The Evening Courier, 26 July 1920

News · The Ministry Quarter · 20 July 1920

Otto Egge is appointed Minister of Education.

SHOCK. Otto Egge is appointed Minister of Education. New face, old chair. You read it here first.

In the story: Otto Egge.

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

**Our picture:** The Ministry Quarter, 20 July 1920, tonight. The Courier's camera was there. Otto Egge is appointed Minister of Education.

Around the country · Brennholt

Workers at the paper mill in Brennholt stop work over wages

Workers at the paper mill in Brennholt stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 3 days. The Courier's man was there. In the story: Brennholt, Long Street.

Around the country · Grauholt

A new school opens at Grauholt with 50 pupils

A new school opens at Grauholt with 50 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. You read it here first. In the story: Grauholt, Short Square.

Around the country · Grautal

A crowd of 2,000 watches the Pfahl match at Grautal

A crowd of 2,000 watches the Pfahl match at Grautal. There are 18 arrests. More in tomorrow's Courier. In the story: Grautal, Well Square.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

Private	Rudolf Dorn, of Eisenheim	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	enemy fire	22 July 1920
Private	Paul Wendl, of Brennhafen	The 1st Marsh Regiment	killed in action	21 July 1920

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

The Assembly this week, in words of one syllable where possible.

26 July 1920. The Public Order (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 53 votes to 2. Penalty on conviction: a fine of 896 marka or 1 months. Comes into force on 1 January 1921. It changes The Public Order Act. It took them all afternoon.

26 July 1920. An Act for the Better Ordering of Public Health goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 43 votes to 0. Every town above 1000 inhabitants must appoint an officer under this Act. Comes into force on 1 January 1921. It took them all afternoon.

24 July 1920. The Tramway (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 42 votes to 16. Provides 139328 marka for works between Vellhausen and Norrbruck. It changes An Act for the Better Regulation of Tramway. It took them all afternoon.

23 July 1920. The Pensions Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 48 votes to 14. Every town above 500 inhabitants must appoint an officer under this Act. Comes into force on 1 January 1921. Nobody cheered.

23 July 1920. The Tarnmund Libraries Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 38 votes to 22. Applies to children between 6 and 16. Comes into force on 1 January 1921. It took them all afternoon.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld. The Crown v. Rabrut: Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: acquitted: he was lost in the fog. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. The Crown v. Vachost: Concerning theft of reed bundles. Ruling: 16 months. The gallery was packed.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. The Crown v. Rollhardt: Concerning assault at Vellhausen. Ruling: fined 17052 marka. The gallery was full.

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, 78 weddings, 121 deaths this week. Population 456,397.

On this day

115 years ago. The Ostra rises 80 centimetres above its mark at Sudholt. Cellars in Harbour Lane are flooded. Report.

112 years ago. A cart overturns in Well Square, Grauholt. The driver, a man of Weinwick, 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.

The Stars

Aries Do not argue with a carter this week.

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

Gemini Say less at the market than you mean to.

Cancer A debt is paid to you in kind. Take it.

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

Virgo Sort the drawer you have been avoiding.

Libra The scales tip your way on Saturday.

Scorpio Hold your tongue at the ferry.

Sagittarius The road is longer than the map says.

Capricorn Hard work this week; the reward is next week, or the one after.

Aquarius A stranger asks directions. Give the long way.

Pisces Sleep early on Friday. 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.