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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Ostrabruck, 31 August 2021, before. You can tell which. Tarnbren Media is founded at Ostrabruck by Mathilde Falk.

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.

1 September 2021. The Turnpikes Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 49 votes to 13. Provides 105891 marka for works between Oberbach and Tarnmoor. Nobody cheered.

28 August 2021. The Requisition (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 Requisition Regulation Act. Nobody cheered.

28 August 2021. 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. Comes into force on 1 January 2022. You will notice, or you will not.

26 August 2021. The Poor Relief Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 53 votes to 10. Every town above 1000 inhabitants must appoint an officer under this Act. It took them all afternoon.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld. The Crown v. Ehrlich: Concerning assault at Oberholt. Ruling: 14 months. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. The Crown v. Schiesel: Concerning assault at Sandfeld. Ruling: fined 304088 marka. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. The Crown v. Rusk: Concerning smuggling salt across the Sudmark. Ruling: 17 months. You should have seen the faces.

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.

Hatched, matched and dispatched.

150 births, 87 weddings, 150 deaths this week. Population 717,098.

On this day

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

215 years ago. The bells of Hagenkirchen church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. 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 Do not argue with a carter this week.
Taurus The weather turns and so does your luck, briefly.
Gemini Two invitations for the same evening. Take the nearer.
Cancer A debt is paid to you in kind. Take it.
Leo You will be thanked in public. Look modest.
Virgo A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.
Libra Two people want your opinion. Give it to neither.
Scorpio Do not travel east this week. There is no reason to.
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 The weather turns. So does a friend, briefly.
Pisces Sleep early on Wednesday. You will need it.

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.