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There are strong suspicions that the Communists of Japan received money from Soviet Russin but the Japanese Govern ment authorities are not as yet In possession of evidence supporting the charge, the Japanese Home Minister, Mr. Kisaburo Suzuki, sald. in reply to B quen-

A meeting of re tion at presentatives of the varloua. bodies in the Lower House, called recently at the Premier's official residence to receive Government reports on the alleged Communist plot.

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The Home Minister's statement was in reply to Mr. Rokusaburo Nakanishi, who asked Government confirmation of reports that a great deal of Russian money went to the Communists, in Japan,

Stron Suspicions.

The Minister said there was strong reason to suspect that Russian money aided the Com- munists in the country. The transfer of money, however, was conducted with such skill an BOLA Bocrecy that the Government authorities were not in a position either to confirm or deny the re- port, he said.

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To a question by Mr. Keijiro Nakumura, director of the Min- seito, the Home Minister replied that six Japanese Communists went to Russia and came back, initiated in the methods employ- ed by the Russian Communists in the conduct of their revolution.

THURSDAY MAY 31, 1928.

THE MISSING “ITALIA,”

The missing airship "Italia", Is shown above leaving the giant.

hángar at Stolp, Germany, on her

way to the North for the flight

· over the North Pole. The "Italia" is now in distress some where in the Arctle region, and search parties are being sent out. On the right la Generul Nobile,

the cuminander of the expedition.

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In reply to another question by time for filing the enme Diet member, about

future relations between Japan abarcs.

moment.

Questions and answers between political leaders and Government officials, In verbatim form, follow:

ON LIFE.

DR. HENSON BLAMES CINEMAS FOR CRIME,

"It has been said that this is

A Christian country wish to.

were:

and Rússia, Premier Tanaka *Mr. Sheldon explained that the God it were!"

The Bishop of Durham, Dr. declined to discuss the matter, firm carried on the business of Hensley Henson, recently earned saying he was not at liberty to general merchants. In January the title of "the gloomy Bishop" say much about Japan's future re- the firm made an allotment of cer- when he spoke at Durham Dia- lations with the Soviet at the tain of their shares. The annual charged Prisoners Aid Society on

aneeling was held in March but the crime. failure to me the allotment was

Causes of crime, he declared, and only discovered when the summary those favourable to its increase, WAR rejected by the registrar.

Between January and 31 this! The disintegrating effect of tho The Third Internationale.

year, continued Mr. Sheldon, an war; allotment of 2,500 ordinary and Possession and facile use of the Mr. Keijiro Nakamura of the 4,375 preference shares was made deadly weapon as illustrated in Minselto:Is it true that the to three persons. The annual the murder of Police-constable leaders of the Third Internationale summary of the share capital and Gutteridge; rave instructions to its branch in shares of the company was prepar Tel Kowloon No. 8

Progressive diminution in the Three minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Ferry and Railway Station Japan concerning the recent Comed and presented for fling to the extent and efficiency of religious Batirely, under English Management. Electric Light and Fan throughout. munist affair? Is there any reregistrar, who rejected it on the agencies in the country; Brary Room with Private Bath. Lounge, Bar and Billard-Rooms, lution between the Soviet Govern-rounds that no return of allot Secularisation of education and Unrivalled Culalas under the personal supervision of the proprietress.ment and the recent Communist menta had been filed in respect of social life; Terma moderata. Special terms to familles on application to:

affair, and how will this affair the shares. The omission was ac Shortage of the clergy; and Hr. I. I, OXBERRY, Proprietress, affect the Russo-Japaneso *C- cidental, and was due to inadver- The non-observance of the

tence and misunderstanding of the Lord's Day.. Justice Minister Hara:--Kazuo law.

The United States of America, a Fukumoto and six other Com-

Mr. Sheldon applied for an ex-vast but extremely-prosperous munists had an interview with tension of time for seven days.

country, illustrated grossly and on the leaders of the Third Inter-

The application was granted.

an immense scale the tendencies nationale in Moscow through the

which were present In Europe, Introduction of Sen Kalayama.

Nowhere had popular education The Japanese Communists were

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW? had criminality been more exten- made prouder boasis; nowhere instructed to adopt the methods us are now practiced in

sive and apparent. Russia.

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1. On Bardacy Island, off the coat of Car

Pursuit of Gain.

The following are the, replies to]- Premier Tanaka:-In reply to the second question, as Foreign to-day's questions:--

Again, there was the influence Minister, I have referred the ques-arvonabire, 2. (s) Fork nies. (b) cheese, (e) on the young of morally dubious tion to the Home and Justice aged c. 3. 1880; 1864. 4amusements, including-

Wordsworth, (d) Robert Dorns. G. Viereine Dr. Robert Bridgen, (b) John Masefield, (e)

Ministries, and I intend to make a decision regarding the inter- national relations with Russia after the investigation is complete, Detalls Wanted.

The cinema, of which he still

A person born of a European and a Hindu cherished an apprehension; grey- founded in 1805, mainly by Miss De hound racing, and juvenile gam- parent—a half-caste, The National Trust

i, Bir Robert Hunter, and Canon blingy

hawnsley, 8. Coleridre, Furnivall, Murray, Both the rambler

Bradley, Dr. Craigle, and Mr. Onions. 9.

Wooler,

and the

Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Glover, who left England criminal exhibited the same dis- in December 1926, to search for fans In Mr. Rokusaburo Nakanishi of Afries, on behalf of the British Museum. position to take risks in the pur- the Minucito:---What do you Bay Napoleon. 11. Yellow. 12. Lord Diciel of guit of gain. The gambler was at to placing all the details of the

home in the atmosphere of dis- Communist ease before the nation

Zoubkoff, the ex-Kaiser's brother. honesty. in order to wine out all possibility in-law, is staying at a Luxembourg

Unless he was very falsely in- of such undesirable occurrences? hotel, and it is stated that he will formed, reyhound racing was be Is it true that the Communists receive 8,000 marks (about £400) coming the popular school of have obtained a large amount of for his memoirs, which will be juvenile gambling, and the State, money from Russia?

edited by a German journalist, and in its own interests, had better

Plotting in Koren?

mensures.

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The Home Minister:-I agree are to be published in July by a take a restraining hand before a with the questioner regarding the Bonn firm. Recently Zoubkoff potent vested interest had grown necessity of letting the people approached an English journallat "P know the details of the incident. with a view to having hla memoirs Henson said, if he understood the Referring to unemployment, Dr.. I am now trying to find the best published in England.

mind of his fellow-citizens, method for their publication. As

believed they would sunort any for the second question, I also am similar Incidents in the future and Government which would address told of a similar story, but so far 1 desire to hear the details of such itself earnestly and adéquatoly we have been unable to get suffi-

to that problem, and that in spite. cient evidence.

The Premier:-Regarding the of present crushing. Anancial alleged plots for liberation of our burdens they would foot the bill for colonies, I telegraphed for reports any really adequate project. Mr. Heima Hayashi of the Min- of the eplonial governments about "We cannot wash our hands of scito: In the first place, I suspect the possible connexion between the responsibility for the present that Russia is supporting either various plotting bodies and other tragic situation which is as truly directly or indirectly the move- Information thereon, but so far one result of war as the National ment for the independence of have received no report,. As for Debt itself." Korea. The Government, I think, the second and third questions, I]. ought to adopt some measures completely agree with the conten- "Safeguard the Workers-Unite against this penetration of radical tlon of the questioner and in this the Empire." These are thought, as against a military connexion I desire the co-opera-slogans adopted by the Empire In- aggression. Secondly, the Com-tion of Government, offices,dustries Association at a mass meet- munists in the recent affair seem various schools and public bodies ing held at the Albert Hall recent. to have joined the movement not in endeavouring to prevent the ly. They stated the objects from diffleulty of livelihood, as la spread of auch radical thoughts. of the Association gave proof of Been from the fact that the Mr. Suyehiro Nishio of the the success of Bate-guarding, and majority of-the Communists Shakal Minselto questioned the emphasised the need for the safe- involved ure from the Intelli- relations between the Communist guarding of other great industries, What measure party and the Labour Council and more especially the steel industry. is the Government going to take the Nihon Proletarian Young A policy was outlined by which, It against such a state of affairs? Men's League, whereupon -Home is claimed, within two years Thirdly, I have heard that the Minister Suzuki showed ovidence 500,000 fresh workers can be Government announced its that several leading members of absorbed in industry and large re- measures for the prevention of the latter two bodies were Comductions made in income-tax and

munista,

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