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CROWN AND ANCHOR HOTEL , LONG DITTON , SURREY . Half-way House—London to Ripley . Main Portsmouth Road ( almost adjoining the River ); Seven Minutes from Hampton Court ; less than One Mile from Surbiton Station ; One Mile and a Half from Sandown Park . ' LUNCHEONS , DINNERS AND TEAS PROVIDED ( Large Club Room , Piano , & c . ) EVERY ACCOMMODATION FOR CYCLISTS . ( Good Stabling , Lock-up Coach-houses . ) BILLIARD SALOON . BOWLING GREEN . Bro . FREDERICK WILLIAM WOOD , PROPRIETOR .

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THE SHIP AND TURTLE ( PAINTERS ) , LTD . Best and oldest house in London for recherche " Masonic Banquets , Private Parties , and Dinners . ASSEMBLY ROOMS FOR COMPANIES , & C . OUR TURTLE "THFELIXIR OF LIFE , " Vide faculty . Purveyors to H . R . H . Prince of Wales , H . I . M . Emperor of Russia , Dukes of Saxe Gotha , Connaught , Cambridge , and most ot Crowned Heads of Europe . Manager , Bro . C . J . GARDNER .

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CANNON STREET HOTEL CANNON STREET , E . C . RITTER & PUZEY , PROPRIETORS . SPACIOUS AND COMMODIOUS ROOMS FOR LARGE OR SMALL MASONIC LODGES , AND BANQUETS , MEETINGS , AUCTIONS , BALLS , CONCERTS , ARBITRA TIONS , CINDEPELLAS , ETC . W . G . FENELEY , MANAGER .

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MAYO'S CASTLE HOTEL , EAST MOLESEY , HAMPTON COURT STATION . BRO . JOHN MAYO . MASONIC TEMPLE . Accommodation in the new wing for Banquets for any number up to 120 . Every convenience for Ladies' Gatherings . Spacious landing to river , whence Steam Launches can start . Five Lodges meet here , and reference may re made to the respective Masters as to the catering , Sic . TOWER BRIDGE HOTEL , TOOLEY-STREET , S . E . PROPRIETOR : C J . BROWN . Within five minutes L . B . andS . C . Railway , and S . E . Railway ( London Bridge ); 10 minutes from Liverpool-. < I reel and Broad-street Stations . Sr-LKNDiD ACCOMMODATION FOR MASONIC LODGES AND CHAPTERS . LARGE BANQUETING HALL . All up to date , and latest improvements . Acknowledged by ihe Press to be the finest Masonic Hall in London . Telephone No . 222 Hop . Inspection invited .

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Telephone No . 870 , Holborn . Established 1808 . MATTHEWS , DREW , & CO ., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL STATIONERS , PRINTERS , LITHOGRAPHERS , ACCOUNT BOOK MAKERS , S 7 or 58 , HIGH HOLBORN , LONDON , W . C . Law Department—10 , GRAY ' S INN PLACE , W . C . A HIGH-CLASS WRITING PAPER "THE PROFESSIONAL NOTE , " White or Blue Tint , 5 quires 1 / 6 , 1 ream 6 / -, 5 reams , 2 S / 6 ' . SAMlLES SENT POST FREE . M ATTII E VV S , D R E W , & Co . 's SPECIALLY SELECTED PENS , Assorted Sample Box containing 3 dozen ( 16 variet es ) POST FREE SIXPENCE . OFFICE STATIONERY OF EVERY DESCRIPTION .

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A NDERTON'S HOTEL & TAVERN r \ . FLEET STREET , LONDON . F . H . CLEMOW , Proprietor . In connection with the Peacock Hotel , and Royal Hotel , Boston , Lincolnshire . The central position of Anderton ' s is unequalled for Masonic Banquets , Public Dinners , Wedding Breakfasts , Meetings of Creditors , Arbitrations , Sec . The RESTAURANT on Eastern Side of Hotel Entrance s open to the public from 7 a . m . to 7 p . m . for Breakfasts , Luncheons , Teas , and Dinners . The 25 . Hot Luncheon , from 1 p . m . to 3 p . m ., in Coffee Room , unequalled . Registered Address for Telegrams : — CLEMOW , LONDON .

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BREE'S ROYAL HOTEL , JERSEY Healthiest situation in St . Helier . 20 degrees cooler than the sea front . BED AND BREAKFAST 5 / 6 AND 6 / -. PULL BOARD , ROOMS & SERVICE , 8 / 6 & 9 / per day . Telecraphic Address— " BREBS , JKRSBY . "

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NORTHUMBRIAN MASONRY ( FROM B . C . TO END OF 1 S 97 . )

lleinir a History of the Craft in the Border Province from the earliest times ; showing its identity with , and development from , the Medkuval Operative Lodges as they existed througliDnt Britain .

BY JOHN STRACHAN , Q . C ,

GRAND REGISTRAR OF ENGLAND . ( P . Ptov . G . Warden and P . Prov . G . Secretary of Northumberland )

Masonic Tradition is herein tested by Contemporary History , and by istcrestins old Records and Correspondence collected by the Author while in the North , and now published for the lirst time , including the Masonic portion of the famous " Delaval Papers , '' Minutes of extinct Lodges , & c . There are also in the Appendix , extracts from the Masonic Orations of V . W . Bro . CANON TRISTRAM , F . RS ., Past Grand Chaplain , the Historian of the Holy Land , revised by their Author for this work .

Dedicated , by Special Permission , to H R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES , M . W . GRAND MASTER OF ENGLAND , whose Portrait and facsimile Autograph form the frontispieces , beautifully executed by the new Collotype process .

London : GEORGE KENNING , 16 and 16 a , GRBAT QUEEN STREET , W . C .

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THE SHIP HOTEL , HALLIFORD-ON-THAMES , SHEPPERTON , Bro . F . J . THAYRE , Proprietor . ( Many years at the Savoy Hotel ) . The above old-established and famous Hostelry is most p leasantly situated on the banks of the Thames at one of its most charming reaches . _ There is a large Coffee Room with a grand uninterrupted view . Superior accommodation for Masonic gatherings , Families , Anglers , & c . Fish abound in the immediate vicinity of the Hotel , and experienced Fishermen are always available , Billiards , Boating , Punting , Posting , & c .

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BRO . EDWARD P . DELEVANTI will be pleased to undertake MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR MASONIC BANQUETS , CONSECRATIONS , & c . ( Craft , Arch , Mark , Secret Monitor , & c . ) MASON IC QUARTETTE . THE COURT PART SINGERS . Layer Marney , Mount Park , Ealing ; or 16 Great Queen Street . W . C .

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FISH , POULTRY , GAME , OYSTERS . IOHN GOW , LIMITED , ** 17 , NEW BROAD STREET , B . C ., 1 » , HONEY LANE MARKET , CHEAPS 1 DE , E . C , 23 , LONDON STREET , MARK LANE , E . C , 93 , THEOBALD'S RD ., HOLBORN , W . C , AND S 6 , HIGH STREET , PECKHAM , S . E . JOHN GOW , Limited , always have on sale the Largest Stock in London of the Very Rest Quality » t Lowest Price * . RENTS GUARANTEED AND COLLECTED , Special System ; Statements Weekly , Monthly or Quarterly ; References , Security . Address , Mr . AMF . V , Auctioneer , Valuer and Bailiff ( Certified ) , Hyde Side Villa , Lower Edmonton , N .

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FRANK HASWELL ( KST . IBI . ISIIEI ) 1817 ) ,

SIGN AND GLASS WRI l'ER TO THE TRADE . SOHO STREET , OXFORD S 1 REET , LONDON , W

ARTISTIC WRITER TO THE FINK ARTS . TESTIMONIALS A SPECIALITY .

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jWJASONIC REPRINTS AND HISTORICAL REVELATIONS BY HENRY SADLER , P . M . & P . Z .,

Grand Tyler and Sub-Librarian of the Grant Lodge Author of " Alasonic Facts & Fictions , " " Thomas Dunckerley , " & c AND W . J . CHETWODE CRAWLEY , LL . D ., D . C . L . Past Senior Grand Deacon , Ireland , & c > & e .

Upwards of 250 pages demy octavo , handsomely bound in cloth gilt , top edges gilt .

GEOROE KKNNIS-O , IG & 16 a , GREAT QUEEN ST ., W . C

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F'RKEMASON'S HYMN . —THE MYSTIC TIE . Words and Music composed by F . J . STEIN . Price is . 6 d . nett . GEORGE KENNING , iG & 161 Great Queen St ., W . C .

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RO YALMASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION FOR AGED FREEMASONS AND WIDOWS OF FREEMASONS . GRAND PATRON AND PRESIDENT : HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES , K . G ., & c , M . W . G . M . TREASURER : JOHN A . FARNFIELD , ESQ . BANKERS : LONDON AND WESTMINSTER BANK ( Bloomsbury Branch ) , 214 , High Holborn , London , W . C . Upwards of 1 C 2 S Annuitants have received the benefits of the Institution since its foundation in 1842 and 1 S 49 . 202 MEN AND 245 WIDOWS are Annuitants at the present time . 30 WIDOWS , in addition , are receiving half their late husband's annuity . Amount paid Annually in Annuities ... ... £ 16 , 384 126 Candidates for next Election . Only 23 Vacancies . THE ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL . Will be held at THE FREEMASONS' TAVERN , LONDON , W . C , On WEDNESDAY , 22 nd FEBRUARY , 1 S 09 , Under the distinguished Presidency of THE RT . HON . LORD LLANGATTOCK , R . W . Prov . G . Master for South Wales ( E . D . ) . Brethren are earnestly solicited to accept the Stewardship upon this most important occasion , BEING THE J UBILEE FESTIVAL OF THE WIDOWS' FUND , especially considering that the income during the past year was not sufficient to meet the expenditure , and to kindly forward their names as soon as possible , with full particulars , to JAMES TERRY ( Pat ., P . G . Swd . B . ) , Secretary , by whom the same will be gladly received , and who will thankfully acknowledge same . Office—4 , Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C .

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DMULATION LODGE OF *~* IMPROVEMENT , FREEMASONS HALL , LONDON , W . C . THE ANNUAL FESTIVAL will be held ( by special permission ) in the GRAND LODGE ROOM , FREEMASONS' HALL ; On FRIDAY , 24 th FEBRUARY , 1 S 00 . The R . W . Bro . The RT . HON . THE EARL OF DARTMOUTH ( Prov . Grand Master of Staffordshire ) has kindly consented to preside . Lodge will be opened at 6 p . m . precisely . The Work will be the First Lecture . The First Section by Bro . J . Collett Smith . „ Second „ „ D . D . West . „ Third „ „ J . F . Roberts . „ Fourth „ „ W . R . Bennett . „ Fifth „ „ Charles Lewis . „ Sixth „ „ G . R . H . Clark . „ Seventh „ „ T . W . AIlsop . Supper will be served in the adjoining hall immediately after the Lodge is closed . TICKETS ( to include Lodge Dues and Supper , but not Wine ) 5 s . each , may be obtained from the Stewards , or from J . RUSSELL , Scretary , 27 & 2 S Milk-st ., E . C .

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CAVALRY PENSIONER is desirous of EVENING EMPLOYMENT at Theatres , Concerts , & c . —R . A . M ., 79 , Azenby-square , Lyndhurst-road , Peckham . DEFORE YOU BUY YOUR D MACHINE FOR 1898 , INSPECT THE " HOLBORN . " Guaranteed to be a First Class Machine at a Moderate Price . THE HOLBORN CYCLE COMPANY , 39 , GREAT QUEEN STREET , HOLBORN . ( Nearly opposite the Freemasons' Hall . )

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THE MASTER MASON'S HANDBOOK , by Bro . FRED . J . W . CROWE , with an Introduction b y Bro . W . J . HUGHAN , P . G . D ., & c . The Master Mason s Handbook is a compendium of all information necessary to a knowledge of English Masonry , comprising—An Historical Sketch of F reemasonry—The Grand Lodge : Its Origin and Constitution—Private Lodges , Metropolitan and Provincial—Visiting Private Lodges-Titles , their uses and abbreviations—The Great Masonic Institutions—The " Higher " or additional Degrees , and how to obtain them . PRICE Is . GEOU 3 E KENNINO , 16 & 16 A , GT . OOLEN ST ., VV . O .