Through Reuter's agency.
Peking, Feb. 6, Herr Voretzsch registered and has stayed at the Wagons Lits Hotel under the name of A. Nielsen. Many mistakes were made betweto him and the Swedish Consul, Mr. A. Nilsson which arose entirely from the very suspicious adoption by the former of a name almost identical with that of the Swedish Consul, who was thus exposed to the risk of being blamed for the other's actions, Herr Voretzsch apparently counted upon the Swedish Consul being! still in Hongkong, in which case the false name would probably never have been discovered for the disclosure arose owing to Reuter's correspondent calling on the Swedish Consul, Mr. A. Nilsson, when card was taken to the German's room by the hotel boy, who subsequently explained that two Consuls of that name were staying there, one of whom was German and one Swedish.
Tu answer to further in qui made by Reuter's correspondent, the boy stated that he knew the last comer to be a German as a letter had arrived for him from the German Legation in the name of Nielsen.
Inspection of the hotel card-rack then disclosed the slight difference of the names previously reported.
Voretzsch has left for Han-
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