Evening star., 1936-02-27

garden Of his home, but already
wounded mortally, he fell in the snow
and died.
The premier's residence is heavy
squat structure of buff brick on 100
foot hill surrounded by 5-foot wall
in a park near the magnificent new
Parliament Building. overlooking
valley toward the United States En-
bassy, a quarter of mile away.
Loyal Troops Brought In.
The headquarters Of Lieut.. Gen.
Kashii's forces announced that units
of the 1st Army Division. normally
stationed outside Toxic. arrived in the
capital to join the command of the
Toxic garrison, to assist in enforcing
martial law.
''The Toxic peaceful situation is un-
changed" the garrison headquarters
announced, but at the same time
drastic restrictions on rights of assem-
blage were imposed.
Meetings, "if used to discuss the pres
ent situation" were banned. News
papers and periodicals were forbidden
to publish anything deemed detri-
mental to public peace and order.
Sale, giving and receiving of arms
and munitions were banned under
pain Of severe penalties.
These announcements by the Toxic
garrison headquarters. however. failed
to mention the several interesting troop
movements on both the rebel and loyal
sides during the day.
There was no direct contact between
the rebellious young militarists, who
seized government centers at dawn
Wednesday and slew at least four Lib
eral leaders, and the loyal troops
which ruled Toxic under martial law.
Cabinet ministers first assembled at
the official residence of Goto. nome
minister in the Okada cabinet, who
handed in the designations Of his min
1stry this morning after being ap-
pointed acting premier.
simultaneously, high military lead
ers entered the imperial palace
among them War Minister Kawa-
shima, Prince Yasuhiko Asaka and
Prince Higashi-kuni. Prince Asaka,
and Prince Hagashi-kuni are both
heads of collateral branches of the
imperial family, lieutenant general
members of the Supreme War Coun-
Gil and prominent figures in the selec-
ton of a new regime.
Conference Continues.
The ministers and war councillors
then reconvened at the palace, in the
presence of the Emperor himself, for
their decisive session.
The Goto government, carrying over
the comparatively liberal administra-
tion Of Premier Okada, continued to
function pending establishment Of
succeeding regime for this empire of
more than 90,0O0,000 people in Japan
proper and Korea.
The paralyzing effect of the startling
military uprising prevailed through
the SECOND day of the crisis.
The stock exchanges in Toxic and
at the important seaport of Osaka re-
mained closed and authorities declined
to say when they might reopen.
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dence, however, that Japan's exchange
control law would prevent any fight
of capital or drastic recession in the
value of the yen.
Banks Reopen.
The Bank of Japan and other major
banking institutions, which closed
Wednesday, reopened yesterday.
The British Embassy notified the
Toxic navy office that scheduled Off
cial visit of three planes of the British
Royal Air Force to Japan was can
celed owing to the unsettled situation.
The planes, coming from their base
at Singapore. Straits Settlements, re-
mained in China ports.
The first night after the coup passed
in oppressive quiet and inactivity. and