13. R 8b to Gh 14. R6cxRGb 14. C ThXB 7a (ch) 15. KatoSb+ 15. R2jto 2b(mate) On the whole, however, White's 3rd and 4th moves would seem to be unsound.
12. R6j di 12. © 3h dit 13. C8h,, 81 13. K di 4ht 14. R6IXQ di 14. C3i di 15. C 8i to 8h 15. Any move 16. © 5g, Sh (mate)
White must not, then, move the Kt at7. Hisalternatives are to threaten Black's Knighthy 7. 6 to 8 (1 B); to defend his Knight by 7. R 20 to 2h (1 F—Q); to take the Pawn, 7. R 24x P 3d (1.R); of to play 7. Q 4j to di (S—W). "The last is the only move which does not (as given in the Manwal) result in utter defeat 7. Q4j to di 8. R 9b to 4b 8. R2d,, 2h 9. R4b,, 4i 9. R9j 8j 10. C8hxKt3h 10, R2hxC 3h li. CdcxP 5g 11. R 8j to 8f 12. Q 4a to 5b 12. R8f,, of 13. R4i,, 4g 13. B3j,, 1h 14. K ba, 4a 14. R3h,, 3j 15. RGi 6e a slight advantage to Black (1S). At Vhite must not play R 9j to 8j (1 T-W).
We add the conclusion from White=7. R 2d to 2h, Black's reply to which has been 8. R6i to 3i. It is very neat, but is not @ problem.
Black plays and mates in 4 moves, ave provided, leaving $30, so that exch man on landing at Singapore will have $10. A letter has been written to a well known Mahomedan tleman at Si pore asking hit to assist his ce-religion on their way to Turkey, and as it is presumed there are some Turks at Sin pore, the three men may possibly find friends atwongst them. When the Turks arrived here there was considerable difficulty in finding any one who could apeak to them, but our representative eventually met two people who spoke Turkish fluently and they kindly acted xs i. All the Turks could' say_when pr wed was *Osinan Pasha" and They did not give much information when questioned in their own Janguage, being apparently afraid to give a true account of themselves. Their story was that.there were ten men-in a buat which had been wrecked and seven of the occupants drowned, The three survivors reached Yesso, the northern island of Japan, and were taken to Yokohama and then sent on to Shanghai. One of the three men has Jost his right hand. It is probable that when the men reached the is: lund of Yesso, they were entirely destitute and naturally went foraging for themselves, but that the Japanes police drew their words on them, and: one man putting his hand up to ward. off the blow had it cut, which necessitated its being amputated
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