CHAPTER XLII

The Two Leaders--Sketch of Nogi--The Meeting--Stoessel’s Honour Preserved--Nogi’s Bereavement--A Courteous Gift--Stoessel on his Way to Dalny--Inside the War-scarred City--The Broken Battleships--Nogi’s Triumphant Entry--The Japanese Good Soldiers but Bad on Parade--Russian Officers on the Defence--Technical Criticisms.