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The Schwartzistan Herald

The Court of Chronological Offences rules in The Crown v

Vellmar, 3 May 2012

The Court of Chronological Offences rules in The Crown v. Vellmar.

The Court of Chronological Offences rules in The Crown v. J. B.: 19 months. The item in question was taken into the keeping of the Ministry of Chronology and the court rose.

Officers of the Ministry of Chronology were present in the body of the court and left with the item under seal.

Concerning: The Crown v. J. B., The Court of Chronological Offences, Jurgen Brenn.

Casualty Roll as published by the War Ministry

No roll this week.

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

The Assembly

4 May 2012. The Police (Amendment) Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 43 votes to 20. Penalty on conviction: a fine of 362 marka or 20 months. It amends The Police (Amendment) Act. Final reading, without incident.

4 May 2012. The Oberbach Licensing Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 47 votes to 16. Penalty on conviction: a fine of 1448 marka or 17 months. Comes into force on 1 January 2013. The debate was short.

3 May 2012. The Oberholt Markets Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 34 votes to 6. Sets the duty at 8 pfen in the marka. The vote was taken a little after 6 in the morning.

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

The Courts

The High Court, 3 May 2012. Deickel v. Kaltz. Concerning smoke from a foundry at Hagenkirchen. Ruling: dismissed. The gallery was full.

The Court of Chronological Offences, 3 May 2012. The Crown v. J. B.. Concerning possession of an unyear record (a school register) found at Sudfurt. Ruling: 19 months. Judgment at half past 2 in the afternoon.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand, 5 May 2012. The Crown v. Ebner. Concerning assault at Sudholt. Ruling: 10 months. The gallery was thin.

The Regional Court of The Osmoor, 3 May 2012. The Crown v. Lindholt. Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: 6 years. Judgment when the court resumed after the midday adjournment.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark, 1 May 2012. Krastmat v. Voss. Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: for the tenant. The gallery was thin.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh, 29 April 2012. The Crown v. Brenn. Concerning theft of a printing press. Ruling: bound over. The court rose when the court resumed after the midday adjournment.

The Market

Markets: a fair for the season week on the Exchange. Published prices in the capital:

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: 142 births, 106 marriages, 173 deaths. Population at the last return, 719,904.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

On This Day

From the archive.

202 years ago. A fire in Lime Lane at Tarnmoor destroys 6 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost. Report.

199 years ago. A fire in Market Row at Oberholt destroys 6 houses. The garrison attend. No lives are lost. Report.

Pfahl

Final standings:

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

Altstadt Pfahl Club175
Grauburg Fortress157
Weinfeld Vintners148
Hollstadt Workers139
Norrwick Printers139
Vellmar Wardens139
Kessel Iron1210
Reedside Athletic913
Marschau Garrison814
Ostrabruck Bridge814
Tarnmund Lake616
Brennholt Farmers418

Correspondence

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

Notices

Vacancies: Sudholt Electric Company, electrics, Sudholt.

Room to let, Vellmar, 340.23 marka a month, references.

Lost: keys, Vellmar. Reward.

Printed and published at Vellmar by The Schwartzistan Herald. Registered under the Press Act. Casualty figures as published by the War Ministry.

From the Herald's digitised archive. Page images reproduced as printed; the text is searchable. Dates as recorded by the Ministry of Chronology.