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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Sudholt, 12 December 2015, before. You can tell which. Ebner Builders is wound up. 743 jobs are lost at Sudholt.

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.

15 December 2015. The Housing Regulation Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 36 votes to 16. Every town above 2000 inhabitants must appoint an officer under this Act. Nobody cheered.

The Regional Court of The Capital District. Quast v. Rusk: Concerning an unpaid debt of 6826 marka. Ruling: dismissed. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Brenn v. Lenz: Concerning smoke from a tannery at Sudholt. Ruling: dismissed. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. The Crown v. Lusen: Concerning fraud on the War Ministry. Ruling: 17 months with hard labour. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Capital District. Fenn v. Hallin: Concerning a boundary between two farms at Tarnmoor. Ruling: for the defendant. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

Money

Money. Yours, mostly going.

Bread 546.1 pfen the loaf. Beer 819.2 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 1081.34 marka. A room costs 409.58 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.

176 births, 95 weddings, 165 deaths this week. Population 719,980.

On this day

210 years ago. The winter fair opens at Brennholt. 800 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. Report.

208 years ago. The winter fair opens at Weinwick. 800 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 2015 went to Hollstadt Workers. Full table.

ClubWL
Hollstadt Workers211
Altstadt Pfahl Club184
Weinfeld Vintners184
Grauburg Fortress157
Norrwick Printers139
Vellmar Wardens1012
Kessel Iron913
Reedside Athletic814
Marschau Garrison715
Brennholt Farmers616
Ostrabruck Bridge418
Tarnmund Lake319

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

21 November 2015. Hollstadt Workers win the Pfahl League, their 14th title, with 21 wins from 22. Jonas Steinholt of Weinfeld Vintners is top scorer with 41 stakes. Sport report.

The Stars

Aries Do not argue with a carter this week.
Taurus A door sticks. Oil it before it matters.
Gemini Two invitations for the same evening. Take the nearer.
Cancer Check the clock against the Ministry's. It is slow.
Leo Someone admires your coat. Do not lend it.
Virgo A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.
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 A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.
Aquarius Drink the beer, not the water.
Pisces Sleep early on Wednesday. You will need it.

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.