The Schwartzistan Herald, 3 February 2012

The Annual War Appropriation for 2012, 209,210,413 marka, passes the Assembly 63 to 0, the first business of the session

The Assembly Hall, 3 February 2012

The Annual War Appropriation for 2012, 209,210,413 marka, passes the Assembly 63 to 0, the first business of the session. The Speaker put the question and it was carried without a voice against, as is customary for measures concerning the Line.

The measure was received in the country with approval. The Herald's correspondents in the regions report no disturbance.

Concerning: The Assembly, The War Ministry.

The first television set in Hagenkirchen is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Reed Row

Hagenkirchen, 3 February 2012

The first television set in Hagenkirchen is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Reed Row. A crowd gathers for the front-line report. Business in Hagenkirchen went on briskly through the afternoon. We have it from a peat cutter on his way home that the affair was orderly.

Concerning: Hagenkirchen, Reed Row.

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

Tarnmoor, 3 February 2012

Tarnmoor: A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Tarnmoor so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public. Business in Tarnmoor went on as usual through the afternoon. Readers in Tarnmoor may send their accounts to the usual address.

Concerning: Tarnmoor, Lime Street.

A fire in Bridge Street at Oberbach destroys 7 houses

Oberbach, 31 January 2012

By our staff in Oberbach. A fire in Bridge Street at Oberbach destroys 7 houses. The garrison attend. No lives are lost. We have it from the landlord of the inn that the affair was brief.

Concerning: Oberbach, Bridge Street.

The coldest night in 80 years is recorded at Grauburg

Grauburg, 28 January 2012

By our staff in Grauburg. The coldest night in 80 years is recorded at Grauburg. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. Speaking to this journal, a peat cutter on his way home said: 'Nobody wanted to be the first to say anything.'

Concerning: Grauburg, Forge Street.

Casualty Roll as published by the War Ministry

Private

Noah Hallin, of Reedtal

The 4th Marsh Regiment

enemy action

28 January 2012

Roll as issued by the Ministry.

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

The Assembly

2 February 2012. The Wasserdorf Firearms Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 33 votes to 27. Penalty on conviction: a fine of 72 marka or 14 months. The debate was short.

30 January 2012. An Act for the Better Provision of Iron Tariff passed. Passed by the Assembly by 45 votes to 17. Sets the duty at 4 pfen in the marka. Comes into force on 1 January 2013. Final reading, without incident.

30 January 2012. The Pensions (Amendment) Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 47 votes to 10. Every town above 1000 inhabitants must appoint an officer under this Act. It amends The Pensions (Amendment) Act. The vote was taken a little after 7 in the morning.

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

The Courts

The Court of Chronological Offences, 30 January 2012. The Crown v. H. H.. Concerning assertion of the unyear in print. Ruling: 3 years and the press forfeit. The court rose late in the afternoon sitting.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark, 2 February 2012. Wendl v. Kischuch. Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: lease shortened by one year under the Continuity Act. Judgment shortly after noon.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark, 31 January 2012. Leir v. Thal. Concerning an unpaid debt of 38030 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff, half the sum. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand, 30 January 2012. Brenn v. Marsch. Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: rent for the removed period not recoverable. The court rose at half past 3 in the afternoon.

The Regional Court of The Osmoor, 29 January 2012. Porer v. Schesttos. Concerning smoke from a foundry at Berging. Ruling: dismissed. The court rose late in the afternoon sitting.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand, 29 January 2012. The Crown v. Krulen. Concerning fraud on the Bank of Schwartzistan. Ruling: 4 years. Judgment late in the afternoon sitting.

The Market

The Exchange was thin. Price indicators for the week:

Bread, the loaf, 507.1 pfen; beer, the litre, 760.6 pfen. A labourer's day is paid at 97.21 marka; a furnished room lets at 340.23 marka the month. The Exchange index closed the year at 56,451.80. Bank rate stands at 4.64 per cent.

The War Appropriation for the year, 204,871,012 marka, passed the Assembly without a dissenting voice.

Registers

National Archive weekly return: Recorded this week throughout the country: 171 births, 94 marriages, 176 deaths. Population at the last return, 719,904.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

On This Day

From the archive.

205 years ago. A new bridge is opened at Kessel by the Minister of the Interior. It has 8 arches. Report.

204 years ago. The coldest night in 40 years is recorded at Hagenkirchen. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. Report.

Pfahl

Final standings:

The League of 2011 was won by Altstadt Pfahl Club. Full table.

Altstadt Pfahl Club	17	5
Grauburg Fortress	15	7
Weinfeld Vintners	14	8
Hollstadt Workers	13	9
Norrwick Printers	13	9
Vellmar Wardens	13	9
Kessel Iron	12	10
Reedside Athletic	9	13
Marschau Garrison	8	14
Ostrabruck Bridge	8	14
Tarnmund Lake	6	16
Brennholt Farmers	4	18

Correspondence

Sir, — Your report from The Assembly Hall 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, piano, Hagenkirchen.

Lost: cat, The Assembly Hall. Reward.