AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Kumara Times, Issue 747, 20 February 1879, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

PER RINGARQOMA, AT THE BLUFF

Melbourne, Febnrary 12. The stemii collier Kerangle was wrecked at Cape EvHrard during a fou on Friday, niglif, but the crew rov saved. She w;is injured in various offices for .£23,000. •

A most, disgraceful disturhan '••■■ occurred on Saturday during the cricket

match.. The Sydney men had to follow their innings, having only scored 177 in the first innings against 267. Murdoch, who went in first, was given " run out" by the umpire. The mob expressed disatisfaction, and rushed the ground-. Lord Harris and Coulthard, the umpire were both assaulted, and Hornby seized one of 1 the assailants and dragged hitn into the pavilion. Play was stopped for the day> The Cricket Association and cricketers have expressed to Lord Harris their deep sense of humiliation at the occurrence, and Lord Harris - had acquitted the Cricketers of all blame. Information reached Melbourne early on the morning of the 11th hist, that the Kelly gang made & raid upon Jerildirie township, in New South Wales, stuck up the telegraph office, made the manager disconnect the wires, aud then marched him and his assistant to the lock up, where he was incarcerated with two policemen. The gang then went to the Bank of New South Wales, collected the officials, and marched thenl to the Royal Hotel. They afterwards bailed up the manager in n bath in this house, took £2OOO and burnt a number of deeds and securities, when they departed. They left th.- prisoners locked np, but they were soon released. Thisis a mox-e audacious outrage than the Euroa case. Everything was managed with great judgment. There was no secresy. They openly stated that they intended to rob the bank, and when the robbery was completed they visited the hotels freely, standing drinks. While one policeman was locked up, the other was taken round the town by Ned Kelly, to avoid suspicion, the Kellys being dressedoulin police uniform. When they reached the hotel Kelly,was formally in* troduced to the landlord by Constable Richards.andsaid he wanted rooms, that he intended to rob the bank. The police were entirely at fault, and had been entirely thrown off the scent.