SUMMARY OF AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7539, 19 January 1886, Page 5

SUMMARY OF AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

' |VIA THE BLUFF. J Melbourne, January 12. Mr. Graham Berry paid a visit to Geolong on Saturday, to meet a number of friends who had expressed a desire that he should reconsider his determination to surrender the leadership of the Liberal party. Mr. Berry said he required rest, and he would only be away three years. Mr. Berry will be the first Protectionist Agent-General for Victoria. Id answer to a question as to lb* leadership of the party, Mr. Berry pointed out Mr. Deakin as the most suitable man. The Melbourne Cricket Club have finally chosen the following 10 out of 13 members, who are to compose the Australian team for England Messrs Horan, Blackham, Bruce, Spofforth, Palmer, Bonnor, Mcllwraith, Scott, Jarvis, and George Giffen, who all consent to go. During the attempted bank robbery at Collingwood Mr. Hill, the manager, did not flinch, but seizing- a revolver which lay handy, attacked the intruders with the butt end. Amazed at the resistance the robbers made off, but just as they got to the door Mrs. Ravenscroft, the landlady of the premises, whioh the bank temporarily occupied, entered the room, and Hill, firing at them, shot her in the forehead, killing her instantly. Hill and - passers-by succeeded in capturing one of the robbers, but the others escaped. The one who was) captured turns out to be a youth under 21 named Hopkins, who iB of idle, dissolute character. Maoh sympathy is expressed with the relations of Mrs. Ravensoroft, who was highly respected in the neighbourhood. It is understood that the four men will be arraigned for manslaughter. Hill states that the men had one revolver, crowbar, and hatchet between them. They all set on him, but he managed to seize the revolver and fired two shots, one with the fatal consequence to* corded.