LONDON.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 2989, 24 January 1881, Page 3

LONDON.

[Rbxjteb's Special to Tbleqbaph.]

January 21. News has been received from South America that the Chilians have followed up their success over the Peruvians at Lima by marching on and occupying Callao. The capture of the town was made almost without opposition. Obituary.— Mr E. A. Sothern, the well-known actor, aged 51. The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain is 2,340,000 quarters. Australian tallow has advanced from sixpence to one shilling per cwt., and to-day is quoted as follows : —Beet beef, 34s 6d ; beet mutton, 37s 6d.

The Union Bank of Australia has declared a dividend for the past half* year at the rate of 16 per cent per annum.

January 22

The race between Hanlan and Laycock again cannot be rowed to-day as arranged. The Thames is still covered with large masses of floating ic<3, and traffic on the river is almost entirely suspended. It has since been arranged that the match shall take place on the 14th February. The cargo of fresh meat per steamship Protos from Melbourne has realised an average price of per lb. all round. Intelligence has been received that the negotiations which have been proceeding between Russia and China for the settlement of the Kuldga difficulty have reBulte'l in an agreement being come to for the restoration of the Kuldga territory to China. The Powers have had under consideration the proposal of the Porte that a ' conference should be held at Conetanti-

nople to deal with the Turko-Greek frontier dispute, and most of them have now agreed to the proposal. It is generally understood that all the Powers will azree, and that the coEiereuce will be held. H. M. S. Belleisle, an ironclad, carrying four guns, has been ordered to the northwest of Ireland. It is rumoured that her object is to intercept a cargo of arms which is expected to be landed on the coast. Owing to the disturbances which are occuring through tbe strike of the coal miners considerable bodies of troops have beeo. ordered to Lancashire, but it is considered probable that their ultimate destination will be Ireland, whence troops are being daily despatched.