en ▁( d . ▁ 1 9 9 4 ) ▁D ied : ▁Raf qa ▁Piet ra ▁Ch ob o q ▁Ar - R ay ès , ▁Leb an ese ▁nun , ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Leb an ese ▁Mar on ite ▁Order , ▁canon ized ▁by ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁( b . ▁ 1 8 3 2 ) ▁ ▁March ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁( T ues day ) ▁ ▁Admir al ▁Count ▁Yam am oto ▁G onn oh y ō e , ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Japan , ▁res igned ▁from ▁office ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁entire ▁cabinet ▁after ▁both ▁houses ▁of ▁National ▁Diet ▁( J apan ▁legisl ature ) ▁refused ▁to ▁pass ▁the ▁budget ▁for ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Japanese ▁Navy . ▁The ▁budget ▁was ▁pl ag ued ▁by ▁the ▁S iem ens ▁sc andal , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁many ▁Japanese ▁naval ▁officers ▁adm itting ▁to ▁taking ▁b rib es ▁for ▁naval ▁contract s ▁offered ▁by ▁foreign ▁companies ▁S iem ens ▁and ▁V ick ers . ▁ ▁E ke berg ban en ▁was ▁formed ▁to ▁build ▁and ▁operate ▁the ▁E ke berg ▁light ▁rail ▁line ▁in ▁Os lo , ▁Norway . ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁started ▁immediately , ▁but ▁delivery ▁of ▁technical ▁equipment ▁and ▁rolling ▁stock ▁was ▁delayed ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁ ▁Bl anche ▁S weet ▁and ▁Henry ▁B . ▁W alth all ▁re - te amed ▁with ▁director ▁D . ▁W . ▁Griff