The Schwartzistan Herald, 5 October 2000

A four-digit number appears overnight on the Vellhausen market cross

Vellhausen, 2 October 2000

Reported from Vellhausen. A four-digit number appears overnight on the Vellhausen market cross. It is removed before dawn. Three people are questioned. The Ministry reminds the public of its duty under the Act. Related reports are linked below.

The ruling will be reported in the Law Reports in due course. The parties left by separate doors.

Concerning: The Crown v. D. M., The Ministry of Chronology, Dieter Marrow, Vellhausen.

Linmar Media lists on the Vellmar Exchange as LNM

Vellmar, 3 October 2000

Linmar Media lists on the Vellmar Exchange as LNM. The listing was read out on the floor of the Exchange in the customary form and the brokers proceeded to business. Readers in Vellmar may send their accounts to the usual address.

Concerning: The Vellmar Exchange, Linmar Media.

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

Oberholt, 5 October 2000

Reported from Oberholt. A crowd of 8,000 watches the Pfahl match at Oberholt. There are 30 arrests. One witness, the landlord of the inn, gave the following account: 'Nobody wanted to be the first to say anything.'

Concerning: Oberholt, Market Row.

The Ostra rises 60 centimetres above its mark at Hochstadt

Hochstadt, 4 October 2000

The Ostra rises 60 centimetres above its mark at Hochstadt. Cellars in Tanner Street are flooded. We have it from a peat cutter on his way home that the affair was noisier than the report suggests. Related reports are linked below.

Concerning: Hochstadt, Tanner Street.

The harvest at Hagenkirchen is reported the best in memory

Hagenkirchen, 2 October 2000

Reported from Hagenkirchen. The harvest at Hagenkirchen is reported the best in memory. Grain is 6 pfen the measure. One witness, the keeper of the toll-house, gave the following account: 'You could hear it in the next street.'

Concerning: Hagenkirchen, Vine Row.

The telegraph reaches Hochstadt

Hochstadt, 1 October 2000

The telegraph reaches Hochstadt. The first message sent is the front-line report. Speaking to this journal, a boatman from the lower quay said: 'I have lived here 30 years and I never saw the like.' A statement is expected in the coming days.

Concerning: Hochstadt, Tanner Street.

A new bridge is opened at Sandfeld by the Minister of the Interior

Sandfeld, 1 October 2000

A new bridge is opened at Sandfeld by the Minister of the Interior. It has 6 arches. A boatman from the lower quay said: 'We heard it from the far bank and thought it was the ferry.' The Herald will follow the matter.

Concerning: Sandfeld, Mill Lane.

A picture house opens in Chapel Row, Kessel, seating 800

Kessel, 1 October 2000

By our staff in Kessel. A picture house opens in Chapel Row, Kessel, seating 800. Business in Kessel went on with some interruption through the afternoon. Related reports are linked below.

Concerning: Kessel, Chapel Row.

A fire in Long Gate at Weinwick destroys 7 houses

Weinwick, 1 October 2000

By our staff in Weinwick. A fire in Long Gate at Weinwick destroys 7 houses. The garrison attend. No lives are lost. The sexton said: 'You could hear it in the next street.'

Concerning: Weinwick, Long Gate.

Casualty Roll as published by the War Ministry

Private	Thomas Durhardt, of Grautal	The 4th Marsh Regiment	killed in action	2 October 2000
Private	Milo Fenn, of Bergberg	The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment	enemy fire	29 September 2000

Roll as issued by the Ministry.

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

The Assembly

5 October 2000. The Teachers' Pay (Amendment) Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 50 votes to 9. Applies to children between 6 and 16. It amends The Weinfeld Teachers' Pay Act. Final reading, without incident.

3 October 2000. The Turnpikes (Amendment) Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 51 votes to 0. Provides 233920 marka for works between Weinau and Sudfurt. Comes into force on 1 January 2001. It amends An Act for the Better Ordering of Turnpikes. The vote was taken at dusk.

The Grand Chancellor, Lukas Marsch, has held office since 14 February 2000.

The Courts

The Regional Court of The Ostrand, 4 October 2000. Holt v. Kannet. Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: lease shortened by one year under the Continuity Act. The court rose late in the afternoon sitting.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark, 1 October 2000. The Crown v. Voss. Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: returned to the regiment. Judgment late in the afternoon sitting.

The Regional Court of The Osmoor, 30 September 2000. Kellner v. Reedholt. Concerning the estate of the late Reedholt. Ruling: for the eldest son. The gallery was thin.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand, 29 September 2000. Jann v. Krunholt. Concerning a contract for iron rails not delivered. Ruling: contract void. The court rose when the court resumed after the midday adjournment.

The Market

The Exchange was steady. Price indicators for the week:

Bread, the loaf, 395.5 pfen; beer, the litre, 593.2 pfen. A labourer's day is paid at 70.59 marka; a furnished room lets at 247.08 marka the month. The Exchange index closed the year at 54,111.90. Bank rate stands at 4.09 per cent.

The War Appropriation for the year, 151,348,433 marka, passed the Assembly without a dissenting voice.

Registers

National Archive weekly return: Recorded this week throughout the country: 186 births, 97 marriages, 172 deaths. Population at the last return, 714,643.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

On This Day

On this day in the Herald.

195 years ago. The autumn fair opens at Kessel. 600 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. Report.

195 years ago. The sawmill at Grautal burns through the night. 4 men are out of work. Report.

Pfahl

Pfahl League, final table:

The League of 1999 was won by Hollstadt Workers. Full table.

Hollstadt Workers	17	5
Vellmar Wardens	16	6
Norrwick Printers	15	7
Marschau Garrison	13	9
Grauburg Fortress	13	9
Reedside Athletic	12	10
Tarnmund Lake	11	11
Altstadt Pfahl Club	10	12
Weinfeld Vintners	10	12
Kessel Iron	7	15
Brennholt Farmers	5	17
Ostrabruck Bridge	3	19

Correspondence

Sir, — Your report from Vellhausen was accurate and I am grateful for it. The district office has been told; it has been told before. Paterfamilias, Vellmar.

Notices

Kessler Vineyards, Weinwick: clerk wanted. Apply to the registered office.

For sale, sofa, Vellmar.

Lost: cat, Vellhausen. Reward.