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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Norrhafen, 31 March 2013, the crowd. Spot yourself. Tarn Logistics is wound up. 869 jobs are lost at Norrhafen.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

The Ministry sent no names. The Courier is glad of it.

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

Courts and Assembly

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

2 April 2013. The Company Registration Regulation Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 54 votes to 10. Sets the duty at 10 pfen in the marka. It took them all afternoon.

The Regional Court of Westgau. The Crown v. Nurmann: Concerning fraud on the Vellmar Exchange. Ruling: acquitted. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. The Crown v. Moor: Concerning fraud on the Royal Post. Ruling: acquitted. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. The Crown v. Wachs: Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: returned to the regiment. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

The Regional Court of Westgau. Fenn v. Moor: Concerning a contract for iron rails not delivered. Ruling: damages of 105009 marka. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Osmoor. Heide v. Roner: Concerning smoke from a gasworks at Marschau. Ruling: dismissed. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld. The Crown v. Vetter: Concerning assault at Hollhausen. Ruling: acquitted. You should have seen the faces.

Money

Money. Yours, mostly going.

Bread 525 pfen the loaf. Beer 787.6 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 1008.71 marka. A room costs 393.79 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 42,322.80. Bank rate 3.62 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 209,210,413 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

Hatched, matched and dispatched.

185 births, 90 weddings, 151 deaths this week. Population 720,017.

On this day

207 years ago. A new bridge is opened at Weinau by the Minister of the Interior. It has 6 arches. Report.

206 years ago. The coldest night in 50 years is recorded at Norrwick. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 2012 went to Altstadt Pfahl Club. Full table.

ClubWL
Altstadt Pfahl Club202
Grauburg Fortress175
Kessel Iron157
Weinfeld Vintners157
Hollstadt Workers139
Tarnmund Lake1012
Norrwick Printers913
Vellmar Wardens715
Reedside Athletic715
Marschau Garrison715
Ostrabruck Bridge715
Brennholt Farmers517

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

The Stars

Aries A letter you expected does not come. Buy bread early.
Taurus The weather turns and so does your luck, briefly.
Gemini Say less at the market than you mean to.
Cancer Check the clock against the Ministry's. It is slow.
Leo Someone admires your coat. Do not lend it.
Virgo A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.
Libra Two people want your opinion. Give it to neither.
Scorpio Old papers should stay in the attic. Better still, hand them in.
Sagittarius You will be late. Leave earlier than that.
Capricorn The Ministry writes. Write back.
Aquarius Something you lost turns up in the wrong pocket.
Pisces Someone compliments your boots. They want to borrow them.

The Courier crossword

Today's 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.

Printed and published at Vellmar by The Evening Courier. One pfen. Registered under the Press Act. Casualty figures as published by the War Ministry.

From the Courier's digitised back issues, every evening since 4 September 1871. Reproduced as printed.