STABBED AT MIDNIGHT.
POLITICIAN MURDERED. V A TRAGEDY IN JAPAN. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) lAusi;alinn Press Association.) (Received March 7, 10.30 a.m.) TOKYO, March 0. Mr Benji Yamamoto, a prominent proletarian member of the Diet, was stabbed at midnight by a reactionary, who was disappointed because Mr Yamamoto did not support labour principles in the Diet. The murderer surrendered to the police, stating that he was proud of his action.
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Waikato Times, Volume 105, Issue 17654, 7 March 1929, Page 7
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