Deux Kathloon,—Two circumstances have dvlayod my letter this week. The erratic sexucnce in which the mail steamers have Leen running is the first, whilst the next in of a less aggravating, but more diengreeable nature, he ug nothing more or less than the flue. That irritating ailment is very prevalent here ab present but is fortunately of a mild form only.
Unusual interest is centred on the honours which have been, or are likely to be, awarded to the officials who rendered any services of note during the late disturbances here. A considerable amount of surprised indignation has been expressed at the meagreness of the honour given to Mr. Pelham Warren, our British Consul-General, as the majority vf peoplethouzht he would have been given the privilege of placing new letters before his name as well as after it, It is generally expected that the officers who have been responsible for organising and training the Ist Chinese Regiment will receive some handsome recognition of their services. believe their men} attended the efforts of the displayed any amount of grit and be-Society may rouse s"me enthusiasm amongst haved splendidly under fire. By the by I those Britishers who are not elly heard thatthe Seotrish bagpipes wer= going join the Seattish, Irish or Lancast. tobe adopted by them for a regimental sociations, and we may yet see St. George's band. If that is so it will add still more to Society flourishing as the useful and sue-the credit of Scotland's frequently decried, cessful Society which it ought by ughes and at the same time much belauded na-to be. tional musical instrument.
Your loving friend, We have three splendid regimental pipe bands here now. The Baluchi, Sikh, and 14th January.
Gurkha regiments exch possess one, the respective merits of which have caused a considerable amount of discussion.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.