THE CHESS TOURNAMENT.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 38, 13 August 1895, Page 2

THE CHESS TOURNAMENT.

ANOTHER VISIT FROM GENERAL BOOTH. THIS VOLUME of BRITISH TRADE. MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY. DIRECT TRADE WITH MANCHESTER, THE MURDER. OF M. STAMBOULOFF. (Per Press Association.) Vancouver, August 12. The Warrimoo has reached Victoria. She comes on hero fo be clocked. It is believed a number of her plates are stove in. London, August. 11. Steinitz is leading in (he Chess tourna, menti with 4.v point?, Bardelbin find Tchgorin next with four points. The contests continue throughout August. The Queen's speech on Thursday is expected to be formal, containing neither promises of legislation nor disclosure of the Government policy. Tho Tekua arrived with her sheep in good condition, only one being lost. It is reported here that J. W. Mackay, who is a director of the Citn.idiau-Pacinc Railway Company, and a number of San Francisco capitalists will cj-operate to lay the Pacific cable. General Booth has sailed for Africa and Australia. The British imports and exports for the past six months' exceeded [those for the corresponding period of 1894 by 10 per cent. The London and Australasian Debenture Company offered fifty thousand 4.V per cent bonds, the tenders for which were over subscribed. Mr Blake, M.P., visits Now Zealand in connection with the arbitration in the Midland Railway Company's case. The Timaru'.-s mutton was sold in Manchester direct. Washington, August 11. United States is sending a w.-irship to Syria to inquire into the attack on the American College in Tarsus. Sofia, August 11. It is reported that Tulckcscheil, who was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the murder of M. Stambouloi'f, has been liberated. New Yohk, August 10. Six of the crew of the Priuce Oscar, which sank in the Atlantic after collision with an unknown vessel, were drowned. The others were rescue 1 by the ship Capak after having been in an open boat for three day* without; food. It is believed that the steamer which collided with the Prince Oscar had a crew of 80 or 40 hands, and that all were drowned.