VICTORIA.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7180, 4 June 1885, Page 2

VICTORIA.

(Eeoeived June 3, 10 p.m.) - „ .t'--X';. Melbourne, Wednesday. ' ; ; . j^ A most daring robbery was committed' % r j:% this morning about 10 o'clook at tl^e ; Simpson'a-road branch ( of the" National^ s^ Bank of Australasia, which had closed; :j/-i'>l ! yesterday afternoon with no money on -..';. ■&s• the premises. On the arrival' of ?iMxs-o££ Humphries, the manager of the branch, -.j.^: accompanied by Mr Bradehaw, '•; bia C) j|i&£ clerk-, from the chief establishmenti-;;^! bearing £1000, both were attackedlby^^r three masked men, two of whom^rejt|^|:^ sented revolvers, whilst the third; brianrf^/^;:, dished a crowbar. Mr Humphriesiandfplp Mr Bradshaw were overawed by -th^Vi^i!; suddenness of the attack and'j,thi!%^| threatening manner of the . robbiara^ : jfgpl Both offioials were knocked do^n, afid)?^!^ their hands securely strapped behind vp^ their backs. The manager's revplVej|?s|||J was then taken from his person, and the J|l|^ robbers decamped with the leaving their victims lying helpless ;• on JifMl the ground. Mr Humphries and,;.!M!r4J|^i Bradshaw were subsequently by a passer-by, and information ■pjytljjaj^^ robbery was immediately given ;tp^tfie^^p police. The numbers of the v notes|S stolen are not known. - c - '-?; '''y^sM The total amount taken by the robV');||| bers from the Simpson's-road bank %ss§, officials was £1155, of which £955 -w,a#||f in notes, £100 in gold, and the balancfeffp in silver. No clue has yet beetf diai"!^! covered as to the identity of the robbera.^^^2 The numbers of the notes cannot' .bV'#|pi ascertained. ' ■„-'■ \^ :: &JiW&m