With the Prince in the East. By Sir Herbert Russell.
(Methuen. 10s. 6d. net.)—While the cinematograph is no doubt the most valuable record from a popular as well as a practical point of view, this elaborate account of the Prince of Wales's tour in the East is by no means superfluous. Sit Herbert Russell, the capable representative of Reuters, who accompanied the Prince, has written a most entertaining book. He has the journalist's flair for writing interestingly about the dullest of official proceedings, and, if we except his enraptured and sometimes unnecessary descriptions of scenery, his book is a useful supplement to the film. The book was written en route, and though it bears the mark of the con- ditions in which it was written, it has all the advantages of evidence at first-hand. The Prince of Wales when he ascends the throne will have a very complete knowledge of the Empire and all that it means. Certainly no rulers in the world are more carefully educated for the responsible positions they hold than are the Kings of England. This is not the least of the advantages of a hereditary monarchy.
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