The Evening Courier, 4 March 2003

Money · Vellmar · 4 March 2003

Kesselhöh Iron Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as HIM.

Kesselhöh Iron Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as HIM. The brokers cheered. Or coughed. Hard to say. One pfen well spent.

In the story: The Vellmar Exchange, Kesselhöh Iron Company.

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

**Our picture:** Vellmar, 4 March 2003, tonight. The Courier's camera was there. Kesselhöh Iron Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as HIM.

Money · Vellmar

Feldmann & Hirsch Machine Works lists on the Vellmar Exchange as FELD

Feldmann & Hirsch Machine Works lists on the Vellmar Exchange as FELD. The Courier's man was there. In the story: The Vellmar Exchange, Feldmann & Hirsch Machine Works.

Money · Berging

Sudnor.sw is founded at Berging by Heinz Naser

Sudnor.sw is founded at Berging by Heinz Naser. You read it here first. In the story: Sudnor.sw, Heinz Naser.

Money · Vellmar

United Marsh Timber lists on the Vellmar Exchange as GCK

United Marsh Timber lists on the Vellmar Exchange as GCK. Ask yourself why. In the story: The Vellmar Exchange, United Marsh Timber.

Around the country · Brennholt

The road between Brennholt and Dammsee is metalled at a cost of 60,000 marka

The road between Brennholt and Dammsee is metalled at a cost of 60,000 marka. You heard it here. In the story: Brennholt, High Way.

Around the country · Sandfeld

The Sandfeld council installs a computer to keep the rates

The Sandfeld council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Garrison Lane. Watch this space. In the story: Sandfeld, Garrison Lane.

Around the country · Weinwick

The coldest night in 30 years is recorded at Weinwick

The coldest night in 30 years is recorded at Weinwick. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. Details inside. In the story: Weinwick, Long Gate.

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.

2 March 2003. The Electricity Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 53 votes to 10. Licences are issued by the Ministry of the Interior for a fee of 139 marka. Comes into force on 1 January 2004. Nobody cheered.

28 February 2003. An Act for the Better Licensing of Causeway Maintenance goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 56 votes to 6. Provides 165886 marka for works between Norrbruck and Lindenmar. You will notice, or you will not.

27 February 2003. The Wine Excise Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 44 votes to 9. Sets the duty at 7 pfen in the marka. Comes into force on 1 January 2004. It took them all afternoon.

26 February 2003. The Hollhausen Banking Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 36 votes to 21. Sets the duty at 5 pfen in the marka. Nobody cheered.

The Regional Court of The Capital District. The Crown v. Hater: Concerning smuggling salt across the Sudmark. Ruling: fined 31914 marka. The gallery was packed.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Brenn v. Brenn: Concerning a boundary between two farms at Brennholt. Ruling: boundary fixed at the old ditch. The gallery was packed.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. The Crown v. Marrow: Concerning theft of reed bundles. Ruling: acquitted. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

Money

What your pfen buys this week.

Bread 425.5 pfen the loaf. Beer 638.3 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 77.46 marka. A room costs 271.12 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 56,360.50. Bank rate 3.92 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 166,736,167 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

Hatched, matched and dispatched.

173 births, 99 weddings, 194 deaths this week. Population 716,895.

On this day

191 years ago. A fire in Weaver Street at Weinau destroys 8 houses. The fire company attend. No lives are lost. Report.

189 years ago. The harvest at Dammberg is reported late. Grain is 8 pfen the measure. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

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

Club	W	L
Hollstadt Workers	17	5
Altstadt Pfahl Club	17	5
Marschau Garrison	14	8
Norrwick Printers	13	9
Grauburg Fortress	13	9
Vellmar Wardens	13	9
Tarnmund Lake	11	11
Reedside Athletic	10	12
Weinfeld Vintners	8	14
Kessel Iron	6	16
Ostrabruck Bridge	6	16
Brennholt Farmers	4	18

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 The weather turns and so does your luck, briefly.

Gemini A cousin writes. Reply this week or not at all.

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

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

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

Libra Two people want your opinion. Give it to neither.

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

Sagittarius You will be late. Leave earlier than that.

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

Across runs across. Down runs down. Solution tomorrow. Do not send in almanacs. Fill it in online. Yesterday's habit, today's solution.