For two nights this week the chief interest at St. Stephen's is centred in a Committee room which had been put. into telegraphic communication with the House of Representatives at Washington. Here five of the best chess players in the House of Commons were pitted against the five champions of the American Legislature. Mr. Horace Plunket was the first to score a victory for Great Britain, beating, Mr, Pearson, the American Champion. My. Atherley Jones iso scored a win, and Mr. J. W. Wilson, the Radical member for " Norfolk consti tue ney secured a draw, while Mr, was beaten by Mr. Bodine. As midnight drew near on the second night of play, only one game remained unfinished, and curiously enough the fate of Great Britain rested in the keeping of Mr. Parnell the brother of the "uncrowned King." But although his victory meant the success of this country in the match, his de-fent meant nothing worse than divided honours, and the disappointment was therefore not'so keen as ie might have been when Mr, Parnell was compelled to resign. The triumph of the telegraph was complete. "Although each message had to pass through four transmitting stations there were cases in which a more was wired and a reply received within the space of four minutes. The match was organised by Mr. Benn Heaton, and it was Mr, Walter who took upon himself the whole charge of the costly telegraphing arrangements. The match was grent success, occasioning the most pleasant amenities between the legislatures of the two countries which have so recently been growling at one another; and since honours were so even it will doubtless be repeated before Jong.
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