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No. 21,410 TOTEKAO BE#AEЯT HONG KONG, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd, 1927.
Our London Letter.
MYSTERIOUS DOG DISEASE.
THE WEEK'S DIARY.
FRENZIED ANIMALS WHO KILL THEMSELVES.
PICKED REGIMENTS OF THE
BRITISH ARMY,
Bhatin
TIME TABLE.
4.85 5,29 7.21 4,44 $88 7.30 9.88 10.51 13,21
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mysterious disease has been attacking dogs of all breeds all over England and has completely baffled veterinary surgeons.
To-day. Settlement Day H.K. Stock Ex- Change!
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Annual Inspection of H.5. V.D.C., by G.O.C., Murray Parade Ground, & p.
Dinner given by Dr. Lai Chi Hai to H. E. the Governor, Lee Garden. Queen's Theatre: "The Mystic." World Theatre: "Dulcy! Star Theatre:
The
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LONDON, January 29th. A London veterinary surgeon told The descriptive writers in the Press representative that the dis- Press have had ample scope for case apparently was imported from their art this week in connection America about two years ago.. It with the departure of the troops for was for some time confined to dogs China. It is said that the scenes in Lancashire, Cheshire, and North resembled war time; but of course Wales. Cases also occurred within there is no comparison. In the radius of 30 miles of Dublin, bet Great War regiments and brigades recently, dogs all over the country Canada, etc. Europe vid San In Roeistion with the GRAND HOTEL CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.
and divisions stole away quite have been affected. There is, he silently, mostly at night, and no said, no means at present of pre- journalist dare record their depar-renting or treating the disease. ture. It was a high crime and mis-Much alarm is felt among dog demeanour to do 50. "The fact breeders and owners of packs of would have been important to the hounds.
3 enemy. But the Shanghai De- fence Force" has departed with bands playing amid the plaudits of the multitude There have been stirring scenes at Portsmouth and at Tilbury Docks; and there was a memorable march of the Coldstream Guards from Wellington Barracks Across Westminster. Bridge to Waterloo Station
route for Southampton where they embarked for 'China.
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The disease, which is known as hysteria," appears suddenly, in dogs, of all ages from two months. When attacked they become, fren- zied with pain and bang their heads against a wall. Many cases have occurred of dogs committing sui cide in this way. Their eyes become inflamed and they may also ge blind temporarily.
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Principal Mails:-Outward: San Francisco and vid Siberia Canada, U.S.A., etc., Europe vid (Shingo Maru), 10.30 am; U.S.A., Francisco (West Eleajon), 3.30 p.m.
Wednesday. Annual meeting H.E. Benevolent Society, City Hall, noon.
H.K. Hoteles dance, 4.30 p.m. Hotel Savoy tes dansant, 4.20 p.th.
Dance Display by Miss V.Capell's pupils, Theatre Royal, 5.15 p.m.
1 The Mystic." Queen's Theatre:) World Theatre: "Dulcy." Star Theatre: "The Devil's Circus."
Principal Mail:-Outward: Australia, etc. (Mishima Maru), 9.30 am.; Europe vid Marseilles (Demonturur), 8.30a.m.; Europe vil Siberia (Trier), 4 p.m
Thursday,
Annual meeting H.E. and Kow- loon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., noon...
H.K. Hotel tes dance, 4.30 p.m. «Hotel Savoy tea dansant," 4.30 p.m.
Mistaken For Rabies. Owners have mistaken the disease for rabies and the dogs have been I destroyed without investigation. In one case a dog suddenly attacked ran for 10 miles, and was later found in a Bog in an exhausted con- dition. An Alsatianj in the first | 9.30 p.m. intensity of the disse, rushed at an, iron parise and knocked out all |
affected dogs by a leading bacteric logist of a London hospital pro-
duced no clue to the cause of the disease.
The Guards On The March. This is the first time that a re- giment of the Guards has been sent "East of Suez." The Battalion which has sailed for Shanghai has been made up to full strengtår by volunteers from the atto Post-mortem exagination of two gimenta composing the Brigade of Guards. The net result is that the Coldstreamers who on their way to Shanghai as I am writing. (I hope this articles, sent við. Siberia, will duly arrive!) are all picked men. Those who watched them-march off the parade ground into Birdcage Walk and so into the roaring tida of traffic at Westminster were all agreed that in the wide world it would be impossible to find a finer body of soldiers."
London is amused at the tune the
· band played as the Coldstream Guard went marching through the streets. It is a ditty very popular here at convival gatherings where beer is the beverage, and is known as "The Froth-Blowers Anthem," The refrain TUBS
For your friends are my friends, And my friends are your friends, And the more we are together, The merrier we'll be."
Other Famous Regiments.
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Sir John McFady can, principal of the Royal Veterinary College, Great College-street, Camden Town, N.W., to finding the cause. is engaged on research with a view
An East Grinstead resident in consequence of an outbreak of the disease in his kennel of terriers decided to have the infected dogs and those open to infection in number-destroyed...
The Late Lord Bearsted.
Philharmonic Society rehearsal (HM.S. Pinaforė), Cathedial Hall,
Queen's Theatre: Wages of Kirtye
World Theatre: Midshipman." Star Theatre: "The Freshman.' 17.S.A., etc. (Empress of Asia).
Principal Mails:--Iaward; Canada,
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447 "Wages of Queen's Theatre: Virtue.
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Saturday.
Annual meeting H.K. and Shang- haj Bank, City Hall, noon.
A number of appreciative notices have appeared in the Prezz to Lord and Lady Bearsted who died within twenty-four hours of each other and were buried side by side on the same day. Lord Bearsted, who is more widely remembered as Sir Marcus Samuel, once Lord Mayor of Lon-4.30 p.m. don, was head of the Shell Co., and it may be said quite truly that he
I have observed in passing that did as much as anyone to bring the motor car into general use. As
the Guards Battalion sent to China might be expected, there was an
Girl Guides rally, Headquarter House; presentation of Prince of Wales Banner by Lady, Clémenti,
Annual Meeting Bank of East Asia, 3.30 p.m.
H.K. Hotel ten dance, 4.30 p.m.. Hotel Savoy tea dazsant, 4.30
Football and Cricket; details in
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is a picked force. So also are the enormous crowd of Jews at the other units in their way to Shang- funeral, for he was a most liberal Saturday's issue. hai. As probably your readers benefactor of his race, giving Yachting Racing Yachts com- know, the Coldstream Guards were lavishly to Jewish causes, and also pete for Tai Yut Cup for prize raised in 1845 and are the only re- to hospitals without regard to classi giment which has fought under the of creed. He was in a sense & self- Association of Past and Present command of our most famous gen- of
gen wals: Cromwell, Mariborough and made man. Born in Whitechapel, Commercial Students Annual din- Wellington. The
his father was a merchant, with ner, Great Hall, University, 7.45 1888, won immortal fame at Sain
ale large family, and young Marcus P.
Hamuel had to strike out for hiro- Smoking Concert at K.O.C.; pre- manca in 1812, and against the self. He devoted his energies to oil, sentation of tennis and bowls prises Germans in 1918: The second bat and this led on to fortune,
by President (Mr. R. E. Lindsell), talion laid down their lives to a
Formidable Opposition. man, being specially mentioned is general orders to the admiration of When he started, however, Lord
raised in
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9 p.m.
Dance Display by Miss V.Capell's pupils, Theatre Royal, 0.15 p.m.
Dance Craigengewer Cricket Club, 0.15 p.m.
Boxing: R.N. and Royal Marines Novices competition, R.N.C.Theatre. Queen's Theatre Wages of World Theatre: "Midshipman." Star Theatre: The Freshman," Principal mails:-Outward: Europe zid Marselles (Wabun Maru), 9.30. m
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Peter's
Sunday Congregation of St. Church annual meeting, Bailora Home, W.P. noon.
the French Army as soldiers faith-Bearated had a formidable task. ful even unto death.
Already in the field in front of him The Bedfords won renown in the were such undertakings as the Retreat from Mons; and "the Petroleum Company of Holland and "Green Howards splendid the Standard Oil of the United regiment from Yorkshire, have been. States, and all the trade of the Enst fighting men, in the ware of the was in their hands. But the future Empire for two hundred The Scottish Rifles were originally defence of these two powerful or oil king worked his way through the Cameroniana, who were
ganisations; he revolutionised the days method of transport by substituting of the Covenantera. The Border Regiment
has been in China before the tank steamer for the cans in in 1841, uzder Sir Hugh Gough, which the oil had hitherto been who always took the Chinese on transported, and in that way com opelled the others to follow his their fank, where they least ex example. pected attack, and made mince It was Lord Bearsted, too, ment of them. The Middlesex Re- by super-human exertions organised Cathedral, 8 p.. giment are known in the Army as the supply of tri-nitro-tolucl-com- Queen's Theatre: "The making of
Die-hards," a name they earned monly known TN.Tduring O'Malley."
1812 in the Peninsula War be the war. It is the most necessary World Theatre: "The Wife of the cause they could never be made to factor in creating high explosives, Centaur, accept defeat.
Thus it will be seen that, if the struggle we engaged in the "Shanghai Defence Force is not struggle we had not the facilities King."
for producing it. He transferred, Principal Mails:--Laward: Europe formidable in point of numbers, it stone by stone, a great factory that vid. Nezapatam (Albert Voegler). is at any rate composed of ze he had already established in Hol- giments with immortal traditions land and erected it in England, for valour in the field, and in most and at once we were put on a level cases against overwhelming odds,
with our better prepared enemies. H.B.
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