in his will, written on the eve of the funeral of the late Emperor of Japan, General Nogi stated, in part kill myself to follow him whu is gone. I am aware of the guiltiness of the act; the offence it involves is not light. But, to recall, 1 was responsible for the loss of the regimental standard in the campaign of Meiji 10 (1877), and I have since then been looking for proper op-Portunity to die, but without avail, and have lived on, enjoying Imperial favours and gracious treatment, which were undeserved. I have of late been growing old and weak with not many more days of service to live. It has at such a moment that the great calamitous event happened, an event of which I know not what to say, but to be overwhelmed by its awfulness. This has caused me to make up my mind as to bow to act.
"Since the fall of two 'Sukes' (abbreviation of the names of the General's two sons who met their fron
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