The Schwartzistan Herald, 16 January 2002

Norrbruck Railway Company is acquired by Norrwick Brewery

Norrbruck, 11 January 2002

Norrbruck Railway Company is acquired by Norrwick Brewery. The particulars were entered in the register of companies at the Ministry of Finance. The Herald will follow the matter.

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

Concerning: Norrbruck Railway Company, Norrwick Brewery.

The Ostra rises 50 centimetres above its mark at Marschau

Marschau, 16 January 2002

The Ostra rises 50 centimetres above its mark at Marschau. Cellars in Printer Street are flooded. Business in Marschau went on with some interruption through the afternoon. We have it from the sexton that the affair was orderly.

Concerning: Marschau, Printer Street.

A picture house opens in Printer Walk, Brennholt, seating 400

Brennholt, 15 January 2002

Brennholt: A picture house opens in Printer Walk, Brennholt, seating 400. Word reached the market square within the hour and was the talk of it for the rest of the day. Related reports are linked below.

Concerning: Brennholt, Printer Walk.

Workers at the tannery in Sandfeld stop work over wages

Sandfeld, 13 January 2002

Workers at the tannery in Sandfeld stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 4 days. The matter was the only talk at the inn that evening. We have it from the landlord of the inn that the affair was much as described.

Concerning: Sandfeld, Printer Row.

A new school opens at Tarnmund with 40 pupils

Tarnmund, 13 January 2002

A new school opens at Tarnmund with 40 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. Business in Tarnmund went on briskly through the afternoon. A boatman from the lower quay said: 'It was over before the bell had done ringing.'

Concerning: Tarnmund, Bridge Quay.

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

Weinfeld, 11 January 2002

From Weinfeld. A new bridge is opened at Weinfeld by the Minister of the Interior. It has 8 arches. The roads about Weinfeld were under water at the time. Related reports are linked below.

Concerning: Weinfeld, Forge Quay.

Electric light is switched on in the market square at Sandfeld

Sandfeld, 11 January 2002

Electric light is switched on in the market square at Sandfeld. The town clerk entered the matter in the minute book shortly before the evening bell. Speaking to this journal, a schoolmaster who happened to be passing said: 'The clerk wrote it all down; you may ask him.'

Concerning: Sandfeld, Ferry Quay.

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

Hagenkirchen, 10 January 2002

By our staff in Hagenkirchen. A crowd of 8,000 watches the Pfahl match at Hagenkirchen. There are 5 arrests. One witness, a boatman from the lower quay, gave the following account: 'The dog knew before any of us.'

Concerning: Hagenkirchen, Salt 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

The Assembly was not sitting.

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

The Courts

The Regional Court of The Ostrand, 16 January 2002. The Crown v. Dasthardt. Concerning theft of a printing press. Ruling: acquitted. The court rose at ten in the forenoon.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand, 15 January 2002. The Crown v. Hallin. Concerning fraud on the Royal Post. Ruling: 6 years. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of The Osmoor, 12 January 2002. The Crown v. Weiss. Concerning smuggling salt across the Sudmark. Ruling: 13 months. Judgment late in the afternoon sitting.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld, 12 January 2002. Roker v. Marrow. Concerning the estate of the late Marrow. Ruling: will set aside. Judgment at the rising of the court.

The Regional Court of Westgau, 11 January 2002. The Crown v. Kuchen. Concerning theft of a consignment of paper. Ruling: acquitted. The court rose when the court resumed after the midday adjournment.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark, 10 January 2002. Voss v. Brenn. Concerning a boundary between two farms at Tarnmund. Ruling: for the plaintiff. The court rose at the rising of the court.

The Market

The Exchange was thin. Price indicators for the week:

Bread, the loaf, 416.6 pfen; beer, the litre, 624.9 pfen. A labourer's day is paid at 76.03 marka; a furnished room lets at 266.1 marka the month. The Exchange index closed the year at 58,652.50. Bank rate stands at 4.01 per cent.

The War Appropriation for the year, 161,519,157 marka, passed the Assembly without a dissenting voice.

Registers

National Archive weekly return: Recorded this week throughout the country: 220 births, 102 marriages, 169 deaths. Population at the last return, 716,272.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

On This Day

On this day in the Herald.

193 years ago. The Ostra rises 60 centimetres above its mark at Tarnmoor. Cellars in Lime Lane are flooded. Report.

191 years ago. A storm strips roofs in Grauburg and fells the old lime in Salt Row. Report.

Pfahl

Pfahl League, final table:

The League of 2001 was won by Hollstadt Workers. Full table.

Hollstadt Workers	19	3
Norrwick Printers	15	7
Marschau Garrison	15	7
Altstadt Pfahl Club	13	9
Grauburg Fortress	12	10
Vellmar Wardens	12	10
Tarnmund Lake	12	10
Reedside Athletic	11	11
Weinfeld Vintners	8	14
Kessel Iron	7	15
Ostrabruck Bridge	5	17
Brennholt Farmers	3	19

Correspondence

Sir, — The Herald gives bread at 416.6 pfen the loaf. Not in Sudholt it isn't. Vigilans, Sudholt.

Notices

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

Room to let, Norrbruck, 266.1 marka a month, references.

Lost: cat, Norrbruck. Reward.