Tokio, Oct. 20.
Major Hara, who was committed for trial by a court-martial for neglect in connexion with the disappearance of Czecho-Slovak arms stored in Vladivostok, was to-day sentenced to a year and a half's imprisonment but execution of the sentence has been deferred for two years. The Court expressed sympathy for the prisoner, who it said, was actuated by patriotic motives in allowing the Whites to secure the arms against the Reds.—Reuter.
Pexinc, Oct. 22.—A mandate issued last night accepts the resignation of Mr. Wu Pei-huang as Chief Secretary of the Cabinet and appoints Mr. Liang Fu to succeed him. Mr. Liang Fu has been for many years a member of the judiciary and is also a personal friend of the Premier. Mr. Hsu Chien, who arrived in Peking the day after the Cabinet resigned, returned to Shanghai yesterday. It is stated that he will return if Parlia. ment approves the present Cabinet.—Reuter.
87.5 bearing interest at 7.8 per cent., while the period of the loan is 25 years.
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