AFFAIRS IN CHITRAL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 10293, 27 April 1895, Page 2

AFFAIRS IN CHITRAL.

Referring to the afEiira at Cliiiral, a Home paper says :—":—" Urnra Kh.m was ■warnsd against interfering with Chittal in IS9I, 1893, and 1804. The Calcutta correspondent of The Tones says the projected expedition is absorbing public attention, and that thoro is a strong feeling that only the gravest reasons can justify the enterprise ; and should Umra Khan refuse to withdraw, tho t.isk of enforcing his submission will require a larger force than tha 14,000 men proposed to be mobilised. The Times of India expresses approval of the action of the Government. The Indian Government has issued a proclamation to the people of Swat and Bajau'r "who do not side with Umra Khan, setting forth that that chief, regardless of repeated warnings, has forcibly entered the Chitral Valley and attaiked the Chifcralis. The Government are, therefore, determined to use force, if necessary, to compel him to retire. -.Their only object is to put an end to the present and to prevent any future aggression on the territory of Chitral, and-as soon as that object has been attained the force will be withdrawn. Acts of hostility to the tribes- I men will be scrupulously avoided so long as they refrain from attacking or impeding the march.

The southern portion of the 'Frisca mail wait sent on by special train to-day (Saturday), the" Mahinapua having to remain in shelter at the breakwater, on account of the gale in the Straits." Two other steamers wore reported to be sheltering under the cliffs at Oakura. A telegram from Gisborne statei that a fierce gale, with incessant rain, has been raging there since Friday morning. Many of the rivers are .flooded, and a tremendous sea is running. In the Field a good dog story is told on the authority of the Chief Constable of Exeter. A merchant in that town has a Dalmatian dog, which lives in a stall ■with one of his horses. During the winter a large quantity of carrots has been kept in a covered hamper in another part of the stable, and one of the stablemen noticing that the carrots were disappearing at too rapid a rate, Kept watch, and found to his astonishment that the Dalmatian dog was the thief. The animal used to go to the hamper,'push it open, take ont a carrot, and give it to his friend the horse, only-taking one carrot at a time, and never offering one to any other horse. Mr Tree, replying to an American interviewer regarding the "cocktail," told this story of one of hi 3 " super 3." "He was a man of five physique, and a conspicuous position on the stage was assigned to him in 'Hamlet.' During a long wait he became intoxicated. I steadied him across the stage, and when the play was over approached him in a spirit of raillery. ' My friend,' I said, ' I have watch'-d 3'ou closely. You have ranch ia you. Would you like to be an actor V ' ' D'ye really mean it, sir ?' he replied. ' Couldn't you make it another gn of gin instead ?'"' The Japanese are not to have tha exclusive use ol paper clothing. An American journal announces paper gloves and stockings, tho latter soiling at three cent 3 the pair. Tho knitting is fromfaper yarns, which aro made much as paper twines are. A sort of nap is made on the yarn, imparting softnea3 to it. After knitting the goods are put in a sizipg bath of potato starch and tallow, giving solidity and durability to the texture.