The Evening Courier, 15 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 · Lindenmar

A fire in Salt Way at Lindenmar destroys 2 houses

A fire in Salt Way at Lindenmar destroys 2 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost. The quay was black with people. In the story: Lindenmar, Salt Way.

Around the country · Sandfeld

Sandfeld marks the 200th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Garrison Street

Sandfeld marks the 200th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Garrison Street. The Courier's man was there. In the story: Sandfeld, Garrison Street.

Around the country · Oberbach

A storm strips roofs in Oberbach and fells the old lime in Well Row

A storm strips roofs in Oberbach and fells the old lime in Well Row. The quay was black with people. In the story: Oberbach, Well Row.

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.

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.

15 September 2001. The Medals (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. It changes The Medals (Amendment) Act. It took them all afternoon.

14 September 2001. The Vellmar Weights and Measures Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 37 votes to 22. Sets the duty at 5 pfen in the marka. Nobody cheered.

13 September 2001. The Dammberg Clockmakers' Registration Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 50 votes to 7. Administered by the Ministry of Chronology. Offences under this Act are tried before the Court of Chronological Offences. You will notice, or you will not.

The Court of Chronological Offences. The Crown v. K. T.: Concerning assertion of the unyear in print. Ruling: 3 months. The gallery was full.

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 Kesselhöh. The Crown v. Gackmann: Concerning smuggling salt across the Sudmark. Ruling: 6 months. You should have seen the faces.

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.

Born, wed, gone.

182 births, 101 weddings, 187 deaths this week. Population 715,477.

On this day

194 years ago. The harvest at Vellmar is reported poor. Grain is 2 pfen the measure. Report.

193 years ago. The bells of Dammberg church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. 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 You will be asked the time. Give the licensed one.

Taurus Someone at work repeats your idea. Let them.

Gemini Say less at the market than you mean to.

Cancer Stay near the water. It is where you are happiest.

Leo An old debt is mentioned. Pay it before the month turns.

Virgo Count the change. Then count it again.

Libra The scales tip your way on Tuesday.

Scorpio Someone is keeping something from you. It is probably a cake.

Sagittarius The road is longer than the map says.

Capricorn The Ministry writes. Write back.

Aquarius The weather turns. So does a friend, briefly.

Pisces The water is high. Stay on the causeway.

The Courier crossword

Solution in tomorrow's Courier. The setter is not responsible for the Grand Chancellor's name being awkward. Fill it in online. Yesterday's habit, today's solution.