The Schwartzistan Herald, 10 October 2000

Weser Foods is declared bankrupt

Sudholt, 9 October 2000

By our staff in Sudholt. Weser Foods is declared bankrupt. 304 jobs are lost at Sudholt. a boatman from the lower quay, asked for a view, offered none.

The company's books are kept at Sudholt and may be inspected by shareholders on application at the registered office between 9 and 3 o'clock.

Concerning: Weser Foods.

A new school opens at Reedtal with 40 pupils

Reedtal, 10 October 2000

A new school opens at Reedtal with 40 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. Speaking to this journal, a boatman from the lower quay said: 'They were very orderly about it.' Related reports are linked below.

Concerning: Reedtal, Ferry Square.

The autumn fair opens at Lindenmar

Lindenmar, 9 October 2000

Reported from Lindenmar. The autumn fair opens at Lindenmar. 300 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. We have it from the sexton that the affair was much as described.

Concerning: Lindenmar, Orchard Quay.

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.

Casualty Roll as published by the War Ministry

No roll this week.

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

The Assembly

10 October 2000. The Public Order Regulation Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 38 votes to 22. Penalty on conviction: a fine of 688 marka or 3 months. Comes into force on 1 January 2001. The debate was brief.

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.

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

The Courts

The Court of Chronological Offences, 6 October 2000. The Crown v. K. B.. Concerning assertion of the unyear in a public house at Hollstadt. Ruling: acquitted: the witness was drunk. The gallery was thin.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh, 10 October 2000. The Crown v. Brenn. Concerning smuggling salt across the Sudmark. Ruling: 11 months. Judgment at the rising of the court.

The Regional Court of The Capital District, 10 October 2000. Brenn v. Turel. Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: for the tenant. The gallery was full.

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 Market

The Exchange was quiet. 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

Civil registrations this week, from the National Archive: Recorded this week throughout the country: 179 births, 94 marriages, 182 deaths. Population at the last return, 714,643.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

On This Day

From the archive.

195 years ago. The autumn fair opens at Sanding. 700 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. Report.

194 years ago. A cart overturns in Warden Street, Marschau. The driver, a man of Salzhafen, is taken to hospital. 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, — Three cheers for your correspondent in Sudholt. Nobody else came. A Reader of Sudholt.

Notices

Vacancies: Sudholt Electric Company, electrics, Sudholt.

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

Found: phone, Reedtal.