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Show OU ! . ADVISORY BOARD OF JAPAN IS ABOLISHED TOKIO, Sept. IS (By The Associated Asso-ciated Press.) The diplomatic advls-ory advls-ory boird, composed of no in hers of the cabinet and of leadors In various parties, established at the outbreak o t the European war to advise the government, has been abolished. ; The cabinet consulted the hoard during the Washington arms conference. confer-ence. Some non-government members mem-bers reeenily resigned, fearing that their connection with the board might embarrass them In criticizing the gov-ernrnent'a gov-ernrnent'a policy. I Marquis Masayoshl Matsukata, an elder statesman and former premier, has retired from his post as lord kc ; er of the privy seal, to which he was appointed in 1917. He has been mude B prince. VlSCOUnt Tosuke Hlrata. a member of the house of peers and former for-mer cabinet member, succeeds to the custody of the privy seal. I |