The Evening Courier, 20 August 1997

Around the country · Oberholt · 20 August 1997

The telegraph reaches Oberholt. The first message sent is the front-line…

Late tonight: The telegraph reaches Oberholt. The first message sent is the front-line report. Nobody stayed indoors. Tell your neighbours.

In the story: Oberholt, Market Street.

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

**Our picture:** Oberholt, 20 August 1997, this morning. The Courier's camera was there. The telegraph reaches Oberholt. The first message sent is the front-line report.

Around the country · Grauholt

The weaving shed at Grauholt burns through the night

The weaving shed at Grauholt burns through the night. 25 men are out of work. More in tomorrow's Courier. In the story: Grauholt, Short Gate.

Around the country · Hollstadt

The first television set in Hollstadt is demonstrated in the window of a shop in School Way

The first television set in Hollstadt is demonstrated in the window of a shop in School Way. A crowd gathers for the front-line report. And you thought it was a quiet week. In the story: Hollstadt, School Way.

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

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

16 August 1997. The Turnpikes (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 47 votes to 9. Provides 231539 marka for works between Tarnmoor and Eisenheim. It changes The Turnpikes Act. Nobody cheered.

16 August 1997. The War Widows Regulation Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly without a division. Charged to the Annual War Appropriation. Passed unanimously, as is customary for measures concerning the Line. Nobody cheered.

The Regional Court of The Capital District. The Crown v. Bauer: Concerning assault at Eisenheim. Ruling: acquitted. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. Kaltz v. Moor: Concerning the estate of the late Moor. Ruling: will set aside. The gallery was packed.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Grau v. Mahler: 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 Regional Court of The Ostrand. The Crown v. Brenn: Concerning smuggling salt across the Sudmark. Ruling: fined 1875 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.

Born, wed, gone.

189 births, 111 weddings, 189 deaths this week. Population 711,263.

On this day

185 years ago. Brennholt marks the 200th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Reed Walk. Report.

183 years ago. The brewery at Grautal burns through the night. 43 men are out of work. 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 A letter you expected does not come. Buy bread early.

Taurus A door sticks. Oil it before it matters.

Gemini Two invitations for the same evening. Take the nearer.

Cancer A debt is paid to you in kind. Take it.

Leo You will be thanked in public. Look modest.

Virgo Your papers are in order. Keep them that way.

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 Do not lend the ladder.

Aquarius The weather turns. So does a friend, briefly.

Pisces A small fish is better than no fish.

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.