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the varied work which Pollock) conficted the proceedings loaded on board a tear, where performed in this Color at the annual general meeting of the crates are pied tiers upon tiers, wide ar the Society for the Prevention of and for several days, they remain in Accordingly our Society needs all Before you Cruelty to Antimals held in Mesars this cramped position without food the pecuniary support which it can
|Jurdina," Mathesen's - Board, roci discardast evening. He was supported
or waler, and without being able get to the ensuing year, and we would arge all those who are- las by Mr. R. E, Lindaeli (Vice-Prata muore, and on arrival here they tarasted in S.P.C.A work to now your gown.
sident) and Mr. 0. Skinner (Honare dumped from the steamer into join the Society. With a view to costume.
junks, and trom, junks: 129; again {Treasurer)..
The Chairman, in his opening dumped on to some landing what increasing our funda, we shall also
[be sugresting" · prosently at the| speech, said that much had been here, with the aid of bamboos extraordinary general meeting, to done towards the improvement of they are forced out of their crater- be held at the close of this meet- the conditions of animals and most of them with cuts and injuriesling, that whilst our members con- birds of all surts—but very much from the sharp edges of the craice- tinue to pay $2 per annum, as still remained to be done. Prowany of them is an exhausted and heretofore there shall be instituted gress was being made in the work distressed condition from thirst and a new class of members, to be call- of instructing the Chinese in the suffering from cramp and, in somojed donating members, whose sub- bumane treatment of animals and instances with broken legs Those | seription will be $5 instead of #2 birds, and prosecution was only that can walk are driven up to the per annum, Mr. Q. Skinner, of [resorted to in what appeared to be Stanghter House and those that for the . Hongkong and Shanghai In bad case of cruelty and usually į various reasons canot walk-are-car- Bank, has now takar OTER only after warning. In the out-ried on rattan mata Having wit the honorary treasurership, and AGENTS, Wakefield & Co., 50, Kiangse Road, Shanghai. ving districts more instruction nessed the landing of pigs at West I should like to add that badly needed. He, himself. Point I am speaking from personal him in his work by sending is their members will mush assist had witnessed at Shek O kids being knowledge and can assure you that subscriptions as soon as they are skinned while yet alive. They need is is not a humane exhibition,
applied for because the Society more Inspectors which necessarily
What we hope for in the future has no shroff at its own. meant more funds.
is to have a general landing, place Inspector Fisher's annual reportat Kennerly Town where mitle and subscriptions and donations, in- The next item of our accounts, which had recently been published pigs and other animals in the Press, gave" an
walkcludes $1,000 from the Jockey ashore along a gang way instead of Club, and $500 from Lady Chater idea of the varied nature of the being slang up and dumped into and on the same side of the ac- work, which had to be done in Hongkong Island, in Kowloon and ible for means to be, adopted of by Mr. M. J. Pateil of $300 for nks. In the meanwhile it is pos count you will notice a donation In the New Territories. The thanks of the Society were due to alleviating some of the unnecessary food at the Dogs Home. These. him for the diligent way in which suffering. Rounded rattan crates as generous gifts are most highly
e had performed his duties during used in the Straits Bettlements appreciated by us. (Applause).
should be substituted for the split The fancy dress ball which was the past year.
bamboo Canras slings for dis given by the Society on the 6th, harging eattle, sheep and goats March last, resulted in a nett, gain nl take the place of ropes round of nearly $2900; as you will see heins and bodies which cause from the accounts. The thanks of necessary fear, distress and pain the Society are due to the energetic Once again I am thankful to be able committee of ladies and gentle
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Dogs" Home. During the year, the Hon. Mr. Pallock continued, we have been mich occupied with the question of building a new Dogs' Home of our own as a gift from Lady Clara Ho Tung to commemorate Sir: Robert's Sist birthday. Маку
discussed but unfortunately the possibility of carrying out the scheme has fallen through, owing to a misunderstanding as to the amount of money which Lady Clara
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relations have been made to mini mise cruelty as far as prasible. (Applause)
Needed Legislation.
peat again next March and to lestablish as anʼannual fixture.
Turning now; to the payments įside of the accounts, we must ex- [pect during the coming year that
Ho Tung was prepared to pat #7} His Excellency the Governor has the item for Inspectors" salaries for the purpose. We are Downly procured. for us a copy of will be much larger dumug 1924 hoping that she may be willing to the Ceylon Laws relating to cruelty owing to the employment, which is give a sum of money instead to animals We hope shortly to necessary, of two Assistant Inspec- the general funds of the Society. submit to the Government a mesters during the coming year.
What we need is a Home on a sure dealing with the whole question!
Thanks suitable site convenient for the e-mprehensively, because it will Our thanks are due to Com- public to visit with a view, of re-obviously be of great advantage not mander Beckwith, R.N., who filled covering lost dogs-or buying afonly for our Society but also for the post of Vice-President daring) dog-and if possible where dogs the general public to have our most of the past year, and whe could be kept and cared for while AP.CA ws consolidated so far as did much useful work as Chairman their owners are away from the possible into one Ordinance aad of Sub-Committee. Our thanks Colony.
our energetic The present Dogs' Home is
in regard to which legislation isHonorary Secretary, Mr. B. L few minutes walk beyond the Pola
our be. (half during the past year, and I am Ground on the same side of the ecessary have bees already referred Frost for his labours on road and anyone losing a dog would to such as the export of cats to
only expressing Canton, the unsuitable nature of the sure that I am do well to apply there 2.5 weli 33 to the Police. There are also present crates fur pigs, and the your views when I say that
very much sympathize with him dogs for sale there, which have to present cruel method of landing
in his recent ந2 bereavement. cattle. Other steps in regard to be destroyed saless hames are
Our thanks are due too to Miss found for them.
which legislation is desirable sze: Unfortunately
D. E. Frost, for acting as Assistant 1. The granting to our Inspectors Treasurer and taking shorthand the site of the present Home has
aboard ships for been sold and the Government will power to go
notes at our Committee meetings accordingly have to build a Home S.P.C.A purposes only. At present and transcribing the minutes. I elsewhere.
they can only board ships through have also to thank Mr. P. E. Lind- the courtesy of the ship officers sell for acting pro-tem as bonorary 2. The definition of certain actSecretary during the past month as being panashable acts of cruelty and thus relieving me of a good This is desirable from two points (deal of work. Our thanks are also dae to 3ir. J. H. Ramsay, for hay. (1), as informing the public of the ing acted as Honorary Treasurer
standard which the Society is of this Society for
more than
jene set of Regulations Some steps are also due to
Through the generosity of Mr. M. J. Patell we are por able to supply the dogs at the Home with food free of cost to the Society.
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3 We want to make provision for Treasare: during the ensning year. a standard basket or baskets to be In conclusion I desire to thank
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of Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Co.
for having badly permitted us to In connection with the letter which use their Board Room for this The charge for cats and small dogs is $1 and for large dogs 2 has recently been addressed by the present meeting and also for our An appointment should be made partly dealers to the Chinese Cham-monthly Committee meetings dar with Mr. Bovey by telephone her of Commerce on the subject ofg the past year. I now beg to prosecution for the overcrowding of move that the Report and State- chickens, I should like to state thatment of Accounts for the past year
be adopted.
No. 54.
Export of Cats to Canton. during the past 12 months there The motion having been second-
Few people realise how many were only two instances in which led was unanimously carried.
cats are shipped out of the Colony on proseration by our laspectors, Officers were elected as under:
and ander what conditions. Three es have been imposed on poultry Hon Mr. H E Follock, President; boats leave for Canton every evening and each takes its load of dealers and that both of those cases Mr. R E Landsell, Vice-President;
were against the same defendanty Mr. B. L. Frost, Hon Secretary s↑ cats-packed into crates so tightly who was fixed 5 in February for M, O. Skinner, Hon, Treasurer, that in many cases there is no
The following were elected on the possibility of their moving without overcrowding his chickens and 850
in March for a second similar Committee: Mrs. Baker, Mai J. P. struggling and fighting.
Brags, Mr. C. C. Boyd, Mr. A. Dyer Cata are domestic animals, and offence. mady of those shipped away may We also desire to make it more Ball, Hon. Mr. Chow Shou-u, Mis be our own lost pets enticed from clear than at present that certaine Martin, Mr. E R Dorey, Mr. One regulations for the feeding of and y. A. Davidson, M.RQVB, Mr F. their homes by cat catchers does not care to think of them as giving of water to animals and the Dilm, Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin, necessary equipment for them on am R. Drer, Mise D. E. Frit, Personally I should think that tea voyage apply to animals when Mr Ho Fook, Me Ho Kom-tong, Hra here in this lolony, with the recur they are being imported as well as Hyland, Me:Ip Lan chuen, Hon. Mr. ring epidemics of plague, we need to then when they are being ex all the case we can get and that it ported
human food.
Kotowall Me Kwok Hoi-lan, TP Lai HL
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would be advisable to pass & T prohibiting their export
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