Tokyo, Jan. 18, Mr. Ogawa, formerly Minister of Iways, who was imprisoned September 26 after having been indictéd.on a charge of official corruption, has been released on bail of Yen 500.—Reuter. device has been found for properly authenticating copies of governmental records to be sent abroad.
The Foreign Affairs Department Chief, Mr. Liang Chih-wai, has already been approached about this question. Since he is now a municipal and not a provincial employee, feels that he is without authority to give written.assurance to a foreign consul that the signature and seal of a provincial official are what they purport to be. A for-ign consul-can only recognize the handwriting-and the seal of office of the "highest officials, so it is absolutely necessary that either the Mayor or the Governor perform the fanction formerly performed by the Foreign. Commissioner. So far the settled, modus operandi has -not been
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