Five Men Arrested After Bombing Of Greek Club.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18627, 3 December 1928, Page 1

Five Men Arrested After Bombing Of Greek Club.

FIFTEEN INJURED IN EXPLOSION WHICH BLEW WINDOWS OUT INTO THE STREET. (United Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received December 3, 8.45 a.m.) MELBOURNE, December 3. PRIOR to the explosion in the Greek Club, Melbourne, on Saturdav night, two men Were seen carrying a suit-case. They entered the building and ascended to the floor above the club. A few minutes later they left hurriedly, and the explosion followed. Windows were blown out and crashed into the street. A third man in the street joined the two mentioned and the trio ran up Swanston Street and disappeared from view in the crowd. Altogether, fifteen were injured. The descriptions given the police led to the arrest of five men suspected of being connected with this or previous outrages. A rumour that a certain shipping magnate’s home was to be bombed led to a police search of a suspect’s house and his subsequent arrest. He was detained temporarily on Friday with three others, who were suspected in connection with another bombing at the house of William H. Swanton on November 20.—Australian Press Association. ___

Saturday night's two outrages in Melbourne made the total of bombings Bince the commencement of the ■waterside strike up to eight. Previous cases were:— SEPT. 28.—Bombs thrown at houses of Charles Eichorn, foreman stevedore, of Armstrong Street, Middle Park; and George William O’Connor, foreman stevedore, of Dorcas Street, South Melbourne. Jack Eichorn, aged two years and nine months, was thrown ten feet across the room, but escaped with facial cuts only. Bombs believed to be jam-tins filled with gelignite. No arrests. OCT. 9.—Bomb thrown at house of Antonio Barbaros, in Dudley Street, West Melbourne. Thirteen Italians living in the house, of whom three were free labourers. None injured. Bomb a Mills hand grenade of type used in war. No arrests. OCT. 12.—Bomb thrown at home of Mr Charles Thomas Warne, M'Farland Street, West Brunswick. No one injured. Three occupants of the house and two children in the house opposite had

i remarkable escapes. Bomb of sealed piping type packed with pieces of iron and steel to act as shrapnel. No arrests. OCT. 27.—80mb thrown at house in Howard Street. West Melbourne. ■ tenanted by Branci forte Sebastiano. There were twenty-two Italians in the house, of whom four were free labourers. The bomb landed in the midst of the men playing cards. Four were injured and were treated at the Melbourne Hospital, and the eighteen others had narrow escapes. As on previous occasions two men were seen escaping in a high-powered motor-car. Bomb of sealed piping type. No arrests. NOV. 20.—Bomb exploded in an empty room in home, of William H. Swanton, shipping magnate.; No one injured. No arrests made. In all the outrages similar types of bombs were used, consisting of a piece, of piping stuffed with explosives and broken metal, and sealed at both ends. Near the scene of each of the previous explosions three men were seen. Always thev drove off in a fast sedan car. The indications were that the same gang was operating in each case. -•