CALOGRAMS.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3767, 24 January 1881, Page 2

CALOGRAMS.

[Eeutbb's Special.]

London, January 21. News has been received from Sooth America that the Chilians; have followed up their successes over the Peruvians at Lima by marching on and occupying Ca!lao. The capture of the town was made almost without opposition. The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain is 2,240,009 quarters. Australian tallow has advanced 6d to Is per cwt., and to-day is quoted as follows ; —Best beef, 24s 6d ; best mutton, 36s 6cL

; The Onion' Bank of Australia has declared a dividend for the past half-year at the rate of 16 per cent, per annum. London, January 22

'. The race between Hanlari and Laycock again cannot be rowed to day as arranged. The Thames is still covered with large masses of floating ice, and, traffic on the river is almost ■ entirely suspended. I l Later. • It has now been arranged that the sculling race between Hanlan and Laycock shall take place on the 14th of February. The cargo of fresh meat, per steamship Prbtos, from. Melbourne, has realised an average price of 6|d per lb all round. Intelligence has been received that negotiations, which have been proceeding between Russia and China for the settlement of the Kuldja difficulty, have resulted in an agreement b mg come to for the restoration of Kuldja territory; to China.

The Powers have had under consideration a proposal of the Porte that a conference should be held,at Constantinople, to deal with the Turco-Grreek frontier dispute, and most of them have agreed to the proposal. ; It is generally understood that all the" Powers will agree, and that a conference 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 obj ct is to intercept a cargo of arms which is expected to be landed on the coast.

Owing to disturbances which are occurring through the strike of coal miners, considerable* bodies of troops have been ordered to Lancashire. It is considered probable that their ultimate destination will be Ireland, whence troops are being daily despatched. G/WBTOWN, January 22.

Intelligence has been received from Transkei that the rebellion in that province is rapidly being quelled. The Pondomise chief Umdsthur, with 800 followers, has surrendered to the Cape forces, and other bodies of rebels are expected shortly to submit. Nevrs has come to band from the Transvaal that the Boers recently attacked the town of Bydenberg, where there was a small British' garrison, and the latter has been compelled to surrender.