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Show MORE RIOTS IN JAPAN Great Mobs Attack Supporters Sup-porters of Premier Katsura in Osaka lokio, Feb. ll. Official notice was made today of the resignation of Prince Katsura, ihe lapanese premier, pre-mier, with his cabinet The Couni Gambol Vamamoto is to be officially Installed In the office of premier to morrow. Baron Takasakl Tako. for merly ambassador to Great Britain, will retain the portfolio of foreign affairs. Tokio Feb. 11. Violent political riots broke out In the cit of Osaka today. The officers ol" the uewspa-j uewspa-j pers which support Princo Gatsura, the premler( were attacked by treat mobs Several deatli3 are reported. The situation in this city wa quieter today. The rioting of last night in which seventy persons were killed or seriouslv injured, ceased In ih, early hours of the morning The scere cold compelled the mobs to seek shelter shel-ter There were no further disturbances up to midday and the authorities withdrew with-drew the patrols of soldiers from the streets. Katsura Regiment Futile The rioting appears to have con-im-ed the "o einment of the futilitv of endeavoring to continue the Katsura Kat-sura regime. Katsura and his cabinet, who assembled as-sembled at 1.0 o clock last evening remained re-mained in session until noon today. The building hero they met was I strongly guarded by police and sol-' sol-' diet s The council of elder statesmen was called together by the emperor at the Imperial palace this afternoon. Resignations to Ee Accepted. Follow ing these meetings it was semiofficially semi-officially announced that the resignation resigna-tion of Katsura and hiH colleagues would be accepted by the emperor. Count Gombei Ynmamoto, formerl minister of Marine, has signified his willingness to accept the premiership I together with the leadership of the old Constitutional party, ot which the 1 Marquis Saionjl is now chief Progressives to Organize. Prince Katsura will in the meantime proceed with the organization of his proposed new Pro:ies.-ie parl Official announcement of the change of administration will probably be made before the diet meets again on Thursday, |