The Schwartzistan Herald, 30 June 2002

Ninmann Foods lists on the Vellmar Exchange as NIN

Vellmar, 28 June 2002

Ninmann Foods lists on the Vellmar Exchange as NIN. The listing was read out on the floor of the Exchange in the customary form and the brokers proceeded to business. Related reports are linked below.

The company's books are kept at Vellmar and may be inspected by shareholders on application at the registered office between 10 and 4 o'clock.

Concerning: The Vellmar Exchange, Ninmann Foods.

A motor omnibus service begins between Tarnmund and Brennholt

Tarnmund, 30 June 2002

A motor omnibus service begins between Tarnmund and Brennholt. One witness, a boatman from the lower quay, gave the following account: 'It will be talked of at the market for a week.' The Herald will follow the matter.

Concerning: Tarnmund, Mill Street.

The first television set in Kessel is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Reed Row

Kessel, 29 June 2002

Kessel: The first television set in Kessel is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Reed Row. A crowd gathers for the front-line report. One witness, a carter who declined to give his name, gave the following account: 'I have lived here 40 years and I never saw the like.'

Concerning: Kessel, Reed Row.

Electric light is switched on in the market square at Vellmar

Vellmar, 29 June 2002

Electric light is switched on in the market square at Vellmar. The parish officers attended towards 5 in the afternoon. Speaking to this journal, a peat cutter on his way home said: 'You could hear it in the next street.'

Concerning: Vellmar, Cooper Row.

The road between Lindenmar and Tarnmund is metalled at a cost of 80,000 marka

Lindenmar, 28 June 2002

Lindenmar: The road between Lindenmar and Tarnmund is metalled at a cost of 80,000 marka. The bell was rung at the ferry and the townspeople turned out to see. A statement is expected in the coming days.

Concerning: Lindenmar, Garrison Gate.

Casualty Roll as published by the War Ministry

No roll this week.

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

The Assembly

29 June 2002. The Public Order Regulation Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 39 votes to 21. Penalty on conviction: a fine of 694 marka or 7 months. The vote was taken as the lamps were lit.

28 June 2002. The Data Protection Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 43 votes to 19. Licences are issued by the Ministry of the Interior for a fee of 138 marka. The vote was taken towards 5 in the afternoon.

25 June 2002. The Aviation (Amendment) Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 53 votes to 3. Licences are issued by the Ministry of the Interior for a fee of 34 marka. It amends An Act for the Better Ordering of Aviation. The debate was short.

25 June 2002. The Broadcasting Regulation Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 44 votes to 16. Licences are issued by the Ministry of the Interior for a fee of 694 marka. Comes into force on 1 January 2003. Final reading, without incident.

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

The Courts

The High Court, 26 June 2002. Kaltz v. Tarn. Concerning smoke from a brickworks at Berging. Ruling: dismissed. Judgment when the court resumed after the midday adjournment.

The High Court, 24 June 2002. Brenn v. Diellhardt. Concerning an article in The Evening Courier. Ruling: apology ordered. The court rose when the court resumed after the midday adjournment.

The Regional Court of The Osmoor, 25 June 2002. The Crown v. Nussbaum. Concerning smuggling salt across the Sudmark. Ruling: 10 months. The court rose late in the afternoon sitting.

The Market

The Exchange was firm. 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

Civil registrations this week, from the National Archive: Recorded this week throughout the country: 180 births, 113 marriages, 176 deaths. Population at the last return, 716,272.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Deaths

Markus Brenn, shop assistant, born at Bruchau on 1 April 1950, died 26 June 2002. shop assistant, of Bruchau. The funeral is private; a memorial notice will follow.

On This Day

From the archive.

195 years ago. The Ostra rises 40 centimetres above its mark at Sudfurt. Cellars in Old Gate Walk are flooded. Report.

195 years ago. A storm strips roofs in Norrbruck and fells the old lime in Reed 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, — Your report from Vellmar was accurate and I am grateful for it. The district office has been told; it has been told before. A Reader of Kessel.

Notices

Vacancies: Sudholt Electric Company, electrics, Sudholt.

For sale: electrical work for houses and works. Sudholt Electric Company, Sudholt.

Found: wallet, Tarnmund.