The Schwartzistan Herald, 11 December 2002

Petra Salm wins the Radio Award for A Quiet Year

Vellmar, 7 December 2002

Vellmar: Petra Salm wins the Radio Award for A Quiet Year. The square was full by a little after 6 in the morning and a knot of onlookers stood outside. Readers in Vellmar may send their accounts to the usual address.

By the next morning Vellmar had returned to its ordinary business, the ferry running late. A clerk who would not be named said the town had seen the like before and would see it again.

Concerning: Petra Salm.

Ursula Gilhardt wins the Vellmar Screen Prize for Eleven Characters

Vellmar, 6 December 2002

Ursula Gilhardt wins the Vellmar Screen Prize for Eleven Characters. The prize was presented before an audience of the trade. We have it from a peat cutter on his way home that the affair was brief.

Concerning: Ursula Gilhardt.

Marschau Wine Cellars lists on the Vellmar Exchange as OPF

Vellmar, 5 December 2002

Marschau Wine Cellars lists on the Vellmar Exchange as OPF. The listing was read out on the floor of the Exchange in the customary form and the brokers proceeded to business. A statement is expected in the coming days.

Concerning: The Vellmar Exchange, Marschau Wine Cellars.

The Ostra rises 70 centimetres above its mark at Sudfurt

Sudfurt, 11 December 2002

The Ostra rises 70 centimetres above its mark at Sudfurt. Cellars in Printer Quay are flooded. We have it from a boatman from the lower quay that the affair was noisier than the report suggests. A statement is expected in the coming days.

Concerning: Sudfurt, Printer Quay.

A cart overturns in Ostra Street, Weinwick

Weinwick, 9 December 2002

A cart overturns in Ostra Street, Weinwick. The driver, a man of Sudfurt, is taken to hospital. The district officers attended at about half past 9. The driver of the carrier's cart said: 'I said at the time it would come to this.'

Concerning: Weinwick, Ostra Street.

A crowd of 3,000 watches the Pfahl match at Oberholt

Oberholt, 9 December 2002

By our staff in Oberholt. A crowd of 3,000 watches the Pfahl match at Oberholt. There are 19 arrests. Business in Oberholt went on as usual through the afternoon. A statement is expected in the coming days.

Concerning: Oberholt, Market Row.

Gas lighting is installed in Harbour Street, Vellmar

Vellmar, 6 December 2002

Gas lighting is installed in Harbour Street, Vellmar. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. The bell was rung at the church and the townspeople turned out to see. We have it from a boatman from the lower quay that the affair was much as described.

Concerning: Vellmar, Harbour Street.

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

Kessel, 5 December 2002

Reported from Kessel. A crowd of 4,000 watches the Pfahl match at Kessel. There are 16 arrests. Word reached the market square within the hour and was the talk of it for the rest of the day. The Herald will follow the matter.

Concerning: Kessel, Short Way.

Casualty Roll as published by the War Ministry

No names were published this week.

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

The Assembly

8 December 2002. The Company Registration Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 41 votes to 21. Sets the duty at 2 pfen in the marka. Final reading, without incident.

7 December 2002. The Apprentices Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 33 votes to 28. Applies to children between 7 and 12. Final reading, without incident.

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

The Courts

The Court of Chronological Offences, 5 December 2002. The Crown v. D. T.. Concerning possession of an unyear record (a ship's log). Ruling: 7 months and forfeiture. The gallery was thin.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh, 10 December 2002. Mauker v. Thal. Concerning smoke from a paper mill at Reedtal. Ruling: dismissed. The court rose late in the afternoon sitting.

The Regional Court of The Capital District, 9 December 2002. The Crown v. Ostrand. Concerning assault at Tarnmoor. Ruling: fined 83320 marka. Judgment at half past 3 in the afternoon.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh, 5 December 2002. Deichen v. Moor. Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: lease shortened by one year under the Continuity Act. Judgment shortly after noon.

The Market

Markets: a fair for the season week on the Exchange. Published prices in the capital:

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: 190 births, 101 marriages, 164 deaths. Population at the last return, 716,272.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

On This Day

From the archive.

190 years ago. A cart overturns in Well Square, Grauholt. The driver, a man of Wasserdorf, is taken to hospital. Report.

187 years ago. Wasserdorf marks the 400th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Harbour Street. Report.

Pfahl

Pfahl League, final table:

The League of 2002 was won by Hollstadt Workers. Full table.

Hollstadt Workers	17	5
Altstadt Pfahl Club	17	5
Marschau Garrison	14	8
Norrwick Printers	13	9
Grauburg Fortress	13	9
Vellmar Wardens	13	9
Tarnmund Lake	11	11
Reedside Athletic	10	12
Weinfeld Vintners	8	14
Kessel Iron	6	16
Ostrabruck Bridge	6	16
Brennholt Farmers	4	18

Correspondence

Sir, — Three cheers for your correspondent in Vellmar. Nobody else came. An Old Subscriber.

Notices

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

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

Lost: keys, Vellmar. Reward.