New-York tribune., 1909-07-30
z71G EDWARD AND PIERRE LOT

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,-ssse could lay claim
KING EDWARD AND PIERRE LoIL
1-t,q Edward and his consort have once again
- q, illustration Of the rare tact ana may
"a 5,rIor,arv by which they have converted so
- adversaries into warm friends and admirers.
T-r modern French writers are more widely reao
-, ,,.-,ss, Wand Of the French navy known In
,-a+,,ra as Pierre lott" and who Is a member
., the French Academy.
.Iso there Is contemporary French writer
t.s been more bitterly antaEonistc 10 every
,hing English in his books. especially in connection
,h Fs-5tjsb rule in India and in Egypt denouncing
e. -. ,,-rannical harbarous and vandalistc- Eng
-i.r neone would therefore have had every reason
q hold aloof from Pierre Lott, and Wlen ne was
., command Of the French guardshlp AT Ooh-
. .+en+inople he was practically boycoiied by the
English officers. and received me S'iu s- "
1be British Embassy.
The other day he visited London. on the INVITA-
.,on n the French Amhassasior there, Paul cam
non who. 1t is said. had acted IN the matter al
,be fnstigaton Of the King. NJ Ca'noon received
Mn AZ the railroad terminus and gave series OF
,ncbeons and dinners in his honor. 10 which he
,,rited all the leading members Of The EngIsn
great world especially those who were susceptible
20 the influence Of the King. and who overwhelmed
Io,i with the 1aJteTing tokens Of admiration
Then Ambassador Cambon took him 10 the ban
r4ven by Ambassador Whitelaw Reid, at Dorchester
House IN honor Of the King and Queen, where
ro+i was presented 10 Edward VII. who retained
hin for some IN conversation, showing him
sel. most gracious and cordial and expressing
himself SO highly about the works OF Lott that the
latter who is an extremely vain little man and
yho had expected quite different attitude on the
mart Of the King. almost lost his head.
The King wound up by presenting him 70 Queen
Alexandra. who even stin more gracious 10
The author than her consOrt. and. after q pro
losged chat, invited him TO visit her al Bucking-
7arar hpfO he lpf
London on his return to Paris.
The Queen. who had heard OF the stories of HIS
posive idolatry Of cats, by means of which he
rendered himself conspicuous at Constantinople.
and who had rallied him about the matter, was
considerably surprised when, arriving at the
ralaoe for HIS audience. he brought concealed IN
der his coat much TO the concern Of the servants
at the entrance, fine young Maltese cat, the
erandchild great-grandchild Of the cat for which
he gave those wonderful entertainments on board
lis snip at Constantinople.
He had caused it 10 be brought over from Paris
BY special messenger 70 present il 70 the Queen.
knowing her pronounced fondness for animals. She
accepted gift with which she expressed herself
Charmed and Lott has returned 10 France COM
Tietely won by his welcome in London, espe-
cially by the kindness OF the King and Queen; 20
much So that It IS doubtful whether he viii ever
pen another word against the English.
RESPONSIBLE FOR EX-PRESIDENT'S SAFETY
Colonel Sir Percy Girouard has been appointed
70 succsed Sir James Sadler Governor and COM
rnander in chief Of British East Africa and such
will become the host Of Theodore Roosevelt and
less responsible for his safety long as
the eIPresident remains IN that portion Of the
Dark Continent Not that Sir James Sadler has had
anything 10 do with the welcoming and entertain
ing Ct the former chief magistrate OF the United
States in East Africa. For Sir James had been
summoned home some time before the arrival OF
D. NTH, Lord
Delane-e, Lord IIlndlip Lord Cardross. Sir Alfred
Psase and all the other English great land owners
and settlers in the colony and Lieutenant Governor
F J. Jackson had been left TO do the honors TO the
distinguished guest from America in his stead.
Sir Percy was born on this side OF the Atlantic
1nd is OF Justice Desire Girouard. Of the Su-
Irenne Court Of Canada and a lineaI descendant OF
Antoine Girouard secretary 10 the Comte de Ram
ezay, who was Governor OF French Canada In 100
He received his military education at the Royal
Military College Of Kingston. in Canada, and is
about forty-two years Of age
After graduating from the Royal Military College
ne was FOR time employed on the engineering staff
OF the Canadian Pacific Railroad. There he OBJ
talned a practical knowledge Of railroad engineer
Ing which when he Joined the British army in
England proved invaluable him; that being the
one branch Of all others in which the corps Of
<ogai Engineers. 10 which he belonged. was def
cenI he was within few months after receiv-
ING his commission intrusted with the traffic man
royal arsenal at woolwich.
While there he had The good fortune attract
the houce Of Lord Kitchener. who at once pitched
upon MIN as the one OF all others suited to
'ohe charge Of the construction Of those military
Ie1Foads which were Indispensable his plans for
me re-conquest Of the Soudan. Kitchener realized
lat the Soudan could be regained only ny means Of
Ia1road Transport decision justified by subse-
e1ent events; and. although young Girouard was
-'er uhrty years OF age at the time and mere
lieutenant Of ROval Engineers. he left TO him the
Iie task Of planning. constructing and working
ABOUT thousand miles of railroad, under almost
money.
- was. IN Particular. the 200 miles of railroad
uucllon between May and November In 1891,
IUes he unknown and waterless Nuban desert.
e0ouching on the Nile at Atbara which rendered
s.e'o:e - the victory of Atbara and OF Omdurman
e ~ me destruction of the power of the Mahdi.
~ ms Girouard received the thanks Of Pariia-
-" ms promotion 10 majority and several or
besides being appointed president Of the
e'P1ah state Railroads and Telegraphs.
- the outbreak Of the South African and
- - olspatch Of Lord Kitchener 10 the TransvaaI.
1oaara was sent 70 take charge of railroad
- portation and construction there, and con
''lled so much thereby to the ultimate defeat
-. e boe's that he was knighted and invested
- Ah tne Star OF the Order Of ST Michael and ST.
- While in South Africa he fell in love with
Aau ughter Of Sir Richard Solomon. the very
1A'hy legal adviser of the Transvaal administra-
".h and married her
-, then he has been Governor and Com
noef-in-Chief OF that vast African empire known
brush Nigeria, extending over an area of half
,Ah Aiioh OF square miles, with a population of
80 80 Sov'e.eo9. and has greatly developed the re-
- -, OF that dependency by means Of the con-
wa, ~ioh ~ of railroads by diplomatic negotiations
native chiefs and by Of several very
csstul armed expeditions. Now he becomes
- "or OF British East Africa which is taken TO
-, ulat The British government II much
--eeo WIN the md nal