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THE prepared to ACCEPT

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THE Undersigned are prepared to accept First Class Foreign and Chinese RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

Ako to accept proposals for LIFE ASSUR. ANCE. Prospectuses on application.

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TILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1903, £16,378,771.

HONGKONG

THE HONGKONG, DAILY PRẬN,

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

BOOKBINDING

CHESS

NOTES.

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WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER BD, 1973

On Monday evening a meeting of the Hong- “DAILY PRESS" OFFICE,

kong Chess Club was held in the room of the The only office in China having European President, the Hon. H. E. Pellook, K.C., in taught workmen. Equal to Home Work Bauk Buildings, to consider the position of the FURNITURE WAREHOUSEMEN

Club and arrange a programms for the coming season. The Hon. Treasurer showed that the ACHEE & CO., Established 1959,

#nancial condition was very satisfactory, there Furniture Dealers, Silver-plated, China, boing some $9) in hand; but the roll of mem

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borship had fallen off, mainly through departures from the Colony. It was decided to hold one mesting a week only in future, as likely to secure better attendance of members, and a varied programme of events was arranged, including a number of matches. The Club will meet here. after avery Wodnesday evening in the City Hall Library at 5.15 o'clock. All' chess players desiring to become members are requested to send in their names to Mr. B. II- Newborn, Hon, Sec.

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the R by 23, Q-B7'ob), forgetting that Black could interposa with B.

(k) Also wrong. He had now nothing better. than 24, Qt. B(oh).

(1) He might as well have realgned in this position. To change Quiens means, of course, certain defeat, and to do otherwise means a forged mate in a few moves.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.

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The following additional regulations for the ontoer Corps have been made by the Offer Administering the Government

1. A fund, which shall be administered by. the Colonial Treasurer, shall be formed to meet the expenses of the Corps, and shall consist of all suns at present standing to the credit of the Corps and of such grants and allowanow as shall be paid by Government.

2. The Government shall pay annually to the credit of the Corps 'Fund :-(1), A capitation The Committoa of the Hongkong Chess grant of 325 for each member borno on the Club is now constituted as follows:-Hon. muster roll'on the 1st of January, or enrolled H. E. Pollock, K C. (President), Messrs. M. J. between that dato and the 1st of October | Dananburg (ikon. Troasurer), K. H. Newborn following.. (2.). Au offioisney grant of $25 for (Hon. Beo), P. W. Sergeant, and E. J. Moses, each member who in certified to be offlsient in

The final arrangemmis were being made last the manner and in accordaune with the condi mouth in cop action' with a match for the cham-ions set forth in Part I. of the Sixth done for Amateurs; II. HA, Queenpionship of the world betwem Dr. Imaker and Schedale to the Regulations of the 6th Nov+m- Dr. Tarruzch. This event is fixed to take placeber, 1902, published in the Government Gazelle in September or October next year, but the of the Ith of that mata. (3) A proficienoy place of meeting is not yet determined upon. grant of $20 for each member of the ranks ab re The stakes are £400 a side, the winner of eight and including that of sergeant who is certified games to ho declared the vioter, draws not count by the commandsat fo be proficiunt. (4) Au ing. Both players will have plenty of time for allowanes of $2.50 per caput per diem, for camp the preparation which Dr. Laskor olaims to be expenses, for members attending a comp of necessary for such an important contest. Per instruction, for not less than three days and not sondly a year seems to us very long, considering more than ten days. (5) Au allowance to cover that an championship match has been played expenses of transport of $1.250 to be paid since Laskor defested the late Stein'ts. But unnually on the 1st January in every your. Imsker has of course a great reputation at stake. JISMAROK & CO.,

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INTERMEDIATE STEAMERS.

The revised rates of passage by these steamers are now: To London 1st Saloon 250, 2nd Saloon £35.

Return tickets available for 2 years can now be issued at a fare and a half.

When these gleamers call at Marseilles, tickets can be issued to that port at £46 First Saloon 233 Second Ealcon.

E. A. HEWETT, Superiutendoat. Hongkong, 9th Desember, 1903,

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3) Supply of practice ammunition, additional to that supplied by the Government; (3) Pay- ment of iustrioters, not on the staff of the Cores (4 Hire of transport for parade, camp, or other purposes; (5) Custody, care, and repair of arms and equipment; (6)

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HEAD OFFICE:-1, SUBVGA-CRO, TOKYO. LONDON BRANCH-34, LIME STREET, E.C.

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CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial apanese Navy and Arsenals and the State Railways; Prinolpat Railway Corapanies and Industrial Works; Ioms and Foreign Mail and Freight Steathers. SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Miks, Tagawa, Yamano and Ida Coal Mines; and SOLE AGENTS for Foku, Hondo, Kanada, Fajicotana, Maranda, Mannones, Onoura Otamil,

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to hear that the celebratel Café de le Régence Custod of stores; (7) Upkrop of ride ranges; } Bariliares de France, Fossiġu und Japanese steamers, Arsonal and Japanese Railway Companies,

which all foreigners visit is the place whers. Napoleon played chess, has rise, phoenix-tike, from its ashes. After six months' closing it has been reopened, replete with overy comfort and convenienes. There is a special room for chess, n restaurant for diners, and a large An. covered spies outside for coas immateurs. other item of choss asws from France is that Janowski and Taubenhaus are playing a match. Janowaki is naturally looked on as the stronger of these two French masters.

The following interesting game was played the reemt Russian Mustark" "Foard unt Kiov, between Messrs. Tohigaringud Schiffers:-

1

White. Schiffers

1 P.K4 3 P-Q4

3 B-K 3 (6)

4' B-Q 3

6 PKR (0)

* KLK?

7 P.Q.83

8 KL-2 2

IRREGULAR DEFENCE.

Black White. Black. Tchigoriti. Boli Korg Tebig ring FKK3 (15 R&Q 04 K+t Ke

Kiz 17 Q Kt PQ BI

18 Pt. P P-Q3

Pt. P KK-B2, 19 Q.QBP R-Et aq K»Q 2° 20 Q.Baq. Q.B 7 P-K 41 Q-K2

Castles

RK #1

#Q-B3

10 0-0-0 (2) P-Q4°

1 P.B) KPLP

1 HP t. P. Pt P

21 KB ng Q t. Kt P

22 RE: PG Kt. K

23 Q-B (ch) B-Q !!

25.K-K sq

24 3-4(b)(2) KK 21

Q-K 5 feh) LG K-R. 8/1 A t. F 27 B-Xt Q.K 4

19 Pt. P. K6Q41 (7) 23 Q-84 () B t. P (ch) 14 Pt. Kt QQAB K-Kts B-R4 (sh)

B.BB(dis, oh)

15 K-Kt oq Ki-Kɛ3 (1) 3) B-V 2

Bosigns.. NOTER BY L. VAN VLIET,

To find Tobigarin adopting an irregular defonce to the KP opening is quits a movalty, Perhaps he has come to the conclusion that any- thing is preferable to defending the cut-and- dried variations of the Ruy Lopez.

(h) Better, probably, is 3, P:Q83. The QB | is not well placed on K3

(c) Merly in order to pravant Rt-Kt5, which, however, would be unnecessary if White had not played 3, B-KJ.

(d) The templation to Castle QR in positions of this kind is diffonll to resist; but it is always dangerous, as the Bishop on KK12 generally gets into the attack on the King in a most unoxpected maunor, and often with surprising

-force.

(e) White's entire plan of campaign is to maintain the coatre; bat it will be seen how cloverly Black suceveda in breaking through.

(f) Again the weakness of White's third move in the game (B-K4) is demonstrated,

(9) Proforable sooms 14, B-B2, Kt-Kt5; 15, Q-K, K. Bob); Qt kt

(h) Nott. P, for then, 15, Kt-QB4, Q-17; 17, E-KEsq, Q·R4; 18, R-B÷, winning the B,

(i) He can wel afford a Pawa for the privilega of obtaining the open file for his QR. G) Au interesting bat unsound combination. Probably Sobiffers counted upon winning back

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for.

4. All sums received by the Commandant on behalf of the fand shall be paid by him into the treasury.

Regulations have also been made regarding

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AFARBLE aatl GRANITE,

MONUMENTS.

No. 1, QUEEN'S KOAD EAST. Drtists, Designs & Prices on A plication All descriptions of Grauite for Export.

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OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE DINNER.

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"THE ANNUAL OXFORD and CAM- BRIDGE DINNER will be held on WEDNESDAY, the 27th JA, UARY, 1994, at 8 PM, in the longkong Hotel. All Oxford and Cumbrige men intending to be prescct, and who have reen ved no previona notice, are requested to soud in their names to one of the Secretaries:-

C. D. MELBOURNE,

Magistracy.

Rev. F. ICELY, R.N.Joint Secretaries.

H.M.S. Tamar. Hongkong, 21st December; 1903, [F

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