COLONIAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6815, 20 September 1883, Page 5

COLONIAL NEWS.

[Received September 19, 7.45 p.m,]" - ; BANK ROBBERY AT MEL-.. BOURNE. . .'■■■. ; Melbourne, September 19.' A daring and unaccountable robbery lias been perpetrated at the Commercial Bank of Australasia, in this city. Sixteen bars of gold were deposited in a safe last night by Mr. Pinnock, the manager of the branch bank at Ballarat, who took possession of one of the. keys of the safe, another officer of the bank keeping the second key. It was noticed this morning that the keyhole of the safe was obstructed, and on opening the safe it- was found that fourteen' of the bars of gold were missing, besides £1000 in notes and gold coin. No clue to the robbers has yet been discovered. : " Later. Nothing further has transpired regarding the robbery at the Commercial Bank of Australia last night. The stolen notes are useless,, having been cancelled. [Received September 20,1.15 a.m.] THE LATE ARCHBISHOP Y A UGH AN. Sydney, September 19. Probate in the will of the late Archbishop Vaughan Was granted today,. the property being sworn at. £61,828. A large attendance is expected at St, Mary's Cathedral tomorrow, when Bishop Redwood will deliver a panegyric on the deceased prelate, {deceived September 19, 3 p.m.] THE STRAITS OF SUNDA. Melbourne, September 19. The Dutch, Consul has received a telegram this morning from the Go-vernor-General of the Dutch East Indies, stating that the navigation of the Straits, of Sunda is now safe, except between the islands Cracatoa and Sebiesee. The lights at Java Head and Parkensliok are now burning, and a fourth point will soon be provided with, a temporary light.