Tokyo, Feb. 6.
Subject to Imperial sanction, the Foreign Ofice to-day decided to commend Dr. H. Nagaoka, former Ambassador to France, as successor to the late Dr. H. Adatchi, Japanese re presentative on the Permanent Court of International Justice at The Hague.
Bora in Yamaguchiken 87 years ay, Dr. Nogioka has had a most snee cessful diplomatic career. Soon after graduating from the Law College of the Tokyo Imperial University in 1900, he was appointed successively Minister to the Netherlands, Director of the Treaty Bureau, Chief Delegate to the League of Nations at Geneva, Ambassador to Germany, and Am* bassador to France.-Reuter.
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