The Evening Courier, 10 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 · Tarnmund

The Tarnmund council installs a computer to keep the rates

The Tarnmund council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Ostra Row. You heard it here. In the story: Tarnmund, Ostra Row.

Around the country · Grauholt

A storm strips roofs in Grauholt and fells the old lime in Mill Street

A storm strips roofs in Grauholt and fells the old lime in Mill Street. Tell your neighbours. In the story: Grauholt, Mill Street.

Around the country · Lindenmar

Electric light is switched on in the market square at Lindenmar

Electric light is switched on in the market square at Lindenmar. You heard it here. In the story: Lindenmar, Garrison Gate.

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.

About Town

Who is doing what, and with whom. About Town knows.

Martin Mekel, electrician, married Lotte Nalstein on 7 January 2001. The Courier sends the bill.

Heinz Tarn, factory worker, is 79 today. Friends have been asked not to mention it. Friends have mentioned it.

Bernd Brenn, clerk, is 77 today. Friends have been asked not to mention it. Friends have mentioned it.

Nikolaj Stiegl, teacher, is 67 today. Friends say it shows.

Rolf Hallin, electrician, is 65 today. The cake was seen leaving the baker's at 7.

Renate Brenn, journalist, is 62 today. Not a day over 62, say friends.

Kerstin Birk, clerk, is 58 today. Still at it. The Courier raises a glass.

Ingrid Dieler, shopkeeper, is 58 today. Still at it. The Courier raises a glass.

Gone

Peter Hallin, typist, born Berging 30 January 1933, died 4 January 2001. Member of the Assembly.

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.

10 January 2001. The Sealed Archive (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 44 votes to 1. Administered by the Ministry of Chronology. Offences under this Act are tried before the Court of Chronological Offences. Comes into force on 1 January 2002. It changes The Sealed Archive (Amendment) Act. You will notice, or you will not.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld. The Crown v. Geinden: Concerning assault at Sudfurt. Ruling: 9 months. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

The Regional Court of Westgau. The Crown v. Kitel: Concerning fraud on the Vellmar Exchange. Ruling: 12 months with hard labour. The gallery was packed.

The Regional Court of Westgau. Moor v. Brenn: Concerning the estate of the late Brenn. Ruling: will set aside. You should have seen the faces.

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.

Money

The prices that matter.

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.

182 births, 98 weddings, 177 deaths this week. Population 715,477.

On this day

194 years ago. A new bridge is opened at Salzhafen by the Minister of the Interior. It has 5 arches. Report.

191 years ago. The foundry at Norrwick burns through the night. 48 men are out of work. 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 Do not argue with a carter this week.

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

Sagittarius A wager is offered. Decline it with a smile.

Capricorn Hard work this week; the reward is next week, or the one after.

Aquarius Drink the beer, not the water.

Pisces The water is high. Stay on the causeway.

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.