Considerable excitement was caused in the Settlement on Wednesday morning hen it was known that seven Cninese, including " police' sergeant, had been bitten by a dog thst was thought to be med.
As far as can be gathered, the animal which was grey woak, came into the settlement from the French Concession. Careering along The Band at about 6.30 am. it bit a garbage coolie, and then disappeared. Soon afterwards, however, another coolie called st the Hongkew Police Station and reported that he bad been bitten by a dog on Broadway. He also stated that two others bad been bitten by the same animal, No other coolies, the first, namely, tha grey work that had bitten him. The next nows of the dog was received from jo. At this point the informa-sergeant oes oon ath severely oD tion was not quite so meagre. A native
the thumb teeth piercing the flesh to bor There was a crowd of coolies proceeding along Yangtszepoo Road, and the dog turned its attention towards them. Before they could get out of the way it had bitten three of them, and succeeded in escaping. oe of the coolies asserted that he strack at the dog with his shovel and cut ite leg off. This statement, however, does not seem to have been in accordance with fact, for the ial seen shortly afterwards in posses:
of all ite legs, and was making very rapidly towards the country through Yangtezepoo, Efforts wore made to catch the animal, but without sacceas, Tnspector Lynch, of Wayside Police Station, as soon as the matter was reported to him, set off in search of the animal, bat failed to locate it. The animal seemed to have taken to the country, for it was seen no more.
Daring the day coven Chinese were treated by Dr. Moore of the Health Department, and they will be kept noder observation for some days.
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