New Britain herald., 1924-05-02
HOME AGAIN FROM
 LONG TRIP ABROAD
C. H. Chamberlain Visited i2 Countries in the Old World

Charles H. Chamberlain of l9 For est street this city arrived home We'd
 nesday from a trip through Europe and Africa during which he visited l2 countries and spent several d..s at Monte Carlo. Ypres and City oi Nag areth. He also made short visit to King Tuts tomb.
 Mir. Chamberlain left New York
 February on a steamer of the White Star line with about 7jC other people. After leaving New York the party sailed seven days without sighting living thing until they came into the harbor of Madeira. After d brief stay at this port the ship sailed to port in Spain where they intended to land and make short inland excur- sion but due to tho rough weather and the poor condition Of the harbor they were unable 10 do so and were forced to sail on to Gibraltar where they made short stay.
 From Gibraltar the party went 10 Algiers. Africa, and stopped off and made a short trip inland during which time they saw the most interesting features of this African city.
 The next point at which the party stopped was Athens and they made a trip through this historical city. They next visited Constantinople.
 The party then went to Jerusalem where they spent about six days visit ing Bethlehem and Nazareth. Mir. Chamberlain said that the progress which the people are making is quite noticeable.
 Good Roads in Egypt
 Egypt was the next point of inter- est visited and Mir. Chamberlain said that it was with a great deal of sur prise he saw the large number of automobiles in this country. He said that although there are number of American made cars there, the greater number of the cars are of European make. The drivers are Arabs and they are on a par with the American driv- CTS in their skill in handling their machines. Due to the abundance of stone In that country the roads are in excellent shape. Mir. Chamberlain said, and despite the fact that many of the roads have been in use for centuries they are in almost perfect condition.
 Mir. Chamberlain remarked that the methods with which the fields are eul- tiyated and the methods used in ir- rigation are the same as were used centuries ago. The explanation for this, as given by the guides, is that because of the abundance of man power that may be found in this coun- kA 1Aa eha with the old methods than with mod i, ern machinery.
 There is a grown feeling Of inde- 1 pendence in Egypt, Mir. Chamberlain l said. this being particularly notice- able among the upper class, but de- spite their love of independence and i, freedom they are rather reluctant to | give up the protection which is of- fered by the English. While in Egypt 1 the tourists visited King Tut's tomb. | A large number, among them MT. | Chamberlain. were not allowed 10 en- ter He said that just outside Of | Cairo there is' hotel which is said toi be the finest in the world. It was built with the purpose of making it into second Monte Carlo but the British government refused to allpH this and for that reason the hotel is considered as more or less Of white elephant on the hands of it's owners. { It is expected however that when the | English government reiinquishes tis power in Egypt the hotel will be used | as Intended.
 From Egypt the party went to Italy, where they visited Rome. Ma pies and other points of interest and then went through France into Eng. land. While in France the party visited Monte Carlo.
 Visit to BaftlcfcIds
 Although the official tour ended when they arrived in London Mir. Chamberlain took an additional tfip through the bsttlefelds of France snd Belgium and made a visit 10 Hol- land where he saw the summer pal ace of Queen Wilhelmina, which is called the House e-in-the-W Woods. lie also visited the room where the fam GUS Treaty of Hague vas signed.
 On the return trip from France 10 England Mir. Chamberlain hired pas sage on an airplane flying from Paris to l<oHuOH bht AO lHb [ ss the day he was 10 start the Eng fish pilots went on strike. He said that this sort of commercial flying in France and England has ceased to se . novelty and despite several serious i accidents, is considered as a regular means of transportation. The trip , may be made for about si.50 more f than by sea and rail. iI
 On arritlng in England Mir. Cham C berlain visited the home Of Dickens and Shakespeare and also made a trip z to Edinburgh, Scotland. C
 He sailed from Southampton. Eng ! land, and arrived in New York April l 30 after making a trip during which he was on the Baltic ga for two ! months and during which he spoke | with the people of fourteen different races and was uhirled from countries where the culfivatinr is done as if