The Schwartzistan Herald, 12 February 2005

Sudmark Wine Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as DAA

Vellmar, 12 February 2005

By our staff in Vellmar. Sudmark Wine Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as DAA. Dealing was thin and the first price was called at a quarter past 2.

The company's books are kept at Vellmar and may be inspected by shareholders on application at the registered office between 9 and 2 o'clock.

Concerning: The Vellmar Exchange, Sudmark Wine Company.

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

Weinwick, 12 February 2005

Weinwick: A crowd of 3,000 watches the Pfahl match at Weinwick. There are 16 arrests. We have it from the sexton that the affair was much as described.

Concerning: Weinwick, Salt Street.

The bells of Norrbruck church are recast

Norrbruck, 11 February 2005

From Norrbruck. The bells of Norrbruck church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. The matter was the only talk at the market that evening. The Herald will follow the matter.

Concerning: Norrbruck, Old Gate Street.

A new school opens at Kessel with 50 pupils

Kessel, 11 February 2005

Kessel: A new school opens at Kessel with 50 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. The parish officers attended at noon. The Herald will follow the matter.

Concerning: Kessel, Bridge Street.

Electric light is switched on in the market square at Norrbruck

Norrbruck, 11 February 2005

Norrbruck: Electric light is switched on in the market square at Norrbruck. A clerk who would not be named said: 'We heard it from the far bank and thought it was the ferry.'

Concerning: Norrbruck, Reed Row.

The first television set in Tarnmund is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Ostra Row

Tarnmund, 9 February 2005

The first television set in Tarnmund is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Ostra Row. A crowd gathers for the front-line report. We have it from a retired sergeant of the Marsh Regiments that the affair was noisier than the report suggests. A statement is expected in the coming days.

Concerning: Tarnmund, Ostra Row.

Dammberg marks the 700th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Chapel Street

Dammberg, 9 February 2005

From Dammberg. Dammberg marks the 700th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Chapel Street. the usual idlers from the quay gathered in the street and dispersed shortly before the evening bell, the ferry running late. Readers in Dammberg may send their accounts to the usual address.

Concerning: Dammberg, Chapel Street.

The Norrhafen council installs a computer to keep the rates

Norrhafen, 9 February 2005

Norrhafen: The Norrhafen council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Lime Square. One witness, a carter who declined to give his name, gave the following account: 'It will be talked of at the market for a week.'

Concerning: Norrhafen, Lime Square.

The first train reaches Berging

Berging, 8 February 2005

Reported from Berging. The first train reaches Berging. The journey from Vellmar takes 3 hours. A peat cutter on his way home said: 'They were very orderly about it.'

Concerning: Berging, Old Gate Walk.

Casualty Roll as published by the War Ministry

No roll this week.

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

The Assembly

The Assembly was not sitting.

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

The Courts

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh, 12 February 2005. Voss v. Brenn. Concerning a boundary between two farms at Kessel. Ruling: boundary fixed at the old ditch. The gallery was thin.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh, 9 February 2005. The Crown v. Brack. Concerning fraud on the Vellmar Exchange. Ruling: acquitted. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand, 9 February 2005. The Crown v. Wendl. Concerning theft of church bells. Ruling: acquitted. The court rose when the court resumed after the midday adjournment.

The Regional Court of Westgau, 9 February 2005. Batneilt v. Krunholt. Concerning a contract for coal not delivered. Ruling: for the defendant. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of The Osmoor, 7 February 2005. Brenn v. Klener. Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: rent for the removed period not recoverable. Judgment at the rising of the court.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand, 6 February 2005. Hallin v. Ostrand. Concerning smoke from a brickworks at Sudholt. Ruling: dismissed. The court rose at the rising of the court.

The Market

Markets: a thin week on the Exchange. Published prices in the capital:

Bread, the loaf, 445 pfen; beer, the litre, 667.5 pfen. A labourer's day is paid at 81.09 marka; a furnished room lets at 283.83 marka the month. The Exchange index closed the year at 47,639. Bank rate stands at 4.77 per cent.

The War Appropriation for the year, 175,377,555 marka, passed the Assembly without a dissenting voice.

Registers

National Archive weekly return: Recorded this week throughout the country: 185 births, 112 marriages, 158 deaths. Population at the last return, 717,666.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

On This Day

From the archive.

199 years ago. Tarnmoor marks the 300th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Lime Street. Report.

196 years ago. The winter fair opens at Tarnmoor. 800 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. Report.

Pfahl

Final standings:

The League of 2004 was won by Hollstadt Workers. Full table.

Hollstadt Workers	18	4
Norrwick Printers	15	7
Weinfeld Vintners	14	8
Grauburg Fortress	14	8
Reedside Athletic	14	8
Altstadt Pfahl Club	13	9
Vellmar Wardens	10	12
Kessel Iron	9	13
Marschau Garrison	8	14
Brennholt Farmers	7	15
Ostrabruck Bridge	6	16
Tarnmund Lake	4	18

Correspondence

Sir, — The Herald gives bread at 445 pfen the loaf. Not in Sudholt it isn't. A Reader of Vellmar.

Notices

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

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

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