Beginnings in England and China -- Revival of British commercial activity in Japan -- Establishment and growth of Holme, Ringer & Co. -- Family affairs -- Economic expansion -- The dream hotel -- Whaling and fishing -- Wuriu Shokwai and the Shimonoseki connection -- The second generation -- Roaring Twenties, souring Thirties -- Dark horses of war -- Mountains and rivers remain
Summary
Brian Burke-Gaffney provides a detailed account of the activities of Holme, Ringer & Co., the leading foreign enterprise in western Japan prior to the Second World War, and describes the remarkable achievements and tragedies of the Ringer family
