London, May 30.
The King's racing yacht Britannia has "undergone an extensive over-haut in preparation for the coming! racing season.
Her 176ft. mast is the tallest of any racing yacht in the world. It is made of silver spruce, and weighs about tons. The state". ples. The request was granted by Mr. Badeley: "What was your un-the Court and the heating was adderstanding of the words "in a dry Journed sine die. state?"—"T don't quite understand The case against Pel Hsueh-hai, outlined by the police, was that yacht has been altered again in the hho opened a firm known as Pao Vu hope that she will be faster. Her Ca. in a Stking Road building some high bulwarks have been removed time ago and secured orders from Jand replaced by very low ones, seven New York firms, including the thereby saving much weight. A new.
F.. Blumenthal Hat Go, and John mainsail also has been fitted—Reuter. Zisimerman & Ca, for s large con signment of straw hats. Before he secured the orders, the accused sent to the American firms samples of two Kinds of straw hats known as "Baku" and "Sissol". When the con. signment of hats arrived in Americ the complainants found that the goods were not only much less in Quantity, but also much inferior in they alleged. Inquiries were made in Shanghai and it was found that the accused's firm had closed. The a was later arrested. in Ningpo and brought to Shanghai, according to the police.
Inquest Over Ludwing Niemann Although an open verdict was returned last Wednesday by the District [Court Procurator to the effect thet Ludwig Niemann, German who suddenly died in his Carter Road house recently, had died of effects of strychnine poison, the mystery of the circumstances surrounding the German's death remained unsolved 'a3 the Procurator did not mention whether the poison was self-inflicted or not, will be remembered that Niemann, before his death, made statements alleging that he had been poisoned by two foreigners who had Jcome to see him that day as he was eating his dessert and puta strychnine pil into his meal, subsequently "hypnotizing him into eating the dessert, His statements, however, were not believed by the police because A houseboy employed in the deceased's house was emphatic both in the presence of police and Court Procurator that' there had been no Visitors for the deceased during the whole day that day.
The Procurator reserved his find ings til last Wednesday in order Jwait for the result of an autopsy performed by a Court doctor on the deceased's body. The autopsy per~ formed, the Court doctor found that the German had died of effects of strychnine poison,
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