HBH 1892 May 11 HERDMAN On Monday afternoon, a little girl three years of age, daughter of Mr J. HERDMAN, of Nelson Street, Wellington, while standing at the door of her father's shop was attacked by a large Newfoundland dog belonging to another resident in the same street, and sustained considerable injuries. The savage animal tore the child's left ear nearly off, leaving it hanging by only a strip of flesh, made a deep cut in her left cheek, besides a scalp wound on the back of the head four inches in length, the dog's teeth also cutting into the bone and forming a regular groove. The little one was at once taken to Dr. MacCARTHY'S surgery, where her injuries were found To be as described above, and it was also found that an artery in the scalp had been severed. Chloroform was administered to the child, but as she was very weak cauterisation was not attempted. The wounds were all stitched up, and the ear stitched in its natural position. Dr MacCARTHY anticipates that though not out of danger she will make good progress towards recovery, and that the ear will heal up all right.