The Evening Courier, 7 December 2003

local · Kessel · 7 December 2003

The Ostra rises 60 centimetres above its mark at Kessel. Cellars in…

The Ostra rises 60 centimetres above its mark at Kessel. Cellars in Printer Street are flooded. And you thought it was a quiet week. The Courier's man was on the spot by at dusk. Tell your neighbours.

Named: Kessel (location), Printer Street (street).

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

**Our picture:** Kessel, 7 December 2003, after. You can tell which. The Ostra rises 60 centimetres above its mark at Kessel. Cellars in Printer Street are flooded.

local · Sandfeld

A fire in Mill Lane at Sandfeld destroys 5 houses. The…

A fire in Mill Lane at Sandfeld destroys 5 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost. The Courier's man was there. Named: Sandfeld, Mill Lane.

local · Lindenmar

A storm strips roofs in Lindenmar and fells the old…

A storm strips roofs in Lindenmar and fells the old lime in Well Street. The Courier's man was there. Named: Lindenmar, Well Street.

local · Oberbach

The winter fair opens at Oberbach. 800 head of cattle…

The winter fair opens at Oberbach. 800 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. Tell your neighbours. Named: Oberbach, Bridge Street.

local · Dammsee

The winter fair opens at Dammsee. 200 head of cattle…

The winter fair opens at Dammsee. 200 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. The Courier was there. Named: Dammsee, School Gate.

About Town

The Courier's eyes and ears in the cafés.

Anton Marsch, labourer, is 84 today. Not a day over 84, say friends.

Uwe Marrow, factory worker, is 76 today. Friends say it shows.

Heinz Brenn, factory worker, is 74 today. The cake was seen leaving the baker's at 9.

Otto Sessnik, shopkeeper, is 72 today. Not a day over 72, say friends.

Andrea Lamm, accountant, is 70 today. Not a day over 70, say friends.

Bernd Fenn, teacher, is 68 today. Friends have been asked not to mention it. Friends have mentioned it.

Rainer Kracher, clerk, is 66 today. The cake was seen leaving the baker's at 8.

Claudia Hallin, factory worker, is 65 today. Still working, still complaining about the ferry. Happy birthday.

Gone

Anton Krielter, factory worker, born Tarnmoor 10 April 1919, died 2 December 2003.

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

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

6 December 2003. The Railway (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 53 votes to 21. Provides 222343 marka for works between Ostrabruck and Dammsee. It changes The Railway (Amendment) Act. You will notice, or you will not.

6 December 2003. The Marsh Regiments Pay (Amendment) 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. Comes into force on 1 January 2004. It changes The Marsh Regiments Pay Regulation Act. It took them all afternoon.

6 December 2003. The Apprentices (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 58 votes to 4. Applies to children between 6 and 15. It changes The Apprentices Act. You will notice, or you will not.

The High Court. Wendl v. Brack: Concerning the estate of the late Brack. Ruling: estate divided equally. The gallery was full.

The Court of Chronological Offences. The Crown v. A. H.: Concerning assertion of the unyear in print. Ruling: 3 months. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

The Regional Court of The Capital District. Reed v. Moor: Concerning a contract for reed bundles not delivered. Ruling: for the defendant. 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 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.

206 births, 105 weddings, 156 deaths this week. Population 716,895.

On this day

198 years ago. The coldest night in 70 years is recorded at Weinau. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. Report.

195 years ago. A storm strips roofs in Brennholt and fells the old lime in Long Street. 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.

20 November 2003. Hollstadt Workers win the Pfahl League, their 11th title, with 18 wins from 22. Jurgen Voss of Marschau Garrison is top scorer with 26 stakes. Sport report.

The Stars

Aries A letter you expected does not come. Buy bread early.

Taurus Eat the eel. It is good for you.

Gemini Two invitations for the same evening. Take the nearer.

Cancer The causeway is dry. Use it.

Leo Someone admires your coat. Do not lend it.

Virgo Your papers are in order. Keep them that way.

Libra The scales tip your way on Saturday.

Scorpio Old papers should stay in the attic. Better still, hand them in.

Sagittarius You will be late. Leave earlier than that.

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

Aquarius Drink the beer, not the water.

Pisces A small fish is better than no fish.

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.