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Show Merchant Sues Empire of Japan for One Nickel KOBE, Japan. April 10. fCorres-1 pondence of the Associated PrSss,.) Tsunejaburo Okada, a Kobe business man. has brought action against tin-Japanese tin-Japanese empire for the sum of ic yn. at the peasant rate of exchange' worth somowhat less than an American Amer-ican nickel, claiming that It nst him that sum In a street car fare to attend a local court av a witness in a trial which wan postponed. Mr kadn a.ys as the statr- summoned him it should I pay the costs. As the case Is not likely I to In- reached for many months. If at all, the people of Japan will have to wait sometime before knowlnp If they are lo suffer financially because oi the carelessness of some government! offvi.il. 1 |