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ftojml Phonic | nsiiitrfxan fat < Skls , ST . JOHN'S HILL , BATTEHSEA BISE , S . W . Patrons : H . E . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES , K . G ., & c , M . W . G . M ., PRESIDENT . HER HOYAL H IGHNESS THE PRINCESS OF W ALES . THE NINETY . FODRTII ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL will bo held at FREEMASONS' TAVERN , Great Queen Street , London , W . C . On WEDNESDAY , 10 th MAY 1882 , UKDKB TUTS P RBSVD ' BSC ' Y OT HIS ROTH . HIGHNESS THE DUKE OP CONNAUGHT , E . G ., & c , P . G . W . President of the Board of Stewards , The Ht . Hon , the LORD LEIGH , Trustee , R . W . Prov . G . Master for Warwickshire . Acting Pvcsident , V . W . Bro . Sis J . B . MONCKTOJT , P . G . D ., Pros . Board Gen . Purposes , Vice-Patron . Treasurer—W . Bro . JOSHUA NUNN , P . G . S . B ., Yice-P resilient . Chairman of Lady Stewards—W . Bro . FRXXK RICHARDSO . V P . G . D ., Vive-Patron . Brethren willing to act as Stowards are urgently needed , and will greatly oblige by forwarding their names as earhj as possible to the Secretary , who will gladly give any information required . F . R . W . HEDGES , Secretary . OmcB—5 FBBBMASOKS' HALL , GBBAT QTOBS STBBBT , LOHBOH , W . C .

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T . & . T . GATES , GOLD BEATERS , AND FOREIGN GOLD LEAF IMPORTERS . English Gold 45 s ana 4 = Vs 6 a per lOOO , Foreign Gold -4 = ls and 4 , 3 B do . Bronze Powder 3 a 6 d and 5 s per lb . 44 HATTON WALL , LONDON , E . C . Merchants and Shippers supplied .

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ESTABLISHED 1802 . SODA WATER AND SELTZER MANUFACTORY . PAUL & BURROWS , WILSON STREET and ENDELL STREET , LONG ACRE , W . C . TIM ™ fSopPLT—Always regular . M 7 » Jra 1 QoALitr—Best possible . iuABJia . ( J ? BICES—Lowest consistent with FIRST CLASS ARTICLES .

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RHEUMATISM . THE only real remedy for this complaint is the Northern Core ( patent ) . In bottles Is lid each , to bo had of all Chemists . Proprietors and Manufacturers , Edwards and Alexander , 29 Blaeiett-street , Newcastle-on-Tyne . BRO . R . HIRST engages to provide , at short notice , an efficient Band for Annual Banquets , Dinners , Excursions and Quadrille Parties . For terms apply to " R . Hirst , The Three Crowns , 237 Mile End Eoad , E . "

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THE FREEMASON'S CHRONICLE , A Weekly Record of Masonic Intelligence . Sanctioned by the Grand lodge of England . Price —13 s 6 d per annnm , post free . THE FREEMASON'S CHRONICLE will be forwarded diiect from the Office , 23 Great Queen Street , W . C , ( opposite Freemasons' HoAY ) , on receipt of Post Office Order for tho amount . Intending Subscribers should forward their full Addresses to prevent mistakes . Post Office Orders to be made payablo to W , W . MORGAN , at Hig h Holborn Office . Cheques crossed " London and County . " Advertisers will find TiiKFREEMASON'sCnEOJficLEan exceptionally good medium for Advertisements of every class . SCALE OF CHARGES FOR ADVERTISEMENTS . Per Page £ 8 0 0 Back Page £ 10 0 0 Births , Marriages and Deaths , Is per line . General Advertisements , Trade Announcements , & c . single column , 5 B per inch . Double Colnmn Advertisements la per line . Special Terms for a Scries of Insertions on application .

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AMERICAN ORGANS , CHEAPEST AND BEST , BY the STERLING ORGAN CO ., DERBY , CONN ., U . S . A ., at Low Prices , with Twenty-Five per cent . Co-operative Discount for Cash or on the THREE YEARS' SYSTEM , from 10 s 6 d per Month . SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED LIST TO CHAS . STILES and CO ., 42 SOUTHAMPTON ROW , HOLBORN , LONDON , W . C . These Organs are eminently suited for use in MASONIC LODGES .

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BORD'S PIANOS . CHAS . STILES & CO ., the well-known Importers of these cele . hrated Pianos , have Removed to 42 Southampton-row , Holborn , London , W . C . Where may be seen a large and varied assortment of Instruments , of New and Artistic Design , at Low Prices , with Twenty-Five per Cent . Co-operative Disct . for Cash , OB OK THE THREE YEARS' SYSTEM , Prom 15 s per Month . SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED LIST . Second-Hand Pianos on the Three Years' System , from 10 s 6 d per Month . Full Value allowed for Old Instruments of any kind in Exchange .

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Eleventh Edition , post free , One Shilling . DR . WATTS on ASTHMA . A Treatise on the only Successful Method of Curing this Disease . By ROBEST Gr . WATTS , M . D ., F . R . S . L . F . C . S ., & c , 5 Bnlstrode-street , Cavendish-square , London . London s C . MITCHEM , CO ., Red Lion-court , Fleet-street .

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" ' ' T 23 GREAT QUEEN STREET , W . C .

New Zealand.

NEW ZEALAND .

CONSECRATION OF THE FREEMASONS' HALL AT AUCKLAND .

THE splendid new hall erected in Princes-street , Auckland , for the purposes of Freemasonry , was consecrated on 6 th December , with full Masonic ceremonies , and , to grace the occasion , there was one of the largest attendances of Master Masons and high dignitaries of the Order that has ever assembled in Auckland . There were upwards of 400 brethren present , including Masters , Past Masters , Officers , and Brethren of all the country Lodges , which were well

represented . The proceedings were of a most imposing character , and the arrangements as perfect as possible . Exactly at half-past-two , the Lodge wa 3 tyled , and the Ara Lodge , No . 348 I . C ., was opened to the third degree by the W . M ., Bro . J . B . Crother , who thus had the honour of opening the first Lodge of Freemasons in the new hall , and he very ably performed the duties

incumbent upon him , and was well assisted by his Officers . On the dais were—Bros . Suiter W . M ., United Service Lodge ; Levy , Mitchell , Bochanan , Page , and Asher P . M . ' s , and 0 . Johnston W . M ., Beta Lodge . Bro . Angelo Forrest presided at the organ in an efficient manner . The District Grand Lodge of Anokland , with Bro . G . S . Graham D . G . M ., the Provincial Grand Lodge of New Zealand

I . C ., with Bro . G . P . Pierce P . G . M ., and the Provincial Grand Lodge oi New Zealand North S . C ., with Bro . the Hon . F . Whitaker P . G . M ., were then admitted and received with the customary honours , Bro . P . M . Malcolm Niccol officiating as D . C . Bro . Graham took the chair , with Bro , Pierce on his right , and Bro . Whitaker on his left . The District Grand Lodge E . C . having been opened , the chorale

"Hail , Eternal , by whose aid , " was sung , when the D . G . M ., by the request of Bro . L . Nathan , Chairman of Trustees , consecrated the building , and the D . G . Chaplain , Bro . Rev . C . M . Nelson , read an appropriate selection of Scripture . The anthem , " Behold how good and joyful a thing it is , " was sung , after which the brethren formed in procession outside the hall and marched to St . Paul ' s

Cathedral . On arriving at , the door the brethren opened out right and left , and the Grand Lodges proceeded through the centre to their places in the church , the brethren filing in afterwards in the usual manner . The church was crowded , and there was a large number of ladies present , as well as a strong choir . The clergymen who took part in the service were Bros . Rovs . GouldGulliverDr . Kidd ,

, , Tebbs , and C . M . Nelsop . The service was chanted under tba direction of the Eev . C . Nelson . Mr . Tebbg read the lesson from the Wisdom of Solomon . Appropriate psalms were chanted , and the hymn " 0 , Praise our God to-day " was sung ; after which , the Rev-Mr . Gulliver ascended the pulpit , and taking for his text a portion

of the 30 th verse of tho 10 th chapter of St . Luke , " Fell among thieves , " preached a most eloqnent sermon . The 168 th hymn was then sung , and an offertory taken up for the poor of the parish , after which the service was closed , and tbe brethren returned in procession to the hall . When the Grand Lodge was again formed , the Prayer of BenediC '