SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1901.
obtain assistance. My men, who were sleeping in the canoen, joined Sohonilerg and the sepoys, and by means of flaming torches eventually disposed the enemy for no rat will face Aro. I was discovered only just in time, for my alster was torn to ribbons and the brates had already com- menced upon a scout khaki kuit beneath it. Fortunatoly I was well shod, but my hands and neck were a mase of tagged ugly looking wounds. They found me lying face downwards, which, for an obvious son, was also providential,
Exhaustion precluded further conversa. tion. Thus it was only on the evening of the same day that I learnt of the awful fato that had overtaken my unhappy, best. O'Mara was no more; raore than this Schomberg would not tell me, until I was
• moving to wants the closed dours of the dead
man's room.
I would not go in there if I were you MF Tracere;' said the clerk. Besides, it is useless, for you would not recognise him.' I glanced at the speaker, enquiringly. "Your Features, were protectod, he went on. Then I understood, and, with a shaddor, silenced the man as he was entering into details.
We hurled Marn that night by the river-sidle. Four days later I was in Ku- shing, the White Raja's capital, where a sovere attack of blond-prisoning kept me prisoner for omny wary - whoka. Nor did I fully ruzover ny bealth and strongth for months' afterwards. Years have elamod since that night of horror ab Lombok, but its events and as fresh in my mind as though they had occurred only yesterday: Hvan now the nerd sight of a dead rat in the roadway so vividly recalls the tragedy, that, like poor O'Mara, I seek artificial solsce, and call for a cocktail at the nearest bar.
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By K. FREDER, Kaiserolautom Black (3 piesen.
White (7 piecca).
* A common osecrrenes in Central White to play and mate in three moves. Borneo.
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Tho yalio of abeas and draughts in the development of motiory is not generally A public meeting was held on 28th Feb.,evur, that the majority of good choss and appreciated. It ita utoworthy fact, how: In the Queen's Hall, Langlan Place, to draughts players ses xcellent met
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with safety that no chesaplayar, and cartala ly no draughts player, can rise to the first rank unless he can meanorise wall thaown Ings and the principles upon which the winning game must be conducted. I have heard it argued that the chose memory is a thing apart, but with that I do not agres. The training in accurate cbservation in a game like chess is of such a nature that it up the memory in all its applications, and it seems to wie that all sne dotes about celebrated generals as chessplayer fail to bring into rolief this central fact--that the general to be successful must possess as oce of his chief attributes this faculty of accurate observation highly developed.
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Col. B. Williams, M.P., who presided, said there wore, many to-day in England. Ireland, and elsewhere, monning the lost of dear ones who had laid down their lives for God's work. What was sie auswor of the Church to that preran test It was that a largely increased nom ber of men and women still offered themselves for the work. He had little doubt that the call of thoir Jellow Chinese Christiane would be largely responded to The answer to the prayers that had been A great deal has been written of late of offered up that day would he that many Mr II. N. Pillsbury's phenomenal blindfold men and women-missionaries would be sent chess performances During a recent visit out. Everybody who read the wonderful
to Chicage, the clayer Americau player correspondence in the Standard on the sub gare an extilation of his latest memory test, ject of China must have been deeply thank-pack of cards' was thoroughly shuffled ful to that journal for having oponed its and cut, the smaller packet being put aside. columits to so noble a cause. (Cheers.) The cards of the larger one were then called When they read the noble vindication of over: There were 43: Mr Pillsbury im- the missionary work which came, not only mediately named the nine uncalled cards. from their own frieads, sive of whom I wonder how mspy regular waist-players did sign their nasrace, but many of could performs like feat. Thon did not showrute, not userely
sa misionaries, but of what day. While on the subject of saw in Chinn, they must have folt might mentioned us of Seife, B. A gcstoful in the Standard (Cheora.) It wasm Hongkong come soven or eight was sometimes are chanary years ago, although it has nothing whatever societies that they ought not to send out to do with chess. He had no memorised the hdies to the mission hold. The difficulty winners of the Derby, with their owners was not in sending them out, but in restrah and jockeys, since the institution of the ing them from going. It was far better, race that he could give at once the particu- hoover, that they should go out under the lara called for of any year's winner or he authority of organised asisties rather than would topeat the winners in urder back independently Nothing that la bappen-wards or forwards. I unce heard him test- fed in the past would deter missionaries from ed while he was marking the score in a going out to China again. Past events call cricket match on the Hongkong Ground, fod for further assistance, which was sure to and he dover failed to give the correct par- upon up China as that country had never ticulars. Leen opened before. It would stir chom to renowed efforts, which would havo a kone ficial influence on the country.
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Tmust content myself this week, by giving WCR to los CLERK at cur the following latent addition to the history Office, and we don't hold ourselves of cheas:- Mr W. S. Brauch, of Cholten RESPONSIBLE ter any DET incurrad han, who satu months ago brought to an by him, and a vering of articles on chess history this were inted in the British Chest Ma pizzine, armed up as follows: Chaus was invented in India hefore the sixth cen LIFE AND VIGOUR FOR THE HAIR. The terr A.D. The invention was probably a only article which really porreases nutritions durelopment of an older and simpler wine virtues for stimulating, and restoring the hair,something of the nature of chess, but in is RowLane's MacARO. I remorse sourly fluenced by chance. Hanon a revolution barabnoss, dryness, prevents the hair being in existing game was affected, rather injured by illness, and should always lead than the invention of a new one. The for children's lair no other article imparts existing moves of the King, Rook, Kuight, such a beautiful and dressy appearance to the and Fawn, or some of them, may be much hair se RowLand's Diadablár Oil, and if you have never used it, you are strongly advised to older than chin prezent arrangement of the procure bottle without doiny, and continue peces at the commencement of a game. Ping it ; she in a golden colour for fair bit the tenth century, almost certainly, in the That position, however, was existing in Beid by Sicron and Chomists, F90 3h the
Ar oxception has been taken to the use of the term fire out," on the ground that it is An Americano, Bir Sidney Lee points yout that it occurs twigs in Shakespeare
King Lear saya :---
He that parks us shall being a brand from
heaven.REA
All fire us hepco Jiko foxes,"
In Dynat 144 and the fines –
Yot his shall Lng'or now, but live
in
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Yet, the differences now are not great for
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