The Evening Courier, 16 September 2026

company · Tarnmund · 11 September 2026

Unger Iron & Steel is founded at Tarnmund by Anna Unger.

Unger Iron & Steel is founded at Tarnmund by Anna Unger. You heard it here. The Exchange took it fair for the season.

Named: Unger Iron & Steel (subject), Anna Unger (founder).

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

**Our picture:** Tarnmund, 11 September 2026, before. You can tell which. Unger Iron & Steel is founded at Tarnmund by Anna Unger.

A new school opens at Norrwick with 80 pupils. The…

A new school opens at Norrwick with 80 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. You heard it here. Named: Norrwick, Weaver Way.

local · Grautal

The Grautal council installs a computer to keep the…

The Grautal council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Orchard Walk. One pfen well spent. Named: Grautal, Orchard Walk.

local · Kessel

The first television set in Kessel is demonstrated in…

The first television set in Kessel is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Garrison Lane. A crowd gathers for the front-line report. The Courier's man was there. Named: Kessel, Garrison Lane.

local · Vellmar

The road between Vellmar and Norrhafen is metalled at…

The road between Vellmar and Norrhafen is metalled at a cost of 40,000 marka. Details inside. Named: Vellmar, Ferry Way.

local · Marschau

A fire in Iron Walk at Marschau destroys 4 houses. The…

A fire in Iron Walk at Marschau destroys 4 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost. The Courier's man was there. Named: Marschau, Iron Walk.

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

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

15 September 2026. The Aviation (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 44 votes to 9. Licences are issued by the Ministry of the Interior for a fee of 766 marka. It changes The Aviation Act. You will notice, or you will not.

14 September 2026. The Chronological Records (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 43 votes to 2. Administered by the Ministry of Chronology. Offences under this Act are tried before the Court of Chronological Offences. Comes into force on 1 January 2027. It changes The Chronological Records (Amendment) Act. Nobody cheered.

13 September 2026. The War Widows (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 War Widows Regulation Act. It took them all afternoon.

13 September 2026. The Pensions Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 42 votes to 6. Every town above 1000 inhabitants must appoint an officer under this Act. Comes into force on 1 January 2027. It took them all afternoon.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. The Crown v. Rademann: Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: acquitted: he was lost in the fog. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. The Crown v. Fiechdon: Concerning assault at Vellhausen. Ruling: 2 months. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld. The Crown v. Adler: Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: 10 years. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Osmoor. The Crown v. Mossbach: Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: returned to the regiment. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld. The Crown v. Fenn: Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: 8 years. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. The Crown v. Killfeld: Concerning theft of forty barrels of wine. Ruling: acquitted. The Courier was there.

Money

What your pfen buys this week.

Bread 668.5 pfen the loaf. Beer 1002.8 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 1426.07 marka. A room costs 501.41 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 78,241.20. Bank rate 3.86 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 277,775,667 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

Hatched, matched and dispatched.

138 births, 86 weddings, 161 deaths this week. Population 713,739.

On this day

221 years ago. The coldest night in 30 years is recorded at Sudfurt. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. Report.

219 years ago. The weaving shed at Kessel burns through the night. 3 men are out of work. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 2025 went to Hollstadt Workers. Full table.

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

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

The Stars

Aries A letter you expected does not come. Buy bread early.

Taurus Someone at work repeats your idea. Let them.

Gemini A cousin writes. Reply this week or not at all.

Cancer A debt is paid to you in kind. Take it.

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 A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.

Aquarius Something you lost turns up in the wrong pocket.

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.