The Schwartzistan Herald, 12 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.

A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Reedtal so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public

Reedtal, 12 December 2002

Reedtal: A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Reedtal so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public. 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: Reedtal, Ferry Square.

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.

Casualty Roll as published by the War Ministry

No roll 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 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 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

Civil registrations this week, from the National Archive: Recorded this week throughout the country: 193 births, 100 marriages, 171 deaths. Population at the last return, 716,272.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

On This Day

On this day in the Herald.

190 years ago. The coldest night in 80 years is recorded at Marschau. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. Report.

188 years ago. The brewery at Sandfeld burns through the night. 53 men are out of work. 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, — The Herald gives bread at 416.6 pfen the loaf. Not in Sudholt it isn't. Vigilans, Sudholt.

Notices

Vacancies: Sudholt Electric Company, electrics, Sudholt.

For sale, bicycle, Vellmar.

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