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under his own personal notice . After service , the Lodge returned to the Hall , where it installed Bro . Captain G . Alunbee , of the Engineers , as its AVorshipful Master , and afterwards sat down to an excellent breakfast . In the evening it again opened , and passed a unanimous vote of thanks to the Lord Bishop for his admirable sermon . The Brethren afterwards , to tiie number of fifty , sat clown to refreshment , and spent a happy ancl most social niht till twelvewhen they separated hihly delihted with the
g , g g Craft ancl each other . The R . AVorshipful Brother Burnes was not forgotten , and the bagpipes struck up ' Scots wha hae wi AVallace bled ' when his health was given : we all hope to see him here . Bro . Lamert was all life , and kept up the interest of the meeting till the last , and in fact , every Brother enjoyed himself to the utmost . " " Colonel Decluzeau allowed the band of the Horse Artillery to play during the procession to ancl from the church , and at breakfast ; the band
of H . M . ' s 22 nd was kindly allowed by Colonel Boileau to be present in the evening ; ancl as St . Andrew ' s is a Scotch Loclge , the pipers of H . M . ' s 78 th Highlanders , in their magnificent national costume , were also permitted by Colonel Douglas to be present , ancl played from time to time during the evening . " His Excellency Sir T . McMahon was invited to join his Alasonie Brethren at dinner , but did not feel himself well enough to attend . " The officers and members of Loclge St . Andrew ' s in the East , and
many other Brethren , attended Divine service on the occasion in full Masonic costume . " The health of Colonel Boileau was proposed by Bro . Lamert , in a very neat speech . Bro . Boileau returned thanks . There were many more songs , toasts , & c . " DR . BURNES . —It is , we understand , the intention of his brother officers , to present Dr . Burnes with a piece of plate , or some other substantial token of their esteem , on his approaching departure from the Presidency . A testimonial like this is alike honourable to the donors ancl the recipient . The post which Dr . Burnes is about to vacate is
without exception , of all medical appointments , that which requires the greatest combination of rare qualities in its incumbent . On the secretary of a board devolves the odium of all the generally unpopular and individually distasteful acts and recommendations of the body which he represents , and even though he may have disapproved of them , he is forbid by honour to remove the burden from his own shoulders . To have passed through such an ordeal with the reputation which Dr . Burnes carries with himand in passing through it to have awakened so
, many kindly ancl grateful feelings is indeed a triumph . A requisition has we understand been made by the Medical board to government , for Dr . Burnes' services , until the termination of the monsoon . The urgency of their solicitations leaves not a doubt that they will be complied with .
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under his own personal notice . After service , the Lodge returned to the Hall , where it installed Bro . Captain G . Alunbee , of the Engineers , as its AVorshipful Master , and afterwards sat down to an excellent breakfast . In the evening it again opened , and passed a unanimous vote of thanks to the Lord Bishop for his admirable sermon . The Brethren afterwards , to tiie number of fifty , sat clown to refreshment , and spent a happy ancl most social niht till twelvewhen they separated hihly delihted with the
g , g g Craft ancl each other . The R . AVorshipful Brother Burnes was not forgotten , and the bagpipes struck up ' Scots wha hae wi AVallace bled ' when his health was given : we all hope to see him here . Bro . Lamert was all life , and kept up the interest of the meeting till the last , and in fact , every Brother enjoyed himself to the utmost . " " Colonel Decluzeau allowed the band of the Horse Artillery to play during the procession to ancl from the church , and at breakfast ; the band
of H . M . ' s 22 nd was kindly allowed by Colonel Boileau to be present in the evening ; ancl as St . Andrew ' s is a Scotch Loclge , the pipers of H . M . ' s 78 th Highlanders , in their magnificent national costume , were also permitted by Colonel Douglas to be present , ancl played from time to time during the evening . " His Excellency Sir T . McMahon was invited to join his Alasonie Brethren at dinner , but did not feel himself well enough to attend . " The officers and members of Loclge St . Andrew ' s in the East , and
many other Brethren , attended Divine service on the occasion in full Masonic costume . " The health of Colonel Boileau was proposed by Bro . Lamert , in a very neat speech . Bro . Boileau returned thanks . There were many more songs , toasts , & c . " DR . BURNES . —It is , we understand , the intention of his brother officers , to present Dr . Burnes with a piece of plate , or some other substantial token of their esteem , on his approaching departure from the Presidency . A testimonial like this is alike honourable to the donors ancl the recipient . The post which Dr . Burnes is about to vacate is
without exception , of all medical appointments , that which requires the greatest combination of rare qualities in its incumbent . On the secretary of a board devolves the odium of all the generally unpopular and individually distasteful acts and recommendations of the body which he represents , and even though he may have disapproved of them , he is forbid by honour to remove the burden from his own shoulders . To have passed through such an ordeal with the reputation which Dr . Burnes carries with himand in passing through it to have awakened so
, many kindly ancl grateful feelings is indeed a triumph . A requisition has we understand been made by the Medical board to government , for Dr . Burnes' services , until the termination of the monsoon . The urgency of their solicitations leaves not a doubt that they will be complied with .