The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-16
POLICE SHOULD KILL DOGS.

The hunting season with all Of its
matters of licenses and rules is at mana
and the rattle of the shot and the snap
of the rifle will be heard in the field and
upon the mountain side. The drilled
dog will point the retreat of the covey
of fat birds and there will be sport on
all sides for the lucky man with gun,
dog and leisure.
This is one of the pleasurable things
Of life. the hunting Of the game birds
with a finely educated dog. 1t appeals
to the true sporting blood. Every man
loves his trained dog, As much as his
horse, but the word dog brings up
memories of other animals of the
species. which have no claims upon
society for protection, on the ground Oh
use. These are the nightly visitors, the
rampant animals whose business seems
to be personal enjoyment in the small
hours, while the working man Is enjoy
ing the most pleasant hours of his
nights rest.
1t appears to be convention of the
walking delegates of the various canine
unions and that there is a grand knock
ing going on, for the chorus of barks
which greets every new candidates ar
rival Is such as to preclude any idea
that the delegates will do other than
get together at any moment. First
when man ia Weakened from the deep
est and best sleep of the night by the
barking of the contingent which is pass
ing about through his neighborhood,
collecting the interested parties, he fears
that the animals are about to fight and
that some of them will get hurt. They
stop moment and he gets to sleep and
then comes the next awakening and ne
hopes there will be fight to the death
and that all will be in 1t at the same
time When the third awakening
comes, or the animals choose his lawn
for their convention, he determines to
make a fight and gets his gun, and as
If by magic the beasts disappear until
get back from a trip to get a report
from an absent member.
4 There Is nothing more annoying than
fine constant recurrence of the midnight
disturbance raised by the mass of dogs
which infest certain sections of the city.
The animals may or may not be taxpaid
brutes. If there Is a dog-catcher he is
SO timid that he has managed to hide
of the city, and as for the usual round
up of the police that is not, to the
point at all, as the animals are kept in
the house much of the day and sent to
20 out for their round of calls and con-
ventions at night.
There should be some remedy for this
nuisance. ! Any barking dog which is
out on tpur Of the neighborhood after
nightfall should be the legitimate prey
of the police and they should take care
TO not overlook one of the beasts
There would be double purpose then
for the Workmanship of the police
would improve and the skins would add
TO the revenue of the city. There must
be no protection given to an animal
which makes itself a common nuisance.
There can be no law which by the sale
OF a license tax gives free rein to a
disturbing animal. whose propensity to
bark and prowl causes loss Of sleep
throughout the neighborhood. To wipe
out such nuisances would seem the
legitimate mission of the police. There
is no locality which is free from this
nuisance. Go out Beretania street any
night and a band OF the visiting breth-
rem of the canine family viii be en-
countered. Go out Nuuanu and the
same condition will be met. There is a
field for the usefulness of the police
while on patrol duty, and there should
be no hesitation on the part of the
sheriff In ordering his men to proceed.