Colonel C. Yamada Commits Hara-kiri Tokyo, Oct. 5.
Assuming responsibility for _tne assassination of Gen. Nagato, [Director-General of Military Affairs, which occurred at the War Office jon August 12, a Japanese officer committed hara-kiri to-day at his home, using a sword to despatch division of the Military Affairs Bureau at the War Office at the time responsibility for the occurrence the murder.
Gen, Nagato was murdered Lieut-Col. Aizawa, who, it is stated, was "actuated by misapprehension concerning the promotions and transfers that had been effected with a view to strengthening discipline in the Japanese Army. Gen, Nagato, as administrative chief of the Army, bad been largely responsible for the changes—Reuter,
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