Shawmut. 6,195 Siberia Axona the many owners of Chow dogs in Shanghai, there may be acme-one who conn give the writer of the following letter to the "Times of Ceylon" the information for which' he oak:
Sir,—Porhaps some of your readers can Prope to establish a ory of 15 to 20 cou-jive me information concerning " Chows."
-ple; I have already imported 3 couple, and they seem very keen and hardy pup: We have an old dog up hero that has a wonderful note and nose. "Ihave hunted with every class of hound, bar blood hounds, but Ihave never seen his equal in carrying a line and speaking true on i On the other hand we -have another imported Chow that would not chase " pa lour-maid round the dining-room.tabl So would like to know, if possible, if there is any peculiar atamp.of dog to ima-port, as Chows run very level, which is an important factor with a ory of any hounds Lhope next year to run_a drag over the elk plains; and perhaps to be allowed a country for elk. This is a secondary consideration, as Messrs. Bagot, Wilson, and Shelley are all most gracious, and welcome one every time they go out after the "Lords and Ladies" of the Hills.—Yours, A. Cmaxwar. Oliphent, Nuwara Eliya, october 97th.
Reims, 10th October.
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