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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Hollhausen, 25 July 2021, photographed for the Courier as the light went. The first train reaches Hollhausen. The journey from Vellmar takes 4 hours.

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.

24 July 2021. The Telephone (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 42 votes to 20. Licences are issued by the Ministry of the Interior for a fee of 1502 marka. It changes The Telephone Act. Nobody cheered.

21 July 2021. The Medals 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. Nobody cheered.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. Gristen v. Brenn: Concerning the estate of the late Brenn. Ruling: will upheld. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Stiegl v. Brenn: Concerning an unpaid debt of 304088 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff with costs. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. The Crown v. Quast: Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: returned to the regiment. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Westgau. Senen v. Latel: Concerning an unpaid debt of 3040 marka. Ruling: dismissed. The gallery was packed.

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

Money

Money. Yours, mostly going.

Bread 608.2 pfen the loaf. Beer 912.3 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 124.57 marka. A room costs 436 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 45,359.50. Bank rate 3.31 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 253,577,250 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

The week in the registers.

167 births, 93 weddings, 177 deaths this week. Population 717,098.

On this day

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

208 years ago. The foundry at Reedtal burns through the night. 44 men are out of work. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 2020 went to Grauburg Fortress. Full table.

ClubWL
Grauburg Fortress202
Hollstadt Workers175
Weinfeld Vintners166
Altstadt Pfahl Club157
Norrwick Printers148
Ostrabruck Bridge913
Reedside Athletic814
Tarnmund Lake814
Vellmar Wardens814
Marschau Garrison715
Brennholt Farmers616
Kessel Iron418

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

The Stars

Aries You will be asked the time. Give the licensed one.
Taurus The weather turns and so does your luck, briefly.
Gemini Say less at the market than you mean to.
Cancer Stay near the water. It is where you are happiest.
Leo An old debt is mentioned. Pay it before the month turns.
Virgo A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.
Libra Buy the loaf, not the cake.
Scorpio Do not travel east this week. There is no reason to.
Sagittarius The road is longer than the map says.
Capricorn Do not lend the ladder.
Aquarius The weather turns. So does a friend, briefly.
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.