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Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
BRO . A . CAIRN HODGES , late of Bangalore , India , would oblige the . Editor of the Freemason by communicating with him . MR . WEEDON GROSSMITH has renewed his lease of the Avenue Theatre for yet another term until January to enable him ta continue the run of his play "The Night of the Party . " SPRATT'S PATENT , LIMITED , have been honoured with the Royal appointment to H . M . the King . Their foods have for many years been supplied to the Royal kennels at Sandringham and Windsor .
BLACKHEATH LODGE OF INSTRUCTION , No . 1320 . — The duties of the above lodge will be resumed at the Stirling iCastle , Church-street , Camberwell , S . E ., on Monday , the 2 nd prox ., at S o ' clock p . m ., under the able Preceptorship of Bro . Wm . Dawson , P . M . 7 SS and 1622 . Brethren will be cordially welcomed . KING EDWARD'S STATUE . —The discovery has been made that the metropolis does not possess a public statue of the King . The omission is to b ; repaired , for it is proposed in the City to celebrate the Coronation next year by the erection of an equestrian statue of King Edward in a leading thoroughfare .
THE ROSE LODGE OF INSTRUCTION , No . 1622 . —This well known and successful lodge will resume its duties on Thursday , the 5 th prox ., at S p . m ., at the Stirling Castle , Church-street , Camberwell , S . E ., under the revered Preceptor , Bro . David Rose , P . M . 73 and 1 G 22 , by whom brethren will be most heartily welcomed . STAR CHAPTER OF IMPROVEMENT , No . 1275 . —The weekly convocations will be resumed at the Stirling Castle , Church-street , Camberwell , S . E ., on Friday , the 6 th prox ., at S o'clock p . m . Comp . T . Grummant , P . Z . 1275 , P . P . G . P . S . Essex , is the capable and worthy Preceptor . All Royal Arch companions will be most cordially invited .
HOSPITAL SATURDAY FUND—Hospital Saturday will be observed on October 12 th , when special collections will be made in the workshops and business houses in aid of the medical charites of London . The regular weekly collection in the industrial establishments , which constitutes thc main source of the fund , will continue until the end ol the year . It is hoped that the ultimate total will not fall short of £ 25 , 000 .
BRO . THE REV . T . SELBY HENREY , incumbent of St . George ' s Church , Old Brtntford , and formerly the curate of St . Botolph ' s , Aldersgate , expresses the opinion that something more than the usual stereotyped form of service is needed to attract a certain class of people to church . As a result he had a sermon preached by phonograph the other evening , and the large attendince on that occasion has mide him turner in his belief .
THE CELEBRATION OF THE MILLENARY OF KING ALFRED . —The ceremony of unveiling the colossal statue in memory of King Alfred at Winchester on Friday , the 20 th prox ., will be performed by Lord Rosebery . There will be a representative national procession on the occasion . Bro . the Lord Mayor ( the chairman of the committee ) , Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Vaughan Morgan , and Bro . Sheriff Lawrence , M . P ., will take part in the ceremony .
THE SUMMER and Installation Numberof ihe Freemason is specially interesting to the brethren of the Craft . It gives a full page portrait of H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught , K . G ., M . W . G . M . ; a review of English Freemasonry from 1 S 75 t ° ¦ 9 ° ' i with numerous portraits of Grand Oliicers ; an account of the Charitable Institutions maintained by Freemasons , profusely illustrated , and much other valuable information relating to Freemasonry , that should command the attention and interest of the brethren . — West of England Advertiser .
BRO . THE LORD MAYOR AND THE GLASGOW EXHIBITION . —In the couiseof along letter expressing congratulations and thanks which the Lord Provost of Glasgow has received from Bro . the Lord Mayor with reference to his recent visit to Glasgow , his lordship says : "It was gratify ! ig tous to observe and to sincerely congratulate you upon the brilliant success attending your splendid exhibition , which , on all hands , is admitted to be the finest of its kind ever held under British auspices , and to which we hope many thousands of additional visitors will be attracted before it finally closes . "
A DAY IN THE COUNTRY . —In connection with the St . Giles ' s Chris ian Mission , no fewer than 1300 children and adults enjoyed an excursion on the 21 st inst . to Pinner , The gathering was representative of the mission ' s extensive work , as there were contingents Irom the Sunday schools , the children ' s services , the boys' homes , the women ' s home , the temperance societies , the mothers' meetings , & c . Mr . Wheatley , the superintendent , of 4 , Ampton-street , Regent-square , is still sending sickly children and adults to the mission ' s convalescent and holiday homes at Maldon , Essex . Funds for the purpose are urgently needed .
SEVERAL OF THE METROPOLITAN VOLUNTEER CORPS have Masonic lodges attached to them , and some years ago instituted an annual rifle match . To encourage them in the laudable effort to keep up their proficiency with the tifle , Bro . Col . Lambert , of the Queen ' s Westminster Lodge , No . 2021 , presented them with a silver gave ) , to be held tor the year by the lodge making the best score . A few years
later , the number of lodges having increased , Col . Lambert added a second gavel . The match will be shot this year on the Bisley Ranges on Saturday , the 14 th prox . The following lodges are eligible to compete : Honourable Artillery Company , Victoria Rifles , 2 nd ( South ) Middlesex , London Scottish , Queen ' s Westminster , Paddington Rifles , Bloomsbury Rifles , London Rifle Brigade , and ist Surrey . The arrangements are bting made by Captain Keeson , Victoria and St . George ' s Rifles .
DONCASTER RACES , 1901 . —The Great Northern Railway Company are , as usual , making very extensive and complete arrangements in connection with this year ' s Doncaster races . The ordinary splendid service of 17 express trains from London rfill be fully maintained , and the following additional special expresses will be run : On Monday , September gth , a first and third-class express , at ordinary fares , will leave London ( King's Cross ) at 3 . 18 p . m ., due Doncaster G . 2 S . On Tuesday , Wednesday , Thursday , and Friday , September ioth , nth , 12 th , and 13 th , a special express , with
first and third-class luncheon cars attached , will leave King's Cross at 9 . 5 3 a . m ., arriving Doncaster 12 . 33 p . m . On Tuesday , Wednesday , and Thursday , September ioth , 1 ith , and 12 th , a special first and third-class dining-car express will leave Doncaster at 6 . 5 p . m ., arriving King ' s Cross 9 . 5 , and on Friday , September 13 th , a special first and third class dining-car express will leave Doncaster at 4 . 50 p . m ., arriving King ' s Cross at S . 50 p . m . ; an additional express will also leave Doncaster on Friday , September 13 th , at 4 . 40 p . m . Luncheon or dining-cars , first and third-class , are also attached
to several of the express trains between London and Doncaster . — For the convenience of passengers attending Alexandra Park Races , not wishing to leave Doncaster until Saturday , September 14 th , a special express has been arranged to leave Doncaster at 9 . 39 a . m . on that day , which will stop specially to set down passengers at Wood Green , Alexandra Park . Special express excursions will be run as under for Doncaster : Monday , Septemuer 9 th , for three or five days , from Woolwich ( Arsenal ) at 8 . 24 a . m . and 1 . 17 p . m . ; Dockyard , S . 29 and 12 ; Greenwich , S . 53 and
1 . 44 ; Moorgate , 10 . 10 and 1 . 56 ; Aldersgate , 10 . 12 and 1 . 58 ; Farringdon , 10 . 14 an ( J 2 i King ' s Cross , 10 . 35 a"d 2 . 45 . Tuesday , September ioth , for two or four days , Woolwich ( Arsenal ) , at C . 32 a . m . ; Dockyard , 6 . 35 ; Greenwich , 7 . 1 ; Moorgate , 8 . 21 ; Aldersgate , 8 . 23 ; Farringdon , 8 . 25 ; Kiig ' s Cross , 8 . 45 . Wednesday , September nth ( " St . Leger" Day ) , for one or three days , from Wooiwich ( Arsenal ) , at C . 25 a . m . ;
Dockyard , 6 . 27 ; Charlton , 6 . 30 ; Maze Hill , 6 . 35 ; Greenwich , G . 40 ; Depford , G 43 ; Blackheath , 6 . 20 ; New Cross , G . 30 ; Spa Road , G . 45 ; Moorgate , G . 37 ; Aldersgate , G . 39 ; Farringdon , G . 41 ; King ' s Cross , 7 . Friday , September 13 ( " Cup " Day ) for one day , from Moorgate at 6 . 37 a . m . ; Aldersgate , 6 . 39 j Farringdon , 6 . 41 ; King ' s Cross , 7 . The third-class fares by these trips will be , for one , two , or three days , 135 . Gd . and for four or five days , 14 s .
ANGLO-INDIANS AND OTHERS seeking genuine Indian-manufactured condiments , currie stuffs , chutnees , preserves , poppidums , Bombay ducks , Nepaul pepper , & c , send to the original firm . C . Stembridge and Co ., iS , Green-street , Leicester-square , London ; and Calcutta . Established 1821 . \ Vri : e for price list , ( Removed from 33 , Leicester-square ) .
Masonic And General Tidings.
BRO . SIR IOHN AIRD , BART ., M . P ., will present the certificates of efficiency awarded by the Plumbers' Company to plumbers resident in Paddingtoa . A NEW ROOM is being built by the Jockey Club adjoining the Royal stand at Newmarket for the use of the King and other members of the Royal Family . THE ST . JOHN'S CLUB OF INSTRUCTION will resume their meetings on Sunday , the ist prox ., at 1 , Marjorie-grove , Sister ' s-avenue , Clapham Junction , S . W ., at 11 a . m .
HOLLAND IS reclaiming 115 , 000 acres from the Zuyder Zee by means of four big dykes , of which "Commercial Intelligence" gives a map . Twenty years and £ 10 , 000 , 000 will be expended on the scheme . LIEUT . SYDNEY H . W . CRAWFORD , who is a nephew of Bro . Sir Home , wood Crawford , and for some years was on the staff of the City Surveyor's office , has been gazetted a lieutenant in the Norfolk Regiment .
VISCOUNT CRANLEY , eldest son of Bro . the Earl of Onslow , Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies , has been appointed to the diplomatic service , being one of of three successful candidates at a recent competitive examination . " IN COMMEMORATION of the glorious and prosperous reign of her late Majesty Queen Victoria , " Bro . Earl Carrington , L . C . C , is presenting a new road , to be named "Queen Victoria-road , " to the Corpcration of High Wycombe , Bucks .
FIRE BRIGADES IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT . —At the annual festival of the Isle of Wight Fire Brigades' Federation on the 28 th inst ., Ventnor won the challenge cup presented by the late Prince Henry of Battenberg , and Cowes was second . A demonstration of engines took place both in the morning and the evening . ! THE ISLINGTON LODGE OF INSTRUCTION , No . 1471 , will resume its weekly meetings on Tuesday next , the 3 rd prox ., at the Cock Tavern . Highbury , at 7 . 30 p . m . Bro . W . Hancock , P . M . 2191 , is the Preceptor , Bro . A . F . Ha'dyment , P . M . 1500 and 269 S , Asst . Precptor , and Bro . C . M . Coxon , P . M ., P . P . G . D . Herts , Treasurer .
" A KEEN though generous politician , a man high in Freemasonry , the future Lord Mayor has cultivated a good platform style , and his voic j , if not strong , is clear and penetrating . The social amenities of the Mansion House will not suffer in his hands . " The foregoing is the compliment paid to Bro . Alderman Sir Joseph Dimsdale by the Week End .
AUTOMOBILES IN SCOTLAND . —A new order which has been made by the Secretary for Scotland with regard to the speed of motor-cars will give great satisfaction to Caledonian automobilists . The effect of the order is to raise the limit of speed for light locomotives and motor-cars in Scotland from 10 to 12 miles an hour . Twelve miles is , of course , the rate allowed in England .
ACCORDING TO present arrangements , the King will proceed to Scotland immediately after his visit to Castle Fredensborg . His M ajesty will be the guest of the Duke and Duchess of Fife at Mar Lodge , when the usual deer drives will take place . It is yet quite decided whether Queen Alexandra will go to Scotland this year , but anyhow her Majesty ' s visit to Denmark will be prolonged for some weeks further .
FAMOUS PICTURE STOLEN . —Robberies of Italian works of art continue to follow one another with alarming rapidity . The latest theft to be discovered is that of the " Madonna and St . John " of Fra Filippo Filippi , which used to hang in the Church of the Carmine at Florence . This painting is of great value , and marks an important epoch in Italian Renaissance art . It has undoubtedly been stolen for transmissi an to some foreign country .
BETWEEN October 27 th , 1 S 93 , when the Rabies Order of 1895 was again put into force , and March 28 th of this year , 23 , 881 stray dogs were seized by the police within the metropolitan area . Of this number 3036 were claimed at the police stations and the Dogs' Home , while 20 , 845 were destroyed or disposed of . Proceedings were taken in 2994 cases . No outbreak of rabies has been reported in London since June , 18 9 8 , and the last reported case in Great Britain occurred in March , 1901 .
TEA PARTY FOR THE BLIND . —For many years past a tea party , followed by a concert , has been given , generally at the Chelsea Town Hall , to the blind people , nearly 2000 in number , who are on the books of thc National Bl ' nd Relief Society , but , owing to funds , it has not been held during the past two years . The expenses of this entertainment are about £ 150 , of which £ 100 has already been subscribed by patrons of the society , and , provided the other ^ 50 can be secured , a date for the function will be fixed , Mr . Arthur Coke , of "Our Dumb Friends' League , " having promised to arrange a concert .
THE REMARKABLY cold weather during the last days of August has naturally made people think of winter overcoats , and what is likely to be worn . Mr . T . D . Woodhouse , ot 31 S , Euston-road , a cash tailor whose goods are said by a contemporary to combine " excellence with economy , " has a fine stock of winter materials which , made up in the prevailing Raglan or Chesterfield styles , will be found as serviceable as they are smart , and considering that the prices range from 35 s . to 70 s ., and that the cut is everything that can be desired , Mr . Woodhouse if fully entitled to his designation of excellence with economy .
A WARNING TO BANKERS—Scotland Yard has issued a timely warning to the bankers of London against the operations of a gang of expert American thieves . The thieves , it appears , present themselves at the counter of a bank , and demand the pass-book of some man who they know does his business there . Havin ? secured that , the forgery of cheques is easily accomplished , as , of course , the cheques wiiich have been cleared while the pass-book has lain at the bank are contained in the packet , thus giving the thieves ample opportunities for studying the signature . I : is will known that there is no difficulty in obtaining pass-books , as depositors rarely se nd a particular clerk for them .
RENOVATING THE EXCHANGE . —The Royal Exchange is in the hands of the decorators , so far as its exterior is concerned . The repainting and renovating is supposed to be done triennially , but four vears have elapsed since thc last clean-down . Messrs . Mansfield and Son , of 169 , Upper Thames-street , have just put the clocktower in splints , preparatory to gilding the figures on the dial and the grasshopper who acts as weathercock . Here , if anywhere , " the grasshopper is a burden , " for he is no less than 14 feet long , and takes a large amount of gold leaf to cover him . It is over 10 years since he had his last new coat . Then , when the sun shone upon hiin , he was a dazzling sight indeed .
. THE KING'S NEW HEAD GARDENER , Mr . Mackellar , has arrived at Windsor from Sandringham , and taken over his duties . Not only the beautiful flower gardens at Windsor Castle , but the Royal Frogmore Gardens , those at the Royal Lodge , Windsor Great Park , and the magnificent grapevines at Hamptin Court and Cumberland Lodge are under the new gardener ' s care . The Cumberland Lodge vine , it may be mentioned , is even finer than the famous Hampton Court one , and yields some 2000 bunches ot luscious black grapes every year . Like her late Majesty , King Edward is very fond of tf cm . Moreover , he has recently ordered that these grapes and other fruit and vegetables shall be supplied lo various officials of the Royal household .
BRO . SIR HENRY IRVING'S TOUR . —Bro . Sir Henry Irving and Miss Ellen Terry commence their provincial tour at the Theatre Royal , Manchester , on Monday . The programme for the week includes "Coriolanus , " " Madame Sans-Gc . ie , " "The Lyons Mail , " "Louis XI ., " "The Merchant of Venice , " "King Charles I ., " " Waterloo , " and " The Bells . " Glasgow , Leeds , and Birmingham will be visited ,
and the company will then sail for New York , where the American tour commences on October 21 . Bro . Sir Henry has been appointed by the Royal Institution of Great Britain to be its representative at the national commemoration of King Alfred the Great , and he will , on the afternoon of Wednesday , the rSth prox ., give a reading at Winchester , from Lord Tennyson ' s " Becket . "
THE "FREEMASON" Summer and Installation Number ( is . ) is well worth buying and keeping by all in the Craft . There is a frontispiece of the new M . W . Grand Master , besides a number of smaller personal photcgraphs entitled " Then and Now ; or Particulars of English Freemasonry in 1875 and 1901 respectively "—among these being one of Bro . Col . E . C . Malet de Carteret , Prov . Grand Master of Jersey .
Special attention is devoted , pictorially and otherwise , to the Masonic Charities ; while one turns with instructive interest to " Memorable Installations of Royal and Distinguished Masons , " this being , of course , brought right up-to-date . Several pages are devoted to an account of the rise and progress of the firm of Messrs . George Kenning and Son , whose establishments are so well-known to members of the Masonic fraternity-— Guernsey Evening Press .
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Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
BRO . A . CAIRN HODGES , late of Bangalore , India , would oblige the . Editor of the Freemason by communicating with him . MR . WEEDON GROSSMITH has renewed his lease of the Avenue Theatre for yet another term until January to enable him ta continue the run of his play "The Night of the Party . " SPRATT'S PATENT , LIMITED , have been honoured with the Royal appointment to H . M . the King . Their foods have for many years been supplied to the Royal kennels at Sandringham and Windsor .
BLACKHEATH LODGE OF INSTRUCTION , No . 1320 . — The duties of the above lodge will be resumed at the Stirling iCastle , Church-street , Camberwell , S . E ., on Monday , the 2 nd prox ., at S o ' clock p . m ., under the able Preceptorship of Bro . Wm . Dawson , P . M . 7 SS and 1622 . Brethren will be cordially welcomed . KING EDWARD'S STATUE . —The discovery has been made that the metropolis does not possess a public statue of the King . The omission is to b ; repaired , for it is proposed in the City to celebrate the Coronation next year by the erection of an equestrian statue of King Edward in a leading thoroughfare .
THE ROSE LODGE OF INSTRUCTION , No . 1622 . —This well known and successful lodge will resume its duties on Thursday , the 5 th prox ., at S p . m ., at the Stirling Castle , Church-street , Camberwell , S . E ., under the revered Preceptor , Bro . David Rose , P . M . 73 and 1 G 22 , by whom brethren will be most heartily welcomed . STAR CHAPTER OF IMPROVEMENT , No . 1275 . —The weekly convocations will be resumed at the Stirling Castle , Church-street , Camberwell , S . E ., on Friday , the 6 th prox ., at S o'clock p . m . Comp . T . Grummant , P . Z . 1275 , P . P . G . P . S . Essex , is the capable and worthy Preceptor . All Royal Arch companions will be most cordially invited .
HOSPITAL SATURDAY FUND—Hospital Saturday will be observed on October 12 th , when special collections will be made in the workshops and business houses in aid of the medical charites of London . The regular weekly collection in the industrial establishments , which constitutes thc main source of the fund , will continue until the end ol the year . It is hoped that the ultimate total will not fall short of £ 25 , 000 .
BRO . THE REV . T . SELBY HENREY , incumbent of St . George ' s Church , Old Brtntford , and formerly the curate of St . Botolph ' s , Aldersgate , expresses the opinion that something more than the usual stereotyped form of service is needed to attract a certain class of people to church . As a result he had a sermon preached by phonograph the other evening , and the large attendince on that occasion has mide him turner in his belief .
THE CELEBRATION OF THE MILLENARY OF KING ALFRED . —The ceremony of unveiling the colossal statue in memory of King Alfred at Winchester on Friday , the 20 th prox ., will be performed by Lord Rosebery . There will be a representative national procession on the occasion . Bro . the Lord Mayor ( the chairman of the committee ) , Bro . Alderman and Sheriff Vaughan Morgan , and Bro . Sheriff Lawrence , M . P ., will take part in the ceremony .
THE SUMMER and Installation Numberof ihe Freemason is specially interesting to the brethren of the Craft . It gives a full page portrait of H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught , K . G ., M . W . G . M . ; a review of English Freemasonry from 1 S 75 t ° ¦ 9 ° ' i with numerous portraits of Grand Oliicers ; an account of the Charitable Institutions maintained by Freemasons , profusely illustrated , and much other valuable information relating to Freemasonry , that should command the attention and interest of the brethren . — West of England Advertiser .
BRO . THE LORD MAYOR AND THE GLASGOW EXHIBITION . —In the couiseof along letter expressing congratulations and thanks which the Lord Provost of Glasgow has received from Bro . the Lord Mayor with reference to his recent visit to Glasgow , his lordship says : "It was gratify ! ig tous to observe and to sincerely congratulate you upon the brilliant success attending your splendid exhibition , which , on all hands , is admitted to be the finest of its kind ever held under British auspices , and to which we hope many thousands of additional visitors will be attracted before it finally closes . "
A DAY IN THE COUNTRY . —In connection with the St . Giles ' s Chris ian Mission , no fewer than 1300 children and adults enjoyed an excursion on the 21 st inst . to Pinner , The gathering was representative of the mission ' s extensive work , as there were contingents Irom the Sunday schools , the children ' s services , the boys' homes , the women ' s home , the temperance societies , the mothers' meetings , & c . Mr . Wheatley , the superintendent , of 4 , Ampton-street , Regent-square , is still sending sickly children and adults to the mission ' s convalescent and holiday homes at Maldon , Essex . Funds for the purpose are urgently needed .
SEVERAL OF THE METROPOLITAN VOLUNTEER CORPS have Masonic lodges attached to them , and some years ago instituted an annual rifle match . To encourage them in the laudable effort to keep up their proficiency with the tifle , Bro . Col . Lambert , of the Queen ' s Westminster Lodge , No . 2021 , presented them with a silver gave ) , to be held tor the year by the lodge making the best score . A few years
later , the number of lodges having increased , Col . Lambert added a second gavel . The match will be shot this year on the Bisley Ranges on Saturday , the 14 th prox . The following lodges are eligible to compete : Honourable Artillery Company , Victoria Rifles , 2 nd ( South ) Middlesex , London Scottish , Queen ' s Westminster , Paddington Rifles , Bloomsbury Rifles , London Rifle Brigade , and ist Surrey . The arrangements are bting made by Captain Keeson , Victoria and St . George ' s Rifles .
DONCASTER RACES , 1901 . —The Great Northern Railway Company are , as usual , making very extensive and complete arrangements in connection with this year ' s Doncaster races . The ordinary splendid service of 17 express trains from London rfill be fully maintained , and the following additional special expresses will be run : On Monday , September gth , a first and third-class express , at ordinary fares , will leave London ( King's Cross ) at 3 . 18 p . m ., due Doncaster G . 2 S . On Tuesday , Wednesday , Thursday , and Friday , September ioth , nth , 12 th , and 13 th , a special express , with
first and third-class luncheon cars attached , will leave King's Cross at 9 . 5 3 a . m ., arriving Doncaster 12 . 33 p . m . On Tuesday , Wednesday , and Thursday , September ioth , 1 ith , and 12 th , a special first and third-class dining-car express will leave Doncaster at 6 . 5 p . m ., arriving King ' s Cross 9 . 5 , and on Friday , September 13 th , a special first and third class dining-car express will leave Doncaster at 4 . 50 p . m ., arriving King ' s Cross at S . 50 p . m . ; an additional express will also leave Doncaster on Friday , September 13 th , at 4 . 40 p . m . Luncheon or dining-cars , first and third-class , are also attached
to several of the express trains between London and Doncaster . — For the convenience of passengers attending Alexandra Park Races , not wishing to leave Doncaster until Saturday , September 14 th , a special express has been arranged to leave Doncaster at 9 . 39 a . m . on that day , which will stop specially to set down passengers at Wood Green , Alexandra Park . Special express excursions will be run as under for Doncaster : Monday , Septemuer 9 th , for three or five days , from Woolwich ( Arsenal ) at 8 . 24 a . m . and 1 . 17 p . m . ; Dockyard , S . 29 and 12 ; Greenwich , S . 53 and
1 . 44 ; Moorgate , 10 . 10 and 1 . 56 ; Aldersgate , 10 . 12 and 1 . 58 ; Farringdon , 10 . 14 an ( J 2 i King ' s Cross , 10 . 35 a"d 2 . 45 . Tuesday , September ioth , for two or four days , Woolwich ( Arsenal ) , at C . 32 a . m . ; Dockyard , 6 . 35 ; Greenwich , 7 . 1 ; Moorgate , 8 . 21 ; Aldersgate , 8 . 23 ; Farringdon , 8 . 25 ; Kiig ' s Cross , 8 . 45 . Wednesday , September nth ( " St . Leger" Day ) , for one or three days , from Wooiwich ( Arsenal ) , at C . 25 a . m . ;
Dockyard , 6 . 27 ; Charlton , 6 . 30 ; Maze Hill , 6 . 35 ; Greenwich , G . 40 ; Depford , G 43 ; Blackheath , 6 . 20 ; New Cross , G . 30 ; Spa Road , G . 45 ; Moorgate , G . 37 ; Aldersgate , G . 39 ; Farringdon , G . 41 ; King ' s Cross , 7 . Friday , September 13 ( " Cup " Day ) for one day , from Moorgate at 6 . 37 a . m . ; Aldersgate , 6 . 39 j Farringdon , 6 . 41 ; King ' s Cross , 7 . The third-class fares by these trips will be , for one , two , or three days , 135 . Gd . and for four or five days , 14 s .
ANGLO-INDIANS AND OTHERS seeking genuine Indian-manufactured condiments , currie stuffs , chutnees , preserves , poppidums , Bombay ducks , Nepaul pepper , & c , send to the original firm . C . Stembridge and Co ., iS , Green-street , Leicester-square , London ; and Calcutta . Established 1821 . \ Vri : e for price list , ( Removed from 33 , Leicester-square ) .
Masonic And General Tidings.
BRO . SIR IOHN AIRD , BART ., M . P ., will present the certificates of efficiency awarded by the Plumbers' Company to plumbers resident in Paddingtoa . A NEW ROOM is being built by the Jockey Club adjoining the Royal stand at Newmarket for the use of the King and other members of the Royal Family . THE ST . JOHN'S CLUB OF INSTRUCTION will resume their meetings on Sunday , the ist prox ., at 1 , Marjorie-grove , Sister ' s-avenue , Clapham Junction , S . W ., at 11 a . m .
HOLLAND IS reclaiming 115 , 000 acres from the Zuyder Zee by means of four big dykes , of which "Commercial Intelligence" gives a map . Twenty years and £ 10 , 000 , 000 will be expended on the scheme . LIEUT . SYDNEY H . W . CRAWFORD , who is a nephew of Bro . Sir Home , wood Crawford , and for some years was on the staff of the City Surveyor's office , has been gazetted a lieutenant in the Norfolk Regiment .
VISCOUNT CRANLEY , eldest son of Bro . the Earl of Onslow , Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies , has been appointed to the diplomatic service , being one of of three successful candidates at a recent competitive examination . " IN COMMEMORATION of the glorious and prosperous reign of her late Majesty Queen Victoria , " Bro . Earl Carrington , L . C . C , is presenting a new road , to be named "Queen Victoria-road , " to the Corpcration of High Wycombe , Bucks .
FIRE BRIGADES IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT . —At the annual festival of the Isle of Wight Fire Brigades' Federation on the 28 th inst ., Ventnor won the challenge cup presented by the late Prince Henry of Battenberg , and Cowes was second . A demonstration of engines took place both in the morning and the evening . ! THE ISLINGTON LODGE OF INSTRUCTION , No . 1471 , will resume its weekly meetings on Tuesday next , the 3 rd prox ., at the Cock Tavern . Highbury , at 7 . 30 p . m . Bro . W . Hancock , P . M . 2191 , is the Preceptor , Bro . A . F . Ha'dyment , P . M . 1500 and 269 S , Asst . Precptor , and Bro . C . M . Coxon , P . M ., P . P . G . D . Herts , Treasurer .
" A KEEN though generous politician , a man high in Freemasonry , the future Lord Mayor has cultivated a good platform style , and his voic j , if not strong , is clear and penetrating . The social amenities of the Mansion House will not suffer in his hands . " The foregoing is the compliment paid to Bro . Alderman Sir Joseph Dimsdale by the Week End .
AUTOMOBILES IN SCOTLAND . —A new order which has been made by the Secretary for Scotland with regard to the speed of motor-cars will give great satisfaction to Caledonian automobilists . The effect of the order is to raise the limit of speed for light locomotives and motor-cars in Scotland from 10 to 12 miles an hour . Twelve miles is , of course , the rate allowed in England .
ACCORDING TO present arrangements , the King will proceed to Scotland immediately after his visit to Castle Fredensborg . His M ajesty will be the guest of the Duke and Duchess of Fife at Mar Lodge , when the usual deer drives will take place . It is yet quite decided whether Queen Alexandra will go to Scotland this year , but anyhow her Majesty ' s visit to Denmark will be prolonged for some weeks further .
FAMOUS PICTURE STOLEN . —Robberies of Italian works of art continue to follow one another with alarming rapidity . The latest theft to be discovered is that of the " Madonna and St . John " of Fra Filippo Filippi , which used to hang in the Church of the Carmine at Florence . This painting is of great value , and marks an important epoch in Italian Renaissance art . It has undoubtedly been stolen for transmissi an to some foreign country .
BETWEEN October 27 th , 1 S 93 , when the Rabies Order of 1895 was again put into force , and March 28 th of this year , 23 , 881 stray dogs were seized by the police within the metropolitan area . Of this number 3036 were claimed at the police stations and the Dogs' Home , while 20 , 845 were destroyed or disposed of . Proceedings were taken in 2994 cases . No outbreak of rabies has been reported in London since June , 18 9 8 , and the last reported case in Great Britain occurred in March , 1901 .
TEA PARTY FOR THE BLIND . —For many years past a tea party , followed by a concert , has been given , generally at the Chelsea Town Hall , to the blind people , nearly 2000 in number , who are on the books of thc National Bl ' nd Relief Society , but , owing to funds , it has not been held during the past two years . The expenses of this entertainment are about £ 150 , of which £ 100 has already been subscribed by patrons of the society , and , provided the other ^ 50 can be secured , a date for the function will be fixed , Mr . Arthur Coke , of "Our Dumb Friends' League , " having promised to arrange a concert .
THE REMARKABLY cold weather during the last days of August has naturally made people think of winter overcoats , and what is likely to be worn . Mr . T . D . Woodhouse , ot 31 S , Euston-road , a cash tailor whose goods are said by a contemporary to combine " excellence with economy , " has a fine stock of winter materials which , made up in the prevailing Raglan or Chesterfield styles , will be found as serviceable as they are smart , and considering that the prices range from 35 s . to 70 s ., and that the cut is everything that can be desired , Mr . Woodhouse if fully entitled to his designation of excellence with economy .
A WARNING TO BANKERS—Scotland Yard has issued a timely warning to the bankers of London against the operations of a gang of expert American thieves . The thieves , it appears , present themselves at the counter of a bank , and demand the pass-book of some man who they know does his business there . Havin ? secured that , the forgery of cheques is easily accomplished , as , of course , the cheques wiiich have been cleared while the pass-book has lain at the bank are contained in the packet , thus giving the thieves ample opportunities for studying the signature . I : is will known that there is no difficulty in obtaining pass-books , as depositors rarely se nd a particular clerk for them .
RENOVATING THE EXCHANGE . —The Royal Exchange is in the hands of the decorators , so far as its exterior is concerned . The repainting and renovating is supposed to be done triennially , but four vears have elapsed since thc last clean-down . Messrs . Mansfield and Son , of 169 , Upper Thames-street , have just put the clocktower in splints , preparatory to gilding the figures on the dial and the grasshopper who acts as weathercock . Here , if anywhere , " the grasshopper is a burden , " for he is no less than 14 feet long , and takes a large amount of gold leaf to cover him . It is over 10 years since he had his last new coat . Then , when the sun shone upon hiin , he was a dazzling sight indeed .
. THE KING'S NEW HEAD GARDENER , Mr . Mackellar , has arrived at Windsor from Sandringham , and taken over his duties . Not only the beautiful flower gardens at Windsor Castle , but the Royal Frogmore Gardens , those at the Royal Lodge , Windsor Great Park , and the magnificent grapevines at Hamptin Court and Cumberland Lodge are under the new gardener ' s care . The Cumberland Lodge vine , it may be mentioned , is even finer than the famous Hampton Court one , and yields some 2000 bunches ot luscious black grapes every year . Like her late Majesty , King Edward is very fond of tf cm . Moreover , he has recently ordered that these grapes and other fruit and vegetables shall be supplied lo various officials of the Royal household .
BRO . SIR HENRY IRVING'S TOUR . —Bro . Sir Henry Irving and Miss Ellen Terry commence their provincial tour at the Theatre Royal , Manchester , on Monday . The programme for the week includes "Coriolanus , " " Madame Sans-Gc . ie , " "The Lyons Mail , " "Louis XI ., " "The Merchant of Venice , " "King Charles I ., " " Waterloo , " and " The Bells . " Glasgow , Leeds , and Birmingham will be visited ,
and the company will then sail for New York , where the American tour commences on October 21 . Bro . Sir Henry has been appointed by the Royal Institution of Great Britain to be its representative at the national commemoration of King Alfred the Great , and he will , on the afternoon of Wednesday , the rSth prox ., give a reading at Winchester , from Lord Tennyson ' s " Becket . "
THE "FREEMASON" Summer and Installation Number ( is . ) is well worth buying and keeping by all in the Craft . There is a frontispiece of the new M . W . Grand Master , besides a number of smaller personal photcgraphs entitled " Then and Now ; or Particulars of English Freemasonry in 1875 and 1901 respectively "—among these being one of Bro . Col . E . C . Malet de Carteret , Prov . Grand Master of Jersey .
Special attention is devoted , pictorially and otherwise , to the Masonic Charities ; while one turns with instructive interest to " Memorable Installations of Royal and Distinguished Masons , " this being , of course , brought right up-to-date . Several pages are devoted to an account of the rise and progress of the firm of Messrs . George Kenning and Son , whose establishments are so well-known to members of the Masonic fraternity-— Guernsey Evening Press .