The Archive · 1926

POLITICAL WRITER'S INCENDIARISM

Confession of Attempt to Fire British Embassy at Tokyo Kobe, Oct. 26.

Yesterday afternoon a long-haired individual named Kadono, 32 years of age, visited the British Consulate and announced that he was the in-

'The motive for the incendiarism isnot known, but according to newspaper reports, Kadono desired to attract public' attention as a preliminary to publishing his political Kadono ig at present out of employment. Some years ago he visit.

India and the Philippines. He has been an inmate of an insane asylum.—Reuter. cendiarist who had attempted to set fire to the British Embassy at Tokyo on October 13.

The Consulate handed-him over to the police.

Foary recruits from Chapei were] despatched to Nanking on Tuesday, whilst 70, niore ex route to Foochow from Hsuchowfu passed through Shanghai on the same day.

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