The Evening Courier, 9 March 1997

Money · Vellmar · 8 March 1997

Reedtal Stores lists on the Vellmar Exchange as IJU.

Reedtal Stores lists on the Vellmar Exchange as IJU. The brokers cheered. Or coughed. Hard to say. One pfen well spent.

In the story: The Vellmar Exchange, Reedtal Stores.

The Grand Chancellor, Rolf Quast, was not available to the Courier tonight.

**Our picture:** Vellmar, 8 March 1997, the crowd. Spot yourself. Reedtal Stores lists on the Vellmar Exchange as IJU.

Brenn & Balvei, Millers is declared bankrupt

Brenn & Balvei, Millers is declared bankrupt. 403 jobs are lost at Weinfeld. Nobody stayed indoors. In the story: Brenn & Balvei, Millers.

Around the country · Norrwick

A cart overturns in Church Walk, Norrwick

A cart overturns in Church Walk, Norrwick. The driver, a man of Eisenheim, is taken to hospital. Ask yourself why. In the story: Norrwick, Church Walk.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

Private

Manfred Fenn, of Hollstadt

The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment

enemy action

4 March 1997

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

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

5 March 1997. The Road Traffic Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 38 votes to 14. Licences are issued by the Ministry of the Interior for a fee of 33 marka. It took them all afternoon.

The High Court. Kaltz v. Lodde: Concerning a contract for coal not delivered. Ruling: contract void. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. The Crown v. Holt: Concerning assault at Weinau. Ruling: acquitted. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Jost v. Pieffenn: Concerning smoke from a foundry at Norrbruck. Ruling: injunction granted. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

The Regional Court of The Capital District. Wickkrul v. Reller: Concerning an unpaid debt of 11254 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff with costs. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Westgau. The Crown v. Dill: Concerning smuggling salt across the Sudmark. Ruling: fined 28135 marka. The Courier was there.

Money

What your pfen buys this week.

Bread 375.1 pfen the loaf. Beer 562.7 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 66.33 marka. A room costs 232.15 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 58,679.90. Bank rate 3.81 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 143,092,891 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

Hatched, matched and dispatched.

192 births, 113 weddings, 172 deaths this week. Population 711,263.

On this day

185 years ago. The Assembly resolves that a state of war exists with the Kingdom of Hichistan, 61 to 0. Mobilisation begins. The War Ministry is created. Report.

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

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1996 went to Norrwick Printers. Full table.

Club	W	L
Norrwick Printers	19	3
Marschau Garrison	16	6
Hollstadt Workers	15	7
Tarnmund Lake	13	9
Vellmar Wardens	13	9
Reedside Athletic	13	9
Altstadt Pfahl Club	12	10
Ostrabruck Bridge	10	12
Grauburg Fortress	8	14
Weinfeld Vintners	7	15
Brennholt Farmers	4	18
Kessel Iron	2	20

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

The Stars

Aries Do not argue with a carter this week.

Taurus Eat the eel. It is good for you.

Gemini Say less at the market than you mean to.

Cancer Stay near the water. It is where you are happiest.

Leo You will be thanked in public. Look modest.

Virgo Count the change. Then count it again.

Libra Two people want your opinion. Give it to neither.

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

Sagittarius Good news from a cousin. It costs you a stamp.

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

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.