Madame Melba.
Madame Melba and her company received an immense send-off at Euaton Station, on their departure for Australia.
Lord and Lady Abercorn, Lord and Lady Hardwick, Lord and Lady Kilmorley, Lady Leo Sturt, Sir L. Molesworth, Mr Alfred 0. de Rothschild and wife, Baron and Lady Armstrong, Lady Kaye and Mrs Arthur Paget were present. Gifts of fruit and flowers from Sir Thomas Lipton, Baron Rothschild and the Countess of Warwick were received.
The King sent a farewell message to the diva through the Prince of Wales,
Mr Alfred Rothschild presented Madame Melba with a necklet of diamonds and turquoises.
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Manawatu Herald, 5 August 1902, Page 2
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101Madame Melba. Manawatu Herald, 5 August 1902, Page 2
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