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THE IMPERIAL HOTEL , HOLBORN VIADUCT , LONDON , Adjoining the TERMINUS of tho LOKDOX CIUTUAM and DOVER RULWAV , bnt distinct from tho Viaduct Hotel . THE BEST FURNISHED AND MOST COMFORTABLE HOTEL IN LONDON . HOT & COLD WATER LAID ON IN ALL BED ROOMS . The npvoinimeistsi ilii-oiig-lioui . so ni-rnnged as to ensure domestic comfort . EVERY ACCOMMODATION FOR MASONIC LODGE MEETINGS , public pinners & IgSTtbtmig JBrcahfusts TUB CursiDT . BS LODGE , NO . 1677 , AND PERSEVKHAXCE LODGE , Ho . 17-13 , MOID THE lit MEETINGS AT THIS ESTABLISHMENT . GOOO COOKING . PINE WINES . MODERATE CHARGES , Tlie JSdiaon "Electr-io "Liiacht . TARIFF on APPLICATION to Bro . A . BEGBIE .

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Strjpl fSfasmrit f itstitattan ; fat § 0 gs * PREPARAT 0 RY 8 GH 00 L SPECIAL BUILDING FUND . SPECIAL PRIVILEGES . In connection with such Special Fund , attainable until 31 st December 1883 . Any present Life Governor of the General Fund , or any Donor who may qualify as such up to the date named above , will receive—TWO VOTES , —instead of One Vote , for LIFE , IOR EVERY FIVE GUINEAS contributed to the " SPECIAL FUND . " Lodgea , Chapters , & c , similarly qualified may secure Two Votes instead of One Vote—for every Ten Guineas contributed to the " SPECIAL FUND . " * * Ladies , and "Lewises "—being minors—similarly qualified , nnd all Vice-Presidents , will receive FOUR Votes for every Five Uumeas so contributed . Contributors of less than Five Guineas , to the " SPECIAI , FUND , " will be entitled to Votes ns under ordinary conditions .

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Lymington Villa , Clapham , S . W . July 1883 . DEAR SIB ASD BKOTHER , —I am personally interested in tho undermentioned case , the applicant being related to me . The sad circumstances under which tho application is made are such as to justify the most strenuous exertions on the part of those who can sympathise with misfortune , and desire to mitigate unmerited distress . If you will help me at the ensuing Election , I shall be vory greatly obliged to you . The promise of your proxies and of your interest in support of this case will be highly esteemed and remembered should occasion arise . Yours very truly and fraternally , JAMES STEVENS P . M . P . Z .

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Royal Masonic Institution for Girls . OCTOBER ELECTION , 1883 . The favour of your VOTE and INTEREST is respectfully and earnestly solicited on behalf of KATHLEEN ALICE GIBSON , AGED 8 YEABS . Daughter of Brother CHABLBS GEORGE Gnisos P . M . 223 , 189 ( now in Australia ) , who from unfortunate circumstance' is unable to contribute anything towards the maintenance of his "Wife and Six Children . The case is strongly recommended hy "VV . Bro . Isaac Latimer , J . P ., P . M . 189 P . P . G . S . W . Devon . W . Bro . William Derry P . M . 156 P . G . J . W . Devon . W . Bro . J . Edward Curteis P . M . 70 , 189 P . P . G . S . W . Devon , V . Pat . R . M . I . B . V . P . B . M . B . I . W . Bro . A . McPherson Walls P . G . Std ., Vice-Pres . —Lloyds . * W . Bro . K . F . Storr P . M . 22 , 1679 . P . Z . lOii , Z . 192 , Mayday Villas , Bartholo mew Road , Kentish Town , N . W . W . Bro . B . O . Mather P . M . 23 , 71 Fleet Street . * W . Bro . J . Farmaner P . M . 29 , 485 , S Coleman Street , B . C . * W . Bro . J . Hainsworth P . M . 28 , 8 Coleman Street , B . C . W . Bro . T . J . Thomas P . M . 28 , 138 Queen Victoria Street , E . C . W . Bro . T . Grove P . M . 1709 , 173 Bishopsgato Street , E . C . * W . Bro . Thomas Fairweather P . S . W . 22 , la Wotling Street , B . C . W . Bro . James Stevens P . M . 720 , 1216 , 1126 , P . Z ., & c , Clapham , S . W . Proxies will be thankfully received by those marked thus (*) : also by the Mother , Mrs . C . G . Gibson , 14 Endsleigh Place Plymouth .

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LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY . NORTH WALES AND LAKE DISTRICT . —Tho Summer Service of Trains in tbo Lake District , and on the North Wales Ccast is now in operation . The Express leaving Euston at 10 * 30 a . m . will be found the most convenient for Lla Amino , Rhyl , Penmacnmawr , Aberystwith , Barmouth , Dolgelly , & c , as well as for the English Lake District . 1 ST , 2 nd , and 3 rd Class Tourist Tickets , available for two months , are issued at all tho Principal Stations on the London and North Western Railway . For full particulars , see Tourist Guide ( 124 pages with Maps , price One Pennyl , which can be obtained at the Stations , or on application to Mr . G . I " . NEELE , Superintendent of the Line . G . FINDLAY , General Manager . Euston Station , August 1883 .

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NOTICE . FIRE AT FREEMASONS' HALL . THIS fire has nofc touched in the least any part of the Freemasons ' Tavern , and will not cause tho slishest interference with any arrangements made or pending for Masonic or other Banf | ue s , Balls , Public Meetings , or any purpose for which the establishment is devoted . Orders can now be received for Masonio and Regimental Dinners , Public Festivals , Private Dinners , Wedding Breakfasts , Evening Parties , Balls , Soirees , & c , and the Spacious Hall is , as usual , available for Election and other Public Meetings . The business will in every respect be conducted as heretofore . SPIERS AND POND ( Limited ) . 4 th May 1883 .

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FIRE AT FREEMASONS' HALIi ! LARGE photographs 0 f the Temple , taken immediately after the fire , on 4 th May ( suitable for framing ) , 5 s each ; or framed in oak , securely packed , sent to any address in the United Kingdom , carriage paid , on receipt of cheque for 15 s . Masters of Lodges should secure this memorial of tho old Temple for their Lodge rooms . "W . G . PABKEB , Photographer , 40 High Holborn , "W . C . Established 85 years .

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PAUL & BURROWS , MANUFACTURERS OF SODA WATER AND SELTZER WATER , LEMONADE AND GINGER BEER , GINGER ALE AND POTASH WATER , & o . & o . FIRST CLASS QUALITY ONLY . WILSON and ENDELL STREETS . LONG ACRE , LONDON , W . C ESTABLISHED EIGHTY YEARS .

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Twelfth Edition , post free , One Shilling . DR . WATTS on ASTHMA and BRONCHITIS . A Treatise on the only successful Method of Curing theso Diseases . By ROBBBT G . WAITS , M . D ., F . R . S . L ., F . G . S ., & c „ 6 Bulstrode-street , Cavendish-sq ., London . London : 0 . MITCHELL AKD Co .. Red Lion-court , Fleet-street ; and Simpkin and Co ., Stationers' Hall-court .

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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 Road , E . "

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Now Beady , Grown 8 vo , 96 pp , Price One Shilling , Free by Post on receipt of 24 Halfpenny Stamps , OCCASIONAL PAPERS ON THE HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY . Written expressly for delivery in Lodges of Instruction . Secretaries of Lodges of Instruction can be supplied , carriage free , at 10 / - per dozen . LONDON : W . W . MORGAN , BELVIDERE WORKS , HERMES HILL , PENTONVILLE , N . AND BY ORDER OF ALL BOOKSELLERS .

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VOTES AND INTEKEST AKE SOLICITED FOR MRS . JANE TRIBE , aged 63 , WIDOW of Brother George Henry Tribe , who was initiated 1858 in No . SOI , Lyttelton , New Zealand ; joined No . 609 . Christchurch , New Zealand ; wns first Worshipful Master of No . 1241 , Boss , New Zealand ; subsequently District Grand Chaplain Westland ; and District Grand Treasurer North Island , New Zealand . Votes thankfully received by-Mr . C . BECKINGHAM , 415 Strand j or by Bro . C . J . PERCEVAL ( V . P . ) , 8 Thurloe Place , S . W . '

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FIRST AND LAST APPLICATION . To the Governors and Subscribers of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls . YOUR VOTES AND INTEREST are earnestly solicited on behalf of AMY "MARGARET LV . E , daughter of tho Iuto Bro . Tuom . 3 VitrcMT LEE , of the Union Waterloo Lodge , No . 13 . MARGARET J . LEE , Bull ami Lait , Highgate Road , N .

Random Notes And Reflections.

RANDOM NOTES AND REFLECTIONS .

IT is right that the position the Craft holds in & e Genesis of Freemasonry shonld always be kept i fl view . In claiming pre-eminence for the Blue , it is not necessary to disparage the other bodies . Each has its special functions , aud when not in antagonism to fundamental principles , ought not to be regarded with eithe *'