Japanese navy harassed by scandals according to the Dutch newspaper Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië dated 20 February 1914

An item dated Tokyo, Japan 19^th reported that the investigation in the so-called Japanese navy scandals still continued interrogating a large number of witnesses including officers, non-commissioned officers and sailors. Another Dutch newspaper De Sumatra Post dated the 17^th supplied more background details while reporting five men including a rear admiral were arrested by the department of navy accused of corruption. They were to be heard for a court martial. The Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië dated 5 March published an item dated Tokyo, Japan 4^th reporting that captain Suzuki chief instructor on the Japanese navy academy was dismissed and temporarily arrested being accused of corruption.