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^ RAND LODGE MARK l _ J MASTER MASONS . H R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES , K . G ., & c , & c , & c , & c , M . W . G . M . MARK BENEVOLENT FU . ND . 19THANNIVERSARYFESTIVAL, AT THE HOLBORN RESTAURANT , On the 20 th JULY , 1887 , The Rt . Hon . The EARL AMHERST , M . W . P . G . M . of M . M . M ., And Prov . Grand Master of thc Craft Province of Kent , IN THE CHAIR . President of the Board of Stewards . V . W . Bro . ROBERT B ERRIDGE ( P . G . M . O . ) , G . D . C . Honorary Presidents . R . VV . Bro . Rev . THOMAS ROBINSON , M . A ., P . G . M . Kent . V . W . Bro . Col . SHADWELL CLERKE , P . G . W . V . W . Bro . J AMES S . EASTES , P . G . OVERSEER . Treasurer . W . Bro . J E . DAWSON , D . P . G . M . Herts . Secretary . R . W . Bro . C . FITZGERALD MATIER , P . G . W . ( Secretary of Benevolent Fund ) . Subscriptions and Donations are urgently required , and the names of Brethren willing to act as Stewards will be most thankfully received . Dinner on the Table at Six o ' clock precisely . Ladies , 15 s . Gentlemen , 21 s . Morning Dress . Mark Collars and Jewels to be worn . Office—Sa , Red Lion Square , London , W . C .

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PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS OF MIDDLESEX AND SURREY . The R , W . Bro . Colonel SiTFRANClS BURDETT , Bart ., Provincial Grand Master . THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS OF THE PROVINCE OF MIDDLESEX AND SURREY WILL BE HOLDHN AT ANDERTON'S HOTEL , FLEET ST ., E . G ., On Tuesday , the 12 th July , 1887 , When all Present and Past Provincial Grand Officers , together with the Worshipful Masters , Past Masters , and acting Wardens of Lodges in the Province , are hereby summoned to attend , and all Mark Master Masons are invited to be present . The Provincial Grand Lodge will be opened at 6 o'clock . Brethren to appear in full Masonic costume of the Mark Degree , and Provincial Grand Officers in the clothing of their respective ranks . By command of the R . W . P . G . M . M . WM . BRIGHTEN , P . M ., P . Z ., P . P . S . G . W ., & c , Provincial Grand Secretary . 4 , Bishopsgate-street Without , 24 th June , 1 SS 7 . Banquet at 7 o ' clock . Tickets 15 s ., including Wine .

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BRITISH EQUITABLE ASSUR-^ ANCE COMPANY . —4 , Queen Street Place , London , E . C . GAHTAL-A ( JUARTER-OF-A-MILLION STERLING . MANAGING DIRECTOR AND ACTUARYWM * SUTTON GOVER , ESQ ., P . G . S ., P . M ., P . Z . THIRTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT-MAY , 1887 . NEW BUSINESS . ' 977 Policies issued for - £ 366 , 957 New Premium Income 11 , 510 BUSINESS IN FORCE * 28 , tocj Policies , assuring - £ 5 , 254 , 7 89 REVENUE OF THE YEAR . premiums £ 153 . 793 Interest , & c 45 , C ^ o ¦ •-C' 99-4 ' 3 ACCUMULATED FUND . Laid by in the Year £ ' 58 , 395 Accumulated Fund on 31 st January , r . . ' S 87 1 , 141 , 810 uaims and Bonuses paid under Company ' s Policies £ 1 , 029 , 611 Verage Reversionary Bonus for Thirty Years , about I ' per cent , per annum .

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GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY . — WEEKLY EXCURSIONS to WEVT of ENGLAND and WEYMOUTH . On EVERY SATURDAY until further notice , EXCURSION TRAINS will leave PADDINGTON as under—At S . 5 a m . for Ilfracombe , Exeter , Dawlish , Teignmouth , Torquay , Plymouth , Truro , Falmouth , Penzance , & c , to return on following Monday , Monday week or fortnight . At 10 45 a . m . for Newbury , Marlborough , Devizes , Trowbridge , Frome , Yeovil , Dorchester , Weymouth , & c-, to return on following Monday week or fortnight . At 12 . 10 p . m . for Bath , Bristol , Clevedon , "Weston-Super-Mare , Bridgwater , Minehead , Taunton , Tiverton , & c , to return following Monday , Monday week or fortnight . Passengers can , in most cases , on payment of 20 per cent . upon the fare , return on the intervening Saturdays or Sundays during the time their tickets are available . Excursion passengers will also be booked at Kensington ( Addisonroad ) , Uxbridge-road , Hammersmith , Shepherd ' s-bush , and Westbourne-park . For further particulars see special bills , which can be obtained at the company's stations and offices . J . GRIERSON , General Manager .

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SCOTLAND . —By the WEST COAST KOYAL MAIL ROU IE . —LONDON and NORTH WESTERN and CALEDONIAN RAILWAYS . —Commencing ist July , the following ADDITIONAL and ACCELERATED SERVICE will be established , ist , 2 nd , and 3 rd class by all trains . __ Leave a . m . a . m . a . m . a . m . p . m . p . m , p . m . p . m . p . m . night London ( Eus ) $ . 1 5 7 . 15 10 . 0 11 . o J . 55 8 . 0 8 . 40 S . 50 10 . 0 12 . 0 Arrive , j Edinboro * 4 . 15 j . Jo 7 . 4 S 10 . 8 * g — v £ 6-5 ° 3 . ois- [ 2 ( Princess-stJ Z * go Glaigow ( Cen ) 4 . 2 ; 6 . o 7 . 45 1015 u 5 . 50 < £ 7 . o 9 . 17 1 . 5 Greenock 5 . 3 ? 7 . 18 8 . 581157 yj 7 . 5 8 . 301043 2 . 46 Oban o . jt — — 4-45 101612201320 3 . 34 6 . 17 Perth 6 . 4 ; — g . 35 1150 6 . 36 7 . 5 8 . 5 8 . 15 u 10 3 . 35 * Dundee 70 t — 1030 1240 — 8 . 20 9 . 50 g . 50 12 5 4 . 45 Aberdeen 10 . < — — 3 . 5 — 9 . 5513 . 012 . 0 2 . 15 8 . 30 Inverness — — — 8 . 511301150 2 . 40 2 . 40 6 . 5 10 . 5 The 7 . 35 p . m . and the 8 . 40 p . m . EXPRESS TRAINS from EUS ION to PERTH will run from Thursday , July 28 th , to Wednesday , August ioth ( Saturday and Sunday nights excepted . ) The trains will take saloons with family parties , and sleeping and ordinary carriages for Perth and beyond , but will not pick up passengers en route , By this means an undisturbed journey will be secured , and the earlier arrival at Perth will give ample time for breakfast & c , before going forward to the Highlands . The HIGHLAND RAILWAY COMPANY have agreed to run the 7 . 55 p . m . EXPRESS through to the districts beyond-Inverness , in advance of the 8 . 0 p . m . and postal trains . The HIGHLAND ^ EXPRESS ( 8 . 0 p . m . ) and the 12 . 0 night train will run every night ( except Sundays ) . A will run every night , but on Sunday mornings its arrival at Dundee will be 9 . 5 . a . m ., Inverness 1 . 30 p . m ., and it will have no connection to Oban ( Saturday nights from London . ) B will run every night , but will have no connexion to the North on Saturday night . On Saturdays passengers by the 11 . 0 a . m . train from London are not conveyed beyond Perth by the Highland Railway , and only as far as Aberdeen by the Caledonian Railway . Carriages with lavatory accommodation are run on the principal express trains between LondonJand Scotland , without extra charge . Improved sleeping saloons , accompanied by an attendant , are run on the night trains between London , Edinburgh , Glasgow , Greenock , Stranraer , and Perth . Extra charge , 5 s . for each berth . A special train will leave Euston ( Saturdays and Sundays excepted ) at 6 . 3 s p . m ., commencing on Monday , nth July , and until Wednesday , ioth August , inclusive , for the conveyance of horses and carriages to all parts of Scotland . Additional trains from Birmingham , Liverpool , Manchester , and other towns vvill concert with the above trains . Callander and Oban Line . —This line affords the quickest and most comfortable route to the Western Highlands and Islands of Scotland . For particulars of improved train service from Scotland to London see the Companies' time bills . G . FINDLAY , General Manager , L . and N . W . Railway . J . THOMPSON , General Manager , Caledonian Railway . June , 1887 .

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DOYAL ORDER OF SCOTLAND . PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPTER AND LODGE OF LONDON AND THE METROPOLITAN COUNTIES . The Knights Companions will meet in Council at 33 , GOLDEN SQUARE , W ., on SATURDAY , J 16 th , at 2 . 30 p . m . for 3 o'clock precisely , and the R . W . Provincial Grand Master desires the attendance of all duly qualified Brethren . Names and addresses of Candidates , with name of Lodge and Chapter , must be sent to the P . G . Sec . not later than the 1 ith July , lhe Annual Banquet will be held at the TRAFALGAR , GREENWICH , at 6 . 30 precisely , Members payn g IOS ., and Visitors £ 1 is . —By Order , FKANK KlCHAKDSON , Prov . G . Sec , 28 , Golden-square , W .

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COLLECTOR and CANVASSER seeks ENGAGEMENT . Highest references . Address , W . H ., The Freemason office , 16 , Great yueen-st ., W . C .

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TO LET—The UPPER PART of a HOUSE near the General Post Office . Eight Rooms , together or separate . —Apply B . J ., Office of this Paper .

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A CAMBRIDGE GRADUATE ( P . M . and P . Z . ) . —PRIVATE TUITION in the CLASSICS , MATHEMATICS , ENGLISH , & c . Lectureon various subjects . Schools visited . Foreigners taught English by means of French . —Address , F . D ., 62 , Lancaster-road , Notting-hill , W .

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FUNERAL REFORM . Simclo , Reverent , and Inexpensive Funerals . Explanatory Pamphlet gratis . LONDON NECROPOLIS CO ., 2 . LANCASTER PLACE , STRAND , W . C . PATENT EARTH TO EARTH PERISHABLE COFFINS . /coCOCKERELL'S \ f 13 , CORNHILL , E . C . t ? y — Oy For Prices , sec Daily Papers . / j / Trucks direct from the ' Colliery to every Railway Station .

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A.MONARCHKINO, TAILOR , Cornhill , E . G ., and Regent-street , W ., LONDON . 10 PER CENT . DISCOUNT FOR fiASTT . ¦

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$ GEORGE SPILLER v g ? Surgeon ' s Optician , ft ? fe 3 , WIGMORE ST ., W . £ ? &? — £ 7 * SHOT-PROOF SPECTACLES . ^ £ ? — •^ /^ THE NEW § " SHOOTING" PINCE-NEZ , ^ WITH RIGID BRIDGE . Cg ' They press the nose much less than i any other eye-glass .

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TELEGRAPHICADDRESSES(Inland). For the Freemason Printing Works—FREEMASON , LONDON . For Jewels , Clothing , Banners , and Furniture—KENNING * , LONDON .

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TO OUR READERS . THE FREEMASON is published every Friday morning , price 3 d ., and contains the fullest and latest information relating to Freemasonry of every degree . Subscriptions , including Postage : — United States , United Kingdom . Canada , the Continent , India , China , Ceylon , the Colonies & c . Arabia , & c . 13 s . 6 d . 15 s . 6 d . 17 s . 6 d . Remittances may be made in Stamps , but Post Oflice Orders of cheques arc preferred , the former payable to GEORGE KENNING , Chief Office , London , the latter crossed London Joint Stock Bank .

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