The Evening Courier, 4 March 1979

Around the country · Vellhausen · 4 March 1979

A fire in Well Way at Vellhausen destroys 4 houses. The town watch attend.…

A fire in Well Way at Vellhausen destroys 4 houses. The town watch attend. No lives are lost. The quay was black with people. A carter told the Courier: 'I said at the time it would come to this.' You read it here first.

In the story: Vellhausen, Well Way.

The Grand Chancellor, Andrea Wendl, was not available to the Courier tonight.

**Our picture:** Vellhausen, 4 March 1979, tonight. The Courier's camera was there. A fire in Well Way at Vellhausen destroys 4 houses. The town watch attend. No lives are lost.

Around the country · Eisenheim

The foundry at Eisenheim burns through the night

The foundry at Eisenheim burns through the night. 16 men are out of work. More in tomorrow's Courier. In the story: Eisenheim, Burond Street.

Around the country · Grauholt

A cart overturns in Chapel Walk, Grauholt

A cart overturns in Chapel Walk, Grauholt. The driver, a man of Lindenmar, is taken to hospital. More in tomorrow's Courier. In the story: Grauholt, Chapel Walk.

Around the country · Grauburg

The Grauburg council installs a computer to keep the rates

The Grauburg council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Forge Street. More in tomorrow's Courier. In the story: Grauburg, Forge Street.

Around the country · Grautal

A cart overturns in Iron Way, Grautal

A cart overturns in Iron Way, Grautal. The driver, a man of Norrhafen, is taken to hospital. The whole town came to look. In the story: Grautal, Iron Way.

Around the country · Dammsee

The first television set in Dammsee is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Old Gate Quay

The first television set in Dammsee is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Old Gate Quay. A crowd gathers for the front-line report. Nobody stayed indoors. In the story: Dammsee, Old Gate Quay.

Around the country · Lindenmar

The first television set in Lindenmar is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Mill Gate

The first television set in Lindenmar is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Mill Gate. A crowd gathers for the front-line report. The whole town came to look. In the story: Lindenmar, Mill Gate.

Around the country · Tarnmund

Gas lighting is installed in Mill Street, Tarnmund

Gas lighting is installed in Mill Street, Tarnmund. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. You heard it here. In the story: Tarnmund, Mill Street.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

Sergeant

Heinz Wendl, of Talkirchen

The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment

killed in action

28 February 1979

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.

2 March 1979. An Act for the Better Provision of Public Order goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 53 votes to 2. Penalty on conviction: a fine of 31 marka or 21 months. You will notice, or you will not.

1 March 1979. The Diary Licences Regulation Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 43 votes to 3. Administered by the Ministry of Chronology. Offences under this Act are tried before the Court of Chronological Offences. You will notice, or you will not.

The High Court. Drexel v. Karneit: Concerning an article in The Schwartzistan Herald. Ruling: apology ordered. You should have seen the faces.

The High Court. Hallin v. Kessler: Concerning smoke from a tannery at Berging. Ruling: dismissed. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld. Hallin v. Bohm: Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: lease shortened by one year under the Continuity Act. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of The Capital District. Moor v. Wendl: 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 Regional Court of Norrfeld. Tratek v. Ebner: Concerning an article in The Schwartzistan Herald. Ruling: for the plaintiff, 2967 marka. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. Lenz v. Mellpund: Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: rent for the removed period not recoverable. The gallery was full.

Money

The Courier's shopping basket.

Bread 237.4 pfen the loaf. Beer 356.1 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 36.64 marka. A room costs 128.24 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 28,541.10. Bank rate 5.06 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 76,033,134 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

The week in the registers.

212 births, 114 weddings, 151 deaths this week. Population 677,771.

On this day

167 years ago. A fire in Weaver Street at Weinau destroys 8 houses. The fire company attend. No lives are lost. Report.

165 years ago. The harvest at Dammberg is reported late. Grain is 8 pfen the measure. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1978 went to Altstadt Pfahl Club. Full table.

Club	W	L
Altstadt Pfahl Club	16	6
Norrwick Printers	16	6
Grauburg Fortress	15	7
Weinfeld Vintners	14	8
Marschau Garrison	13	9
Tarnmund Lake	12	10
Hollstadt Workers	11	11
Brennholt Farmers	11	11
Vellmar Wardens	11	11
Reedside Athletic	6	16
Ostrabruck Bridge	5	17
Kessel Iron	2	20

The Courier's verdict on the season: long. Table below.

The Stars

Aries Do not argue with a carter this week.

Taurus Eat the eel. It is good for you.

Gemini A cousin writes. Reply this week or not at all.

Cancer Check the clock against the Ministry's. It is slow.

Leo An old debt is mentioned. Pay it before the month turns.

Virgo A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.

Libra A quarrel over nothing. It ends by supper.

Scorpio Old papers should stay in the attic. Better still, hand them in.

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 Someone compliments your boots. They want to borrow them.

The Courier 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.