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The Roll as published by the War Ministry

PrivateBen Brenn, of OberholtThe 4th Marsh Regimentkilled in action11 July 2003

As issued by the War Ministry. The Courier adds nothing.

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

Courts and Assembly

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

9 July 2003. The Apprentices Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 50 votes to 14. Applies to children between 6 and 12. Nobody cheered.

7 July 2003. The Telegraph Regulation Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 43 votes to 13. Licences are issued by the Ministry of the Interior for a fee of 348 marka. Nobody cheered.

The High Court. Brenn v. Heide: Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: lease shortened by one year under the Continuity Act. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. Moress v. Feiten: Concerning a boundary between two farms at Reedtal. Ruling: boundary fixed at the old ditch. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. The Crown v. Reinholt: Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: acquitted: he was lost in the fog. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Brenn v. Hallin: Concerning an article in The Evening Courier. Ruling: apology ordered. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

The Regional Court of Westgau. The Crown v. Hasel: Concerning theft of a printing press. Ruling: 6 months. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Frolzell v. Kessler: Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: lease shortened by one year under the Continuity Act. The gallery was packed.

Money

What your pfen buys this week.

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.

Hatched, matched and dispatched.

177 births, 107 weddings, 160 deaths this week. Population 716,895.

On this day

190 years ago. A fire in Long Street at Ostrabruck destroys 4 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost. Report.

181 years ago. The weaving shed at Eisenheim burns through the night. 28 men are out of work. 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 Two invitations for the same evening. Take the nearer.
Cancer The causeway is dry. Use it.
Leo You will be thanked in public. Look modest.
Virgo Sort the drawer you have been avoiding.
Libra Buy the loaf, not the cake.
Scorpio Hold your tongue at the ferry.
Sagittarius Good news from a cousin. It costs you a stamp.
Capricorn Do not lend the ladder.
Aquarius The weather turns. So does a friend, briefly.
Pisces Sleep early on Wednesday. You will need it.

The Courier crossword

Today's 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.

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.