The Evening Courier, 8 January 1921

local · Marschau · 8 January 1921

Workers at the brewery in Marschau stop work over wages. The dispute lasts…

Workers at the brewery in Marschau stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 2 days. You will want to know. The Courier's man was on the spot by before first light. The Courier was there.

Named: Marschau (location), Cooper Street (street).

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

**Our picture:** Marschau, 8 January 1921, photographed for the Courier as the light went. Workers at the brewery in Marschau stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 2 days.

local · Oberholt

The harvest at Oberholt is reported the best in…

The harvest at Oberholt is reported the best in memory. Grain is 5 pfen the measure. And you thought it was a quiet week. Named: Oberholt, Market Street.

local · Brennholt

The telegraph reaches Brennholt. The first message…

The telegraph reaches Brennholt. The first message sent is the front-line report. The whole town came to look. Named: Brennholt, Reed Walk.

About Town

The Courier's eyes and ears in the cafés.

Ansel Birk, mason, married Ilse Wendl on 7 January 1921. Both families report satisfaction. The caterer reports profit.

Fedor Kaltz, farm labourer, is 77 today. Friends have been asked not to mention it. Friends have mentioned it.

Gustav Hauk, cook, is 73 today. The cake was seen leaving the baker's at 9.

Berthe Brenn, forester, is 71 today. Still at it. The Courier raises a glass.

Anton Wendl, farmer, is 71 today. The cake was seen leaving the baker's at 8.

Thea Grau, railwayman, is 70 today. Still working, still complaining about the ferry. Happy birthday.

Stellan Mahler, carpenter, is 67 today. Still working, still complaining about the ferry. Happy birthday.

Valter Falk, miner, is 63 today. Friends have been asked not to mention it. Friends have mentioned it.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

Private	Konrad Fenn, of Furtstadt	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	enemy action	7 January 1921
Corporal	Gregor Wendl, of Salzhafen	The 1st Marsh Regiment	enemy fire	5 January 1921
Private	Willem Holt, of Feldburg	The 4th Marsh Regiment	enemy action	4 January 1921

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.

4 January 1921. The Hospitals Regulation Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 46 votes to 14. Every town above 5000 inhabitants must appoint an officer under this Act. Nobody cheered.

3 January 1921. The Digital Records Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 41 votes to 21. Licences are issued by the Ministry of the Interior for a fee of 225 marka. Comes into force on 1 January 1922. It took them all afternoon.

3 January 1921. The Markets (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 39 votes to 18. Sets the duty at 4 pfen in the marka. It changes The Weinau Markets Act. It took them all afternoon.

The High Court. Brenn v. Oberst: Concerning the estate of the late Oberst. Ruling: for the eldest son. The Courier was there.

The High Court. Fenn v. Reinholt: Concerning an article in The Schwartzistan Herald. Ruling: for the plaintiff, 7952 marka. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. The Crown v. Grau: Concerning theft of iron rails. Ruling: bound over. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld. The Crown v. Macher: Concerning fraud on the Royal Post. Ruling: 7 years. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. Tarn v. Fenn: Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: lease shortened by one year under the Continuity Act. The Courier was there.

Money

What your pfen buys this week.

Bread 39.8 pfen the loaf. Beer 59.6 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 40.06 marka. A room costs 29.82 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 4,425. Bank rate 7.1 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 6,872,270 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

The week in the registers.

219 births, 85 weddings, 152 deaths this week. Population 460,600.

On this day

114 years ago. A cart overturns in High Way, Sudfurt. The driver, a man of Marschau, is taken to hospital. Report.

112 years ago. Sanding marks the 500th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Salt Quay. Report.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1920 went to Marschau Garrison. Full table.

Club	W	L
Marschau Garrison	14	2
Tarnmund Lake	13	3
Hollstadt Workers	12	4
Reedside Athletic	9	7
Kessel Iron	8	8
Grauburg Fortress	6	10
Vellmar Wardens	4	12
Ostrabruck Bridge	4	12
Norrwick Printers	2	14

The Courier's man on the bank rates the champions' stake-men 6 out of ten and the ferry 5.

15 November 1920. Marschau Garrison win the Pfahl League, their 26th title, with 14 wins from 16. Kurt Hoffick of Tarnmund Lake is top scorer with 42 stakes. Sport report.

The Stars

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

Taurus A door sticks. Oil it before it matters.

Gemini Say less at the market than you mean to.

Cancer Check the clock against the Ministry's. It is slow.

Leo You will be thanked in public. Look modest.

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

Libra Buy the loaf, not the cake.

Scorpio Old papers should stay in the attic. Better still, hand them in.

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

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

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.