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Hastings Standard, Issue 315, 6 May 1897, Page 3

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(By Telegraph.) (/'er Pivx.f Association.) Wellington, This day. At the official inquiry into the Ivaitoke railway accident the ganger admitted that he had left the dogspikes 4ftt of the rails being relaid and took , tse risk. -•"The lad F.ntwistle who escaped from Burnham a little while ago, was found inKilburnie yesterday. Notwithstanding the watch kept on him he had eluded the authorities and stowed away as far as Wellington. The affiliated Unions are to be asked to each nominate one man from whom the committee will pick the New Zealand football team for Australia. The Minister of Marine has authorise d substitution of new barometers at all principal weather stations, the present instruments being out of date and unreliable. A number of new stations have also been opened to enable a complete forecast to be made. The Court of Appeal upheld the conviction of Dibb Ido for false pretences in pledging a bicycle which he allege! was his own. On a second question whether the offence was com-Sitt-.d under the Chattels Transfer Act e decision was reserved. Auckland, This day. The Anglian arrived from Sydney. There were no passengers for Napier. The voyage was protracted by stormy weather. A partial disarrangement of the engines occurred while coming down the coast and the vessel was only making eight knots till her arrival. The warship Lizard has sailed for Fiji.