On Monday night the P. & O. steamer Formosa, now transport No. 42, arrived here with a further reinforcement of the Indian troops for the defence of Shanghai, She waryed up at the Honzkew Whatt and brought between 1300 and 1,400 meu. Phe main body comprised the 14th Sikhs, numte.ing over 700, and the others included Hospital staff and the 34th Pioneers, The oticers with the detachment are follow:—Lieut.-Col, Hozze, C.LE., Major Giles, Ca YVishe, Livuts. Grey and Murray, IMS. Cyr eof Naive Field Hoxpie DSO, Capt I son, Lieuts. Carter, End, Storr, Franklin, Watertield, 4 lith Native Fi al, Captain, Oread, IMS, Anderson, TAME The Lith Sikhs were in 1846, in de have proved ind British ever defence of Luckoow and had many hard tight during the Mu iny. Then they were busily in Afghanistan They also wer Chitral and the Noth West Frontier campaigns, and each time Dare themselves iva really gallant fashion, The regiment is recruited niainly from Ludhiana in the Punjab vines, No reervit is taken into the re ut under 5 ft. 9 in., sv it can be easily surmised that they are a splendid lot." Like the Asiatic Artillery in Hongkong, they carry the traditional quoit in' their us. The lynling was deferred yes-to the rain, but will take place this morning, the troops going into quarters at zepoo near the Ra Like many of the other Indian regime the th Sikhs have th band, and judging from their apper yesterday, in the slightest of undress, they are well able to luck after themselves wherever duly calls them.
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