The Evening Courier, 14 August 2014

company · Oberholt · 14 August 2014

Bristnekar Import is declared bankrupt. 434 jobs are lost at Oberholt.

Tonight the Courier can tell you: Bristnekar Import is declared bankrupt. 434 jobs are lost at Oberholt. Money talks. The Courier was there.

Named: Bristnekar Import (subject).

The Grand Chancellor, Renate Brenn, was not available to the Courier tonight.

**Our picture:** Oberholt, 14 August 2014, the crowd. Spot yourself. Bristnekar Import is declared bankrupt. 434 jobs are lost at Oberholt.

local · Kessel

A fire in Salt Row at Kessel destroys 7 houses. The…

A fire in Salt Row at Kessel destroys 7 houses. The garrison attend. No lives are lost. One pfen well spent. Named: Kessel, Salt Row.

local · Wasserdorf

A picture house opens in Old Gate Row, Wasserdorf,…

A picture house opens in Old Gate Row, Wasserdorf, seating 500. The whole town came to look. Named: Wasserdorf, Old Gate Row.

local · Salzhafen

A picture house opens in Chapel Quay, Salzhafen,…

A picture house opens in Chapel Quay, Salzhafen, seating 500. More in tomorrow's Courier. Named: Salzhafen, Chapel Quay.

local · Vellmar

The first train reaches Vellmar. The journey from…

The first train reaches Vellmar. The journey from Vellmar takes 4 hours. Hundreds turned out. Named: Vellmar, Harbour Street.

local · Eisenheim

The Eisenheim council installs a computer to keep the…

The Eisenheim council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Harbour Square. The Courier's man was there. Named: Eisenheim, Harbour Square.

local · Lindenmar

Gas lighting is installed in Salt Way, Lindenmar.…

Gas lighting is installed in Salt Way, Lindenmar. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. The Courier's man was there. Named: Lindenmar, Salt Way.

local · Vellmar

A crowd of 5,000 watches the Pfahl match at Vellmar.…

A crowd of 5,000 watches the Pfahl match at Vellmar. There are 46 arrests. One pfen well spent. Named: Vellmar, Low Walk.

local · Hollhausen

A new bridge is opened at Hollhausen by the Minister…

A new bridge is opened at Hollhausen by the Minister of the Interior. It has 8 arches. You heard it here. Named: Hollhausen, Ferry Street.

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.

12 August 2014. The Broadcasting Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 40 votes to 11. Licences are issued by the Ministry of the Interior for a fee of 730 marka. It took them all afternoon.

12 August 2014. The Firearms Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 54 votes to 22. Penalty on conviction: a fine of 730 marka or 11 months. Comes into force on 1 January 2015. Nobody cheered.

The Court of Chronological Offences. The Crown v. A. K.: Concerning possession of an unyear record (a coin die). Ruling: 2 years. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld. The Crown v. Quast: Concerning smuggling salt across the Sudmark. Ruling: 13 months. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Osmoor. Brenn v. Fenn: Concerning a boundary between two farms at Berging. Ruling: for the plaintiff. The gallery was full.

Money

The prices that matter.

Bread 543.1 pfen the loaf. Beer 814.6 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 1055.2 marka. A room costs 407.32 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.

147 births, 110 weddings, 151 deaths this week. Population 720,071.

On this day

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

205 years ago. A storm strips roofs in Hollhausen and fells the old lime in Ferry Street. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

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

Club	W	L
Grauburg Fortress	20	2
Reedside Athletic	15	7
Altstadt Pfahl Club	14	8
Hollstadt Workers	14	8
Norrwick Printers	13	9
Weinfeld Vintners	12	10
Kessel Iron	12	10
Marschau Garrison	8	14
Vellmar Wardens	7	15
Tarnmund Lake	7	15
Brennholt Farmers	5	17
Ostrabruck Bridge	5	17

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

The Stars

Aries A letter you expected does not come. Buy bread early.

Taurus Someone at work repeats your idea. Let them.

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 Count the change. Then count it again.

Libra The scales tip your way on Thursday.

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

Sagittarius The road is longer than the map says.

Capricorn Hard work this week; the reward is next week, or the one after.

Aquarius Drink the beer, not the water.

Pisces Sleep early on Friday. You will need it.

The Courier crossword

Across runs across. Down runs down. Solution tomorrow. Do not send in almanacs. Fill it in online. Yesterday's habit, today's solution.