A FAITHFUL DOG.
WATCHES HIS MASTER. Invercargill, Aug. 28. ' While two men named McDonald and Mason were proceeding along the road in the vicinity of Lumsden, they were attracted by the peculiar behaviour of a dog. The men followed the animal to some rushes, where a man named David Muir lay, and by his side was a whisky flask. He was removed to comfortable surroundings and looked after by the men, but he expired next morning. An inquest was held, and evidence given to the effect that the deceased was sixty years of age. single, without any relatives in New Zealand. He was employed at the Centre Hill station, near Lumsden. A verdict was returned that death was due to heart failure, brought about by exposure while in indifferent health.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 1140, 30 August 1913, Page 3
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130A FAITHFUL DOG. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 1140, 30 August 1913, Page 3
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