A passport was taken out for Diiwe the favourite kitten of Mr John Savage’ who has been the American Consul at Southampton for the past 10 years. It was, perhaps, the first time in history that a passport was taken out for a cat Dinge was informed that he was booked to go to America, and was to sail in the umted States liner Leviathan, but Dinge had other views on the matter. In his short lifetime he has developed a verv real affection for the land of his birth He cried a protest to his owner, but all in vain. Dingo may have been the first cat to possess a passport, but he did not appreciate the honour, and, driven to despair, seized an opportunity and dashed away to freedom. But was it freedom or a suicides grave? For poor Dinge ran m tront of a motor car and was killed.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20964, 1 March 1930, Page 14
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152Page 14 Advertisements Column 2 Otago Daily Times, Issue 20964, 1 March 1930, Page 14
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