Mild excitement was caused in- a Palmerston North household, last sight, when a novel method of extermination was adopted. By some mysterious means a rat had wormed its way into a small, empty canary cage' and then, unable to find an exit, had been trapped Thus the rodent was discovered. Franticallv it tried to escape—hut there was” no way out. A cat was brought to deal with it, but, for once, the cat was more terrified than the rat' All other attempts proving fruitless the cage was taken into the middle ’of the lawn, where the terrified animal made its last dash for life. But it was in vain. Before many yards had been covered one member of the family, with a club, ended the rat s career.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 276, 20 October 1938, Page 11
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