(Per Press Association.)

1 ' t ■ Wellington, October 8. -General Booth and staff arrived from London by the steamer Rimutaka this afternoon, and the former landed shortly before five o'clock on Jervois Quay from the Government launch Ellen Ballance, which had tendered the direct steamer. There was a very large attendance of members of the Salvation Army, numbers having come from various parts of the colony to welcome the chief under whose flag they served. There was also a large number of the general public present, but somewhat boisterous weather and a high nor'wester prevailing militated against the greater success. Im mediately on stepping on the landing stage the General was received by the Mayor, and Sir Robert Stout (whose guest the visitor remains while in Wei lington) was also present. Mr Luke, on behalf of the citizens, in a brief address welcomed the General to Wel lington, and the General in an equally brief speech expressed pleasure at once .;more being in New Zealand, and re turned thanks for the manner in which | he had been received. After the formal ceremony General Booth, accompanied by Mr • Luke and Sir R. Stout, drove away, and the Army joined into procession and paraded the principal streets. The majority of those taking part were lasses, gaily decorated with ribbons and sashes bearing the word ," Welcome." Headed by the Army band the procession marched through Grey, Willis, Manners, and Cuba streets to the barracks, and then dis persed in order to prepare for the great welcome meeting to-night, at which Sir R. Stout presides. One noticeable feature of the procession was the . Maori contingent, the chief members of which were clothed in Maori mats, and attracted great attention, Genei'al Booth appeal's to be in excellent health, and is little changed since his last visit to New Zealand. At the great social meeting on Thursday the Premier will preside. This clay. General Booth received a hearty at the Opera H ouse last night. Sip'R. Stout, who presided, paid a tributeito the work inaugurated by the visitor. The latter declared that that though the Army' was only 33 years old it had brought peace and assurance to thousands. He produced statistics to show the immense advance of the army in all countries.
