198 ARRIVAL OF PRINCE HENRI OF ORLEANS 
return to Batang, but were stopped at Tungalow by 
the military mandarin, who refused to allow them to 
proceed any further. They, however, declined to re- 
turn, and established a mission there. 
Mer. Biet tells me that there is a missionary living 
near the frontier of Yunnan who, unless he saw Mr. 
Cooper when he passed through, has seen no European, 
with the exception of a brother missionary now and 
then, at long intervals, for the last thirty years. 
June 24.—Prince Henri of Orleans arrived from 
Litang and took up his quarters at the inn I was stay- 
ing at. He had travelled right across Tibet from 
Kuldja by way of Lob nor, Tengri nor and Batang, 
having been close to Lhassa, which city he was unable 
to enter. He was accompanied by two Europeans, 
Messrs. Bonvalot and De’ Deken, the latter belonging to 
the Belgian mission in Mongolia, and who spoke the 
Chinese language fluently. He had a large number 
of followers and pack animals, having made large 
natural history collections on the journey. Though, as 
I said before, he was unable to enter Lhassa, he 
received a very valuable present from the Grand Lama 
which was sent out of the city to him. 
The next day Mer. Biet had a dinner party, to 
which I was invited. I found Pére Jeridot and 
Fathers Dejean and Souli¢, Prince Henri, Messrs. 
