The generals are now at the stecr~ ing-wheel of the "Manchuria Daily News," semi-om cial and orly news paper published in English in South Manchoukuo. Lieut-Gen. Yasutaro Takayanagi continues as\ president, but the editorship which he also held, goes to Maj.-Ger, Tanchide Furujo, formerly in charge of the Press Department of the Ministry, Tokyo, ana before that a commander of an Imperial guards regiment.
All rumour of the possibility of a [Briton or an American succeeding to the editorship vacated in March, 1935, by the resignation of Mr. George German, a Briton, has been spiked with the announcement here of Gen. Furujo's appointment. Some members of the foreign comraunily here hod hoped that a foreign editor would be chosen if only for the sake of contact between them and the only loral newspaper for the Lnglish-reading public. It is understood a number of Qualified foreigners were available as candidates.
Gen. Takayanagi became president of the paper on March 1, 1933, follow. ing the removal of the pleiuresque proprietor and editor, Mr, Zenkieh! Hamamura, who had spent a quarter Jcentury developing his personal enter-rise into one of the most unique journals in the world, Gen. Tokayanagi assumed the editorship following Mr. German's departure.
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