Xero tans deen, yen_ ae cents og ltd China, and in the course of a Shak Ade 'S Stace SSDS LST camel Slee pane theo for the, Zeng ADT te seo ier BS eerie Ghetly more peaceful than London, Ths paras." What had apposed toa thes Under the arrangements initiated of the Washington Conference China was Paing worked up towards & reconstruc: don. at was. seen sometimes in a. big Dasiness, "She" was being allowed "to the reconstruction can' 39 Britannia, aaiok toward. bankruptey. "When would not be chairwoman of the beard of directors, but charwoman, He said a few other things as well, which possess the same interest which everything that Sir Tan does or says or writes, but we need not into them to-day. The point is that he may not be so far out in charwoman idea, for it has happened before now that Britann' has had to sweep up the fragments, piece them together and—we are probably getting beautifully mixed in metaphors—set the state on its feet again and get the machinery acting.
The Cult of the Airedale was only about a year after the Dog show was started in Shanghai that the "NorthChina Daily News" ventured the prei'etion that,, daspite the world-wide fancy for "Alsatinns—or whatever may be the right vame of the hreed—before very long Shanghat would turn to the Airedale, which is a deg particularly suited to the type. of people in this city. The prediction was not at fault, for Airedales "are becoming more numerous each year and it is certain that before long they will be the strongest class here. This best of Uritish dogs has more to. recomnment him than just that he is hand-come, courageous to ths last degree, tightly intelligent, a sportsman all through and a firstelnes romper with "children, He is distinctly utilitarian and in America he even is trained for the field with considerable sueeers. Colonel Richardson, how-ver, had brought out the best. in the Airedale and demonstrated that 3 a watchdog and personal escort he is beyond compare. Take the (ace of Mr. Ching Tah-bay, Messrs. Maitland & Co's. compradore. He was matched against an unknown Dluckonaiter and eventually was trapped in a room by two armed ren, when six coolies also were present. Only one of the coolies had the courage to make a demonstration and, of course, he quickly! was overpowered. now supposing Mr. Ching had taken the advice gave some time ago to wealthy Chinese to purchase Airedales and train them as guards. The dog would have been asleep at Mr. Ching's feet. When the door w burst open and two threatening men confronted his master, the" doy! Instantly would have struck foe their throats, the plucky coolie would have hellooed till he woke even the Indian watchman, the other! five in the confusion would have teen able to overpower the burz-Jars and the Muniefpal Council would have contracted for the keep. of tao more convicts, The log might have died, but good dogs have a way of doing that for their
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