ABSTRACT
ON November 2 the land of Japan was sighted, and at noon we anchored in the beautiful harbour of Nagasaki. My first impressions of Japan were indeed favourable. The harbour was one of the prettiest I had ever seen; hills surrounded it on three sides, all of which were well wooded and pleasantly green. The weather, too, was delightful, and reminded one of the Punjab in November. Ships of all nations were lying in the harbour. The whole scene, both as regards surroundings and climate, formed a vivid contrast to that we had been accustomed to for the past few weeks in North China, and we found the change very acceptable.
