The Evening Courier, 21 August 2008

Money · Vellmar · 21 August 2008

Wendl Chemical Works lists on the Vellmar Exchange as RNR.

Wendl Chemical Works lists on the Vellmar Exchange as RNR. The brokers cheered. Or coughed. Hard to say. The Courier can reveal no more tonight.

In the story: The Vellmar Exchange, Wendl Chemical Works.

The Grand Chancellor, Uwe Jann, was not available to the Courier tonight.

**Our picture:** Vellmar, 21 August 2008, photographed for the Courier as the light went. Wendl Chemical Works lists on the Vellmar Exchange as RNR.

Money · Vellmar

Brenn Haulage lists on the Vellmar Exchange as CES

Brenn Haulage lists on the Vellmar Exchange as CES. Details inside. In the story: The Vellmar Exchange, Brenn Haulage.

Money · Vellmar

Grautal Mills lists on the Vellmar Exchange as AAK

Grautal Mills lists on the Vellmar Exchange as AAK. More in tomorrow's Courier. In the story: The Vellmar Exchange, Grautal Mills.

Around the country · Salzhafen

Piped water reaches Short Way, Salzhafen

Piped water reaches Short Way, Salzhafen. The old pump is retained by public request. The Courier's man was there. In the story: Salzhafen, Short Way.

Around the country · Reedtal

A picture house opens in Ferry Row, Reedtal, seating 300

A picture house opens in Ferry Row, Reedtal, seating 300. The quay was black with people. In the story: Reedtal, Ferry Row.

Around the country · Reedtal

Gas lighting is installed in Ferry Row, Reedtal

Gas lighting is installed in Ferry Row, Reedtal. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. More in tomorrow's Courier. In the story: Reedtal, Ferry Row.

Around the country · Dammsee

A storm strips roofs in Dammsee and fells the old lime in Star Street

A storm strips roofs in Dammsee and fells the old lime in Star Street. The quay was black with people. In the story: Dammsee, Star Street.

Around the country · Hollhausen

The sawmill at Hollhausen burns through the night

The sawmill at Hollhausen burns through the night. 20 men are out of work. The Courier's man was there. In the story: Hollhausen, Low Row.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

Lieutenant

Leon Reinholt, of Vellmar

The 3rd Marsh Regiment

enemy action

19 August 2008

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.

20 August 2008. The Data Protection Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 33 votes to 1. Licences are issued by the Ministry of the Interior for a fee of 35 marka. Nobody cheered.

17 August 2008. The Motorway Regulation Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 57 votes to 6. Provides 105376 marka for works between Eisenheim and Salzhafen. Nobody cheered.

15 August 2008. The Banking (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 35 votes to 18. Sets the duty at 10 pfen in the marka. It changes The Banking (Amendment) Act. It took them all afternoon.

The Court of Chronological Offences. The Crown v. P. K.: Concerning possession of a clock face with an unlicensed year. Ruling: fined 14025 marka. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of The Osmoor. Resting v. Sell: Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: rent for the removed period not recoverable. You should have seen the faces.

Money

Money. Yours, mostly going.

Bread 467.5 pfen the loaf. Beer 701.3 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 87.32 marka. A room costs 305.64 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 50,172.80. Bank rate 3.81 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 186,709,685 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

Born, wed, gone.

180 births, 85 weddings, 187 deaths this week. Population 718,915.

On this day

200 years ago. The coldest night in 20 years is recorded at Lindenmar. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. Report.

198 years ago. The sawmill at Ostrabruck burns through the night. 7 men are out of work. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 2007 went to Grauburg Fortress. Full table.

Club	W	L
Grauburg Fortress	18	4
Hollstadt Workers	17	5
Altstadt Pfahl Club	15	7
Norrwick Printers	13	9
Reedside Athletic	13	9
Vellmar Wardens	12	10
Kessel Iron	11	11
Weinfeld Vintners	10	12
Tarnmund Lake	8	14
Marschau Garrison	7	15
Brennholt Farmers	5	17
Ostrabruck Bridge	3	19

The Courier's verdict on the season: worth it. Table below.

The Stars

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

Taurus Eat the eel. It is good for you.

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 A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.

Libra A quarrel over nothing. It ends by supper.

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

Sagittarius You will be late. Leave earlier than that.

Capricorn Do not lend the ladder.

Aquarius Drink the beer, not the water.

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.