Not much is known of the goings-on in the club during the roaring twenties. The officials records were lost during the three-year (1942-45) Japanese Occupation period.

Drinking - "Our drink is whisky (at tiffin), beer being too billious for ordinary occasions." "Andrew Usher" was a favourite brand. Whisky at $1/- per bottle was popular. German champagne cost less $1/- per bottle.

Dancing - Polanaises, polkas, waltzes, etc. Constant complaints about the "dirt of the Club floor soiling ladies' ezquisite toilettes."

"St. Andrew's Night was first celebrated by a dinner in 1894. The Chinese staff were somewhat perplexed. One of them committed the enormity of cutting the haggis for sandwiches

One big event in the twenties was the gathering of thousands of people on the Club padang to cheer the
Duke of Windsor (then Prince of Wales) during his visit to Kuala Lumpur in 1922. Landing at Port Swettenham (now Port Kelang) on March 28, he was met by four Rulers. His three-day visit was filled with pomp and ceremony, a State banquet, ball and reception. Several Club members are said to have been included in the polo team (captained by then Sultan of Perak) which played against the Prince's side. In the visiting team was a young lieutenant, the Lord Louis Mountbatten. He returned 23 years later as Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia, at the time of the Japanese surrender.

Kuala Lumpur - and The Dog - suffered severe flooding. Two club members were on commission that drew up a flood prevention scheme in 1921. Because of the slump then, however, the scheme together with several others had to be shelved. There were major floods in 1911 and 1917. The worst occurred in December 1925 and December 1926. The 1926 floods isolated Kuala Lumpur for several days. The story goes that there was enough water over the padang for one happy club member - then a leading lawyer in town - to swim from the Dog to the Government offices. It appears the lawyer had taken a bet with one of his drinking friends that he would do the distance without touching the ground. The wager? A double gin sling.

When the floods were over, Club members helped to retrieve bank notes valued at several million dollars from the flooded strongroom of the Chartered Bank. These they dried in the open, near the padang, under the watchful eye of an armed guard.

Fire razed the main portion of the club on the night of December 20, 1970. It started from the kitchen around 10.30 p.m. Damage was estimated at more than $1.5 million. There were no casualties. The straits Times - front page report said: The cooks tried to put out the fire using extinguishers.
 

At that time there were about 400 people, including some children, being entertained by the Selangor Philharmonic Society in a Christmas concert. A guest said that before the fire started there was a five minute power failure. "But we thought it was only temporary. "Soon after that someone told us that there was a fire and everybody should walk out quietly. There was no panic. Everybody walked out normally. We had all the time to leave the place." More than 50 firemen, including about 20 who were off-duty fought the blaze. It took them more than an hour to get it under control. Firemen swung into action by spraying the Long Bar and the billiard room adjoining the main portion to prevent the fire from spreading. In the meantime the club's workers saved some of the furniture by throwing them onto the padang. More than 10,000 people watched the firemen fight the blaze. The then president of the Club, Encik Mohamed Khir Johari (former Minister of Commerce and Industry) said: "The Dog is insured for $ 1-million. We hope to have it repaired in about eight months." Encik Khir added that most of the club records were destroyed. This included unpaid bills!

Fifteen hours after the blaze the Club's annual children's Christmas party went on as usual. And children being children, enjoyed themselves thoroughly while officials and workmen were busy sorting out the multi-million dollar mess. Said the then Club Manager, Mr. Joe Speelman, "we just couldn't find it in our hearts to cancel the party in spite of difficulties. We had to keep the spirit of Christmas. "The kids had been looking forward to the party for weeks." The Long Bar which up to then had been restricted to men only was open to women too. Four of the club's other bars were destroyed. Mr. John Preston, the Dog's vice-president said most of the club documents had been salvaged and that the club could keep in touch with its members.

When asked about the club accounts, Mr. Preston is reported to have refused to comment. But a club spokesman said that most of the bills had been destroyed. "We can only hope that all members will settle what they think they owe," he is reported as having said. A large number of members thronged the Dog for the regular New Year's eve party that year. A long shed was put up on the padang for this.