The Schwartzistan Herald, 2 March 2004

The telegraph reaches Dammsee

Dammsee, 2 March 2004

The telegraph reaches Dammsee. The first message sent is the front-line report. The town clerk entered the matter in the minute book at noon. A woman who had come in from the market said: 'We heard it from the far bank and thought it was the ferry.'

The town officers met at noon the following day and resolved to enter the matter in the minute book. The ferry was open as usual.

Concerning: Dammsee, Printer Street.

Piped water reaches Well Quay, Hollstadt

Hollstadt, 29 February 2004

Piped water reaches Well Quay, Hollstadt. The old pump is retained by public request. Business in Hollstadt went on briskly through the afternoon. Speaking to this journal, a schoolmaster who happened to be passing said: 'It was over before the bell had done ringing.'

Concerning: Hollstadt, Well Quay.

The Grauholt council installs a computer to keep the rates

Grauholt, 25 February 2004

The Grauholt council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Cooper Lane. The matter was the only talk at the market that evening. One witness, a carter who declined to give his name, gave the following account: 'It was over before the bell had done ringing.'

Concerning: Grauholt, Cooper Lane.

A crowd of 2,000 watches the Pfahl match at Weinau

Weinau, 25 February 2004

From Weinau. A crowd of 2,000 watches the Pfahl match at Weinau. There are 48 arrests. A clerk who would not be named said: 'We heard it from the far bank and thought it was the ferry.'

Concerning: Weinau, Weaver Street.

Casualty Roll as published by the War Ministry

Corporal

Tim Hallin, of Reedtal

The 4th Marsh Regiment

enemy action

25 February 2004

Roll as issued by the Ministry.

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

The Assembly

2 March 2004. The Hagenkirchen Banking Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 46 votes to 5. Sets the duty at 11 pfen in the marka. Comes into force on 1 January 2005. The debate was brief.

29 February 2004. The Lindenmar Iron Tariff Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 58 votes to 3. Sets the duty at 8 pfen in the marka. Comes into force on 1 January 2005. Final reading, without incident.

25 February 2004. The Diary Licences (Amendment) Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 47 votes to 2. Administered by the Ministry of Chronology. Offences under this Act are tried before the Court of Chronological Offences. It amends An Act for the Better Inspection of Diary Licences. Final reading, without incident.

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

The Courts

The Regional Court of The Sudmark, 2 March 2004. Krunmatz v. Hallin. Concerning an article in The Schwartzistan Herald. Ruling: apology ordered. The court rose at ten in the forenoon.

The Market

The Exchange was quiet. Price indicators for the week:

Bread, the loaf, 435.2 pfen; beer, the litre, 652.8 pfen. A labourer's day is paid at 79.49 marka; a furnished room lets at 278.22 marka the month. The Exchange index closed the year at 53,165.10. Bank rate stands at 3.63 per cent.

The War Appropriation for the year, 170,920,677 marka, passed the Assembly without a dissenting voice.

Registers

National Archive weekly return: Recorded this week throughout the country: 192 births, 74 marriages, 177 deaths. Population at the last return, 717,463.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Deaths

Dieter Brenn, factory worker, born at Dammberg on 15 July 1946, died 29 February 2004. Member of the Assembly. factory worker, of Dammberg. The funeral is private; a memorial notice will follow.

Andreas Kaltz, shop assistant, born at Kessel on 17 June 1929, died 25 February 2004. Member of the Assembly. Of Kessel, shop assistant. Family flowers only. Donations to the regimental widows' fund.

Lukas Brenn, clerk, born at Grauholt on 28 April 1930, died 25 February 2004. Member of the Assembly. Of Grauholt, clerk. Family flowers only. Donations to the regimental widows' fund.

On This Day

From the archive.

192 years ago. Josef Kanhock is appointed Minister of the Interior. Report.

190 years ago. The Ostra rises 70 centimetres above its mark at Tarnmoor. Cellars in Lime Lane are flooded. Report.

Pfahl

Final standings:

The League of 2003 was won by Hollstadt Workers. Full table.

Hollstadt Workers	18	4
Marschau Garrison	16	6
Grauburg Fortress	14	8
Reedside Athletic	14	8
Norrwick Printers	11	11
Tarnmund Lake	11	11
Kessel Iron	11	11
Weinfeld Vintners	10	12
Altstadt Pfahl Club	10	12
Vellmar Wardens	8	14
Ostrabruck Bridge	7	15
Brennholt Farmers	2	20

Correspondence

Sir, — Your report from Dammsee was accurate and I am grateful for it. The district office has been told; it has been told before. An Old Subscriber, Sudholt.

Notices

Vacancies: Sudholt Electric Company, electrics, Sudholt.

For sale, sofa, Hollstadt.

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