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The Line The front line is at the Reed Line. No change. Latest reports
Digitised edition Monday 12 November 2012 Page 1 of 1 ‹ Previous issueWhole issueNext issue ›

Vellmar today: overcastPrice 254 pfen

The Schwartzistan Herald

Casualty Roll as published by the War Ministry

No roll this week.

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

The Assembly

12 November 2012. The Banking (Amendment) Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 41 votes to 10. Sets the duty at 9 pfen in the marka. It amends The Banking Act. The vote was taken late in the forenoon.

11 November 2012. The Marsh Regiments Pay (Amendment) Act passed. Passed by the Assembly without a division. Charged to the Annual War Appropriation. Passed unanimously, as is customary for measures concerning the Line. It amends The Marsh Regiments Pay Act. Final reading, without incident.

9 November 2012. The Marsh Regiments Pay Act passed. Passed by the Assembly without a division. Charged to the Annual War Appropriation. Passed unanimously, as is customary for measures concerning the Line. Final reading, without incident.

6 November 2012. The Oberholt Licensing Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 49 votes to 3. Penalty on conviction: a fine of 72 marka or 13 months. Final reading, without incident.

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

The Courts

The Regional Court of The Ostrand, 11 November 2012. The Crown v. Neser. Concerning fraud on the Vellmar Exchange. Ruling: 5 years. The court rose at the rising of the court.

The Market

The Exchange was steady. 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

Civil registrations this week, from the National Archive: Recorded this week throughout the country: 164 births, 100 marriages, 165 deaths. Population at the last return, 719,904.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

On This Day

On this day in the Herald.

207 years ago. The bells of Dammberg church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. Report.

207 years ago. A storm strips roofs in Sudholt and fells the old lime in Low Lane. Report.

Pfahl

Pfahl League, final table:

The League of 2012 was won by Altstadt Pfahl Club. Full table.

Altstadt Pfahl Club202
Grauburg Fortress175
Kessel Iron157
Weinfeld Vintners157
Hollstadt Workers139
Tarnmund Lake1012
Norrwick Printers913
Vellmar Wardens715
Reedside Athletic715
Marschau Garrison715
Ostrabruck Bridge715
Brennholt Farmers517

Correspondence

Sir, — Three cheers for your correspondent in Hollstadt. Nobody else came. One Who Was Present, Hollstadt.

Notices

Kessler Vineyards, Weinwick: technician wanted. Apply to the registered office.

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

Lost: cat, Hollstadt. 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.