NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXI, Issue VIII, 20 August 1898, Page 244

NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

Mrs Parsons. of Wellington, who brought her four daughters Home by the Ituahine, has settled down in Chelsea. Miss Phoebe Parson® has commenced her musical studies at the Royal College of Music, and will pursue them there for a year or more. Her sisters will also avail themselves of the many opportunities London affords of improving their musical talents. Wellington, therefore, will be deprived of the sweet notes of the Parsons’ birds for a twelvemonth at least.

1 note the following in the ‘Star s’ ‘Meins, about Mammon.’ ‘New Zealand Jubilee Mine—Sufferer. The company has been reconstructed, but there is no market for the shares.’

Mr J. N. Grant, of the Land and Income Department, Wellington, was in the other day looking as brown as a berry after his travels. Since he arrived in May by the Prinz Regent Luitpold, he has covered a good deal of country, spending some time in Bristol with relations, running down to Ilfracombe, and up to the English lakes, Carlisle, and also visiting Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh. In Carlisle he bought a Scotch terrier. Carlisle reveller, with which he took first prize at a dog show in Edinburgh, and which iie intends sending to New Zealand by one of the direct steamers. He himself leaves at the beginning of August overland to join at Genoa one of the German line of steamers, of which he speaks very favourably.

Mr and Mrs W. B. Briscoe, of Hawera, and their little boy, intend returning to Auckland by the Oroya on the sth August. All three have greatly benefited by the year’s change. Their son was, however, so ill on board the Oruba on the Homeward voyage that they hastened to Leeds and placed him under the care of Dr. Briscoe, Mr Briscoe’s brother, at whose advice Mr and Mrs Briscoe took the boy to their native district, the Yorkshire dales, where he soon regained strength. After a trip to the South of England, they settled down for a. five months’ stay in Southport, Lancashire, which they have just left to do some sight-seeing in London prior to their departure.

Miss Therese Sievwright received a warm encore for her song at the Lady Mayoress’ reception at the Mansion House last Tuesday. The programme was arranged by the N.S. Wales Trio. The Misses Griffiths. Miss Sievwright had as fellow vocalists Madame Bertha Rossow and Miss Mabel Ward.

Mr and Mrs J. Duncan, of Wellington, and Mr Arthur Duncan, are at the Metropole, but go into Hampshire almost immediately on a visit. Mr J. Duncan occupied a seat at the high table at the New Zealand dinner.

The most cordial reception of the evening at the New Zealand dinner was reserved for Mr Justice Williams. He made a very neat little speech, which was, however, somewhat marred by a curiously halting delivery. No doubt this was owing to the remarks being impromptu as till he saw the menu His Honor had no idea, he would be called on at all.

Captain Rochefort Snow, of Christchurch, and Mr R. E. Stephens, of the same city, were observ -’’atting in the Strand on Tuesday afternoon, and from the cheery manner in which the latter’s characteristic and contagious laugh rang out, the passer-by surmised that Captain Snow was relating something extra special in the way of good stories, ('apt. Snow is at present quartered at the Loudoun Hotel, and returns to New Zealand in September via America. Mr Stephens has taken rooms in Torrington Square. He caiine up from Llysmeirion, Carnarvon, on Monday, to attend the New Zealand dinner, and expects to be in town nliout a fortnight.