Globe – Trotting Journalists.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 260, 2 December 1903, Page 2

Globe - Trotting Journalists.

ENGLISH LADY CORRESPONDENTS' TOUR. '•lt is delightful ! " This, with a pleasant btresij on the " delightful," WUS the veid'ict of Miss Agnes Mur* ph.v, the English laidy Journalist, in reply to a query by a News representative as to how she liked New Zealand. The- lady, with another journalistic friend, Miss Aimie Moore, is making em extended round-the-world tour, and is at present spending a few weeks in the colour iett. in conversation Miss Murphy said she regretted that she could not stay to explore the beauties of New Plymouth, which seemed from a passing glance to possess so much of interest. During a frtay in Auckland and Itotoruu both ladies found many things to interest them, but their pleasures were somewhat marred by bad weather. The climate of Tai anaki, however, 'they thought ! was just delightful, while the appearance of the town and country was charm in#. A visit to the Recreation Grounds evoked many praises from the ladies, the various 1 k'uu 1 ies of the spot Ijf-iiug- termed equal to almost anything they had seen.

itoth Miss Murphy and Miss Moore have had considerable experience in journalistic work, and at one time were on the s-taff of the Melbourne Herald. They are now engaged in London, where they act oa Homo correspondents for aewral Australian journals. In their travels the ladies have Waited lmuwlands, and after visiting Australia they purpose running across to California. Later they hope to a«ala visit Now Zealand.

Miss Murphy's connection with tbo i ress is not an- insignificant one. as she, with Mrs Hirst Alexander, woa institi'AT 18 / in °* ta,l>lißhin S the fir* institute for Australian wousn journalists—the Austral Salon,— lounded in Melbourne a«v«nU ago. She seems to hav© been almost •vei ywhere, and to know everyone. Mist; Murphy is very warm in her pruises q( the talented Australian wnger. Miss Ada Crossley, who apu^ith 8 i!I e to " morrow evening, and 1 6 is clomiy a«»»a«t- ---„ ' liua , clever journalist numbers among her friends and acquaintances many of the leading flgur«a In risgszssi:0 great singer during her recent tour through the -nilH?, tvcen * (ore Royalty. *PP«ar beesf M «,n' phy , ***> * tmt tettrZwn ?• cokmial matters, mod sonic time since was connected with the oi-giarusation of an entertainment 111 London to raise money for a drill-abed for the n«wly-fortoed King s Colonials Regiment. The result of this was the raising of a sum of £llOO, and in recognition of her efforts Miss Murphy waa presented by the ofiicers of the regiment with a handsome bangle, which she evidently regards with pardonable pride.