July 23.
In connexion with the riots on July 22 at Minamii Yomura, about} 50 arrests have been made. The situation is flow quieter.
Joly 24, Further riots are reported from other parts of the country.
In the latest one a mob of about 50 men attacked a police station at} Mikawa in the Tochigi Prefecture last night. They were angered by the abolition of two local police windows were broken and] damage was done. Nine arrests were made and several persons were wounded, Demonstrations for similar causes} were held at the Prefectural Governor's office this morning and precau. tions are being taken by the police to prevent trouble.
The main objection to abolition of] the police stations appears to be that it would cause inconvenience as the wide powers of the Japanese police necessitate frequent visits by villagers to the police stations for} permits, the settlement of disputes, Tt is understood that the authorities are worried owing to the recent frequency of outbreaks among the people.
Another Riot Result of Removal of}
Primary School July 23, Resenting the removal of a] primary school, villagers reprosenting five local villages attacked the village assembly at Minamii Yomura Chime in the Prefecture of Shikoku: yesterday afternoon.
In the course of the disturbance shout 10 persons were injured.
It is understood that the prefecture al authorities now control the si tion and that they are taking precautions lest there should be rioting such as recently occurred at Nagano, Attack on Police by Crowd with Spears and Clubs July 26.
Riots are now reported to have broken out in Kisaki, Niigata Prefecture, where 700 peasants armed with spears, clubs and other we pons, clashed with the police. Thirty arrests resulted. Several persons were wounded, including a police Inspector, who was attacked with a spear.
The trouble started when the police broke up a procession, which' was celebrating the establishment lof 4 local proletarian school, peas-fants subsequently attacking the home of a wealthy landlord.
Owing to the people of four towns i Miyagi Prefecture, North!
where other police' stations fare being abolished, planning a demonstration, the local authorities are devising means to prevent outbreaks like those at Nagano, Tochigi and other places—Reuter.
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