The Evening Courier, 2 November 2003

Around the country · Weinwick · 2 November 2003

Weinwick marks the 400th anniversary of its charter with a procession…

Weinwick marks the 400th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Salt Street. Every window had a face in it. A woman at the market told the Courier: 'The dog knew before any of us.' Watch this space.

In the story: Weinwick, Salt Street.

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

**Our picture:** Weinwick, 2 November 2003, the crowd. Spot yourself. Weinwick marks the 400th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Salt Street.

Around the country · Ostrabruck

The bells of Ostrabruck church are recast

The bells of Ostrabruck church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. Details inside. In the story: Ostrabruck, Church 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

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

29 October 2003. The Causeway Maintenance (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 43 votes to 15. Provides 112217 marka for works between Grauholt and Hollstadt. It changes The Causeway Maintenance (Amendment) Act. You will notice, or you will not.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld. Ostrand v. Brenn: Concerning an article in The Evening Courier. Ruling: for the plaintiff, 212766 marka. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of The Osmoor. Kessler v. Rusk: Concerning a boundary between two farms at Dammsee. Ruling: for the plaintiff. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

The Regional Court of The Capital District. The Crown v. Kaltz: Concerning assault at Vellmar. Ruling: acquitted. The gallery was full.

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.

Born, wed, gone.

182 births, 108 weddings, 153 deaths this week. Population 716,895.

On this day

16 years ago. Fourteen students are tried for assertion of the unyear. Eleven are convicted and given suspended sentences. Three, including K. W., are acquitted for want of evidence that the number referred to a year. Report.

196 years ago. A fire in Garrison Street at Weinau destroys 4 houses. The garrison attend. No lives are lost. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 2003 went to Hollstadt Workers. Full table.

Club	W	L
Hollstadt Workers	18	4
Marschau Garrison	16	6
Grauburg Fortress	14	8
Reedside Athletic	14	8
Norrwick Printers	11	11
Tarnmund Lake	11	11
Kessel Iron	11	11
Weinfeld Vintners	10	12
Altstadt Pfahl Club	10	12
Vellmar Wardens	8	14
Ostrabruck Bridge	7	15
Brennholt Farmers	2	20

The Courier's man on the bank rates the champions' stake-men 8 out of ten and the ferry 5.

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

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 Do not travel east this week. There is no reason to.

Sagittarius The road is longer than the map says.

Capricorn Hard work this week; the reward is next week, or the one after.

Aquarius Drink the beer, not the water.

Pisces A small fish is better than no fish.

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.