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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Hollstadt, 15 August 1981, this morning. The Courier's camera was there. A cart overturns in Iron Quay, Hollstadt. The driver, a man of Oberholt, is taken to hospital.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

PrivateJonas Jost, of SalzmoorThe 3rd Marsh Regimentenemy action14 August 1981

The Courier prints the Ministry's roll as the Ministry sends it. The Line holds.

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 August 1981. The Sanding Clockmakers' Registration Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 62 votes to 0. Administered by the Ministry of Chronology. Offences under this Act are tried before the Court of Chronological Offences. Nobody cheered.

The High Court. Dosek v. Beiler: Concerning a contract for a printing press not delivered. Ruling: for the defendant. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Westgau. Rusk v. Marrow: Concerning an unpaid debt of 19637 marka. Ruling: dismissed. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of Westgau. The Crown v. Wendl: Concerning fraud on the War Ministry. Ruling: acquitted. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

The Regional Court of The Osmoor. Hallin v. Monen: Concerning an unpaid debt of 7855 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff with costs. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Tarn v. Fenn: Concerning a contract for a printing press not delivered. Ruling: contract void. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld. The Crown v. Kessler: Concerning theft of coal. Ruling: acquitted. The gallery was packed.

Money

Money. Yours, mostly going.

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.

208 births, 93 weddings, 198 deaths this week. Population 682,528.

On this day

176 years ago. The summer fair opens at Hollhausen. 800 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. Report.

173 years ago. A storm strips roofs in Oberbach and fells the old lime in Market 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.

The Stars

Aries You will be asked the time. Give the licensed one.
Taurus A door sticks. Oil it before it matters.
Gemini You will hear the same story twice. Believe the second telling.
Cancer Stay near the water. It is where you are happiest.
Leo An old debt is mentioned. Pay it before the month turns.
Virgo Count the change. Then count it again.
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 The Ministry writes. Write back.
Aquarius Drink the beer, not the water.
Pisces The water is high. Stay on the causeway.

The Courier crossword

Today's crossword

Clues marked Across run left to right; the rest run down. Solution in tomorrow's Courier. Entries with a licensed calendar reference are void. 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.