The Evening Courier, 28 January 2001

Money · Vellmar · 25 January 2001

Kesselhöh Iron Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as DTF.

Tonight the Courier can tell you: Kesselhöh Iron Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as DTF. Buy? Sell? The Courier is not your broker. The morning papers had nothing.

In the story: The Vellmar Exchange, Kesselhöh Iron Company.

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

**Our picture:** Vellmar, 25 January 2001, during. You can tell which. Kesselhöh Iron Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as DTF.

Money · Vellhausen

Feirhat & Guring, Merchants is wound up

Feirhat & Guring, Merchants is wound up. 162 jobs are lost at Vellhausen. You could not make it up. In the story: Feirhat & Guring, Merchants.

Around the country · Brennholt

A new bridge is opened at Brennholt by the Minister of the Interior

A new bridge is opened at Brennholt by the Minister of the Interior. It has 3 arches. You read it here first. In the story: Brennholt, Printer Walk.

Around the country · Berging

A motor omnibus service begins between Berging and Oberbach

A motor omnibus service begins between Berging and Oberbach. Details inside. In the story: Berging, Harbour Street.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

The Ministry sent no names. The Courier is glad of it.

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

Courts and Assembly

The Assembly this week, in words of one syllable where possible.

28 January 2001. The Almanac Inspection (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 40 votes to 9. 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 Almanac Inspection Act. Nobody cheered.

24 January 2001. The Salt Duties Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 35 votes to 19. Sets the duty at 4 pfen in the marka. Nobody cheered.

23 January 2001. The Canal (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 43 votes to 18. Provides 93976 marka for works between Marschau and Norrbruck. It changes The Canal Act. You will notice, or you will not.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. Brenn v. Baum: Concerning smoke from a distillery at Reedtal. Ruling: dismissed. The gallery was packed.

The Regional Court of Westgau. Brenn v. Brenn: Concerning a contract for twelve mules not delivered. Ruling: contract void. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. Brenn v. Lenz: Concerning an article in The Schwartzistan Herald. Ruling: for the plaintiff, 81008 marka. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. The Crown v. Hallin: Concerning assault at Vellhausen. Ruling: fined 12151 marka. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Osmoor. Hallin v. Likpach: Concerning a contract for a printing press not delivered. Ruling: for the defendant. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of Westgau. Tonnholt v. Brenn: Concerning the estate of the late Brenn. Ruling: for the eldest son. The gallery was packed.

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.

Hatched, matched and dispatched.

174 births, 97 weddings, 158 deaths this week. Population 715,477.

On this day

196 years ago. The winter fair opens at Vellmar. 400 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. Report.

196 years ago. The Ostra rises 20 centimetres above its mark at Sanding. Cellars in Long Quay 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.

The Stars

Aries Someone owes you a pfen. Let it go; it was never coming.

Taurus Someone at work repeats your idea. Let them.

Gemini Two invitations for the same evening. Take the nearer.

Cancer The causeway is dry. Use it.

Leo The Exchange is not for you this week.

Virgo Your papers are in order. Keep them that way.

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 A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.

Aquarius Drink the beer, not the water.

Pisces The water is high. Stay on the causeway.

The Courier crossword

Across runs across. Down runs down. Solution tomorrow. Do not send in almanacs. Fill it in online. Yesterday's habit, today's solution.