29 FEBRUARY 1896, Page 3

The Moplah outbreak reported from Madras is evidently one of

the periodical risings of those fanatics. They are not moved by any grievance, but by a desire to reach heaven through battle with the infidel. They suggest no terms, ask no quarter, and when ammunition fails throw themselves on the bayonets and die stabbing. They are the only logical Mahommedans.