THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1806.

The Willard Oppia Company has been play. ing Gentleman Joe' and 'The Gondoliers at Singapore..

The master of the P. and O. stosmór ice- kwa, which arrival from the north this afternoon, reports having spoken the sall- ing voxel Weat Yark, of Liverpool, at 6.20 a. The West York had evidently been in the recent typhoon, as she is disumsted.

CHESS COLUMN.

THE CHINA MAIL.

The Governor of the Straits Settlements

IV,--Do not pun the adverse B. Kt by |- (High Commissioner to Romoo) after all, CONDUCTED BY BLACK BISHOP.' -| B-K¢ o béfore your adverzory his catled. sailed om Singapore to Sandakan and Labuan in H.3.5, Porpoise.

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Bish steaner Idx de Mindanao arrived at Singapore on the 6th inst, from Manila on her way to Spain. She carried

umber of rebel prisoners.

She was lying at anchor, Turnabout Light-CATE, N. W. H. Ju Boulay. R.A., well- Loose bearing N. 67 E., distant 14 milos, It is reported from Tokio that us a result of the reinvestigation of the Budget, the subsidy for steamship services to Forens

known in Hengkong, has been selected to succeed Major C. E. Callwell as brigado- major, Royal Artillery, Devenport.

has been struck out, so that the service IT is worthy of motion, in view of the

will be continued by the steamers charter-

ed by the Army Department, F this is

probablo solection of Mr Asquith as leatles

of the Liberal-party, that this gentleman

→ correct it will Inve an important hearings, the host to Me A. J. Balfour (Leader

on the future trade of Furnos.

ײנ.

MB D. Kennedy, Causeway Bay, prosecuted

two Chinese milkmen at the Magistracy to-day, for being in possession of his

of the Conservative party in the House

of Commons) at St. Androws about a mouth

1

AJOR F. W. Bernett, R.E., cecently in

milk bottles. The first prisoner was ar- Hongkong, has obtained his lieutenant- rested, sesterday morning. He was stoneley; we already announced that Capt.

Largest. Another milkman on who promises another bottle was found was bound over in the sum of $30 to be of god behaviour for six months.

Dumbleton has been promoted major. Major A. E. Wrullidey, K., who has taken auch au interest in the Hougkong Iife Annciation, is ordered kont. Lieut. H. V. Kelsall, R.E., is also oplared home,

ddl, at present stationed at Cork Harbour.

Ma J. G. Mactaggart made a bowling record at the Tanglin Club, Shigapice, on the 6th inat. His scars was

No. 2 Alloy

On the Cth inst, a firm of Chinese "coinezsarul will be replaced by Lieut. C. F. Ro was arrested at Singapore by Inspector Bugden. One man was caught in the act of coining. He was only twenty years of age, and had arrived from China siz munds age. The Inspector seized a large quantity of coining apparatus, including crucibles, moulds, tin, acide, &c. The monida were suited to the making of fifty cent, and fex cent, pieces, and ano un- finished-ten-cont. piece wys found Ins spector Bugden also seized about twenty yards of galvanised in wire notting, which appears to have been used in the coining.

Cap

We regret to sea that another old lard. mark has passed away by the death of Captain Jae. Stewart, commander of the Chinese Revenue cruiser Katyun, tain Stewart had not been in the bust of health for some time back, mit his vessel left the harbour yesterday, and he died of heart disease as the anchor was being dropped in Mirs Bay. The body was a one brought into Hongkong, and the

· funeral took place in the afternoon. De-

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3

17

77...

265

CAL

207

191

1.09.

Telab., 912 The provious record was 815, also mudo by Mr Mactaggart.

SINGAPORE papers to hond contain the Manager's monthly report on Raub. It is umuman, full of technicalities, but wo

gather from it that prospects are favour. able. The rough clean up on the 28th Sept, showed 1040 tons of ore crushed yielding 2075 oz. of amalgara. Mr Bibby is pleased to report that all fear of having to stop crushing for want of water is now at an end te there is a fair supply in the dam.

Coramunications shandd be addressed, 'CHEN,' CHINA MAIL OFFIOR. by Solation and lalysis.

Uriginal Problems that be accomgsartikel

The Hongkong Chess Club meets every

Thoman's Grill Koton.

Thursday from four tili elever. pim. as

Problem No. 13. By C. SLAUTER,

Block (9 pieces)..

White (8 pieces). White to play and mate in two moves. Solution to Problem No. 11, by G. Chô- colous, Prague.

1. B-KK 6

1. Rx Reh

Tacu if

2-R-QR7

1. R-Q Kt vq

2. B--QKLU

1. RxQ.

2. K-KL3

1. PB 7

2. BQ4

1. R-R?

2. B-R2

Correct Solutions received from T. H. R., A. E. Silva, M. J. D., and Black Knight, EL. 0-In Prob. 12, if Black reply K-K 6 your salution fails. Many thanks for your letter. I trust you will find the correct solacioï.

Rarely is it found that an eminent com poser is also a cautious and suoenss-fui påsyer, but the problem this week in by one he drew no fewer than eleven games at Nuremberg.

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Game No. 30. White (Tschigorin) Black (Winnwer.)

1. P-K

P-K4 QK-B 3 Px-P KK-K26) --!4

2. QKL-B3

3. P-B 4

4. Nt-B 3

6. P-Q4

7.

B&P

. AtxP

89-423-

9. Castles

10 Ke-B3

11 B-K Kt ü

12. P-KR4

19. Bxkt

14. Kı-K &

15. Kt---B4

Hi. Kx B

KLK 3

B-K3 0-04 Q0R4

KK 2 (6)

KR3

Castlins

Exkt

ドレー

-K

1. 7-B 3

B-K?

20. P-Q

(6)

K

17. Q-B4

18. N-K &

21: P-06

23. RAB...

24. QR

20. Q-BA

26. QXBP (8)

27. R-Q 8Q

KR-B

PxP

1x K1 RXR R-Q S1 "Kt-03

Q-K 4

-0-K Gol

Q Küch

Q% Pe

Ga

28. K-12

29, B-03

3 0:

31. R-15

32. K-Bay

P-K t 4

XLR-04

M. PARA

- It ch

--K4 (Bach (4) Resigna

3. K-12 (a.) By this move Black gites White the comand of the centre, and also erences dithculties for the depelopement

Eis awn 180004.

(4-) If T--1) 3, the B-1 would probably follow, with B---Ktà (reventing HQ), threatening P

(e) The advance initiated with this move is played in the Russian paster's suerussful and incisive style.

THE VOLUNTEER CAMP AT STONECUTTERS,

(By Od) Special Correspondent:)

THE BLACKBURN TRADE MISSION.

17

THE OPENING OF HANGCHOW.

Among the numerous arrivals at Shang Beyond the fact that Hatpchow is now li by the press of China on Saturday an open port, there is but little after all to yure Musas F. S. A. Bourne, H.M. Con. | chronicle in connection with the ceremonies Thursday, Oct. 15.

ah, spocially dupated by the Foreign Offica of the lat. The day was heralded with Last night an impromptu concert was as head of the True Comission to China blasts of trumpete and mwalt benting of held on the small parado ground in front of organised by the Blackburn Chauber of gengs, and the Customa premises wees the Sergents' Mess. The concert was ar-

Commerce, Hoary Noville and Harry Bell, lorted with one war-looking flags enten exporta, of Blackband forming the falling with an effortless andness, limpy ranged by Sergent-Major Duncu. There Missi. A representative of the cage through the stoany ether. Officials came were a number of lady and gentleman | Daily Press found Musars Bourne and Bad by the sore to visit the Commissioner's grants present. The Officer Command in the Hoel des Colonies, and fri ale and the silk future watulishinents, bola gathered the Fallowing details of ther in of which, absorbed the august, personages ing the Fold Battery presided. The tentious. Why the main outline of tho from view, und left without borde of

conilueta on concert WAN

Ingo-ul-arrion d'etre for the mission is well known, ragged mushind, half-fod booking rascale, easy rules, and quite an array of hidden is expressions cited by Mr Bourne who certainty garo the impression of

will wuil buar repetitionsidera. talent was revaleri,

having been imported direct from Shang Songnut Wyho scorad

Is that a gontraepiaion is held at bai, no iluntien did they appear with with his singing of The March in Tylom, Present by the levice of the enormous then ragtag oficial retrives of that.

cotton interests in Hagland, centred chivity | port. Tha"chief-evideness of new life in·· tha audienor lustily taking up the chwus,

in Gangwshire, Had "the time has now the port apo che stusim launches, which now Guard duty tok by the Docli Detsch- arrival when it is necessary for the mana-ply to and fro within the Traits and bring ment. The weather looked threatening, Lieturers to change their policy. Instead afsers of visitor, The price of land has but cleared up as the night advowed. The of making guada suitable for the Euro-suddenly fallun again, being only $250 per bully gamer of the and frequently pean markets and disposing of the hahnce mote for the fruit section, and about $200 larmol the camp by his statoris in the Asiatic market, they must now strive for the der actions, but I believe no res challenges, and one Maxon was maartly to turn out goods specially suited for the of less than 6 mon is disposed of. The It is the right that a great lenses run for thirty years, and are for burned to the right about while talong Asiatic buyers. his evening stroll in deshabilka Towar is part of the success of the Japanese, And foreigners only. The work on the new daylight challenges. wore frequent. The run some of the continental manufacturers, Customs building goes on space, and in wi cook-hansa boy however in no fer of the is due to doing this. Buy in order to acer faw days the walls of the first floor will be sentry, and indeed when the menial given to special mariests the requiremuars oust finished. It lacks quite impasing. The the gouind reply Coffee, Sir' in muswie to be studied on the spot, and this is the abject | foumlution --for the

now cotton mill the challenge, all visions of the right-ained at by this Missie Mesas, Neville is also being ing, and the contracts have-ben disappear and the sentry Tas and Belkaro express in the cotton trade, for the machinery are signed and

at are to devote themselves specially ta sealed, wo shall soon liave another Reveilla was blown at 5. sturp, and the study of the requirements of the plane smoke stack, and another whistlor to create the trumpster mausted she wall with evident markets of the places visted, at the same diversion. All the farm: houses on the front atisfaction at having caught the whole time ting cofully how the various section are being pulled down, and the carpa cupping. Very lane incunt ancloses of gods are ofered to the communi- land is ready to be taken up by foreigners. pande at it The Wild Battery heders. Tiuits will be the technical print of One soution hat. I see boon reserved near

long hard hour at fire discipline, tho the inquiry. M: Bourne, who is a member the month cad of the Settlement for a rail. Commandant and Adjutant beinig present, of H.M. Consular service in China, guzet-way station, which encourages the hope Maximus at qui drill,

ted Cosul on nuntering upon his duties in that progress will include the iron horse at Al 34, rill (1,30 muskotry wna ongngad connection with the Mission, and who has some fetare date. There are no signs of on shura marge, under Lieutenant Ma. a thorough strawledge of Chinese, will, in electric light yet, but I hear that the cotton chell.

addition to directingthe affairs of the pety, mill will be titted with it for economy's cake, The departures by the 8:30 Bounth, had study the means of communication in Serie energetic person might utilize the gan to transfer to ander launch on districts trags, and, so far as is found silk bilature buiky, as they were intended

The coxstrain was unmercifully praction, the inul tasniou.

to work 500 spindles, and will actually barn chaffet for Jatiness.

Askel as to the intended movements of to work only 208, which will leave a lot of the Mission Mr Bouwne stated that except spare power for a dynamo-Shanghai ·

to the gunoral mutline this would be demes correspondent. vided while cute. After concluding 4

his refresher.

No more snakes, but another immense centipedes was italy hottdel:

(d.) Back could not have savul this pawn by P-D, For then. 6 cla would have been awkward, or relaps Q-Kt 4] | eh at our winning the i

(e) Black in nadhernative now at move the Q from the dingotsk on which she protects the K- HQ" 63,3R-Q B4. The piece cumor be saved.

A rumarkable gaone vos played hetwon Charousek, and Showalter, the latter of whoan dedined the King's Gambit with 2 B-B 4, and exilinged Quocus on eighth move to open his K It file.

An international ending was as follows:-

Liko bagets like. Hastings fod on to Nuremberg, and the late tournament at Nuremberg also promises to lend an to for ther important contentu. tournament is to be hekl at Buda Testh this month, and the Emperor and Empress ! of Austria Javo promised to give prizes. į The contemplated match at Moscow be tween Tasker and Steinitz will take place

THE Bombay authorities are inclined to disin November. Techigorin has intimated

held in St. Petersburg, limited to first-prizo

ceased was one of the clieora' employed believe that bubonic plague is epidemic in at an international tournent nuy be! by the Vicaray of Cauten in the six-Bombay. It is only a peculiar type of tice, so that he had boun avons thirty apparently malarial fever complicated by Winners in former international contests, years in the service. After nearly

bubonic symptoms. Wa ara sorry for Mason, Englisch, Blackhurne, Stei twenty years' survive with the Viceroy. Fombay, but the description of the cases mitz, Wingrer, Gunsberg, Weiss, Tarmach, Captain Stewart joined the Facehust have cccurred there give reasonable Lasker, Pilisbury and himself. Castors Service in 1988, and died in ground for believing that the disease is very command of his vessel. He had passed similar to that which devamated Hougkong his sixtieth year, and his death will revive

in 184. We hope the Bombay authorities

many pleasant memories of the past, while will be mere successful in rooting it out.

36 will furnish a subject for regret to many olt rosidents in South China who were his friondo,

A LOCAL print (says the Singapore. Fres

+

At the Club Hotel, Yokohama, on the 1st October, the Yokohama Ches: Cluh held

its annual meeting. The Club in wet a Largo one, forty-four members, hut it is in a healthy condition, with n-sbalance in hand

Within the Cub,

Press) asserts, from the plenitude of its of $139.21, showing a gain of 16 cents on A VERY pisaut veremony took place at ignorance, that "the S. V... would be glad the year's working. It sets a good exam- the Holy Trinity Cathedral on Saturday to get rid of its khaki." Sonibody on ita ple to other clubs by subscribing to Chese. afternoon it 4 o'clock, (says the Shanghai daff is "The whole British army Magazines and purchasing Chess literature. Daily Press of the 5th October), when Miss in the East is to get out of white and into A drawn match with Tukio is the only ex- Mary Louisa Mitchell, daughter of Mr Khaki. Our renders may have noticed the ternal contest recorded. Thomas Mitchell, the popular serretray of change in the Hongkong garrison. The the Marine Officers Association, was unit- khaki may be more servicable, but it dona ed by the holy honda of matrimony to Mr not look so neat as the old white uniform: Charles William Aitten, the eldest son of The Hongkong Volunteers are pleased with Mr A Aitken, of Hongkong. Mas Mar- thoir kad uniforms. garet Rosenzweig and Miss E. H. Mitchell

Game No. 31.

Position after Black's 30th move. Black (Showalter}

(Phile (Charousel)

31. P-Q4

32. K-K 3

33. R-B

34. R-B4 35. R (K 2)-B 2

PE

The only

57. K

39, P Q & 40. X-R 4 ch 41. PR

Mr Grifin, the president, has won and holds the etatapionship 'cup.

viulutas made at the annual meeting was one that applies equally to Hongkong-that when there are nooutside opponentato moet, member think is not good enough to leave their houses after dinner."

Mr Hulbert, the District Magistrate of Kuala Kangsar, writes in his last month's

report-

42.

49. P-Q-7 44. RXBP

PK R-K2

the

The

RED-KR

R-KE 4(e) R(q)-R 4·

KE-K

Kt Kt 4 R-R RxKtb) R-R4 AL-K 3

PKO RAP

40. P-R 20. AB 47. R-B 48. R-B Sch Kox Bed 49. R e ch

Kx R 50. P-8

18 (queens) éh and wins. () White threatened 35 Ktx Kt P, PK: 96 TB 6 oh, utg.

This, or the loss cf a pawn, soms obviously forced, for if K-B3; 41 RxKP.

highly critical,

If Black

I

BRITISH AND RUSSIAN SHIPS IN THE EAST

details in the arrangements here, th

members will pret ap the Yangtze The Commander of the French Asiatie River, making detours where needed, to Squadron, who is shortly going honie, and Nagasaki, Oct. 7. Chungking and Client. After completing the new commander of the German squs The news that the British Admiralty has their studies in the region surrounding dron in the Far East, woro received in decided to sind out the big cruiser Terrible these contros, tire journey will be continu- Audience by the Japanese Emperor in the will probably cause little surprise. That e

Imperial Palace at Tako on the 6th inst. Bangland has been awake to the necessity of rearing the fighting strength of her feet in Far Eastern waters as heen for ramo

ice an open secret. With the Benor, Terrible Aurora, Iphigenia, abjecine, Phour, Hurt au indy, in milition to the more effective vessels at present upra

| the station. the Breish fivet in the Far- Hand will be in to hold its own

over the high country between the Yangtze of River of Golden Sands, an it is called there, and the upper reaches of the Went or Canton' River.

A RECENT FIRE AT SINGAPORE.

ACTION AGAINST THE SOUTH REITIS

COTANY.

re and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand to recover the sum of $3,405 the now due a policy of 84,0X afsteel, with the defendant Company on the 30

January, 1896.

On the 7th us, in the Supreme Court, with that of almost any possible combina: Singars, Lefore the Chief Justice, A. T. rim of Powers. Russia has, it is true, a ↑ Kaaijee, a Bombay tuuler, whose pre- number of vessels now or shortly cotuing niss No. 13. Rafles Pace, were burned out, but with the exauption of the Neverin down last Barels, sued. the South British and two or three of the misers they can. not be of a very effective type. Bot in estiuating Russia's strength we must not ansit the splendid vage of the Volanten Fleet. Al presune there afe thaten of These stearing from 16 to 20 knots, E large tounge and coal carrying capacity,

nd with duplicato armaments ring at uth Whadivatech afd. Odena. Kaely kn naval officers and a naval crew, voraging 100 mete pr vessel. The following us the

tong. Rêg, tonnage. 8,530...

3.000 1.000... 2.78.

Samulat Uni......... Pelegalung.... !}, ri{}{} Lihersum..... 10,225 lustrere 7.975 Furostart ...... 8,605

N. Novgorod 17.870 Wenfimir 10.500

IL P. D,00 0,600

24 000 10,800

2,813... 4,000

Korey 10,500 3,325

10,000.. 3,325

H. M. S. Centurion now due bare from Port Lazaroff, and a little bird whispers to us (Nagasaki Expand) that the Abearity is shepharding' aborth for the flagship. We henr

thas Adairal Buller will shortly leave for Shanghai in the despatch vessel and that the Centurion will romain here for some time. But the future arovemente of the British squadron are probably known to very few even of the officers themselves,

Ve ion that Mr P. de Luoy-Fossacieu, whose appointment here has hitherto hoen that of Vice-Conent has recently heen pri moted and is unw Consul in full charge of Frunch iusorests in Hingo and Osaka. The news, wo are sure, will be received with pleasure not nuly by

Cursul's own na tious by all in our compolitan cort

the

Bir Joria pared. for the plaintiff, or, W. 3. Napier for the defence. The following seas the statement of claim 1.On the Oth of January 1896. the plaintiff fenter with the defendant coumanity, who know how assiduously Mr pary a policy of insanvice against fire up Lucy-Fomaricu has worked since his ap for gods and merchandise in his store pointment hero, in the interests primarily

buto, N. 1 Kadies Place, Singapore, for for the sum of $4,000. (2) On the 10th of March, 1896, the wil goods and merchan dice were wholly destcoyed by fire, (3) Tho

3,200 and

the

of those whom he officially represents and incidentally, in the interests of all fors eigners.-Hobo Chronicle.

POR VARI

... 12,500 plaintiff immediately after the said fire

gave nóties to the dofondants, and with Mr GILLINGHAM who came to Kobe when 2.000 1785...

lifteen days delivered to the defondants à 2,40

the port was opened and was subsequently 1793

5000

derailed account of the loss he had suffored, a partner in the firm of Moarilyan and Hoi-

howing 1,656

dages to the extent of $3,495, man & Co. has had a very narrow sospe verified such account by a in a boiler explosion occurred resent 300 statutory declaration. The plaintiff hasly at his say mills, near MacLeod, Alberta, 3,200/oquently requested payment of the said in Canada. As Mr Guling

Loft Robe amount of 33,495, but the defendants re- seven or eight years ago fused and still refused to

in the port who can rosidants The statement of d

f defores set forth thac claim his friendship und the action

not maintainable as the

und acquaintance, Thros men free h-me-power of the Steiner, pitif, under the house of Abdul Husein plasion, en were killed outright by the ex the newspaper ad Peleradory, mud Khopsom trorer with the debtor in Rombay. The Company denied The heart of one man was actually for Ebully was lischarged insolvent count say, being literally to to atonat. ccal

capacity and high spect, would them more than merely valuable anxiliaries that is plaintiff had suffered loss to the from his body and the head of one man in war time, while the older vessois tidalue of 15. The value of the goods in could not be found. Mr Gillingham WAN without doubt, make terrible havoc plaintiff's house at tille time of the fire blown into the air and fell unconscious.

sing. The defendants contended

ants contenac but was not much hurt as he was on the

Kiev

· Bosterinami

Heberovsk

3.200 ... 1,800 Three othus are also in our of con- straction in Great Britain at present. The

8.320-...

12 WARD

many

Of

amongst en enemy's merchant shipping, that therealherinn overcharge areente side of the builer. The fireman. diod

The cuct details of their saame of she plaintiff, and that do not know, but fra all accounts it

tha

no from. concussion. A defective pump is

sion-Kode Chronicle.

Hongkong Tides.

nated as bridesmaids, while Mr Aitken, FRS all of Mysteries, Duddell Street, is

must be abest aqual to our cruisers wore recoverable upon the policy. 3 said to have been the cause of the explo- the brother of the bridegrooir, was bost dill largely patronised and with the reduc-

of En RasuUTAN dase,

while from quia exnounced that the first point of roliable source wo

defence man. A large nudber of friends were pre- tion in prices notified in our advertising

relating to the plaintiti's bank- understand that. sont, and after the usual rites had hea per columns the entertainment will gain ell ha

the stiro wawent can be fitted into the rupicy had beer withitrawn. The jesus na vessels, and oxarn mon, storce, arasuunition

uw upen the overcharge. Mr Joaquim formed, the party repsired to Mr Mitchell's more popularity. The entertainment is of

and coal taken aboard within 48 hours of then opened the case for the plaintiff, and

The Tide table given below has be residence, at the Marine Officers' Associa-high-class charactor. The hell he beersion, in July, a choss tournament The guns now becomes the pan, douches well known to the British 3d Besus Themestar, of Mydebank, have sorvations taken by means of an strate

I commenced and brought to a couclu

the arrival of any cou of the ships at either seeded to call ridees-Straits Times. compiled by the Nautical Almanac Office in of the terminal poris. Thess frots are,

London from the results of the analysis of --tim, xhare a reception was given or a very handsomely fittel up, and evay arrange the Malays in the ffarent Kuala-Kanger wine equally by z series of cheeks.

Iarge scale. The house and the lagstaff of wont has been nunde for the comfort of the pukims. Thoy were divided into two

ulty, and the forthe maing atrengthening seat in a toler fra battleship of 14,800 tie tide recording machine in the Water classes, tis.. those who considered them- the Officers' Asanciation was tastefully de-audience. An absind under has been selves adopte, and those who did not K-Kt 3; 50 RB 6ch followed by Rx Ksidered as an indication that they will Government. Although only one battle years 1887-8-9.

(2) JFK-K+ 2; 49 R (B2)-B7 ch of the Best in theas tard way bacon- tons, of the Majestic type, for the Japanese Police Baein at Tsim Sha Tsui during the curated for the occasion with flags and circulated amongst the Chinese that no per There were 32 entries for the prizes, wins, A remarkable game with a finely take no chances in the matter. It is big is tenderad for, threa are wanted.

The zero 01

of the table is Low Water Or bunting, and the presents given to theformance is given, and Mr Cameron, the

life wate. It was surprising the amount |

to 830, given by the District played ending.

now an upeo secret flat the Trans-Siberian Four English firms are also tendering. dinary Spring Tides, which has been found Railway cannot possibly be completed brida wore memorous and costly, amongst Manager, is taking steps to stop the circula of interest the Malays all over the district

to be 2 feet below mean sea level. for at least Are you to come others being a handsome purgo containing ation of such damaging reports.

took in it. I propose to hold one every six

To obtain the depth of water on the tide I have now bublished twenty of the Nu-Russia las from 50,000 to 80,000 mon about A suo, for teaching railway engineering, gauge at the Victor Naval Yard add 3 fi chaque by the members of the Association

months. The Datch Sri Adika Raju and remberg games, and my readers will be Vladivostock and the Amoor, and can by is to be established st. Tientsin, and for its 7 in., and on the gauge at Launont Dook, Raja Ngah Petra won the first and second The toast of health and bappless to their would appear that Saigon with its roa- prizes in the adepts class, a deaf and dumb glad of a chuige. Toumament play may

cans of her Volunteer Floets, continue to intence the Piyeg authorities have Aberdeen, scd 12 ft 9 in to the height pur them in there in chorus numbers thought it would be a good idea to raise given in the table. newly-married couple having been drank trictions on faroigo tracers is becoming as Malay getting into the semi-final. In the be deeply interesting, but it demands class should necessity rise. What her ultimate two-tonths per cent. on the present rufe of with great enthusiasm, the happy pair de had as Manila. The Singapore Free Press vice clues two small boy from Koto study and is not infrequently dull. Bril-ains to in that girostion is, of course, as freight on coal and 3 per cent, on general.

Lama won the prizes, greatly to the delight. parted for their honeymoon sidst ringing publishes the following extract of a letter of the onlookers, besting, as they did, licnoy and intrepidity are higher qualities touch of a mystery as over, but that some cargo-Mercury. choure and the customary showers of rica from H. B. Af's Consal at Ssigun which jusy several elderly Malays, who were very than mechanical correctness of play, and to be certwin, and it is pos improbable that AccoRDING to the Ashi the contraste for

important move is not far distant appears be of interes to supmantan, and others.much chaffed,

far more attractive to those who, while that ovo will uccur not long after the hose battleships and crudiers that no to loving the game, caanat devoto a lifetime return of his Majesty the Czar fan his be construsted in foreign ountries will be round of visits song the Powers. And in given out during next month as all the to it: No further apology is necessary for the event of any serious trouble breaking necessary changes in the original piana reproducing the bright little game that won out, times in the Far fost will be stirring have been finally decided on in the Naval Est. the brilliancy prize for Steinitz at the

onea indeod.-Express

Department. It is cxpected that the or ders for the vaseols to be built in Franco**** Hastings Tournament last year.

will be given out about the first of next Mon. 19 nionth.

and old slippers

In an article contributed to tho New

Sevore fines for trivial orrore The case of The Pasting-Strathal Admiralty suit was the 9.5 or was an especially hard one, contuted before Sir N. J. Hammen at the ship having been fined 400 for the York World, Pillsbury expresses his con- Shanghai on the 10th inst. Maars Butter, presence of a dozen piores of rioth undeviation that there is no study so beneficial field and Swirs, agents for the China clared. Everything on board, curgo, stores to youth as the study of chess. It is pri Navigation Co., clained Tha. 20,000 for and private gooda fet is actual use zustmarily of benefit in inducing the habit of salvage services rendered by to Punting he desired in sapamte. lists."

on the 24th, 25th and Mia July, tan Part, my towing the Strathco 167 miles to Woo sung. The paneis of the Struthest tendered TIs, 10,0KL After evidens in detail and lotig aguacate, Mr WA, C. Platt, age for the plaintifs, stater, in reply to His Lordship, that he insed his claim at ten per cent, upon value of ship saved. His Lord ship, in giving his decision, safd—'I do not think it would be any use my taking time

fixing the attention upon a given situation,

and bringing the mind to work upon the question of the proper action to be taken- action and reflection thus going band is

Tat peral Manager of the R. E. A. and Tel. On, courteously informed the Sin geport Free Fress on the 7 inst. that front hand. Also, like peotry and music, it service falzgrams he learnt that there and stimulates the imagination; and it teaches England, Raving considerable damage to steadfastness and intrepidity in the inco baen a violent gale throughout the West of telegraph Hays, &,

of impending danger and loss. With all this it contains in practics the cloment of BOMBAY is to have a history of its local self competition-the splendid element which, government, on which Mr Barry, the re- tiring municipal secretary, is and to have in every manly natura, rocitems toil and

engaged for some years past. It is to makes labour light,

to consider the case further I think the to published a four volumes of 500 pages offar made by the other side is se much as esch, and the art is rughly amated to been expected, and I think it te cost about Rs. 20, The Corporation has

worth

ould be a little

resolved to subscribe for 550 copies of the History

Tess I do not think it in bybody else's to in-

thoz

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Game No. 31. Gruoco PIANO. White (Steinitz) Beck (Bardeleben)

1 P-K4

PK 4 2. Ft-K B 3 KQB 3. 3. B-B 4

B-D 4 Kt-B3 PxP

6. P-Q4+

10. B-K K 5 ·-

P-R3

B.

6. PvP

1.Kt-B 3

8. PP D. Castles

B-Kto ch P-Q4 K KixP.

BK 3

B-K2

IL BXKC

1. Ktxã

19. Bx R.

14. R-K sq 15. Q-K 16. Q

17.

18. KQ4

Q8x8 xt

P-KB 3 0-02 P-B 3

K-B2

10. Kt-K

I.Do pot move any Pawns in the open-

20

21. Kt Kt & oh

42. RxKs th

29. R-B7

94. RX7

20. RxPoh

KKt By

.....Resigns..

In Common Senic in Chess, Horr Leaker gives the following rules for development of the pieces

Ar 4 am on the 8th lost, as the Rev. Wing of the game but the K and the

Pawns

is & proper Shadforth, of the London Mission, wad

and it has travelling with some native assistante to

Tangtok (one of the outstations of the I-Do not more any piece twice in the mission) the house-bost in which he opening, but put it at once on the sight travelling was run down by the

have to gay kuntoh Li Kyi which phies between me aquare

horn and Boochow The fesult of the mil

IB-QB

I consequence of orders duplicated, wa sion was to compistaly dimble the house posted on 3 and the K Besmewhere on

makar believes that the Ris should be offer a number of Piases of Cont Fries

@290.-W. Robinson &Co.

drie to Me boat and in the commotion which angued

My Shadforth received injuries be choot ala original diagonals if unb exposed to GRAVE fears are entertained in Torque for

Foot which nocasalted ble unmediae exchange, at ♬

Mie bamidy rico stopa, The Avenir du Tested we ropes to Bhanghel and which hava gond and IL-Bang your Ita cut before darelen. Tom feare & great forces of micers from

Wonder Obernecit to

Ex consequence of orders duplicated, wa offer a number of Pianos at Cat Prize, | 9290.-W. Robinson & Co.

L'Orient, the Franco-Turkish organ, gives

16th to 22nd October. HIGH WATEN

Hongkong

Поделе

б

Helght

Height

Tina

3. la

16 4.11

Ban.

17 m 5 20

18

0 21,

8 30

1340

Tu

Wed. 91

8 19

1 3 33

m4 19

its own version of revent affairs in Zanai. Thar, 34 The cholera is still raging in Ningpo sad

bar This is how it characteristically with terrible efect. There were nine deseries the British action—The English deaths in one day in the Thing Chin Yuoni hapo just been proceeding in Zanzibar as in Cotton Mills alone, while many more deatha the Iries. They had the Sultan poisoned į are reported amongst the satires. The they refused to recognise his succenser, Tung Chia Yun has sespended work their candida, Sald Ben Hamud, they Said Khalid and in order to support owing to this outbreak.au.

bombarded Zanzibar, Since they set foot

Amber

Quotations Boselosa, October 18, 1898- OPIUM-New Patne, cash, 738

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1)

11

11 but

Tae P. and 0.6.5. Brindisi on aival at in theesuntry six Sultans have been Singapore from Bombay was dying the Po poisoned; when there are no more feft lice Bag: On the vessel being boarded it

they will it. The Sultan, of Zanzi was found that two native bremen had rotar is of little consequenda to fused duty since

being given into cuating Sombay, the man when shall we ho able to intet England

custody. It appears that

hat with her own weapons Such are the they each received the usual menthe ad. Tantasies of the French journalist of the VARce on leaving Bombay, their intention lowest type, probably boing to casert the ship on roodl Ing Singapore. They were charged before Capt. Balders, and sentensed to twelve wechs' imprisonment each.

a regret to abate feays the Shanghai Mercury of the 10th, inst.) that one of the atokam belonging to H. M. S. Spartan lost his life by falling overboard from tha UNIFORM with From Fe Formosa, ofit appears taba mumber of man had been passenger steamer Vorriant this morning. which they have just published: a thire on leave and were returning to their ship edition, Messts Oliphant, Anderton & at Woosung in the Normand and will Ferrier will publish immediately a new skylacking two of their number fell over- Cathay at China, South, and Wont of board the steamer was at chen stopped,

North, with and two of their comrades The rutlior la

Jumped who was for two your connected with the the other alone, uppery of them who payst me to is surface grain Embase to China, and for effort, Cob was made by the cxplain of th faster of a centura pallens of the Tunge Armond brave the unfortunate b You called

or

Personal Reminiscenog hard after them, but falled to are ded

the Rav W. & P.

-Old cashie

New Beneres, cash, 1631/85 OM

New Males, credit, 200/40- Allowares, Tadlo,... 32

Oid

760

Malve, crocity Allowance, Tel. 8/39 Feesien, Oils, cash,.-. Allowance, Tools,

Persian, Paper thug 006/5h. allowance Zastavio 1 6/48

1

Temperature.

(Taken at Masrı Palconer & 08.

Premjesi, Queen's Hand, ); Hosanano, October 10, 1890,-

BAROME

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