Settlement Police Turn-out Dog, Adopted by Jack Tars, To Edinburgh Road Given New Home; But Call One robber lay dead in the Public Of Briny Is Too Strong Mortuary last night and a companion was in hospital with a gunshot wound "All the girls love a sailor" runs as a result of an encounter between the ever popular song, but it appears police and armed robbers in the Bub? that Jack Tar attracts, not only the bling Well district last night. young damsels who delight in touch-At 8 o'clock a gang of four Chiing his collar when he is on shore, nese, carrying two pistols, walked up but members of the female sex of all to a rice shop in a lane off Edinburgh animal species, if we may quote the Road and demanded money and other following story of a breezy British property. They ransacked the place, sailor and "Spats" of the white feet, seizing a quantity of money, jewel-as a criterion, lery and clothing. Before they could "Spats," a lady dog, began her make their escape, however, an career in the Senior Service some-alarm had been raise@ and a large where on the Yangtze, when she was party of policemen famed out from adopted by à member of the crew the Bubbling Well Station. of H.M.S. Scarab, Soon she became The police opened fire on the rob-a firm favourite of the whole ship's bers, killing one and wounding an-personnel, and was her master's espe-other. One pistol was seized from cial pride. the gang. Over forty shots were Then came the order that the crew fired by the two sides, 37 of them would have to be reduced by one, by the police. and, "Spats" being supernumary to The wounded man, it is expected, the establishment owing to an order will recover. He will be brought be-against keeping animals on board, fore the First Special District Court. was given marching orders, Her owner, due to return to England, was in a quandary and after much thought and misgivings, he was
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