IN TOKEN OF FAILURE: JAPANESE OFFICERS. SHAVEN IN ORDER TO SHOW THEIR RJEIGRET AT THEIR. UNSUCCESSFUL AiIEMPI TO BLOCK PORT ARTHUR. According to an ancient custom, these officers, who took part in tihe first unsuccessful attempt to block Port Arthur, shaved their heads in token of failure. The idea is that they have done with th ambitions of this world, and are fit only for the Buddhist cloister. (Otago Witness, 03 August 1904)

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IN TOKEN OF FAILURE: JAPANESE OFFICERS. SHAVEN IN ORDER TO SHOW THEIR RJEIGRET AT THEIR. UNSUCCESSFUL AiIEMPI TO BLOCK PORT ARTHUR. According to an ancient custom, these officers, who took part in tihe first unsuccessful attempt to block Port Arthur, shaved their heads in token of failure. The idea is that they have done with th ambitions of this world, and are fit only for the Buddhist cloister. (Otago Witness, 03 August 1904)

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