The Evening Courier, 5 January 2001

Money · Vellmar · 5 January 2001

Grautal Electric Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as NKJ.

Grautal Electric Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as NKJ. The brokers cheered. Or coughed. Hard to say. Tell your neighbours.

In the story: The Vellmar Exchange, Grautal Electric Company.

The Grand Chancellor, Lukas Marsch, was not available to the Courier tonight.

**Our picture:** Vellmar, 5 January 2001, this afternoon. The Courier's camera was there. Grautal Electric Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as NKJ.

Around the country · Brennholt

A new wing opens at the Brennholt hospital, with 20 beds

A new wing opens at the Brennholt hospital, with 20 beds. More tomorrow. In the story: Brennholt, Old Gate Walk.

Around the country · Wasserdorf

A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Wasserdorf so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public

A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Wasserdorf so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public. You heard it here. In the story: Wasserdorf, Harbour Street.

Around the country · Grauholt

A storm strips roofs in Grauholt and fells the old lime in Short Gate

A storm strips roofs in Grauholt and fells the old lime in Short Gate. Details inside. In the story: Grauholt, Short Gate.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

Private

Rolf Stiegl, of Grauburg

The 3rd Marsh Regiment

enemy action

4 January 2001

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.

The High Court. Wundvuck v. Dielnos: Concerning the estate of the late Dielnos. Ruling: for the eldest son. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

The Regional Court of The Osmoor. Pfeil v. Miner: Concerning the estate of the late Miner. Ruling: for the eldest son. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Fannach v. Kleissmann: Concerning smoke from a gasworks at Weinwick. Ruling: damages of 81008 marka. The gallery was packed.

The Regional Court of The Osmoor. Kronntir v. Fostlock: Concerning a contract for church bells not delivered. Ruling: for the defendant. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. The Crown v. Wendl: Concerning smuggling salt across the Sudmark. Ruling: fined 12151 marka. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. The Crown v. Danel: Concerning smuggling salt across the Sudmark. Ruling: fined 202521 marka. You should have seen the faces.

Money

What your pfen buys this week.

Bread 405 pfen the loaf. Beer 607.6 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 73.38 marka. A room costs 256.85 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 64,109.60. Bank rate 3.45 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 157,075,817 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

Born, wed, gone.

188 births, 103 weddings, 168 deaths this week. Population 715,477.

On this day

194 years ago. The harvest at Norrhafen is reported average. Grain is 4 pfen the measure. Report.

192 years ago. The Ostra rises 70 centimetres above its mark at Berging. Cellars in Short Lane are flooded. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 2000 went to Grauburg Fortress. Full table.

Club	W	L
Grauburg Fortress	15	7
Reedside Athletic	15	7
Marschau Garrison	15	7
Hollstadt Workers	14	8
Vellmar Wardens	13	9
Norrwick Printers	12	10
Tarnmund Lake	11	11
Altstadt Pfahl Club	11	11
Weinfeld Vintners	10	12
Kessel Iron	7	15
Ostrabruck Bridge	5	17
Brennholt Farmers	4	18

The Courier's man on the bank rates the champions' stake-men 7 out of ten and the ferry 5.

16 November 2000. Grauburg Fortress win the Pfahl League, their 10th title, with 15 wins from 22. Gregor Klannhardt of Marschau Garrison is top scorer with 29 stakes. Sport report.

The Stars

Aries You will be asked the time. Give the licensed one.

Taurus The weather turns and so does your luck, briefly.

Gemini You will hear the same story twice. Believe the second telling.

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

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

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

Libra A quarrel over nothing. It ends by supper.

Scorpio Old papers should stay in the attic. Better still, hand them in.

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 Sleep early on Friday. You will need it.

The Courier crossword

Clues marked Across run left to right; the rest run down. Solution in tomorrow's Courier. Entries with a licensed calendar reference are void. Fill it in online. Yesterday's habit, today's solution.