HBH 1892 Aug 2 Baron HUBNER Baron HUBNER, whose death was recorded in yesterday's cable messages, visited New Zealand about 20 years since, when, making a tour round the world. On his arrival at home he published a large volume of travels which obtained and deserved a wide circulation. In fact we do not remember any book of travels, covering so wide an area that has been published since then which is equal in merit. He was a keen lover of natural beauty, and had an enthusiastic admiration for our New Zealand scenery. He was greatly impressed with the tranquil loveliness of the inner Sea of Japan, and the only spot he ever saw to vie with it was the Sounds in Cook Strait going up to Picton. At the time he wrote New Zealand scenery was not praised so warmly as at present, and undoubtedly Baron HUBNER'S book did a great deal towards making it known. The Baron, who was born in Vienna in 1811, began his career as a diplomatist in 1833, when he received from Prince METTERNICH a post in the Austrian "State Chancellerie." He was Austrian Ambassador in Paris at the time of the Crimean war and was credited with having, by his influence, prevented the Emperor of Austria taking sides with Russia. His greatest book, "Through the British Empire," is full of praise of the British rule in India, and of the colonies generally.