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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Vellmar, 28 May 2001, this afternoon. The Courier's camera was there. Sudfen Media lists on the Vellmar Exchange as SUA.

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

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

3 June 2001. The Reserve Forces 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 2002. It took them all afternoon.

29 May 2001. The Norrwick Poor Relief Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 45 votes to 18. Every town above 2000 inhabitants must appoint an officer under this Act. It took them all afternoon.

28 May 2001. The Hollstadt Railway Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 61 votes to 2. Provides 128526 marka for works between Grauholt and Sudholt. Nobody cheered.

The High Court. Rusk v. Marschner: Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: for the tenant. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

The Regional Court of Westgau. Hallin v. Fenn: Concerning an article in The Schwartzistan Herald. Ruling: for the plaintiff, 30378 marka. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. The Crown v. Brenn: Concerning smuggling salt across the Sudmark. Ruling: 14 months. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Westgau. Stiegl v. Wolter: Concerning an unpaid debt of 5063 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff with costs. The gallery was packed.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Marsch v. Borar: Concerning an unpaid debt of 30378 marka. Ruling: dismissed. The gallery was packed.

The Regional Court of The Capital District. The Crown v. Hallin: Concerning theft of a consignment of paper. Ruling: 4 months. The Courier was there.

Money

The Courier's shopping basket.

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.

The week in the registers.

167 births, 108 weddings, 180 deaths this week. Population 715,477.

On this day

186 years ago. The coldest night in 70 years is recorded at Oberholt. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. Report.

184 years ago. The coldest night in 40 years is recorded at Eisenheim. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

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

ClubWL
Grauburg Fortress157
Reedside Athletic157
Marschau Garrison157
Hollstadt Workers148
Vellmar Wardens139
Norrwick Printers1210
Tarnmund Lake1111
Altstadt Pfahl Club1111
Weinfeld Vintners1012
Kessel Iron715
Ostrabruck Bridge517
Brennholt Farmers418

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

The Stars

Aries You will be asked the time. Give the licensed one.
Taurus The weather turns and so does your luck, briefly.
Gemini Say less at the market than you mean to.
Cancer A debt is paid to you in kind. Take it.
Leo An old debt is mentioned. Pay it before the month turns.
Virgo Count the change. Then count it again.
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 Hard work this week; the reward is next week, or the one after.
Aquarius Something you lost turns up in the wrong pocket.
Pisces Sleep early on Friday. You will need it.

The Courier crossword

Today's crossword

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

Printed and published at Vellmar by The Evening Courier. One pfen. Registered under the Press Act. Casualty figures as published by the War Ministry.

From the Courier's digitised back issues, every evening since 4 September 1871. Reproduced as printed.