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The Western Division Of South Africa.
igoo , just 15 lodges with a membership of 950 , of whom 86 9 were returned as being in good standing . On the 31 st December last , there were 17 lodges with an aggregate membershi p of 1123 , of whom all but 90 were in good standing . Thus during
the year the increase in members is 1 73 , while thc increase m members in arrear is only nine . The strongest lodge , numerically , is the British Lodge , No . 334 , Cape Town , which musters 169 members , the next in order being the Woodstock Lodge , No .
2379 , with I 02 members . The smallest was the Alfred Milner Lodge , No . 2 S 33 , which , at the date of the return , had been formed but not consecrated . We trust that as the country becomes more settled , Masonry in this and the other Districts of South Africa will go on making further and still moro satisfactory progress .
United Grand Lodge.
UNITED GRAND LODGE .
The following is to be transacted on Wednesday next , the 4 th prox .: 1 . Minutes of the Quarterly Communication of the 5 th June , for confirmation . 2 . Minutes of the Especial Grand Lodge of the 17 th July , for confirmation . 3 . The Most Worshipful Pro Grand Master will propose a vote of sympathy with the Most Worshipful Grand Master on the death of her
Imperial Majesty , the Empress Frederick . 4 . Message from the Most Worshipful Grand Master : His Royal Highness the Most Worshipful Grand Master having received a complaint from the Grand Lodge of Denmark , that the Grand Lodge of Hamburg ( not having any rights in Danish territory ) had warranted a lodge in Copenhagen , contrary to the expressed will of the Masonic authorities of Denmark , has caused enquiries to be made , with the result that the complaint appears
to be well founder . The Grand Lodge of Denmark having further declared the lodge so warranted to be an illegal and irregular body , and having requested that the Grand Lodge of England should take steps to acquaint English Freemasons with this fact , his Royal Highness desires that the sense of Grand Lodge should be taken on the following rt solutions : I . —That a Body calling itself " Lodge Christian Zum Palmbaum , " or " Lodge Christian til Palmatrojat , " and meeting in Copenhagen , having
been declared illegal and irregular by the Grand Lodge of Denmark , all Masons under the United Grand Lodge of England are hereby warned that they cannot visit such irregular Body , nor can any lodge under this jurisdiction admit as a visitor or joining member any member of such irregular Body , without respectively incurring the penalty attaching to a grave Masonic offence .
2 . —That a copy of the foregoing resolution be transmitted to each Grand Lodge with which this Grand Lodge is in communication , and to the Worshipful Masters of all lodges holding under the United Grand Lodge of England ; each such Worshipful Master being hereby instructed to cause these resolutions to be read at the first meeting of his lodge after the receipt thereof , and to direct that they shall be entered on the
minutes , 5 . Report of the Beard of Benevolence for the months ending June , July , and August , in which are recommendations for the following grants , viz . ;
1 he widow of a brother of the Lodge of Prudence , No . 1550 , Plymouth ... ... ... ... ^ ioo o o The widow of a brother of the Humber Installed Masters' Lodge , No . 2494 , Hull ... ... 100 0 o A brother of the Ixion Lodge , No . 3501 , Buckhuist Hill 50 o o
The widow of a brother of the Amherst Lodge , No . 1223 , Riverhead ... ... ... ,.. 50 0 o A brotherof the Yokohama Lodge , No . 1092 , Yokohama 50 0 o A brother of the Mount Edgcumbe Lodge , No . 144 6 , London ... ... ... ... ioo a a
6 . REPORT OF THE BOARD OV GENERAL PURPOSES . To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England . The Board begs to leport that it has received notification that the whole of the lodges forming the late District Grand Lodge of Western Australia had resolved to surrender their respective warrants , and to place themselves under the jurisdiction of the recently-formed Grand Lodge of Western Australia , viz .:
The St . John ' s Lodge , No . 485 , Perth . The Freemantle Lodge , No . 1033 , Freemantle . The Geraldton Lodge , No . 1683 , Geraldton . The Wellington Lodge , No . 1840 , Bunbury . The York Lod » > e , No . 2118 , York . The St . George's Lodge , No . 2165 . Perth . The Emulation Lodge , No . 2281 , Perth .
The Harmony Lodge , No . 2282 , Fremantle . The Harding Lodge , No . 2297 , Roebourne . The Albany Lodge , No . 2443 , Albany . The Unity Lodge , No . 2452 , Perth . Avon Lodge , No . 2471 , Northam . Coolgardie Lodge , No . 2543 , Coolgardie . Southern Cross Lodge , No . 2574 , Southern Cross .
Murchison Lodge , No . 2617 , Cue , Murchison Gold Fields . Friendship Lodge , No . 2618 , Helena Vale . Beaconsfield Lodge , No . 2635 , Fremantle . The Military Lodge , No . 2636 , Perth . The Norseman Lodge , No . 26 37 , Norseman . Esperance Lodge , No . 2638 , Esperance . Menzies Lodge , No . 2639 , Menzies . .. Loyal Wcstralian Lodge , No . 2658 , Fremantle .
Perth Lodge , No . 2775 , Perth . Richmond Lodge , No . 277 6 , East Fremantle . The Diamond Fields Lodge , No . 2777 , Perth . The Kalgoorlie Lodge , No . 277 8 , Kalgoorlie . The lloulder Lodge , No . 2779 , Boulder . Finnerly Lod ^ e , No . 27 80 , Kalgoorlie . Katanning Lodge , Ncj . 2781 , Ka ' . inning . The Duke of Albany Lodge . No . 2782 , Perth . The Golden Square Lodge , No . 2783 . Kalgoorlie ,
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The Lathom Lodge , No . 2797 , Perth . Lodge Australia , No . 2 S 01 , Perth . The John Hutt Lodge , No . 2802 , Guildford . The Toodyay Lodge , No . 2803 , Newcastle . The Board begs to recommend that the above lodges , having returned their respective Warrants to the Grand Secretary " , be formally erased by vote of Grand Lodge .
The Board also brfrs to report that the following lodges having ceased to work , and having failed to show cavse why they should not be removed fiom the roll of lodges , be erased by Grand Lodge : The Morning Star Lodge , No . 1439 , Pahmpur . The Victory Lodge , No . 2062 , Fategarh , Bengal . The Light in Assam Lodge , No . 1985 , Silsagur , Bengal .
The Britannia Lodge , No . 1277 , Bahamas . The Memorial Lodge , No . 1 S 00 , King William ' s Town . The Westmoreland , Lodge , No . 1377 , Jamaica . The Urania Lodge , No . 1972 , Willowmore , South Africa . The Arakan Lodge , No . 646 , Akyab , Burmah . The Fort Lodge , No . 1528 , Newquay . The Elian Vannin Lodge , No . 2049 , Douglas , Isle of Man .
The Board further recommends that the St . John ' s Lodge , No . 246 S , Douglas , Isle of Man , not having been consecrated , be removed from the Register . The Board hive to report the following presentations to the Library and Museum since the last meeting of Grand Lodge , all of which have been accepted with thanks .
TITLE OR OBJECT . HY WHOM PRESENTED . Chivalric Freemasonry in the British Isles ... Sir Charles A . Cameron , C . B . Centennial Medal of the A . and A . Scottish Rile ... Gen . John Corson Smith , P . G . M An Old Grand Lodge Certificate ... ... Morris Davis , P . M . 2714 . Catalogue of ths Coombe Masonic Library ... VV . James Hughan , P . G . D . Bye-Laws and History of Lodge No . 44 ... ... Nathan Heywood , P M . 41 ' Three American Masonic Medals ... ... Leo A . Hcilborn , P . M . ( U . S . A . ) American Masonic Medals
Four ... ... Jas . W . Squires , P . M . ( U . S . A . ) Discours sur le Secret . . . Franc-iM ironnerie ... VV . A . Dawson , A . G . D . C . Constitutions of thc Grand Lodge of Canada ... J . Ross Robertson , Past G . M . A Masonic Token , 1 794 ... ... ... A . G . Duck , P . M . SyS . 12 Masonic Medals and 10 Masonic Jewels ... Anonymous . Signature of the Duke of Norfolk , G . M . i 7 ?) ... 7 ,- IT , , ™ . „ . An Old Masonic Jug ... ... ... j Fred . Trehawke Dav . es , P . M . An Old Masonic Locket ... ... ... George Kenning and San .
Two Old Masonic Jewels ... ... ... H . T . Lamb . A Photo of Old Grand Steward ' s Jewel ... ... V . W . Broadbent , P . M . 37 . A Masonic Emblematic Ornament ... ... Percy M . Whellock , P . M . 11 S 5 . The Board also submit a Statement of the Grand Lodge Accounts at the last meeting of the Finance Committee , held on Friday , the 16 th of August 1 9 , showing a balance in the Bank of England ( Law Courts Branch ) of £ 6261 18 s . sd ., and in the hands of the Grand Secretary for petty cash £ 100 , and for
servants wages £ 100 . ( Signed ) RICHARD LOVELAND LOVELAND , President . Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C , August 20 th , 1901 . List of lodges for which warrants have been granted b y the M . W . Grand Master since the last Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge : No . 2860 , The New Century , London . 2861 , The Borough of Islington , London .
2 S 62 , The Grant , Galle , Ceylon . 2863 , The Kilkivan , Kilkivan , Queensland . 2864 , The Duke of Cornwall , Stamford Hill , Natal , 2 S 65 , The East Gosgote , Syston , Leicestershire . 2 S 6 C , The Shillong , Shillong , Bengal . 2 S 67 , The London Welsh , London . 2868 , The Ashington , Hirst , Northumberland . 2869 , The Blyth , Butterworth , S . Africa . 2870 , The Cheselden , London .
Mark Grand Lodge.
MARK GRAND LODGE .
The following is the business to be transacted on Tuesday , the 3 rd prox .: 1 . Read and , if approved , confirm minutes of Quarterly Communication of 4 th June , 1901 . 2 . Report of the General Board . 3 . A motion will be made that the Report be taken as read .
4 . A motion will be made that the Report be received and entered on the minutes . 5 . Recommendation arising out of the Report—That the sum of £ 50 be voted to a widow , 6 . A motion will be proposed that the Report be adopted . 7 . Presentation of Charity jewels to the Stewards of the last Benevolent Festival .
Italian Freemasonry.
ITALIAN FREEMASONRY .
[ T RANSLATION FROM A CONTINENTAL CLERICAL PAPER . ] Rome , May , 1901 . The Freemasonry of this country has given signs of life , it has stepped forth almost publicly , has arranged a manifestation , and taken off part of its maik . For Masonry does wear a mask to conceal its organisation , it has some
sort of great mysteries , which it discloses only to its own great dignitaries . But was the mask thrown off this time ? The Grand Master , Ernest Nathan , it is true , opened for a few hours the great halls of the Giustiniani Palace , invited half of Rome to his lecture , deputies , senators , high officials , the press , to let them hear his promised speech about " Freemasonry , its doings and aims , " but , as it was lo be expected , he said . only what he could say and what he wanted to say .
The Italian Freemasons used to occupy the first floor of the palazzo Borghese , sequestrated by the creditors of the Prince Borghese , descendant of the family of Paul V . When the son of Prince Borghese married , in Genoa , the very rich Princess Galliero , he bought off the historical palace and gave the "Great Orient" notice to quit , and they removed consequently their penates , triangles , tiowels , and aprons to the Giustiniani Palace . It is a rather strange coincidence that on the second floor , above the Masons , dwells Cardinal Cretoni .
The lecture of M . Ernest Nathan was to be an apology of Freemasonry it was to prove Io the Italian public , that the brother Freemasons are not those impersonate devils , black spirits decending direct from Lucifer , disgrace of the human race , agents of licentiousness , officers of Satan , The necessity of such a defence
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The Western Division Of South Africa.
igoo , just 15 lodges with a membership of 950 , of whom 86 9 were returned as being in good standing . On the 31 st December last , there were 17 lodges with an aggregate membershi p of 1123 , of whom all but 90 were in good standing . Thus during
the year the increase in members is 1 73 , while thc increase m members in arrear is only nine . The strongest lodge , numerically , is the British Lodge , No . 334 , Cape Town , which musters 169 members , the next in order being the Woodstock Lodge , No .
2379 , with I 02 members . The smallest was the Alfred Milner Lodge , No . 2 S 33 , which , at the date of the return , had been formed but not consecrated . We trust that as the country becomes more settled , Masonry in this and the other Districts of South Africa will go on making further and still moro satisfactory progress .
United Grand Lodge.
UNITED GRAND LODGE .
The following is to be transacted on Wednesday next , the 4 th prox .: 1 . Minutes of the Quarterly Communication of the 5 th June , for confirmation . 2 . Minutes of the Especial Grand Lodge of the 17 th July , for confirmation . 3 . The Most Worshipful Pro Grand Master will propose a vote of sympathy with the Most Worshipful Grand Master on the death of her
Imperial Majesty , the Empress Frederick . 4 . Message from the Most Worshipful Grand Master : His Royal Highness the Most Worshipful Grand Master having received a complaint from the Grand Lodge of Denmark , that the Grand Lodge of Hamburg ( not having any rights in Danish territory ) had warranted a lodge in Copenhagen , contrary to the expressed will of the Masonic authorities of Denmark , has caused enquiries to be made , with the result that the complaint appears
to be well founder . The Grand Lodge of Denmark having further declared the lodge so warranted to be an illegal and irregular body , and having requested that the Grand Lodge of England should take steps to acquaint English Freemasons with this fact , his Royal Highness desires that the sense of Grand Lodge should be taken on the following rt solutions : I . —That a Body calling itself " Lodge Christian Zum Palmbaum , " or " Lodge Christian til Palmatrojat , " and meeting in Copenhagen , having
been declared illegal and irregular by the Grand Lodge of Denmark , all Masons under the United Grand Lodge of England are hereby warned that they cannot visit such irregular Body , nor can any lodge under this jurisdiction admit as a visitor or joining member any member of such irregular Body , without respectively incurring the penalty attaching to a grave Masonic offence .
2 . —That a copy of the foregoing resolution be transmitted to each Grand Lodge with which this Grand Lodge is in communication , and to the Worshipful Masters of all lodges holding under the United Grand Lodge of England ; each such Worshipful Master being hereby instructed to cause these resolutions to be read at the first meeting of his lodge after the receipt thereof , and to direct that they shall be entered on the
minutes , 5 . Report of the Beard of Benevolence for the months ending June , July , and August , in which are recommendations for the following grants , viz . ;
1 he widow of a brother of the Lodge of Prudence , No . 1550 , Plymouth ... ... ... ... ^ ioo o o The widow of a brother of the Humber Installed Masters' Lodge , No . 2494 , Hull ... ... 100 0 o A brother of the Ixion Lodge , No . 3501 , Buckhuist Hill 50 o o
The widow of a brother of the Amherst Lodge , No . 1223 , Riverhead ... ... ... ,.. 50 0 o A brotherof the Yokohama Lodge , No . 1092 , Yokohama 50 0 o A brother of the Mount Edgcumbe Lodge , No . 144 6 , London ... ... ... ... ioo a a
6 . REPORT OF THE BOARD OV GENERAL PURPOSES . To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England . The Board begs to leport that it has received notification that the whole of the lodges forming the late District Grand Lodge of Western Australia had resolved to surrender their respective warrants , and to place themselves under the jurisdiction of the recently-formed Grand Lodge of Western Australia , viz .:
The St . John ' s Lodge , No . 485 , Perth . The Freemantle Lodge , No . 1033 , Freemantle . The Geraldton Lodge , No . 1683 , Geraldton . The Wellington Lodge , No . 1840 , Bunbury . The York Lod » > e , No . 2118 , York . The St . George's Lodge , No . 2165 . Perth . The Emulation Lodge , No . 2281 , Perth .
The Harmony Lodge , No . 2282 , Fremantle . The Harding Lodge , No . 2297 , Roebourne . The Albany Lodge , No . 2443 , Albany . The Unity Lodge , No . 2452 , Perth . Avon Lodge , No . 2471 , Northam . Coolgardie Lodge , No . 2543 , Coolgardie . Southern Cross Lodge , No . 2574 , Southern Cross .
Murchison Lodge , No . 2617 , Cue , Murchison Gold Fields . Friendship Lodge , No . 2618 , Helena Vale . Beaconsfield Lodge , No . 2635 , Fremantle . The Military Lodge , No . 2636 , Perth . The Norseman Lodge , No . 26 37 , Norseman . Esperance Lodge , No . 2638 , Esperance . Menzies Lodge , No . 2639 , Menzies . .. Loyal Wcstralian Lodge , No . 2658 , Fremantle .
Perth Lodge , No . 2775 , Perth . Richmond Lodge , No . 277 6 , East Fremantle . The Diamond Fields Lodge , No . 2777 , Perth . The Kalgoorlie Lodge , No . 277 8 , Kalgoorlie . The lloulder Lodge , No . 2779 , Boulder . Finnerly Lod ^ e , No . 27 80 , Kalgoorlie . Katanning Lodge , Ncj . 2781 , Ka ' . inning . The Duke of Albany Lodge . No . 2782 , Perth . The Golden Square Lodge , No . 2783 . Kalgoorlie ,
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The Lathom Lodge , No . 2797 , Perth . Lodge Australia , No . 2 S 01 , Perth . The John Hutt Lodge , No . 2802 , Guildford . The Toodyay Lodge , No . 2803 , Newcastle . The Board begs to recommend that the above lodges , having returned their respective Warrants to the Grand Secretary " , be formally erased by vote of Grand Lodge .
The Board also brfrs to report that the following lodges having ceased to work , and having failed to show cavse why they should not be removed fiom the roll of lodges , be erased by Grand Lodge : The Morning Star Lodge , No . 1439 , Pahmpur . The Victory Lodge , No . 2062 , Fategarh , Bengal . The Light in Assam Lodge , No . 1985 , Silsagur , Bengal .
The Britannia Lodge , No . 1277 , Bahamas . The Memorial Lodge , No . 1 S 00 , King William ' s Town . The Westmoreland , Lodge , No . 1377 , Jamaica . The Urania Lodge , No . 1972 , Willowmore , South Africa . The Arakan Lodge , No . 646 , Akyab , Burmah . The Fort Lodge , No . 1528 , Newquay . The Elian Vannin Lodge , No . 2049 , Douglas , Isle of Man .
The Board further recommends that the St . John ' s Lodge , No . 246 S , Douglas , Isle of Man , not having been consecrated , be removed from the Register . The Board hive to report the following presentations to the Library and Museum since the last meeting of Grand Lodge , all of which have been accepted with thanks .
TITLE OR OBJECT . HY WHOM PRESENTED . Chivalric Freemasonry in the British Isles ... Sir Charles A . Cameron , C . B . Centennial Medal of the A . and A . Scottish Rile ... Gen . John Corson Smith , P . G . M An Old Grand Lodge Certificate ... ... Morris Davis , P . M . 2714 . Catalogue of ths Coombe Masonic Library ... VV . James Hughan , P . G . D . Bye-Laws and History of Lodge No . 44 ... ... Nathan Heywood , P M . 41 ' Three American Masonic Medals ... ... Leo A . Hcilborn , P . M . ( U . S . A . ) American Masonic Medals
Four ... ... Jas . W . Squires , P . M . ( U . S . A . ) Discours sur le Secret . . . Franc-iM ironnerie ... VV . A . Dawson , A . G . D . C . Constitutions of thc Grand Lodge of Canada ... J . Ross Robertson , Past G . M . A Masonic Token , 1 794 ... ... ... A . G . Duck , P . M . SyS . 12 Masonic Medals and 10 Masonic Jewels ... Anonymous . Signature of the Duke of Norfolk , G . M . i 7 ?) ... 7 ,- IT , , ™ . „ . An Old Masonic Jug ... ... ... j Fred . Trehawke Dav . es , P . M . An Old Masonic Locket ... ... ... George Kenning and San .
Two Old Masonic Jewels ... ... ... H . T . Lamb . A Photo of Old Grand Steward ' s Jewel ... ... V . W . Broadbent , P . M . 37 . A Masonic Emblematic Ornament ... ... Percy M . Whellock , P . M . 11 S 5 . The Board also submit a Statement of the Grand Lodge Accounts at the last meeting of the Finance Committee , held on Friday , the 16 th of August 1 9 , showing a balance in the Bank of England ( Law Courts Branch ) of £ 6261 18 s . sd ., and in the hands of the Grand Secretary for petty cash £ 100 , and for
servants wages £ 100 . ( Signed ) RICHARD LOVELAND LOVELAND , President . Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C , August 20 th , 1901 . List of lodges for which warrants have been granted b y the M . W . Grand Master since the last Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge : No . 2860 , The New Century , London . 2861 , The Borough of Islington , London .
2 S 62 , The Grant , Galle , Ceylon . 2863 , The Kilkivan , Kilkivan , Queensland . 2864 , The Duke of Cornwall , Stamford Hill , Natal , 2 S 65 , The East Gosgote , Syston , Leicestershire . 2 S 6 C , The Shillong , Shillong , Bengal . 2 S 67 , The London Welsh , London . 2868 , The Ashington , Hirst , Northumberland . 2869 , The Blyth , Butterworth , S . Africa . 2870 , The Cheselden , London .
Mark Grand Lodge.
MARK GRAND LODGE .
The following is the business to be transacted on Tuesday , the 3 rd prox .: 1 . Read and , if approved , confirm minutes of Quarterly Communication of 4 th June , 1901 . 2 . Report of the General Board . 3 . A motion will be made that the Report be taken as read .
4 . A motion will be made that the Report be received and entered on the minutes . 5 . Recommendation arising out of the Report—That the sum of £ 50 be voted to a widow , 6 . A motion will be proposed that the Report be adopted . 7 . Presentation of Charity jewels to the Stewards of the last Benevolent Festival .
Italian Freemasonry.
ITALIAN FREEMASONRY .
[ T RANSLATION FROM A CONTINENTAL CLERICAL PAPER . ] Rome , May , 1901 . The Freemasonry of this country has given signs of life , it has stepped forth almost publicly , has arranged a manifestation , and taken off part of its maik . For Masonry does wear a mask to conceal its organisation , it has some
sort of great mysteries , which it discloses only to its own great dignitaries . But was the mask thrown off this time ? The Grand Master , Ernest Nathan , it is true , opened for a few hours the great halls of the Giustiniani Palace , invited half of Rome to his lecture , deputies , senators , high officials , the press , to let them hear his promised speech about " Freemasonry , its doings and aims , " but , as it was lo be expected , he said . only what he could say and what he wanted to say .
The Italian Freemasons used to occupy the first floor of the palazzo Borghese , sequestrated by the creditors of the Prince Borghese , descendant of the family of Paul V . When the son of Prince Borghese married , in Genoa , the very rich Princess Galliero , he bought off the historical palace and gave the "Great Orient" notice to quit , and they removed consequently their penates , triangles , tiowels , and aprons to the Giustiniani Palace . It is a rather strange coincidence that on the second floor , above the Masons , dwells Cardinal Cretoni .
The lecture of M . Ernest Nathan was to be an apology of Freemasonry it was to prove Io the Italian public , that the brother Freemasons are not those impersonate devils , black spirits decending direct from Lucifer , disgrace of the human race , agents of licentiousness , officers of Satan , The necessity of such a defence