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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Dammsee, 10 January 1921, this morning. The Courier's camera was there. Dammsee Press is founded at Dammsee by Ernst Brenn.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

PrivateKonrad Fenn, of FurtstadtThe 3rd Marsh Regimentenemy action7 January 1921
CorporalGregor Wendl, of SalzhafenThe 1st Marsh Regimentenemy fire5 January 1921
PrivateWillem Holt, of FeldburgThe 4th Marsh Regimentenemy action4 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.

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

Money

The Courier's shopping basket.

Bread 39.8 pfen the loaf. Beer 59.6 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 4.01 marka. A room costs 14.02 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.

Born, wed, gone.

204 births, 92 weddings, 140 deaths this week. Population 460,600.

On this day

114 years ago. A new bridge is opened at Salzhafen by the Minister of the Interior. It has 5 arches. Report.

111 years ago. The foundry at Norrwick burns through the night. 48 men are out of work. Report.

Sport

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

ClubWL
Marschau Garrison142
Tarnmund Lake133
Hollstadt Workers124
Reedside Athletic97
Kessel Iron88
Grauburg Fortress610
Vellmar Wardens412
Ostrabruck Bridge412
Norrwick Printers214

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 A letter you expected does not come. Buy bread early.
Taurus Eat the eel. It is good for you.
Gemini Say less at the market than you mean to.
Cancer The causeway is dry. Use it.
Leo The Exchange is not for you this week.
Virgo Sort the drawer you have been avoiding.
Libra A quarrel over nothing. It ends by supper.
Scorpio Someone is keeping something from you. It is probably a cake.
Sagittarius You will be late. Leave earlier than that.
Capricorn Hard work this week; the reward is next week, or the one after.
Aquarius Drink the beer, not the water.
Pisces A small fish is better than no fish.

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.