Tokio, Dec. 25.
The Diet has rejected the _proposed increase of the army and has been dissolved.
Dec. 26. of not refuting to support the mit ming the necessity After a lengthy debate, the
Budget, the Chairman, at 1 p.m., read an Imperial Rescript dissolve ing the Lower House. Up to the last moment it was believed that outlet was possible.
Twenty members of the Opposition are leaving the Seiyukai party on the ground that its action in refusing to: support the Government is unpatriotic.
The elections have been ordered for March 95.
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