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Show ,,,rousikg; igifsusg- gbeehs "Britain's Empire Statesman" Receives Oration in London on His Return Frcm Scuth Africa. I his party took a train to London, where a large crowd awaited their arrival. -. Mrs. Chamberlain came .in for a full share -of the welcome. Special cheers were given for her, and in the greeting of the deputation . from Birmingham, which went out to meet the Norman In ' the Solent, she was especially mentioned. men-tioned. Referring to this in the course of his reply to the Birmingham delegation, delega-tion, Mr. Chamberlain said: ."I thank you very much for Including, Includ-ing, as indeed you should, the name of my wife. . It' is Indeed true that her companionship has been of the -greatest help to me. , In fact. I hardly know how I could have gotten through the task I undertook but for her co-operation." t LONDON, March ' 14. 'Southampton! welcomes home Britain's empire statesman" states-man" .in huge letters surrounded and intertwined with Union Jacks and Stars and Stripes, was the motto that; first greeted Colonial Secretary Chamberlain and Mrs. Chamberlain on . landing ' sit Southampton today from South Africa. Afri-ca. . The travelers' had a magnificent greeting. The quays were elaborately decorated, the ships were dressed ralfl-. ralfl-. bow fashion, rounds of cheering and the blowing of whistles and sirens greeted the liner. Orman as she passed up Southampton water with Mr. and Mrs. . Chamberlain, accompanied 1 by ' Lord Selbome, First Lord of . the Ad-1 Ad-1 miralty, standing on. the. promenade As soon as the steamer was warped to her dock Mr. Chamberlain's family - went on board the Norman. They were shortly afterward followed by the Mayor May-or and corporation of - Southampton, ." who welcomed the travelers. The Mayor's May-or's daughter then banded a bouquet to i Mrs. Chamberlain and a procession was l formed, with the Mayor and Mrs. -i Chamberlain leading, and Mr. Chamberlain Cham-berlain and the Mayor's daughter coming com-ing after them, and walked through cheering crowds to the reception hall. - Mr. Chamberlain was bronzed, but he looked very thin and appeared to have aged considerably. He showed evident pleasure at the ' heartiness of the welcome. The party l then . entered carriages and" drove through the thronged and - decorated , : streets to Hartley hall, the scene of so many previous functions connected ; with the South African war. There an address of welcome was presented to - Mn Chamberlain, who. In the course of his reply, warned the country pot to & overestimate the results he had actu-. actu-. ally achieved. ; He was hopeful and even confident I that the Dutch of South Africa would hereafter loyally take their place as members of the empire to which they now. belonged, but It could hot be expected ex-pected that the long record of vacillation vacilla-tion and weakness which led to the war would be wiped out In the twinkling of , an eye. Subsequently Mr. Chamberlain and |