JLabel doesn't show up in the Applet

Question

Hi, all,
Could you please help me to see my code and tell me why the JLabel component doesn't show up in my applet?
Thank you. It seems the applet's paint() overlaps the JLabel.
I would like to create a JLabel on my applet, so that I can update the time on it rather than repainting the whole applet.
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
    This class tests the ChessBoard class and provides
    two methods for the users to play a chess game.
public class ChessGame extends JApplet
        Represents the listener for the mouse.
   class MyMouse implements MouseListener
            Gets clicked position on the chess board
            and moves chesses.
            @param event the event that makes this action perform
        public void mousePressed(MouseEvent event)
                               // Do something.
        // Do nothing methods.
      public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent event){ }
        public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent event){ }
        public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent event){ }
        public void mouseExited(MouseEvent event){ }       
        Constructs a chess game on an applet.
   public void init()
        setBackground(Color.white);
        myGame = new ChessBoard();
      whiteTurn = 0;
      whoseTurn = "White's Move:";
      isFirstClick = true;
      MyMouse mouse = new MyMouse();
        addMouseListener(mouse);
        JPanel panel = new JPanel();
        gameTime = new JLabel("My Time");
        panel.add(gameTime);
    public void paint(Graphics g)
        Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
        // Clear backgroung
        g.setColor(getBackground());
        g.fillRect(0, 0, getWidth(), getHeight());
      // Sets color for message        
        g.setColor(Color.BLACK);
        // Displays last moved action.
      if(lastMoved != null)
         g.drawString("Last Moved: ", 45, 440);
            if(whiteTurn == 1)
            g.drawString("White Moved: " + lastMoved, 45, 460);
         else
            g.drawString("Black Moved: " + lastMoved, 45, 460);
        // Displays whose turn for the user.
      g.drawString(whoseTurn, 45, 20);
        // Draw the chess board and its pieces.
        myGame.paint(g2);
    private ChessBoard myGame;
    private int whiteTurn;   
   private String whoseTurn;
    private String lastMoved;
   private int oldRow, oldColumn, newRow, newColumn;
   private boolean isFirstClick;
    private JPanel panel;
    private JLabel gameTime;
}

Answer 1

You never add the panel containing the label to the applet. Try something like this:
        Constructs a chess game on an applet.
   public void init()
        setBackground(Color.white);
        myGame = new ChessBoard();
      whiteTurn = 0;
      whoseTurn = "White's Move:";
      isFirstClick = true;
      MyMouse mouse = new MyMouse();
        addMouseListener(mouse);
        JPanel panel = new JPanel();
        gameTime = new JLabel("My Time");
        panel.add(gameTime);
        // add new panel containing JLabel to applet
        this.getContentPane().add(panel);
    }