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THN BONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 30re, 1918.

THE GAME OF WAR

CHESSMEN AND SOLDIERS.

1920.

FURTHER EXTRACTS FROM THE DIARY OF

SPORT.

RIFLE SHOOTING.

TAIKOO CHALLENGE CUP,

YACHTING.

ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB. The races for the Commodore's Cup were sailed on Saturday last over the

The eighth competition between mem- bers of the local defence forces in the following nurse-Lyemun Ecacon (P), Channel Rocks (P), and Kowloon Rucka employment of Messrs Butterfield & Swire's office refinery, dockyard and (P). Distance: 8 miles. The results shipping staffs took place at the Taikoo were :-- Range, Quarry Bay, on Saturday.

Dione Rolla

NACING YACHTS.

Is it realised, says correapondent of

BAMUEL PERYS, ARG-] the Times, that the warlike game of then

January 16ch-Uppe. A mighty cold has had some influence on the war? Many snap again. Strange to note how our generals who have made their names intors do become colder, like those inmortal in history have been chose winters when I was a youth and do re- players. Four thousand or 5,000 year member the great fire in Queen Victoria ago chews was the war game of the

of the Per streute in 1801, when the jets of water sians, Indians, Babylonfane, and Chi- troze as they played on the burning nese, it was played by the Grecks during warehouse and the fireinen's moustachios

The competition is a very interesting the wearisome 10 years' siege of Troy.

one, consisting of five practices, includ- wern stiff with ice. Pitifull this morning Centuries ago a Chinese general recon

to see the burst pipea everywhere and ing rapid fire, snap-shooting at vanishing. mended it as a mental exercise which distracted people running hither and silhouette, etc. The total ***possible Jessica would help students of strategy to develop thither for plumbers. But only three number of points is 90, There were 31 their talents for leadership when the time plumbersnow left in London and one competitors, the largest number at any Aileen." should come for them to command soldiers them alsied, all the other plumbersone competicion so far. The winner was Daphne......

being pressed to France for plumbing Corp. N. J, Eldridge with a score of 08 the pipes for our new poison gas, plus handicap-71. The next best scores Were those of Gnr. T. Bateman, 35+5=70; paeuro-trutro-hydrobligkte, which is to get a move upon the Hun in our great Young, 5815-63; Pte. N. Drummond, T

Sergt. W. Budge, 5710=67; Gnr., D.

Toinnette 20.40 47+15=62; and Capt. W. Armstrong, Dorothy.... 51+10-01.

upon the battlefields of Manchuria; at

this time it was called " the Royal gums," and Inter it became known as the game of the art of war."

from it

Spring offensive.

January 17th-Curious news from Russia this morning of the Poace negotiations between the Russians and the uns lately removed to Pplopps

party now in power, the Utepicakys, sayeth that he will hold no further parley

Bonitu******

Yacht

Handicap Finishing Corrected.

on coirrso

time

time

M. S.

H. M. S.

H. M. S

Scratch

34011

3.40.11

3.42.01

9.42.01

35

·D.N.S

·Diana Collecu

¡5:50·

3.47.10

241.50

0,00

DNS.

8.00 D.N.S.

16:00 3.54.43

338.43

3.67.99

3.41.92

10:00

4.07.06.

5106

16.00

3.58.38

3.40.36

20,00 20.00

•D.N.S..

DNS.

Lady Ursula 3100

40236

3.42.26

4:03:24

3.42.44

20.40 91.20

3.08.27:

3.37.47

Astliorer 21.20.

-Winner.

D.NS. DNS,

CRUISER CLASSES.

Lt. Col. A. Chapman, V.D., acted as

by Lieut. W. Higby, Sergt.-Major umpire, and other duties were carried out

and L/Corp. Clark.

G. Warren Swire, is a handsome one

Yacht

La Cigale. Yesper Vera

Feathers Irene... Mist

Niobe

Handicap Finishing Corrected

on Course time time

M. S H. M.S. H M.S Scratch DN.S

2.40

8.20

4.72.69

4.13.05

2418125. 3.20 4.10.53) 4.11.33

|6.40: 4.16.50

4.10.10

9,90 9.20

4.22.08

4.18.38

44.20.00. 4.19.40

9.20 4.28.03

12.00

12.00

4.18.43 D.N.S 4.35.18 4.23.19

* Indexd, from the first chesa has always been the one great war game. It was natural that barberians, to whom war was a chronic state, should like in their. few moments of peace and recreation to foster the ideas of conflict and conquest. Probably the Moslems. brought the ***

gamö into Europe It flourished in Italy and Spain in the twelfth and thirteenth cen- turies but England was touch slower to Csztuscky. The Premier of the Russian youngman Sergt. Frith, Sergt. White take it up. Spain and Italy it was played and analysed when both countries ty were pre-

by land and sea in the West,

Chess is admitedly a scientific game with the Huns unless the place of payley The Cup, which was presented by Major Ledge Jane ... 240 DS it is

be removed to Monte Carlo, but the and mathematical, and, strategical although it taxes the intellect, it rests the Emperor Hindenburg sayeth that unless made of English silver and mounted on a brain at the same time by eliminating the parley continueth at Pplopps blackwood stand, surrounded with small

thought except the thought Cazbuscky he will break off And so a shields on which the winner's name is Dorothy I.. every of the moment. In England chess is not standstill. Ramours also that Topsy-inscribed each year. The trophy has to Helen a popular pastime more is the pity-turvisky, Premier of the Utopiaskys, though we may pride ourselves on turn doth declare war on Great Britain unless be won three times before becoming the neen Bea Ing out a Blackburne, a Burn, and one we give autonomy to London east of or two other masters. But before the war English Chess Clubs were on the States unless they stop exporting chow receives a miniature cup an exact - re Aldgate Pump, and against the United property of the winner, but each holder increase. Germany offers a great con- ing gum for the depraving of the people plica in design of the original. The com. trast, There the male adult who has not of the Entente; this, sayeth Topsy- song elementary knowledge of the game turvisky, being a wiskeder habit any petition started in 1908, and previous is exception. Picture, for instance the opium habit of the Chinese So

winners aro H. F. Chapman, W. Murray conglomerata

God knows what will come of all this, Scott (twice), Young W Budge, H.

January 18th Trying on my new standard suit this morning the coate did split under the arms. Taking it in a passion to the Sartorial Bureau, now occupying what was once Westminster Abboy, and after filling in seven papers, I was shewn unto the Chief-Deputy Quartermaster Assistant - Adjutant Cutter, whom rating as I was wont to rate my own private tailor in the old days, he blew a horn and straightway & file of men came in and seized me and placed me under arrest

Btation,

with its mass of luggage, passengers, meetings and

good-byes and wol comings, Ata antall round table on the platform are seated an English traveller and the gold-braided German station master deeply engrossed in chess. It is the Gorman'a move, and until bo has analysed the position and played, the train must wait.

arrival of the train, the padarium ed

But to ches and the war. A general study of the game is certain to prove a useful adjunct to soldiers in training: for the science of the openings, the mathe matical symmetry of the middle game, and the careful analysis of the end ganie teach the player many warlike lessons, of which individual initiative is not, the Joast

such

There

T. Heath and G. E. Stewart were no competitions in 1916 and 2017

GOLF:

ENTRIES FOR THE GOVERNOR'S.

CUP.

*...Winner.

IRENE CUP." The race for the Irene Cup," sailed

on Sunday last, resulted as follows:--

Course-North Fairway Buoy (8),

Stonecutter Island (5), Trocas Rock (5), Cust Rock (8), Kowloon Rock (8), Chan- Bel (Rock), Lyemun Beacon (S). Dis fance 14 miles.

Yacht

Handicap Finishing Corrected on coarse time time. MS. HM. S H. M. S.

La Cigale ...Scratch Vesper... 1849 Vorá

23.50 ... 25.40 Mist

28.00.

The following Bro the entries for: Governor's Cup, 1918-H.E the GoverFeathers

or, Sir W. Re-Davies, Col C. M te thon hud Section 44168765 of the Mayhew, Major Robertson, Capt. E. Defence of the Realm Act brought in to Gray, Capt. Buck, Commander Beckwith, him in a wheelbarrow, and, keeping me

then found the clause by which, in my lingson, S. Evans, G. M. Harston, C. in a pretty twitter for half an hour, he RN, Messrs. R. E. Lindsell, R. J. Raw. passion against him, I had made myself

-Winner.

2.07.54

1.49.14

2.25.32 2.02.12

72.98.41

2.19.39

2.03.01 401,29

MOTOR-BOAT RACE

The Hongkong Corinthian Yacht Club propose to hold a motor-boat race, open

to all boats in the Colony, next Sunday,

If wo qualify the chess pieces in some way as this then the similarity of pawn, call him an infantryman; then hillings at the option of the court. H. J. Geuge, J. Hooper, V. L. Fairley, in aid of a war charity. The first prize. chess to war is startling rendime the able to be shot at down or aned twents Sandford, J. C. Fletcher, E. J. Grist, Whereon I to apologising humbly and F. Syme Thomson, Lindsay Woods, A swearing that, bating the sewing of the

shall we cavalry the knight, the

We say the bishop represents

light guns, the castle, of course, must stand for the sleeves, the coate be finer and more Ritchie, W. D. Kraft, E. Des Voeux, G.; heavy howitzer. What about the king and queen? Let the king remain the king, the State, and the country--in short, what we are fighting for The queen, she is the general staff, or the very fount from which issue

the

fashionably cut than any coat I had ever known. And so he forgave me, and I out into the Park in a lather of fear Now that two out of every three men

it hahaves the citizen to keep un humble tongue.

will be a cup, presented by Mr. J. Simpson, there will also be second and

Dunbarton, J. W. Mayhew, NF, Ben-third prices. The entrance fee will be nett, Mr. D. Landale, P. J. Falconer, A. for each boat. There must be at least Leach, J. M. McHutchon, A. S. Mix starters, otherwise the race will be

victory for left in England bo Government officials Kichan, F. J. de Rome, GA Middleton. Postponed to a subsequent day. Bloto

Are the statesmen and diplomatista who guide during war time, the ships of State in the belligerent countries as good chess players as the generals? At any rate, Mr. Boner Law is a fine, keen player,sad several other politicians and Ambassadors know the pleasures and use fulness of the game. The late Baron Marshall was a skilful player. He played chess and evolved the idea of the Baghdad Railway, A

brilliantly clever diplo matist in his spare moments he can sidered the game of war worth while, and with we remember that the Americans and ourselves wore, before the war, fast adopting the game as a common amuse ment, it seems that the old association of the square board with the art of war in

justified.

Smith, F. A. Redmond, J. Gibb, WJ, my wife this morning at the breakfast A. E. Crapnell, F. Bevington, R. E. 0. January 19th.& pitiful quarrell with Morrison P. E. Holyoak, J. W. Franks, table, my magnifying glass being again Bird, A. J. Austin, E. Wells, G. A. mshid, and i, nurried to get to my office, unable to find my rations. On my Woodcook, J. R. Wood, H. A. Taylor, T. only tweaking her nose she on a sudden R. Chassels, W. N. Fleming, A. G. fell into the vilest of tantrums and Lard knows what high words we did Coppin, J. Stalker, F. A. Perry, C, H. come to she crying down my family and Gale, E. R. Hallifax, G. A. Dreaper, relations, and I crying down here, until N. Leefe, A. C. Davidson, A. E. I did speak soft to the poor wretch, for indeed few of us are wasters of our making things up together, I did joy passions in these anxious times. Then, hur by writing her my check for ten shillinge for & musquna cont, trimmed with beaver

Carleton, S. E. Hedge, E. H. Scott, T. G. D Danby, C. Thorne, A. Morrison, H. Turnbull, G. Morton Smith, A. R. Lowe,

E. Hayward, H. A Lammert, JW. Stewart, J. B. Lancaster, H. E. Murray, AH Lay, B. M. Henderson, E. J

Any member whose name is not in-

Strange indeed how all values are changed now, necessities being fabulous GERMAN AIMS IN EAST

in cost and luxuries going almost for Edwards, P. P. J. Wodehouse, F. C. AFRICA

naught. So that last week I heard of Millington, C. C. Stark, and A. G. M. Lord Points selling his shooting estate Comte Renanid de Briey related bis with bedding, and the Countess of May- and box in Argyle for one doubble bedde

Fletcher.. experiences on a recent journey in East pole bartering her famous tiara for a Africa at a meeting of the Royal Geogra York hem, and, strangest of all, Mcluded in the above list and who wishes phical Society recently in the theatre of Levybeak, the financier and racing man to enter the competition is requested to Burlington House Tho Germans, said (whose great stable of horse was com the lecturer, used to boast that East mundecred in 1913 by the Epe Muni hon. secretary, on or before to-morrow.

send in his name to Mr. J. Bentley, the Africa was the most valuable of their cipal Kitchen), disposing of all his possessions, and they had openly ex rubber holdings for a brace of cats, pressed the intention of using the Belgian plucked and trussed ready for cooking, Congo as the hinterland and afterwards

day Daily Mail.

of making it an integral portion of their in Lendenball Market.-T.B. in the territories. After leaving Tabora, the expedition of which Comte de Briey was the head crossed the Magarassi, river, and found that the Germans had blown up the magnificent seventeen-arch bridge

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE

that used to span it. Proceeding by the onnus 1SSUED BY ME, F. C. JENKIN, C.B.E Tanganyika railroad, the immense efforts made by the Gormans with political ends

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in view were apparent on every hand. Pc. 572 L. A. Sales is commended by the The country, which was described in de tail, was intended to serve as a pivot for

Captain Superintendent of Police the mannvies of the Germans for the

for his action, when off duty, in a invasion of the whole of Central Africa.

case of larceny.

The chief instrument for this purposa was to be the Tanganyika Hailway, which was to be kind of immense pitchfork, of which the prongs would reach as far as Duala on the one side and Lobito on

p.

113 Hau Sau Nam is commended by Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, Police Magis trate, for zeal ahown in the investiga tion of a case of larceny,

PROMENADE CONCKETS.

the other, and the Germans freely spoke The first of this year's Concerts in the

of making the German and Belgian

Botanical Gardens is provisionally fixed for Saturday, June 1st. The Band will take part.

Colonies homogeneous Belgium itself was not a direct object of the preacut war Germany desired to put an end to British efforts, which were aiming at an The following Band Practices are order exclusive domination from the Cape to

ed to take place at 5.15 p.m.

Friday, 3rd May Wednesday, 9th May; May, Tuesday, 21st May Monday, Tuesday, 14th May, Friday, 17th

27th May Thursday, 30th May.

Cairo. Between Egypt and South Africa the immense girdle of Britain's gigantic possession would reach from the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic. The Anglo-Bel- gian campaign was undertaken to put a stop to this vast programme of brigan dege. Among the many services rendered No. 2 Platoon-Pc 485 Niamatullah.

to Belgium by the Allies one of the most important was the guarantee that the integrity of the Belgian Colonies would be respected.

JOINED

T. F. HOUGH, AS.P. (R.) and Adjutant, April 29th, 1918

LAWN TENNIS,

HONGKONG C.C. TOURNAMENTS.

bunt owners must declare in writing the per hour. Boats with a lower speed than speed of their bonts, in sca-miles (knots)

knots are barred. In the event of a bout exceeding the declared speed, sho will be penalized twice the difference between the declared speed and the actual finishing time. Auxiliaries and motor- boats carrying auxiliary sail will be allowed to use sails, but in that caso they

rigged during the whole of the race. must keep their masts up and all gear Entries must be sent in on reloca Saturday next to either Mr. G. G. Wood Alex. W. (c/o Messrs. Leigh & Orange) or to Mr. van Andel (Hon Sec II.K.C.YC).

GERMANY'S CRUSHING WAR

DEBT.

INDEMNITIES DEMANDED IN BAVARIAN DIET.

A recent sitting of the Upper Chamber of the Bavarian Diet was marked by a speech by Count von Preysing, who, sccording to Forwarts, drew a sombre picture of Germany's present financial situation and of the probable conse The contest between M. W. Lo and S. quences in the event of a war indemnity Majo, in the Open Championship Singles the one fortcoming from the enemy as

conclusion of the war, banne yesterday, proved an interesting said: Germany's war costs up to the

not

In the Course of his spoochy a

the Count

Both players were exceptionally good in

present amount to £8,500,000,000, while every department of this game. Lo the yearly interest charges thereon managed to secure the first two sets after amount to £980,000,000 [f] If no war indeninity proves to be obtainable the a keen struggle. The third set. however, confiscation of wealth up to 40 or 50 mil was won by his opponent, the game thus fiards of marks (£2,000,000,000

yesterday's contexts were as follows----

£2,500,000,000) will then be unavoidable. remaining unfinished. The results of The depletion on behalf of the empire

the taxation resources of the individual Federal States would threaten the politi cal independence of the individual States, and Bavaria would

PROFESSIONAL PAIRS.

8. E. Green and J. Stalker beat F. E. Joseland and C. C. Stark 6-4; 6-2,

MIXED HANDICAP DOUBLES.

Major Hammond and Mim Gordon (ree. 1b) beat B, Johnson and Mrs. (rec. 15/1)-692; 61, *****

HANDICAP' DOUBLES.N

of

Casse to

B Finance

indeartheder, Herr

von Breunig, declared that he was unable for the present to deal in detail with the Pottersults of the recent Berlin Conference of Finance Ministers. Discussing the ways. and means of meeting the deficiency on the 1918 Budget, the

inister stated that

beat H. J. Vermey and J. Boeters

J. R. Wood and O. Thorne (rec,

|2/0)--6-4; GLPANEMOM

W

(rec.2500,000,000 would rise to £700,000,000 i

15) the present current yearly expenditure of war continned, and, to cover this, un extension of the War Taxation Law of Capt. Cooney and T. Mauley beat Lim be rendered necessary.

1917 as well as additional taxation would Keng Fim and Chu Sin Kab-6-dent, the Minister continued, that in It is self-evi- Buch circumstances a corresponding con

7-5.

OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES.

N. E. Kent and F. A. Redmond v. A tribution must, if possible be demanded

Morse and J. R. Irvine (replay)

OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES

M. W. Lov. 8. Majo (re-play).

from the enemy. This naturally depends on the further military and political development of the entire situation

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