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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 845, 18 January 1883, Page 3

A Deserving Hero. —Among the long Hat of recommendations for decorations and promotions given in Sir Garnet Wolseley’s despatch of Oct. 24 we miss one name (says Land cmd Water). Sir Archibald Alison receives high praise, most richiy deserved, for the gallantry with which he led the Highland Brigade at Tel-el-Kebir, but the equally distinguished conduct of Private Juno has been overlooked. And who is Private Juno? An old Irish setter belonging to that splendid regiment the Ist Battalion Gordon Highlanders. And what did Private Juno do that her name deserves public record ? This : she bravely “ rushed ” the entrenchments at the head of the Highlanders, and displayed a coolness inside and a courage which elicited universal applause, no more minding the rain of bullets than if she were out snipeshooting. Whether she tackled the enemy we do not know ; the rest we can vouch for.. But even if her teeth did not meet in any,Egyptian leg, her appearance must have spread consternation in the rebel ranks. Here, they thought, no doubt, was one of the “ 2,000 bloodhounds ” which Sir Garnet Wolseley was credited with keeping in reserve, and the dauntless pluck exhibited by Juno must have duly impressed upon their timid minds the awful consequence which would befall them if they waited for the arrival of her 1,999 canine comrades. They did not wait, but bolted for their lives, with Private Juno merrily snapping at their heels, and as the wave of war rolled forward this glorious dog swept ever on its crest until its force was spent, and the Egyptian army was likewise spent. Such, then, was the gallant achievement which has endeared Private Juno to the Gordon Highlanders for ever. She was sufficiently dear to them previously, having long been a pet of the regiment. . . . A silver collar with Tehel-Kebir inserted on it would not cost much, and should any of our readers feel inclined to give a trifle towards this object we shall be happy to receive and acknowledge their donations.