Comprises:

Item 1: c. 65 letters from Japan and en route, discussing journey to Japan on SS Malwa, via places including Bombay, Colombo and Penang, Sir Charles Warren's feuds in Singapore, the attempt on the Tsarevitch's life, earthquake in Nagoya, problems of treaty revision, comments on Japanese life and visits to Yokohama, Hakone and Karuizawa, 6 Jan 1891-26 Dec 1891.