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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Vellhausen, 13 January 1901, after. You can tell which. A cart overturns in Church Square, Vellhausen. The driver, a man of Dammberg, is taken to hospital.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

SergeantPaul Hallin, of HochstadtThe 5th Marsh Regimentenemy action12 January 1901
PrivateKarl Moor, of SandfeldThe 5th Marsh Regimentenemy fire10 January 1901

The Courier prints the Ministry's roll as the Ministry sends it. The Line holds.

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

Courts and Assembly

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

8 January 1901. The Norrwick Water Supply Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 35 votes to 1. Every town above 2000 inhabitants must appoint an officer under this Act. Comes into force on 1 January 1902. It took them all afternoon.

The Court of Chronological Offences. The Crown v. B. F.: Concerning possession of an unyear record (a ledger). Ruling: 4 years. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Capital District. Arnholt v. Grau: Concerning an article in The Schwartzistan Herald. Ruling: apology ordered. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. The Crown v. Stass: Concerning fraud on the War Ministry. Ruling: 7 months with hard labour. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. The Crown v. Marrow: Concerning assault at Sandfeld. Ruling: fined 1115 marka. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of The Capital District. The Crown v. Marrow: Concerning fraud on the Vellmar Exchange. Ruling: acquitted. You should have seen the faces.

Money

The prices that matter.

Bread 14.9 pfen the loaf. Beer 22.3 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 1.24 marka. A room costs 4.35 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 1,840.80. Bank rate 3.39 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 2,271,289 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

Hatched, matched and dispatched.

187 births, 72 weddings, 121 deaths this week. Population 375,417.

On this day

96 years ago. The Ostra rises 30 centimetres above its mark at Grautal. Cellars in Orchard Gate are flooded. Report.

95 years ago. A storm strips roofs in Sanding and fells the old lime in Harbour Square. Report.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1900 went to Tarnmund Lake. Full table.

ClubWL
Tarnmund Lake84
Marschau Garrison75
Vellmar Wardens75
Grauburg Fortress66
Ostrabruck Bridge66
Hollstadt Workers57
Kessel Iron39

The Courier's verdict on the season: worth it. Table below.

15 November 1900. Tarnmund Lake win the Pfahl League, their 15th title, with 8 wins from 12. Viktor Ostrand of Tarnmund Lake is top scorer with 30 stakes. Sport report.

The Stars

Aries Do not argue with a carter this week.
Taurus A door sticks. Oil it before it matters.
Gemini Say less at the market than you mean to.
Cancer The causeway is dry. Use it.
Leo The Exchange is not for you this week.
Virgo A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.
Libra A quarrel over nothing. It ends by supper.
Scorpio Hold your tongue at the ferry.
Sagittarius You will be late. Leave earlier than that.
Capricorn The Ministry writes. Write back.
Aquarius Drink the beer, not the water.
Pisces Sleep early on Wednesday. You will need it.

The Courier crossword

Today's crossword

Solution in tomorrow's Courier. The setter is not responsible for the Grand Chancellor's name being awkward. Fill it in online. Yesterday's habit, today's solution.

Printed and published at Vellmar by The Evening Courier. One pfen. Registered under the Press Act. Casualty figures as published by the War Ministry.

From the Courier's digitised back issues, every evening since 4 September 1871. Reproduced as printed.