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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XX, Issue 3908, 17 May 1877, Page 3

The history of the 2nd Zouaves, one of he most glorious .regiments of the French irmy,i' has just teen published. It was :reated by. decree in 1852. Its first chief >fficer was Colonel Vinoy, now General ,nd Grand? Chancellor of the Legion of lonor.ril -It-had been hardly organised srhenitwo-'of its battalions were sent to jagahout." Then came the Crimean war ; he regiment fought in the battle of Alma, md its colonel, the heroic Cler, planted he French flag . on the telegraph tower. t next took part in the battle of Magenta, md its 'colours were decorated with the 3rpss of the Legion of Honor. In Mexico t was engaged in the taking of Puebla. i.t Froeschviller, ''in the last war, fortyeven officers and 1008 privates of the egiment fell on the field of battle ; the Übris were at Sedan, Coulmiers, and >ther engagements. During the nineteen fears of its existence no less than 5000 •rivates and 200 officers of this gallant egimjbnt have fallen in battle. Mr ' Pope Hennessy (says the Home Yews) will almost immediately leave LonLon on his • way to assume his post of Jovernor of Hong Kong. It is said that le will 1 embark at Brindisi, and that his pife^a lady who had to bear her share of ler husband's unmerited unpopularity in plenetic Barbadoes, -will accompany the ieV- Governor to, let us trust, abetternannered dependency. A company of saxe-horn players, conisting of -a father and his four sons, lately fisited. Glasgow, and advertised their vdnderful performance. " Unco' wonlerfu' ye may weel say," a native was (verheard to remark 'to a' companion, ' but I dinna believe it mysel. How on lirth, Tarn, could five men play sax lorns?" . •