The Evening Courier, 22 May 2015

Around the country · Salzhafen · 22 May 2015

Salzhafen library offers public access to the network. The Ministry of…

Salzhafen library offers public access to the network. The Ministry of Chronology's search notice is displayed beside the terminals. Nobody stayed indoors. A man in a good coat told the Courier: 'I have lived here 40 years and I never saw the like.' Watch this space.

In the story: Salzhafen, Chapel Quay.

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

**Our picture:** Salzhafen, 22 May 2015, this morning. The Courier's camera was there. Salzhafen library offers public access to the network. The Ministry of Chronology's search notice is displayed beside…

About Town

The Courier's eyes and ears in the cafés.

Oskar Ostrand, driver, became Minister of Justice on 12 May 2015. A new coat has been ordered.

Leon Fenn, official, married Mia Scharholt on 22 May 2015. The Courier hears the eel course went on until 4.

Markus Wendl, driver, is 78 today. Friends have been asked not to mention it. Friends have mentioned it.

Maria Wendl, engineer, is 74 today. The cake was seen leaving the baker's at 7.

Uwe Brenn, mechanic, is 73 today. Friends say you would never guess.

Karin Trusbeck, factory worker, is 71 today. Not a day over 71, say friends.

Karin Sachmikel, cook, is 71 today. Not a day over 71, say friends.

Peter Unger, cook, is 70 today. Still at it. The Courier raises a glass.

Gone

Uwe Marschner, shopkeeper, born Tarnmund 18 February 1940, died 17 May 2015. Minister of War.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

Private

Leon Hauk, of Hollhausen

The 5th Marsh Regiment

enemy action

18 May 2015

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

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

19 May 2015. An Act for the Better Improvement of War Widows goes through. Passed by the Assembly without a division. Charged to the Annual War Appropriation. Passed unanimously, as is customary for measures concerning the Line. It took them all afternoon.

17 May 2015. The Data Protection (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 37 votes to 13. Licences are issued by the Ministry of the Interior for a fee of 3665 marka. It changes The Data Protection Act. You will notice, or you will not.

16 May 2015. The Broadcasting Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 41 votes to 18. Licences are issued by the Ministry of the Interior for a fee of 366 marka. Nobody cheered.

The Court of Chronological Offences. The Crown v. T. W.: Concerning assertion of the unyear in a public house at Norrhafen. Ruling: acquitted: the witness was drunk. You should have seen the faces.

The Court of Chronological Offences. The Crown v. L. B.: Concerning possession of an unyear record (a ledger). Ruling: 9 years. The gallery was full.

The High Court. Hallin v. Brenn: Concerning a boundary between two farms at Sandfeld. Ruling: for the plaintiff. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Capital District. Quast v. Brenn: Concerning smoke from a foundry at Vellmar. Ruling: damages of 109220 marka. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of Westgau. Tolmann v. Hallin: Concerning a contract for coal not delivered. Ruling: damages of 16383 marka. The gallery was packed.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. Tesel v. Tarn: Concerning a contract for twelve mules not delivered. Ruling: for the defendant. The gallery was full.

Money

The Courier's shopping basket.

Bread 546.1 pfen the loaf. Beer 819.2 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 108.13 marka. A room costs 378.47 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 32,662.80. Bank rate 3.83 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 225,234,811 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

Hatched, matched and dispatched.

143 births, 103 weddings, 186 deaths this week. Population 719,980.

On this day

209 years ago. The harvest at Kessel is reported the best in memory. Grain is 3 pfen the measure. Report.

207 years ago. The harvest at Ostrabruck is reported average. Grain is 7 pfen the measure. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 2014 went to Grauburg Fortress. Full table.

Club	W	L
Grauburg Fortress	18	4
Altstadt Pfahl Club	18	4
Hollstadt Workers	16	6
Norrwick Printers	15	7
Weinfeld Vintners	13	9
Tarnmund Lake	11	11
Kessel Iron	10	12
Marschau Garrison	10	12
Ostrabruck Bridge	7	15
Vellmar Wardens	6	16
Reedside Athletic	5	17
Brennholt Farmers	3	19

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

The Stars

Aries Someone owes you a pfen. Let it go; it was never coming.

Taurus Eat the eel. It is good for you.

Gemini Say less at the market than you mean to.

Cancer The causeway is dry. Use it.

Leo The Exchange is not for you this week.

Virgo Count the change. Then count it again.

Libra A quarrel over nothing. It ends by supper.

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

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

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 Wednesday. You will need it.

The Courier 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.