The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-13
All London ! dor Out 9, u to, to Give. e.
!. a Royal Welcome
to Visitors, #
OFFICERS SALUTE 5
STATUE OF NELSON
Gallant Admiral Causes Intense
Enthusiasm Among People. y
Papers Print Columns in 555
French AS Compliment
to the Fleet Several 81
Pretty Incidents. s5

Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch ana
New York HeraldD & 81 4. 5iissSS44{
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D LONDON, August Il. - entente cor.
dale :" has been having a great innings
In London this week In fact, It has been Il
EI'entente cordialc' and nothing else. II
q It Is doubtful whether the warmth Of
welcome accorded to the French naval
officers and sailors has ever been exceed .8
ed In London, for, indeed, when London.
crs grow Enthusiastic over anything they
know no limit. VI @t 3 az III ss5 u m
wrought OH London. BY this long tong
wrought on London by this long tons
dial as some call IT, or. according to
others, "lentent cordiyal,"" some {, even
making ''cordlyally- OF IT. but 1t Is in,-
possible to spell phonetlcallyi the. weird 1
pronunciation which the average 5Lon- \
doner has been giving 10 q entente Scor-
dIalc.'''la IS " 355s
Hitherto the only foreign flag which
has been seen flying alongside the Brush
Union Jack over hotels and some clubs
has been the Stars and Stripes offt the
Emitted States but this week three flags
Old Cory, the. Union Jack and the Iris
Color Of F'rance-haveSf formed a sort Of n
triple alliance#in London the lTri-C Color, II
{of course, predomina ting !. is5 "a u sil ss
s.. Franco has held sway everywhere for Z
the fitting welcome of the French offcerS
and sailors. 5f Al s.s YIN
ks4All the banners which, floated on the
routes thcytook through the metropolis
of the. london tleWspa pers, pioneered by 1
the Daily Ma 4, have vled one anot other iii \
catering n TO Il he French visi tors to Eng n
land, who this week have been innura err
able by printing some columns of idescrip-s&
tlons In French of the recontre des flottes.. "a
les Tlsltes officielles, and 50 forth. One
evening paper even went the length OF I
its contents bills in French.
Sister Republics Tongue.
At the leading hotels the familiar sound
of offAmerlcan tongue has been almost Mons sgl
existent the language Of the sister repub-
lie having taken Its place. while the Carl #
ton Hotel provided programmes Of the s
weeks doings on beautifully hand-painted
cards in French asa souvenir Of the a.
week. Nor were the French
officers one whit behindhand In extend-
ing courtesy for courtesy 4
s Ono OF tho pretticst incidents of the \
visit took place In Trafalgar Square and E$
quite won the hearts Of the crowds who N
had gathered to cheer the French ,5s
Guests round the Nelson column was
at3its thickest,s and as the carriages con-
veying the French passed Admiral Call
lard and his officers looked up at the
colossal statue of England naval hero OF \
a century ago with interest; then, as 4
actuated by one common impulse they
raised their hands to the salute. It was "
an action full of tactful gallantry OF az
brave, polished nation. so simple, so un- II
ostentatious, yet so graceful that It went
to the hearts of the populace, who cheered #
as If their throats We're of brass.
One old, gray-halredEo officer went fur- y
tther than his birthers. tle rcso from .lix
seat, took off his hat 1t was the deed
OF a gallant man. and tho crowd, with ma y
innate respect Of crowds for n8touch Of (
real nobility. longed to know the brave
iveterans's name.
Gallantry at the Glildhall.
Then again at tile tiuIldhalit tie statues
OF Nelson and wellington, with lnscrip-
tons praising them thr defeating the y
French, stood prominently close hy where
Admiral Cailard sat- alongside the Lord
Mayor. But the inscriptions had been
carefully covered over with red 6raper5
and Trafalgar was forgotten 3t
Admiral Cailard quite Won the heartu ~
of the English women present. Inc for-
NAL toast list was completed, but Ad-3g
miral Cailnrd was not satisfied The
great gathering was about to disperse,
when the gallant Admiral was on his feet
again 10 pay one of those graceful COM
plments with courtly charm charactGSis-
tic Of Il French gentleman
Speaking In English this time, for
he had replied to the toast of the French
navy In hisknative tongue, he said HIS
would never forgive iim II
to the toast of the Lord Mayor In lid
not add the names Of the Lady Mayoress
aud OF the other ladies' whose presence
had adorned their feast. and, glass In &