1886, November 19, Friday
Visited the Japanese village. What amused me most was the fencing and wrestling. How the men did bang one another about to be sure! They did not hurt one another I suppose for they had strong iron wire masks and helmets on and were protected as to their shoulders etc with stout leather guards.
Saw in papers today a notice of the death of the Rev H. Hughes (late Curate of Burton on Trent) at Mentone on Saturday last. Wrote to his brother W. Hawker Hughes at Oxford a letter of condolence.
Cutting from St James’s Gazette, 19 November 1886
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