THE CHESS CONGERENCE.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 44, 20 August 1895, Page 2

THE CHESS CONGERENCE.

DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE'S UUTllil- 1.MENT. COBDEN CLUB AND BIMETALLISM. MEMORIAL TO WILLIAM I. IN THE EVENT OF WAR. i THE COINAGE QUESTION. LONDONDERRY GOLD MINE. (Per Press Association). London, August 10. Pittsbury and Tchisonn are at present leading in the Chess Tournament with S.I points each ; Laskev and Baneleben next with? l,. The Times says that the Duke of Cam bridge retires in November, when Viscount Wolseley will be appointed Com-mander-in-Cliief for five years. Other papers confirm the Telegraph's semi-official statement respecting Lord Wolseley's appointment as Coiumander-in Chief. The Cobden Club declined to express sympathy with bi-iuetallism, fearing the : subject might cause dissension amongst members. Mr Campbellßannerman, late Minister of War, in a letter to the Daily News, asserts that he supplied seventy per cent more small arms avnmuniuon than experts considered necessary The War Oilico has issued a circular to the London municipal bodies asking if: in the event of war, the hospitals could be made available to form part of a necessary plan for tbe mobilising of tbe army corps for Home defence. A committee of members of the House of Commons, including Lord Lome, has been formed to bring about a monetary conference of the world. I Mr Balfour, replying to a question in the House of Commons, said that Ministeis iinmehfltely they were appointed resigned GO directorships and trusteeships, and that the resignation of other positions would follow. The directors of tho Londonderry Company deny selling shares previous to the cablegram about the state of the mine being published. Bkrmx, Aug. 17. Tlic Kaiser laid tho foundation memorial to William lat Berlin. Tho ceremony was of an imposing description and great enthusiasm was shown.