New-York tribune., 1900-10-28
HOME FROM SOUTH AFRICA
THE LONDON VOLUNTEERS REACH ENG
LAND-THEIR CITY TO WELCOME
THEM TOMORROW.

London, Oct. 27.-The Cunard Line steamer Au-
ranie which is in the service of the British Gov
ernment as transport and which has on board
the City of London Imperial Volunteers returning
from South Africa. arrived at Southampton at
o'clock this afternoon. Two thousand kilograms
were delivered on the Aurania upon her arrival
but kinsfolk of the soldiers, who had assembled in
large numbers Southampton were not allowed
TO go aboard the vessel.
The capitals welcome her returning troops has
been postponed until Monday. account OF the
lateness Of the arrival of the steamer. BY 1880
o'clock this morning. however, the streets Of Lon
don were swarming with expectant crowds, VINO
Eere ignorant OF the postponement. and Londoners
having q bosterous holiday, even though the
volunteers did not arrive here. The great thor
oughfares. some of them closed TO vehicles are
filled tonight with immense crowds singing, dane
ing and parading to the music OF amateur bands'
Business. by general consent, will be partly sns-
pended on Monday. and the courts will close
The preparations here to welcome the few nun
dred men who constitute the City Imperial Noun-
teers have entirely monopolized Englands attention
this week, banishng from notice matters OF inter
national import Although this body of young
brokers. clerks and others has not performed any
noteworthy feats, thousands OF visitors have come
10 London to witness their homecoming, and Win
doWs along the line of march have been sold at
prices almost equal TO those demanded at the
time OF the Jubilee procession. In addition deco
rations and illumnations costing many thousands
Of pounds have been prepared.
II IS pointed out that the intense patriotism
which ell this is supposed TO signify might be bet
ter appreciated We're the returning soldiers more
representative Of the forces in the field. if there
not hundreds of Colonial volunteers who have
fought in South Africa walking the streets of
London unhonored, unnoticed and uncared for This
circumstance has caused some bitter reflections TO
be cast the mother country by the Colonial sec
lions in London. the justice of which has been
knoEledged by several liberal minded organs, while
the regular army men are not too pleased that the
cream of public enthusiasm" the return of
the troops should be secured by small body of
rol9nteers when Il IS ITeeiy asserteq cannot
The next big celebration will probably occur on
anpIon he VIII receive the freedom OF seNeral
cities, and will doubtless have triumphant prog
ress, though the reception which will be accorded
10 Lord Roberts Will of course, eclipse the ceIeora
ton which will attend Buffers return to England.
same month a representative of The Associated
Press learns. Cecil Rhodes VIII return from South
q self-obiterating policy until the war is entirely
over it is likely that Mr.. Rhodes's homecoming
private OF the City Imperial Volunteers.
In the midst of the preparations for celebrating
tonishing that the people generally fail to realize
how extremely costly and long drawn out has 4 been
prepared up TO date by Of the largest insur
ance companies show that proportionately more
British officers were killed than the Germans lost
nortion Of those who succumbed 10 disease was
three times as great Among the rank and file the
disease Great Britain suffered 68 per cent more
heavily than the Germans. This increase is of such
ma gnItude that the climatic differences fail
1t is asserted that Major GooId-Adams, the Brit
ish Commissioned in Bechuanaland. will be made
Butler is slated TO resume command of Aldershot.
General Kitchener il is said win temporarily sue
south AfG but ut VIII il i fEsF asserted be
and Lord Kitchener will then be likely to come
home TO assume the duties Of Adjutant-GeneraL