Chapel, the dog, is dead. A refugee from the Sino-Japanese hosilities in 1932, he has spent two happy. years with the Shanghai Fire Brigade, amongst whose ranks, {here is now' mourning.
What his wie his previous owners. were, ere Unlown He was frst_ seen dut-Ing the foutshoura truce early the, Hosiiey, when the, Fire Br Sehogees from areas affected by the ele gave assistance in evacuating Renting, The dog was on a led, Miny feet from the ground, of the gutted Odeon Theatre building.
Sitting like a statue, ie was only a feats the ho was) noticed thor reservist of the brigade. "They Brigade affeer and_a volute Yen bamboo. ladder up the wall, it was nor long enough to reach hima Th the afternoon, with special permission from the Chief Officer, they again went to North Szechuen Koad, this tite with a_ brigade Indder of suitable length, and gained the ledge. The dog was nervous, and disappeared through a Window into a room on whose floor wera} inches of water, With! ditieulty the pair secured the em-adated dog and took him to Cen tral Station, For a few days the dog was kept tied, up, but this was soon found, to. be unnecessary. He knew a. gocd home when he found one, and was not long before he was al most giving the impression that he] owned. the place; he personally Supervised every turn-out of Cen-trai's machines. Only once did he lost, and then he was soon found newspaperman, at the French Kennels.
Then came tragedy. A few days ago, Just after the second anniver-Gary of his adoption by the Fire Brigade, he developed a sore ear, and would not let anyone touch him. He turned on three of his old friends and nipped them when they] patted him.
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