The Craft In Hungary.

THE CRAFT IN HUNGARY .

THE Masons' Palace , the first Freemasons' HaU in Austria-Hungary , was opened on Sunday in Buda-Pesth , in the presence of Delegates from Lotiges all over the world . The site was given by the town , and the building has been raised out of the funds of the Hungarian Lodges as part of the Millennium festivities . In Oisleithania , Freemasonry is prohibited by law ,

and the Emperor of Austria is bound to withhold his countenance from the Institution . The King of Hungary , however , is under no such obligation . Freemasonry in Hungary dates from the restoration of Hungarian Autonomy in 1867 , but hitherto no separate Masonic building has been in existence . The ceremony

on Sunday was , therefore ( telegraphs our "Vienna Correspondent ) , considered an event in the history of Freemasonry , and the gathering was addressed by the Delegates of the Grand Lodge of Belgium , in French ; by the Delegate of the Grand Lodge of the Emperor Frederick , of Berlin , in German ; by a Delegate from

Massachusetts , in English ; and , finally , by a Servian Delegate . As a counter-blast , an International Anti-Freemasons' Congress is being prepared , under the patronage of the Archbishop of Trent , in the Southern Tyrol , to be held in Trent in September next . — " Standard , 23 rd June . "

Correspondence.

CORRESPONDENCE .

We , do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of our ' Correspondents . All Letters must bear the name and address of the writer , not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of good faith . We cannot undertake to return rejected communications .

BLACK-BALLING

To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' CHBONICMI . DEAB SIE AND BBOTHBB , —Whilst quite agreeing with your statement that the " black-balling of a candidate for initiation must always be a painful subject "J am certainly of " Member ' s " opinion that the circumstance should be reported in the proceedings of a Lodge ( of course omitting the person ' s

name ) , as a warning to other Lodges to be careful what members are received among them . Too much caution cannot be exercised in this matter , and I think the more such rejections are known among the Brethren the better it will be for the credit and prosperity of the Craft . Yours fraternally ,

P . M . & P . Z 23 rd June 1896 .

Holiday Arrangements.

HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS .

SUMMER TOURS IN SCOTLAND . THE London and North-Western and Caledonian Railway Companies announce considerable additions and improvements in the train service to and from Scotland for the summer , commencing July . In addition to the day express leaving Euston at 10 a . m . and the afternoon " corridor " luncheon and dining car express leaving Euston at 2 p . m ., a new express composed of corridor carriages will be put on , leaving Euston at 11-30 a . m ., arriving

at Edinburgh 7-55 p . m ., and Glasgow 8 p . m . Lunchton , tea , and other refreshments will be provided en route by the attendants accompanying the corridor trains . The night express leaving Euston at 8 p . m . for Inverness and Aberdeen , with sleeping saloons attached , will be timed to reach those places considerably earlier than at present , giving ample time at Aberdeen to enable passengers to go forward by the early morning train to the Deeside , Elgin , < fec . Passengers for Glasgow and Edinburgh who prefer to travel at

night can leave London as late as 11-50 p . m ., and reach their destination before 8 in the morning . Sleeping saloons are run by this express , the only stoppages made by it between London and Glasgow being Crewe and Carlisle , a comfortable and uninterrupted night journey at a uniform rate of speed thus being obtained . " Numerous facilities for break of journey to or from Scotland are afforded by the Company ' s announcements , tourists with tickets to Glasgow being enabled to visit Shakespeare ' s country , the English Lake District , as well as Edinburgh , and other points of interest en route .

- GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY EXPRESS SERVICE . THIS Company announce many important improvements and alterarions in their express train service , commencing 1 st July . A new day express will leave "Kings Cross at 11-20 a . m ., arriving in Edinburgh 7-45 p . m . The 8 p . m . Scotch sleeping car express will leave at 8-15 p . m ., and the 8-30 p . m . Scotch express •will leave at 8 * 45 p . m . A new night sleeping

car express will leave Kings Cross at 10 p . m ., from llth July to 13 th August inclusive , Saturdays and Sundays excepted , for Edinburgh and Aberdeen . A special express for Sherringham and Cromer will also be run from Kings Cross at 12-40 p . m . A new feature which will no doubt be much appreciated by travellers between London and the West Riding of

Yorkshire , is the introduction of third class dining cars between London and Leeds . These cars will be attached to the 10 a . m . express from Leeds ( Central ) , and to the 5-45 p . m . express from London . Improved services will be given between London and Huddersfield , via Wakefield . The Scarboro' and Whitby special express will commence running on llth July , and will leave Kings Cross at 10 * 25 a . m .

"A Sprig Of Acacia."

"A SPRIG OF ACACIA . "

THE Angel of Death has indeed been busy among the ranks of the Brotherhood lately , and this week it is our sorrow to announce the death of two prominent members of the Craft , in the persons of Bro . Sir Augustus Glossop Harris , and Bro . Thomas Samuel Warne . Sir Augustus Harris , who died at

Folkestone , on Monday night , at half-past ten o ' clock , at the early age of fourty-four , was , by reason of his great personality , widely known throughout fche country , but it is among Freema ' sons who knew his kindly heart and generous disposition that his loss will be deeply felt . Himself a liberal contributor to

all Charities he was enabled by his influence to gather large sums of money for benevolent purposes , and we need hardly say that the Masonic Institutions greatly benefited by his exertions in this respect . As a Freemason Bro . Harris had a splendid record , being a member of many Lodges and Chapters . He was

a Founder and first W . M . both of the Drury Lane Lodge , No . 2127 , established in 1885 , and of the Eccentric Lodge , No . 2488 , to which he gave the handsome furniture in 1893 . He was elected Grand Treasurer of the Craft in 1890 , and was a frequent attendant of the Quarterly Communications and Grand Festivals .

His many enterprises in the sphere of public amusement prevented him of late years from being such a regular attendant at his Lodges , but his purse was ever open when a good cause had to be furthered , and many are the stories told of his lavish but unostentatious generosity . His real name was

Glossop , Harris being the professional name adopted by his father , the celebrated Augustus Harris , stage manager of Covent Garden Opera House . He was born at Paris in 1852 , and was educated both in France and Germany , his knowledge of those languages being of great assistance to him when dealing with the various

foreign companies he introduced to London . His municipal career began in 1889 , when he was elected as a member of the Strand Division in the first London County Council . In 1891 he was elected Sheriff , and later on became Deputy-Lieutenant of the City of London . In his capacity of Sheriff he took part

in the reception of the German Emperor , after which the honour of Knighthood was conferred upon him , but he had received a similar honour in 1881 from the Duke of Saxe- 'Meiningen , though of course that was not recognised in this country . The funeral is fixed for this ( Saturday ) afternoon , at Brompton Cemetery .

BEO . THOMAS SAMUEL WARNE died very suddenly at his residence , at Rochester , on Monday evening . He was feeling somewhat indisposed , so retired to bed early , and asked for a cup of tea . This was brought to him , and whilst in the act of drinking it , he exclaimed " I am choking , " fell back , and

expired immediately . Bro . Warne , who was in his seventieth year , was a highly respected and experienced Freemason . He was initiated at Chatham , in the Royal Kent Lodge of Antiquity , No . 20 , the oldest Lodge in the Province , of which he was elected Master so long back as 1868 . He was a member of th-a

Antiquity Chapter , filling the Principals' Chairs in 1871-2-3 . He was also a Past Master of the St . Andrew ' s Mark Lodge , No . 237 , of Rochester . At the Provincial Grand Lodge of Kent , held at Folkestone , on 7 th July 1886 , he was appointed Senior Grand Warden , and was Grand Scribe E . of the Provincial

Chapter for some years past . One of the last Masonic functions at which he assisted was the Consecration of the Sympathy Chapter at Gravesend , when he installed the Principals , as recorded in our issue of 13 th inst . The funeral took olace afc

the New Brompton Cemetery , on Thursday , and was attended by a vast concourse of people . Several beautiful wreaths were sent from the Lodges of the Province , by whom Bro . Warne was held in high esteem .

IN the parish churchyard of Handsworth , on the 17 th , the body was laid to rest of Bro . William Burbank Stocker who had been associated with Freemasonry for nearly forty years . For the past fourteen years he had been a member of the St . James Lodge , No . 482 , Handsworth , and identified , amongst

others , with the Craft , Royal Arch , Knight Templars , Royal Ark Mariners , and Mark Masons , all of which branches were represented at the funeral . Eight Knight Templars of the Howe-Baucant Preceptory , with Eminent Preceptor Edward Mallard at their head , the whole being in regalia , formed a

guard of honour at the church door , and the coffin , followed by mourners and the Masonic deputations , passed beneath an archway of steel made with the swords of the Knights . At the graveside tbe guard of honour and arch of steel were again formed , and , upon the coffin being lowered into the earth , sprigs of acacia were dropped into the grave .

In Memoriam.

In Memoriam .

MOBGAN . —In memory of Brother William Wray Morgan , founder of the FBEEMASON ' CHEONICLE , who died 28 rd June 1893 .