men were each sentenced to t months' imprisonment yesterday by the First Special District Court charged with possessing firearms. They were arrested last week while travelling in a Johnson hire s a gambling house employee "accompanied the two sentenced for a free lift. pistol was found on one of the accused, who told the police was a member of a politi ion in the western dis-of a Kobe oil company tank at 5.40 am. Spreading flames caused repeated explosions, while smoke palls clouded the city.
The fire started at a reclaimed menthol company, which was reduced to ashes.
The damage and the number of casualties, at present, are not known.—Reuter.
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