The Schwartzistan Herald, 14 October 2002

Salzhafen Wireless is wound up

Salzhafen, 14 October 2002

By our staff in Salzhafen. Salzhafen Wireless is wound up. 612 jobs are lost at Salzhafen. The notice was posted at the counting-house in Salzhafen and copied to the Exchange. Readers in Salzhafen may send their accounts to the usual address.

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

Concerning: Salzhafen Wireless.

A crowd of 4,000 watches the Pfahl match at Lindenmar

Lindenmar, 12 October 2002

A crowd of 4,000 watches the Pfahl match at Lindenmar. There are 48 arrests. Word reached the market square within the hour and was the talk of it for the rest of the day. We have it from the landlord of the inn that the affair was orderly.

Concerning: Lindenmar, Garrison Gate.

The harvest at Dammsee is reported good

Dammsee, 10 October 2002

Dammsee: The harvest at Dammsee is reported good. Grain is 8 pfen the measure. One witness, a boatman from the lower quay, gave the following account: 'Nobody wanted to be the first to say anything.'

Concerning: Dammsee, Old Gate Quay.

The autumn fair opens at Hochstadt

Hochstadt, 10 October 2002

Hochstadt: The autumn fair opens at Hochstadt. 600 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. a knot of onlookers gathered in the street and dispersed before first light, the causeway being under a hand's depth of water. Related reports are linked below.

Concerning: Hochstadt, Ostra 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

14 October 2002. The Apprentices Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 44 votes to 18. Applies to children between 5 and 15. Final reading, without incident.

12 October 2002. The Police Regulation Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 42 votes to 18. Penalty on conviction: a fine of 3469 marka or 18 months. The vote was taken late in the forenoon.

10 October 2002. The Lindenmar Canal Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 39 votes to 20. Provides 19432 marka for works between Tarnmoor and Eisenheim. Comes into force on 1 January 2003. The vote was taken at dusk.

10 October 2002. The Canal (Amendment) Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 47 votes to 16. Provides 188074 marka for works between Tarnmund and Dammsee. It amends The Canal (Amendment) Act. Final reading, without incident.

8 October 2002. The Libraries Regulation Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 46 votes to 17. Applies to children between 7 and 14. Comes into force on 1 January 2003. The vote was taken shortly before the evening bell.

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

The Courts

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh, 13 October 2002. Brenn v. Longar. Concerning an unpaid debt of 12498 marka. Ruling: dismissed. The court rose at half past 4 in the afternoon.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld, 12 October 2002. Durhardt v. Wendl. Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: lease shortened by one year under the Continuity Act. Judgment at half past 2 in the afternoon.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark, 8 October 2002. Kessler v. Holt. Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: lease shortened by one year under the Continuity Act. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of The Osmoor, 8 October 2002. The Crown v. Kaltz. Concerning assault at Marschau. Ruling: 13 months. The court rose at the rising of the court.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld, 8 October 2002. The Crown v. Hauk. Concerning fraud on the Royal Post. Ruling: 10 months with hard labour. The gallery was thin.

The Market

The Exchange was fair for the season. 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, 83 marriages, 152 deaths. Population at the last return, 716,272.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Deaths

Katja Fenn, shopkeeper, born at Norrhafen on 24 April 1923, died 13 October 2002. shopkeeper, of Norrhafen. The funeral is private; a memorial notice will follow.

Jonas Brenn, physician, born at Lindenholt on 28 July 1928, died 11 October 2002. Member of the Assembly. Of Lindenholt, physician. Family flowers only. Donations to the regimental widows' fund.

On This Day

From the archive.

197 years ago. Sudholt marks the 700th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Ferry Gate. Report.

193 years ago. The coldest night in 60 years is recorded at Eisenheim. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. 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 Salzhafen was accurate and I am grateful for it. The district office has been told; it has been told before. A Reader.

Notices

Zum Harbour (Kessel) are recruiting. Details at the office.

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

Anyone who saw the incident at Salzhafen is asked to contact the Herald.