The Evening Courier, 13 November 2003

Money · Vellmar · 8 November 2003

Weinwick Stores lists on the Vellmar Exchange as VKK.

Weinwick Stores lists on the Vellmar Exchange as VKK. The brokers cheered. Or coughed. Hard to say. The Courier was there.

In the story: The Vellmar Exchange, Weinwick Stores.

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

**Our picture:** Vellmar, 8 November 2003, after. You can tell which. Weinwick Stores lists on the Vellmar Exchange as VKK.

Around the country · Dammsee

A cart overturns in Printer Street, Dammsee

A cart overturns in Printer Street, Dammsee. The driver, a man of Berging, is taken to hospital. And you thought it was a quiet week. In the story: Dammsee, Printer Street.

Around the country · Norrbruck

The first television set in Norrbruck is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Old Gate Street

The first television set in Norrbruck is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Old Gate Street. A crowd gathers for the front-line report. One pfen well spent. In the story: Norrbruck, Old Gate Street.

About Town

The Courier's eyes and ears in the cafés.

Pavel Kessler, driver, became Director of the National Museum on 4 November 2003. The Courier knew it first.

Peter Brenn, banker, is 78 today. Friends have been asked not to mention it. Friends have mentioned it.

Pavel Drexel, factory worker, is 78 today. Friends say you would never guess.

Heinz Kedilt, accountant, is 68 today. Still working, still complaining about the ferry. Happy birthday.

Leon Prill, official, is 66 today. Friends say the candles were a fire risk.

Uwe Hauk, physician, is 64 today. Friends have been asked not to mention it. Friends have mentioned it.

Markus Deichen, labourer, is 63 today. Friends have been asked not to mention it. Friends have mentioned it.

Manfred Moor, factory worker, is 58 today. Friends say you would never guess.

Gone

Jonas Testen, shop assistant, born Oberholt 6 October 1942, died 13 November 2003. Speaker of the Assembly.

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

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

9 November 2003. An Act for the Better Regulation of Military Pensions goes through. Passed by the Assembly without a division. Charged to the Annual War Appropriation. Passed unanimously, as is customary for measures concerning the Line. You will notice, or you will not.

7 November 2003. The Requisition Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly without a division. Charged to the Annual War Appropriation. Passed unanimously, as is customary for measures concerning the Line. Nobody cheered.

The High Court. Nagel v. Tratek: Concerning an article in The Schwartzistan Herald. Ruling: for the plaintiff, 85106 marka. The Courier was there.

The High Court. Fenn v. Birk: Concerning the estate of the late Birk. Ruling: for the eldest son. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Rusk v. Brenn: Concerning the estate of the late Brenn. Ruling: will set aside. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

The Regional Court of The Capital District. The Crown v. Brenn: Concerning assault at Tarnmoor. Ruling: fined 2127 marka. The gallery was packed.

Money

Money. Yours, mostly going.

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.

168 births, 118 weddings, 159 deaths this week. Population 716,895.

On this day

198 years ago. A cart overturns in Low Lane, Sudholt. The driver, a man of Sandfeld, is taken to hospital. Report.

197 years ago. The weaving shed at Eisenheim burns through the night. 23 men are out of work. 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 Check the clock against the Ministry's. It is slow.

Leo You will be thanked in public. Look modest.

Virgo Sort the drawer you have been avoiding.

Libra The scales tip your way on Tuesday.

Scorpio Hold your tongue at the ferry.

Sagittarius The road is longer than the map says.

Capricorn The Ministry writes. Write back.

Aquarius A stranger asks directions. Give the long way.

Pisces Someone compliments your boots. They want to borrow them.

The Courier 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.