Action by Japanese Customs to Prevent Communism Kobe, June 17.
A large number of books sent, from Moscow by Professor Katagami of Waseda University have been confiscated by the Kobe Customs officials evidently in the fear the they would spread the gospel of the rice crop is in geat peril. rice cannot be planted unless there ix two feet of raiafal. The rains of the past two days have given Tope to the farmers, but only re-preterit a rainful of'% few inches,
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