AUSTRALIA.

Southland Times, Issue 8096, 26 August 1885, Page 2

AUSTRALIA.

[By Elbotbio Telegraph— Copybight.] (beuter's telegrams.) MELBOURNE, AUG. 25. Sailed this afternoon— Waihora, s.s., for Bluff. A meeting of ihe creditors of Luke Will.'""". -> «-• >--» J 0— ■<— -J-B-, —i — debts were proved amounting to L 150,000, The National Baok of Australia is a creditor for L 60,000, and Jas. Henty and Co, for the sum of L 45.000. The Hothara branch of the Federal Bank of Australia was entered by burglars last night. The robbers commenced operations onthe safe, which they succeeded in opening, and abstracted upwards of LllOO, Later, Further information respecting the robbery at the Hotham branch of the Federal Bank last night shows that the amount abstracted was much greater than at flret reported, The total amount stolen from the safe was L 2856, consisting of LISI9 in Federal Baofe notes (whereof Ll.lOO alone w^roin fifties), L 461 ia gold, aod Ll2l in silver, A clerk named Robinson, aged 24, who slept on the premises in close proximity to tbe safe, asserts that he returned to the blink to sleep about midnight, and was not disturbed during the night. Hs further states that by mistake he loft the keys in tbe keyhole of the door. There are no signs of force being used to enter the premises or to open the safe, but nine drawers of |the latter had been broken opeD. The explanation of Robinson is not considered satisfactory, Latest, Farther inquiry into the Hotham bank robbery'has resulted in the arrest on sus» picion of the clerk, Robinson, who occu* pied the premises. When questioned with regard to his movements his answers were equivocal, and ho was proved to have been in the habit of keeping bad company. ADELAIDE, Aug. 25. The Cabinet bas accepted the resignation of Maj ir-GeDeral Downes, as commandant of the South Australian forces.