Minister of Communications Relic of Bad Times Ten Naval Review to be Held Loan to Chinese Owners Will Passes After Illness Years Past on Sungari Not Affect Interests Tokyo, Sept. 8.
The death occurred here to-day, at the age of 70, of Mr. Takejiro Toko-nomi, the Minister of Communieations. "He had been suffering since July from heart trouble and. other complications.
Formerly a leading member of the Seiyukai Party, Mr. Tokonami had been expelled in July, 1934, owing to his accepting the Communications portfolio in the Okada Cabinet.
Deceased had also been Minister of Railways inthe Inukai Cabinet Meanwhile it was surmised in many circles that the death, coming on the heels of the resignation of Gen-feral Senjuro Hayashi from the Ministry of War, may result in some political manifestations.
Tha new Minister of Wer, General Yoshiyuki Kawashima, is already de-Jmanding a positive and. unequivocal clarification "of the Government's polley on various matters, including the Minobe theory case," which regarded og still unsettled. Therefore, informed observers believe, the appointment of a new Minister of Communications may complicate the political situation here—United Press, Mr. Tokonami was decorated post humously with the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Pawlownia, and was raised to the Junior "Rank, JSecond Class, in Court precedence, jin recognition for his services to the
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