I received congratulations and messages of friendship and good cheer from all over the world, and my heart went out to the good people who had remembered my men and myself in the press of terrible events on the battlefields.

The Chilian Government placed the 'Yelcho' at my disposal to take the men up to Valparaiso and Santiago.

We reached Valparaiso on September 27.
Everything that could swim in the way of a boat was out to meet us, the crews of Chilian warships were lined up, and at least thirty thousand thronged the streets.

I lectured in Santiago on the following evening for the British Red Cross and a Chilian naval charity.

The Chilian flag and the Union Jack were draped together, the band played the Chilian national anthem, "God Save the King," and the "Marseillaise," and the Chilian Minister for Foreign Affairs spoke from the platform and pinned an Order on my coat.