CHESS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 199, 18 May 1920, Page 7

CHESS

; .': : .WOE-KING'MEN'S CLUB...;'. The annual chess and draughts meeting -,of tkb ; Wellington Working Men's Club and-Literary Institute was held on Saturday evening,- ; when there was a. large attendance of members. Mr. / George occupied .the chair. The-election of officers .resulted as follows: -President, .Mr. T. .E. Nixon; vicepresident, Mr. T. Norris; hon. -secretary, Mr. S. Faulknor;' hon..treasurer, Mr. W. Wring; .hon. reporter, Mr. F. . JC, -Kelling; match committee for chess, Messrs. laiilknor, .Burgess, Rosenberg, Wring, Coulter and Costello; for. draughts,-. Messrs. Burgess, Kent, Man,soii, Costello,.-.Bosher, and Coulter;.referee for chess, Mr. W. Mackay (presi-dent-Wellington. CO; referee for draughts, Mr.. J. Butler (of the Water.aiders' ' D.C.); consulting ■ members, Messrs. R. J. 'Barnes (chess) and J. Coulter-Jdraughts). In reference'to .an inquir-v from the .Otago Chess Club it was decided .to reply that the club's leading; players would probably be unable to .attend a championship congress if held fin the month ,of Septem* be.-. The N.Z. Draughts,; Association wio-e asking. if the Wellington. Centre would undertake the holding : of ■the championship tourney '-fixed for next Easter: .-It was decided 'to give every assistance to the Watersidors' Club if the latter are prepared -to take the Jead in carrying out the touriwy. It waa decided to invite entries at once for handicap tourneys on the usual liries. The prizes wort last year wew presented 'by the chairman, who ' .alec handed, a handsomely'bound copy oi "Thrte Hundred End Games" (bji H, Rinck, the famous European composer) to Mr. S. Faulkner,'being a token .oi appreciation 'from his fellow-members for his valued services, as'.hon. secretary -during.the 'past'two years. Thei'meeting---, closed.; with'hearty votes of thanks to last year's office-bearers, and to the general committee. - : SOUTH WELLINGTON CLTIB. v The South -Wellington Club's annual meeting was to have been held on Thursday evening, but it was adjourned a week as the'club's president, Mr. .Walter Armstrong,- .died earlier in .the' day. Members.dispersed:after passing a vote ,of condolence to the bereaved relatives, and placing on, the minutes - .tributes "the esteem and affectionate regard of the .members for .their late president, who .has been a tower of strength to the'.club ever since lis.arrival ..from 'Wanganlui some ~ ten or twelve years ago. . In the early days of Wanganui chess his-association, with tho late Hon) John Ballanco and the late Hon John Bryce made him a very formidable player. 'In these three players and "Dr. Hatherley the Wiv, ngpnui: Chess Club had .indeed .a very, strong quartet. .Messrs.' W. :Berry ,and P. K. Kelling (vicej-nresideu'ts)"'! vrepre.sented the' South. Wellington '.C.C.' at the funeral, which on 'Saturday. A vote of condolence was passed'-in the • ovening by '.the chess ..and .draughts- .players of the Working Men's'Club;-,who also 'lost their .president (Mr. M'EUigott) by death ■ during:.the year'just..closed. "NORTH" V. *'SOUTH: iy This match, open to all chess players in Wellington and suburbs, was advanced a further stage last week. The score is now: Stfuth, twenty-four wins; North, twenty-two wins. There are still tern games outstanding, and these :havo to be accounted for by next-Saturday evening. ■ •'