The cld-established—Shanghay Chess Club, whose activities have been greatly hampered during the ast, few years by frequent une dale changes into temporary quarters now has a permanent home at 11 Siking Road (second floor).
The advent shortly of the cele. brated Serbian player, Boris Kostick, is expected to revive the [dormant interest in chess.
The club's new premises consist of three rooms and a comfortable and cool verandah facing south, Twenty or more games can now be played at the same time in pleasant surroundings, Light. refreshments und a library are also available. The rooms daily from negri till 8 pam. the annual subscription is $26 and visit ors and intending members will always be welcomed by the secretary, Mr. J. A, Jackson, of 63 Haskell Road, or the hon, treasurer, Mr. R. Middleton, care of the Revenue Office, Municipal Council, to whom subscriptions should be sent. "The formal opening meeting will be held on Wednesday, the 20th instant, at 5.15 pin, when an ronramme of blindfold ieous games has been arranged.
It is the intention of the club to make the Serbian master's com. ing visit in the autumn the occasion for introducing to Shanghai the hovel sight of a display of living chess, which has proved exceedingly Popular in other parts of the world, taken place on the Bund in recent years, Szechuen Road, as the chief north and south artery is almost, if not as important as the cast and west wrtery of Nanking Road aad the Municipal Council are to Lo come mended for their zeal i, completing the y widening at an early
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