It is quite an unusual occurrence at a County Council meeting to see the chairman, councillors, clerk and engineer carefully perusing, thojr Bibles (states tbe Hawera Star). But this happened at the Elthanx County Council on Saturday. A settler had written complaining of the Council's men working ou the l'atea bridge on Sunday, and in a reply the chairman was anxious to quote Scriptural authority, but no one could remember juat where to find it. After a diligent search they decided that versus 14 and 15 in the 13th chapter of Luke fitted their cast and justiiied their actions. The father of 35 children was received in audience by the Kaiser on the occasion of his sixtn son entering the army. The Kaiser presented him with a 50-mark note (£2 10s), " just to keep up his good work,"
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Mt Benger Mail, 8 April 1914, Page 1
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