CABLEGRAMS

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2193, 13 January 1886, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS

(BY ELEOTRW TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT

Reuter's Telegrams,

Melbourne, January 12. An attemptat a Bank robbery took place at tan o'olock fchis morning at the Collingwood sub-branch of the Commercial Bank of Australia.- On-the arrival of the Bank Manager with the- day's supply of coin, threo men' entered the building and attacked him. A straggle took place, in the course of which the manager fired a revolver at his.assailants, The shot, howover, unfortunately struck the owner of the premises, Mrs Ravenscroft, who came in on hearing the struggle, and she ■ is reported to'bo dead.- One of the robbors- was arrested; but up to the present time the other two have not been captured,

An informal meeting of Liberals has' been held,, at which Mr Serry recommendodMrDeakin as fitted to assume the leadership of the party. The Seamen's Union held their meeting, last night, to consider whether they should not join the Labourers'- Union in striking. There wa? a very large attendance. Eventually it was decided to invito the co-operation of the Seamen's Unions of New South Wales, South' Australia, Queensland, and New Zealand, and if a favourable reply was received from them, to strike in twenty-four hours, It is expected that if the seamen go out, the stewards and cooks will follow their example. Great hostility is being manifested towards tho firm of Howard Smith and Sons, whom it is proposed to boycott. Further reports respecting tho attempted robbery at tho Collingwood sub-branch of the Commercial-Bank of Australia, confirm, the statement that Mrs Eavenscroft is dead. The bank manager made a most plucky defence when attacked by tho robbers, The assailants wero larrikins, one of whom was armed with a revolver. The second carried a crowbar, and tho third a tomahawk. Wo money was stolon, the robbers being completely foiled in the attempt to secure coin, Four persons have been arrested in connection with tho affair.

London, January 12. ,• The Colonial .Office having received a communication from the colonies relative to tho lowering of the Samoan flag by a party of marines from tho German man-of-war Albatross, has replied to the effect that there is no reason to believe that Germany intends to annex Samoa.

Mr A. L. Jackson, M.P. for Leeds, has been appointed Secretary to tho Treasury.

Madrid, January 12. Nows is to hand from Carthagena of an abortive attempt at a Republican rising which has taken place there, but the disturbance was not of a serious nature. The Governor of the city was wounded.