The Evening Courier

Courts and Assembly

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

12 November 2000. The Banking Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 35 votes to 19. Sets the duty at 3 pfen in the marka. It took them all afternoon.

10 November 2000. The Military Pensions (Amendment) 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. Comes into force on 1 January 2001. It changes The Military Pensions Act. Nobody cheered.

The Court of Chronological Offences. The Crown v. K. Z.: Concerning possession of a clock face with an unlicensed year. Ruling: the clock destroyed; no further penalty. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. Ebner v. Stiegl: Concerning the estate of the late Stiegl. Ruling: for the eldest son. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. The Crown v. Fiechdon: Concerning theft of a consignment of paper. Ruling: 5 months. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. Ostrand v. Brenn: Concerning a boundary between two farms at Oberbach. Ruling: for the defendant. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. The Crown v. Fenn: Concerning smuggling salt across the Sudmark. Ruling: 9 months. The Courier was there.

Money

The Courier's shopping basket.

Bread 395.5 pfen the loaf. Beer 593.2 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 70.59 marka. A room costs 247.08 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 54,111.90. Bank rate 4.09 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 151,348,433 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

Born, wed, gone.

180 births, 99 weddings, 160 deaths this week. Population 714,643.

On this day

195 years ago. Vellmar Press is founded at Vellmar by Aurel Nelmann. Report.

195 years ago. A new bridge is opened at Vellhausen by the Minister of the Interior. It has 4 arches. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.