Melbourne, August 15. Sailed : Mararoa, for Bluff. Stosey, August 15. The ballot of the polioy holders of the Australian Mutual Provident Society, on the proposal of the directors to establish an Officers' Provident Fund, resulted in favor of the scheme by a majority of 15,000. Arrived: Taupo, from Bluff . Bbisbane, August 15. The steamer Afghan, 1489 tons, from Foo Chow to Sydney, with 5,000 tons of tea, has gone ashore on Cook burn Reef, Torres Strait. Her fore compartment is full of water, and about 500 tons of tea is damaged. It is probable the steamer will be floated off.
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