Rickshaw Coolie Shows Great Presence of Mind 'The pluck and presence of mind of a rickshaw man saved Miss Virginia Cowper, 9. well-known Shanghat business woman, {o some extent from the savage attack' of an unmuzzled tog of the Alsatian breed. Miss Cowper, nevertheless, was bitten in the back and right arm, whilst the buck of the dress she was wearing was badly torn, The rickshaw man, he saw the dog attacking Miss Cow-in a grocery store, with the pro-for and two Chinese assistants standing by helplessly, rushed in, seized Miss Cowper's hand, and, pulling her out of the shop, closed. the oer before the dog had another opportunity to spring at her-'The dog is now under veterinary observation at the Gordon Road kennels, while Miss Cowper is un-dargoing the Pasteur treatment to Jcounteract the possibilities of hydro-Phobia, The attack occurred in a grocery store in the Embankment 'A Public Matter Miss Cowper told the "North-China Herald" on Monday thal she wished to make the matter public, #0 a8 to support the campaign. of Dr. J. H. Jordan, Commissioner of Public Fieaith, who from time to time to ationgly has advocated the necessity of all dogs when in public places bee ug, muzzled. Miss" Cowper said: "This dog was not muzzled. 1 went into the shop at about 830 pin. on Solurday to purchase some goods, and T'was standing quietly by the counter when suddenly T saw the dog near me. He was growling, Then he sprang at me, biting me in the back: Miss Cowper showed the dress was wearing at the time. A large hole was torn in the back, and there were holes in the right teeth marks of the dog.
"The Russian proprietor did not intervene, whilst two Chinese assistant stood transfixed," Miss Cowper con Unued, "Iwas very" frightened, 'A Second Attack After the dog had made his first attack he went back on his haunch preparing to spring again, Miss Cowper indicated that this time sprang for her throat. "That was when he bit me in the arm," Miss Cowper said, "I raised it to ward him off" Miss Cowper showed her Fight arm, on which were two ugly wounds and a large Mack. bruise, Miss Cowper. then described how she was rescued from further danger by: a rickshaw man. Afler she eft the shop, the Russian prontietor tried {o persuade her to come buck, saying the dog was "all right," and that he had a certificate for "Of course I did not" she said. She went to the General Hospical, No doctor was on duly at the alme ut nurses attended to her im. mediately and later she saw Dr. W. 1 Gardiner, who cantorised her wounds, Fingfly, she went to Hongkew Pollc Station' where she made a complaint.
Miss Cowper also intimated that she fully intended taking the matter Court in the interests of the public and to show that there was a real necessity that dogs liable to come in contact with strangers in public places should be muzzled,
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