"NOSEPRINTED."

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 282, 29 November 1938, Page 10

"NOSEPRINTED."

CAESAR, ALSATIAN.

VISIT TO THE POLICE.

WELL-KNOWN FILM " STAR."

"WufiT!" said Caesur . . . '"Or-rr-rr! Wtiff!" He opened a cavernous mouth, produced a long and seemingly clastic ti.ngue and cleaned the tip of liis nose carefully. "Thank goodness that's over," he seemed to be thinking as he threw- a dirty look at Mr. C. M. Francis, fingerprint expert at the Central police station, and his assistant, Mr. V. C. Naylor, this afternoon.

For after all Caeear was no common dog. That fact was cvideut from his present uncomfortable situation. Fancy a fellow getting his nose "fingerprinted!" He had been through it before, of course, and his prints were on record with the Melbourne C.I.D. Still, with all due modesty, he was no common dog.

He has had a chequered career. A true Aussie, he was trained by hu> owner, Mr. Bert Tonks, to do all* sorts of things that ordinary dogs never attempt. From this had come a trip to Hollywood, where he had broken into moving pictures. On his return, however, Aleatiane—and he was a typical specimen of his breed—had been barred from the Commonwealth. It had taken a good deal of "pull" and special legislation before he was re-admitted.

After that had come this tour to New Zealand, when he had made a personal appearance before the screening of the film in which he was starred.

Well, thank goodness, he was leaving by the Awatea for Sydney to-morrow". But, just in ea«e the Australian officials thought he was a different dog, his master had decided that he had better carry with him a record of Jiis nose prints, as proof of his identity.

He jumped into a chair at his master's command. Mr. Francis applied the blacking to his moist noee, and then applied a white paper in order to take an impression. It was a poor one. The next one was better, but too much moisture on his nose liturred it as it •was being taken off.

Mr. Tonks wiped Caesar's nose carefully with a white handkerchief. Then Caeear cheated. He licked hie nose. But he was remorseful enough to look ashamed. Three other impressions were taken before a satisfactory print was obtained.