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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Vellmar, 14 July 2014, photographed for the Courier as the light went. Hallin & Sons, Brewers lists on the Vellmar Exchange as TCV.

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

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

16 July 2014. An Act for the Better Licensing of Gaming goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 35 votes to 14. Penalty on conviction: a fine of 3650 marka or 10 months. You will notice, or you will not.

13 July 2014. The Iron Tariff (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 56 votes to 1. Sets the duty at 11 pfen in the marka. It changes An Act for the Better Ordering of Iron Tariff. You will notice, or you will not.

10 July 2014. The Weights and Measures Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 42 votes to 21. Sets the duty at 7 pfen in the marka. You will notice, or you will not.

10 July 2014. The Aviation Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 36 votes to 27. Licences are issued by the Ministry of the Interior for a fee of 1460 marka. Comes into force on 1 January 2015. Nobody cheered.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. The Crown v. Wendl: Concerning smuggling salt across the Sudmark. Ruling: fined 40731 marka. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. The Crown v. Meitzmar: Concerning smuggling salt across the Sudmark. Ruling: 15 months. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of Westgau. The Crown v. Brenn: Concerning assault at Hollstadt. Ruling: acquitted. The Courier was there.

Money

What your pfen buys this week.

Bread 543.1 pfen the loaf. Beer 814.6 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 105.52 marka. A room costs 369.32 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 31,545.40. Bank rate 3.45 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 217,195,469 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

The week in the registers.

157 births, 90 weddings, 161 deaths this week. Population 720,071.

On this day

206 years ago. The bells of Eisenheim church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. Report.

200 years ago. The summer fair opens at Marschau. 800 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 2013 went to Grauburg Fortress. Full table.

ClubWL
Grauburg Fortress202
Reedside Athletic157
Altstadt Pfahl Club148
Hollstadt Workers148
Norrwick Printers139
Weinfeld Vintners1210
Kessel Iron1210
Marschau Garrison814
Vellmar Wardens715
Tarnmund Lake715
Brennholt Farmers517
Ostrabruck Bridge517

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

The Stars

Aries Do not argue with a carter this week.
Taurus The weather turns and so does your luck, briefly.
Gemini Two invitations for the same evening. Take the nearer.
Cancer Stay near the water. It is where you are happiest.
Leo An old debt is mentioned. Pay it before the month turns.
Virgo A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.
Libra Two people want your opinion. Give it to neither.
Scorpio Someone is keeping something from you. It is probably a cake.
Sagittarius The road is longer than the map says.
Capricorn A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.
Aquarius Something you lost turns up in the wrong pocket.
Pisces A small fish is better than no fish.

The Courier crossword

Today's crossword

Across runs across. Down runs down. Solution tomorrow. Do not send in almanacs. 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.