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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Grauburg, 21 October 2003, after. You can tell which. Sulhalt & Pauner, Masons is declared bankrupt. 730 jobs are lost at Grauburg.

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.

The High Court. Moor v. Hicher: Concerning smoke from a gasworks at Hagenkirchen. Ruling: damages of 2127 marka. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. The Crown v. Mengen: Concerning theft of reed bundles. Ruling: bound over. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Westgau. The Crown v. Hallin: Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: acquitted: he was lost in the fog. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld. Ostmann v. Brenn: Concerning an unpaid debt of 2127 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff, half the sum. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. The Crown v. Ehrlich: Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: acquitted: he was lost in the fog. The gallery was full.

Money

Money. Yours, mostly going.

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.

183 births, 102 weddings, 179 deaths this week. Population 716,895.

On this day

188 years ago. The autumn fair opens at Hochstadt. 700 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. Report.

187 years ago. The autumn fair opens at Sandfeld. 800 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. 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 Someone at work repeats your idea. Let them.
Gemini A cousin writes. Reply this week or not at all.
Cancer The causeway is dry. Use it.
Leo You will be thanked in public. Look modest.
Virgo A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.
Libra A quarrel over nothing. It ends by supper.
Scorpio Old papers should stay in the attic. Better still, hand them in.
Sagittarius A wager is offered. Decline it with a smile.
Capricorn Hard work this week; the reward is next week, or the one after.
Aquarius Something you lost turns up in the wrong pocket.
Pisces Someone compliments your boots. They want to borrow them.

The Courier crossword

Today's crossword

Clues marked Across run left to right; the rest run down. Solution in tomorrow's Courier. Entries with a licensed calendar reference are void. 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.