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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Hollstadt, 3 March 2002, before. You can tell which. Kalnor.sw is acquired by Norrwick Brewery.

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

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

28 February 2002. The Schools (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 54 votes to 2. Applies to children between 5 and 15. Comes into force on 1 January 2003. It changes The Schools (Amendment) Act. Nobody cheered.

28 February 2002. The Calendar Licensing (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 40 votes to 19. Administered by the Ministry of Chronology. Offences under this Act are tried before the Court of Chronological Offences. It changes The Calendar Licensing Regulation Act. It took them all afternoon.

The High Court. Rusk v. Brack: Concerning a contract for reed bundles not delivered. Ruling: for the defendant. You should have seen the faces.

Money

Money. Yours, mostly going.

Bread 416.6 pfen the loaf. Beer 624.9 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 76.03 marka. A room costs 266.1 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 58,652.50. Bank rate 4.01 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 161,519,157 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

Hatched, matched and dispatched.

180 births, 109 weddings, 167 deaths this week. Population 716,272.

On this day

196 years ago. The paper mill at Eisenheim burns through the night. 21 men are out of work. Report.

190 years ago. The sawmill at Reedtal burns through the night. 54 men are out of work. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 2001 went to Hollstadt Workers. Full table.

ClubWL
Hollstadt Workers193
Norrwick Printers157
Marschau Garrison157
Altstadt Pfahl Club139
Grauburg Fortress1210
Vellmar Wardens1210
Tarnmund Lake1210
Reedside Athletic1111
Weinfeld Vintners814
Kessel Iron715
Ostrabruck Bridge517
Brennholt Farmers319

The Courier's man on the bank rates the champions' stake-men 9 out of ten and the ferry 3.

The Stars

Aries A letter you expected does not come. Buy bread early.
Taurus Someone at work repeats your idea. Let them.
Gemini A cousin writes. Reply this week or not at all.
Cancer The causeway is dry. Use it.
Leo You will be thanked in public. Look modest.
Virgo Your papers are in order. Keep them that way.
Libra The scales tip your way on Saturday.
Scorpio Someone is keeping something from you. It is probably a cake.
Sagittarius A wager is offered. Decline it with a smile.
Capricorn The Ministry writes. Write back.
Aquarius Something you lost turns up in the wrong pocket.
Pisces The water is high. Stay on the causeway.

The Courier crossword

Today's 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.

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.