The Schwartzistan Herald, 30 June 2008

Licensed Calendars of Westgau lists on the Vellmar Exchange as MNO

Vellmar, 29 June 2008

Licensed Calendars of Westgau lists on the Vellmar Exchange as MNO. The listing was read out on the floor of the Exchange in the customary form and the brokers proceeded to business. The Herald will follow the matter.

The company's books are kept at Vellmar and may be inspected by shareholders on application at the registered office between 9 and 4 o'clock.

Concerning: The Vellmar Exchange, Licensed Calendars of Westgau.

A new bridge is opened at Hochstadt by the Minister of the Interior

Hochstadt, 29 June 2008

A new bridge is opened at Hochstadt by the Minister of the Interior. It has 4 arches. The matter was the only talk at the market that evening. A woman who had come in from the market said: 'The dog knew before any of us.'

Concerning: Hochstadt, Weaver Gate.

The coldest night in 50 years is recorded at Dammberg

Dammberg, 28 June 2008

The coldest night in 50 years is recorded at Dammberg. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. Word reached the market square within the hour and was the talk of it for the rest of the day. A schoolmaster who happened to be passing said: 'They were very orderly about it.'

Concerning: Dammberg, Chapel Street.

A new wing opens at the Hochstadt hospital, with 30 beds

Hochstadt, 26 June 2008

From Hochstadt. A new wing opens at the Hochstadt hospital, with 30 beds. A boatman from the lower quay said: 'We heard it from the far bank and thought it was the ferry.'

Concerning: Hochstadt, Ostra Street.

A new wing opens at the Vellhausen hospital, with 40 beds

Vellhausen, 24 June 2008

A new wing opens at the Vellhausen hospital, with 40 beds. The roads about Vellhausen were passable at the time. One witness, a woman who had come in from the market, gave the following account: 'Nobody wanted to be the first to say anything.'

Concerning: Vellhausen, Ferry Gate.

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

26 June 2008. An Act for the Better Provision of Prisons passed. Passed by the Assembly by 62 votes to 15. Penalty on conviction: a fine of 712 marka or 5 months. Final reading, without incident.

25 June 2008. The Highways Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 45 votes to 8. Provides 110360 marka for works between Wasserdorf and Hollhausen. Comes into force on 1 January 2009. The vote was taken at about half past 10.

The Grand Chancellor, Uwe Jann, has held office since 14 February 2007.

The Courts

The High Court, 27 June 2008. Moor v. Broffel. Concerning a boundary between two farms at Norrbruck. Ruling: for the plaintiff. The court rose late in the afternoon sitting.

The Court of Chronological Offences, 26 June 2008. The Crown v. P. B.. Concerning possession of an unyear record (a gravestone rubbing). Ruling: 2 years. The gallery was thin.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh, 26 June 2008. Lamm v. Ehrlich. Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: rent for the removed period not recoverable. Judgment shortly after noon.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark, 24 June 2008. The Crown v. Brenn. Concerning smuggling salt across the Sudmark. Ruling: 12 months. The gallery was thin.

The Market

The Exchange was firm. Price indicators for the week:

Bread, the loaf, 467.5 pfen; beer, the litre, 701.3 pfen. A labourer's day is paid at 873.24 marka; a furnished room lets at 350.64 marka the month. The Exchange index closed the year at 50,172.80. Bank rate stands at 3.81 per cent.

The War Appropriation for the year, 186,709,685 marka, passed the Assembly without a dissenting voice.

Registers

Civil registrations this week, from the National Archive: Recorded this week throughout the country: 165 births, 96 marriages, 162 deaths. Population at the last return, 718,915.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Deaths

Jurgen Mistes, driver, born at Kesselstadt on 12 May 1927, died 24 June 2008. Member of the Assembly. driver, of Kesselstadt. The funeral is private; a memorial notice will follow.

Rolf Kaner, teacher, born at Wassermar on 18 February 1937, died 24 June 2008. Of Wassermar, teacher. Family flowers only. Donations to the regimental widows' fund.

On This Day

From the archive.

201 years ago. The Ostra rises 40 centimetres above its mark at Sudfurt. Cellars in Old Gate Walk are flooded. Report.

201 years ago. A storm strips roofs in Norrbruck and fells the old lime in Reed Row. Report.

Pfahl

Pfahl League, final table:

The League of 2007 was won by Grauburg Fortress. Full table.

Grauburg Fortress	18	4
Hollstadt Workers	17	5
Altstadt Pfahl Club	15	7
Norrwick Printers	13	9
Reedside Athletic	13	9
Vellmar Wardens	12	10
Kessel Iron	11	11
Weinfeld Vintners	10	12
Tarnmund Lake	8	14
Marschau Garrison	7	15
Brennholt Farmers	5	17
Ostrabruck Bridge	3	19

Correspondence

Sir, — Three cheers for your correspondent in Vellmar. Nobody else came. A Reader.

Notices

Vacancies: Sudholt Electric Company, electrics, Sudholt.

Room to let, Vellmar, 350.64 marka a month, references.

Lost: dog, Vellmar. Reward.