Tokyo, May 2.
According od by am, yesterda Ohi bandits in offfcia) uniforms, er the Yalu River 4 Koda in 1 Nanda Dist the opposite ba man and 6 civil thers. They: als and ano pistol. The bandits drew to the bank opposite De Mr. Kuhara New Minister of Communicitions Tokyo, May 22.
It is learned irom a reliable source that the Emperor's sanction will be asked for the appointment of Mx, Fusanosuke Kuhara as.
Minister of Communications, replace ing Mr, Mochizuki, who is' being transferred to the Home Ministry. The installation ceremony will probably take place this afternoon, It is understood that much opposi tion had previously been raised gainst Mr, Kuhara being given a. post in the Cabinet by Mr. Mizuno, who threatened to resign the Education portfolio, and also Mr. Mitsuehi, the Minister of Finance, hut the Premier, General Baron Tanaka, succeeded in inducing both of them to withdraw their pposition, Later.
Mr. Kuhara and Mr, Mochizuki have been installed in office, ess Criticism of the Re-shumle May 24, The newspapers are virtually unanimous in declaring that the Greumstanees attending the reorg anization of the Cabinet by the transfer of Mr, Mochizuki (0 the Ministry of Home Aifaire and bringing in Mr, Fusimoswke Kuhara as Minister of Communications @ieatey that one faction of the yuki (the Government Party) has ned the ascendancy at the ex nse of the others, They. assert that this means that the lack of unity in the party will increase, that the Government will grow weaker and that it will fall in the near future, The alleged action of the Premier, Baron Tanaka, in prevailing on the Emperor to persuade the Minister of Education, Mr. Midauno, ta with draw his resignation and remain in the Cabinet is severely censured as the press considers that the Throne should not have been involved in such a matter of domestic politics, while some newspapers consider' that it shows the Inck of ability of the Tanaka Government to manage its own affairs, In particular the "Jiji" egrets the existence of disunity in the Cadinet at a time when the foreiga situation demands the Government should present a united front, It is reported that a large section of the House of Peers disapproves of the method used to reorganize the Cabinet while business men though admitting: the ability of Mr, Kuhara, consider his acceptance of the portfolio "far Communications as showing lack of prudence, og it alleged that the companies under his control owe large sume to the
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