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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXV, Issue 161, 18 July 1901, Page 2

NELSONJIEN. THIS MORNING'S DEMONSTRATION. The heartiness of a demonstration such as a public welcome to Nelson troopers returning home from the perils and hardships of the war is fortunately not dependent in any way on the fickle conditions of wind and weather. The inherent enthusiasm of such a function cannot be ] damped by an untimely shower of rain, and therefore whilst the threatening aspect of the weather last evening did not augur well for what may be termed the bodily comfort of this morning's reception, the success of the demonstration was by no means in doubt. 1 his morning broke wit.h an overcast and threai ening dawn, and shortly after 8 o'clock a drizzling shower commenced to j fall. The members of the Reception Committee were early ascir, and before half-past eight the arrangements for leaving for the Port were completed. The populaco, not in any way heeding the lev small drops of rain that were falling, or the many and larger drops that were threatening, betook themselves to the protection of their macintoshes and umbrellas, and went forth to greet the home-coming ivarriors with an appreciative and grateful country's welcome.