The Evening Courier, 22 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.

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.

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

What your pfen buys this week.

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.

Hatched, matched and dispatched.

172 births, 89 weddings, 180 deaths this week. Population 718,915.

On this day

200 years ago. The harvest at Hollstadt is reported poor. Grain is 5 pfen the measure. Report.

197 years ago. The sawmill at Grauholt burns through the night. 30 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 Someone at work repeats your idea. Let them.

Gemini Say less at the market than you mean to.

Cancer A debt is paid to you in kind. Take it.

Leo The Exchange is not for you this week.

Virgo Count the change. Then count it again.

Libra Buy the loaf, not the cake.

Scorpio Someone is keeping something from you. It is probably a cake.

Sagittarius Good news from a cousin. It costs you a stamp.

Capricorn Do not lend the ladder.

Aquarius The weather turns. So does a friend, briefly.

Pisces A small fish is better than no fish.

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.