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MONDAY, MAY 23, 1932.
OBITUARY
OLD CHINA HAND DIES
IN HONGKONG
The death at the Matilda Hos pital early on Saturday morning of Mr. S. J. de Biere, at the ge of 74. has removed an old China! hand who had spent over 60 years. of his life in China. 11e ja sur- vived by hh widow and several} children.
Tokyo, May 21. The seriousness of the present
The late Mr. de Biere first came crisis is intlicated by the fact that Prince' Salon for the first time out East to Singapore, where he
was educated nn a boy. He serv appear to lack confidence in his own judgment to deelde whom toed for practically the whole of recommend to the Throne as Pre-his life in the Chinese Maritime:
Customs from which service he re- mler.
extremely tired in 1921, being well-known along the China coast and in Formosa. During tha period he was often in Hongkong and Canton. He was in Formosa at the time of the Black Flag re- voluton ngainst the Chinese.
Even the national hero, Admiral Togo, who has hitherto scrupulous- ly refrained Trom entering the political arena, has been called as have also into consultation,
and Conut Uychiura Marshal Yamamoto, in addition to leading statesmen whose opinion is sound- ed on such accasions for form ality's enke.
Although nearly a week has passed, the final decision as to who shall take over the reigns of the Premiership appears likely to be further deferred, though the new Ministry is virtually certain to be a super-Party one,
IN
years
I had been a member of the Honkong Club for many and was also a Freemason. Un- dur
his former name of Mr.
Hanish he was Master of the Per- severance Lodge (Hongkong) in 1895; Master of the Star of South China (Canton) in 1899, -and M.E.Z. of the Cathay Royal Arch Chapter (Hongkong) in 1897.
The late Mr. de Biere had been Later.
in indifferent Wealth for some expected to Prince Saionji consult Admiral Togo and Ad-time and entered the Matilda Hos miral Osumi to-morrow morning ptal at the beginning of the pre- regarding the political situation sent month, finally passing away and make a final recommendation between six and seven o'clock on to the Emperor in the afternoon Saturday morning. ar on Monday morning-Reuter. A Premier Found.
Tokyo, May 22, Admiral Viscount Makuto Saito was summoned to the Palace early this afternoon and appointed to ecced the assassinated Prime Minister, Mr. Inukai.
The Very Rev. Dean Swann of- ficiated at the funeral at the Pro- testant cemetery (271 Saturday afternoon, when members of the family were the chief mourners, a number of while there were sympathisers and floral tokens, in- cluding those from Customs asko-
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Despite his advanced age Vis-riates, count Salta's selection for the Premiership is expected to have a
that Viscount re-assaring fleet hath at home formed the press and abroad. His statesmanlike Salto proposes to suck an under- he standing with Prince Salonj to- qualities were shewn when headed the Japanese Delegation morrow regarding the propoandi to the Three Power Naval Con- form of the new cabinet which is ference at Geneva in 1927, while expected to take nearly a week to his long temare of the office of the organize owing to the extreme of the situation, Governor Generalship of Korea complexity praved him to be an able adminis- necessitating very careful consi- irator and earned him the respect iteration.
It is thought possible that Vis-that and affection of the Koreans.
Viscount Salio is Bheral minded count Saito will invite Viscount National Government will again be but a strict disciplinariau and hisIshii to become Foreign Minister, revised at the forthcoming third appointment should do much to re-and Mr. Wakatsuki to hold the plenary session of the C.E.C. It tablish the faith and confidence Finance portfolio, while the Navy is reported that the session will pro- of the nation. which are badly Office has tentatively agreed to re- bably be held in Angust instead of shaken by the sordid intrigues, commend Admiral Keisuke Okada June, as originally intended.---Ren-
of as the Navy Minister.--Renter. corruption and self-intereast many of the party politicians.---
Render.
Foreign Fears.
London, May 22. The Japanese political situation, particularly in its wider implica lions, is Fausing misgivings in London. The comings and goings
murder since Mr. Innka's hell to denote that the results of the crime in an wise diminish the power of this military junta.
are
Consequently, it is held, the risk of a Russo-Japanese clash is in- creased, and the likelihood of of the "renşonalde" treatment Sino-Japanese problem is ruled out, to say nothing of the risk of in serious internal irruption Japan,
The server remarks that Mr. Inukai's assassination was a grave gener- misfortune for the world ally, as well as for Japan.
The Stenday Times, discussing "Japan's dangerous cynical policy in Shanghai and Manchuria" says that besides the danger of hostili- ties with Russia there is something of terrible significance to the In happening world's future Russin to-day. The world will be not to wise to understand and underestimate it.
Pic-
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Tokyo, May 22. Expressions of satisfaction and relief were voiced in Naval Military learning and business circles on that
Viscount Saito had been selected to the Premiership, as the psychological effect of the appoint- ment of a premier who is likely to command the respect and fidence of the people, is recognised as of primary importance towards stabilising the situation.
con-
While frankly admitting the deulty of the task before him, il is generally considered there is none better fitted to tackle the serious crisis facing the nation at homo and abroad.--Reuter.
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