The Evening Courier, 30 September 1913

Money · Hochstadt · 30 September 1913

Hochstadt Electric Company is wound up. 352 jobs are lost at Hochstadt.

Hochstadt Electric Company is wound up. 352 jobs are lost at Hochstadt. And you thought it was a quiet week. The Exchange took it quiet.

In the story: Hochstadt Electric Company.

The Grand Chancellor, Casimir Burond, was not available to the Courier tonight.

**Our picture:** Hochstadt, 30 September 1913, photographed for the Courier as the light went. Hochstadt Electric Company is wound up. 352 jobs are lost at Hochstadt.

Around the country · Hochstadt

A crowd of 4,000 watches the Pfahl match at Hochstadt

A crowd of 4,000 watches the Pfahl match at Hochstadt. There are 47 arrests. You will want to know. In the story: Hochstadt, Well Lane.

Around the country · Hollhausen

The autumn fair opens at Hollhausen

The autumn fair opens at Hollhausen. 400 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. Every window had a face in it. In the story: Hollhausen, Church Quay.

Around the country · Sandfeld

Electric light is switched on in the market square at Sandfeld

Electric light is switched on in the market square at Sandfeld. Details inside. In the story: Sandfeld, Mill Lane.

Around the country · Oberholt

Oberholt marks the 400th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Market Street

Oberholt marks the 400th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Market Street. More tomorrow. In the story: Oberholt, Market Street.

Around the country · Weinfeld

A new bridge is opened at Weinfeld by the Minister of the Interior

A new bridge is opened at Weinfeld by the Minister of the Interior. It has 7 arches. Details inside. In the story: Weinfeld, Iron Walk.

Around the country · Dammberg

A new bridge is opened at Dammberg by the Minister of the Interior

A new bridge is opened at Dammberg by the Minister of the Interior. It has 8 arches. More in tomorrow's Courier. In the story: Dammberg, School Street.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

The Ministry sent no names. The Courier is glad of it.

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

Courts and Assembly

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

28 September 1913. An Act for the Better Provision of Firearms goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 34 votes to 4. Penalty on conviction: a fine of 42 marka or 1 months. You will notice, or you will not.

24 September 1913. The Reserve Forces (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly without a division. Charged to the Annual War Appropriation. Passed unanimously, as is customary for measures concerning the Line. Comes into force on 1 January 1914. It changes The Reserve Forces Regulation Act. Nobody cheered.

The High Court. Bauer v. Jost: Concerning a contract for church bells not delivered. Ruling: contract void. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Ostrand v. Krotzberg: Concerning a boundary between two farms at Sudholt. Ruling: for the plaintiff. The Courier was there.

Money

What your pfen buys this week.

Bread 18.3 pfen the loaf. Beer 27.5 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 1.71 marka. A room costs 5.98 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 2,808.10. Bank rate 3.21 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 3,321,410 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

Hatched, matched and dispatched.

205 births, 74 weddings, 126 deaths this week. Population 425,807.

On this day

101 years ago. The 1st Marsh Regiment completes the Reed Line, a twelve-kilometre causeway of planks and stakes pushed into the eastern marshes. It is declared the front. Report.

106 years ago. The harvest at Oberholt is reported average. Grain is 2 pfen the measure. Report.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1912 went to Marschau Garrison. Full table.

Club	W	L
Marschau Garrison	12	2
Kessel Iron	10	4
Hollstadt Workers	9	5
Ostrabruck Bridge	6	8
Tarnmund Lake	6	8
Vellmar Wardens	5	9
Grauburg Fortress	5	9
Norrwick Printers	3	11

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

The Stars

Aries A letter you expected does not come. Buy bread early.

Taurus The weather turns and so does your luck, briefly.

Gemini Two invitations for the same evening. Take the nearer.

Cancer The causeway is dry. Use it.

Leo An old debt is mentioned. Pay it before the month turns.

Virgo A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.

Libra Two people want your opinion. Give it to neither.

Scorpio Hold your tongue at the ferry.

Sagittarius Good news from a cousin. It costs you a stamp.

Capricorn A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.

Aquarius Something you lost turns up in the wrong pocket.

Pisces Sleep early on Wednesday. You will need it.

The Courier 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.