DRAUGHTS ITEMS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2251, 22 April 1897, Page 40

DRAUGHTS ITEMS.

The " Herd Laddie."— Although somewhat more frail than hiß friends would like to see him (and it is not perhaps to be much wondered at in a man who will be SO next year), the "Herd Laddie " is still able to battle in a way that would do credit to the ablest of draughts players. On the cordial invitation of Iho members, Mr Wylli<« presided at the opening function of a new draughts club in the Douglas Arms Milnßavie, recently. There was a large turn-out to witness the play with the veteran. Jordan v. Stewart.— After fully four months negotiation between Jordan and Stewart about a match for the Draughts Championship of the World, th« matter is no further advanced than when tlis challenge of the latter appeared in the month of October, and the matter may be considered closed in the meantime by a letter published from Stewart d< dining to play an unrestricted match to be decided in favour of the player who first succeeded in scoring four wins. This was Jordon's last proposal, after hSviug made every reasonable offer to come to terms. One proposal from Jordan was that, in order to no away with any lottery business about the match, each player should in turn name an opening— the plan udopted in the last Brodie-Boreham match. As Stewart objected to several systems of restrictiou on the ground of ' lottery, this plan should have suited him immensely, but no would not have it. Stewart finally proposed an unrestricted match, and said Jordan would have to accept it, or "he failed to see how he (Jordan) could claim the championship " Well, Jordan accepted that style, but wisely stipulated that the match should be won by the player who first succeeded iv scoring four wins, otherwise all their trouble and expense might re3ult in a drawn match. As already stated, however, Stewart won't have it, so there the matter rests. Considerable beat has been engendered among partisans by the stand taken both by Jordan and Stewart ; in almost every club, indeed, the dispute has become almost a personal one among the more hot-headed followeis of the rival checkerists.

Sixty-one applications have ben received for sections in the Albury estate at Timaru and Albury, and further applications are receivable at Chrißtchurch. The ballot takes place on the 22nd,

News has been received oE the death of a onca noted Maori missionary worker— the Hey. Father Lampilla — which took place at Marseilles, France, on the 14th February, in his eight-ninth year. The deceased was an excellent Maori scholar, and was beloved by the Natives among whom he laboured nearly 50 years ago.

The,, name of Mr George Bonningtost, Chemist, Christchurch, is well known throughout New Zealand in connection with his preparation known as "Carrageen," or "Irish Mobb," which has for many years enjoyed a wide reputation for Influenza and Cbe»t Comelainta.—Advfc