The pablic mind has been greatly excised of late on the momentous question whether the Indian troops were to land in Shanghai or, having come to Woosung, were to go north after all. For days this had been the absorbing topic, and on Friday all doubts were tet at rest, when early in the evening transport No. 22, otherwise the Duke of Portland, with the 30th Bombay Infantry. came alongside the Hongkew Wharf. Thera was a large gathering on the wharf of Europeans, Chinese and Indians, to see the soldiers, and the big khaki-clad fellows on board lined the bulwarks and cheered heartily as they came alongside, the shore people return-regi up "The Campbells are ing the Then the pipes of the coming," and it seemed hard to believe that the-pipers were sons of Ind. After a while things quietened down and the men turned in, to be ready for a busy day on the morrow. A busy day it was too. The task of unloading the transports was made much more tedious and dificult by the refusal of the stevedores to work—a burst of patriotism—and outside and inefficient men had to be pressed into service.
Early on Saturday morning, about 5 o'clock, the bugles sounded the rouse, and the suant ship became a scene of buoy Out on the wharf came kit bags by hundreds, tents, chests, trunks, bigs, officers' luggage, ammunition boxes, a maxim gon, and all the countless things that go to form the equipment on active service. Then, about 7 o'clock, came up another transport to the wharf." This w: the Itinda, which for the time being known as "No. 4. She had the staff of ollicers on board and the regiment's horses and mules, and also a crowd of followers, grooms, etc. interest, of course, centered in No, The wharf in her neighbourhood was literally covered from end to end with gear of all sorts, and looked more like a railway goods ' shed than aught else. At various points the inevitable sentries paced to and fro, and followers, many of them flying light in the wstter of clothes, rushed hither and thither on business.
'A walk round the transpori's decks was decidedly interesting. At every step the big swarthy fighting men were to be seen cleaning up rilles, bayonets, and gear for the landing inthe'afteruoon. Others were in the barber's Inmds, and others again Tounged about in the hot sun in a way no European dared to essay. Oticers in various stages of undress were aft under the awning, and all seemed particularly satisfied when the last of the gear for camp had been got ashore. By the way, 1t may be mentioned the 80th Bombay Tufantry has another name, the 3rd Baluchis, though it now contains not many natives of Baluel Not a few of the men wear war ud one stout fellow had a row of such decorations that extended right act left breast. Another ut the natly is the proud possessor of the D. The regiment generally is composed of men who look fit for any: thing in the way of fighting and, as one of their officers said on Saturday, they are wil fit and well and ready to work at" moment's notice. The Indian Police and watchmen off duty mustered largely on the wharf, and soo strack up acquaintance with their countrymen, while the crowd of Chinese about stood yezing open-mouthed on these big foreigners who had come from over-sen.
During the morning the wheelbarrow coylies reaped harvest, strings of them being sent off to the camping ground neat Yahioong Cotton Milt laden with baggage, tents, ammunition, ete., each bate beius escurtud byarmedsturds, An day spectators lined the wharf and at lust word gut abroad that the landing was to beat4.30. Meantime thelticers' chargers were landed from No. being walked up rom the "tween decks on planks, There were some very handsome animals amongst them, and it was plea-sent to see their recognition of their masters as they came ashore and were ad~ dressed by their names. One or two of the horses showed slight signs of knocking, about on board, but of the entire draft that left India all have landed except four that died at sea. Presently a more scene was witnessed alongside the Ttinds. This was when the transport mules cams ashore. There were over hundred of the pretty but skittish little brutes, who were linked in threes on the wharf; then the pack saddles, gear bags and rugs were fitted on them and they were taken away to the matsheds lately ocetipied by Dr. Parr's horses. The officer's horses were to the camp.
At 4.30 the pipers and drummers came down the gangway of, and int little while the bugle call "fall in" brought half the battalion on to the wharf. Soon after they marched away to their new quarters, the band playing them along. The big-drummer used his two stic.s deftly, and the music was splendid for marching to. In the centre of the column was also a soldier who carried a long Tvdian drum, or "tom-tom." Sergeant Spotiis. wood and a party of Sikh lancers preceded the troop, amd altogether the scene wis
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