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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Weinwick, 15 June 2001, photographed for the Courier as the light went. Weinwick marks the 400th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Ostra Row.

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.

13 June 2001. The Company Registration (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 46 votes to 7. Sets the duty at 7 pfen in the marka. It changes The Wasserdorf Company Registration Act. Nobody cheered.

10 June 2001. The Poor Relief Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 38 votes to 19. Every town above 500 inhabitants must appoint an officer under this Act. Comes into force on 1 January 2002. You will notice, or you will not.

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

The Regional Court of The Osmoor. The Crown v. Marrow: Concerning theft of a consignment of paper. Ruling: bound over. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. Nunder v. Holt: Concerning an article in The Schwartzistan Herald. Ruling: apology ordered. You should have seen the faces.

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.

175 births, 104 weddings, 157 deaths this week. Population 715,477.

On this day

195 years ago. A cart overturns in Low Lane, Sudholt. The driver, a man of Oberbach, is taken to hospital. Report.

192 years ago. The sawmill at Hollhausen burns through the night. 3 men are out of work. 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 A letter you expected does not come. Buy bread early.
Taurus A door sticks. Oil it before it matters.
Gemini Say less at the market than you mean to.
Cancer The causeway is dry. Use it.
Leo An old debt is mentioned. Pay it before the month turns.
Virgo Sort the drawer you have been avoiding.
Libra The scales tip your way on Saturday.
Scorpio Do not travel east this week. There is no reason to.
Sagittarius You will be late. Leave earlier than that.
Capricorn The Ministry writes. Write back.
Aquarius A stranger asks directions. Give the long way.
Pisces Sleep early on Friday. You will need it.

The Courier crossword

Today's 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.

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.