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p REAT NORTHERN RAILWAY . CHEAP HOLIDAY TRIPS . To ST . ALBAN'S , WHEATHAMPSTEAD , and 11 AKPENDEN , each Saturday afternoon , from Moorgate , 1 . 56 p in ., Aldersgate , 1 . 58 , Farringdon , 2 . 0 , King's Cross ( G . N . ) , 2- 3 ° . Finsbuij Park , 2 . 35 . To SKEGNESS , Mrnday , July 20 , for one day , and Satutc ' ay , July 25 , for 1 , 3 , or 4 days , from Moorgate , at 6 . 51 a . m ., Alders . 'ate , 6 . 53 , Farringdon , 6 . 55 , King ' s Cross ( G . N . ) , 7 . 15 , Hjllo ^ ay , 7 . 5 , Finsbury Pant , 7 . 20 . To SHERINGHAM , CROMER , and YARMOUTH , July 27 , for one day , from King ' s Cross ( G . N . ) at 6 . 15 a . m ., Fiisbury Paik , 6 . 20 . Third class return fare , 5 s . To LUTON ( Bedfordshire Agricultural Society's Show ) , July 22 , krone day from Moorgate at 9 . 6 a . m ., Aidersgate , o . S , Farringdon , 9 . 10 , King's Cross ( G . N . ) , 9 25 , llolloway , g . 22 , Fins ' jury Park , 9 . 30 , returning at G . 30 p . m . To Buiton , Deiby , Leicester , Southport , Burslem , Melton MiAvbiay , Stoke , Tutbury , Nottingham , Huddersficld , Mai cl ester , LiverpotLWariington , Huntingdon . Stamford , & c , & c , Saturday , July 25 , for 3 or 6 days from Woolwich ( Artenal End Dockyard ) , Victoria ( L . C . & D ) , Ludcate Hill , Moorgate , Aldersgate , Farringdon , King's Cubs ( G . N . ) , & c , icturning as per bills . THE "DIRECT" ROUTE TO EAST COAST WATERING PLACES . ACCELERATED TRAIN SERVICE , JULY , 1896 . From LONDON ( KING'S CROSS ) . WEHKIIAYS . a . m . n . m . a . m . n . m . a . m . a . m . ! a . m . a . m . p . m . linden iKiiiff ' s I A Cross' .... ilcp . 5 15 7 15 8 15 SI 45 10 ( 110 15 10 2510 35 11211 Slimnt'lmin arr . 10 II 1 « 2 27 " e « Cromer ( Beach ) „ 1112 . 1 110 2 35 ol SkctfiiMs 9 29 1121 115 | 1 a HHey 10 22 12 12 ... 2 S I g * 3 IS ... Harrogate „ 10 51 1 0 ... 2 22 ... JSI ™ I 2 K ... Scarlatti ) ' , 11 »( i 2 55 ... I : l 15 I 50 I 50 Whitby „ 12 17 1 35 t t IB ( I I ( I I f '> W „ II ss 3 11 : l So : l 51 : i 51 5 ( I 5 1 llriillington 1120 2 2 S 2 . 118 11 . 1 28 4 22 5 20 Saltlairn | 2 2 l 1 , ' ... I A I fi . 'io 5 20 WKKKDAVS . I a . in . ' p . m p . m p . m . p . m'p . m p . m . p . m . ; p . m . p . m . London ( King ' s | II Cross ) dep . II 151230 I 2 M 1302203 II 3 20 I 15 5 15 II 30 Mwragham arr 152 7 !) 1 ( roincr ( Beaeli ) „ 5 0 7 15 ; , ! WM *> I 18 t t ... 7 25 ! l 111 a . m . fi « y , 0 it ... 8 57 ... 11 •' SIS Harrogate , ur 0 20 7 8 « „ ^ 8 10 ... Ill 53 5 Ml r . ' . ' i " .: ? ' '" ' 0 0 ... | J U 55 7 10 gS 9 15 .- II II i « }; . » ti > y ..... Is , ... s 5 . | sin » i f . 20 { fit ¦¦¦ 0 2 . 1 , .. £ « 7 31 S ST * * HI 25 m 12 lira lllrgton , f , K | ... " -W e j , s s ,, ,, . JJ ; ,, Calami S 71 ... .. i . 9 \\\ - , , C 1 S T 1 hrough carriages to Sheringham and Cromer by these trains . A Will run from July i ith to September 26 : h . li Not to Filey and Bridlington on Saturday nights . C Arrives Saltburn 8 . 6 a . m . Sundays . CHEAP WEEKLY EXCURSIONS To B . idlington , Filey , Whiiby , Scarboro' , Robin Hood ' s \ yl '\ Redcar ' Seaton Carew , Saltburn , Tynemouth , ' ¦ nilley , Cullercoats , Liverpool , Sjuthport , and Douglas I'seof Man ) , each Situiday , from King ' s Cross ( G . N . ) , lor 3 , 8 , io , 15 , and 17 days . Mluttrated Tourist Guides and Farmhouse and Country Wooing Lists can be had on application at Great Northern f "lions and Receiving Offices , or to the Superintendent of »> e Line , King ' s Cross Station . Tickets , bills , & c , at stations and town offices . , . HENRY OAKLEY , General Manager . July , 1 S 96 .

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From 5 . 30 till 9 , at fixed prices ( 3 s . 6 d . and 5 s . ) and a la Carte . In this Room the VIENNESE BAND performs from 6 till 8 Smoking after 7 . 45 .

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^fe^efima^ ^ SATURDAY , J ULY IS , 18 9 6 .

Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

The following appointments have been sanctioned by His Royal Highness the M . W . G . Master , namely : that of Bro . Lewis Moore , Dep . Dist . G . Master of Northern China , to be Dist . G . Master in succession to the late Bro . John Irwin Miller ; of Bro . Charles Trevor Mold , Dep . Dist . G . Master for the Argentine

Republic , to be Dist . G . Master , vice Bro . George John Ryan , M . D . ; and of Bro . Lieut .-Col . Philip Leighton Macgregor , R . A ., as Dist . G . Master for Gibraltar . His Royal Highness , as M . E . Grand Z . of Supreme G . Chapter , has also appointed Comp . his Honour Judge Masterman , to be G . Superintendent for Nottinghamshire .

* » * Our readers will rejoice to learn that the proposal to establish " some worthy and suitable memorial " to the late Bro . Sir Augustus Harris in recognition of the valuable services he rendered to the Drama and Opera is being steadily pushed forward . A meeting

of the preliminary Committee was held at the Royal Opera House , Covent Garden , on Friday , the 10 th instant , when it was decided to form a large and influential Committee of the friends of our deceased brother to consider and ultimately decide the form which such memorial shall assume . The first meeting of the larger Committee will be held at the Royal

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Opera House , as aforesaid , on Tuesday next , the 21 st instant , at 4 p . m ., when an Executive Committee will be formed with a view to giving effect to the wishes of the General Committee . * * *

Among the members of the Preliminary Committee on which has thus far devolved the duly of taking such steps as appear to have been deemed necessary , are Bro . the Earl of Londesborough , Earl de Grey , Bros . Sir Edwnrd Lawson and Sir H . Irving , H . Beerbohm Tree , Charles Wyndham , Bro . Henry Neville , Bro ;

Alderman Frank Green ( Treasurer ) ; Bro . Sir Edward Lee , Bros . J . C . Parkinson , and W . H . Bailey , Clement Scott , Bro . J . H . Matthews , and Hermann Klein and Sidney R . J . Smith , joint Hon . Secretaries , Irom the latter of whom full particulars may be obtained by letter , addressed to him at his offices , 14 , York Buildings , Adelphi , W . C .

Owing to a clerical error , Bro . W . H . Williams , though he was correctly entered in the Stewards' Lists as having represented the Province of Smith Wales at the recent Mark Benevolent Festival , was mentioned

in the Analysis of the Returns as Steward for North Wales . As only a few lines previously , Bro . Major G . Gordon Warren had been referred to in connection with North Wales , our readers cannot fail to have noticed the mistake .

* * The Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Missouri has recently celebrated its jubilee , and by way of commemorating the auspicious event has ordered that half-tone portraits and biographical sketches of all the Past G . H . Priests shall be published with the

proceedings . Comp . Isaac M . Abraham is the present G . H . P . and Comp . W . H . Mayo the Grand Secretary . We also note that Comp . Emanuel F . Hartzell is Grand Master of the Royal and Select Masters , Comp . Mayo being the Grand Recorder , while Sir Knight Ira V . McMillan is Grand Commander of Knights Templar

in the State and Sir Knight Mayo Grand Recorder . In North Carolina Comp . Walter S . Liddel ) is G . H . Priest of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter and Sir Knight William A . Withers , Grand Commander of Knights Templar , Comp . Horace H . Munson being Grand Secretary of the former body and Grand Recorder of the latter .

* * * The Voice of Masonry for June contains a long article , or it may be part of an address , delivered by Bro . Thomas B . Long , of Indiana , in which that brother contends that physical perfection , so far as it is " necessary to enable the candidate to comply literally

with all the requirements of the ritual , " is a prerequisite condition for the admission of candidates into Freemasonry . Bro . Long quotes the Ancient Charge , in which it is laid down that a candidate must be " a perfect youth , having no maim or defect in his body that may render him capable of learning the art , of serving his Master ' s Lord , " & c , & c , in support of his contention .

Correspondence.

Correspondence .

Ve do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents , but we wish , in a spirit of fair play to all , to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion *

INITIATES AND THE BOOK OF CONSTITUTIONS . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Having seen no remarks in your columns with reference to the following important recommendation , at the last Quarterly Communication , from the

Board of General Purposes : " The attention of the Board has been directed to what is understood to be a not uncommon custom for Masters of lodges to omit to hand over to initiates copies of the Book of Constitutions ; an omission which is frequently pleaded as excuse for the total disregard of some of the most important and essential

rules and regulations governing the Craft . "The Board cannot too strongly insist on the duty of every Master of a lodge to satisfy himself that all initiates are put in possession of copies of the Book of Constitutions , by the rules of which every member of the Craft is bound . " I should be much obliged if you would tell me

plainly which of the under-mentioned should supply ( that is , pay for ) the copy of the Book of Constitutions of which the candidate is to be " put in possession" : The Grand Lodge ; the lodge initiating ; the W . M . of the lodge initiating ; or the candidate ? As they arc the Constitutions of Grand Lodge , it seems as if they should be provided by Grand Lodge

and covered by the fee paid by the lodge to Grand Lodge for each initiate , in the same way as the by-laws of the lodge are presented free to each candidate . I have been a Freemason 23 years , and have in no instance seen a copy of the Book of Constitutions given to an initiate , but only presented " in form " in the same way that the warrant of the lodge is presented to the W . M . —I remain yours fraternally , P . P . G . S . W ., P . G . S . Nottingham , July 14 th