The Evening Courier, 9 March 2016

Around the country · Hollstadt · 9 March 2016

The bells of Hollstadt church are recast. They are rung for the first time…

The bells of Hollstadt church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. The whole town came to look. A woman at the market told the Courier: 'The clerk wrote it all down; you may ask him.' Tell your neighbours.

In the story: Hollstadt, Star Gate.

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

**Our picture:** Hollstadt, 9 March 2016, photographed for the Courier as the light went. The bells of Hollstadt church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.

Around the country · Wasserdorf

A cart overturns in Garrison Street, Wasserdorf

A cart overturns in Garrison Street, Wasserdorf. The driver, a man of Norrhafen, is taken to hospital. The Courier's man was there. In the story: Wasserdorf, Garrison Street.

Around the country · Salzhafen

Electric light is switched on in the market square at Salzhafen

Electric light is switched on in the market square at Salzhafen. The Courier was there. In the story: Salzhafen, Tanner Quay.

Around the country · Tarnmund

A picture house opens in Forge Row, Tarnmund, seating 200

A picture house opens in Forge Row, Tarnmund, seating 200. The whole town came to look. In the story: Tarnmund, Forge Row.

About Town

The Courier's eyes and ears in the cafés.

Jurgen Hallin, engineer, is 83 today. Friends have been asked not to mention it. Friends have mentioned it.

Klaus Fannach, farmer, is 75 today. Still working, still complaining about the ferry. Happy birthday.

Helga Ostmann, official, is 73 today. The cake was seen leaving the baker's at 9.

Karin Mesmann, lawyer, is 68 today. Friends have been asked not to mention it. Friends have mentioned it.

Rolf Reedholt, postal worker, is 67 today. Friends say you would never guess.

Heike Voss, journalist, is 67 today. Friends say you would never guess.

Maria Ferer, postal worker, is 66 today. Still working, still complaining about the ferry. Happy birthday.

Andrea Brenn, farmer, is 64 today. Friends have been asked not to mention it. Friends have mentioned it.

Gone

Dieter Rusk, chemist, born Sudfurt 13 May 1949, died 3 March 2016. Member of the Assembly.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

Sergeant

Stefan Krochhardt, of Vellmar

The 1st Marsh Regiment

killed in action

8 March 2016

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.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. The Crown v. Adler: Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: 5 years. The Courier was there.

Money

Money. Yours, mostly going.

Bread 558.5 pfen the loaf. Beer 837.8 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 110.75 marka. A room costs 387.63 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 27,701.40. Bank rate 3.98 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 227,046,856 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

Born, wed, gone.

149 births, 120 weddings, 169 deaths this week. Population 719,676.

On this day

204 years ago. The Assembly resolves that a state of war exists with the Kingdom of Hichistan, 61 to 0. Mobilisation begins. The War Ministry is created. Report.

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

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

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

Club	W	L
Hollstadt Workers	21	1
Altstadt Pfahl Club	18	4
Weinfeld Vintners	18	4
Grauburg Fortress	15	7
Norrwick Printers	13	9
Vellmar Wardens	10	12
Kessel Iron	9	13
Reedside Athletic	8	14
Marschau Garrison	7	15
Brennholt Farmers	6	16
Ostrabruck Bridge	4	18
Tarnmund Lake	3	19

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

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 Say less at the market than you mean to.

Cancer Check the clock against the Ministry's. It is slow.

Leo The Exchange is not for you this week.

Virgo Count the change. Then count it again.

Libra Buy the loaf, not the cake.

Scorpio Hold your tongue at the ferry.

Sagittarius A wager is offered. Decline it with a smile.

Capricorn Do not lend the ladder.

Aquarius A stranger asks directions. Give the long way.

Pisces A small fish is better than no fish.

The Courier crossword

Solution in tomorrow's Courier. The setter is not responsible for the Grand Chancellor's name being awkward. Fill it in online. Yesterday's habit, today's solution.