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The Evening Courier

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.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

CorporalNikolaj Hallin, of TarnmundThe 4th Marsh Regimentenemy fire8 February 1981

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.

9 February 1981. The Grauburg Digital Records Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 33 votes to 4. Licences are issued by the Ministry of the Interior for a fee of 63 marka. You will notice, or you will not.

6 February 1981. An Act for the Better Provision of Telegraph goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 48 votes to 14. Licences are issued by the Ministry of the Interior for a fee of 3155 marka. Nobody cheered.

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.

The Regional Court of The Osmoor. The Crown v. Ostrand: Concerning smuggling salt across the Sudmark. Ruling: fined 7855 marka. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Hallin v. Haubuk: Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: for the tenant. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of The Osmoor. Nussbaum v. Hallin: Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: for the tenant. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Westgau. Brenn v. Kessler: Concerning a contract for church bells not delivered. Ruling: damages of 1309 marka. 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.

Money

The Courier's shopping basket.

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.

The week in the registers.

219 births, 111 weddings, 165 deaths this week. Population 682,528.

On this day

171 years ago. The bells of Sudholt church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. Report.

171 years ago. The Ostra rises 50 centimetres above its mark at Vellmar. Cellars in Mill Row are flooded. 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.

The Stars

Aries Do not argue with a carter this week.
Taurus A door sticks. Oil it before it matters.
Gemini A cousin writes. Reply this week or not at all.
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 Buy the loaf, not the cake.
Scorpio Someone is keeping something from you. It is probably a cake.
Sagittarius Good news from a cousin. It costs you a stamp.
Capricorn The Ministry writes. Write back.
Aquarius A stranger asks directions. Give the long way.
Pisces The water is high. Stay on the causeway.

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.