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Show 00 INTEREST STRONG IN CHESS AS GAME I LONDON. Aug 12. The worlds chess congress, cow in session in London, Lon-don, has given a great fillip to the ancient game and budding l apa- ; blances may be een at nil hours of 1 the day in tea hops, coffee rooms and restaurants throughout the city puzzl-ng puzzl-ng ovi 1 thi "i" ' 11 g gambits and com- I pile, ted moves, 1 ompletely Ignoring ; their roasl beef, and boiled potatoes I One firm of caterers which opera es 200 shops set'- of chess mi n f'T their I patrons, which incidentally would stem to give un insight into the i amount of time available to Englib 1 1'iislnessnien for iunch I However the cflCSS congiess has a iso brought 'lie enemies of the came Into the open 'heir criticism in tWP pr a columns contrasting markedly : with Mr. Bonar Law's eulogy of lasi week. Such statements appear as "as a mental exercise, chess Is a game I which leads nowhere It tecches no I lesson from which practical 0Xpcrienc ' an be gained. 11 is uscles .is means ot gambling, and has no recuperative value .is a recreation. Finally the Dorgy spent In acquiring a knowledge ' of the game might be compared to a wish of opportunity the learning of 1 a language whlc'i hus no literature." Meanwhile, unperturbed, the chess masters ponder nvrr their hoards, and the young worlJ's champion from Cubs remains a lavorlte |