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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXVIII, Issue XI, 15 March 1902, Page 518

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Dear Bee, March 3. Amongst the audience at the Boston Concert Company’s evening, given here on Friday, I noticed the following: —The Rev. F. W. and Mrs Chatterton, the latter wearing an evening dress of black silk and lace; Mr and Mrs C. G. Fell, the latter wearing black evening dress; Mrs Kingdon, deep red silk evening blouse, finished with black lace; Mrs B. Lewis, pink silk blouse, black skirt; Mrs Burnes, black evening dres; Mrs Houlker, black net over bright green silk; Miss Houlker, pale blue; Mrs J. Sharp, black silk and lace; Mrs de Castro, dark green velvet, lace fichu; Mr and Mrs Booth; Mr and Mrs Allen, the latter wearing black; Mrs Baigent, bright pink silk blouse, blaek skirt; Mrs and Miss Heaps; Mrs and Miss A. Be.ll; Mr and Mrs H. Cock; Mrs and Miss Levien; .Mrs A. Glasgow, black; Miss Mabel Glasgow, light pink silk blouse, black skirt; Mrs and Miss Duff; Mrs and the Misses Preshaw (3); Mrs and the Misses Gibbs (2); Mr and Mrs Lemmer, the latter wearing blaek evening dress; Miss M. Mackay, pretty blouse of bright red silk, black skirt; Miss Robertson, red gown, finished with black lace; Miss Rutherford (Marlborough), white; Miss Leslie, rose pink silk blouse, blaek skirt; Misses Edwards (3), wore white; Miss Browning (Stoke), blaek evening dress, full vest of scarlet silk; Miss Hunter Brown, black finished with white lace; her sister wore green silk; Miss Buchanan, looked well in cream; Misses Grubb, Richmond, Stevens, Maginnity (2), Kempthorne, Sealy, Gribben, Fell, Cohen, Johnson (Wellington), M. Bunny, Gibson, Bathem, Cock (2), Bell, Corrigan, Judge aqd Mrs Robinson. Mrs and Miss Greenfield, Mrs Satchel; Messrs. Kingdon, Burnes, de Castro. Gibbs, King, Dunean, Coney. Houlker, L. Levien, R. Hamilton. Renwick, Chaytor, Cock,

Major, Preshaw (Heefton), Dr. H. Gibbs, and others. On the receipt of the cable announcing the losses sustained by the Seventh Contingent flags were hoisted at half-mast, and as the sad news spread gloom was felt throughout the city. There are no Nelson names among the casualties, but to the bereaved relatives of the fallen, and to the anxious kin of the wounded, we extend our sincere sympathy and condolence.

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