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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Norrwick, 9 September 2015, tonight. The Courier's camera was there. Hallin & Sons, Brewers is acquired by Ostra Valley Line.

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.

The High Court. Thal v. Brenn: Concerning an unpaid debt of 40957 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff with costs. The Courier was there.

The High Court. Wulf v. Hallin: Concerning a boundary between two farms at Sudholt. Ruling: boundary fixed at the old ditch. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Osmoor. Grau v. Tarn: Concerning a boundary between two farms at Marschau. Ruling: boundary fixed at the old ditch. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of Westgau. The Crown v. Hallin: Concerning smuggling salt across the Sudmark. Ruling: fined 2730 marka. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld. The Crown v. Kaltz: Concerning theft of forty barrels of wine. Ruling: bound over. You should have seen the faces.

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.

The week in the registers.

175 births, 108 weddings, 169 deaths this week. Population 719,980.

On this day

196 years ago. Hochstadt marks the 800th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Well Lane. Report.

191 years ago. A new bridge is opened at Hollstadt by the Minister of the Interior. It has 8 arches. 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 You will be asked the time. Give the licensed one.
Taurus A door sticks. Oil it before it matters.
Gemini A cousin writes. Reply this week or not at all.
Cancer The causeway is dry. Use it.
Leo An old debt is mentioned. Pay it before the month turns.
Virgo Sort the drawer you have been avoiding.
Libra Two people want your opinion. Give it to neither.
Scorpio Someone is keeping something from you. It is probably a cake.
Sagittarius You will be late. Leave earlier than that.
Capricorn The Ministry writes. Write back.
Aquarius A stranger asks directions. Give the long way.
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.