The Schwartzistan Herald, 8 March 2004

The first train reaches Hollstadt

Hollstadt, 8 March 2004

Reported from Hollstadt. The first train reaches Hollstadt. The journey from Vellmar takes 7 hours. The town clerk entered the matter in the minute book as the lamps were lit. The Herald will follow the matter.

By the next morning Hollstadt had returned to its ordinary business, the roads being dry for the season. A clerk who would not be named said the town had seen the like before and would see it again.

Concerning: Hollstadt, Old Gate Lane.

A cart overturns in Garrison Gate, Tarnmoor

Tarnmoor, 8 March 2004

A cart overturns in Garrison Gate, Tarnmoor. The driver, a man of Marschau, is taken to hospital. The sexton said: 'It will be talked of at the market for a week.' The Herald will follow the matter.

Concerning: Tarnmoor, Wendl Street.

Lindenmar library offers public access to the network

Lindenmar, 7 March 2004

Lindenmar library offers public access to the network. The Ministry of Chronology's search notice is displayed beside the terminals. Word reached the market square within the hour and was the talk of it for the rest of the day. We have it from a schoolmaster who happened to be passing that the affair was orderly.

Concerning: Lindenmar, Orchard Lane.

A picture house opens in Church Way, Oberbach, seating 300

Oberbach, 7 March 2004

By our staff in Oberbach. A picture house opens in Church Way, Oberbach, seating 300. a fair number of the townspeople gathered in the street and dispersed late in the forenoon, frost having made the causeway treacherous. A statement is expected in the coming days.

Concerning: Oberbach, Church Way.

The first television set in Vellhausen is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Tanner Way

Vellhausen, 6 March 2004

The first television set in Vellhausen is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Tanner Way. A crowd gathers for the front-line report. a crowd which the constable declined to estimate gathered in the street and dispersed before first light, the ford being passable. Speaking to this journal, a retired sergeant of the Marsh Regiments said: 'I have lived here 30 years and I never saw the like.'

Concerning: Vellhausen, Tanner Way.

The road between Wasserdorf and Grauholt is metalled at a cost of 70,000 marka

Wasserdorf, 6 March 2004

The road between Wasserdorf and Grauholt is metalled at a cost of 70,000 marka. The parish officers attended towards 3 in the afternoon. One witness, the keeper of the toll-house, gave the following account: 'The clerk wrote it all down; you may ask him.'

Concerning: Wasserdorf, Harbour Street.

The bells of Grauholt church are recast

Grauholt, 4 March 2004

By our staff in Grauholt. The bells of Grauholt church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. The bell was rung at the church and the townspeople turned out to see. The Herald will follow the matter.

Concerning: Grauholt, Short Gate.

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.'

Concerning: Dammsee, Printer Street.

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

7 March 2004. The Causeway Maintenance Regulation Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 54 votes to 7. Provides 140000 marka for works between Dammsee and Weinwick. Comes into force on 1 January 2005. The debate was brief.

7 March 2004. The Telegraph (Amendment) Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 59 votes to 3. Licences are issued by the Ministry of the Interior for a fee of 140 marka. It amends An Act for the Better Licensing of Telegraph. The vote was taken towards 2 in the afternoon.

4 March 2004. The Norrbruck Requisition Act passed. Passed by the Assembly without a division. Charged to the Annual War Appropriation. Passed unanimously, as is customary for measures concerning the Line. The vote was taken at about half past 7.

3 March 2004. The Banking Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 42 votes to 17. Sets the duty at 11 pfen in the marka. The debate was short.

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.

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

The Courts

The Regional Court of The Ostrand, 6 March 2004. Heide v. Brenn. Concerning a boundary between two farms at Ostrabruck. Ruling: for the defendant. The court rose late in the afternoon sitting.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld, 5 March 2004. Mauker v. Grau. Concerning a contract for twelve mules not delivered. Ruling: for the defendant. Judgment shortly after noon.

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 thin. 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, 109 marriages, 177 deaths. Population at the last return, 717,463.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Deaths

Peter Hallin, physician, born at Dammberg on 8 May 1922, died 7 March 2004. Member of the Assembly. physician, of Dammberg. The funeral is private; a memorial notice will follow.

On This Day

From the archive.

196 years ago. A storm strips roofs in Hochstadt and fells the old lime in Ferry Street. Report.

190 years ago. The spring fair opens at Berging. 200 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. 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, — The Herald gives bread at 435.2 pfen the loaf. Not in Sudholt it isn't. A Reader.

Notices

Kessler Vineyards, Weinwick: clerk wanted. Apply to the registered office.

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

Found: glasses, Tarnmoor.