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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Sudfurt, 2 November 2002, photographed for the Courier as the light went. Krielter & Sons, Printers is founded at Sudfurt by Sabine Krielter.

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.

28 October 2002. The Police (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 46 votes to 2. Penalty on conviction: a fine of 3469 marka or 6 months. Comes into force on 1 January 2003. It changes The Police Regulation Act. You will notice, or you will not.

The Court of Chronological Offences. The Crown v. S. L.: Concerning assertion of the unyear in print. Ruling: 5 years and the press forfeit. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. The Crown v. Lekleich: Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: 11 years. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. Kischuch v. Fenn: 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 The Capital District. Brenn v. Leistar: Concerning an unpaid debt of 2083 marka. Ruling: dismissed. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. The Crown v. Wendl: Concerning theft of reed bundles. Ruling: acquitted. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld. Kaltz v. Brenn: Concerning an unpaid debt of 2083 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff, half the sum. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

Money

The Courier's shopping basket.

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.

The week in the registers.

171 births, 97 weddings, 179 deaths this week. Population 716,272.

On this day

156 years ago. The War Ministry reports the Second Reed Line Action. Colonel Aurel Dask, Lieutenant Roderik Fenn, Sergeant Bertil Rusk and 37 men of the 1st Marsh Regiment are killed in action. Medals are awarded posthumously. Report.

197 years ago. A storm strips roofs in Dammberg and fells the old lime in Old Gate Street. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 2002 went to Hollstadt Workers. Full table.

ClubWL
Hollstadt Workers175
Altstadt Pfahl Club175
Marschau Garrison148
Norrwick Printers139
Grauburg Fortress139
Vellmar Wardens139
Tarnmund Lake1111
Reedside Athletic1012
Weinfeld Vintners814
Kessel Iron616
Ostrabruck Bridge616
Brennholt Farmers418

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

The Stars

Aries You will be asked the time. Give the licensed one.
Taurus The weather turns and so does your luck, briefly.
Gemini Say less at the market than you mean to.
Cancer A debt is paid to you in kind. Take it.
Leo You will be thanked in public. Look modest.
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 The road is longer than the map says.
Capricorn Hard work this week; the reward is next week, or the one after.
Aquarius A stranger asks directions. Give the long way.
Pisces Sleep early on Wednesday. You will need it.

The Courier crossword

Today's crossword

Across runs across. Down runs down. Solution tomorrow. Do not send in almanacs. 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.