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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Tarnmoor, 27 October 1981, this afternoon. The Courier's camera was there. Tarnmoor Trading House is founded at Tarnmoor by Nikolaj Lenz.

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

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

1 November 1981. The Digital Records (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 37 votes to 18. Licences are issued by the Ministry of the Interior for a fee of 3155 marka. It changes The Digital Records Regulation Act. You will notice, or you will not.

1 November 1981. The Sealed Archive Regulation Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 38 votes to 0. 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.

31 October 1981. The Weinfeld Markets Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 54 votes to 8. Sets the duty at 7 pfen in the marka. Nobody cheered.

28 October 1981. The Norrbruck Vaccination Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 33 votes to 26. Every town above 1000 inhabitants must appoint an officer under this Act. Comes into force on 1 January 1982. Nobody cheered.

The High Court. Brenn v. Pfeil: Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: rent for the removed period not recoverable. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

The High Court. Beren v. Hallin: Concerning a boundary between two farms at Kessel. Ruling: boundary fixed at the old ditch. The gallery was packed.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. The Crown v. Fenn: Concerning assault at Sudholt. Ruling: fined 3272 marka. The Courier was there.

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.

Born, wed, gone.

225 births, 122 weddings, 175 deaths this week. Population 682,528.

On this day

55 years ago. Schwartzistan Radio begins broadcasting. The first evening bulletin ends with the front-line report: no change. Report.

176 years ago. Dammberg marks the 500th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Cooper Walk. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1981 went to Marschau Garrison. Full table.

ClubWL
Marschau Garrison184
Tarnmund Lake166
Weinfeld Vintners157
Norrwick Printers157
Hollstadt Workers1210
Altstadt Pfahl Club1210
Grauburg Fortress1111
Brennholt Farmers1111
Vellmar Wardens913
Reedside Athletic814
Ostrabruck Bridge319
Kessel Iron220

Player of the season, says the Courier: whoever planted the last stake. Ten out of ten.

The Stars

Aries A letter you expected does not come. Buy bread early.
Taurus Someone at work repeats your idea. Let them.
Gemini Say less at the market than you mean to.
Cancer A debt is paid to you in kind. Take it.
Leo Someone admires your coat. Do not lend it.
Virgo Sort the drawer you have been avoiding.
Libra Two people want your opinion. Give it to neither.
Scorpio Old papers should stay in the attic. Better still, hand them in.
Sagittarius The road is longer than the map says.
Capricorn Hard work this week; the reward is next week, or the one after.
Aquarius Drink the beer, not the water.
Pisces The water is high. Stay on the causeway.

The Courier crossword

Today's crossword

Across runs across. Down runs down. Solution tomorrow. Do not send in almanacs. 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.