Dagger Thrown at Father-inlaw of Japanese Emperor Tokyo, June 14, 'The' ban "has been lifted on the news of an apparent attempt to assassinate Prince Kuni, the Em-
It appears that the assailant, young Korean, threw a dagger' the car in which the Prince was seated while-eatrying out a military inspection in Formosa. The dagger struck the chauffeur but did -not wound him, An investigation has failed reveal either the motive for the crime or whether it was instigated other perso in the meantime the Governor of Formosa has submitted his resignation, but the Government has: not yet decided 40 accept it-—Reuter, Tokyo, June 14.
The police to-day lifted the"ban on the publication of the news regarding a grave affair in Formooa which mmiuch controversy over the advisability of the resignation of Governor General Kamiyama, The incident occurred at Taichu in May while H. I. H. General Prings was on a visit to Formosa a8 a While the Prince was motoring: to Taichu-Station from the Governor's residence on the morning of May 14, aman suddenly spra of the crowd, which had along the route to see the Prince off, and ran after the Prince's car with dagger in his hand. As the man about to grasp the hood, the car was accelerated and Lieut.
Colonel Onuma, military attache to His Highness, shielded the Prince with shis own body, The man throw his dts. at the! Prince, but. the Intter dodged and the weapon miss the Prince and stuck the ehaulfeot in the back, The culprit was arrested on the spot. Investigation revealed that the man is a Korean named Chomeicka (24 years old), He has confessed that he chad determined to commit suicide owl to his inability to support, hima when the Prince visited the al where-upon he conceived the ideaiof assassinating the Prince—Toho,
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