The Archive · 1912

Opening of the Japanese

DIET, purposes, Aug. 25.

Col. Roosevelt has demanded to be heard by the Senate Committee which is considering the matter of! campaign expenditure, in order to enable him to refute the assertions made by Mr. Archbold.

Aug. 28.

The Senate has finally passed a resolution in favour of the Campaign Fund Committee investigating the charges made with regard-to Col. Roosevelt.

From Our Own Correspondent, Tokio, Aug. 23.

The Emperor did not attend the opening ceremony of the Japanese Diet to-day. The Premier, Marquis Baionji, read the speech from the Throne in which the Emperor sai "We expect to enlarge the work of the deceased Emperor in accordance with the immense programme of our Imperial Ancestors."

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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