CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1970, 4 January 1907, Page 3

CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP.

Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, last night, Tlio New Zealand International Chess Congress resnmtd this morning, with tho eleventh round. Results : Yincr boat Barilos Ci-aokentliovpo beat Davies Edwards beat Gould . Gifford beat Stewart - Forsyth beat Cummings I Sainsbury beat Parker B. Mason beat Killing Grierson v. Mason, d.iaw j Kuiumer v. Pleasants, draw j Grierson beat Gould (9G round) I SCORES At tho end of tho eleventh round; I

The twelfth round commenced at the evening session. Pleasants beat Sexton Csaekenthorpe beat Parker Stewart beat Kuunner P)avies beat Grierson Kelling v. Viuor Gould v. Forsyth ***'" Barnes v. Sainsbury Cummings v. Gifford, and J ames v. Edwards, unfinished ' j

TURF TRICKERY.

IN\ ERCARGILL, last night. An inquiry was held to-night by the committee of the Southend Racing Club, which disqualified A. Shaw for five years for deliberately pulling Bluostone in the Gladstone Handicap a ’ : races. The horse was disqualified for a similar term. The owner R Kennedy, who was not present at the races, was disqualified fo> one year, and his brother, W. Kennedy, who said he was acting as A. Kennedy s representative, was disqualified for five years.

MINISTER FOR LANDS

NELSON, last night. The HOll. R. McNab, Minister for Lands, accompanied by Air. Flanagan, Commissioner for Crown Lands (is visiting Murchison, Mangles, iuatakitaki, JVfornia, and contiguous valleys in Central Bullcr. Tlie Minis, ter addressed a crowded meeting at -Murchison, dealing with the land poliey, and he expressed himself surprised at tlie extent and possibilities ot the district. A vote of thanks and confidence m the Ward AI inis try was carried.

A FIREMAN’S DEATH

CHRISTCHURCH, last night. Ihe body of Robert Griffiths, a fireman on the Pukaki, was found float’2S in Lyttelton liaruor t.i night. Erilnths had recently been paid off, and he was to have joined the ship again, but ljacl not turned up when she sailed yesterday.

COMMERCIAL. riIESS ASSOCIATION- COPYIUOIIT. LONDON, January 2. Tallow: Stocks, 6479 casks; imports 2986, deliveries 3062. At the tallow sales 1457 casks were olfered, and 723 sold. Prices arc unchanged from those ruling on December 5, but are Is to Is Gd higher than the lowest accepted since. Fine mutton brought 383 3d. Press Association. NAPIER, last night. The Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company, London, to-day cabled the following report on the frozen meat market : The market is slightly weaker. To-day’s quotations are : Napier, We 1 - Jington and iSoith Island mutton, 4 3-8 d ; beef, hinds 3 ; jd, fores 3 jd, TIMARU, last night. For the second wool sale of tho season there is a catalogue of JB.OOO bales, a record for Timaru. Tlie sale opens tomorrow morning, and is oxpected to last about ton hours. More buyers than usual, about 40 in all, have already arrived. There are several new buyers, including the representatives of several American firms, which have not before been represented at a Timaru wool sale. Tho wool has come forward iu good condition, and it is expected high prices will rule.

MATAWHERO SALES. The usual • joint stock sales at Matavvhero yards were held yesterday. x .. . A commencement was made n„Messrs. Common, Shelton and Co., and Dalgety ami Co. Bidding was fairly brisk, and the yarding was cleared under the hammer, as fol 10w5:238 full-mouth ewes, 9s 3d. Baker; 13 rams, 12s, E. Cameron; 34 black-face ewes, Ils, D. Malone; 10 fat ewes and 1 wether, 12s 6d, .1. Maynard; 20 fat wethers and 1 ewe, 16s fid, Nelson Bros. Cattle: Over 500 head of cattle were yarded, comprising mostly fat bullocks and store heifers an dst.eers. The sale started briskly, but fell .away towards the last, there being little demand for store classes. The prices were as follows: 7 prime fat bullocks, £( 2s 6d. J. Maynard-; 7 do., £6, T. Goldsmith; 7 light fat bullocks, £5 7s 6d, Holden Bros.; 6 fresh store bullocks, £5 19s, Holden Bros.; 11 do., tfifi 7s, Holden Bros; 1 fat cow, £4, J. Maynard; 1 fat cow and yearling, £b 10s, J. Maynard; 19 heifers, £2 3s, At . friar; 5 do., £3 2s 6d, G. AVittcrs. At 11.30 Messrs. AViiliams and Kettle and the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company commenced to sell sheep, of which about 1000 came forward. A large number of pens were passed m, but were disposed of privately Jhe tcl--1 lowing prices were obtained:—l2 lat ewes, 13s, D. Gordon; 31 ewes and i 3 wethers, 11s Od, J. Mclldowic; 81 ewes and 42 lambs (all counted), »s. Baker; 10 cull lambs, 3s, E. Bates; 31 ewes and 21 lambs (all counted', 6s 9d, Baker; pen of fat owes, 14s of. J. Maynard; 13 owes, 11s Jd, 1 . Reich 27 owes and 18 lambs (all ' counted), 8s 2d, J -Ross; 32 fat ewe, and wethers, 14s Id, J. Maynard IS

it cues, 12s, J. Molltlmv 10 ; 32 do. 2s Cd, J. Mclldowm; .i 43 cues an 264 lambs (all counted), 8s 3d, AN. 1 • Stephenson. Cattle: dheie ■ ■ heavy vanling of cattle, about 000 head coming forward, f tn j’ n S o ly fo v" t . I .] stock A good lino of 10,> torni stems sold at Co os; for other lots the sale vas dragging. faUo»Sr«?fcTT s rWklipi coirs and 13 calves C 3 b 3, 1) Malone; 1. sh'TWi aa & it u‘>: den 15i05.: 19 yearling steers am heifers £2 8s (id, 1 era and AN. ilk... . ' sLore steers, £3 fc, It* J- Vvliters; 10 store heifers, £3, J ’ tv£™‘u‘SS: II A S: AVitters; 1 beef lieifor, £-1 10s, am, J beef steer. £5 Ms, D. Gordon; ) big bullocks, £5 13s od, G- Aitte.,,, 2 steers, £2 6s, do.; 9 steers, £2 K /In • hect cows, £4, O. A. loow, 1 store steer, ‘£3 15s, G. AAitters. ‘ n,p S —There was a small entij of pigs, and the market was not so brisk as usual. flic sales wore. a» follows: —1 sow, 30h Ploughman; o weaners, 14s (Sd, K Calco. 5 weaners 0 ‘ l lls,’ McCredie; 6 small weaners, Bs. Ploughman.; 0 weauors. lUs, K. l’hlc,

W - S. Vi nor, Perth, W.A, Won ljo&t . 11 . 8 0 S. Crackenthurpc, N.S.W, U J. Panics, Wellington * 71 2.'r Blake Musou, Lower Hutfc 71 3:1 J. C. Grierson.-, Auckland 7-i K Kui tuner, lYlasteiton 3 7 J3eu Parker, Wellington 5 8 4' John Mason, Wellington 5 4 44 O. W. Davies, Wellington 51 D, Forsy th, Otago 4 F L. Cummings, Canterbury 5 5 J. Kd wards, Otago 4 4 A. GiiTord, Westport ... i>a F. K. Kelling, Wellington 4 0 M S- Stewart, Canterbury 4 G 1\ Sexton, Waiouru y G C. F. Sainsbury, Argentine . y G O C. Pleasants, Ivangitikei 8 7 U, Li. Jumes, Wellington 94 Archdtacon Gould, Oamaru . o' 9