AUSTRALIAN.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1794, 20 November 1879, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

SPECIAL TO THE GLOBT?. SYDNEY, November 20. Tho Rotomahana damaged lior machinery, and returned, hut tho delay was but brief. A Masonic Scholarship. Tho Masons aro liberally subscribing for a University scholarship. The Bushrangers. Tho bushrangers who wore shot aro Nosbitt, Moonlight's mate, and Wrench, t'n son of a Melbourne publican. The Price of Sugar. Sales of sngar show a heavy advance. Old Favorites The Carandines aro aboard tho Rotomahana. CricketThe elovon selected to play against Victoria aro the two Bannermans, Evans, Davis, Gregory, Garrett, Massie, Murdoch, Spofforth, Thompson, and Tindall. SYDNEY, November 19. Tho Torres mail has arrived at Cook-

town. "Vigorous measures aro being taken against the Chinese kidnappers and slavers. A posse of soldiers killed eighteen rioters at Ponang. Slavery Popular. Tho Chinese of Hong Kong petitioned in favor of a continuanco of slaveryGovernor Honnessy ignored the petition.

[retjter's telegrams.] SYDNEY, November 20. Arrived —Wakatipu. Sailed —Rotomahana. Passengers for Wellington—Dr. Hector and Mr Web. stor, representatives for Now Zealand at the Exhibition. The Bushrangers. At the inquest held yesterday, the two bushrangers shot were identified as Nesbitt, an old Pentridgo prisoner,. and Wrench, aged nineteen, the son of a hotel keeper in Melbourne. Tho prisoners taken aro Bennett, Rogan, Lyon, and Moonlight. MELBOURNE, November 19. Arrived —Rotomakana. Hoc-Obstructionists. A caucus of Liberals promised their support to tho Government to prevent obstruction. It was resolved to close the session at tho earliest possiblo date.