The Ihrageni,' bringing the nine deported men from South Africa,
arrived at Gravesend on Tuesday morning. The British Labour leaders who had been deputed to welcome them had spent the night making preparations. When they went off in a launch to the ship they were astounded and baffled by the declaration of the deported ones that they had no intention of landing, but meant to stay by the ship till she returned to South Africa. Haying vainly tried in a conversation shouted between the launch and the ship to persuade the nine to land, the Reception Committee returned to the shore to think matters over. In the afternoon another attempt at persuasion was made, and one can imagine how eloquent the Reception Committee most have waxed on the festivities prepared at the House of Commons and elsewhere. For this time the attempt succeeded. The nine landed at Gravesend and travelled to London.
