The herald., 1893-07-09
AN INDIANS VIEWS OF INDIA,
Great Changes Brought About
in the Past Score Years.
Great Interest Felt in the Irish
Home Rule Bill.
The Papjab Improved in Colonization
but RstrogrAding Morally-Exton-isE-3
sive Fortifications Against
Russian Encroachmeuts.

The following letter, written by dear
friend OF the late P. J. Flynn, and re.
csived shortly after that gentleman g
death, is interesting from the fact of the
writer's intimacy with the deceased,
and also on account OF several interest
ing bits of news concerning India and
it's development in the last % years.
The writer is M. Metitabaddeen,
supervisor U. P. W., and is written from
Sealkote, Pnnjab, India:
/ am extremely sorry could not full
FL my promise in sending you the arti-
cles. owing to some unexpected and
sudden obstacles, and hope you will
please pardon me for this delay.
India generally and Puniab in partic-
ular is generally changed. 1t is not what
you cav in 1908 years ago. In one
gress in leaning and education, etc,
but with heart-breaking sympathy 1
deplore that it has almost been de-
prived of tts pure and simply morality !;
debauchery and crime has increased
horribly, witt no apparent remedy, un-
less the most Almighty Providence,
Will Tvs udtuIhl huu ueV6l C0hslAg
kindness and mercy procure some strong
means to put a stop to it.
The Irish home rule bill, at present
in the hands Of the house OF commons,
has excited the people here very much,
and they seem to take special interest in
it, and almost all educated people here are
anxious to see it passed iaeo @ regular
G0t and acted upon.
The government OF lndie sB occurring
it's boundaries with defensive works,
tortresses, etc.. to prevent Russian in
vasions. Rainlpendee station is en-
circled with chain of strong, impeni-
trable forts. ETC.. 30 is the river Indus
from Heozara hills down to Karochee
strengthened with link OF forts along
the left bank. Railway lines are rapidly
being interviewer throughout the coun-
try. In short, the sight is all changed
from what you saw years ago.
There is great difference OF opinion
about the pecuniary state of the country.
A majority thinks that India is getting
poor owing to all sorts of tradea, ETC.,
being in the hands of the Europeans,
but minorityis against it. However,
the country seens to be prospering,
The bunyas (Hindoo shopkeepers end
bankers) are much better off and rob-
bing the poor, dumb Gemudars who
have nearly three-qnarters of their
landed property made over to the
greedy, covetoua bunyah. The educa-
tion here has become nearly as expen-
sive aa in Europe and America, and
even more, and the educated commun-
itu have no employnants sof any sort,
and as they nav5 nothing to do, are be-
coming burden and curse TO tha conn.
try.
1t has been raining here since Novem-
ber last to the end of March, but it has
suddenly got hot, and this causes fever.
l have not heard much. about the
worlds fair since late, 60 hope you will
very kindly let me have as many papers
and pamphlets as you can since the Let
OF May, or the date when the exhibition
was declared open. and let me know the
value and the things you want from
India go as to enable me to pay it off in
that way, for am ashamed to give YOU
any pecuniary trouble.
hope you have enjoyed the first and
opening view OF the worlds fair. Oh.
how I envy those who were fortunate
enough to see such a splendid sightl
This leaves me in sound health, and
hope it will find you in the same state.
Yours sincerely,
M. METITABADDEEN,
Supervisor d. P. w.