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Problemi No. 48.

Blad: (8 piecos).

DEATH OF CHEANG KENG KWL

A Millionaire's Career. The death of Chiang Keng Kwi, Capitan of Perak, ilinnice, took place at Penang on the 12th ostant, after an illness Insting only a few days. The decensed.. says the Penang Gazelle, was 14 years of ago, EU of which he had resided in the Straits having first come here when he was 16 and worked in the Perak fin mines, from which position he gradually rose to wealth and influence. He made a considerable fortune in his onrly days in the Porak tin minca and farming, overy dollar of which he lost when the disturbances first broke out in Perak. He hold the Feril Farms for the past twelve years. The mines he owned it the time of his death wore. ton, and the aggregate rumber of coolies | employed was 15,000. He was moat liberal with his money and was patron of nearly Lavery local institution. To the From School extensions ho recently contributed some $12,000, and to thẻ Bråthers' School 86,000. When the troops were with drawn from Penang and the question of the Volun toera was mooted, he offered to give à Maxim gun for the purpose, which it was said would cost £500. The offer was co- He was an fused by the Government owner of property in the Settlemente and the Native Statos to an immenso The following is an excerlingly pretty extent, and also held property in Hong game from Charousek's MS, Collection. Ikang, which in the aggregate is suppused played at Busta-Posth, in 1893, against to be worth $19,900 000. It is stated list Maroczy, neither of the two masters having in Each Street, Punang, alono, his pro- risen then 10, that dignity, Mawozy gai,perty is valued at me and a half million ed his mastership at Hastings, 1895, and dollars. The deconsed fenres a wife, ten Charousek at Nuremberg, 1890:-

White (6 Pienos). White to play and mate in two mover.

Solution to Problem No. 45 by Oscar Blumenthuf:-1-R7.

„CENTRE-COUNTER GAMUIT,

White

R. Chatousek 1P-K4 PXP

3 K-Q83

4.-04 6.7-33 6B-Q3

7 Kt-K 2 &P-83 9 Kt Kt. 10 R-Q 2 11 B-K B46) 10--09 13.KR 5

16 Kt Beh 16 Q-Kra 17-0-Kt-3

18 Kt x I 19.B-K B4.0) 200-R 4

Black

P-Q+

G. Maroczy

9-28

P-K 3

K-R 63 B-K 2 P-QE+3

Ke Kt-Q 2.

(d) B-BS)

Kt (94) Kt Kt

PxP"

Q8 2

4

K+ (Q2) B3 (g). (-K 2 ) Resigns (1)

21 K-Kr 20 BP ch (e) The object of this more is not quite clear; but whatever it might be, the move

is inferior.

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SCHEME

(1) Charousek inmediately takon posses

(c) He could have made this move in the Arst instance: now it is inopportune. AS PROPOSED TO THE HONGKONGently Marey did not see the pretty (d) Ktx B should have been played. but

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GOVERNMENT AND THE MARINE LOT-HOLDERS BY THE HION, Č. P. CHATER.

off.

combination initiated with 13 KL-RE.

(e) If 14...PxB tkom lỡ, Q×P wins right

(Alber sabtle move, provoking 19... loss of a piece or the failure of the attack.

soun, and fire daughters, 30 gmnd-children, and four great grand-children."

GENERAL SIR IAN HAMILTON,

General Sir Ian Esmilton, who milod for the front on Saturday morning (84ys a Home paper recently, to take up his up- pointment as Lord Kirchoner's Chief of Staff, only came home a few months ago, and service icon aro' wondering what can have given him such a thirst for campaign- ing. It was only in April hat that hy was appointed Military Secretary at the War Office, en that something of a very spocial character must have influenced the decision which has for the third time sont him out to the blood-atained volt. Nobody will quarrel with the appointiuunt, howeven Ian Hamilton is one of the rest of our

fighting mon, and just at present South Africa's need is greater than that of the War Office. If the powers that he could to induced to find responsible commande at the front for Fighting Mac who seems to` have nothing better to do that wander

idol, B.-P., the man in the street would about the Antipodea, and that other popular

not be the only porsan to about Harrah

A REMINISCENCE OF MAJUDA.

Ian Hamilton aw his first fighting in

The Full Details Printed in Pamphlet Form P-4, apparently exposing himself to the South Africa, wonty years ago, as a gay

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TKE

(Q-Kt sq, of course, was the right nosa hero...

(i) It is rather genesos on the part of Marcay to resign. He could bare prolonged

(4) 23...Ks (K »9)-B 3 is newhatyoung Gordon Highlander. When he land- ed at Durban with Sir George White at tha ontbreak of the presont dreary war, there wure shoults of Remomber Majuba 1 an he held a point on the north of the hill ou Hamilton did not need the reminder, for that awful day, just above the slope where

the gameconsiderably, although if 29. K-B

sq. White would have elmply withdrawn 23 the Doors first made their attack, and daring B-Kt 3, or 23 B-Kt 5, leaving the dis- he still feels the

the fight be renaived n

In bullet wound of which covered check on ; and with a Pawnbead

Hamilton got his he would have won aventually, by Casting revenge at Elaneslagte, where he escamand either sie, azil hringng a Rook into played the infantry brigade. Ila wen

went though the sings at Ladysmith, and after the relief he made a splendid march from Bloemfon tein to Pretoria, en the fck of the main

has done more than most men to teach Toray how to shoot straight and sur

The following game was played in the ning. He is one of Roberts' men, and Sydney Chess Club:

QUEEN'S CAMBIT DECLINED. White, (Mr F.) "Block, (Mr W. J. Miles)

1 P-Q 4

2. P-QB4

PKP.

4 KK 30

5F-K3

4 BK ?

7B-02

SBXB

8 BXB

-R 4 eb 10 B- 11 Kt--B3 19 Castles. 13 BxB

14 QRQ

15 Fx kt 16 Kt-K4

T-Q4 P-K + (2) P Q5 Kt-QB3 RK Kt5. B-Kt Dh P-Q6 (c)

Kt-33

K-K

Bx Ft

Castics

Kt P. KtxB ch RE-KES Kt-Rō

18 K-B 3? (KS) Kr-Beh

17. P-B4

P-BB4

19. K-12

20 PKR

Q-RB (t R-B

21 PKR 3

ANOTHER STORY OF MAJOHA

00

There is another Hmuilten now serving at the front who is often confounded with the now Chief of Stuff, although there is relationship between them. This is Major. General Brace Hamilto hoc columns have done such splendid work quite reatly. Bruce Hamilton was ado

the first Transvaal War, and be narrowly escuped Main.. His sister married the ill-fated General Colley, and young Bruce Hamilton went out as Eis brother-in-laws A.D.C. Ha was at Laing's Nok and the Ingose, and the day before Majuba he broke down with the overwork which the heasy t death oil of officers find forced upon,dim. Colley su how the lad w, and allived no bint of ว่ plane to escape

Mins. During

the night

ou

while Hamilton y alespine. knocked with work, Colley asked the ghaphair to ce

that there was no nome near his relative's tent, I don't. micam to

And how did Black mate in three morzs? fatality about my staff. and if he got kiwek-

he said. Thera secus to he s kind of--

(a) A refreshing counter gambit which ud over it would kill his sister Silently

Munich,

the commun mared of to Majuba, and whet

Bangkok Times.rt at Medi

(b) Bam played P-QR against young Hamilton awoke poor Colley had met Halprin and Schlechtar, and Janowsky his fate, THE LEADING NEWSPAPER played 4, PK4 against Maroczy

Min. (a) An ingenious continuation.

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