AUSTRALIA.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1712, 15 August 1879, Page 2

AUSTRALIA.

SPECIAL TO THE GLOBS. SYDNEY, August 15. The Ocean has arrived at Cooktown with a heavy shipment of teas for the Australian markets. CHINESE NEWS. Thirteen Chinese prisoners, accused of murder, were handed over by the English to the Chinese authorities. They were barbarously tortured before execution, and it is now stated that they were innocent. The cholera is very prevalent. JAPANESE NEWS. General Grant received a royal reception from the Mikado. SPORTING. Pollio, an outsider, is backed at £7OOO to a £l4O to win tho Cup. Democrat is being backed at a 100 to 4, and is likely to supplant the Now Zealand horse, Le Loup, who remains firm at a 100 to 5 A 1000 to 30 is booked against Darriwoll. ADELAIDE, August 15. COMMERCIAL. Wheat is offering at 5s 2d; buyers will givo ss.

[eeuter's telegeams.] MELBOURNE, August 15. Tho departuro from London for Now Zealand from Juuo 21st to July 4th have beon :—Crusader and Waitangi, for Canterbury ; Mataura, for Otago; lone, for Wellington; Jessie Roadmau aud Lobu, for Auckland. Sailed —Arawata, with Suez mail. SYDNEY, August 14. Arrived —Ocoan, at Cooktown. Sailed —City of Now York, for Auckland. MELBOURNE, August 14. Arrived —Albion, from Now Zealand; and Assam, from King George's Sound. MELBOURNE, August 15. At tho polling to-day on the licensing question, a majority wore in favor of limiting tho number of public-houses.