VICTORIA.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 10069, 9 August 1895, Page 2

VICTORIA.

Melbourne, Thursday. > A sensation has been caused in Ballarat by the arrest of a elrl named Bones, aged 18, the daughter of a well-known land and estate agent, on a charge of forging ft chf qua for £374 on ber father, and otter* » Ing it. She cashed the cheque at thifl Union Bank, bat the manager Bntpeodng that the signature was not genuine, seat for Bones, with the result that be proved the cheque a forgery. The girl, in the coarse of conversation, incriminated a yonng man named Warner, a ojtjk, to whom she was affianced, and a^&ted that he induced her to forge her fUber'a signature to the cheque, which he filled in for the amonnt named. Warner baa been arrested-.

For the last, fortnight, in view of the advene opinions held by the British creditors, there has been a steady drain on the resources of the City of Melbourne Bank. Daring the past week the with* drawals amounted to as much as £50,000 per day. As regards the application ol the funds In the case of liquidation, the position of the bank, according to the sworn statement for the quarter ended JnDB, the firßt claim is the Government) of £255,0C0, the second claim is the notes in circulation £53.000 and current Accounts, now tnoßtly withdrawn, £269,000 To meet the foregoing the amount of cola and bullion is £319,000. while the advances exceeded £4,250,000.

The Premier states that if lees stringent conditions are made for carrying produce, amended terms can bn published.. Tha Government also will consider the question of an alternate service, so that two companies may unite, and tbna maintain a weekly service He .said he waa deter* mined not to be beaten by the ring. The bull and contents of the burst ship Hilaiia have beeß told ioi £270. I« b stated that there are etlll a large number of oases of kerosene in the sunken vessel.