The Archive · 1934

MEI LAN-FANG ACTS FOR CHARITY Three Successful Performances Given in Nanking

Nanking, Feb, 23.

After three extremely successful jgharity performances here, Mr. Mei Lan-fang, the well-known Eh jose actor, has left for Shanghai, where he fs to give further perform: ances for the benefit of flood refjugees in North China, Mr, Mei came here on February 17 to help the local campaign com mittee "raise Nanking's quota. of $50,000 towards the million-dollar Jdrive launched by the Ching International Famine Relief Commission.

During his brief stay here Mr. Mei was the guest of honour at a fnuniber of social functions, The Chinese newspapers state that he intends to embark on another: foreign tour before long, first gain to Moscow and other parts. of, Europe and then to the United States—Reater, Containing further sensational disclosures, the detailed report {oe preliminary examination of Me, Fujita, charged with bribing the Minister of Education, was submit ted today to the House Investig tion Committee by Mr, Matsukichi|: Koyama, Minister of Jastice.

'The report revealed that the amount of money which is allege? to have been handed to members of the Selyukat Party by the Saghalian Industrial 'Ca, exceeded Y.260,000, including the' Y, 50,000. that' the Minister of Education ix accused of having accepted, According to the report, Mr Fujita first handed the Minister of Education Y.-30,000 and then sent him another "Y, 60,000 through Me. K. Okamoto in January, 1028, which was to be used for the general elec-fon fond, was stated in the document that Mr, "Yuko Hamaguchi, former President of the Seiyukai Party, who, tras assassinated while Prime defini: for' of Japan, received Y, 100,000! through Mr. Akira Akitani, former Governor of Saghalian, while Mr. Teijiro Yamamoto, prominent mem. ber of the party, was given Y, 60,000, These two amounts, Which were des: tined for the general election fund, were said to, have been taken from the company's number account, Educ did "not appear befor

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