Japanese Officer's Refusal to Return Decorations Tokyo, Dec. 18. General Hanzo Yanianashi has teen indicted on a charge of corrupt tion during his tenure of office as Governor-General of Korea.
Fearing an adverse effect on both the administration of Korea and the morale of the Army if General Yamanashi were indicted, strenuous efforts appear to have been made in the past few days in certain quarters to find a way to punish, jim without resorting to an ini ment.
Friends of the General are reported to have attempted to persvade him to renounce his Court it and military ranks and return his decorations, hoping that this voluntary action on his part would prove this contrition and make the judicial authorities consider it sufficient Punishment, without resorting an indictment. General Yamanashi, however, refused this advice on the round that such an action would be taken as proof of quilt, whereas hho. continues, steadfastly to protest General Yamanashi. is charged with: accepting. bribes in connection with the establishment of a rice exchange in Fusan and also with.al-Towing his subordinates to indulge in "graf" in connection with the pa of land and other: matters. Reuter.
AccomDING to the report.of the Public Safety Bureau for Nanking, the population of the capital at Present is 624,909.
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