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Norrhafen Ordnance Works is wound up

Norrhafen, 10 January 2014

Norrhafen Ordnance Works is wound up. Norrhafen.

By our staff in Norrhafen. Norrhafen Ordnance Works is wound up. 263 jobs are lost at Norrhafen. The notice was posted at the counting-house in Norrhafen and copied to the Exchange. Related reports are linked below.

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

Concerning: Norrhafen Ordnance Works.

The winter fair opens at Weinfeld

Weinfeld, 7 January 2014

The winter fair opens at Weinfeld. 600 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. The matter was the only talk at the inn that evening. Speaking to this journal, the landlord of the inn said: 'You could hear it in the next street.'

Concerning: Weinfeld, Mill Street.

Casualty Roll as published by the War Ministry

No roll this week.

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

The Assembly

The Assembly was not sitting.

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

The Courts

The Court of Chronological Offences, 9 January 2014. The Crown v. J. M.. Concerning possession of an unyear record (an almanac). Ruling: 2 months and forfeiture. The gallery was thin.

The High Court, 9 January 2014. Fromm v. Brenn. Concerning an unpaid debt of 271544 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff, half the sum. The court rose at ten in the forenoon.

The Court of Chronological Offences, 4 January 2014. The Crown v. L. B.. Concerning possession of a clock face with an unlicensed year. Ruling: fined 271544 marka. The court rose when the court resumed after the midday adjournment.

The Regional Court of The Capital District, 9 January 2014. The Crown v. Unger. Concerning theft of forty barrels of wine. Ruling: acquitted. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of The Capital District, 9 January 2014. The Crown v. Marrow. Concerning fraud on the War Ministry. Ruling: 11 months with hard labour. The court rose at ten in the forenoon.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand, 7 January 2014. Ilgen v. Meitzmar. Concerning an unpaid debt of 40731 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff, half the sum. Judgment late in the afternoon sitting.

The Market

Markets: a steady week on the Exchange. Published prices in the capital:

Bread, the loaf, 543.1 pfen; beer, the litre, 814.6 pfen. A labourer's day is paid at 105.52 marka; a furnished room lets at 369.32 marka the month. The Exchange index closed the year at 31,545.40. Bank rate stands at 3.45 per cent.

The War Appropriation for the year, 217,195,469 marka, passed the Assembly without a dissenting voice.

Registers

Civil registrations this week, from the National Archive: Recorded this week throughout the country: 154 births, 101 marriages, 143 deaths. Population at the last return, 720,071.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Deaths

Katja Moor, factory worker, born at Dammsee on 7 April 1924, died 8 January 2014. Member of the Assembly. Of Dammsee, factory worker. Family flowers only. Donations to the regimental widows' fund.

On This Day

From the archive.

207 years ago. A new bridge is opened at Salzhafen by the Minister of the Interior. It has 5 arches. Report.

204 years ago. The foundry at Norrwick burns through the night. 48 men are out of work. Report.

Pfahl

Pfahl League, final table:

The League of 2013 was won by Grauburg Fortress. Full table.

Grauburg Fortress202
Reedside Athletic157
Altstadt Pfahl Club148
Hollstadt Workers148
Norrwick Printers139
Weinfeld Vintners1210
Kessel Iron1210
Marschau Garrison814
Vellmar Wardens715
Tarnmund Lake715
Brennholt Farmers517
Ostrabruck Bridge517

Correspondence

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

Notices

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

For sale, bicycle, Vellmar.

Lost: keys, Norrhafen. 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.