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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Weinwick, 21 September 1978, this morning. The Courier's camera was there. The harvest at Weinwick is reported late. Grain is 4 pfen the measure.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

No names this week. Good.

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

Courts and Assembly

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

19 September 1978. The Firearms (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 46 votes to 15. Penalty on conviction: a fine of 622 marka or 18 months. It changes The Firearms Regulation Act. Nobody cheered.

18 September 1978. The Public Health Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 34 votes to 26. Every town above 5000 inhabitants must appoint an officer under this Act. It took them all afternoon.

16 September 1978. The Clockmakers' Registration Regulation Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 55 votes to 7. Administered by the Ministry of Chronology. Offences under this Act are tried before the Court of Chronological Offences. Nobody cheered.

The High Court. Hallin v. Brenn: Concerning smoke from a distillery at Wasserdorf. Ruling: injunction granted. You should have seen the faces.

The Court of Chronological Offences. The Crown v. H. B.: Concerning assertion of the unyear in a public house at Norrbruck. Ruling: 11 months. The gallery was full.

The High Court. Froren v. Bauer: Concerning a contract for a consignment of paper not delivered. Ruling: for the defendant. You should have seen the faces.

Money

The prices that matter.

Bread 214.8 pfen the loaf. Beer 322.3 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 33.2 marka. A room costs 116.19 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 23,152.50. Bank rate 6.29 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 73,180,477 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

The week in the registers.

204 births, 102 weddings, 153 deaths this week. Population 675,231.

On this day

173 years ago. The autumn fair opens at Eisenheim. 500 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. Report.

172 years ago. The harvest at Grauholt is reported good. Grain is 7 pfen the measure. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1977 went to Tarnmund Lake. Full table.

ClubWL
Tarnmund Lake184
Marschau Garrison175
Weinfeld Vintners157
Grauburg Fortress148
Reedside Athletic148
Hollstadt Workers1111
Norrwick Printers1012
Altstadt Pfahl Club1012
Brennholt Farmers913
Vellmar Wardens814
Ostrabruck Bridge418
Kessel Iron220

The Courier's man on the bank rates the champions' stake-men 6 out of ten and the ferry 4.

The Stars

Aries Do not argue with a carter this week.
Taurus Eat the eel. It is good for you.
Gemini You will hear the same story twice. Believe the second telling.
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 Buy the loaf, not the cake.
Scorpio Do not travel east this week. There is no reason to.
Sagittarius The road is longer than the map says.
Capricorn Hard work this week; the reward is next week, or the one after.
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

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.