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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 510, 18 May 1909, Page 5

. An old New Zealand war horse, "Major," the valuable charger of Culoiipl -Porter, C.8., died last week, from the effects' of a severo cliill (writes' a 'Gisborne correspondent). "Mnjqr" was an exceptionally fine stamp of horse,';possessing "all. the'..-best.;...points of. strength and endurance. The .'dominion's contribution; to .-the remount horses, sent to South■; Africa, duringY.the;, war "'numbered 10,000, and of. this largo; number "Major" was the only one ;that returned to New Zealand aftor escaping all tho hardships of the campaign, and the sickness peculiar to South Africa.' .During his campaigning ho trekked through the Portuguese territory frbni Boira to Rhodesia and Kimberlcy, Orango River Colony, Transvaal, ...Natal, Zululand, and Cape Colony, during which ho was twice; wounded, once i in the kneo and onco in the shoulder, but othenviso was never , on the sick linos. ,'When Colons! Porter left South Africa, to command the Coronation Contingent, Lord Kitchener, who had much admired 'the 'horse, sjavo instructions to' send him by a troopship t<. England from-'liO Capo. He was ridden..:by Colonel Porter during thoi Coronation celebrations.':' From* England ho returned to New Zealand, and was quarantined three months on Soinos;,lsv. land,' thence being taken to'.Cantorb'ury.-nn- - '-. used by Colonel Porter during the command of that district; thence • to.: Wellington ' and finally-..t<) Gisborne.-. : ~ ' : ' .!: '■■/-.'; ',' '.'BEITANNIA";CYCLE TYREs! ;-\v' / If you nro cyolipg for business or ploasnro, why- risk annoying delays through" old or inferior ' tyres F. "BRITANNIA ,, is tho best tyre, and therefore .oheapcr'thnn the ohcapest. All Shops. CYCLE AND MOTOR SUPPLIES, LTD.,.;Wlli^ton:/.; ; -: ; :^*::,..: a. ':■:;., : ;.C9ii,