A STRANGE OCCURRENCE
HORSE KILLED BY BEES.
A most extraordinary affair took place at Halcombe on Thursday afternoon;., resulting in the death of a horse. At noon on that. day. Mr Oiarles. Natzke rode home! to dinner ■and: hitqhedvhis horse.jhear: the fence. ; Sliortly : after; his little child alarmed liim by crying out, arid drawing. his attention to the strange behaviour of his horse, which was plunging and bearing in an unaccountable manner." He rushed over and found the hack covered) by, a swarm of bees, which were torturing him terribly. With the assistance of a neighbour, Mr Matzke attempted to rescue the^ v unfortunate horsey-:' with considerable damage to him self from the bees, but all their efforts were in Vain, for the horse (which was the property of Mr. George Franklin) succumbed to its injuries. •
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10550, 5 February 1912, Page 5
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136A STRANGE OCCURRENCE Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10550, 5 February 1912, Page 5
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