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THE ESCAPED PRISONERS, ABANDON THEIR CAR. GET AWAY IN THE DARKNESS, t WHAKATANE, Tuesday. All exciting chase after the prisoners, Arthur Albert Clayton and Graham Wilfred IVlarton, who escaped from Waikeria Prison Camp on Saturday afternoon, was made by Constables Cummings, Johnson, and McDonnell, of this district. Last night the police were advised that a Chrysler car answering the description of ono stolen at Okoroiro, was observed re-filling at a garage at Whakatane. The police gave chase towards Taneatua. The cars, speeding at 60 miles an hour through Taneatua, missed the turn to Opotiki and proceeded towards Ruatoki. The police car, although it kept up with the stolen car, was unable to catch it, owing to dust obscuring vision. When the occupants of the stolen car realised they were running to a dead end olf the main road they quickly abandoned the car in the darkness, and made towards the hills. The police guarded the river bridge and vantage points all night, and with the assistance of settlers combed the valley area to-day without finding a trace of the prisoners’ whereabouts. CRICKET. WELLINGTON Y, HAWKE’S BAY. FORMER’S FIRST INNINGS. WELLINGTON, Tuesday. Wellington have lost two wickets for j 66 runs. ENGLISH CRICKETERS, HOME TEAM’S SECOND STRIKE. BRADPAAN OUT FOR 23 . SYDNEY, NoV. 29. At lunch N.S.W. in their second innings had lost six wickets for 203 runs. Bradman 23, Kippax 24, Hird 15, Cummins (in) 71, O'Roilly (in) 11«
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Waikato Times, Volume 112, Issue 18805, 29 November 1932, Page 6
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242STOP PRESS NEWS Waikato Times, Volume 112, Issue 18805, 29 November 1932, Page 6
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