General Baron Okubo Haruna died on January 25 at the age of seventy yenrs. Born at Mitsuke, Enshu, he was one of the leaders in the movement for the restoration of the Imperial House to power, and the expulsion of the " barbara ians." In the War of the Restore tion he joined the Imperial forces and rendered good service. On the establishment of the Imperial Government of the Meiji era, he wat sent by the Government to France. In the Japan-China war he commanded a brigade, and in January 1896 he went to Formosa in command of the 7th Mixed Brigade to conquer the island. In th- Russo-Japanese war he Jed the 6th Army Division.
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