Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-10
PREMIER seldom HERE.


4'ew Z3aland'a premier, Hon. Rich.
ara John Seldom, arrived in Salt Lake
from San Frauciseo this morning, ac
companied by his vile, two daughter
and William Grow, his private secre.
tary. The party Is on its way from
New Zealand to London to attend
tue Queen's Jubilee which begins
June %. This afternoon the party
visited Saltair and inspected that
greatest OF all summer bathing resorts.
TO Mr.. Seldom is given the dlslinc.
lion OF being one Of the biggest men In
Nav Zealsnd, physically ane pUliti.
caiiy. He has had an interesting
cireer. he was born nj ST. Helena's,
Lancashire, an went to Nv u iilaud
1853, He was then a siuIuy Eng.
llsh lad oi 81, and the gold fever was ut
its height. The young emil rant
quickly grlsped the Possibilities II
colonial lie and set himself to the
task OF making reaiv to lake
opportunities as they came alour.
All along the gold fields OF the wesi
coast Of South leland "Dlck" Seldom,
soOn MAZE hia presence known, and
alter lassiug through every phase of
gold fields life he gradually rose from
road board to county council. anu then
10 parliament as the member OF an
important golJ district. Mr.. SeIGon
now occupies the highest post his
fellow cplonisls can bestOw upon lin.
He is the leader OF The liberal larry 10
the colony, which has been In power
during the past six years. He hls
held HE present post OF premier over
fur years.
vi Mr.. Seldom San Francisco
paper said: He was an old colleague of
the late Premier Balance, anu neIu
the portfolios OF deienee ana public
works In the Balance government.
Wien Balance wss taken ~, IN 1899.
Seldom was appointsu act ny PREMIER,
anu he succeeued to the offis upob
the death OF the premier. The cabinet
which he formed was only a recon.
struction OF that OF Balance. Inan.
diIiop 10 being premier OF New z "a.
land, MIR. Seudon Ia colonial trea urer.
commissioner OF customs, native min.
lister and postmaster general.
The New Zsaland premier expects
10 make a tour OF the world before r,
turning TO New u ialauu.
When seen IN nis apartme l. ia at ths
Occidental, Mr.. Seldom said that Nav
Zealand lie enjoying just now q season
OF pleasing prosperity. New Z.alanu,
ne explained, escaped the urunt nj
the big bank panic which .xtenden
generally through the Australi n
colonies.
When asked about financial afr ira
In tue colony, MIR. Seodon reterf.. to
statement he made TO Psrliamen,
IN Inc short session held just before his
departure, showing the approx mate
Results OF last years receipts ana *.
penditur.s. The figures, he said, wer,
very satisfactory, showing surulu. al
G34O,00O on tho years transaolions.
On The trip up from the Antip1ues a
concert was given on board the AIe.
media, at which MIR. Seldom Gang ~
Wearing OI tue Green, anu a. ths
sung 10 said N be held ia spgcIs1
aversion by Queen Victoria n mo
Vokeu some commeu,. An attemtt
was made to make SENSATION AMI -,
Tue incident on board the steamer. but
Mr.Seddon who mas an excellent y,ics
says he simply sang toe song bv re,
guest, and saw no Ieaeon whv d,
ehoulu cause any cOmmsnt. Mr.
- don says ne expects 60 be back A.,
New Zealand by September. in lin,
Tor the opening OF Psrlismeni.