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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1925, 6 December 1913, Page 5

Good progress is being made with the preliminary work in connection with the duplication of the Parneil tunnel, states the "New Zealand Flei-ald." About men have beep engaged ior tho past three weeks in (he extension of culverts, and in the excavation and filling: ii". from the city end of tho tunnel. It is expected that the work of completing the approaches from thai end will be finished ill about one month's time, a.nr a start will then be made with the ac tiial tunnelling. It is anticipated that the tumid will take about twelve ■months to complete, " 'And nwtar'flars' should ho added to tbs oxpressiaii 'wine and women,' ,s declared a creditor at tiw Bankruptcy Court at Auckland <ju Wednesday, •states- the "Star." A number of creditors mentioned recent cases in which the bankrupt liad'biirdened himself with the upkeep of a ear, and a discussion followed as to what tho actual, cost per day was for tho upkeep of the average machine. Mr. 't\ L. Mills, editor of (lie- Feiidiiig "Star," accompanied by Mrs. Wills, returned from Australia, by the M'aheno on Wednesday. Air. Mill's went ivt Adelaide to preside over she sixth eonj'erenco of Iho Australasian Provincial .Press Association,