A ZULI WAW-DANCE.
The war-dance is numbered among the dving care ́onies of the South African natives.
·By the time the little niked Kaffis now play- ing around the brown kraals and on the sunny "pillsides of Natal and 'Zululand have reached middle-age, there wil exiit but memories of those ancient and stirring martial' displays,
THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY MAY 5, 196.
ginning of what might have taken place bad the hands of the clock of time then put back a hundred years or more. Readers may remem ber that during the Zu'd war, on the awful field of tsagdhiwana in paticular, the
"impi's" horns were gradually extending on each flank of the British army, until they met in the rear and the army was thus surrounded. That morning we had a perfect illustration of the Zulu methods of capturing a kraal or an army, pot, after we hail den hundred subs pressing a upon as on all sides, and, to judge by Governments') ear aga forbade the assembling look, and gesture, just about to an ail.te each and all-his Excellency, includ of natives in large number to indalge in pro-ed--the tactice changed; and the men filed longed and exciting dances and demonstrations, | quietly into the cattle kraal, where they and police patrols often failed to see anything one solid circle of dark and splendid humanity. skins, embracing in colour many hues of brown and different shades of black, pos
but law-breaking sven in limited gatherings of dark-skinned, the limbed descendants of bis- toric warriers. So way-dances fell rapidly into desuctude, and today they have lost almost every vas ige of their former significance. Their present stage may be termed the pecuniary: the natives bave to be paid for .dressing and for taking part in the dance. But when a bargain has been struck with a chief, and an "ip" brought together, it is remark able how quickly the old warlike spirit is manifested. Once the «lance has commenced, there is little probability of its being carried through in a lifeless, apathetic manner. Old men and young, and woven, too, immediately catch the enthusiasm of the rapid movements, The shouting, and the chantine, and often mar; vellous is the resulting exh" ito, The Kaffers, had different dances for the celebration of de- finite seasons and of special events. Socie of them are sternly: prohibited, however small and private the may be, and for permitting.or. participating in this clas: hs ivy penalties are imposed. Among the tribes in Cape Colony there yet linger a few of the old and forbidden dances, which, however, have been selinm
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leased the smontliness, the softness, and the atre of velvet. Circlets of long, white wool vers worn near the ankles, below the knees, on the arms, around the middle, and on the hend.
Throughout the long day the performance went on of dancing, in the true sense, there was done. The men kang, stamping in unison with their feet, and marched around the kraal,
ng their shields and shaking their all too noncent weapons. When Fard up, indivi- duais stalked about in the small open space in the centre, evidently challenging some of the umber to combat. Now and again they would make alden rushes at one of the warriors, who would meet the charge with motionless +difference. Nothing that was witnessed within the kraal duing the day could compare wah the magnificent spectacle the wardins
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The shouting and singing, the stamping feet, and the challenging were terminated by about a score of young women, sli daughter, ps" of the chief, entering, and slowly half- hopping, ball gavotting around the kraal Ladies' dresses are frequently tan bewildering be a mere man lo alicuipt their description;
viewed by white men of the present day. Among the Matabeles and the Zulas-war-dances may yet he witnessed on a large scale, and with much of their pristine form and fervour in Natal, as well as in Zalutvid; the authorities. offer no objection to a fance, though laten part in by many hundreds; the cost is now the principal obstacle in the way of shi à propriate.august Soverein, and, les that Sovereign's
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ut if silence is here maintained with respect to the Teleleku damsels, it does not follow
ut it is because their attire W35 over His state entry. His get-up was remarkable, elmingly profuse. Then the chief made He wore from head to foot the dressed skins of the boon, the wild cat, and the silver jackal, Fon a huge cap of silvety fur descended over his fce bread strips of the same, so that his features were unecognisable. He delivered a lengthy oratios, aluding to the glorious days of the past, to the Pitish Empire and es
representative present 'with them that day, he speach apparently was both stirring and elequent, as it called forth continuous shouts of approval, and these by an means died away when a mis chif, or wise man (he wore the ng of authority al years and of wisdom na bis he
stepped into the arena and chanted The
praises of the chief, the grand and heroic Tereleku at 'e sun was now striking with addy glow on the peaks and cones of the distant Drakensbèjg – Bustains, and the time was approaching when we must return to the little red city in the valley belos
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The writes had the privilere of being present, not long ngh, at the largest war-dance that has taken plaes in Natal, for many years. It was aliended by several hundred Zulus than...appeared recently before the member of the British Association, and was far more, chibarate and imposing than that recent finction. Being in hocwar of the Governor of Natal what the preliminary ar rangements with the chief way the writer
was cleared of the warriors, and a small herd never, learned; only knows that they whe of cattle was drwen galloping through the gates. This was the finale, and the men and Bufficient to provide a whole day's entertain-
ittaidens, Teteleku's followers and their friends,
•'ment brimful of excilement and of novelly.
eenaw in enjoy long-defered and well- The dance took place at Teltoki's Real card sefreshments. Men myine assegais
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the cattir, and in a few minutes which, in appearance not unlike a cluster of
The huge beehives, occupies a breezy hihop sy we had received a fatal sept
dated bullocks were divided among the about dus south from the canital of the Colony, people, and the work of preparing supper Pietermaritzburg Terminko, the ellie, has
Little asmenced immediately
groups of since died. So steep were the hilis dat poniest or ten men were former and every one even by judiciou a "tacking"--like vachts eend its online qui y blang. The cooking of the mind was a rapid and easy process. Esch pan, proceeding to a specified ox, look its turn in cuttig fan, the paticis a piece of foch to suit his own particular desires and netes ities. The flesh was broiled, or partly
tending with adverte winds were unable to reach the sumit, and mist of the journey from the che a'the Rodal bid to be performed
on foot. Oh gaining the kraal the visitors
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were met and welcnued by the chief, a power- fully-built man, abnur sixty years of age, over six feet in height, amd as straight as a "solier. His skin was intensely black, and his sole dress a kilt composed - ( the tyds of baboons. Only the chief, the wrehen, and the children ... were, visible. The men folks were prevaring elsewhere for the event prortedings - I the day. The chief residence consisted of seventeen large thatched huts, which described a wide circle round that mos: important portion of a Kafür village--the card- kra de The Jailer at Teteleku's was a fairly large court; or paddorke, surrounded by a four-foot wall. Into it at night is driven, for protection fàm thieves and from wild animals, the general live stacke of the community--hories, cattle, sheep. | goals and pigs. In that enclosure takes place the principal áut of the ware im-* portant class of ceremonies; and it was within it that most of the day's dinring, speerhisving and "side shows” were carried nu. Teleleku it should perba: s he explained, was not a "hig chief," and an had nni been able to extensively patronise the matrimonial market. His family at the time of the dance, ane of his «003, 2 dark-skinned Adonis, informed the writer consisted of filtren wives and - mark the dubiety-about one hundred children.
While the visitors were exploring the dark interiors of the huts, attened by a goodly representation of Teteleko's hundred, from among the hills in the distance were heard the deep, rolling tones of men's voices. The warriors of the tribe had that averaing assembled at a village two miles away and there had arrayed themselves for the dance. About a thousand men took part in the proceedings. They were seen winding in a long, broad band across the hills, a wonderful mingling of dark 'bodies, white plumes, and 'ax-hide shields.
banded, and right my were the kneeling and quating sarties of the s More than lub hour mapsed briore the Canlungas (the where people) reached Picterm hitzburg, and (dock had fallen. Buy the dim billing in the is nfl was lit up by muuseeshly points of fire, hoswing that Teteleku's men Wige still pur- sung the revels, Pall Mall Gazette
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Bacolod? itnilo Woodward, Mr. & Mrs.
Cebu Zehrmann, H. C.
10a.m. 29.99.77
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29.91 76
11
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1
29.8 29.37
C. St. Jarnes.10 3.0.
Majer, Capt. and Mrs,
N. J.
McGren, 1, P.
Munro, Miss A.
Owen, O. E.
Voster, E.
OCCIDENTAL.
Knight, Mr.
CRAIGIEBURN. Adams, M. and Mrs. F. Smith, E. Grant
R. J.
Smith, Mr and Barnett, H. J. O. Brown, C. A.
Caspersen, S.
Mrs
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Cooke, G.
Grant
Key!, Dr. F.
Smith, Percy
.Krill, G.
HOCK WETENS
Caldwell, Mr. and Ms.
G. A. Gaskell, Mr. and Mrs. Tam son, P. 5.
Soppa, P.
Krübbe, E.
Montage
Lowe, Miss Siesie
Yaung, J. A.
Majer, Master W,
0.5.S. Barry...
iKONGKONG AND WHAMPOм DOCKS.
31 U.S.. Bainbridge...
.
Lock.
11
NAME.
Alfa
Rr. 5.5, 1,50 W. Miler, 5th May. Yunbath
Cantoh Này, ten.—}} & S. Fanchow, Br. 5.5., 1,227, H. Smale, 5th May-Brand....
Canton 4th May, Gen.-B. & S. Dagny, Nor. ss, 883, 0. Abrahamsen, 5th May-Canton th May, Coal-Aagaard, Thoresen & Co. Rambler, Br. surveying-re-sel, 855. C. E.
Monio, 5th May,—fjum cruise,
Clearances at the Harbour Officó, Andre Wickmers, for Swalow. Phramg, for Ban, kok.
flange, for may. Daijin Mars for Swatow.
for Bangkok, for Bangkak,
They were singing and chanting a wild war Teror, for Nagasaki,
song, and the immense volume of crashing
sounds, rising and falling on the still a Pecastel, for Yukobana. resembled nothing so much as the angry break-Helene, for Hoihow. ing of billows on racky shore. As the black Hanoi, for Hoihow. and white masses drew near the singing merged Fallodon Hall, for Bangkok.
for Bangkok. Into a hoarse mar, and ont a few of the lady
Rain, to
visitors had turror depicted on their features as 16 Chinking.
for Bangkok. for Batavia, Lucia Vittoria, for Chefon. Hakan, for Pakhoj. Neumuhlen, for Rangoon, Glenlochy; for Shanghai, rushed from the ranks, brandishing their shields Suisang, for Singapore. and sticks, leaping high in the air and yelling | Finnan, for Foochow
they, fully observed the wild-eyed, forcely- gesticulating throng. The Zu'us had nirendy worked themselves inin a state of real or of simulated fre: zy. Here and there individuals
with demon-like ferocity. From the main
body, on each side, the famous enveloping
Zulu "horns" were thrown out, so as to sur-
Departures,
May S.
round, and engulf, as it were, Teteleku's kraal | Devanha, for Europe. and all that it contained. Many of the visitors Zafire, for Manila.
were thankful that day that the Natal Govern ment has disallowed natives carrying assegais, Had the thousand shouting, rushing warriors carried the gleaming, formidable South African
Felk, for Saigon. Cairo, for Saigon. Neumuhlen, for Rangoon, Kapsalu, for Brisbane, Paklat, for Bangkok.
for Batavia.
weapon, many of the visitors assuredly would, for Hoihow. have fled down the hillside and back to Pieter Glenlochy, for Shanghai. martaburg. We had bat witnessed the be- | Stam, for Canton.
Loongwo Sengkiang Kumsang .... Fame USS Monadnock Lintan
Amiral de Beaumont Haiphong
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Sishan...... Chinhun
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Karan.eter
Temperature
29.94 72
29.85
73
Humidity and 95 Deinfast....-
90
0.63
Webb, Mr. and Mrs. Lowe, Mr. & Mrs. J. C. Vossler, Mrs. Rudolf
HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SHIPS ON THE CHINA STATION.
CLASE.
*lacrity * Andromeda Astrara Bramble
Britomart... Cadmus
despatch.vessel... cruiser, ret class cruiser, and class river gunboat river gunboat sloop... water tank and tug sloop...
cruiser, Tet
+2
torpedo bost destroyer ...
Cosmódeloup
Aberdeen
Cherub
Cilo
IT
Diadam
י
SHANGHAI.
26th ult. International Dock.
New Ola
Wai Yuen.................
Ships Passed The Canal.
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Fume
Flora... Handy
torpedo boat destroyer ..
Lieut.-Commander H. B. Cox
Lieut. Commander R, Henniker-Heaton Lieut.-Commander W. H. Darwall
TONS,
GUNE L.H.P.
CAPTAIN,
LAST REPORTED AT
1,700
3,000
11,000
-16,500
4,365
7,000
710
900
710
goo
Commander E. La T.. Leatham Captain R, Nelson Ommnnney ... Captain C, E. Vaughan-Lee ... Lieut.-Commander E. G. W. Davidson Lieut.-Commander W. L. Bamber
Funing
Shangbal
+21
Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai
1,070
1,400
390
300
1,070
1,400
14,000
16,500
306
5,700
cruiter, zei class...
41300
· 7,000
Captain H. Grant-Dakon
Captain I. W. Sughen ***
Commander H. du C. Luard...
Commander H. D. Wilkin, D.5.0.
Lieut.-Commander
19
Yangises
Hongkong
Yangtzze
"
44
Honka
B. Americia Ports
torpedo boat destroyer ....
4,000
Fuping
4,000
Fanlog
144
torpedo boat destroyer
3,900
22,000
Captain B. V. V. de Horsey...
14,100
30,000
Captain C, F.
1,200
111
Lieut. Commander
Thuruby****
Hongkong Hongkong
EV. F. R. Dugmore
Miss Bay Yangiare
Boo
West River
6,300
Lieut. Commander J. Kiddie
F
Gio
Commander C. R. Monro
Fanias
220
240
240
Lieut, Commander Robert R. Vaughan Well Lieut, Commander H. 7. Atlay ....... Lieut. Commander J. T. 8, Lyng (*) **
Hoogkong
River
West River
Vanglere
6,500
Is reserve
Commodore it, P, Williams...
324
Hongkong
ww
river gunboat
800
Liegt Commander E. Becretan
401
• torpedo boat destroyer
6,300
Lieut.Commander Stevenson
***
surveying ship...
450
Commander R. W. Glennie,
***Funing
Yangire
Hongkong
torpedo host destroyer
$,900
river gunboat
800
Surveying Hongkong
river gunboat
550
Lieut.-Commander G. J. Todd
VBY
Yangtsen
river gunboat ...
Lieut Commander Jno. F. Knox...
Yangtsso
H. *** Fangs Kent**** King Alfred Kingha Mopthep... 3rd April-Banmohr, Laos, Palawan, Prinx
7th April-Nippon, Rambler Otter .. Heinrich, St. Bede Caledonien, Deucalion, Goskwar, Printai Alics. 11th April-Andalusia, ubla, Sam Robin...
Sandpiper bia, St. George, 17th April-Achilles, Bane larigy
Schuylkill, Nithidals, Aberlour, Taku... Roon,
St. Egbert, Tinkow 11st April Tamar Glenstrat
Test Bayern, Peshawar, Rhipeus, Salaxit, Kiev, Acilia, Hellopolio, Rasbera, 25th April Virago
Waterwitch Glenesk, Kish. 28th April-Alcinous, Bara
Whiting lung, Formosa, Idomencjs, Tonkin. 191 May
Ambria, Palma, Peleus, Para, Prussin, Widgeon
Woodcock... Sazonia, Telemachus, Benavon,
Wandlark ...
Entomond, Glaucus, Hyzon, Oceanien, Spi
Arrivals at Home-3rd April-Bechuana, Antenor, Brisgavia, Zĺsten, Indrapura._7th April-Pothan, Tourane. Itih April. Ping Swey, Kouang Si, Oppack, Benarly, 14th April-Sumatro. 17th April-Petarets Alice, Spezia, St. Bede, arst April-Coufrdon, Bang lartg, Oceanien, 25th April-Indramaye, 28th April-Achillis, Sambia, 28th April--Nußia, 1st May--Glanstras, St. George.
cruiser, et class
cruiser, 1st class
Fiver genboat
river gupboat... torpedo boat destroyer... surveying.vers! river gumboat
river gupboa river gunboal torpedo kust destroyer receiving ship
1
Flying Flag of Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur W. Moore, Commander-in-Chief,
Lieut-Commander F. B. Noble...
Lieut. Commander G. E. L. Thomas... Lieut. Commander G.B. Spicer-Simeon Vangtase
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