Captain Oates. “I’m just going out to CADS January lunch. I may be away some time.” The January CADS lunch marked the 100 year anniversary of an event that has become a symbol of human endeavour, bravery in the face…
A selection of the winning photographs from the world famous Wildlife Photographer of The Year Competition, organised by the BBC Wildlife Magazine and the Natural History Museum in London, may be seen in the Museon, Den Haag. See the best…
Everest & Beyond: Meet Everest climber Stephen Venables Stephen Venables was the first Briton to climb Everest without supplementary oxygen. The stories of his travels have enthralled audiences all over the world and The British School in The Netherlands is…
CADS recently donated 1,300 Euros to the HM British Consul Benevolent Fund. John Cameron-Webb expressed his sincere gratitude to CADS. The money will be (sparingly) used to assist discretionary cases of real distress for UK residents or visitors in the…
The Pug has increased in popularity this year by 557% The Pharaoh hound which is the national dog of Malta The mexican hairless dog – a rare breed that can suffer from sunburn. The Japanese Chin otherwise known as the…
A mouse that was taped to a firework rocket during Dutch New Year festivities and later died of its burn injuries is to be exhibited in a museum. Two 20-year-old men from the Frisian village of Drachten were arrested for…
A 45-year old Asian elephant in Amsterdam’s Artis Zoo has become the first in Europe to be fitted with a contact lens. Win Thida, the oldest elephant in the zoo’s herd and a popular attraction, badly scratched her eye during…
The December Jokeathon was great fun, with over 40 in attendance; we started with an introduction sent by Bernhard Garside, who is now Deputy Ambassador in Algeria. And then made Willem honorary CAD number 8, and donated 1,300 Euros to John Cameron-Webb for his Benevolent Fund.…
Was the Captain showing off? Disturbing claim that Euro sailed too close to “uncharted” Italian rocks to wave at local mermaid. The vessel passed too close to the Italian Island of Corupti, sounding its whistle and waving at a local…
CADS the Commercial Anglo Dutch Society
