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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Vellmar, 3 August 1921, photographed for the Courier as the light went. Westgau Assurance lists on the Vellmar Exchange as HEO.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

PrivateRudolf Fruckbor, of EisenheimThe 1st Marsh Regimentenemy action4 August 1921
PrivateSigmund Hannmann, of VellhausenThe 4th Marsh Regimentenemy action3 August 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.

7 August 1921. The Universities Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 41 votes to 20. Applies to children between 7 and 16. It took them all afternoon.

6 August 1921. The Reserve Forces 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. You will notice, or you will not.

3 August 1921. The Telegraph (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 50 votes to 9. Licences are issued by the Ministry of the Interior for a fee of 22 marka. Comes into force on 1 January 1922. It changes The Telegraph (Amendment) Act. Nobody cheered.

The Court of Chronological Offences. The Crown v. A. S.: Concerning possession of a clock face with an unlicensed year. Ruling: fined 198 marka. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

The High Court. Falk v. Klanholt: Concerning an unpaid debt of 1192 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff, half the sum. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. The Crown v. Stolin: Concerning assault at Weinwick. Ruling: fined 2982 marka. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of The Capital District. Dill v. Brenn: Concerning an unpaid debt of 497 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff with costs. The gallery was packed.

The Regional Court of Westgau. The Crown v. Weiss: Concerning assault at Sanding. Ruling: fined 7952 marka. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Kaltz v. Grelar: Concerning smoke from a gasworks at Ostrabruck. Ruling: damages of 19882 marka. The Courier was there.

Money

Money. Yours, mostly going.

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.

237 births, 89 weddings, 137 deaths this week. Population 460,600.

On this day

109 years ago. The foundry at Grauburg burns through the night. 25 men are out of work. Report.

107 years ago. A storm strips roofs in Norrbruck and fells the old lime in New Gate Street. 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.

The Stars

Aries You will be asked the time. Give the licensed one.
Taurus Someone at work repeats your idea. Let them.
Gemini Two invitations for the same evening. Take the nearer.
Cancer The causeway is dry. Use it.
Leo You will be thanked in public. Look modest.
Virgo A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.
Libra A quarrel over nothing. It ends by supper.
Scorpio Do not travel east this week. There is no reason to.
Sagittarius Good news from a cousin. It costs you a stamp.
Capricorn The Ministry writes. Write back.
Aquarius The weather turns. So does a friend, briefly.
Pisces The water is high. Stay on the causeway.

The Courier crossword

Today's crossword

Across runs across. Down runs down. Solution tomorrow. Do not send in almanacs. 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.