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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Brennholt, 6 March 1990, tonight. The Courier's camera was there. Hallin Engineering is acquired by Taukgoff & Sons, Brewers.

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

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

7 March 1990. An Act for the Better Licensing of Dating of Instruments goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 40 votes to 20. Administered by the Ministry of Chronology. Offences under this Act are tried before the Court of Chronological Offences. It took them all afternoon.

3 March 1990. The Grautal Water Supply Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 59 votes to 4. Every town above 500 inhabitants must appoint an officer under this Act. It took them all afternoon.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. The Crown v. Kolm: Concerning fraud on the War Ministry. Ruling: acquitted. The gallery was packed.

The Regional Court of Westgau. Brenn v. Lindholt: Concerning an unpaid debt of 1658 marka. Ruling: dismissed. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

The Regional Court of Westgau. Mauker v. Fromm: Concerning a boundary between two farms at Hochstadt. Ruling: for the plaintiff. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Capital District. The Crown v. Tarn: Concerning assault at Eisenheim. Ruling: 10 months. The Courier was there.

Money

Money. Yours, mostly going.

Bread 331.6 pfen the loaf. Beer 497.4 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 57.45 marka. A room costs 201.06 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 28,211.30. Bank rate 4.39 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 126,261,355 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

Born, wed, gone.

212 births, 110 weddings, 174 deaths this week. Population 700,778.

On this day

185 years ago. Oberbach marks the 200th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Church Way. Report.

179 years ago. A cart overturns in Ostra Row, Tarnmund. The driver, a man of Wasserdorf, is taken to hospital. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1989 went to Hollstadt Workers. Full table.

ClubWL
Hollstadt Workers175
Norrwick Printers157
Altstadt Pfahl Club148
Weinfeld Vintners148
Grauburg Fortress139
Vellmar Wardens1210
Tarnmund Lake1111
Marschau Garrison1012
Ostrabruck Bridge913
Reedside Athletic814
Kessel Iron616
Brennholt Farmers319

The Courier's verdict on the season: wet. Table below.

The Stars

Aries A letter you expected does not come. Buy bread early.
Taurus A door sticks. Oil it before it matters.
Gemini Say less at the market than you mean to.
Cancer A debt is paid to you in kind. Take it.
Leo The Exchange is not for you this week.
Virgo Sort the drawer you have been avoiding.
Libra A quarrel over nothing. It ends by supper.
Scorpio Hold your tongue at the ferry.
Sagittarius The road is longer than the map says.
Capricorn Do not lend the ladder.
Aquarius A stranger asks directions. Give the long way.
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.