According to a newspaper announcement the Emperor of Abys sinia's dog, Rosa, recently came on of quarantine and joined her master. Our secretary wrote at once asking if Rosa: might be made an honorary member of the Tail-Waggers' Club. and the following reply was received. "His Majesty the Emperor commands me to accept your kind invitation: in respect to the dog and to convey io you his great satisfaction at the privilege thus: conferred on his doi I should like very much to know ta what breed Rosa belongs? Many dogs are to be found in Afric of which bear a great resemblance to the greyhounds that in ancient times were common to Egypt.
The only dogs from the Emperor's country that I have seen were two Abyssinian sand terriers. which. were completely hairless. A firm of London naturalists received them unexpectedly with a consignment of reptiles a few years ago, ana I went to have a look at them. They were different from the other hairless dogs that I had met, most of which were of the colour of an elephant's hide blue mottled, Some " the yres of Central Africa breed their dogs for eating, a practice that disgusted a German traveller nearly seventy years ago, whose theory was that it was closely allied to cannibalism. A liking for dog flesh containly does not always imply that it is a step in that direction, for chow chows have been an article of diet in China for many years, and no one would think of bringing 'a reproach against the Chinese of having a taste for human flesh.
Among other notable Tail-Wagger recruits are two of the Duchess of Wellington's favourite retrievers, and the Marquess of Donegall's Johnnie, a chow. Lord Donegall had asked the readers of a Sunday paper if they could suggest a cure for rickets, and the replies were so numerous that he sent a small donation to the Club. ' Incidentally, I may mention that donations are always welcomed, for there are many worthy objects in connection with dogs that are glad of any assistance that we can give them. Mr, and Mrs, Bates ci? South Sylhet in India, in enrolling four of their faithful guards ha: also made a contribution to our funds, A week or two ago I referred to an American gentleman who was much puzzled by one of our medallions that he had picked up when on his holidays, Now we hear that a soldier on manceuvres at Hommabad in India found another medallion that bore the name of a lady living in East Sheen. He was curio ous enough to write to her, but she was unable to explain how the disc got so far away, The only sugges-"ion is that a servant of one of the Indian polo players, whose ponies were exercised in Richmond Park, may have picked it up and taken it back, to India. Most people are aware that the address of our headquarters is 58 Mark Lane, E.C3. A Sunderland enthusiast did not know this, however and when he wished to enrol his dog he asked the local police,
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