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Marlborough Express, Volume XLII, Issue 94, 22 April 1908, Page 8

The Prime Minister has fixed Tuesday, May 5, as the date for the Otira tunnel contract celebrations. Subsequently Sir Joseph Ward will travel through the West Coast.

Detective Gonolly, who has been in Blenheim during the past few days investigating the circumstances connected with the Grove Road fatality, returned to Wellington this afternoon. /

Capt. Edwin telegraphed at 1 p.m. as follows:—^Southerly moderate to strong winds j tides moderate; sea moderate; glass fall slowly; probably very cold night." ■■■■■'■'■'

The South Canterbury Dairy Company propose to close their factory and •etsase operations altogether {says a Press Association telegram from Tim-