The Evening Courier, 22 February 2005

battle · The Reed Line · 19 February 2005

The Winter Action at Ollen's Landing. The 2nd Marsh Regiment engages enemy…

The Winter Action at Ollen's Landing. The 2nd Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. The Ministry's word, and the Courier prints it. The Line holds. More tomorrow.

Named: The 2nd Marsh Regiment (combatant), The Reed Line (location).

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

**Our picture:** The Reed Line, 19 February 2005, this morning. The Courier's camera was there. The Winter Action at Ollen's Landing. The 2nd Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and…

local · Sanding

The Sanding council installs a computer to keep the…

The Sanding council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Reed Lane. Hundreds turned out. Named: Sanding, Reed Lane.

local · Weinfeld

Weinfeld marks the 400th anniversary of its charter…

Weinfeld marks the 400th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Iron Walk. Hundreds turned out. Named: Weinfeld, Iron Walk.

local · Hochstadt

The road between Hochstadt and Kessel is metalled at a…

The road between Hochstadt and Kessel is metalled at a cost of 50,000 marka. The quay was black with people. Named: Hochstadt, Long Way.

About Town

What the morning papers will not tell you.

Manfred Grollalel, electrician, married Anna Schall on 20 February 2005. The Courier wishes them a dry house and a quiet street.

Viktor Brenn, teacher, is 86 today. Still working, still complaining about the ferry. Happy birthday.

Peter Brenn, engineer, is 79 today. Friends say it shows.

Viktor Thal, programmer, is 78 today. Friends say the candles were a fire risk.

Renate Marrow, driver, is 75 today. Still working, still complaining about the ferry. Happy birthday.

Luise Adler, factory worker, is 73 today. Still at it. The Courier raises a glass.

Bernd Tarn, architect, is 73 today. Friends have been asked not to mention it. Friends have mentioned it.

Bernd Tosen, physician, is 71 today. The cake was seen leaving the baker's at 8.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

Corporal	Finn Teltel, of Hollstadt	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	killed in action	19 February 2005
Private	Andreas Steirut, of Oberholt	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	enemy action	19 February 2005
Private	Finn Falk, of Ostrabruck	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	killed in action	19 February 2005
Private	Kurt Meill, of Hagensee	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	enemy action	19 February 2005
Private	Rolf Dellberg, of Vellmar	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	killed in action	19 February 2005
Sergeant	Anton Hallin, of Hagenkirchen	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	killed in action	19 February 2005

The Courier prints the Ministry's roll as the Ministry sends it. The Line holds.

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

Courts and Assembly

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

18 February 2005. The Marsh Regiments Pay 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 2006. Nobody cheered.

17 February 2005. The Electricity Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 39 votes to 12. Licences are issued by the Ministry of the Interior for a fee of 3514 marka. You will notice, or you will not.

16 February 2005. The Universities Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 47 votes to 7. Applies to children between 5 and 15. Nobody cheered.

The High Court. Brenn v. Vardil: Concerning an unpaid debt of 2225 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff with costs. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. Brenn v. Deichen: Concerning an article in The Evening Courier. Ruling: apology ordered. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. Marsch v. Wendl: Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: lease shortened by one year under the Continuity Act. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Torel v. Fenn: Concerning a contract for church bells not delivered. Ruling: contract void. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. Hallin v. Gristen: Concerning an unpaid debt of 33377 marka. Ruling: dismissed. The gallery was full.

Money

The Courier's shopping basket.

Bread 445 pfen the loaf. Beer 667.5 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 810.95 marka. A room costs 333.77 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 47,639. Bank rate 4.77 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 175,377,555 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

The week in the registers.

174 births, 111 weddings, 177 deaths this week. Population 717,666.

On this day

200 years ago. A fire in Chapel Quay at Salzhafen destroys 4 houses. The town watch attend. No lives are lost. Report.

196 years ago. The Ostra rises 60 centimetres above its mark at Reedtal. Cellars in Short Row are flooded. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 2004 went to Hollstadt Workers. Full table.

Club	W	L
Hollstadt Workers	18	4
Norrwick Printers	15	7
Weinfeld Vintners	14	8
Grauburg Fortress	14	8
Reedside Athletic	14	8
Altstadt Pfahl Club	13	9
Vellmar Wardens	10	12
Kessel Iron	9	13
Marschau Garrison	8	14
Brennholt Farmers	7	15
Ostrabruck Bridge	6	16
Tarnmund Lake	4	18

Player of the season, says the Courier: whoever planted the last stake. Ten out of ten.

The Stars

Aries You will be asked the time. Give the licensed one.

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 The Exchange is not for you this week.

Virgo Sort the drawer you have been avoiding.

Libra Buy the loaf, not the cake.

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

Sagittarius A wager is offered. Decline it with a smile.

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

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.