GENERAL BOOTH.
HIS WELCOME HOME. [Special to Press Association.] [Received Feb. 14, at 6 10 p.m,] LONDON, Feb. 13. General Booth, on his arrival, met with an enthusiastic though rather grotesque welcome. The steamers which went out to meet him were profusely decorated; bands played and volleys were fired. There was also mnch cheering and blessing. Bombs and rockets were also fired at intervals. Five thousand of his “ soldiers ” and a regiment of Amazons escorted the General to the Salvation Hall in Southampton. General Booth states that the terms offered in New Zealand for the establishment of his over-sea colonies were easier than those of the Cape Colony, but the distance barred their acceptance.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 9649, 15 February 1892, Page 5
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