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p REAT WESTERN RAILWAY . CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS . On DECEMBER iSth , and during the week preceding CHRISTMAS DAY , CHEAP THIRD CLASS RETURN TICKETS , available on forward journey from December 22 nd to 25 th , and for return up to December 29 th inclusive , will , as also ordinary tickets , be issued at PADDINGTON , Victoria , Battersea , Chelsea , West Brompton , Kensington ( Addison-road ) , Uxbridge-road , Hammersmith , Shepherd ' s Bush , and VVestbourne Park , and at the Company ' s Receiving Offices , viz . : —193 and 407 , Oxford-street ; 23 New Oxford-street ; Holborn Circus ( Bartlett's Buildings ); 26 , Regent-street ; 269 , Strand ; 29 , Charing Cross ; 5 , Arthur-street East , London Bridge ; 82 , Queen Victoriastreet ; 43 and 44 , Crutched Friars ; 67 , Gresham-street ; and 4 , Cheapside , to Bath , Bristol , 'Taunton . Barnstaple , Ilfracombe , Exeter , Torquay , Plymouth , Falmouth , Penzance , 81 c . ; also to the Yeovil and Weymouth Districts , and to most of the STATIONS WFST OF BRISTOL . The tickets will be available by all trains-Ordinary tickets issued in London between December tSth and 24 th , will be available any day between and including those dates . On WEDNESDAY , DECEMBER 24 th , the 11 . 45 a . m . from Paddington will carry passengers to the Minehead Branch . The 1 . 0 and 5 . 0 p . m . trains from Paddington to Plymouth will be extended to Falmouth and Penzance . The 6 . 20 p . m . from Paddington to Bristol will run to Exeter calling at Weston-Super-Mare , Highbridge , Bridgwater , Taunton , Wellington and Tiverton Junction , reaching Exeter at 11 . 55 p . m ., and will convey passengers for stations on the Barnstaple and Bridport Branches . A SPECIAL FAST TRAIN will leave Paddington at 10 . 0 p . m . for New Milford calling at the same stations between Swindon and New Milford as the 9 . 15 p . m . ordinary train . A special will leave Oxford at 10 . 4 p . m ., Radley 10 . 15 and Culham at 10 . 23 p . m . in connection with this train , returning from Didcot after arrival of the 10 . o p . m . special . A SPECIAL FAST TRAIN will leave Paddington at 11 . 50 p . m . midnight , for Reading , Swindon , Bath , Bristol , Bridgwater , Taunton , Exeter , Dawlish , Teignmouth , Newton Abbot ( for Torquay and Kingswear ) , Totnes , Kingsbridge Road , Plymouth , and Stations thence to Penzance . On CHRISTMAS DAY the usual Sunday trains will run , but the 5- - aO a . m . newspaper train will run as on week days to Oxford , Weston-Super-Mare , and Swansea . The train will be five minutes earlier than usual between Didcot and Oxford , so as to connect at Oxford with the 7 . 25 and 7 . 40 a . m . trains , thence to Banbury , Leamington , Birmingham , Worcester , Malvern , Kidderminster , Wolverhampton , & c . For the convenience of Passengers returning to London on SUNDAY , DECEMBER 28 th , special trains will be run in the afternoon , from PLYMOUTH , SWANSEA and WOLVERHAMPTON , calling at the principal intermediate Stations . First , Second and Third Class Passengers are now conveyed by all trains . For further particulars see special bills obtainable at the Company ' s Stations and Offices . HENRY LAMBERT , General Manager .

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LONDON and NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY . CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS , 1890 . Tickets for all the principal places on the London and North-Western system , available from either EUSTON or KENSINGTON ( Addison-road ) , and dated to suit the convenience of passengers , can be obtained at the Spread Eagle office , Piccadilly Circus , and other principal Town Receiving Offices of the Company , and at Messrs . Gaze and Sons' Office , 142 , Strand , W . C , as well as at the Railway Stations . On CHRISTMAS EVE , WEDNESDAY , DECEMBER 2 4 , Special Expresses will leave EUSTON at 2 . 35 p . m .-for Bletchley , Wolverton , Northampton , Rugby , principal Stations on the Trent Valley , and Stafford ; and at 4 . 25 p . m . and 6 . 55 p . m . for Coventry and Birmingham . ON THE SAME DAY the Night Irish Mail , due to leave Euston at S . 20 p . m ., will not leave until 9 . 0 p . m . Passengers from Birmingham , Liverpool , and Manchester for Holyhead and Ireland will leave at the usual hours , and will be taken forward to Holyhead in advance of the London train . The Mail Packet for Kingstown will not leave Holyhead until the passengers from London are on board . The 12 . 0 night Train from London ( Euston ) , due at Warrington at 5 . 15 a . m . on Christmas Day , will be extended from Warrington to Carlisle , Edinburgh , and Glasgow , as on ordinary week days , and will by special arrangement take passengers for Kendal and Windermere . CHRISTMAS DAY . —On Christmas Day the usual Sunday service of trains will be run , with the following additions-. — ' 1 be 5 . 15 a . m . Newspaper Express Train from London will run to Northampton , Rugby , Birmingham . Nuneaton , Tamworth , Lichfield , Rugeley , Stafford , Crewe , Liverpool , Manchester , Warrington , Wigan , Preston , Lancaster , Carnforth , Oxenholme , Kendal , Windermere , Tebay , Penrith , Carlisle , Edinburgh , and Glasgow , but will have no connection to Chester and North Wales . ' 1 he 7 . 15 a . m . Down Day Irish Mail from Euston to Holyhead , and the 11 . 30 a . m . Up Day Irish Mail from Holyhead to Euston , will be run on Christmas Day the same as on week days . The Down Mail will call , it reo . uired , at Rhyl , Conway , and Bangor , and the Up Mail , if required , at Bangor , Conway , Colwyn Bay , Rhyl , and Holywell . On BANK HOLIDAY , FRIDAY , DECEMBER 26 th , numerous residential Trains in the neighbourhood of important Cities and Towns will not be run . For further particulars , see Special Notices issued by the Company . G . F 1 NDLAY , General Manager . Euston Station , December , 1 S 90 .

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/^ REAT NORTHERN RAILWAY . CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS . DECEMBER 20 th , 22 nd , 23 rd , and 24 th Tickets will be issued in advance , and dated as required , at King's Cross , Moorgate-street , Aldersgate-street , Victoria ( L . C . & D . R . ) , Ludgate-hill , Farringdon-street , Holloway , Finsbury Park , the various West End , City , and other offices , and at the offices of Swan and Leach , 3 , Charing Cross , and 32 , Piccadilly-circus . DECEMBER 2 nth , the S . o p . m . EXPRESS will be run from London to York , Newcastle , and Edinburgh . The 8 . 30 p . m . EXPRESS from King ' s Cross will run to Edinburgh , Glasgow , Perth , and the North of Scotland . DECEMBER 24 th , ADDITIONAL TRAINS will be run to meet requirements of traffic . The S . o p . m ., S . 30 p . m ., and 10 . 40 p . m . EXPRESSES from King ' s Cross will be run to York , Newcastle , Edinburgh , Glasgow , and other places as advertised in November Time Tables , and a SPECIAL EXPRESS will leave London ( King's Cross ) at 12 . 0 midnight for Welwyn , Stevenage , Hitchin , Biggleswade , Sandy , St . Neots , Huntingdon , Peterborough , Spalding , Boston , Grimsby , Grantham , Line In , Nottingham , Newark , Retford , Doncaster , Wakefield , Leeds , Bradford , Halifax , Selby , York , Darlington , and Newcastle . CHRISTMAS DAY the Trains wilt run as on Sundays , except that the 5 . 15 a . m . EXPRESS from King's Cross will be run to Peterborough , Essendine , Stamford , Bourn , Grantham , Lincoln , Nottingham , Newark , Retford , Bawton , Doncaster , Wakefield , Leeds , Bradford , and Halifax , stopping at the Intermediate Stations at which it ordinarily calls , and will be continued to York , Newcastle , Edinburgh , Glasgow , Perth , Aberdeen , & c . HENRY OAKLEY , General Manager . London , King's Cross , December , 1 S 90 .

To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

The following communications unavoidably stand over : CRAFT LOIIOE — Derwent , No . 40 ; Scientific , No . 88 ; St . John ' s , No 104 ; St . Luke's , No . 144 ; Unanimity , No . 2 ^ 7 ; Pattison , No . 913 ; St . Thomas's , No . 992 ; Prince ot Wales , No . 1003 ; Kcnington , No . 1381 ; Clausentnni , No . 1461 ; Henley , No . 1472 ; Duke of Cornwall , No 15291 Mount Edpcumbe ,. No . 1544 ; Arle . don , No . 1660 ; and Kensington , No . 1767 .

Loiiaies or Ixsi SUCTION--Robert Burns , No . 25 - Clarence , No . 263 ; Zetland , No . 511 ; Prince Fredetick ' William , No . 753 ; Hyde Park , No . 1425 ; Islington , 1471 ; Kensington , 1767 ; Chiswick . No . 2012 ; Warner , No . 2192 ; and Hornsey I hapter , No . 890 . ROYAI . ARCH CHATTER—Kennington , No . 1381 . MARK LODGES , —St . Andrew's , No . 34 ; and St . Martin ' s , No 144 . Provincial Prion'of Hants .

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SATURDAY , DECEMBER 13 , 1890 .

Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

Ihe installation of the Duke of Clarence and Avon , dale , P . S . G . W . of England , as Prov . Grand Master of the newly-constituted Province of Berkshire , will take place on Monday next , the 15 th instant , unless anything intervenes between now and then to the contrary ; the

ceremony will be performed by his Royal Highness the M . W . G . M . in person . The Duke of Connaught , Prov . G . M . of Sussex , has also announced his intention of being present , so that there is little doubt that the Town Hall , which will be the scene of the unusual

spectacle , will be crowded to its utmost capacity . It is certain also that the proceedings will pass off amidst hearty demonstrations of loyalty and fraternal goodwill .

The event , as we remarked in a former number of this journal , is unique in the annals of the Craft , and those who may be present at it will have good reason to be proud at having enjoyed so great a privilege .

We have been requested to state that as the special train , which b y the courtesy of the Great Western Railway Company has been placed at the service of brethren visiting Reading to take part in this ceremony , will return at the early hour of 3 . 10 p . m , those who

find themselves not ready to leave so soon will be allowed to return to Paddington , or intermediate stations , by any of the ordinary trains the same day

and , in consequence of the early return of the special train , the Provincial Grand Lodge will be opened at 12 o ' clock , and the luncheon will be at 1 . 30 , instead of 2 o ' clock , as previously announced .

We must not omit , in making reference to this important ceremony , to offer our warmest congratulations to the Craft in Berkshire on their being constituted as a separate and distinct province . When the lamented

Bro . Sir Daniel Gooch , Bart ., was appointed Prov . G . M . of Berks and Bucks , in 1868 , there were not as many lodges in the two counties combined as there are now in either one of them . This shows how admirably

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Freemasonry fared under the guidance of the late Sir Daniel , while at the same time it encourages us to hope that under the auspices of his Royal successor in Berkshire the influence of our Society will be still further strengthened and extended . We do not desire

to see any undue multiplication of lodges—the constitution of lodges , where there is no absolute necessity for them—either in this or any other county . But Berkshire is populous enough and rich enough to allow of Masonry being extended without detriment to the interests of the lodges already established .

* * * The Grand Masonic bazaar organised by the Aberdeenshire provinces in aid of the extended scheme of Benevolence sanctioned by the Grand Lodge of Scotland , which was held in the Masonic

Hall , Aberdeen , on Friday and Saturday , the 2 : st and 22 nd ult ., appears to have been a magnificent success . The ceremony of opening on the former day was performed by Bro . Sir Archibald Campbell , Bart ., M . P ., Grand Master of Scotland , who travelled at an early

hour all the way from Glasgow to Aberdeen in order to be present and discharge the duty . On the latter day , the bazaar was declared open by Bro . Lord Saltoun , Prov . G . M . of Aberdeen City , who is a most energetic Mason and popular throughout his own

and the neig hbouring provinces . The result of the two days' fete was announced late on Saturday evening as amounting to upwards of ^ 1500 , of which nearly £ 826 " was received on the opening aud the balance on the second day . We are delighted to find that the

Craft in the three provinces into which the city and county of Aberdeen are divided have achieved so conspicuous a success , while it must have been especially gratifying to Bro . Sir A . Campbell , M . W . G . M ., to have

had such excellent news to communicate on the occa sion of his organising the great bazaar held at Edin burgh last week in aid of the same scheme . * * *

It will be seen from the report we publish elsewhere that the success of the principal bazaar , namely , the one held in Waverley Hall , Edinburgh , like the subsidiary at Aberdeen above referred to , has proved a mag * nificent success , the proceeds of the Edinburgh gather "

^^ ing for the three days being upwards of ^ 8000 . Indeed , we have heard the total result stated at £ 15 , 000 . But whether this is so or not , Masonry in Scotland has just achieved a grand success , and merits the heartiest congratulations which can be expressed in words .

The District Grand Secretaries of Otago and South Island , Bros . Sydney James and Henry Neill ( for Scotland and England respectively ) , have just officially issued a table exhibiting all the lodges under each of the District Grand Lodges in New Zealand that have

remained under their parent Grand Lodges , and those which have joined the new Grand Lodge . The statistical table has been carefully prepared down to the date of issue—October ist , 1890—the following being the result : —

Lodges under England , Ireland , and Scotland ... po Lodges which have seceded ... ... ... 52 So that out of a total of 148 lodges in New Zealand , the large proportion of 9 6 retain their allegiance . Surely these figures are remarkable , and justify all we have contended for .

A special Communication of the so-called Grand Lodge of New Zealand was held in the Oddfellows ' Hall , Dunedin , on the 14 th October , when Bro . Charles J . Ronaldson was installed W . M . of the Lodge of Otago ( lately No . 844 , E . C ) , and appointed his officers .

The Grand Master ( Bro . Henry Thompson ) was present , and at the banquet which followed a number of speeches were made , that of Bro . Thompson himself being for the most part conceived in excellent taste , while what Bro . A . H . Burton . Grand Superintendent of the

Otago District , is reported to have delivered , seems to been as objectionable in tone as it was coarse in language . The conduct of a brother who , in the first instance , had been favourable to the establishment of an independent Grand Lodge , and then retracted his opinion

he describes as " renegadism . " The inclusion of sundry lodges in a list purporting to be composed of the lodges remaining loyal to their old allegiance is stated point-blank to be " a lie , " while certain other lodges in which an opinion as to the advisability of joining or

not joining the new and irregular body were pretty evenly balanced are said to have been held back from joining " b y the pigheadedness of a few , and the stupidity of brethren who unworthily for a time held

office . " His speech concluded as follows : " Let us resolve that we will be true Masons at all hazards , and that as for us and our lodges we will serve the Lord . ' The statements we have quoted require no comment .