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30-401: The Kurt Maschler Award (1982 to 1999) was a British literary award that annually recognised one "work of imagination for children, in which text and illustration are integrated so that each enhances and balances the other." Winning authors and illustrators received £1000 and a bronze figurine called the "Emil". The Award was founded by Kurt Maschler , best known as the publisher of Emil and

60-402: A bowler hat who introduces himself as Herr Grundeis. Emil accepts some chocolate from the man and then falls asleep. When he wakes up, his money has disappeared and so has Herr Grundeis. Emil gets off the train in a different part of Berlin from where he intended. When he spots Grundeis in the crowded station, he follows him, determined to get his money back. Emil dare not call the police because

90-582: A bank account at all. Money orders are the most economical way of sending money in India for small amounts. In the United States, money orders are typically sold by third parties such as the United States Postal Service , grocery stores , and convenience stores . Some financial service companies such as banks and credit unions may not charge for money orders to their clients. Money orders remain

120-400: A buyer's bank and bought in the currency that the seller accepts. International money orders are thought to be safer than sending currency through the post because there are various forms of identification required to cash an international money order, often including a signature and a form of photo identification . When purchasing an international money order, it is important to ensure that

150-399: A document's authenticity. Foreign workers often use this method for reliably sending money "home." In the last decade, a number of electronic alternatives to money orders have emerged and have, in some cases, supplanted money orders as the preferred cash transmission method. Many of these alternatives use the ubiquitous Visa / MasterCard payment systems to settle transactions. In Japan,

180-497: A money order in the United States is simple, as they can be purchased at any post office, and are sold at many other locations. The US Postal Service's international money orders are accepted in 29 countries. An international money order is very similar in many aspects to a regular money order except that it can be used to make payments abroad. With it, a buyer can easily pay a seller for goods or services if they reside in another country. International money orders are often issued by

210-509: A screenplay by the young Billy Wilder , with uncredited writing work by Emeric Pressburger and starring Rolf Wenkhaus as Emil. The film proved to be a commercial success and is widely considered to be the best film adaptation. There were subsequent versions filmed in 1935 (United Kingdom, remake of 1931 film), 1954 (West Germany, again a remake of the 1931 film), 1964 (United States, produced by Walt Disney Productions ), Emiler Goenda Bahini (Bangladesh, 1980) and 2001 (Germany). There

240-447: A trusted financial instrument. However, just because a particular business can issue a money order does not necessarily mean that they will cash them. The U.S. Postal Service issues money orders for a small charge at any location. The United States Postal Service began selling money orders as an alternative to sending currency through the postal system in order to reduce post office robberies, an idea instituted by Montgomery Blair who

270-504: Is a directive to pay a pre-specified amount of money from prepaid funds, making it a more trusted method of payment than a cheque . Systems similar to modern money orders can be traced back centuries. Paper documents known as " flying cash " were used in China from the 800s, while the Hawala practice of informal financial remittances through a widespread system of brokers can be traced to India in

300-412: Is raising him alone while working as a hairdresser . She sends Emil to Berlin to stay with his aunt and grandmother, bestowing on him 140 marks , a sum that has taken some months to save from her modest earnings. On the way, he is very careful not to lose the money and pins it to the lining of his jacket using a sewing needle . On the train to Berlin, Emil shares his compartment with a mysterious man in

330-435: Is then delivered as cash to the payee after a few days by a postal employee, at the address specified by the payer. A receipt from the payee is collected and delivered back to the payer at their address. This is more reliable and safer than sending cash in the mail. It is commonly used for transferring funds to a payee who is in a remote, rural area, where banks may not be conveniently accessible or where many people may not use

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360-588: The USA PATRIOT Act and the Bank Secrecy Act , money orders have far more regulatory processing requirements than personal cheques , cashier's cheques , or certified cheques . In India, a money order is a service provided by the Indian Postal Service . A payer who wants to send money to a payee pays the amount and a small commission at a post office and receives a receipt for the same. The amount

390-578: The konbini system enables cash to cash transfers and is available at many of the thousands of convenience stores located in the country. In Italy, the PostePay system is offered through the Italian post office. In Ireland, 3V is offered through mobile top-up locations. In the United States, PaidByCash is offered at 60,000 grocery and convenience stores. In Bangladesh, mobile banking services enable electronic transfer of money as well as retail transactions. In

420-432: The payee (the receiver), and a receipt or stub that the customer retains for record. The amount is printed by machine or checkwriter on both portions, and similar documentation, either as a third hard copy or in electronic form and retained at the issuer and agent locations. Money orders have limited acceptance in the insurance and brokerage industry because of concerns over money laundering. Because of provisions within

450-472: The 1300s and remains common in parts of Asia and Africa. The modern western money order system was established by a private firm in Great Britain in 1762, though due to high costs was not very successful. Around 1836 it was sold to another private firm which lowered the fees, significantly increasing the popularity and usage of the system. The Post Office noted the success and profitability, and it took over

480-575: The 1934 sequel Emil and the Three Twins  [ de ] , Emil and the other characters have various amusing adventures on the Baltic shore, two years after the Berlin events of the original book. It is partly based on Kästner's own experience of an idyllic holiday in the same location during the summer of 1914, cut short by the outbreak of World War I , and described poignantly in his autobiography, "When I

510-464: The 50-year celebration of that Medal in 2007. Three others were highly commended runners up for the illustrators Medal, a distinction that was roughly annual at the time: Browne's edition of Alice , Oxenbury for So Much , and Patrick Benson for The Little Boat . Emil and the Detectives It is Kästner's best-known work. Compared with children's literature of the time, its most unusual aspect

540-742: The Detectives by Erich Kästner (1929). By the time it was discontinued after covering 1999 publications, it was run by Booktrust and Tom Maschler , a British publisher and the son of the founder. At that time it was announced in December of the publication year. Seven of the 18 winning works were written and illustrated by one person, including two by Anthony Browne. As illustrators Browne won three awards (five Emils in all) and Helen Oxenbury won two, each including one new edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (1865). Browne and Carroll were

570-423: The amount desired. In this way it is similar to a cashier's check . The main difference is that money orders are usually limited in maximum face value to some specified figure (for example, the United States Postal Service limits domestic postal money orders to US$ 1,000.00 as of November 2023 ) while cashier's check are not. Money orders typically consist of two portions: the negotiable check for remittance to

600-495: The detectives cling onto him until a police officer arrives, alerted by Emil's cousin Pony Hütchen. Once arrested, Grundeis is found out to be a member of a gang of bank robbers. Emil and his new friends become local heroes, and Emil receives a bounty of 1000 marks for capturing Grundeis. After everything is straightened out, Emil's grandmother says that the moral of the story is: "Never send cash – always use postal service ." In

630-415: The gang follow the thief to a bank, where he tries to exchange the money for smaller bills. One of the boy detectives follows him into the bank and tells the bank teller that the money is stolen. Emil goes in and tries to tell the bank teller his story. He proves that the money is his by describing the holes left by the needle he used to pin the bills to the lining of his jacket. Grundeis tries to run away, but

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660-486: The local policeman in Neustadt has seen him paint the nose of a local monument red (so he feels that he is "a kind of criminal" himself). While Grundeis is eating his lunch in a restaurant, Emil meets a local boy called Gustav and tells him about his mission. Gustav offers to help and assembles a gang of local children who call themselves "the detectives". After following Grundeis to a hotel and spying on him all night, Emil and

690-529: The main Olivier stage at London's National Theatre , in a production directed by Bijan Sheibani and designed by Bunny Christie . Emil and the Detectives greatly helped launch the sub-genre of children's detective fiction, depicting groups of children banding together to solve mysteries and catch criminals, which in English became popular through the writings of Enid Blyton . Money order A money order

720-497: The only authors of two winning works. The first two Maschler Award-winning books and the last one also won the annual Kate Greenaway Medal from the Library Association , recognising the year's best children's book illustration by a British subject . Gorilla (1983), illustrated by Anthony Browne, and Helen Oxenbury's edition of Alice in Wonderland (1999) were named two of the top ten Greenaway-winning works (1955–2005) for

750-399: The specific type of money order is acceptable in the destination country. Several countries are very strict that the money order be on pink and yellow paper and bear the words "international postal money order." In particular, Japan Post (one of the largest banking institutions in the world) requires these features. Most other countries have taken this as a standard when there is any doubt of

780-475: The system in 1838. Fees were further reduced and usage increased further, making the money order system reasonably profitable. The only draw-back was the need to send an advance to the paying post office before payment could be tendered to the recipient of the order. This drawback was likely the primary incentive for establishment of the Postal Order System on 1 January 1881. A money order is purchased for

810-410: Was Postmaster-General 1861–1864. Money orders were later offered by many more vendors than just the postal service as a means to pay bills and send money internationally where there were not reliable banking or postal systems. Companies that now offer money orders include 7-11 , QuikTrip , Cumberland Farms , Safeway , Western Union , MoneyGram , CVS , Wal-Mart , and 3T Solutions . Obtaining

840-567: Was a Little Boy". The second book did not become as well known as the first, in large measure due to its writing being shortly followed by the rise of the Nazis to power, when publication of Kästner's books in Germany was forbidden and existing books were subject to Nazi book burnings (the first Emil book was considered too popular and too harmless, thus escaping the ban). The story has been filmed several times. An early German version from 1931 featured

870-488: Was also a 1952 British television series which condensed the story into three 35-minute episodes. Red Earth Theatre produced the first stage adaptation of Emil and the Detectives in the UK. Co-produced with MAC (Birmingham) , their production toured England from September to November 2013. It was adapted and directed by Wendy Rouse and Amanda Wilde, and designed by Laura McEwen. In December 2013, Carl Miller's adaptation opened on

900-424: Was its realistic setting in a contemporary Berlin peopled with some fairly rough characters rather than a sanitized fantasy world; also that it refrained from obvious moralizing, letting the characters' deeds speak for themselves. Emil was the first name of Kästner's father. The story begins in a provincial German town called Neustadt, home to 12-year-old schoolboy Emil Tischbein. His father has died and his mother

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