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NEW DOGS HOME WANTED,

FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1927.

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BENGALI AGITATORS GET: STIFF SENTENCE,

A New Regulation. "Dogs taken up by the Police In. Hongkong are sent to the Dogs Quarantine Kennels near the laughter House, Kennedy Town, "The Society needs considerable and now that the numbers brought. in are not so great na before, they sume of money in order to pay its

are kept for a few days before be way" said Sir Henry Pollock when he presided at the annual meeting ing destroyed. Owners of missing in connection with the discovery. of the Hongkong Society for the dogs should ring up the Inspector of grenades on January. 7, have Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, in Charge, Slaughter House, Tele- hold dn Mosara.

Jardine, phone 0.082, and enquire if their been sentenced by special tribunal to seven years' transportation.- Matheson's board room lust, even-Jog has been brought in.

Reuter. ing.

Sir Henry stressed the financial position, saying that this year alone $10,000 would be required for salaries for the Inspectors and that In view of the reduction of the Government grant to $2,600 the need for assistance from the public was egen greater than bo- forc.

Reviewing the work of the year ho said:

Caleutta, Jan. 20.

Two Bongalls who were arrested

Frost: Hon. Treasuer, Mr. J. H. Sutellit

In connection, with what I have just said I have to inform you of a new proposed regulation of which heard late this afternoon.. This regulation, which will come into

The following Committee WRS force next Monday, provides that dogs taken up by the Police are appointed, Lady Pollock, Mra. Hogg, not to remain at Kennedy Town Mrs. Roffey, Mrs, Quarles Yan On Ufford, Mre. Dyer, Mrs. Smalloy, for more than four days. Mondays and Thuradays they will Mrs, de Martin, Mrs. Eager, Mrs. be removed to the Dog's Home at M. K. Lo, Mrs. Remington, Mr. E. R. Dovey, Mr. M. P. Talatl, Pro- fessor Roffey, Mr. Stevenson, Major Hogg, the Hon. Dr. Kotewall, Braga, Mr. Silva C.M.G., Mr. J. Netto, Mr. Ip Lan-chuen, the Hon. Sir Shou Son-chow, Mr. F. H. DI lon, who were all members of the

Kowloon.

This new regulation makes it even more necessary for owners of missing dogs in Hongkong to ring up Keanedy Town as early as possible otherwise they will have to apply to Kowloon."

The report and statement "of accounts, which you have in your hands, deala with the 14 months from the 1st November, 1925 till the end of 1926, and will show that the Society has made steady progreas

I may say that this new Govern- former committee, and the follow during the period in question,

ment regulation has been rendering new members, Mrs. Maitland, The appendix to the report de- ed necessary owing to the fact that Mr. K.E. Grieg, Mrs. Aubrey, Mrs. tails the activities of our three there is insufficient accommoda-F. Spme Thomson, Miss Jean Ho Inspectors, except in one Import-tion at Kennedy Town on account Tung, Miss Grace Ho Tang, Mr. ant particular, namely, the con of the Government's anti-rables, H. Bentley, Mr. H. Owen Hug- atant use which they Have made of

experimenta.

hes, Mr. Wel Fat, Mr. G. P. Lau, their position to teach more

Mr. W. B. Finnigan and Mr. W. J. humang methods of dealing with

Perim. the transport, import, and export of animals and birds.

As you are aware, our aim is to educate rather than to prosecute, and,, during the period under re- view, four pruncutions only were instituted by the Society. In ad dition several cases of cruelty, of which private complaint was made, have been investigated by our Senior Inspector, Mr. Fisher, to whom or to our Honorary Secre- Lary, Mr. B. O. Blaker, cases of crucity should be reported, as stated in "Points to be noted," in our Report. which "points" will, we, hops, be carefully read by the public.

Missing Dogs,

Proventing Cruelty.

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The Annual Report.

Continuing the report states:

Before passing on to matters of finance, I should like to suggest to

The annual report of the Society residents that every one can help to educate in the humane treat-points out that cases of cruelty ment of animals by never allowing should be reported and that for a case of cruelty to go unchecked: dogs missing in" Kowloon and as a rule the ofenders are quite fiengkong respectively application in should be made to The Dogs Home willing to be instructed; and most cases cruelty is caused by end, Kennedy Town, want of thought.

The Society has now completed Householders could do much to

birds five years work and good progress diminish the suffering" to

a has been made In educating thei by providing the coolies with basket in which to carry the chick-community, through our Inspectors, ens from the market; instead of who all spenk Chinese, in the carrying them head downwards, humane treatment of animals; it and with their legs and wings so being the polley of the Commitles Lightly tied that the bamboo or to attain its aim of preventing string cuts into the flesh. Chick-cruelty by teaching people rather In the first half of "ings, owing

ans carried in this way arrive half than by prosecuting them. In fact, to cases of mbles, which neces- dead with fright, and even then the Society has prosecuted only sitated a strict. anti-rabies cam- probably have to He about in the four times during the period cover- pai on the part of the Govern kitchen or yard for hours before ed by this Report.

have Whilst we have the satisfaction ment, the Police brought, an ex- they are killed. Why not ceptional number of dogs to the them killed down below? Medical of knowing that a marked improve- Dogs Home, which taxed the re-opinion suggests that animals and ment has taken place in the mat- sources of that Home at times to birds killed after a period of dis-ter of the provision of linings to

erates for carrying chickens etc.,. its full capacity, and involved the truss are not good for food.

Enquiries should also be made and of giving water to captive birds prompt destruction of large number of unclaimed dogs.. as to the method of killing, Ser- and animals, much yet remains to

In the case of dogs bearing n

Vants should be instructed that be done as regards the betterment licence number which rendered it killing should be done quickly and of the conditions under which the possible to trace, the owner, let with the least possible suffering. animals are imported into ter was sent informing him that Plucking while alive, or plunging Colony, and are landed here and his dog was at the Home. I may into boiling water before killing, are transported within the Colony. add that no dogs without current are cruel practices and are punish- licences are allowed to be removable by law. ed, from the Home.

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Finance Questions.

In paragraph 4 and 5 of the "points to be noted in the report On the question of accounts, directions will be found to owners you will notice our credit balance of dogs missing in Kowloon and in the General Account has Hongkong, respectively, as to how diminished from $5,932,62 to recover their dogs. The Society $2,397.51, in spite of the Govern- has also dinserted advertisements ment grant of $5,000.

to

to a similar effect in the English The fact that our grant from the and Chinese newspapers. In Kow-Government for 1927 has been re- loon, during the past month orduced from $5,000, to $2,500 will, two dogs have been promptly we hope, serve as an incentive to elaimed back from the Home, thus animal-lovers to rally round with advertisements in the Morning Ilberal contributions during 1927, Post have been successful in help because if we only collect the ing recover dogs missing in Kow. aame amount in 1927 as in 1926, loon.

we shall with the reduced Govern- ment grant of $2,500 end up 1927 with a debit balance on the Gen-

An Island Need."

we transfer the Credit balance on the Dogs Home Account to the credit of the General Account.

In Hongkong during the anti-eral Account of over $2,000, unless rables campaign it seems probable that many residents may have lost their valued dogs which had atray ed without a muzzle, owing to the

Any such transfer would only absence of a Dogs Home in Hong- be made by us with extreme re- kong, and also on account of lack luctance, because the object which of accommodation for the great we hope to achieve is not merely number of doga taken up by the to run a temporary depot for Police which necessitated their dogs but also to meet the long- Immediate destruction. The cam-felt need of a real Home in which paign in question must have re-owners will be able to leave their duced the numbers of dogs in the dogs in safety and comparative Colony by some thousands.

comfort during their absence on leave from the Colony.

It will be remembered that

Donations to the Society will be formerly the Society had a Home on this side of the Harbour, in the gratefully received and should be neighbourhood of Causeway Bay, sent to Mr. J. H. Sutcliff, Hong- and, if funds would permit, kong and Shanghai Bank. additional Home оп Hongkong Island is much to be desired,

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