Our Boys At Play.

OUR BOYS AT PLAY .

AS already announced in our columns the Annual Athletic Sports of the pupils of the Eoyal Masonic Institution for Boys w iU take place , by the kind invitation of Brother George Everett Past G . Treas ., at Kempton Park , on Saturday , 8 th June , ™ Vion the presence of friends of the Institution ( Brethren and

Ladies ) will be welcomed . A special Train for the conveyance of the Boys , the Board 0 { Management , and friends , will leave Wood Green Station rfi N . E . ) at 11 * 10 a . m ., calling afc Ludgate Hill ( L . C . & D . E . ) afc

11-40 , and Wimbledon at 12-20 p . m . ; arriving at Kempton Park Station at 12-45 , and returning therefrom at 7-30 p . m . Eeturn Fares : —First Class 4 s , Second Class 3 s , Third Class 2 s ; Children under 14 , half price .

A Special Tram will also leave Waterloo ( North ) Station , No . 8 Platform at 12-45 , calling at Vauxhall at 12-50 , Clapham Junction at 12-56 and Eichmond at 1-10 ; arriving at Kempton

Park Station at 1 . 25 and returning therefrom at 9-0 p . m ., calling at the same named Stations , and also at Twickenham . Eeturn Fares from Waterloo or any of the Stations named to Kempton Park Station : —First Class 2 s , Third Class ls 6 d .

These tickets will be issued to holders of invitation cards only , and are also available by the ordinary trains from Waterloo to 8 unbury at 1-25 ancl 2-15 p . m ., which will specially stop to set down at Kempton Park Station , and on the return journey by any of the ordinary evening trains from Sunbury Station , on the day of issue .

Messrs . Bertram and Co . will provide a dinner for visitors , at a charge of 3 s 6 d each person ; tea at ls ; also light refreshments , & c .

The sports will commence at 2-30 , and the band of the T Division of Metropolitan Police will play during the day , commencing at one o ' clock . Dancing in the Pavilion from 6 . 30 p . m .

A ticket , admitting bearer and any number of Friends to the Park , may be had on application to the members of the Sports Committee , or to the Secretary of the Institution , at the Offices , 6 Freemasons' Hall .

The Sports Committee include Bros . George Everett , George E . Fairchild , J . P . Fitzgerald , John Glass , Eev . H . A . Hebb , C . W . Hudson , J . M . McLeod , H . Pritchard , Jas . Stephens , and James Willing jun .

The extracts from Brother John Chapman ' s diary of his " American Tour , " to which we have referred as being published in the " Devon County Standard , " have been reproduced in book form , and provide even more interesting reading now that they

are united than was the case when they appeared in instalments . There is a vein of Freemasonry pervading the whole which makes the record of special interest to members of the Craft , for whom , as is well known , Bro . Chapman has more than once devoted his literary abilities in the past .

An edition of Brother D . Murray Lyon ' s " History of Freemasonry in Scotland , " at a popular price—say 10 s or 12 s—has been long hoped for . If rumour speaks truly , says " The Mallet , "

in " Glasgow Evening News , " the realisation of the hope is now within measurable distance . Should the new edition be published it will not be a mere reprint of the 1876 volume , but contain many valuable additions .

The Midland Railway Company have issued a card giving a list of the principal Agricultural Shows to be held in 1895 , with the date and place were held , closing time for entries of both implements and stock , and Secretary ' s name and address , which should prove of service to intending exhibitors , as it gives a mass of useful information at a glance .

The " Quiver " for June will contain an illustrated paper by the Rov . W . Burnet on "The private worship of the Jews , " also a true tale of the sea , entitled "The saving of the Saga , " by His Honour Judge Collier . The Bishop of Killaloe will contribute an interesting account of his recent

enthronement under the title of "In an Irish diocese "; the Rev . Joseph Parker writes upon " Things that shall befall me " ; and the number will include a paper by the Rev . Dr . Macduff , "A romance of the olden desert , " which has an added interest owing to the recent death of the author . Miss Sparrow will continue her experiences of life among the London poor , dealing this month with " Girl-labour . "

W vL serial stoty entitled " Loveday , a tale of a stirring time , " by A . E . Wickham , will be commenced in the June number of " Cassell ' s Magazine , " and a fu rther instalment of L . T . Meade's story , " The voice of the charmer , " also provided , together with four complete stories bv Nellie K . Blissett . M .

¦ J r . - ^ enrose , A . T . G . Price , and Lillias Wassermann respectively . Other u ustrated papers are " Boating on the Cam , " by Alan St . Aubyn ; " The ast of the smugglers , an interview , " by the Rev . S . Baring-Gould ; " Two Pairs of novelists , " by A . H . Japp ; and "The art of hand-shaking , " by Alexandra Cargill . 5 '

Correspondence.

CORRESPONDENCE .

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of our Correspondents . All Letters must bear the name and address of the writer , not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of good faith . We cannot undertake to return rejected communications .

THE NEW ZEALAND EECOGNITION QUESTION .

To the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . Sin AND BROTHER , —I have but just read , with much interest , that letter of special pleading for recognition , signed "E . T . Gillon , " which appeared in your issue of the 23 rd February last . The signature may be E . T . Gillon's , but the sentiments therein expressed are not his , as we have hitherto known them . Hitherto his

writings on tho N . Z . question have been fiery , and aggressive , and he has persistently invited those holding different views to tread upon tho tail of his coat . As lato as 17 th January last , seven days later than his letter to you , he , as President of the Board of General Purposes , presented to his Grand Lodge a report which he fathered , containing inter alia the following : —Six warrants for new Lodges were issued , one of -which , we regret to say , invades Neiv Zealand . The italics are not mine .

There is another side to this New Zealand question , as given by Brother Gillon . It has not yet been presented ; with your permission I will send you for publication a portion of it by tho following mail . I may , however , say now that to Bro . Gillon , and to him alone , is due the launching upon tho

Masonic world of the body of which ho is now a Past Grand Master . Had he listened to the advice of the late District Grand Master of Wellington , and to Lord Onslow , the evils now existing would not have troubled the Masonic population of this Colony . Yours fraternally ,

A DISTRICT GRAND OFFICER of Otago and Southland , English Register

Royal Aquarium . —The Westminster Aquarium Management not only searches the "World for Novelties , but it uses excellent judgment in selecting such only as are highly interesting and attractive ; the latest is an elaborate representation of the Decapitation of the Doge of Venice , represented by some hundreds of Life size figures in costumes of the period . In the Aquarium

proper are seen the Flying Alsons in a -wonderful and apparently hazardous feat . Other new turns of merit are a clever wire artiste , who actually slides erect down an almost perpendicular wire from the roof of the building to the Aquarium stage ; two Bears just arrived with two Trainers and two Professional Wrestlers , & c . Visitors should not miss seeing the Male Baby Chimpanzee , the only one in this country .

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GAIETY EESTAUEANT , LUNCHEONS ( HOT and COLD)—At Popular Prices , in BUFFET and EESTAUEANT ( on lst floor ) . Also Chops , Steaks , Joints , Entrees , & c , in the GEILL EOOM . AFTERNOON TEAConsisting of Tea or Coffee , Cut Bread and Butter , Jam , Cake , Pastry , ad lib , at 1 / - per head ; served from i till 6 in EESTAUEANT ( lst floor ) . DINNERS IN RESTAURANTFrom 5-30 till 9 at Fixed Prices ( 3 / 6 ando / - ) and a la Carte . In this room the VIENNESE BAND performs from 6 till 8 . Smoking after 7-45 . AMERICAN BAR . THE GRILL ROOM is open till Midnight . PETVATE DINING E 00 MS TOR LABGE AND SMALL PAETIES .