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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Hollhausen, 26 April 1934, the crowd. Spot yourself. The Ostra rises 60 centimetres above its mark at Hollhausen. Cellars in Iron Gate are flooded.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

SergeantJosef Brenn, of HollstadtThe 1st Marsh Regimentenemy action26 April 1934
PrivateEgon Kessler, of OstrabruckThe 3rd Marsh Regimentenemy action20 April 1934

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

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

Courts and Assembly

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

24 April 1934. The Norrwick Tramway Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 47 votes to 0. Provides 167090 marka for works between Hollstadt and Norrwick. It took them all afternoon.

22 April 1934. An Act for the Better Regulation of Gaming goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 43 votes to 18. Penalty on conviction: a fine of 2450 marka or 4 months. It took them all afternoon.

The High Court. Brenn v. Hauk: Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: lease shortened by one year under the Continuity Act. The gallery was packed.

The High Court. Fenn v. Kessler: Concerning the estate of the late Kessler. Ruling: for the eldest son. You should have seen the faces.

The Court of Chronological Offences. The Crown v. E. T.: Concerning possession of a clock face with an unlicensed year. Ruling: fined 203 marka. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

The Regional Court of Westgau. The Crown v. Brenn: Concerning fraud on the Royal Post. Ruling: acquitted. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Norrholt v. Moor: Concerning smoke from a gasworks at Norrbruck. Ruling: dismissed. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of Westgau. Grau v. Hallin: Concerning the estate of the late Hallin. Ruling: estate divided equally. You should have seen the faces.

Money

The prices that matter.

Bread 40.6 pfen the loaf. Beer 60.9 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 4.49 marka. A room costs 15.72 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 4,654.10. Bank rate 0.73 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 9,752,207 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

Born, wed, gone.

218 births, 81 weddings, 139 deaths this week. Population 516,807.

On this day

127 years ago. Salzhafen marks the 400th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Printer Street. Report.

117 years ago. The tannery at Eisenheim burns through the night. 26 men are out of work. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1933 went to Reedside Athletic. Full table.

ClubWL
Reedside Athletic160
Marschau Garrison97
Hollstadt Workers97
Tarnmund Lake88
Ostrabruck Bridge79
Vellmar Wardens79
Grauburg Fortress79
Kessel Iron511
Norrwick Printers412

Player of the season, says the Courier: whoever planted the last stake. Ten out of ten.

1 April 1934. Weinfeld Vintners is admitted to the Pfahl League. Sport report.

The Stars

Aries Do not argue with a carter this week.
Taurus The weather turns and so does your luck, briefly.
Gemini Two invitations for the same evening. Take the nearer.
Cancer A debt is paid to you in kind. Take it.
Leo You will be thanked in public. Look modest.
Virgo A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.
Libra Two people want your opinion. Give it to neither.
Scorpio Someone is keeping something from you. It is probably a cake.
Sagittarius The road is longer than the map says.
Capricorn A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.
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.