VICTORIA.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5530, 5 November 1879, Page 2

VICTORIA.

Mourelbne, Tuesday. The Hon. Graham Berry has resumed the office of Treasurer.

Several arrests of promoters Using the totalisator were nlade ldst night; Thei'o "#as an immense concourse at the races to-day; It was quite a brilliant assemblage. There, was granct weather, and fine close' racing; The Meltidurne Cup was won. by DarriweU ; Sweetmeat second, and Suwarrow third. Twentyseven started. Won by a length. Time, 3min. 30$secs. [SPECIAL TO THE PRESS ASSOCIATION*] < „_ .. MEEiJdUBNE, November 4. Melbourne Cup.— Darriwell, Ist; Suwarrow, 2nd. A fine race. 9.30 p.m. Melbourne Cup. — Twenty-seven horses started. Darriwell, Ist; Sweetmeat, 2nd; Suwarrow, 3rd. Time, 3 uiiu. 30fsecs. (special to "evening post.") Sydney, November 1. The following summary of Eastern news has been received by the Torres Strait mail steamer, which arrived at Gooktown yesterday i — » For somo tinie past a terrible nest of Dyak pirates has eiisted in the north-east of Borneo, by whom great ravages were committed in the China sea. A British gunbeat belonging to the China Squadron, however, succeeded a week or two ago m tracing the desperadoes to their stronghold, which was attacked and destroyed. The rice crop in the Philippine Islands this year is splendidt A fearful outbreak of cholera has taken place m Corea. Hundreds of the inhabitants have been carried oft by the plague. A British ship has been taken prisoner Dy a Dutch man-of-war for supplying arms to the Acheenese rebels, with whom the Dutch are still fighting; LdNDdNi October 28. Owing to the ddfdat of Grenei'al Lazareff by the Tekke-Turcoman, in Turkestan, the Russian Government have decided on sending an overwhelming force to Central Asia, with the object, it is believed, of chastising the Turcomans and occupying Merv. An army of 40,000 men is already on its way to Central Asia, with these objects.

A sharp engagement is reported as having taken place between a portion of the British army and a number of Ghilzais near Kelat. The Ghilzais were utterly routed, and a large number killed and wounded. Capt. Sartorius, who fought with great gallantry, received a dangerous wound, and is in a precarious condition.