The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-03-27
london AND CHAMBERLAIN
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY RECEIVES AN OVA-
TON IN LONDON on HIS RETURN FROM SOUTH
AFRICA-TIIE WELCOME A REMARKABLE ONE
HE TALKS OF THE EMPIRE AND IT'S ELEMENTS.

LONDON March 2oCoonial Secretary Chamberlain today
received the city OF London congratulations his mission to
South Africa in the Guidha where Lord Mayor Samuel and
the corporation presented him with address OF welcome the
presence large gathering OF distinguished representatives of
politics. the services art science the church, the law and the
drama.
Mr. and Mrs Chamberlain received remarkable welcome
from the eNpectan crowds, who their enthusiasm here and
there broke through the police lines and surrounded the carriage
The Lord Mayor Lord Mayoes and the Corporation officers
met Mr. and Mrs Chamberlain in the library where procession
was formed headed by trumee and proceeded to the Guild
hail. i'll which the address euOgzng the Secetars services in
South Africa presented Great cheers greeted Chamberlain
on arising to reply The Secretary sspeec largely reea-
ton of his speech Southampton lie said he
WINGED that everything in train for united South Africa
der the British flag
the words Of my friend General Delare said Chamber
lain the Boer leaders will be as loyal to the Government
they to the old
The Secretary added that he found among the British
in South Africa of vndiCtve feeling against the Beers He
pressed his admiration OF the dgned in which the bughers
accepted the result OF the appeal to arms and added:
The only fruit which desire from the war the friendship
OF those who recently fighting us.
The concatoy spirit conveyed in this sentence pervaded the
entire speech.
Subsequently Mr. and Mrs Chamberlain were entertained by
the Lord Mayor at luncheon in the Mansion House.
After the usual loyal the Lord Mayor toasted Mr.
Mrs Chamberlain The Secretary received great ovation when
he respond He said the Lord Mayor Justly
c1ated with his that OF his wife OF the obligations
TO her that was not the time to speak but SO far as the nation
concerned she also entitled share Of its gratitude
in the work of reconciliation Her Kindness sympathy and inter
est had made friends where he himself might have failed
He thought impossible oveesnate the effect of per-
sona intercourse with the coonists imperial relations and if
imperial interests were to be put in the foreground in the future
and the comfort of Secretaries OF State treated of secondary
Importance he hoped his experiment would be repeated from
time to time by those who would succeed him.
The present critical period in the history OF the empire
and the taken by the empire and the colonies would
probably settle for all time the question whether the empire
be consolidated and maintained whether disin-
tegrate separate each caring only for its local
needs He thought the colonies hardly adequately appreciated
all that due from them members OF the empire There
need to nfuse them the conception of the empire.
The Premier in toastng the Lord Mayor paid few words of
tribute Chamberlain, saying that in the history of
kind had great result been achieved in brief period of
time Chamberlain had deserved the blessing pronounced
the peacemakers