The Evening Courier, 29 December 2021

Around the country · Weinwick · 29 December 2021

A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Weinwick so that the…

A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Weinwick so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public. The quay was black with people. A man in a good coat told the Courier: 'We heard it from the far bank and thought it was the ferry.' Watch this space.

In the story: Weinwick, Ostra Row.

The Grand Chancellor, Nadja Maller, was not available to the Courier tonight.

**Our picture:** Weinwick, 29 December 2021, photographed for the Courier as the light went. A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Weinwick so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.

Around the country · Hagenkirchen

A picture house opens in Vine Row, Hagenkirchen, seating 300

A picture house opens in Vine Row, Hagenkirchen, seating 300. You heard it here. In the story: Hagenkirchen, Vine Row.

Around the country · Sudholt

The first television set in Sudholt is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Reed Street

The first television set in Sudholt is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Reed Street. A crowd gathers for the front-line report. Tell your neighbours. In the story: Sudholt, Reed Street.

Around the country · Vellhausen

The harvest at Vellhausen is reported poor

The harvest at Vellhausen is reported poor. Grain is 5 pfen the measure. And you thought it was a quiet week. In the story: Vellhausen, Reed Street.

Around the country · Tarnmoor

A storm strips roofs in Tarnmoor and fells the old lime in Orchard Lane

A storm strips roofs in Tarnmoor and fells the old lime in Orchard Lane. Watch this space. In the story: Tarnmoor, Orchard Lane.

Around the country · Norrbruck

A new wing opens at the Norrbruck hospital, with 60 beds

A new wing opens at the Norrbruck hospital, with 60 beds. The morning papers had nothing. In the story: Norrbruck, Old Gate Street.

Around the country · Hochstadt

The tannery at Hochstadt burns through the night

The tannery at Hochstadt burns through the night. 54 men are out of work. The Courier's man was there. In the story: Hochstadt, Mill Way.

Around the country · Sandfeld

The winter fair opens at Sandfeld

The winter fair opens at Sandfeld. 800 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. More in tomorrow's Courier. In the story: Sandfeld, Garrison Lane.

Around the country · Norrbruck

Piped water reaches Reed Row, Norrbruck

Piped water reaches Reed Row, Norrbruck. The old pump is retained by public request. Ask yourself why. In the story: Norrbruck, Reed Row.

Around the country · Wasserdorf

A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Wasserdorf so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public

A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Wasserdorf so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public. The Courier was there. In the story: Wasserdorf, Ferry Lane.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

Private	Elias Gerholt, of Sandfeld	The 5th Marsh Regiment	enemy action	29 December 2021
Corporal	Finn Reinholt, of Brenning	The 4th Marsh Regiment	enemy fire	26 December 2021

As issued by the War Ministry. The Courier adds nothing.

The front line is at the Reed Line. No change.

Courts and Assembly

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

29 December 2021. The Police (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 58 votes to 4. Penalty on conviction: a fine of 1502 marka or 11 months. It changes The Police Act. Nobody cheered.

The Court of Chronological Offences. The Crown v. M. H.: Concerning possession of a clock face with an unlicensed year. Ruling: fined 3040 marka. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Brenn v. Hirsch: Concerning an unpaid debt of 121635 marka. Ruling: dismissed. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. Kaltz v. Brack: Concerning an unpaid debt of 45613 marka. Ruling: dismissed. The Courier was there.

Money

The prices that matter.

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.

166 births, 85 weddings, 160 deaths this week. Population 717,098.

On this day

214 years ago. The Ostra rises 80 centimetres above its mark at Weinau. Cellars in Market Way are flooded. Report.

214 years ago. A fire in Old Gate Walk at Brennholt destroys 3 houses. The fire company attend. No lives are lost. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 2021 went to Hollstadt Workers. Full table.

Club	W	L
Hollstadt Workers	20	2
Grauburg Fortress	18	4
Altstadt Pfahl Club	14	8
Weinfeld Vintners	13	9
Norrwick Printers	13	9
Reedside Athletic	13	9
Vellmar Wardens	10	12
Marschau Garrison	8	14
Ostrabruck Bridge	7	15
Kessel Iron	6	16
Brennholt Farmers	6	16
Tarnmund Lake	4	18

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

24 November 2021. Hollstadt Workers win the Pfahl League, their 16th title, with 20 wins from 22. Anton Brenn of Altstadt Pfahl Club is top scorer with 33 stakes. Sport report.

The Stars

Aries Someone owes you a pfen. Let it go; it was never coming.

Taurus The weather turns and so does your luck, briefly.

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 Sort the drawer you have been avoiding.

Libra A quarrel over nothing. It ends by supper.

Scorpio Do not travel east this week. There is no reason to.

Sagittarius You will be late. Leave earlier than that.

Capricorn Do not lend the ladder.

Aquarius Drink the beer, not the water.

Pisces Someone compliments your boots. They want to borrow them.

The Courier 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.