The Evening Courier, 29 March 2003

exchange · Vellmar · 28 March 2003

Holt Vineyards lists on the Vellmar Exchange as PIS.

Late tonight: Holt Vineyards lists on the Vellmar Exchange as PIS. Buy? Sell? The Courier is not your broker. The Courier can reveal no more tonight.

Named: The Vellmar Exchange (venue), Holt Vineyards (subject).

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

**Our picture:** Vellmar, 28 March 2003, the crowd. Spot yourself. Holt Vineyards lists on the Vellmar Exchange as PIS.

exchange · Vellmar

Teltel Life lists on the Vellmar Exchange as TEE.

Teltel Life lists on the Vellmar Exchange as TEE. Ask yourself why. Named: The Vellmar Exchange, Teltel Life.

company · Lindenmar

Lindenmar Motor Works is founded at Lindenmar by Uwe…

Lindenmar Motor Works is founded at Lindenmar by Uwe Lenz. You could not make it up. Named: Lindenmar Motor Works, Uwe Lenz.

local · Sandfeld

The Ostra rises 70 centimetres above its mark at…

The Ostra rises 70 centimetres above its mark at Sandfeld. Cellars in Garrison Lane are flooded. Details inside. Named: Sandfeld, Garrison Lane.

local · Sandfeld

The road between Sandfeld and Grautal is metalled at a…

The road between Sandfeld and Grautal is metalled at a cost of 40,000 marka. You read it here first. Named: Sandfeld, Mill Lane.

local · Norrhafen

Norrhafen marks the 200th anniversary of its charter…

Norrhafen marks the 200th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Garrison Square. Details inside. Named: Norrhafen, Garrison Square.

local · Reedtal

Electric light is switched on in the market square at…

Electric light is switched on in the market square at Reedtal. Details inside. Named: Reedtal, Short Row.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

The Ministry sent no names. The Courier is glad of it.

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

Courts and Assembly

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

25 March 2003. The Sunday Observance Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 37 votes to 25. Penalty on conviction: a fine of 348 marka or 4 months. Comes into force on 1 January 2004. Nobody cheered.

The High Court. Kessler v. Rusk: Concerning an unpaid debt of 2127 marka. Ruling: dismissed. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. The Crown v. Fenn: Concerning fraud on the War Ministry. Ruling: 11 months with hard labour. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Brenn v. Bohm: Concerning an unpaid debt of 2127 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff with costs. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. Grau v. Ostrand: Concerning smoke from a tannery at Weinau. Ruling: dismissed. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. The Crown v. Zeller: Concerning smuggling salt across the Sudmark. Ruling: 16 months. The Courier was there.

Money

The Courier's shopping basket.

Bread 425.5 pfen the loaf. Beer 638.3 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 774.64 marka. A room costs 319.15 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.

The week in the registers.

167 births, 100 weddings, 165 deaths this week. Population 716,895.

On this day

196 years ago. Lindenmar marks the 400th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Well Street. Report.

193 years ago. The Ostra rises 20 centimetres above its mark at Dammsee. Cellars in Star Street are flooded. 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 A door sticks. Oil it before it matters.

Gemini Say less at the market than you mean to.

Cancer Stay near the water. It is where you are happiest.

Leo The Exchange is not for you this week.

Virgo Sort the drawer you have been avoiding.

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

Scorpio Hold your tongue at the ferry.

Sagittarius Good news from a cousin. It costs you a stamp.

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

Aquarius Something you lost turns up in the wrong pocket.

Pisces Sleep early on Wednesday. You will need it.

The Courier 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.