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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Salzhafen, 13 December 1980, during. You can tell which. A picture house opens in Chapel Walk, Salzhafen, seating 300.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

The Ministry sent no names. The Courier is glad of it.

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

Courts and Assembly

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

10 December 1980. The Telephone (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 43 votes to 19. Licences are issued by the Ministry of the Interior for a fee of 1255 marka. It changes The Telephone Regulation Act. It took them all afternoon.

The Court of Chronological Offences. The Crown v. P. R.: Concerning possession of a clock face with an unlicensed year. Ruling: fined 50520 marka. You should have seen the faces.

The High Court. Moor v. Trost: Concerning a boundary between two farms at Oberholt. Ruling: for the plaintiff. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Schaulen v. Keichba: Concerning a boundary between two farms at Weinwick. Ruling: for the plaintiff. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Brenn v. Bauer: Concerning a boundary between two farms at Brennholt. Ruling: for the defendant. The gallery was packed.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. Rusk v. Voss: Concerning a contract for church bells not delivered. Ruling: damages of 126301 marka. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Brenn v. Heide: Concerning smoke from a tannery at Weinwick. Ruling: dismissed. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

Money

Money. Yours, mostly going.

Bread 252.6 pfen the loaf. Beer 378.9 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 38.68 marka. A room costs 135.36 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 29,594.90. Bank rate 4.56 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 84,570,609 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

Hatched, matched and dispatched.

223 births, 115 weddings, 184 deaths this week. Population 680,276.

On this day

173 years ago. A fire in Forge Square at Sudfurt destroys 8 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost. Report.

165 years ago. Sanding marks the 400th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Vine Lane. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1980 went to Marschau Garrison. Full table.

ClubWL
Marschau Garrison184
Tarnmund Lake175
Grauburg Fortress157
Hollstadt Workers157
Altstadt Pfahl Club148
Weinfeld Vintners139
Norrwick Printers1210
Reedside Athletic814
Vellmar Wardens715
Brennholt Farmers715
Kessel Iron418
Ostrabruck Bridge220

The Courier's man on the bank rates the champions' stake-men 6 out of ten and the ferry 3.

16 November 1980. Marschau Garrison win the Pfahl League, their 60th title, with 18 wins from 22. Peter Brenn of Tarnmund Lake is top scorer with 35 stakes. Sport report.

The Stars

Aries Do not argue with a carter this week.
Taurus A door sticks. Oil it before it matters.
Gemini You will hear the same story twice. Believe the second telling.
Cancer A debt is paid to you in kind. Take it.
Leo Someone admires your coat. Do not lend it.
Virgo Your papers are in order. Keep them that way.
Libra Buy the loaf, not the cake.
Scorpio Someone is keeping something from you. It is probably a cake.
Sagittarius A wager is offered. Decline it with a smile.
Capricorn A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.
Aquarius The weather turns. So does a friend, briefly.
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.