the Lead Tokyo, June 12, After the circulation of various contradictory reports, it now apears to have been established that Alr, Sengoku, President of the South Manchuria Railway, who-has been ill for a long time, tendered hiv xe~ signation late last night. generally believed that Baron Tokio Izawa, a former Governor-General of Formosa, will succeed &im, Rumours have also been prevalent lately to the effect that Admiral is court Saito intends to resign his ost as Governor of Karen owing to l-health, and General Ugaki, until recently' Minister of War, and Admiral Takarabe, Minister of the Navy, are being mentioned among the most likely successors.
Ig Viscouny Saito resigns, it is certain that Count' Kodama, Civil Governor of Korea, will also resign, as the Mizssito (Government) Party has been ing to ous, him ever Hamaguch: Cabinet was This attempt was due t Kodama's sitiliations with yuki (Opposition) Party, his removal has been pr vented by Viscount Saito threaten ing to resign if his colleague were ing big, Chi K. Ohira, the Vice-Presid South Manchurian Railway, has also resign Count Yasuya Uchida kas been recommended to succeed Mr. Sen-koku as President of the South Manchuria Railway, After graduating from the Cole lege of Law of the Tokyo Imperial in 1887, Count (thei Mr.) Uchida entered the Dipiom: tic Service as Attache to the Japa ese Legation at Washington. He became private secretary to 'Count Mutsu, thy Foreign Minister, in 1892, and was transferred to' the Legation at Peking three later, In 1900 he became Minist of Foreign Affairs, going to Vienna fas Ambassador in 1907, in which year he was created a Baron, Besides being Ambassador Washington and Petrograd, Count Uchida has been Minister of Foreign Affaire for three terms since 1, He is a member of Council—Reuter,
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