Maze for the fine-appearing vessel under his command.
With the officers of the ship in full uniform, Capt. Humphreys.in [the full dress of a Captain of the Royal Navy and.the cadets and crew pressed and shined for the the side with the officers and crew occasion, the scene was a brilliant Vigorous Protests by Owners Outside Boundaries The proposal of the Bureau of Public Health for the City Government of Greater Shanghai to follow the example of the authorities of the International Settlement and the French Concession by issuing licences for dogs is meeting with much opposition, especially on the part of the farmers. An order for the licensing of dogs was issued recently by the Bureau, which stated that, in view of the high cost of living prevailing in Shanghai, the registration for the time being would bbe 60 cents in the case of farmers and villagers, and dog owners were instructed to obtain their licences for the period from January 1 to March 1 without delay.
Following publication of the order, vigorous protests were lodged by the farmers who refused to abide by it and the "Shunpao" pub-hed an interesting petition submitted by the various village elders, "No fewer than eight of every ten farmers own dogs because these animals help them to protect their homes against evil characters. When Uandits arrive, the barking of the dogs serves as a warning to the villagers. For this reason, the Chinese farmers love their dogs just the Arabs love their horses. Even the poorest of farmers, who are unable even to find sufficient food for themselves and their families, keep dogs.
"The dog registration fees and the Ticence charges, plus 10 cents to meet the revenue stamp taxes, as suggested in the Commissioner of Health's order, will amount to a very large sum. While we can understand that money is required, we cannot understand what is the un-denying purpose for the licon the dogs. If the Commi tends to prevent mad dogs from biting innocent persons by introdueing the system, he could easily order the muzzling of dogs as this would bbe sufficient to prevent them from biting people. If he intends to obtain more money from the people, there is a risk of the farmers becoming excited and staging uprisings because they already have suffered from droughts, taxation, and other terrors and they are unable to pay even the small amount. asked of them for the registration Of the dogs. Does the Commissioner wish to incur the farmers' displeasure simply because he wishes to register dogs?
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