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The Marschau Conference opens its 153rd session

Marschau, 1 September 2012

The Marschau Conference opens its 153rd session. Marschau.

From the Chancellery. The Marschau Conference opens its 153rd session. Water is poured. The delegation of Hichistan is recorded as not present. The seals were handed over in the usual form.

The honourable members dispersed late in the forenoon. In the corridors the talk was of the next election, in that order.

Concerning: The Marschau Conference.

Kessler Life is wound up

Brennholt, 31 August 2012

Kessler Life is wound up. 154 jobs are lost at Brennholt. The particulars were entered in the register of companies at the Ministry of Finance. A statement is expected in the coming days.

Concerning: Kessler Life.

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

31 August 2012. The Universities Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 34 votes to 10. Applies to children between 5 and 14. The vote was taken at about half past 9.

29 August 2012. The Sanitation Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 35 votes to 6. Every town above 5000 inhabitants must appoint an officer under this Act. The vote was taken late in the forenoon.

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

The Courts

The Regional Court of Westgau, 4 September 2012. Thal v. Hallin. Concerning an unpaid debt of 15212 marka. Ruling: dismissed. The gallery was thin.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark, 4 September 2012. Pendnen v. Brenn. Concerning an unpaid debt of 101413 marka. Ruling: dismissed. The gallery was thin.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh, 3 September 2012. The Crown v. Drexel. Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: acquitted: he was lost in the fog. Judgment shortly after noon.

The Regional Court of The Osmoor, 3 September 2012. The Crown v. Brenn. Concerning assault at Marschau. Ruling: 16 months. The court rose when the court resumed after the midday adjournment.

The Regional Court of The Capital District, 1 September 2012. Krermann v. Wendl. 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 Market

Markets: a dull 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

Civil registrations this week, from the National Archive: Recorded this week throughout the country: 146 births, 104 marriages, 176 deaths. Population at the last return, 719,904.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

On This Day

On this day in the Herald.

141 years ago. The Evening Courier begins publication. One pfen, eight pages, a picture on the front. Report.

206 years ago. The coldest night in 20 years is recorded at Wasserdorf. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. 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, — Three cheers for your correspondent in Marschau. Nobody else came. One Who Was Present, Marschau.

Notices

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

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

Found: glasses, Weinfeld.

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.