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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Vellmar, 3 June 2015, photographed for the Courier as the light went. Busoll Engineering lists on the Vellmar Exchange as BUSO.

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

The Assembly this week, in words of one syllable where possible.

31 May 2015. The Schools (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 39 votes to 15. Applies to children between 7 and 16. It changes The Schools (Amendment) Act. You will notice, or you will not.

The High Court. Fromm v. Lengtol: Concerning a contract for twelve mules not delivered. Ruling: contract void. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. The Crown v. Wendl: Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: returned to the regiment. The gallery was packed.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. The Crown v. Brenn: Concerning fraud on the War Ministry. Ruling: 5 years. You should have seen the faces.

Money

Money. Yours, mostly going.

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.

Born, wed, gone.

161 births, 84 weddings, 166 deaths this week. Population 719,980.

On this day

200 years ago. The coldest night in 70 years is recorded at Oberholt. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. Report.

198 years ago. The coldest night in 40 years is recorded at Eisenheim. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

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

ClubWL
Grauburg Fortress184
Altstadt Pfahl Club184
Hollstadt Workers166
Norrwick Printers157
Weinfeld Vintners139
Tarnmund Lake1111
Kessel Iron1012
Marschau Garrison1012
Ostrabruck Bridge715
Vellmar Wardens616
Reedside Athletic517
Brennholt Farmers319

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 Someone at work repeats your idea. Let them.
Gemini A cousin writes. Reply this week or not at all.
Cancer The causeway is dry. Use it.
Leo The Exchange is not for you this week.
Virgo A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.
Libra Two people want your opinion. Give it to neither.
Scorpio Hold your tongue at the ferry.
Sagittarius The road is longer than the map says.
Capricorn A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.
Aquarius A stranger asks directions. Give the long way.
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.