DISPATCHES
Drake Halford has filed a fifth census submission. Set beside the recovered first, it shows a household that was four in the morning and five by the afternoon, and a reconciliation note that will not say why.
LETTERS
The postbag swells after Wednesday's auditions and Tuesday's double fish sighting. The editor reproduces four letters touching on the co-honker vacancy, the coot's instrument, the dabchicks' brevity, and a point of musical taxonomy.
FEATURES
The Cultural Subcommittee convened auditions for the midsummer co-honker position on Wednesday afternoon. Three candidates were heard, one was accompanied by a pebble, and no appointment has yet been made.
FROM THE POND
Two fish, one silver, one of undetermined colouring, were observed beneath the west pier on Tuesday morning. The family of dabchicks responded with a statement of notable brevity.
DISPATCHES
The Deputy of the Warden of the Sluice has filed a formal conditions report, the first in eleven days, noting gate wear, water levels, and the Warden's continuing silence on the matter of his office.
FROM THE POND
The long-resident frog of the southern waters held audience on Sunday morning. Pad succession and the proposed midsummer gathering were raised, though not, it must be said, resolved.
FROM THE POND
The coot of the Channel Sprint has applied for the midsummer co-honker vacancy, citing vocal range and competitive experience. The Cultural Subcommittee received the application with what sources call controlled silence.