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B . P . Lalcaca ... ... ... Assist . Secretary P . A . W . Ottomeier ... ... Pursuivant W . D . Graham ... ... Assist . Pursuivant V . P . Suvoon . ' ... ... * 1

J . E . Judah ... ... ... | John Northey ... ... }¦ Stewards E . Hey | C . G . Ritter ... J John Gould ... ... ... Tvler

A ballot was taken for three members to serve on the District Board of General Purposes , two of whom must be actual Masters and the third it was desirable should be a resident Past Master , which resulted in the election of Lalcaca and Pearce respectively , and a tie befcwen Brothers

Moore and West . Tho District Grand Master did not exercise his prerogative of a casting vote , preferring that the brethren should again proceed to election . Brother West offered to withdraw , but on the ballot being again taken Bro . Moore received 13 and Bro . West 11 votes , the

District Grand Master remarking that the closeness of the voting clearly showed the high estimation in which these brethren were held by the members of District Grand Lodge . The following were then declared elected members of the Board : Bros . C . Lalcaca , Pearce and Moore . The District Grand Master then delivered the following address : —

Brethren , —lb is but a short time , three and a-half months , since I last addressed you in Regular Communication . Ifc speaks well for Freemasonry that during that period nothing has occurred whioh calls for special remark . The condition of our District is one of prosperity and congratulation , when we bear in mind the period of depression whioh has prevailed in our commercial life for the past

twelve months . It speaks well , I say , for Freemasonry thafc we are able to present a better balance sheet than that of last year . Taking the whole year , Masonry has flourished in this District , not only in our own Grand Lodge of England bufc also with other Constitutions . It is inevitable that regrettable losies shonld occur , those we deplore . The G . A . O . T . tT . has been pleased to remove several

worthy brethren whose places will nofc be easily filled , but their memory will long live amongst us . As an evidence of the prosperity of Masonry , I may refer to the Charity Fund , which at the close of 1891 showed a credit balance of Taels 3 , 300 , and this I am happy to aay has been increased dnring the year under review to abont Taels 4 , 000 . This is a most

satisfactory state of affairs , and wifch careful and jndioions investment tbe interest will not improbably meet all calls on the fund . Senior brethren will remember that previous to the foundation of this Charity Fund , lists were continually in circulation for the relief of distressed brethren ; BOW snch circulation becomes nnnecossary because of an ably and well administered Charity Fund . The

Honorary Secretary and Treasurer , whenever cases aro brought to notice , investigate them with care and relieve with no stinted hand all worthy applicants . Another of our institutions , the Public School , has in a measure passed from onr hands ; it is greatly to onr credit and must prove a source of gratification to reflect that the Fraternity wero the pioneers

of public education in Shanghai . You well know the sacrifices made and efforts put forth by the brethren in its early stage , and will be glad that it has developed into snch a successful institution . Now that the Municipal Council have appointed a Committee from their number to act in concert with the representatives of the different Lodges to report on tbe working of the School , and I have little

doubt thafc after the next Ratepayers' Meeting ifc will become the Public School of Sharighai , while afc the same time Masons have retained all their privileges the free education of orphans of tho membeis of the several bodies , and all Masonio rights have been secured . I trust that the school founded under our auspices will go on prospering with credit to Shanghai and become a lasting monument

to the efforts of the Craft for the general good . At the last Regular Communication I mentioned the forthcoming issue of the Masonic Annual , and all must appreciate its usefulness as also the work and trouble given by the Editor to its compilation . A slight misconception or misunderstanding in the wording of the history of the different Lodges is there given . Brethren , the

respective seniority of the Lodges iu this District is indisputable . The number on the roll of Grand Lodge marks its position , and the Eoyal Sussex Lodge , No . 501 , is undoubtedly tho oldest and senior Lodge in this district , indeed I think I may say in the Far East , The sli ght mistake in the Annual as to the Northern Lodge being the senior working in Shanghai is easy of correction . We all know thafc the

Northern was in full working here when the Royal Sussex was at Hongkong or Canton . All praiso to the compiler of the Annual ; that worthy Brother had no intention to claim precedence of the Eoyal Sussex when issuing it . Some might read ifc one way , some another . What ho said in effect amounts to thia , t , ho Northern Lod ge was working in Shanghai in 1 S' 19 and the Royal Sussex

removed here from the South in lS ( w , ht-nce tbe Northern is the oldest in Shanghai . 1 trnst that with theao words of explanation any ftoliug that may exist on the subject will couse . It is far from the intention of any of the Officers of the Northern Lodge to claim anything that is not their cine , uud once more 1 declare the Eoyal Sussex Lodge to bo Senior T . od .-. 'o nnd entitled to precedence in this

District of Northern China . The installation of Worahit-Tnl Masters and iuvestiturfi of Officers of the various Lodges having i ^ i -iii . t / iy taken phice in Shanghai , as i •¦ ilso at the outlying port of Tientsin : it remains to perforin that ! ceremony for the Doric Lodge at Chinkiong . I trust the newly- ! installed Masters and Officers will work together hand ia hand , in \

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harmony aud brotherly love , and thus extend the blessing of Freemasonry to all . Wishing you and all absent brethren in this district , aud also all thoso of onr Sister Constitutions , a prosperous Now Year , I once moro conclude onr Communication .

Bro . Danforth offered fcho hearty good wishes of Ancient Landmark Lodge , Massachusetts Constitntion , aud regretted the Deputy Grand Master for that Constitution was not present .

The D . G . M . said , I regret not seeing my Brother the recently appointed D . G . M . for Massachusetts . I hope to have the pleasure of saluting him on a future occasion , and will ask you , Brother Danforth , to convey to him my congratulations on his appointment , and express the hope that we may always work hand in hand .

Bro . Watkins JR . W . M . Cosmopolitan Lodge , 428 ( S . C ) , offered the hearty congratulations of the Scottish brethren . The D . G . M . thanked Bro . Watkins and said ifc afforded

him much pleasure to welcome Bro . Watkins , and hope that he , his Officers and members , who have ably supported them in the past , would continue to do so in the future .

The District Grand Secretary stated that apologies for inability to attend had been received from Bros . Allcofc , Bois , Emery , Crompton , and McEuen . There being no further business the District Grand Lodge was closed in due form with solemn prayer .

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