JAPANESE COURT INTRIGUE
CROJTN PRINCE’S BETROTHAL. INTERFERENCE BY OFFICIAL^. Frees Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. TOKIO, February 13. (Received Feb. 14, at 11.20 p.m.) Rumours that the Crown Prince’s trip abroad is due to a Court intrigue tq can(cel his betrothal to Princess Negeko, a daughter of Prince Kuni, has resulted in the . Household Department issuing a statement denying any contemplated change in the marriage contract. The Home Department has issued a similar statement, adding that Baron Nakamura, Minister of the Household Department, has decided to resign. It is reported that Vice-Minister Ishiwara will also resign. Prince Kuni, following upon the publication of the announcements, visited the Emperor and Empress. The newspapers charge Baron Nakamura and Field-mar shal Yamagata with'intriguing to annul the betrothal while the Prince is abroad. It appears that several members of Parliament wrote to Field-marshal Yamagata recently accusing him of interference in the Crown Prince’s affairs. The newspaper Dishinachi states that Field-marshal Yamagata will relinquish the generalship and Presidency of the Privy Council.— A. and N.Z. Cable.,
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18170, 15 February 1921, Page 5
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