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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Vellmar, 3 September 1921, tonight. The Courier's camera was there. Moor Eel Canning lists on the Vellmar Exchange as MOG.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

CorporalGregor Brenn, of TarnmoorThe 1st Marsh Regimentkilled in action3 September 1921

As issued by the War Ministry. The Courier adds nothing.

The front line is at the Reed Line. No change.

Courts and Assembly

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

29 August 1921. The Sanitation (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 45 votes to 18. Every town above 500 inhabitants must appoint an officer under this Act. It changes The Dammsee Sanitation Act. Nobody cheered.

The High Court. Brenn v. Drexel: Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: rent for the removed period not recoverable. The Courier was there.

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

The Regional Court of The Osmoor. Trost v. Truring: Concerning an unpaid debt of 198 marka. Ruling: dismissed. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

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.

Hatched, matched and dispatched.

200 births, 74 weddings, 146 deaths this week. Population 460,600.

On this day

107 years ago. A new bridge is opened at Eisenheim by the Minister of the Interior. It has 3 arches. Report.

105 years ago. Norrwick marks the 700th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Weaver 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 Do not argue with a carter this week.
Taurus Eat the eel. It is good for you.
Gemini Two invitations for the same evening. Take the nearer.
Cancer Stay near the water. It is where you are happiest.
Leo The Exchange is not for you this week.
Virgo Your papers are in order. Keep them that way.
Libra Buy the loaf, not the cake.
Scorpio Hold your tongue at the ferry.
Sagittarius You will be late. Leave earlier than that.
Capricorn A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.
Aquarius Something you lost turns up in the wrong pocket.
Pisces A small fish is better than no fish.

The Courier crossword

Today's crossword

Clues marked Across run left to right; the rest run down. Solution in tomorrow's Courier. Entries with a licensed calendar reference are void. 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.