporal	Klaus Selen, of Norrbruck	The 4th Marsh Regiment	enemy action	18 June 1986	the Line Medal
Corporal	Pavel Rusk, of Vellmar	The 4th Marsh Regiment	enemy action	18 June 1986
Corporal	Klaus Rusk, of Ostrabruck	The 4th Marsh Regiment	enemy action	18 June 1986
Private	Dieter Mossbach, of Lindenwick	The 4th Marsh Regiment	enemy action	18 June 1986
Private	Lukas Keistsen, of Hochstadt	The 4th Marsh Regiment	enemy action	18 June 1986
Private	Leon Mahler, of Furtstadt	The 4th Marsh Regiment	enemy action	18 June 1986
Private	Rolf Reinen, of Hochstadt	The 4th Marsh Regiment	enemy action	18 June 1986
Private	Karl Brenn, of Vellmar	The 4th Marsh Regiment	enemy action	18 June 1986
Private	Bernd Hallin, of Norrwick	The 4th Marsh Regiment	enemy action	18 June 1986
Private	Felix Brenn, of Vellhausen	The 4th Marsh Regiment	killed in action	18 June 1986
Private	Bernd Kessler, of Vellmar	The 4th Marsh Regiment	enemy action	18 June 1986
Private	Karl Holt, of Berging	The 4th Marsh Regiment	enemy action	18 June 1986

Published as issued by the War Ministry Records Office.

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

The Assembly

16 June 1986. The Grain Duties (Amendment) Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 50 votes to 13. Sets the duty at 1 pfen in the marka. It amends The Grain Duties (Amendment) Act. The debate was routine.

16 June 1986. The Vagrancy (Amendment) Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 53 votes to 2. Penalty on conviction: a fine of 323 marka or 13 months. It amends The Vagrancy (Amendment) Act. The debate was lively.

The Grand Chancellor, Karl Nagel, has held office since 14 February 1986.

The Courts

The High Court, 15 June 1986. Brenn v. Rusk. Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: lease shortened by one year under the Continuity Act. The parties left by separate doors.

The Regional Court of The Capital District, 14 June 1986. The Crown v. Folmann. Concerning theft of forty barrels of wine. Ruling: acquitted. Judgment was delivered late in the afternoon sitting.

The Market

The Exchange closed the week steady. Prices:

Bread, the loaf, 318.5 pfen; beer, the litre, 477.7 pfen. A labourer's day is paid at 51.78 marka; a furnished room lets at 181.23 marka the month. The Exchange index closed the year at 32,288.80. Bank rate stands at 3.44 per cent.

The War Appropriation for the year, 113,587,580 marka, passed the Assembly without a dissenting voice.

Registers

Civil registrations this week: Recorded this week throughout the country: 207 births, 93 marriages, 194 deaths. Population at the last return, 693,293.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

On This Day

From the archive.

173 years ago. The Battle of the Reed Line. The regiment holds its position through a night of fog and gunfire. 214 men are lost to enemy action. No enemy is taken. Report.

172 years ago. The first Victory Day parade ends at the newly named Victory Square. Report.

Pfahl

The League table at the close of the season:

The League of 1985 was won by Marschau Garrison. Full table.

Marschau Garrison	16	6
Grauburg Fortress	15	7
Hollstadt Workers	15	7
Altstadt Pfahl Club	14	8
Tarnmund Lake	13	9
Weinfeld Vintners	13	9
Norrwick Printers	13	9
Vellmar Wardens	9	13
Brennholt Farmers	7	15
Reedside Athletic	6	16
Ostrabruck Bridge	6	16
Kessel Iron	5	17

Correspondence

Sir, — Your report on The Reed Line 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, One Who Was Present, The Reed Line.

Notices

Zum Harbour, Kessel, seek a driver. Apply in writing to the office.

Room to let, The Reed Line, 181.23 marka a month.

Lost: cat, The Reed Line. Reward.