The Schwartzistan Herald, 29 December 2017

Piped water reaches Salt Gate, Oberbach

Oberbach, 29 December 2017

Piped water reaches Salt Gate, Oberbach. The old pump is retained by public request. A schoolmaster who happened to be passing said: 'The clerk wrote it all down; you may ask him.' The Herald will follow the matter.

The town officers met a little after 9 in the morning the following day and resolved to make a return to the Ministry of the Interior. The inn was open as usual.

Concerning: Oberbach, Salt Gate.

The first television set in Vellhausen is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Church Square

Vellhausen, 29 December 2017

From Vellhausen. The first television set in Vellhausen is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Church Square. A crowd gathers for the front-line report. The matter was the only talk at the inn that evening. Related reports are linked below.

Concerning: Vellhausen, Church Square.

A crowd of 7,000 watches the Pfahl match at Eisenheim

Eisenheim, 28 December 2017

A crowd of 7,000 watches the Pfahl match at Eisenheim. There are 27 arrests. a knot of onlookers gathered in the street and dispersed shortly before the evening bell, the ford being passable. A peat cutter on his way home said: 'The clerk wrote it all down; you may ask him.'

Concerning: Eisenheim, Weaver Gate.

Electric light is switched on in the market square at Grautal

Grautal, 27 December 2017

Electric light is switched on in the market square at Grautal. The roads about Grautal were passable at the time. We have it from a retired sergeant of the Marsh Regiments that the affair was much as described.

Concerning: Grautal, Orchard Gate.

A new school opens at Weinwick with 20 pupils

Weinwick, 27 December 2017

A new school opens at Weinwick with 20 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. The landlord of the inn said: 'I have lived here 30 years and I never saw the like.' A statement is expected in the coming days.

Concerning: Weinwick, Salt Street.

A fire in Cooper Square at Sudholt destroys 5 houses

Sudholt, 26 December 2017

From Sudholt. A fire in Cooper Square at Sudholt destroys 5 houses. The town watch attend. No lives are lost. A peat cutter on his way home said: 'Nobody wanted to be the first to say anything.'

Concerning: Sudholt, Cooper Square.

The road between Sanding and Wasserdorf is metalled at a cost of 70,000 marka

Sanding, 25 December 2017

From Sanding. The road between Sanding and Wasserdorf is metalled at a cost of 70,000 marka. One witness, a retired sergeant of the Marsh Regiments, gave the following account: 'Nobody wanted to be the first to say anything.'

Concerning: Sanding, Vine Lane.

A new school opens at Norrwick with 80 pupils

Norrwick, 23 December 2017

A new school opens at Norrwick with 80 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. some 30 persons gathered in the street and dispersed at about half past 10, frost having made the causeway treacherous. One witness, a woman who had come in from the market, gave the following account: 'I said at the time it would come to this.'

Concerning: Norrwick, New Gate Quay.

Casualty Roll as published by the War Ministry

Private

Magnus Hirnich, of Vellmar

The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment

enemy fire

23 December 2017

Roll as issued by the Ministry.

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

The Assembly

28 December 2017. The Grauholt Grain Duties Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 43 votes to 18. Sets the duty at 8 pfen in the marka. The debate was brief.

The Grand Chancellor, Renate Brenn, has held office since 14 February 2014.

The Courts

The Court of Chronological Offences, 28 December 2017. The Crown v. H. E.. Concerning possession of an unyear record (a diary). Ruling: 5 months and forfeiture. The court rose at the rising of the court.

The Regional Court of Westgau, 29 December 2017. Brenn v. Birk. Concerning an article in The Evening Courier. Ruling: apology ordered. The court rose at ten in the forenoon.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld, 26 December 2017. The Crown v. Brenn. Concerning fraud on the Vellmar Exchange. Ruling: acquitted. The gallery was thin.

The Market

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

Bread, the loaf, 559 pfen; beer, the litre, 838.5 pfen. A labourer's day is paid at 111.29 marka; a furnished room lets at 389.52 marka the month. The Exchange index closed the year at 27,266.70. Bank rate stands at 4.54 per cent.

The War Appropriation for the year, 232,746,212 marka, passed the Assembly without a dissenting voice.

Registers

Civil registrations this week, from the National Archive: Recorded this week throughout the country: 152 births, 96 marriages, 157 deaths. Population at the last return, 719,282.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

On This Day

From the archive.

210 years ago. The Ostra rises 80 centimetres above its mark at Weinau. Cellars in Market Way are flooded. Report.

210 years ago. A fire in Old Gate Walk at Brennholt destroys 3 houses. The fire company attend. No lives are lost. Report.

Pfahl

Pfahl League, final table:

The League of 2017 was won by Hollstadt Workers. Full table.

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

Correspondence

Sir, — The Herald gives bread at 559 pfen the loaf. Not in Sudholt it isn't. A Ratepayer of Vellmar.

Notices

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

Room to let, Oberbach, 389.52 marka a month, references.

Anyone who saw the incident at Oberbach is asked to contact the Herald.