The times., 1898-11-14
HE GREETED THE s1RDAR.
Gournnd Imposes on Several Eng
Iishmen in Amerfca'r Name.

GOurnnd ImpOses on Several Eng
Iishmen in Americas Name.
London. Nov. 1s.-The American colony
in London is disgusted over the assurance
of 4 certain Col. George Gourand, who
has been using the American embassy
as an agent for his own self ADVERTISE
ment.
On the day of the sirdars arrival at
Dover, Gourand telephoned to Gen Bates.
at the embassy, asking if he and Attache
Colwell would like to go to Dover to meet
the sirdir. If so. Gourand would wire
his friend. the mayor of Dover, asking
invitations for Bates and Colwell. They
accepted and soon received telegraphic
invitations from the mayor. 1t snbse-
quently transpired that Gourand did not
know the mayor. but on the strength of
Bates saying he would be pleased to go.
Gourand wired the mayor requesting in
vitations in the name of the embassy
Bates, Colwell, Gen. Harris and Gour-
and went to Dover in a special carriage
which, Sourand, with free transportation
had secured by means of representations
similar to those made to Dover's mayor,
Bates all the while thinking they were
idea that Gourand was posing with them
as an official representative
When the mayor met them at Dover
the true position began to dawn on Bates,
SO. when Gen. Butler, commanding the
local forces. welcomed them, he only in
troduced Colwell and Harris. But Gou-
/ tanu. equal to the occasion, Introduced
! himself.
| Subsequently as the steamer bearing
h.. frla l.,
: Ter invited the officers to go aboard and
greet the sirdar. Under the circum-
: stances, Gen. Bates replied that doubtless
many Engl!shmeu were desirous to greet
, him. SO he and his colleagues would take
some more fitting opportunity. Gourand.
! however. went aboard and elbowed his
way to the sirdar, greeting him effusiyely
! on behalf of America.
! Later. when the banquet took place.
! Gourand. still posing as an official repre-
sentative of America, had arranged that
| he should reply TO the toast to the Ameri-
| can forces, proposed by Wingfield, the
| new under-secretary for war Gen.
Bates, learning OF this, Immediately ex-
| planned matters to the mayor and had
| that item eliminated from the program
Afterward. up to their arrival in Lon
! don, the officers ignored Gourand as far
possible. Then they told him Here
our acquaintance must end.
Besides imposing himself on the Sirdar.
! the mayor OF Dover. and the embassy.
and on American officers of official posi-
/ tons in London Gourand victimized the
/ lord mayor OF London In similar fashion.
I obtaining an invitation TO the Guild Hail
banquet; and he has sent gushing, in
sane letter to the London papers. which
| the Times prints. The letter is addressed
10 Lord Kitchener. congI atulating him OF
. behalf of the American hemisphere. es-
! pec!ally in behalf Of the veterans of
! lS6l-65. with whom he identifies himself.
With sublime impertinence. the writer
regrets that he was accidentally deprived
at Dover of the opportunity of responding
10 toast OF an International character.
| He signs himself &C. NJ. H. q. S. A
| Sometime Aide-de-camp on the STAFF of
Gen. Sherman, Commander in Chief,
| United States Army.