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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Lindenmar, 2 July 1920, during. You can tell which. Piped water reaches Mill Gate, Lindenmar. The old pump is retained by public request.

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.

3 July 1920. The Military Pensions 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 1921. Nobody cheered.

1 July 1920. The Dating of Instruments Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 52 votes to 5. Administered by the Ministry of Chronology. Offences under this Act are tried before the Court of Chronological Offences. Nobody cheered.

The High Court. Hallin v. Rusk: Concerning smoke from a distillery at Kessel. Ruling: damages of 426 marka. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld. The Crown v. Wendl: Concerning theft of a printing press. Ruling: acquitted. The gallery was packed.

Money

The prices that matter.

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.

200 births, 75 weddings, 127 deaths this week. Population 456,397.

On this day

110 years ago. A new bridge is opened at Vellhausen by the Minister of the Interior. It has 2 arches. Report.

108 years ago. A cart overturns in Chapel Walk, Grauholt. The driver, a man of Norrhafen, is taken to hospital. Report.

Sport

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

ClubWL
Marschau Garrison151
Reedside Athletic106
Tarnmund Lake97
Ostrabruck Bridge88
Kessel Iron79
Hollstadt Workers610
Grauburg Fortress610
Norrwick Printers610
Vellmar Wardens511

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

The Stars

Aries Do not argue with a carter this week.
Taurus Someone at work repeats your idea. Let them.
Gemini You will hear the same story twice. Believe the second telling.
Cancer Stay near the water. It is where you are happiest.
Leo The Exchange is not for you this week.
Virgo Sort the drawer you have been avoiding.
Libra Buy the loaf, not the cake.
Scorpio Old papers should stay in the attic. Better still, hand them in.
Sagittarius The road is longer than the map says.
Capricorn The Ministry writes. Write back.
Aquarius Something you lost turns up in the wrong pocket.
Pisces Sleep early on Friday. 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.