THE CHINESE QUESTION
THE FRENCH GENERAL'S REPORT.
PARIS, November 26.
General Voyron, who commanded the French in China, in a confidential report to his Government on the operations of the Allies, states that the French soldiers sympathised with and helped the missionaries and 300 converts to 40 waggon loads of pillaging from Prince Li's palace, and to a quantity of silver ingots. The missionaries gave every soldier a cheque.
November 26
The Paris correspondent of The Times states that the French Government are unable to publish General Voyrou's report, because he accuses the ladies belonging to the foreign Legations, directly they were relieved, of pillaging the richest shops in Peking, concealing in the .Legations loads of siik, laces, ivory work, and jewellery. the nations are involved.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2490, 4 December 1901, Page 15
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126THE CHINESE QUESTION Otago Witness, Issue 2490, 4 December 1901, Page 15
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