Show i al i t j II11 li + CHAMBERLAIN IS HOME I 1 I I f I I j I I p i 1 Given Rousing Welcome on I n I I r i I Return to England I I I 1 it 1 1 GREETING A WARM ONE 1G G fj i t R I I I I i i Presented With Address by I I J I 1 i Britons at Southampton I I i f I I I I II i I I j 1 I I I 6 j i I InHis Reply He Warns the Country i i I i tl Not to Overestimate the Results I I I Achieved In South Africa 111 I I I t I I iil I J I I E ll i London March 14 Southampton II i I il l I Welcomes Home Britains Empire I J Statesman In huge letters surrounded sinrounded i i I I I 1 t Stars and Stripes was the motto that II j I first greeted Colonial Secretary Chamberlain hi I J Cham-berlain and Mrs Chamberlain on landIng f i I land-Ing at Southampton today from South I II i Africa i I 1 The travelers had a magnificent I I I HI greeting The quays were elaborately 11 decorated the ships were dressed rainbow I j 1 rain-bow fashion rounds of cheers and f I i the blowing oC whistles and sirens r I 4 greeted the liner Orman as she passed b up Southampton water with Mr and II i I I I Mrs Chamberlain accompanied by f 1 J Lord Sclborne First Lord of the Admiralty h t Ad-miralty standing on the promenade tk I it I deck ji i J As soon as the steamer was warped tot < I to-t t 1 her dock Mr Chamberlains family went t u t I on board the Norman They were short I I I ly afterward followed by the Mayor and i i H il I corporation of Southampton who welcomed I l j l wel-comed the travelers The Mayors hj llr i q I S daughter then handed a bOUquet to Mrs I i I Chamberlain and a procession was Idl I 11 I I 1 t f formed with the Mayor and Mrs I f Chamberlain leading and Mr Chamberlain 1 j 1 y Cham-berlain and the Mayors daughter cornIng I II i corn-Ing after them and walked through I j l cheering crowds to the reception hall t rl I Mr Chamberlain was bronzed but he v II I i 1 looked very thin and appeared to have I aged considerably t f 11 He showed evident pleasure at the q If f f I heartiness of the welcome The party I ti then entered carriages and drove i I through the thronged and decorated fi streets to Hartley hall the scene of so + f many previous functions connected I I I with the South African war There ana an-a address of welcome was presented to l if I I I Mr Chamberlain who In the course of tn I his reply warned the country not to 1 I p I II overestimate the leaults he had actually I i ff j actu-ally achieved I 111 f i lie was hopeful and even confident 11 r that the Dutch of South Africa would i I f I f hereafter loyally tale their place as I i yl i I I members of the empire to which they I jl I I now belonged but It could not be expected i ex-pected that the long record of vacillation r I vacilla-tion and weakness which led to the war I t ii i would be wiped out In the twinkling of L I I f u Subsequently 0 Mr Chamberlain and > il r I I h his party took a train to London where iilti + a large crowd awaited their arrival r + t I r Mrs Chamberlain came In for n Cull IJ I i share of the welcome Special cheers 1 H i II E were given for her and In the greeting i i I I of the deputation from Birmingham 1 i rl t which went out to meet the Norman In tJ I r the Solent she was especially mentioned j I I men-tioned Referring to this In the course Ir of his reply to the Birmingham delegation I 1 delega-tion Mr Chamberlain said I t 1 ip I I thank you very much for Including 11 I I I t I ns Indeed you should the name of my I j wife It Is Indeed true that her companionship I f com-panionship has been of the greatest help 1 t I j to me In fact I hardly know how I I I 1 I I I could have gotten through the task I i I j Ii I 1 j undertook but for her cooperation |