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MONDAY, JULY 1, 1929.

SUDDEN DEATH OF FORMER MINISTER.

London, Jund 29. The sudden death in a London Hotel Is reported of Sir Beilby Francis Alston. Router.

Tokyo, June 29. While it is impossible to ascer tain the exact degree of its serious ness, there seems little doubt that a sudden Cabinet crisis has arisen.

Sir Bellby Francis Alston had re- The leading newspapers freely assort that the Cabinet le tottering turned home recently from Rio de and that the Minseito. Party is Janeiro on resigning his post owing making preparations to succeed if to ill health. Ho had been in the diplomatic service for many years, the Government fallsk

Omcial circles are, however, his first post belag at Copenhagen evasive, and profess no knowledge In 1895. Born in 1868, the son of as to how far the reports are true, the late Sir Francis Alston, former though they aver that current roly of the Foreign Office, he was ports aro "probably exaggerated." educated privately and abroad. His The crisis appears to centre: first position in the Government ser- Five mainly around the proposed pub-vice was that of a clerk in the lication of a report of the results Foreign Office in 1890, of the Japanese Government's in years later he was sent to Copen- vestigations Into the Manchurian hagen as Acting 3rd Secretary, Tho Incident of June, 1928, which re- following year, on the occasion of sulted in the death of Marshal the holding of the Copyright Con- ference in Paris, he was appointed Chang Teo-lih.

The report exonerates Japan, secretary to the British Plenipoten Nevertheless it consures certain tiaries. In 1896 he made. his first Charge officers in the Japanese garrison in visit to South America ne Acting

2nd Secretary and Manchurin for agreeing to the tom- porary replacement of Japanese d'airea at Buenos Aires. In troops in the Japanese railway 1898, 1901 and 1902 his services 2000 by Chinese troops, on the were sought as pcretary to the occasion of Chang Tso-lin's arrival British representatives at the Sugar Conference at Brussels. On the at Mukden, without first consult occasion of the Coronation of Ed- ing the Home Government.

Publication of this important re-ward VII he was attached to the foreign representatives. In 1909 port was expected for to-day but he was attached Up Prince Tsal has been postponed indefinitely.

Shun on the occasion of his mission It is intimated that the post to Britain, and in 1911 to Prince nonement is due to the attitude of Tan Chen, the representative of the the Minister for War, General Emperor of China at the Corona- Shirakawa, who strongly opposes tion of King George V. He was in the proposed punishment of the attendance on Prince and Princess officers concerned.

Alexander of Teck at the Corona- tion of King Vajiravudh of Slam la 1911. During 1911-1012 he was Councillor of H.M. Legation and Charge d'Affaires at Peking 1918. and 1916-17. Other posts he held in the Far East were Deputy High Commissioner, Siberin, Minister Plenipotentiary to Tokyo and Min- ister Plenipotentiary to China (1922). In 1923-25 he was Min-

Premier Seeks Advice. From this it may be inferred that the crisis in the Cabinet la serious, as it is believed that the Army approves of the stand made by General Shirakawa; wherefore, If he resigns, it will probably be dificult for the Government to find a successor as the War portfolie is always held by a military officer.

The fact that Baron Tanaka visited both Marquis Saionji and Admiral Suzuki (ike Grand Cham- berlain), apparently for advice, 18 considered as a further indication that the situation is seriou8.

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Paraguay, going from there to Brazil. During his diplomatie ser. vice te won the decorations of the Grand Cross of the Double Dragon of China and that of Commander of the White Elephant of Siam,

Lieut-General Hata, Commander that the Japanese Government is

of the First Division, has been resigning on July 2-Router. the appointed Commander of

Japanese Garrison in Kwangtung Peninsula, South Manchurin,, in succession to

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Tokyo, June 30.

It is learned high authority

Lloyt-General that despite the War Minister's apparent disapproval of the punishment of the officers in con- noxion with the Manchurian affair, this involves no teal-deadlock, but pretext to enable the is used as, government to resign without the loss of face.

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unexpected develop ments, the, Cabinet is likely to resign during the next few days. It is stated in well informed circles that the real basis of the trouble

The real reason lies not only in is the dissatisfaction in very high the dissatisfaction In the highest quarters over Baron Tanaka's quarters over the mishandling both

ihe handling of Manchurian of the Kellogg Pact and the Man- incident and the ratification of the churian incident, but also in the

Washinglon, anti-War (Kellogg) Fact.

mishandling of the question of the The Hochi, In a special edition, lifting of the gold ban, and the|

The prediction of Mr. snys that the Premier personally failure to carry out the main decided to resign, in connexion domestic policy to which the Secretary for the Treat with which an urgent Cabinet con- Government was pledged when it surplus of 160,000,000

the fiscal year ending ye loo ference will be called early next took office. week.

It is likewise learned on seem- been exceeded by nearl The uncertainty of the positioningly good authority that the Privy dolars. is reflected in the Specie Bank Council is by no means satisfied The Government beg.00,- lowering the rate of the Yen cx that the phraseology of the Anti- with an estimated defe chango by two points.

War Pact fa in harmony with the 000 dollars. spirit of the national constitution, finally ratification, Was It is authoritatively learned that but although official confirmation in approved owing to the bad effect withheld for the present, ordara refusal to approve would produce have been issued for the punish-internationally-Reuter.

the Farm Board,

on and ment of the, following military officers in connexion with "the

funds for cruiser Perican grave affair in. Manchuria."

Colonel Kawamoto, Staff Officer. The prospective resignation of food control.-Redf

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The business community hope that the new government will be at least more constitutional and enforce better discipline in the administration, and improve rela

government finances, tions with China and that it wili Later. thus preparing the ground for the It is learned from & source raising of the gold embargo, which, apparently, is very reliable, Reuter.

Major-General Mizumachi, Com- mander of the Japanese guards in the South Manchuria Railway zone In 1928-Indalinito disciplinary confinement to quarters, Reuter. retrench

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