The Evening Courier, 2 October 1997

Around the country · Vellmar · 2 October 1997

A new school opens at Vellmar with 30 pupils. The textbooks are the…

The Courier can reveal: A new school opens at Vellmar with 30 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. The whole town came to look. The morning papers had nothing.

In the story: Vellmar, Salt Street.

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

**Our picture:** Vellmar, 2 October 1997, after. You can tell which. A new school opens at Vellmar with 30 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.

Around the country · Norrhafen

A picture house opens in Garrison Lane, Norrhafen, seating 600

A picture house opens in Garrison Lane, Norrhafen, seating 600. The Courier can reveal no more tonight. In the story: Norrhafen, Garrison Lane.

Around the country · Kessel

Kessel marks the 200th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Iron Row

Kessel marks the 200th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Iron Row. More in tomorrow's Courier. In the story: Kessel, Iron Row.

Around the country · Weinwick

Electric light is switched on in the market square at Weinwick

Electric light is switched on in the market square at Weinwick. You will want to know. In the story: Weinwick, Ostra Row.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

Corporal

Leon Wachs, of Grauholt

The 4th Marsh Regiment

enemy fire

27 September 1997

As issued by the War Ministry. The Courier adds nothing.

The front line is at the Reed Line. No change.

Courts and Assembly

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

29 September 1997. The Weights and Measures Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 37 votes to 13. Sets the duty at 7 pfen in the marka. Nobody cheered.

The High Court. Brenn v. Brenn: Concerning the estate of the late Brenn. Ruling: estate divided equally. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Westgau. The Crown v. Hallin: Concerning smuggling salt across the Sudmark. Ruling: 4 months. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. Tieral v. Schaunlun: Concerning an article in The Schwartzistan Herald. Ruling: apology ordered. You should have seen the faces.

Money

The prices that matter.

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.

193 births, 108 weddings, 193 deaths this week. Population 711,263.

On this day

191 years ago. A fire in Ostra Row at Tarnmund destroys 2 houses. The garrison attend. No lives are lost. Report.

191 years ago. The harvest at Weinwick is reported poor. Grain is 2 pfen the measure. 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 The weather turns and so does your luck, briefly.

Gemini Say less at the market than you mean to.

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

Leo An old debt is mentioned. Pay it before the month turns.

Virgo Sort the drawer you have been avoiding.

Libra The scales tip your way on Tuesday.

Scorpio Hold your tongue at the ferry.

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

Capricorn The Ministry writes. Write back.

Aquarius Drink the beer, not the water.

Pisces Someone compliments your boots. They want to borrow them.

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.