HARRY LAUDER'S DOG.
Mrs. , Hakry Lauder has had an unplca« sant adventure with a bulldog, which her husband had just purchased. The comedian bought the dog in Blackburn arid consigned it to Euston. , It became savage on the journey, and a. telephone message was sent, to Mrs; Lauder at her residence at Tooting. Mrs. Lauder went to Willesden in a motor brougham driven by her brother, Mr. Henry Vallance, and took charge of the animal. On the way back to Tooting the bulldog savagely attacked Mrs. Lauder, fastening its teeth in her leg and tearing open the limb. Mr. Vallance went to the assistance of the lady, when the animal turned on 'him, jumping at his throat viciously.'. ; Mrs. Lauder fell in a faint at the bottom of the car, anil dog and man rolled over :n the street, Mr. Vallance struggling to keep the brute's teeth from his neck. - After a desperate fight the dog was killed by three policemen. Mrs. Lauder and Mr. Vallance were taken to St. Thomas' Hospital, where their wounds were dressed.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14133, 7 August 1909, Page 2 (Supplement)
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177HARRY LAUDER'S DOG. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14133, 7 August 1909, Page 2 (Supplement)
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