The Archive · 1932

Way Into Building

Tokyo, Jan. 19.

The dissolution of the Diet had been inevitable ever since the fall of the late Minseito Party Govern. ment of Baron Reijiro Wakatsuki My, Inukai's Seiyukai Party failed by a wide margin to control the lower chamber, The British Embassy here was forcibly entered this morning by a number of Jupanese seeking an interview with the British amabaswader, Sit Lindley.

The people concerned were 1 members of Japanese reactionary society, Their request for an inter

and. they, thereupon forced their with the Minister was refused way into the embassy building and scattered leaflets inside, These were inscribed, "Let off Gandhi Police were called in and the 14 invaders took to their heels. Four were arrested but the other ten managed. to reach waiting motor cars that had their engines running and made their escape.

"The attack on the British Embassy ig characterised as unimportant by the British Ambassador. wil, 8 sisted that after, the hand.

is protesting against the impcisonment, of Mr. Gandhi had been seatteved around one of the intruders threw a stone which broke a window, That was the only damage done.

Upon learning. of the occurrence Mr. Yoshizawa, the newly appointed Foreign Minister, formally expressed, his regret, but the British Arm. Tarsador assured him that he did, not attach any importance to the in-Cident. The police also tendered an When the general elections held "next anunih, the Departa Home. Ar ounces, 13,227. S41 subjects of the Emperor" will qualified to vote as against 12,813,241 who voted in the last general election—I Pres

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