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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Reedtal, 31 May 2016, before. You can tell which. Reedtal Brewery is acquired by Vogt Foods.

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.

5 June 2016. The Iron Tariff (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 40 votes to 19. Sets the duty at 6 pfen in the marka. It changes The Iron Tariff Regulation Act. It took them all afternoon.

4 June 2016. The Dammberg Banking Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 40 votes to 15. Sets the duty at 8 pfen in the marka. Comes into force on 1 January 2017. Nobody cheered.

3 June 2016. The Broadcasting Regulation Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 40 votes to 22. Licences are issued by the Ministry of the Interior for a fee of 3679 marka. Comes into force on 1 January 2017. Nobody cheered.

3 June 2016. The War Widows Regulation Act 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. You will notice, or you will not.

2 June 2016. The Reserve Forces (Amendment) Act 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 changes The Reserve Forces (Amendment) Act. You will notice, or you will not.

The High Court. Tarn v. Bresing: Concerning smoke from a tannery at Hagenkirchen. Ruling: injunction granted. You should have seen the faces.

The High Court. Brenn v. Moor: Concerning an unpaid debt of 41890 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff with costs. The Courier was there.

The High Court. Brenn v. Helbein: Concerning a contract for church bells not delivered. Ruling: damages of 279271 marka. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. Klitzdor v. Wendl: Concerning the estate of the late Wendl. Ruling: estate divided equally. You should have seen the faces.

Money

The Courier's shopping basket.

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.

146 births, 81 weddings, 157 deaths this week. Population 719,676.

On this day

204 years ago. The paper mill at Norrhafen burns through the night. 3 men are out of work. Report.

197 years ago. A cart overturns in Ostra Lane, Weinau. The driver, a man of Dammsee, is taken to hospital. 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.

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 A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.
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 Do not lend the ladder.
Aquarius Something you lost turns up in the wrong pocket.
Pisces Someone compliments your boots. They want to borrow them.

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.