Craft: Provincial.

CRAFT : PROVINCIAL .

ANGEL LODGE , No . 51 . THE installation meeting was held on Thursday , 28 fch ulfc ., and passed off with great eclat . The principal business was the installation of Bro . H . G . H . Elliott S . W ., which ceremony was performed by the retiring W . M . _ . a manner that called forth the highest praise from all present . The Officers for the year were appointed and invested . A vote of thanks was heartily passed to Bro . 0 . Egerton-Green for the ability with which he had carried out the duties of Installing Master .

Bro . Harry B . Baker W . M . 697 then , on behalf of the Provincial Grand Lodge Reception Committee , presented to Bro . Egerton-Green a handsomely illuminated address expressive of their thanks for bis kindness m giving the use of his grounds for the recent meeting of Provincial Grand Lodge . Bro . Baker said this act of kindness was highly appreciated by the Earl of Warwick and the members of Provincial Grand Lodge , bub it was particularly

so by the local Brethren , because it enabled them to hold that pleasant garden party which they could not have done if they had met in a public building . He knew that it was highly appreciated by the ladies , and had given them a kindlier interest in Freemasonry . The Committee on whose behalf he acted trusted that Bro . Egerton-Green would accept the address , not so much on account of its intrinsic worth , bufc as a sincere expression of their regard and esteem .

Bro . C . Egerton-Green , who had a very cordial reception , assured fche Brethren' of the Colchester Lodges that he most thoroughly appreciated the kindness that had prompted the presentation of this address , and particularly the kind way in which the VV . M . of the United Lodge had spoken of him . It was a great pleasure to him to have been able to receive the Essex Brethren at his own house , and so far from deserving any thanks he felfc it his duty , as being the fortunate occupier of such grounds , to place them at their disposal for tne meeting , which they were glad had proved such a great

success . The address , which was greatly admired , was illuminated by Bro . Octavius Railing , of Exeter , and was as follows : —

To W . BKO . CLAUDE E . EGEBTON-GKEBN W . M . 51 P . M . 2477 Prov . S . G Warden and P . P . G . Treasurer Essex . The members of the Angel Lodge , No . 51 , and- United Lodge , No . 697 , desire to place on record their sense of the obligation they are under to you for the zeal with which you endeavour to promote the best interests ot Freemasonry in the district . Particularly would they express their hearty thanks for the unreserved manner in which

you placed the grounds of East Hill House at the disposal of the Brethren for the meeting of Provincial Grand Lodge , held at Colchester on Tuesday , the 13 th July 1897 , under the presidency of the Earl of Warwick Provincial Grand Master , and which tended in no small degree to the success of the gathering . Signed , on behalf of the Brethren , HARBY E . BAKER W . M . 697 .

THOMAS J . BALLING , JOHN THOMAS BAILEY , Joint Secretaries to the Provincial Grand Lodge Reception Committee . Colchester , August 1897 .

Bro . Joseph Grimes having been re-elected to represent the Lodge on the Essex Provincial Charity Committee , and three gentlemen having been proposed for initiation , and two Brethren as joining members , the Lodge was closed .

Between fiity and sixty Brethren afterwards dmed at the Cups Hotel , an excellent repast being well served by ihe Host and Hostess , Mr . and Mrs . Woodward . Between ihe toasts an excellent programme of music was performed by Messrs . F . V . Salmon , Peck , and J . H . Nunn , under the direction of Bro . C . Osmond P . M . Organist of tho Lodge .

LODGE OF UNITY , No . 267 . THE members celebiattd the festival oi St . John the Baptist at the Town Hall , Macclesfield , on Thursday , 21 s-1 ult ., when Bro . George Kershaw was installed W . M . for the ensuing year , the Installing Master being Bro . William Richmond ( of Manchester ) W . M ., assisted by Bro . Cookson ( of Stockport ) , Bro . Frith P . M . and Secretary , and Bro . Cockayne P . M .

After the installation the newly-elected W . M ., having received thc congiatulations of the Biethien , appointed his Officers for the year . jjw In the evening the annual banquet tcok place at the Macclesfield Hotel , the toasts being of the customary chaiacter , pleasantly interspersed with songs , |& c .

Craft: Provincial.

ST . PETER LODGE , No . 1024 . rpiHE annual meeting was held at Maidon , on Wednesday , 13 th ulfc ., when _ I _ Bro . E . W . Facey J . W . was installed W . M . for the ensuing year by

Bro . A . Barrett . The installation meeting was followed by a banquet at the King ' s Head Hotel , whioh was served in first-rate style by Bro . J . H . Taylor , the new landlord .

ST . ELETH LODGE , No . 1488 . ~* ON Tuesday , 2 nd insfc ., Bro . John Hughes , Frondeg , was installed W . M . at the Masonic Hall , Almwch . There were about forty Brethren present , and the proceedings were of a most successful character . On the completion of bhe duties of the Lodge the Brethren sat down to an excellent banquet , supplied by Mrs . Lemin , of the Eleth Inn .

LEOPOLD LODGE , No . 1760 . ON Wednesday , 27 th ult ., the annual installation was held at the Royal Hotel , Scarborough . The members of the Lodge , with many friends , met in the Masonic Hall , when Bro . J . E . Ames was installed as W . M ., the ceremony being performed by Bros . G . H . Walshaw and J . Knaggs , and the newly installed W . M . appointed his Officers for the year .

The Brethren afterwards assembled afc the Royal Hotel , where an excellent banquet had been prepared in the newly decorated dining room . The service was excellent , and the banquet all that could be desired . The usual Loyal and Masonic toasts were honoured .

ooo ATLINGWORTH LODGE , No . 1821 . I ^ HE annual meeting was held at the Royal Pavilion , Brighton , on . Thursday , 21 st ult ., when Bro . W . H . Brown P . M . 1619 and 2502 P . P . G . Std . Br . was installed W . M . for the ensuing year , the ceremony being performed by the retiring W . M . Bro . J . Hamblin , who was subsequently presented with a Past Master ' s gold jewel , in appreciation of the admirable manner in which he had carried out the duties of W . M . during the past year .

The Brethren afterwards sat down to a banquet , at which the customary Loyal and Masonic toasts were honoured .

SMITH CHILD LODGE , No . 2064 . rpHE annual festival was held at fche Lodge-room , Town Hall , Tunstall , on JL Wednesday afternoon , 27 th ult . Brother J . Knight W . M . was unable to attend in consequence of ill health . Bro . Charles Cope was installed W . M . for the ensuing year , and appointed his Officers .

The Riches Of Westralia.

THE RICHES OF WESTRALIA .

r | TH _ B , _ is gold , and gold in vast quantities , in other places than _ L Klondyke ; places , too , within the reach of an ordinary gold seeker . Take for instance Western Australia , with its vast fields of rich ore . Here we have any number of mines ; some rich beyond the dreams of avarice , and others paying their way well , but why some of the best should be comparatively neglected by the English investor is a puzzle . There is the Herbert

Gold Mine , whose £ 1 fully paid shares now stand at 17 s 6 d on the London Stock Exchange . This mine is certain to attract considerable attention by reason of the fact of its careful and steady development , and fche very favourable report of Mr . Griffith , the well-known mining engineer , who , after a thorough inspection of the mine on behalf of the board , has informed the directors that " he considered there was £ 500 , 000 worth of ore in sight , ready to stope out ; for it appears that No . 3 shaft is now down over 200 ft . while No . 3 shaft winze has reached the 166 ft . level , where the big

reef has been exposed , and gold is seen freely in the stone . Tho following are the assays of various samples taken from No . 3 shaft on 22 nd October 1897 : —At the 30 ft . level , 3 oz . 3 dwt . of gold per ton ; 140 ffc . level , loz . 19 dwt . ; 170 it . level , 3 oz . Sdwt . ; and those from the winze have assayed 3 oz . 2 dwt . of gold per ton . Such remarkable evidence as to both quantity and quality of ore is a rare occurrence , and when it becomes generally known what claims to public support tbe Herbert Mine possesses , the shares now standing at 17 s 6 d should find a quotation at more than double their present figure .

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