The Evening Courier, 11 September 2001

The Front · The Reed Line · 10 September 2001

Ben Marrow of the Marsh Regiments is awarded the Line Medal for carrying…

SHOCK. Ben Marrow of the Marsh Regiments is awarded the Line Medal for carrying four wounded men back along the causeway. Well done that man. The morning papers had nothing.

In the story: Ben Marrow.

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

**Our picture:** The Reed Line, 10 September 2001, this morning. The Courier's camera was there. Ben Marrow of the Marsh Regiments is awarded the Line Medal for carrying four wounded men back along the causeway.

Money · Norrbruck

Norrbruck Ironworks is declared bankrupt

Norrbruck Ironworks is declared bankrupt. 380 jobs are lost at Norrbruck. The Courier's man was there. In the story: Norrbruck Ironworks.

Around the country · Berging

A picture house opens in Market Walk, Berging, seating 200

A picture house opens in Market Walk, Berging, seating 200. Nobody stayed indoors. In the story: Berging, Market Walk.

Around the country · Grauholt

A fire in Mill Street at Grauholt destroys 3 houses

A fire in Mill Street at Grauholt destroys 3 houses. The town watch attend. No lives are lost. More in tomorrow's Courier. In the story: Grauholt, Mill Street.

Around the country · Hollstadt

Electric light is switched on in the market square at Hollstadt

Electric light is switched on in the market square at Hollstadt. The Courier's man was there. In the story: Hollstadt, Orchard Square.

Around the country · Vellhausen

The harvest at Vellhausen is reported late

The harvest at Vellhausen is reported late. Grain is 7 pfen the measure. You will want to know. In the story: Vellhausen, Church Square.

Around the country · Vellhausen

The harvest at Vellhausen is reported late

The harvest at Vellhausen is reported late. Grain is 8 pfen the measure. More in tomorrow's Courier. In the story: Vellhausen, Tanner Way.

Around the country · Eisenheim

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

A new bridge is opened at Eisenheim by the Minister of the Interior. It has 3 arches. More in tomorrow's Courier. In the story: Eisenheim, Weaver Gate.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

No names this week. Good.

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

Courts and Assembly

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

8 September 2001. The Marsh Regiments Pay (Amendment) 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 changes The Marsh Regiments Pay Act. It took them all afternoon.

7 September 2001. The Medals Regulation 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. Nobody cheered.

The Court of Chronological Offences. The Crown v. A. S.: Concerning possession of a clock face with an unlicensed year. Ruling: fined 202521 marka. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Hallin v. Kaltz: Concerning smoke from a foundry at Brennholt. Ruling: damages of 202521 marka. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of The Osmoor. Mertz v. Brenn: Concerning a boundary between two farms at Berging. Ruling: for the plaintiff. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. The Crown v. Melen: Concerning fraud on the Bank of Schwartzistan. Ruling: acquitted. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. Keich v. Dorn: Concerning an article in The Evening Courier. 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.

Born, wed, gone.

165 births, 101 weddings, 179 deaths this week. Population 715,477.

On this day

196 years ago. Tomas Lamm becomes Speaker of the Assembly. Report.

189 years ago. The paper mill at Dammberg 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.

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 Do not argue with a carter this week.

Taurus A door sticks. Oil it before it matters.

Gemini Say less at the market than you mean to.

Cancer Check the clock against the Ministry's. It is slow.

Leo Someone admires your coat. Do not lend it.

Virgo Sort the drawer you have been avoiding.

Libra Buy the loaf, not the cake.

Scorpio Hold your tongue at the ferry.

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 Someone compliments your boots. They want to borrow them.

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.