Peking, June 17.
A telegram received here to-day from the Sino-Prench Exepdition states that the expedition has. arrived at Suchow, in western Kansu, Ramours circulated in the Chinese press that their oil depot has been robbed by bandits are stated to be untrue, for they found their oil intact.
'A. message received in foreign circles in Tientsin states that owing to difficulties encountered on. the road, two Chinese left the expedit fon their own account in the region fof the Edsingol River. The Chinese report that they left because Lieutenant Point, the French leader Jof the expedition, assaulted them, is asserted in foreign circles to be accurate.
Jane 18.
The two Chinese members of the ino-French expedition to. Sinkiang—Ho Ching-sheng and Chou Pao-han—who left the expedition in the region of the Edsingol river, have now returned to Pel In a statement to the Chines. press they declare that It. Point, the French leader of the expedition, assaulted certain Chinese members of the party on June 1. the assault, the Chinese members decided to withdraw, but it was subsequently agreed that Ho sheng. and Chou Pao-han should alone leave and return "to broadcast the news of the outrage.
They assert that the trouble occurred owing to the fact that} Frenchmen were photographing women with bound feet, beggars, and other scenes derogatory to Chi It is said that when Ho Ching-sheng protested It. Point assaulted him.
Other charges, alleging high handed actions on the part of the French
made. members of the expedition, are also The Society for the Preservation of Ancient Relies are taking up the matter and Ho Ching-sheng and Chaa Pao-han have wired to Nanking urging that It. should be arrested and the expedi-ion refused permission to enter} asserted in' foreign circles! in Peting yesterday that the report, that It, Point had assaulted any of the Chinese was incerrect—Reater.
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