New-York tribune., 1911-01-29

AN EASTERN VOYAGE. A Journal OF
Travels Through the British Empire r III
the East and South and Japan. by
Count Fritz Won Hochberg.. with %
colored and IS white-and- black mus
tratlons svo. > vols. PIP. viii, 35l; WI
319. f.. +. Dutton ~ co.
The author of this book, one gathers
from it's earliest pages, undertook the
voyage of which it is the record in order
To recuperate at leisure from serious
illness. One also draws the conclusion
that. il he has recovered entirely, it mas
been on the medical principle OF counter
irrltants. for from the hour of his sail
ing from Southampton until he reaches
japan his book is one long chronicle or
annoyance. disappointment ana dlsap-
proval, above all of imDatience at nav
ing TO rub shoulders with the interna-
tional mob that is not hOchrohtge00rcR.
and yet has the temerity to travel first
class Where do such impossible people
come from the noble traveller asks him.
self time and again. registering at the
very beginning his opinion that Berlin
ers and middle class Germans generally
are almost the worst vulgarians of all
not quite, however. for there are the
Yankees, and more especially their
women.
II was the travellers title that brought
most of his many troubles upon him, lor
II led the mob TO mob him with scraped
efforts at an acquaintance. He might
have avoided this by travelling incog-
nito. but he probably did not think OF H.
or on the other hand, he may have
thought that his rank would protect him.
But no:
Wboever has seen me aboard a boat knows
that it is pretty difficult to make acqudinI, amt,
ance with me if | don't want it; ana even
the awful Mrs r. would say 50, VINO OH
the Bremen tried to start a conversation
with me, only got stare that put her , oII
for sey eral days; and after several other
Unsuccessful attacks received always with
a ouiet stare even she gave II up: very
likely she will tell everybody that the only
rude person she met on the Whole ol the
tourney was Prince Pless's brother
one sympathizes with Count Hochberg
when he tells his readers that he felt oc-
casionally like the Princess Priscilla IN
Ill
lightful story: then, seeing that clever
authors pen name. one cannot help re-
membering that she published only a
couple Of months ago another story,
called "The Caravaners."
It was Australia, however "defantly.
insolently socialistic. or, let us say, dem
ocratic looking" that most sorely offend
ed the innate dignity Of the Prince OF
Pless's brother. The country he found
arid windy. intolerably hot. the cities
ugly. and the people simply impossible
They all look like second class CONNER
cial travellers" manners they have none.
and physically they are not comely, not
even the women. They are noisy, and
pretentiousy common The count felt
all the time he dwelt among them 'as if
| was dining in the servants hall, not
even the housekeeper's ROOM
OF New Guinea and the Philippines he
says but little. When he reaches India
IL is 10 remark. first of all, that the coun-
try has been going to the dogs ever since
Lord Curzon tied Il heavy clog to the
English nation by making India for the
Indians The railway service is in a con-
stant muddle. since most of the minor
There is an awful confusion at the
ticket Offices, the luggage registry, the
arrival and departure of cabs-in one
word. in everything" Cashmere was a
disillusion, Burmah disappointment. In
Burmah, by the way. Count Hochberg
dined in company with an Australian
drummer. Just fancy. I who am so
PARTICULAR he exclaims
He was very kind To the man, how
ever. Indeed, he could be quite tactful
he says:
There were two young Chinese students
on board. dressed in European clothes. and.
as nobody talked TO them and they APP
peared rather lost, the poor things. / had
spoken TO them now and then. The other
day one OF them asked me II | had seen
Macao. and | said yes, | didn't care much
for it. the only pretty place i'm IL ] thought
was a lovely garden belonging TO q rich
Chinese banker. He smiled. and said II
was his fathers place. He hoped that
whenever | returned To Macao | would
come ana stay Will iIltin. l III
firmly. all the more as | have not the
slightest wish or intention ever to return
TO Macao. and. secondly. because II real
ly by any chance should go there again
have the firm intention To go and stop with
them II would be rather interesting 10 see
"A real Chinese interior. ] hope they won't
treat me 10 rats and worms fried In cas-
tor oil,
From his aloofness the count makes
many critical remark ON his many
con DdgnonS dc roVdDe Occasionally
he indicates them by discreet initials,
oftenest he prints their names in fun.
Thus he remarks of poor victim OF
heat prostration. whose name need not
he repeated here:
Miss -. the Shanghai bride. is bet
ter to-day. and they have brought her ON
deck Her bridegroom will have = nice s'Il-