The Evening Courier, 6 January 1920

Money · Norrhafen · 6 January 1920

Norrhafen Trading House is declared bankrupt. 796 jobs are lost at…

Norrhafen Trading House is declared bankrupt. 796 jobs are lost at Norrhafen. The Courier asked the men at the gate. They shrugged. One pfen well spent.

In the story: Norrhafen Trading House.

The Grand Chancellor, Bruno Fiechdon, was not available to the Courier tonight.

**Our picture:** Norrhafen, 6 January 1920, during. You can tell which. Norrhafen Trading House is declared bankrupt. 796 jobs are lost at Norrhafen.

Around the country · Eisenheim

A picture house opens in Forge Row, Eisenheim, seating 200

A picture house opens in Forge Row, Eisenheim, seating 200. The Courier's man was there. In the story: Eisenheim, Forge Row.

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.

5 January 1920. The Diary Licences (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 36 votes to 0. Administered by the Ministry of Chronology. Offences under this Act are tried before the Court of Chronological Offences. Comes into force on 1 January 1921. It changes The Diary Licences Regulation Act. It took them all afternoon.

5 January 1920. The Water Supply Regulation Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 48 votes to 13. Every town above 2000 inhabitants must appoint an officer under this Act. Comes into force on 1 January 1921. It took them all afternoon.

31 December 1919. The Poor Relief (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 39 votes to 20. Every town above 1000 inhabitants must appoint an officer under this Act. It changes The Poor Relief Regulation Act. It took them all afternoon.

Money

The Courier's shopping basket.

Bread 34.1 pfen the loaf. Beer 51.2 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 3.4 marka. A room costs 11.89 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 3,878.50. Bank rate 6.98 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 5,722,542 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

The week in the registers.

221 births, 92 weddings, 127 deaths this week. Population 456,397.

On this day

110 years ago. The brewery at Norrbruck burns through the night. 54 men are out of work. Report.

107 years ago. A cart overturns in Bridge Street, Oberbach. The driver, a man of Norrhafen, is taken to hospital. Report.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1919 went to Marschau Garrison. Full table.

Club	W	L
Marschau Garrison	15	1
Reedside Athletic	10	6
Tarnmund Lake	9	7
Ostrabruck Bridge	8	8
Kessel Iron	7	9
Hollstadt Workers	6	10
Grauburg Fortress	6	10
Norrwick Printers	6	10
Vellmar Wardens	5	11

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

17 November 1919. Marschau Garrison win the Pfahl League, their 25th title, with 15 wins from 16. Ansel Moor of Tarnmund Lake is top scorer with 35 stakes. Sport report.

The Stars

Aries Someone owes you a pfen. Let it go; it was never coming.

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 Someone admires your coat. Do not lend it.

Virgo Your papers are in order. Keep them that way.

Libra The scales tip your way on Tuesday.

Scorpio Do not travel east this week. There is no reason to.

Sagittarius You will be late. Leave earlier than that.

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

Aquarius Something you lost turns up in the wrong pocket.

Pisces A small fish is better than no fish.

The Courier crossword

Across runs across. Down runs down. Solution tomorrow. Do not send in almanacs. Fill it in online. Yesterday's habit, today's solution.