To the Editor of te Nonra-Caxa Dany News, Sre,—I am not sure that dogs do not go mad during the cold season, but T am quite sure it is distinctly unpleasant to be bitten by a dog at any time. The muzzling whase seems to he almost entirely inoperative in the immediate neighbourhood of the Hongkew Police Station, as at the crossing of the Minghong and' Miller Roads a collie-dog rushes on rieshas and cartinyes, as a pastime no doubt, for although unmuzzled and barking vehemently he does not seem to bite anyone; but I have had occasion to pass the gate where ho apparently belongs, and in front of which he sometimes lies dozing on the footpath, and have noticed a curl of the upper lip and an_ abnormal display of white in the eye that caused mo instinctively to edge-off to the kerbstone. It may huve been merely a smile of recognition, but it may have been mennee. I incline to the Intter view as the dog no doubt instinctively divined my feelings towards him when encountering my gaze at the time of his playful rushes.
Phere is, moreover, a danger to the children attending " school in Miller Road, as the collie is in the habit of rushing after small dogs, also unmuzzled, when passing, and barking furiously, and they are, of course, liable to snap right and left, in their terror, and children's arms and legs may happen to be in the way occasionally. I have seen this dog with a muzzle—but rarely. I have heard several express a fervent desire to attend this particular animal's funeral.
Tam, ete., Ose or Tan.
Ast February.
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