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Provincial Grand Chapter Of Middlesex.
Wherever he went in the province he felt it his duly to thank them for tha handsome present given him at the Provincial Grand L ^ dge meeting . Ths ehapters were so closely associated with the lodges that he fek he must mention the subject . He was pleased to be present and sit under the chairmanship cf the Prov . G . H .. Comp . Thrupp , who was thoroughl y beloved in the province both in the Craft and Royal Arch .
Comp- Dr . W . COCK , P . Z ., also replied , and said that for nearly 20 years he had taken a great interest in th ? welfare of Freemasonry in the province of Middlesex . He was much obliged to them for the cordial reception he had received . Comp . C . FRUEN , Prov . G . i : t . A . S ., gave "The Health of the Prov . G . H ., " who bad acted as Grand Superintend ! nt that day . He said that Comp . Thrupp was always at work endeavouring to promote the welfare of Freemasonry in the province . Comp . RAYMOND H . THRUPP , Prov . G . H ., returned thanks , and the proceedings then terminated .
Recent Boys' School Festival.
RECENT BOYS' SCHOOL FESTIVAL .
The following additions to lists have been received since our report of last week : Lodge LONDON . £ s . d .
192 Bro . T . W . Fisher , additional ... ... 3 13 6 13 S 3 „ A . H . Bevan , addiiional ... ... ... 1 1 o 16 77 „ Dr . Hunter , additional ... ... ... 5 5 o 2 4 10 „ W . A Nutt , additional ... ... ... 220 ( raising his list to £ 11 < 3 1 is . )
PROVINCES . HERTFORDSHIRE . 2323 Bro . Thomas Fenn , additional ... ... 550 LANCASHIRE ( WESTERN DIVISION ) . 2220 Bro . G . A . Harradon , additional ... ... X S o
Harrod's Stores.
HARROD'S STORES .
Among the numerous businesses which have latterly started up in various parts of London , and succeed in obtaining a large measure of public support , is that which was established many years ago by a Mr . Harrod , and in iSSowas taken overb y a limited company . During the seven years that have since elapsed it has developed into a huge concern , nor is it any exaggeration to say that the sum cf one million and a half pounds sterling will hardly suffice to represent the amount of business it does per annum at the
present time . It is located in the Brompton-road , and is accessible from all parts of the Metropolis b y train , omnibus , or other conveyance . The existing premises are on an immense scale , but additional buildings are being erected , and , when these have been completed , " Harrod ' s Stores " will
occupy an area of some 150 , 000 square feet , which is equivalent to saying that it is a block of buildings with a frontage of 400 feet and a depth of 375 feet . The premises , too , are proportionately lofty . For a man to ascend without discomfort from the basement to the topmost storey he must be in a fairly good condition as regards training , while it would be difficult to estimate the number of miles he would be called upon to walk , who should
resolve on traversing all the various departments into which each floor is divided or sub-divided . As for the business tint is done in " Harrod ' s Stores , " we cannot say that it differs materially from that which is done b y other firms of equal importance . The company ' s motto is an ambitious one — Omnia omnibus Ubique . That is to say , it undertakes to supply everything to everybody in every part of the world , nor is the undertaking
by any means an exaggerated one . A mere glance at the price list will suffice to show that the commodities in which the company deal are arranged 111 from 70 to 80 departments , which are classed under three principal heads ~ C" ) '' Grocery and General Provision Departments ; " ( b ) " General Furnishing and Hardware Departments ; " ( c ) " General Drapery and kincy Departments . " Thus a customer of Harrod's may build and decorate
his house and fit and furnish it from attic to cellar ; clothe , feed , and adorn the members of his family ; engage domestic servants through their agency , hire horses and carriages for their use and pleasure , and provide I imself and them with all the necessaries and comforts for travelling by land ° r water . In short , there is nothing which people require for their own personal use or adornment or for the of the house nothing
purposes ; trat will minister to their comfort or pleasure in the house or ° ut of it , in entcr ' aiiiing fnenc ' s at heme or abroad , when travelling by 1 ail or boat , or on excursions up river or when yachting , which he will have ihe slightest d . fiiculty in obtaining at Harrod ' s Stores or through , eir agency . Then as regards the prices charged for the various goods to Je purchased at these Stores , thev are such as will suit the Dockets of everv
< lass of customer , from those to whom the outlay of a few pounds more or Lss is a matter of indifference , so long as they obtain articles of the quality they desire , down to those to whom the expenditure of a few shillings Lr even pence is a matter of serious consideration . Harrod ' s Stores are by fu ° ]| me mS an expensive firm to deal with , and for this reason , that you obtain value for the moneys you expend . Whether it be furniture for a palatial "iderxe or for the humble iniddle-class suburban villa , or articles for the na Se en
fes ^ ° i " ° i ° >' rnent ° f lne millionaire , or for the business or pronur ' h "H " ° ^ r no est income , you may rely upon it that the goods you p C f ha £ e both as to character and quality are Well worth the amount you ecu 1 J * ' ^' ' lad occasion recently to visit these Stores , and by the we \ ' ^ r Nau nton who is the chief Accountant of the Company , , jer £ vc ' . ccnduc ( ed either personally by him or by some of the principal lheA ^ '" r * p through various branches or departments . We visited clerk C f L ' S own P ' cular branch , in which there are as many as 270 » . I 01 WnClfl A rnnt : ir 1 pml-tlr > ni . mVipr nrr . v ^ imnr ln ^ ioc all onnrorrnrl in
Hind ' ? f i ? UnlS , nnulr" -rable in order and up to date . We traversed ¦ yYe 2 ' l "f departments connected with provisions , house furnishing , &; . rari | - tre lak ( n to the stables wheie arc to be seen the horses for hire loi - 'Pints '' PV'P oses or lor riding , and to the cellars where are the wines and the m ' " 1 W 00 ^ bottled , and where men weie engaged in preparing mineral waters—which are made on the premises—ready to b ; dis-
Harrod's Stores.
patched to Henley during the present week ; wherever we went , we wer ; brought face to face with evidence which it is impossible to gainsay—that the motto of Harrod ' s Stores Limited — Omnia omnibus Ubique — \" , as we said at the outset , no exaggeration , no mere empty boast , but a plain unvarnished fact , the truth of which any one who chooses may test by personal experience .
Annual Picnic Of The Gallery Lodge, No. 1928.
ANNUAL PICNIC OF THE GALLERY LODGE , No . 1928 .
The annual picnic of the Gallery Lodge , held on Saturday last at Broadstairs , must be chronicled as one of the most enjoyable excursions ever organised by that prosperous body of brethren . Leaving Victoria Station at 10 45 by the new Morning Granville of the Chatham and Dover Railway , travelling in saloon carriages , and accompanied by Mr . Francis Walsh , representing Mr . John Morgan , the Secretary of the company , the party reached the most picturesque of Kent
watering places , after an exceedingly smart run , with stoppages at Heme Hill and Margate only . Private carriages were waiting at Broadstairs Station , and in these the members of the lodge drove with their friends to the Assembly Rooms , where an admirable champagne luncheon was served by the Army and Navy Co-operative Society , under the direction of Mr . R . W . Wynne , the manager Refreshment Department of the Stores , Victoria-street , Westminster .
The W . M . of the lodge , Bro . Percy W . Husk , presided , and the company included Mrs . Husk ; Bro . Tarran , S . W . ; Bro . W . M . Duckworth , P . M ., Treas ., and Mrs . Duckworth ; Bro . W . T . Perkins , P . M ., Sec , Mrs . Perkins , and Miss Perkins ; Bro . Alfred F . Robbins , Treasurer of the Benevolent Fund , and Mrs . Robbins ; Bro . H . L . Bell , Stwd ., and Mrs . Bell ; Bro . J . D . irvine , Stivd ., and Mrs . Irvine ; Bro . W . H . Ashenden and Miss Ashenden ; Bro . R . G . Emery and Mrs . Emery ; Bro . G . E . Saunders , P . M ., and Mrs , Saunders ; Bro . C . H .
Smith , Miss Smith and Miss Carlos ; Bro . Ernest Hobson and Mrs . Hobson ; Bro . T . Lane , Mrs . Lane and Mrs . Johnson ; Bro . Michael Henry and Mrs . Henry ; Dr . and Mrs . Swindlehurst ; Mr . W . Collins and Miss Oppitz ; Mr . Keir and Mrs . Keir ; Mr . O'Keefe , together with the following guests : Mr . Francis Walsh ; Bros . W . Cowell , W . M ., the Rev . R . A . Fawssett ( rector of Broadstairs ) , S . W . and Chap ., J . F . May , Sec , Harvey , I . P . M ., Blackburn , P . M ., H . F . Ford , P . M ., and Whiteing , of 2448 .
The toasts were "The Queen and the Craft , " " The Gallery Lodge , " ' * The Ladies , " and "The Visitors . " Bro . COWELL proposed the Gallery Lodge , and on behalf of the Bradstow Lodge , gave the visitors a hearty greeting . Bro . HUSK briefly responded and reciprocated the kindly sentiments expressed by the proposer of the toast .
Mr . COLLINS asked the company to drink to "The Health of the Ladies , " and Bro . ASIIKNUEN responded . Bro . Rev . R . A . FAWSSETT and Mr . F . WALSH replied for "The Visitors , " the latter stating that his chief , Mr . John Morgan , the Secretary of the London , Chatham , and Dover Railway Company , regretted that he was unable to accept the invitation given to him to attend the picnic .
Bro . PERKINS acknowledged the great facilities offered on this and other occasions to the Gallery Lodge by Mr . Jlorgan , and thanked Mr . Wynne for the excellent arrangements made for luncheon by the Army and Navy Co-operative Society . Mr . T . P . Swaine photographed the party in the ornamental gardens on the sea front and they then drove through Ramsgate , Pegwell Bay , and Minster . Tea was served at six o'clock and subsequently one half of the company returned to
London , the others remaining to spend the week end at Broadstairs . The latter made the Llanadern Boarding House , 2 , Chandos-square , their headquarters , and on Sunday their guests of the previous day—the W . M . and members of the Bradstow Lodge—became their hosts and drove them in brakes to the old town of Sandwich . Throughout the holiday , the weather was delightful and no hitch of any sort occurred to mar the pleasure of the party . The arrangements for the excursion were made by Bro . Perkins , who was complimented on their complete success .
The Gresham Life Assurance Society, Limited.
THE GRESHAM LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY , LIMITED .
The Gresham Life , like the auriferous Pactolus , of mythology , continues to How onward , gathering riches and power as the years advance . In its report just issued a gratifying record is furnished of progressive work on a scale of magnitude unsurpassed in any previous year in the company ' s history , the new premiums for the year having amounted to £ 140 , 600 155 . 4 d . During the year S 7 G 1 policies were issued , assuring an amount of £ 3 , 290 , 692 . Following the report , we find that the amount of £ 11 ) 0 , 707 iys . id . had been received during the year as purchase-money for immediate and deferred life
annuities , and £ 323 by way of periodical payments of the first year , in respect of deferred and contingent life annuities . The annuity policies sealed during the period represented an annual payment by the society of £ 17 , 884 . The income of the society derived from premiums , interest , and rents during the year amounted to £ 1 , 084 , 823 QS . 5 cl ., being an increase of £ 72 , 036 145 . nd . upon the previous year . The admitted claims on life policies amounted to £ 403 . 310 41 ., of which £ 2000 had been re-assured . The _ admitted claims on endowments , nuturing by age or expiration of term , amounted to / . ' 95 , 32 s 17 s . 4 d . The charge upon the society for the surrender
of policies ( including loans written off in respect of policies which had lapsed ) was £ 48 , 388 10 s . As a result of the operations of the past year , an amount of ^ , 362 , 080 25 . sd . has been added to the funds of the society . The assets appearing in the balance-sheet amount in the whole to £ 5 , 902 , 483 4 s . 41 I . The araotntof the investment reserve account has been increased to £ ' So , ooo . 1 he surplus on the valuation period amounted to £ 7 S , yui 155 . 7 d ., £ 78 , 500 of which ranks for division among the policyholders and shareholders . A sum equal to yo per cent , of this surplus will , in due course , . be apportioned to fielders of participating policies in force on December 31 st last .
TUB OXI ' ORU AND CAMUKIMCK CSICKET MATCH at Lord ' s was brought to a conclusion on Saturday last , the D . irk Blu- 's winning a splendidly-pliyed game by four wickets . Cambridge hal brought itself into vary bid odjur with the visitors the day previous by contriving that its opponents should Da in a position to escape a follow on , and for this the Light Blues were hooted . However , they liuishid the day with 271 runs to the good and two wickets still to fall . On S-iturday they completed their second
int . ings lor 212 , and , as they had a start of 117 runs on th = litst innings , the Dark Blues bad wh . t seemed to be an impossible task before them , nnm-ly , lo make 350 runs and win the mitch . Thanks to the splendid play of Messrs . 11 . K . l ' o ; t ; r ( 34 ) , G . O . Smith ( i . ; . ) , C . C . Pilkington ( 41 J , II . D . G . Leveson-Gow ( 4 i | , aaJ (' , . R . Uardswell ( 33 not ou !) , Lxf ird pulled the match out of the lice and p : uv : vi vic ' . o ous , with Sour wick :. s st . l . to I all . Tne exekement on the ground when lie . rjsalt ;¦; : s made know . i was so . 1 :-thing marvellous .
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Provincial Grand Chapter Of Middlesex.
Wherever he went in the province he felt it his duly to thank them for tha handsome present given him at the Provincial Grand L ^ dge meeting . Ths ehapters were so closely associated with the lodges that he fek he must mention the subject . He was pleased to be present and sit under the chairmanship cf the Prov . G . H .. Comp . Thrupp , who was thoroughl y beloved in the province both in the Craft and Royal Arch .
Comp- Dr . W . COCK , P . Z ., also replied , and said that for nearly 20 years he had taken a great interest in th ? welfare of Freemasonry in the province of Middlesex . He was much obliged to them for the cordial reception he had received . Comp . C . FRUEN , Prov . G . i : t . A . S ., gave "The Health of the Prov . G . H ., " who bad acted as Grand Superintend ! nt that day . He said that Comp . Thrupp was always at work endeavouring to promote the welfare of Freemasonry in the province . Comp . RAYMOND H . THRUPP , Prov . G . H ., returned thanks , and the proceedings then terminated .
Recent Boys' School Festival.
RECENT BOYS' SCHOOL FESTIVAL .
The following additions to lists have been received since our report of last week : Lodge LONDON . £ s . d .
192 Bro . T . W . Fisher , additional ... ... 3 13 6 13 S 3 „ A . H . Bevan , addiiional ... ... ... 1 1 o 16 77 „ Dr . Hunter , additional ... ... ... 5 5 o 2 4 10 „ W . A Nutt , additional ... ... ... 220 ( raising his list to £ 11 < 3 1 is . )
PROVINCES . HERTFORDSHIRE . 2323 Bro . Thomas Fenn , additional ... ... 550 LANCASHIRE ( WESTERN DIVISION ) . 2220 Bro . G . A . Harradon , additional ... ... X S o
Harrod's Stores.
HARROD'S STORES .
Among the numerous businesses which have latterly started up in various parts of London , and succeed in obtaining a large measure of public support , is that which was established many years ago by a Mr . Harrod , and in iSSowas taken overb y a limited company . During the seven years that have since elapsed it has developed into a huge concern , nor is it any exaggeration to say that the sum cf one million and a half pounds sterling will hardly suffice to represent the amount of business it does per annum at the
present time . It is located in the Brompton-road , and is accessible from all parts of the Metropolis b y train , omnibus , or other conveyance . The existing premises are on an immense scale , but additional buildings are being erected , and , when these have been completed , " Harrod ' s Stores " will
occupy an area of some 150 , 000 square feet , which is equivalent to saying that it is a block of buildings with a frontage of 400 feet and a depth of 375 feet . The premises , too , are proportionately lofty . For a man to ascend without discomfort from the basement to the topmost storey he must be in a fairly good condition as regards training , while it would be difficult to estimate the number of miles he would be called upon to walk , who should
resolve on traversing all the various departments into which each floor is divided or sub-divided . As for the business tint is done in " Harrod ' s Stores , " we cannot say that it differs materially from that which is done b y other firms of equal importance . The company ' s motto is an ambitious one — Omnia omnibus Ubique . That is to say , it undertakes to supply everything to everybody in every part of the world , nor is the undertaking
by any means an exaggerated one . A mere glance at the price list will suffice to show that the commodities in which the company deal are arranged 111 from 70 to 80 departments , which are classed under three principal heads ~ C" ) '' Grocery and General Provision Departments ; " ( b ) " General Furnishing and Hardware Departments ; " ( c ) " General Drapery and kincy Departments . " Thus a customer of Harrod's may build and decorate
his house and fit and furnish it from attic to cellar ; clothe , feed , and adorn the members of his family ; engage domestic servants through their agency , hire horses and carriages for their use and pleasure , and provide I imself and them with all the necessaries and comforts for travelling by land ° r water . In short , there is nothing which people require for their own personal use or adornment or for the of the house nothing
purposes ; trat will minister to their comfort or pleasure in the house or ° ut of it , in entcr ' aiiiing fnenc ' s at heme or abroad , when travelling by 1 ail or boat , or on excursions up river or when yachting , which he will have ihe slightest d . fiiculty in obtaining at Harrod ' s Stores or through , eir agency . Then as regards the prices charged for the various goods to Je purchased at these Stores , thev are such as will suit the Dockets of everv
< lass of customer , from those to whom the outlay of a few pounds more or Lss is a matter of indifference , so long as they obtain articles of the quality they desire , down to those to whom the expenditure of a few shillings Lr even pence is a matter of serious consideration . Harrod ' s Stores are by fu ° ]| me mS an expensive firm to deal with , and for this reason , that you obtain value for the moneys you expend . Whether it be furniture for a palatial "iderxe or for the humble iniddle-class suburban villa , or articles for the na Se en
fes ^ ° i " ° i ° >' rnent ° f lne millionaire , or for the business or pronur ' h "H " ° ^ r no est income , you may rely upon it that the goods you p C f ha £ e both as to character and quality are Well worth the amount you ecu 1 J * ' ^' ' lad occasion recently to visit these Stores , and by the we \ ' ^ r Nau nton who is the chief Accountant of the Company , , jer £ vc ' . ccnduc ( ed either personally by him or by some of the principal lheA ^ '" r * p through various branches or departments . We visited clerk C f L ' S own P ' cular branch , in which there are as many as 270 » . I 01 WnClfl A rnnt : ir 1 pml-tlr > ni . mVipr nrr . v ^ imnr ln ^ ioc all onnrorrnrl in
Hind ' ? f i ? UnlS , nnulr" -rable in order and up to date . We traversed ¦ yYe 2 ' l "f departments connected with provisions , house furnishing , &; . rari | - tre lak ( n to the stables wheie arc to be seen the horses for hire loi - 'Pints '' PV'P oses or lor riding , and to the cellars where are the wines and the m ' " 1 W 00 ^ bottled , and where men weie engaged in preparing mineral waters—which are made on the premises—ready to b ; dis-
Harrod's Stores.
patched to Henley during the present week ; wherever we went , we wer ; brought face to face with evidence which it is impossible to gainsay—that the motto of Harrod ' s Stores Limited — Omnia omnibus Ubique — \" , as we said at the outset , no exaggeration , no mere empty boast , but a plain unvarnished fact , the truth of which any one who chooses may test by personal experience .
Annual Picnic Of The Gallery Lodge, No. 1928.
ANNUAL PICNIC OF THE GALLERY LODGE , No . 1928 .
The annual picnic of the Gallery Lodge , held on Saturday last at Broadstairs , must be chronicled as one of the most enjoyable excursions ever organised by that prosperous body of brethren . Leaving Victoria Station at 10 45 by the new Morning Granville of the Chatham and Dover Railway , travelling in saloon carriages , and accompanied by Mr . Francis Walsh , representing Mr . John Morgan , the Secretary of the company , the party reached the most picturesque of Kent
watering places , after an exceedingly smart run , with stoppages at Heme Hill and Margate only . Private carriages were waiting at Broadstairs Station , and in these the members of the lodge drove with their friends to the Assembly Rooms , where an admirable champagne luncheon was served by the Army and Navy Co-operative Society , under the direction of Mr . R . W . Wynne , the manager Refreshment Department of the Stores , Victoria-street , Westminster .
The W . M . of the lodge , Bro . Percy W . Husk , presided , and the company included Mrs . Husk ; Bro . Tarran , S . W . ; Bro . W . M . Duckworth , P . M ., Treas ., and Mrs . Duckworth ; Bro . W . T . Perkins , P . M ., Sec , Mrs . Perkins , and Miss Perkins ; Bro . Alfred F . Robbins , Treasurer of the Benevolent Fund , and Mrs . Robbins ; Bro . H . L . Bell , Stwd ., and Mrs . Bell ; Bro . J . D . irvine , Stivd ., and Mrs . Irvine ; Bro . W . H . Ashenden and Miss Ashenden ; Bro . R . G . Emery and Mrs . Emery ; Bro . G . E . Saunders , P . M ., and Mrs , Saunders ; Bro . C . H .
Smith , Miss Smith and Miss Carlos ; Bro . Ernest Hobson and Mrs . Hobson ; Bro . T . Lane , Mrs . Lane and Mrs . Johnson ; Bro . Michael Henry and Mrs . Henry ; Dr . and Mrs . Swindlehurst ; Mr . W . Collins and Miss Oppitz ; Mr . Keir and Mrs . Keir ; Mr . O'Keefe , together with the following guests : Mr . Francis Walsh ; Bros . W . Cowell , W . M ., the Rev . R . A . Fawssett ( rector of Broadstairs ) , S . W . and Chap ., J . F . May , Sec , Harvey , I . P . M ., Blackburn , P . M ., H . F . Ford , P . M ., and Whiteing , of 2448 .
The toasts were "The Queen and the Craft , " " The Gallery Lodge , " ' * The Ladies , " and "The Visitors . " Bro . COWELL proposed the Gallery Lodge , and on behalf of the Bradstow Lodge , gave the visitors a hearty greeting . Bro . HUSK briefly responded and reciprocated the kindly sentiments expressed by the proposer of the toast .
Mr . COLLINS asked the company to drink to "The Health of the Ladies , " and Bro . ASIIKNUEN responded . Bro . Rev . R . A . FAWSSETT and Mr . F . WALSH replied for "The Visitors , " the latter stating that his chief , Mr . John Morgan , the Secretary of the London , Chatham , and Dover Railway Company , regretted that he was unable to accept the invitation given to him to attend the picnic .
Bro . PERKINS acknowledged the great facilities offered on this and other occasions to the Gallery Lodge by Mr . Jlorgan , and thanked Mr . Wynne for the excellent arrangements made for luncheon by the Army and Navy Co-operative Society . Mr . T . P . Swaine photographed the party in the ornamental gardens on the sea front and they then drove through Ramsgate , Pegwell Bay , and Minster . Tea was served at six o'clock and subsequently one half of the company returned to
London , the others remaining to spend the week end at Broadstairs . The latter made the Llanadern Boarding House , 2 , Chandos-square , their headquarters , and on Sunday their guests of the previous day—the W . M . and members of the Bradstow Lodge—became their hosts and drove them in brakes to the old town of Sandwich . Throughout the holiday , the weather was delightful and no hitch of any sort occurred to mar the pleasure of the party . The arrangements for the excursion were made by Bro . Perkins , who was complimented on their complete success .
The Gresham Life Assurance Society, Limited.
THE GRESHAM LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY , LIMITED .
The Gresham Life , like the auriferous Pactolus , of mythology , continues to How onward , gathering riches and power as the years advance . In its report just issued a gratifying record is furnished of progressive work on a scale of magnitude unsurpassed in any previous year in the company ' s history , the new premiums for the year having amounted to £ 140 , 600 155 . 4 d . During the year S 7 G 1 policies were issued , assuring an amount of £ 3 , 290 , 692 . Following the report , we find that the amount of £ 11 ) 0 , 707 iys . id . had been received during the year as purchase-money for immediate and deferred life
annuities , and £ 323 by way of periodical payments of the first year , in respect of deferred and contingent life annuities . The annuity policies sealed during the period represented an annual payment by the society of £ 17 , 884 . The income of the society derived from premiums , interest , and rents during the year amounted to £ 1 , 084 , 823 QS . 5 cl ., being an increase of £ 72 , 036 145 . nd . upon the previous year . The admitted claims on life policies amounted to £ 403 . 310 41 ., of which £ 2000 had been re-assured . The _ admitted claims on endowments , nuturing by age or expiration of term , amounted to / . ' 95 , 32 s 17 s . 4 d . The charge upon the society for the surrender
of policies ( including loans written off in respect of policies which had lapsed ) was £ 48 , 388 10 s . As a result of the operations of the past year , an amount of ^ , 362 , 080 25 . sd . has been added to the funds of the society . The assets appearing in the balance-sheet amount in the whole to £ 5 , 902 , 483 4 s . 41 I . The araotntof the investment reserve account has been increased to £ ' So , ooo . 1 he surplus on the valuation period amounted to £ 7 S , yui 155 . 7 d ., £ 78 , 500 of which ranks for division among the policyholders and shareholders . A sum equal to yo per cent , of this surplus will , in due course , . be apportioned to fielders of participating policies in force on December 31 st last .
TUB OXI ' ORU AND CAMUKIMCK CSICKET MATCH at Lord ' s was brought to a conclusion on Saturday last , the D . irk Blu- 's winning a splendidly-pliyed game by four wickets . Cambridge hal brought itself into vary bid odjur with the visitors the day previous by contriving that its opponents should Da in a position to escape a follow on , and for this the Light Blues were hooted . However , they liuishid the day with 271 runs to the good and two wickets still to fall . On S-iturday they completed their second
int . ings lor 212 , and , as they had a start of 117 runs on th = litst innings , the Dark Blues bad wh . t seemed to be an impossible task before them , nnm-ly , lo make 350 runs and win the mitch . Thanks to the splendid play of Messrs . 11 . K . l ' o ; t ; r ( 34 ) , G . O . Smith ( i . ; . ) , C . C . Pilkington ( 41 J , II . D . G . Leveson-Gow ( 4 i | , aaJ (' , . R . Uardswell ( 33 not ou !) , Lxf ird pulled the match out of the lice and p : uv : vi vic ' . o ous , with Sour wick :. s st . l . to I all . Tne exekement on the ground when lie . rjsalt ;¦; : s made know . i was so . 1 :-thing marvellous .