The Evening Courier, 8 December 2018

Showbiz · Vellmar · 8 December 2018

Sabine Moor wins the Museum Gold Medal for Eleven Characters.

EXCLUSIVE. Sabine Moor wins the Museum Gold Medal for Eleven Characters. Bravo. More tomorrow.

In the story: Sabine Moor.

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

**Our picture:** Vellmar, 8 December 2018, the crowd. Spot yourself. Sabine Moor wins the Museum Gold Medal for Eleven Characters.

Showbiz · Vellmar

Lena Tratek wins the Assembly Medal for Verse for The Empty Chair

Lena Tratek wins the Assembly Medal for Verse for The Empty Chair. You will want to know. In the story: Lena Tratek.

Around the country · Salzhafen

The tannery at Salzhafen burns through the night

The tannery at Salzhafen burns through the night. 32 men are out of work. More in tomorrow's Courier. In the story: Salzhafen, Garrison Street.

Around the country · Hochstadt

A crowd of 2,000 watches the Pfahl match at Hochstadt

A crowd of 2,000 watches the Pfahl match at Hochstadt. There are 20 arrests. Details inside. In the story: Hochstadt, Well Lane.

Around the country · Dammberg

A fire in School Street at Dammberg destroys 5 houses

A fire in School Street at Dammberg destroys 5 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost. Ask yourself why. In the story: Dammberg, School Street.

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.

2 December 2018. The Hospitals (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 47 votes to 2. Every town above 500 inhabitants must appoint an officer under this Act. It changes The Hospitals Act. It took them all afternoon.

The High Court. Faunen v. Punnoll: Concerning a boundary between two farms at Norrhafen. Ruling: boundary fixed at the old ditch. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld. Hannmann v. Ehrlich: Concerning an unpaid debt of 285572 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff, half the sum. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Westgau. The Crown v. Wendl: Concerning fraud on the Bank of Schwartzistan. Ruling: 11 months with hard labour. The gallery was packed.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. Grau v. Fenn: Concerning an unpaid debt of 17134 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff, half the sum. The gallery was packed.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. The Crown v. Holt: Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: returned to the regiment. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. Palel v. Kistsauch: Concerning smoke from a tannery at Reedtal. Ruling: dismissed. The gallery was packed.

Money

The Courier's shopping basket.

Bread 571.1 pfen the loaf. Beer 856.7 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 114.23 marka. A room costs 399.82 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 32,066.50. Bank rate 3.67 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 233,393,966 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

Hatched, matched and dispatched.

144 births, 80 weddings, 161 deaths this week. Population 718,887.

On this day

209 years ago. A cart overturns in Harbour Street, Wasserdorf. The driver, a man of Grauholt, is taken to hospital. Report.

208 years ago. The harvest at Grauholt is reported good. Grain is 2 pfen the measure. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 2018 went to Grauburg Fortress. Full table.

Club	W	L
Grauburg Fortress	19	3
Weinfeld Vintners	16	6
Norrwick Printers	14	8
Altstadt Pfahl Club	14	8
Hollstadt Workers	13	9
Reedside Athletic	11	11
Kessel Iron	10	12
Vellmar Wardens	10	12
Tarnmund Lake	9	13
Marschau Garrison	7	15
Ostrabruck Bridge	5	17
Brennholt Farmers	4	18

Player of the season, says the Courier: whoever planted the last stake. Ten out of ten.

20 November 2018. Grauburg Fortress win the Pfahl League, their 19th title, with 19 wins from 22. Tim Bohm of Grauburg Fortress is top scorer with 19 stakes. Sport report.

The Stars

Aries Do not argue with a carter this week.

Taurus Someone at work repeats your idea. Let them.

Gemini Say less at the market than you mean to.

Cancer Stay near the water. It is where you are happiest.

Leo The Exchange is not for you this week.

Virgo Your papers are in order. Keep them that way.

Libra A quarrel over nothing. It ends by supper.

Scorpio Someone is keeping something from you. It is probably a cake.

Sagittarius Good news from a cousin. It costs you a stamp.

Capricorn Hard work this week; the reward is next week, or the one after.

Aquarius Something you lost turns up in the wrong pocket.

Pisces Sleep early on Wednesday. You will need it.

The Courier crossword

Across runs across. Down runs down. Solution tomorrow. Do not send in almanacs. Fill it in online. Yesterday's habit, today's solution.