The Evening Courier, 5 February 1981

The Front · The Reed Line · 5 February 1981

Rolf Jost of the Marsh Regiments is awarded the Order of the Reed for…

SHOCK. Rolf Jost of the Marsh Regiments is awarded the Order of the Reed for repairing the planking under fire. Well done that man. Tell your neighbours.

In the story: Rolf Jost.

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

**Our picture:** The Reed Line, 5 February 1981, after. You can tell which. Rolf Jost of the Marsh Regiments is awarded the Order of the Reed for repairing the planking under fire.

Around the country · Reedtal

The Ostra rises 20 centimetres above its mark at Reedtal

The Ostra rises 20 centimetres above its mark at Reedtal. Cellars in Ferry Row are flooded. The Courier's man was there. In the story: Reedtal, Ferry Row.

Around the country · Dammsee

A cart overturns in Chapel Row, Dammsee

A cart overturns in Chapel Row, Dammsee. The driver, a man of Vellhausen, is taken to hospital. The whole town came to look. In the story: Dammsee, Chapel Row.

Around the country · Brennholt

Piped water reaches Reed Street, Brennholt

Piped water reaches Reed Street, Brennholt. The old pump is retained by public request. More in tomorrow's Courier. In the story: Brennholt, Reed Street.

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.

5 February 1981. An Act for the Better Ordering of Railway goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 39 votes to 20. Provides 19561 marka for works between Sudfurt and Vellmar. Comes into force on 1 January 1982. Nobody cheered.

3 February 1981. The Causeway Timber (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly without a division. Charged to the Annual War Appropriation. Passed unanimously, as is customary for measures concerning the Line. Comes into force on 1 January 1982. It changes The Causeway Timber (Amendment) Act. Nobody cheered.

2 February 1981. The Weinwick Railway Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 51 votes to 5. Provides 114842 marka for works between Hochstadt and Tarnmoor. Comes into force on 1 January 1982. It took them all afternoon.

1 February 1981. The Medals (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly without a division. Charged to the Annual War Appropriation. Passed unanimously, as is customary for measures concerning the Line. It changes An Act for the Better Inspection of Medals. You will notice, or you will not.

The Court of Chronological Offences. The Crown v. D. I.: Concerning assertion of the unyear in a public house at Lindenmar. Ruling: 4 months. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. The Crown v. Brenn: Concerning assault at Brennholt. Ruling: 9 months. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. Dindscha v. Wendl: Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: for the tenant. The Courier was there.

Money

The prices that matter.

Bread 261.8 pfen the loaf. Beer 392.8 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 41.11 marka. A room costs 143.88 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 32,419.70. Bank rate 5.47 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 90,554,982 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

Hatched, matched and dispatched.

206 births, 124 weddings, 155 deaths this week. Population 682,528.

On this day

175 years ago. A fire in Salt Street at Hagenkirchen destroys 3 houses. The garrison attend. No lives are lost. Report.

173 years ago. The Ostra rises 60 centimetres above its mark at Hochstadt. Cellars in Tanner Street are flooded. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

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

Club	W	L
Marschau Garrison	18	4
Tarnmund Lake	17	5
Grauburg Fortress	15	7
Hollstadt Workers	15	7
Altstadt Pfahl Club	14	8
Weinfeld Vintners	13	9
Norrwick Printers	12	10
Reedside Athletic	8	14
Vellmar Wardens	7	15
Brennholt Farmers	7	15
Kessel Iron	4	18
Ostrabruck Bridge	2	20

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

The Stars

Aries A letter you expected does not come. Buy bread early.

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 Someone admires your coat. Do not lend it.

Virgo Count the change. Then count it again.

Libra The scales tip your way on Tuesday.

Scorpio Do not travel east this week. There is no reason to.

Sagittarius The road is longer than the map says.

Capricorn The Ministry writes. Write back.

Aquarius Something you lost turns up in the wrong pocket.

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.