THE CHESS MATCH
. Matter has been considered by Government. Appended message has been sent to Auckland :—“ J. Morton, Esq., Chess Club, Auckland. —As you were allowed to play before, and as not playing to-morrow would seem to be a great disappointment to a number of persons, the Government will agree to your having the use of the wires after hours on Thursday evening for purposes of playing Dunedin; but I wish to state distinctly that this must be the last occasion on which any such facilities are given. -NTow that the telegraph is connected with other countries, it is of the highest possible importance to guard against any partial use of the wires. Intelligence of the utmost importance might arrive at any moment, and if for private purposes any portion of the lines were open, the cable being always open, information might reach one part of the Colony in advance of the other parts, and special information might reach some individuals before others ; besides, if the privilege is allowed to one, it must be allowed to all, and applications to play chess may become frequent, involving the necessity ef officers working overtime ; risks of fire, and other risks incidental to allowing a few operators to have possession of the entire lines of the country. Various other objections may be suggested, such as placing persons using the telegraph in direct communication with the operators, the use of rooms in the offices, or again, under the guise of chess-playing, code messages, conveying intelligence, might easily be devised, and it is the duty of the Government to guard against the possibility of any private misuse of the telegraph. I shall be obliged hy your allowing it to be publicly known that the present permission is to be no precedent for the future. Copy of this message will be sent to Mr Monat, of Dunedin.— Julius Vogel.”
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Evening Star, Issue 4132, 25 May 1876, Page 4
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313THE CHESS MATCH Evening Star, Issue 4132, 25 May 1876, Page 4
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