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Our picture: Vellmar, 15 November 2002, during. You can tell which. Hollstadt Workers win the Pfahl League, their 10th title, with 17 wins from 22. Stefan Hallin of Marschau Garrison is…

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

SergeantManfred Rusk, of DammbergThe 2nd Marsh Regimentenemy action10 November 2002

The Courier prints the Ministry's roll as the Ministry sends it. The Line holds.

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

Courts and Assembly

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

15 November 2002. The Marschau Hospitals Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 39 votes to 24. Every town above 1000 inhabitants must appoint an officer under this Act. You will notice, or you will not.

13 November 2002. The Electricity Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 42 votes to 1. Licences are issued by the Ministry of the Interior for a fee of 3469 marka. Comes into force on 1 January 2003. You will notice, or you will not.

12 November 2002. The Kessel Data Protection Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 52 votes to 7. Licences are issued by the Ministry of the Interior for a fee of 1388 marka. It took them all afternoon.

The High Court. Muner v. Wendl: Concerning a contract for church bells not delivered. Ruling: damages of 5207 marka. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. Mackrend v. Wendl: Concerning a contract for forty barrels of wine not delivered. Ruling: damages of 83320 marka. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Brenn v. Marrow: Concerning smoke from a tannery at Grautal. Ruling: damages of 12498 marka. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. The Crown v. Tratek: Concerning theft of twelve mules. Ruling: bound over. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Osmoor. The Crown v. Brenn: Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: acquitted: he was lost in the fog. The gallery was packed.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. The Crown v. Brenn: Concerning theft of twelve mules. Ruling: bound over. The gallery was packed.

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.

Born, wed, gone.

201 births, 96 weddings, 181 deaths this week. Population 716,272.

On this day

193 years ago. The bells of Grauholt church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. Report.

187 years ago. The harvest at Sudfurt is reported average. Grain is 6 pfen the measure. 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.

15 November 2002. Hollstadt Workers win the Pfahl League, their 10th title, with 17 wins from 22. Stefan Hallin of Marschau Garrison is top scorer with 28 stakes. Sport report.

The Stars

Aries Someone owes you a pfen. Let it go; it was never coming.
Taurus A door sticks. Oil it before it matters.
Gemini Two invitations for the same evening. Take the nearer.
Cancer A debt is paid to you in kind. Take it.
Leo The Exchange is not for you this week.
Virgo Your papers are in order. Keep them that way.
Libra Buy the loaf, not the cake.
Scorpio Old papers should stay in the attic. Better still, hand them in.
Sagittarius A wager is offered. Decline it with a smile.
Capricorn Do not lend the ladder.
Aquarius Drink the beer, not the water.
Pisces Someone compliments your boots. They want to borrow them.

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.