The Evening Courier, 13 July 2002

exchange · Vellmar · 13 July 2002

Ostrand Haulage lists on the Vellmar Exchange as PDB.

Ostrand Haulage lists on the Vellmar Exchange as PDB. The brokers cheered. Or coughed. Hard to say. You read it here first.

Named: The Vellmar Exchange (venue), Ostrand Haulage (subject).

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

**Our picture:** Vellmar, 13 July 2002, tonight. The Courier's camera was there. Ostrand Haulage lists on the Vellmar Exchange as PDB.

company · Vellhausen

Vellhausen Electric Company is acquired by Brenn Iron…

Vellhausen Electric Company is acquired by Brenn Iron & Steel. Every window had a face in it. Named: Vellhausen Electric Company, Brenn Iron & Steel.

company · Sudholt

Vellmar Mutual is declared bankrupt. 492 jobs are lost…

Vellmar Mutual is declared bankrupt. 492 jobs are lost at Sudholt. The Courier's man was there. Named: Vellmar Mutual.

company · Weinfeld

Weinfeld Press is wound up. 836 jobs are lost at…

Weinfeld Press is wound up. 836 jobs are lost at Weinfeld. The Courier's man was there. Named: Weinfeld Press.

local · Hagenkirchen

A cart overturns in Lime Street, Hagenkirchen. The…

A cart overturns in Lime Street, Hagenkirchen. The driver, a man of Vellmar, is taken to hospital. Hundreds turned out. Named: Hagenkirchen, Lime Street.

local · Norrbruck

The Ostra rises 40 centimetres above its mark at…

The Ostra rises 40 centimetres above its mark at Norrbruck. Cellars in Old Gate Street are flooded. You could not make it up. Named: Norrbruck, Old Gate Street.

local · Berging

A crowd of 5,000 watches the Pfahl match at Berging.…

A crowd of 5,000 watches the Pfahl match at Berging. There are 28 arrests. Ask yourself why. Named: Berging, Harbour Street.

local · Weinwick

The harvest at Weinwick is reported poor. Grain is 3…

The harvest at Weinwick is reported poor. Grain is 3 pfen the measure. Hundreds turned out. Named: Weinwick, Long Way.

About Town

What the morning papers will not tell you.

Viktor Brenn, official, married Anja Gilhardt on 13 July 2002. The Courier sends its love.

Elsa Dorvarn, tailor, is 84 today. Still at it. The Courier raises a glass.

Nadja Hallin, banker, is 64 today. Friends say it shows.

Sabine Kreil, engineer, is 62 today. The cake was seen leaving the baker's at 9.

Peter Brenn, official, is 60 today. Friends have been asked not to mention it. Friends have mentioned it.

Rolf Holt, clerk, is 59 today. The cake was seen leaving the baker's at 9.

Klaus Nalstein, shopkeeper, is 59 today. Friends say the candles were a fire risk.

Bernd Grau, soldier, is 59 today. Friends have been asked not to mention it. Friends have mentioned it.

Gone

Gisela Stiegl, mechanic, born Brenning 30 December 1943, died 9 July 2002.

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.

13 July 2002. An Act for the Better Regulation of Firearms goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 61 votes to 18. Penalty on conviction: a fine of 3469 marka or 22 months. Comes into force on 1 January 2003. It took them all afternoon.

11 July 2002. The Reedtal Diary Licences Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 55 votes to 12. Administered by the Ministry of Chronology. Offences under this Act are tried before the Court of Chronological Offences. Nobody cheered.

9 July 2002. The Technical Colleges (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 39 votes to 25. Applies to children between 5 and 15. It changes The Technical Colleges Act. Nobody cheered.

7 July 2002. The Telegraph (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 60 votes to 8. Licences are issued by the Ministry of the Interior for a fee of 69 marka. It changes The Telegraph (Amendment) Act. It took them all afternoon.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld. Dorn v. Kessler: Concerning an article in The Evening Courier. Ruling: dismissed: fair comment. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Holt v. Kungmil: Concerning smoke from a distillery at Brennholt. Ruling: dismissed. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Gerst v. Hallin: Concerning an unpaid debt of 2083 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff, half the sum. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Westgau. Rusk v. Lenz: Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: rent for the removed period not recoverable. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld. The Crown v. Brenn: Concerning fraud on the Vellmar Exchange. Ruling: 10 months with hard labour. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of Westgau. Ilgen v. Kennhardt: Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: lease shortened by one year under the Continuity Act. The Courier was there.

Money

What your pfen buys this week.

Bread 416.6 pfen the loaf. Beer 624.9 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 760.27 marka. A room costs 312.45 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.

Born, wed, gone.

172 births, 107 weddings, 192 deaths this week. Population 716,272.

On this day

196 years ago. The Ostra rises 80 centimetres above its mark at Dammsee. Cellars in Star Street are flooded. Report.

192 years ago. A new bridge is opened at Hochstadt by the Minister of the Interior. It has 6 arches. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

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

Club	W	L
Hollstadt Workers	19	3
Norrwick Printers	15	7
Marschau Garrison	15	7
Altstadt Pfahl Club	13	9
Grauburg Fortress	12	10
Vellmar Wardens	12	10
Tarnmund Lake	12	10
Reedside Athletic	11	11
Weinfeld Vintners	8	14
Kessel Iron	7	15
Ostrabruck Bridge	5	17
Brennholt Farmers	3	19

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 Eat the eel. It is good for you.

Gemini You will hear the same story twice. Believe the second telling.

Cancer A debt is paid to you in kind. Take it.

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

Virgo Sort the drawer you have been avoiding.

Libra A quarrel over nothing. It ends by supper.

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

Sagittarius You will be late. Leave earlier than that.

Capricorn A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.

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

Pisces Sleep early on Friday. You will need it.

The Courier crossword

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