MISSING OFFICIAL

Evening Star, Issue 21746, 14 June 1934, Page 9

MISSING OFFICIAL

MR KURAMOTO FOUND V IN MENTALLY-DERANGED CONDITION Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SHANGHAI, June 13. Mr Knramqto was wandering in an exhausted and mentally deranged condition in the vicinity of the Ming tombs, some distance outside Nanking. Ho was immediately conveyed to hospital. His discovery has given the Nanking officials a much-needed breathing time, though it is difficult to suggest what the outcome will be in view of the Japanese Government’s threat that the Chinese Government would be hold responsible for Mr Kuramoto’s fate. ASLEEP IN THE WOODS WANTED TO DIE. SHANGHAI, June 13. (Received June 14, at 11.15 a.m.) Mr Kuramoto was found asleep in the woods, at the foot of the Purple Mountain. He was obviously mentally unbalanced, but nevertheless was capable of answering questions. He declared that he was anxious to die, having previously decided to do so. Detailing his movements, he said: “On Friday night I was ready to proceed to the railway station to say farewell to Mr Ariyoshi, but the car was crowded. I took, a rickshaw, and found myself outside the city gates. I decided to continue in the direction of tho Sun Yat-Sen Mausoleum. Eve'ntually I dismissed the rickshaw, and, looking back on the bright lights of the city, 1 had a strange feeling of. happiness, I decided to bid farewell to the beautiful city of Nanking, since the people there had many different outlooks.” Mr Kuramoto described his movements, bringing him beneath the Chinese Republican leader’s memorial, where ho decided to lie down and die. Tho Japanese are nonplussed by this sudden trend of developments, while there is general rejoicing among Chinese official circles, which believe that what threatened to be a serious SinoJapauese incident has been satisfactorily settled.