The Evening Courier, 8 December 1997

Showbiz · Vellmar · 8 December 1997

Ingrid Tratek wins the Varrant Prize for Literature for Eleven Characters.

Ingrid Tratek wins the Varrant Prize for Literature for Eleven Characters. You should have been there. Tell your neighbours.

In the story: Ingrid Tratek.

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

**Our picture:** Vellmar, 8 December 1997, the crowd. Spot yourself. Ingrid Tratek wins the Varrant Prize for Literature for Eleven Characters.

Showbiz · Vellmar

Martin Mekel wins the Assembly Medal for Verse for The Clockmaker's Daughter

Martin Mekel wins the Assembly Medal for Verse for The Clockmaker's Daughter. Details inside. In the story: Martin Mekel.

Showbiz · Vellmar

Gisela Marrow wins the Museum Gold Medal for East of the Stakes

Gisela Marrow wins the Museum Gold Medal for East of the Stakes. Details inside. In the story: Gisela Marrow.

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.

6 December 1997. The Telephone (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 49 votes to 14. Licences are issued by the Ministry of the Interior for a fee of 67 marka. It changes The Hagenkirchen Telephone Act. Nobody cheered.

The Court of Chronological Offences. The Crown v. R. W.: Concerning assertion of the unyear in print. Ruling: 6 years and the press forfeit. The gallery was full.

The Court of Chronological Offences. The Crown v. K. H.: Concerning possession of a clock face with an unlicensed year. Ruling: the clock destroyed; no further penalty. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Bauer v. Wendl: Concerning smoke from a distillery at Ostrabruck. Ruling: damages of 11254 marka. The gallery was packed.

The Regional Court of Westgau. Hauk v. Falk: Concerning a boundary between two farms at Sanding. Ruling: for the plaintiff. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. Kachhardt v. Brenn: Concerning smoke from a foundry at Salzhafen. Ruling: injunction granted. The gallery was full.

Money

Money. Yours, mostly going.

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.

198 births, 107 weddings, 170 deaths this week. Population 711,263.

On this day

188 years ago. A cart overturns in Harbour Street, Wasserdorf. The driver, a man of Grauholt, is taken to hospital. Report.

187 years ago. The harvest at Grauholt is reported good. Grain is 2 pfen the measure. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1997 went to Hollstadt Workers. Full table.

Club	W	L
Hollstadt Workers	17	5
Marschau Garrison	16	6
Norrwick Printers	15	7
Vellmar Wardens	13	9
Grauburg Fortress	11	11
Altstadt Pfahl Club	11	11
Tarnmund Lake	10	12
Weinfeld Vintners	10	12
Reedside Athletic	9	13
Ostrabruck Bridge	8	14
Brennholt Farmers	7	15
Kessel Iron	5	17

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

27 November 1997. Hollstadt Workers win the Pfahl League, their 7th title, with 17 wins from 22. Peter Brenn of Norrwick Printers is top scorer with 26 stakes. Sport report.

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 You will be thanked in public. Look modest.

Virgo A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.

Libra A quarrel over nothing. It ends by supper.

Scorpio Someone is keeping something from you. It is probably a cake.

Sagittarius You will be late. Leave earlier than that.

Capricorn A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.

Aquarius A stranger asks directions. Give the long way.

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.