New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-21
MONC0OSE
CAEWS THE TIN BIBLE
Marvellous Chow Of the Good
Ship Indrawadl RObS
LaSCarS of Prayer.
BALL AND SOCKET IN NECK
Looks Down Going UP, Back
Going Ahead, Vying as a
Wonder with Mystery of
Musical Engines.

The vicious pekinese- mongOose- chow
dog, with the ball-and- socket jOinted neck,
chewed the amulet of Binnsmoir the Sc
rang before the Lascars started prayer
1t happened off Ceylon John Nixon. the
fourth engineer, repaired the sacred tin
Bible and brought order out Of chaos.
This. briefly is all that happened worth
mention or the voyage of the British
| freighter Indrawadi. which arrived here
yesterday from China and Far East ports.
Captain Charters hurried ashore TO visit
| friends i'm Brooklyn. the chief engineer
| had to see a dentist. the mate, who is par
/ ticular about his dress ashore went out
! in search of laundry John Nixon was
! the only person left aboard the big freight
, er Yesterday afternoon who could speak
English. lie halls from Manchester, and
acquired some vocabulary between the
ages of six and eighteen.
Four chilly ultra-marines lined up on
! the freighters deck before the door OF
Mr.. Nixon. Billy. the captains pekinese-
mOngoose-chow dog. growled from the
deck above He wanted TO see who was
below. and his curiosity served 10 demon
strate the wonderful movements Of his
baTl-and-socket neck Billy might have
! bent his head over and looked down upon
the news hunters, but that was the ordi-
nary canine stunt and unbecominS to the
powers of the ball-and class
Thrusting his body forward as far as
he could with safety. the chow turned his
head completely around. until his chin ana
| throat occupied the space originally held
| by his ears and eyes. lie even barked
with his pate in this position II is tone
entirely different from that made when
the head is in normal poise. Such cry
forebOdes trouble and it brought the
! fourth engineer from his room before the
ultra marines had time TO knock.
"Wen. gentlemen" asked Mr.. Nixon,
ARE YOU from the agents office or from
! the headquarters of police"
I'VE are from neither place" yolun-
teered the tall member of the stocky news
hunting brigade. I'VE merely want the
story of the trip
Strange dog you have up there on the
boat deck" observed the spokesman.
well. rawther." replied Mr.. Nixon.
Head is set on by ball-andsocket Joint,
you know. Last voyage in Shanghai he
was followed by a crowd Of coolies, who
tried 10 stone him. but he lodged every
missile lie kept going forward all the
time with his head turned completely
astern. lie could take i'm comfortably
everything there is to he seen on the new
skyscraper by lying OH his back in Broad
way and letting his chin rest on the pave
ment."
Does he get much exercise on the
Ship
well. rawther.' answered Mr. Nixon
passing around fresh cigars TO all. Every
morning and afternoon regularly he pegs
his nose in between rail stanchion and
the after davit there. and while his mead
is wedged secure he rotates his body
horizontally much like a whirlins
dervish. only he travels as fast as the
fans OH turbine
Does he reverse" asked the sPokes-
man
Not in the forenoon. lie turns from
left TO right IN the morning and goes
astern during the afternoon whirl. Billy
caused some trouble with the Lascafs
when we were off Ceylon."
we should like to hear the details out
first tell MS something OF the dogs pedi-
gree"
81 don't know his complete pedigree
His father was full blooded Chow; MS
mother was half mongoose and Pekinese.
You sec, his maternal grandmother had
spent her life killing cobras in india