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Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
THE LADY M AYORESS will hold a musical reception at the Mansion House on Tuesday afternoon , the 2 nd prox ., from three to six o ' clock . LORD R OSEIIERY has declined the Chairmanship of the Epsom Urban Council , vvhich was recently offered him . MR . GOSCHEN AND L ORD CHARLES BERESFORD were the principal speakers at the annual dinner on Wednesday night of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers at the Hotel Cecil .
THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE has expressed his intention of presiding at the annual regimental dinner of the 17 th ( D . C . O . ) Lancers , to be held at the Savoy Hotel on June 1 st . IN PREPARATION for the embarkation of her Majesty Queen Victoria at Cherbourg for England , on the 3 rd prox ., the arsenal authorities are having a landing-stage constructed .
AT A MEETING of the Prov . Grand Charity Committee of East Lancashire held recently Bro . C . D . Cheetham , P . P . G . W ., was elected Chairman , and Bro . T . J . Hooper , P . P . G . Treas ., Vice-Chairman , for the third year in succession . THE DUKE OF YORK has consented to preside at the Fourteenth Triennial Festival in commemoration of the jubilee of the Railway Guards Universal Friendly Society , and in aid of the special funds set apart for the maintenance of the widows and orphans , and permanently disabled , to be held at the Cannon-street Hotel on Wednesday , the 3 rd prox .
BRO . THE EARL OF HALSBURY , Lord Chancellor , presided over the annual meeting of the Inns * of Court Mission on Tuesday , held in the Inner Temple Lecture Room , when there were present , among others , Viscount Cross , Lord Justice Collins , Mr . Justice Keke » ich , Mr . Justice Bruce , Mr . Justice Kennedy , Canon Ainger , and the Warden ( the Rev . H . G . D . Lathom ) .
THE " INNER G UARDS " song is the latest addition to Masonic music . It is composed by Bro . W . Albert Goold , who is I . G . of St . Matthew ' s Lodge , No . 539 - the profits arising for the sale are to be devoted to Masonic Charities , which fact , together with its own worth , should procure for it a large demand . Copies , price is ., may be had from Bro . Goold , Walsall .
A PASSMORE E DWARDS HOME . —The Passmore Edwards Convalescent Home for Friendly Societies , Heme Bay , will be opened by the donor on Monday next , the ist prox ., on which occasion special trains will run both in the morning and afternoon . Mr . W . H . Chinn , Hon . Sec , 30 and 31 , New Bridge-street , B . C ., will be glad to receive subscriptions and furnish all particulars .
PROTECTION OF FISH SPAWN IN THE T HAMES . *—The perch , which are much valued as a sporting fish , have begun to spawn in the Thames , and as a result the Lord Chamberlain has caused 50 of the swans to be taken off the river between Teddington and Pentoc Hook . The Thames Angling Preservation Society , as a further protection to the ova , are enclosing it with wire-netting and stakes .
PRESENTATION TO THE LORD MAYOR . —The Lord Mayor ( Bro . Sir John Voce Moore ) was , at the Mansion House recently , presented with a silver tea and coffee service , silver tray , and candlesticks , by his colleagues of the Loriners' Company . The presentation was made by the Master of the Company , Mr . Henry Clarke , who referred to the fact that Sir John was the eleventh Loriner to hold the Mayoralty of the City of London .
ON S UNDAY MORNING a special service is to be held in Kew Parish Church for the dedication of a memorial window to the late Princess Mary , Duchess of Teck . Ths sermon will be preached b y the Rev . Edgar Sheppard , Sub-Dean of the Chapel Royal . It is expected that the Duke and Duchess of York , the Duke of Cambridge , the Grand Duchess ot Mecklenburg Strelitz , and Prince and Princess Adolphus of Teck will be
present . THF . FIRST PERFORMANCE in England by the Octeto Espagnol will take place in the restaurant of the Hotel Cecil on Monday next , the ist prox . This fam HIS Spanish orchestra has had the exceptional honour of appearing , by special command , before the Oueen upon four different occasions during her Majesty ' s present visit to Nice . It was specially rtquestr d when accepting the engagement with the Hotel Cecil that they shall
be permitted to play at Windsor whenever herMaiesty may so desire . H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES ' S HOSPITAL FUND FOR LONDON . —Amongst the latest contributions to the Prince of Wales ' s Hospital Fund for London are the following : Annual Subscriptions—Mr . John Aird , jun ., £ 25 ; Mrs . John Aird , jun ., £ 25 . Donation— " E . B ., " £ " 30 . It is to be hoped that this fund may b J in a position to distribute . 650 , 000 this year , for which purpose further help is njeled . All this sum is required to maintain efficiently the hospitals of London .
THE FESTIVAL DINNER of the Metropolitan Hospital , Kingsland-road , was held at the Hotel Metropole on the 24 th inst . Mr . H . L . W . Lawson , L . C . C , was in the chair and an excellent dinner was followed by unusually gool music . The lists amounted to £ 2841 . At the high table were Sir G . Faudel-Phillips , Lieut .-Col . Mon ' efiore , Rev . L . B . Sanders , Mr . John Lowles , M . P ., Mr . Ernest Flower , M . P ., Mr . H . Marks , M . P ., Mr . C . J . Thomas , Chairman ; Mr . Merriman , Hon . Solicitor ; and Mr . Henry Lovegrove , Hon . Surveyor .
MEMORIAL TO SIR W . H ERSCHEL . —Sir Robert Ball visited Bath on Saturday last and unveiled a mural tablet on the house where Sir William Herschel lived when he made the discovery of Uranus . The tablet is one of a large number which the Bath Corporation are about to affix to historic houses in the city . Sir Robert Ball was subsequently entertained at luncheon , and , responding to the toast of his health , said the graceful act of the Corporation would excite the gratitude and sympathetic feelings of astronomers all over the world .
BRO . W . W . B . BEACH , Prov . Grand Master of Hants and the Isle of Wight , the new " Father" of the House of Commons , if he may be so described , is 73 years of age . He has seldom intervened in debate , but he has ever been a staunch party man . Like Sir John Mowbray , he was educated at Christ Church , Oxford , but previously he had been at Eton , whereas Sir John ' s old school was Westminster . Througho t life , Bro . Beach has been a keen sportsman , and in hunting circles has been popular as mister of the Vine Pack . As a Mason he has attained to very high honours . In the year he entered Parliament Bro . Beach married Caroline , daughter oi the late Colonel Augustus Cleveland , ofTapeley Park , North Devon .
THE LORD C HANCELLOR has appointed Bro . Stephen Knight , P . M . of the Loyal Berkshire Lodge of Hope , Newbury , as a Justice of the Peace for that borough . The new magistrate is a native of Newbury , and for many years he has b ; en a member of the Corporate body . He is the parish warden for St . Nicholas ' , Newbury , and nmminentlv identified with most of the principal institutions ot the town . He is an
enthusiastic Fieemason , being a Past Master of the Loyal Berkshire Lodge of Hope ( Craft ) , Porchester iMaik ) , and holding a high position in the Hope Chapter of Royal Arch Masons . He served the office of Mayor in 1 S 90 , and is a hard and conscientious worker in any public or private duty which he undertakes . Bro . Knight has received hearty corgratulations from numerous friends on the well-merited honour which has just been conferred upon him .
RHODESIA . —During the past week public interest has continued in the Rhodesian share market , and there has been a rise in the price of nearly everything Rhodesian . Mr Cecil Rhodes has said that he is determined that the railway from Buluwayo northwards to connect with the direct line to Cairo , shall go on , whatever happens . Cheap trar . spoit b »' m _ f thus assured in Rhodesia , there is every prospect of the shares of the Austen ( Gwelo ) Development Syndicate , Limit ! d , advancing to a very considerable omnium . The Austen ( Gwelo ) Development Syndicate , Limited , with a capit 1 of or . ly and also
f so coo in L 1 fully-paid shares , owns a farm ot Oooo acres , 507 claims in the best ' knownand most important gold-mining districts of Rhodesia . A number of the claims contain ancient workings , and are close to some ofthe best proved gold mines in Rhodesia One of the largest financial corporations in London has already . placed the whole of the working capital , which is £ 20 , 000 . The shares have been bought during Ihe past week by some of the large firms , and at the present price of about £ 1 12 s . 6 d . per share at which the £ 1 fully-paid shares are now df alt in on the London Stock Exchange , they ought to be well woith the attention of the speculative investor .
Masonic And General Tidings.
H . R . H . THE PRINCESS OF WALES and her daughters left Corfu at midnight on Tuesday . THE FIRST STATE BALL will take place on the iSth prox ., and the State Concert on June 2 nd . TO-DAY ( FRIDAY ) is the 23 rd anniversary of the proclamation of the Oueen as Empress of India . "" MR . RUDYARD KIPLING and his family have arranged to return to England on the Cymric , which leaves New York on the 25 th prox .
ON J STH H . R . H . the Prince if Wales has consented to lay the foundation stone of the new barracks at Winchester on the site of those destroyed by fire in December , 1 S 94 . His Royal Highness desires that the ceremony should be of a military character . HER MAJESTY formally opened the new bridge over the river Paillon , near Nice on the 27 th inst . The Queen . received an address of thanks from the Mayor , and expressed her pleasure that the opportunity had been provided her of taking part in such a ceremony .
THE ANNUAL MEETING of the Additional Curates ' s Society was held on the 27 th inst ., at St . Martin ' s Town Hall , Charing-cross , the Archbishop of York ( Dr . Maclagan ) presiding . The annual report stated that the contributions for 1 S 9 S were £ 54 , 072 , being £ 600 in excess of those of 18 97 , while the expenditure amounted to £ 5 6 , 027 . THE INSTALLATIONS of Marconi ' s apparatus for the Dieppe and Newhaven wireless telegraph service are to be proceeded with at once . In addition to an installation on either side of the Channel , one will be set up on the steamers . It is claimed that the system will enable the steamers to steer a bee-line in a fog b y giving them their bearings .
A MEETING TOOK place in London on the 27 th inst . for the discussion of the proposals in reference to the reconstruction of Pattisons ( Limited ) . The sitting lasted from 12 noon till 7 . 30 p . m ., and in the end a scheme was adjusted and approved bv the liquidators and the committee of the London syndicate . The liquidators left for Edinburgh last night to submit the proposals to the Court of Session for approval .
A DETACHMENT of the New South Wales Lancers , which is visiting England to train with the Regulars at Aldershot , had a great reception in the City on the - > 7 th inst . while marching from Fenchurch-street Station to Waterloo . The band of the Coldstream Guards and the drums and fifes of that regiment ' s second battalion played them through the streets . At Aldershot they were greeted with equ-il enthusiasm , and they have been attached to the Carabineers , and quartered with the Devonshire Regiment .
The Times has completed arrangements for the issue in Great Britain of the famous " Century Dictionary , " originally published by the Century Company , of New York , and the announcement of the new undertaking will shortly appear . As in the case of the " Encyclop .-edia Britannica , " the demand may be very great , and long delays in delivery thus occur . On this account The Times wishes to extend to the subscribers to its reprint ofthe Encyclop .-cdia the opportunity of placing their orders for the new work in advance of the puplic announcement in The Times newspaper .
THE MATINEE in aid of the Stella Disaster Fund , arranged by Mr . Martin Harvey will take place on Tuesday , the 9 th prox ., at the Prince of Wales ' s Theatre , under the ' patronage of her Royal Highness the Piincess Christian . The following ladies and gentlemen have definitely consented to appear : Mrs . Beerbohm Tree , Miss Edna May and Miss Winifred Emery ; Mr . Cyril Maude , Mr . Hayden Coffin , and Mr . Lewis Waller , and , pending completion , many other distinguished ladies and gentlemen in dramatic and musicallcircles . The scene of the revolutionary tribunal from " The Only Way " will form an item of the programme .
THE HON . MRS . TROTTER , wife of Major-General Trotter , commanding the Home District , presented at Chelsea Barracks the prizes won by men of the Guards , and other corps in the Metropolitan district .- The 2 nd Battalion of the Scots Guards , now stationed at Windsor , were successful in winning the first prize in both the bayonet exercise and p hysical drill competitions for battalion teams , and will , therefore represent the district in the similar competitions of the Royal Military Tournament . ' First prize in the bayonet exercisefor company teams was won by the Ou » en ' s Company of the ist Grenadiers , and first in physical drill for company teams by No . 8 Company of the 3 rd Grenadiers .
AT THE CAMERA CLUB on Thursday evening , the 27 th insf .. the Rev . J . Bacon gave an address to the members , in wh ch he recounted some of his experiences in " Aerial Research . " The lecture proved of much interest to thrse well acquainted with the subject , and Mr . Bacon in his remarks stated that from his experience the state of the atmosphere bad little or no effect on the temperature of the higher regions . Clouded or clear skies made no difference , but he found pools or lavers of warmer air
at various heights , which gave an increased temperature of 10 to I 5 < leg . to that on the earth ' s surface where he started from in his balloon . The lecturer aho spoke of his experiments in testing the acoustic properties of the air with echoes caused by repeated soundings of a horn , and also described an aeronautic trip from the Crystal Palace during which he was able to take a number of very brilliant photographs , which converted into lantern slides , greatly tended to interest those present . '
H . R . H . THE PRIVCE OF WALES will , on Monday next , preside at the dinner of the London Lifeboat Saturday Fund , at the Hotel Metropole , and it is needless to say that his Royal Highness is deeply interested in the success of this admirable movement which for the list three years has given generous aid to the Royal National Lif'boat Institution . The funds thus collected are applied , as far as possible , in making grants to the widows and young children of men who have lost their lives , or been disabled in the service , in giving pensions , and retiring allowances to those who have been in lifeboats for many years , and in payments to coxswains and crews fnr = n »^; i * ...:
, „„„ For these purposes the expenditure of the institution last year was £ 23 507 whereas the net proceeds throughout the country of the Lifeboat Saturday Fund including •£ " 3733 co'I cled in London , was £ 15 . 302 . A considerable margin has , therefore , to be made up . It is with the view of popularising the Saturday movement , bringing the claims of the parent institution more clearly before the public , and adding to the resources of a society , which , in aiding mariners in distress , tends materially to uphold the maritime supremacy of our country , that the Prince of Wal-. * hac ™ C-. „ ... A ¦ . „
„ preside at the banquet on Monday evening . B y virtue of that position his Royal Highness becomes for the time biing honorary "coxswain" of the institution , and _ there js no doubt thit he will steer it to success . As further showing his interest in the London Lifeboat Saturday Fund , the Prince of Wales has intimated his intention of being present at a concert and dramatic entertainment in Stafford House , St . James ' s , on the aftirnoon of Tue-day , the 16 th prox . Th ,. Atttt . Qpli . rtf . rl ic a Draufincr Rnnm dav . 9 nr 1 « nfiu >» l . e 44 H ^ : n « . . 1 -f , t . .. ^ e — . _ ....... .. . > U SUIII lllc maniioia amies
.... . ___ __ ,, _ , „ , .. „ ,..... „ K or such an occasion , his Koyal Highness desires by his presence to aid the success of the benevolent function . M . Wilhelm Ganz has arranged an excellent programme in which will be found the names of Mdlle . Litvinne , Madame Alice Gomez , toiss Clara Butt , Signor de Lucia , Mr . Santley , Signor Ancona , Miss Maud MacCa ' rthy , Senor Arbos , Miss Ellen Terry , and others . Tickets , one guinea each , may be obtained of Lady Algernon Gordon-Lennox , Stafford House ; at the libraries ; and from Mr . N . Veit , Burlington-gardens .
A SOUTH AFRICAN RECORD . —An expert his pointed out the strange anomaly which so often pertains tothe price of Mining Shares ; He alludes to the ' * Mozambique Consolidated Mines , " Limited , and draws attention to the fact that where many of the Rhodesian Companies are quoted in the neighbourhood of £ 5 per share , the above Company , which is in the same vicinity , stand at about five shillings . This is in tact of the fact that the "Mazambique Consolidated Mines" have already obtained 5000 ouncesfrom some 5000 tons ( which is a record for South Africa ) , and that their 3 ' . miles of reef is practically inexhaustible . This is no pocket ssmnle . as Hiov ha »» h »» n
crushing for more than a year , and each month ' s crushing has bettered its predecessor . He also states that the _ Directors—under strong pressure from Mr . Pardy who is extremely dissatisfied with the present primitive crushing power—are on the eve of sending out a fully equipped battery consisting of Co stamps of 15001 b . each , driven by electrical power . The present 10 stamps of only 7501 b . each were sent out before the railway- which now passes right through the property—was in existence , and when the eaily days of ox travelling were not conducive to the transport of machinery .
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Masonic And General Tidings.
Masonic and General Tidings .
THE LADY M AYORESS will hold a musical reception at the Mansion House on Tuesday afternoon , the 2 nd prox ., from three to six o ' clock . LORD R OSEIIERY has declined the Chairmanship of the Epsom Urban Council , vvhich was recently offered him . MR . GOSCHEN AND L ORD CHARLES BERESFORD were the principal speakers at the annual dinner on Wednesday night of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers at the Hotel Cecil .
THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE has expressed his intention of presiding at the annual regimental dinner of the 17 th ( D . C . O . ) Lancers , to be held at the Savoy Hotel on June 1 st . IN PREPARATION for the embarkation of her Majesty Queen Victoria at Cherbourg for England , on the 3 rd prox ., the arsenal authorities are having a landing-stage constructed .
AT A MEETING of the Prov . Grand Charity Committee of East Lancashire held recently Bro . C . D . Cheetham , P . P . G . W ., was elected Chairman , and Bro . T . J . Hooper , P . P . G . Treas ., Vice-Chairman , for the third year in succession . THE DUKE OF YORK has consented to preside at the Fourteenth Triennial Festival in commemoration of the jubilee of the Railway Guards Universal Friendly Society , and in aid of the special funds set apart for the maintenance of the widows and orphans , and permanently disabled , to be held at the Cannon-street Hotel on Wednesday , the 3 rd prox .
BRO . THE EARL OF HALSBURY , Lord Chancellor , presided over the annual meeting of the Inns * of Court Mission on Tuesday , held in the Inner Temple Lecture Room , when there were present , among others , Viscount Cross , Lord Justice Collins , Mr . Justice Keke » ich , Mr . Justice Bruce , Mr . Justice Kennedy , Canon Ainger , and the Warden ( the Rev . H . G . D . Lathom ) .
THE " INNER G UARDS " song is the latest addition to Masonic music . It is composed by Bro . W . Albert Goold , who is I . G . of St . Matthew ' s Lodge , No . 539 - the profits arising for the sale are to be devoted to Masonic Charities , which fact , together with its own worth , should procure for it a large demand . Copies , price is ., may be had from Bro . Goold , Walsall .
A PASSMORE E DWARDS HOME . —The Passmore Edwards Convalescent Home for Friendly Societies , Heme Bay , will be opened by the donor on Monday next , the ist prox ., on which occasion special trains will run both in the morning and afternoon . Mr . W . H . Chinn , Hon . Sec , 30 and 31 , New Bridge-street , B . C ., will be glad to receive subscriptions and furnish all particulars .
PROTECTION OF FISH SPAWN IN THE T HAMES . *—The perch , which are much valued as a sporting fish , have begun to spawn in the Thames , and as a result the Lord Chamberlain has caused 50 of the swans to be taken off the river between Teddington and Pentoc Hook . The Thames Angling Preservation Society , as a further protection to the ova , are enclosing it with wire-netting and stakes .
PRESENTATION TO THE LORD MAYOR . —The Lord Mayor ( Bro . Sir John Voce Moore ) was , at the Mansion House recently , presented with a silver tea and coffee service , silver tray , and candlesticks , by his colleagues of the Loriners' Company . The presentation was made by the Master of the Company , Mr . Henry Clarke , who referred to the fact that Sir John was the eleventh Loriner to hold the Mayoralty of the City of London .
ON S UNDAY MORNING a special service is to be held in Kew Parish Church for the dedication of a memorial window to the late Princess Mary , Duchess of Teck . Ths sermon will be preached b y the Rev . Edgar Sheppard , Sub-Dean of the Chapel Royal . It is expected that the Duke and Duchess of York , the Duke of Cambridge , the Grand Duchess ot Mecklenburg Strelitz , and Prince and Princess Adolphus of Teck will be
present . THF . FIRST PERFORMANCE in England by the Octeto Espagnol will take place in the restaurant of the Hotel Cecil on Monday next , the ist prox . This fam HIS Spanish orchestra has had the exceptional honour of appearing , by special command , before the Oueen upon four different occasions during her Majesty ' s present visit to Nice . It was specially rtquestr d when accepting the engagement with the Hotel Cecil that they shall
be permitted to play at Windsor whenever herMaiesty may so desire . H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES ' S HOSPITAL FUND FOR LONDON . —Amongst the latest contributions to the Prince of Wales ' s Hospital Fund for London are the following : Annual Subscriptions—Mr . John Aird , jun ., £ 25 ; Mrs . John Aird , jun ., £ 25 . Donation— " E . B ., " £ " 30 . It is to be hoped that this fund may b J in a position to distribute . 650 , 000 this year , for which purpose further help is njeled . All this sum is required to maintain efficiently the hospitals of London .
THE FESTIVAL DINNER of the Metropolitan Hospital , Kingsland-road , was held at the Hotel Metropole on the 24 th inst . Mr . H . L . W . Lawson , L . C . C , was in the chair and an excellent dinner was followed by unusually gool music . The lists amounted to £ 2841 . At the high table were Sir G . Faudel-Phillips , Lieut .-Col . Mon ' efiore , Rev . L . B . Sanders , Mr . John Lowles , M . P ., Mr . Ernest Flower , M . P ., Mr . H . Marks , M . P ., Mr . C . J . Thomas , Chairman ; Mr . Merriman , Hon . Solicitor ; and Mr . Henry Lovegrove , Hon . Surveyor .
MEMORIAL TO SIR W . H ERSCHEL . —Sir Robert Ball visited Bath on Saturday last and unveiled a mural tablet on the house where Sir William Herschel lived when he made the discovery of Uranus . The tablet is one of a large number which the Bath Corporation are about to affix to historic houses in the city . Sir Robert Ball was subsequently entertained at luncheon , and , responding to the toast of his health , said the graceful act of the Corporation would excite the gratitude and sympathetic feelings of astronomers all over the world .
BRO . W . W . B . BEACH , Prov . Grand Master of Hants and the Isle of Wight , the new " Father" of the House of Commons , if he may be so described , is 73 years of age . He has seldom intervened in debate , but he has ever been a staunch party man . Like Sir John Mowbray , he was educated at Christ Church , Oxford , but previously he had been at Eton , whereas Sir John ' s old school was Westminster . Througho t life , Bro . Beach has been a keen sportsman , and in hunting circles has been popular as mister of the Vine Pack . As a Mason he has attained to very high honours . In the year he entered Parliament Bro . Beach married Caroline , daughter oi the late Colonel Augustus Cleveland , ofTapeley Park , North Devon .
THE LORD C HANCELLOR has appointed Bro . Stephen Knight , P . M . of the Loyal Berkshire Lodge of Hope , Newbury , as a Justice of the Peace for that borough . The new magistrate is a native of Newbury , and for many years he has b ; en a member of the Corporate body . He is the parish warden for St . Nicholas ' , Newbury , and nmminentlv identified with most of the principal institutions ot the town . He is an
enthusiastic Fieemason , being a Past Master of the Loyal Berkshire Lodge of Hope ( Craft ) , Porchester iMaik ) , and holding a high position in the Hope Chapter of Royal Arch Masons . He served the office of Mayor in 1 S 90 , and is a hard and conscientious worker in any public or private duty which he undertakes . Bro . Knight has received hearty corgratulations from numerous friends on the well-merited honour which has just been conferred upon him .
RHODESIA . —During the past week public interest has continued in the Rhodesian share market , and there has been a rise in the price of nearly everything Rhodesian . Mr Cecil Rhodes has said that he is determined that the railway from Buluwayo northwards to connect with the direct line to Cairo , shall go on , whatever happens . Cheap trar . spoit b »' m _ f thus assured in Rhodesia , there is every prospect of the shares of the Austen ( Gwelo ) Development Syndicate , Limit ! d , advancing to a very considerable omnium . The Austen ( Gwelo ) Development Syndicate , Limited , with a capit 1 of or . ly and also
f so coo in L 1 fully-paid shares , owns a farm ot Oooo acres , 507 claims in the best ' knownand most important gold-mining districts of Rhodesia . A number of the claims contain ancient workings , and are close to some ofthe best proved gold mines in Rhodesia One of the largest financial corporations in London has already . placed the whole of the working capital , which is £ 20 , 000 . The shares have been bought during Ihe past week by some of the large firms , and at the present price of about £ 1 12 s . 6 d . per share at which the £ 1 fully-paid shares are now df alt in on the London Stock Exchange , they ought to be well woith the attention of the speculative investor .
Masonic And General Tidings.
H . R . H . THE PRINCESS OF WALES and her daughters left Corfu at midnight on Tuesday . THE FIRST STATE BALL will take place on the iSth prox ., and the State Concert on June 2 nd . TO-DAY ( FRIDAY ) is the 23 rd anniversary of the proclamation of the Oueen as Empress of India . "" MR . RUDYARD KIPLING and his family have arranged to return to England on the Cymric , which leaves New York on the 25 th prox .
ON J STH H . R . H . the Prince if Wales has consented to lay the foundation stone of the new barracks at Winchester on the site of those destroyed by fire in December , 1 S 94 . His Royal Highness desires that the ceremony should be of a military character . HER MAJESTY formally opened the new bridge over the river Paillon , near Nice on the 27 th inst . The Queen . received an address of thanks from the Mayor , and expressed her pleasure that the opportunity had been provided her of taking part in such a ceremony .
THE ANNUAL MEETING of the Additional Curates ' s Society was held on the 27 th inst ., at St . Martin ' s Town Hall , Charing-cross , the Archbishop of York ( Dr . Maclagan ) presiding . The annual report stated that the contributions for 1 S 9 S were £ 54 , 072 , being £ 600 in excess of those of 18 97 , while the expenditure amounted to £ 5 6 , 027 . THE INSTALLATIONS of Marconi ' s apparatus for the Dieppe and Newhaven wireless telegraph service are to be proceeded with at once . In addition to an installation on either side of the Channel , one will be set up on the steamers . It is claimed that the system will enable the steamers to steer a bee-line in a fog b y giving them their bearings .
A MEETING TOOK place in London on the 27 th inst . for the discussion of the proposals in reference to the reconstruction of Pattisons ( Limited ) . The sitting lasted from 12 noon till 7 . 30 p . m ., and in the end a scheme was adjusted and approved bv the liquidators and the committee of the London syndicate . The liquidators left for Edinburgh last night to submit the proposals to the Court of Session for approval .
A DETACHMENT of the New South Wales Lancers , which is visiting England to train with the Regulars at Aldershot , had a great reception in the City on the - > 7 th inst . while marching from Fenchurch-street Station to Waterloo . The band of the Coldstream Guards and the drums and fifes of that regiment ' s second battalion played them through the streets . At Aldershot they were greeted with equ-il enthusiasm , and they have been attached to the Carabineers , and quartered with the Devonshire Regiment .
The Times has completed arrangements for the issue in Great Britain of the famous " Century Dictionary , " originally published by the Century Company , of New York , and the announcement of the new undertaking will shortly appear . As in the case of the " Encyclop .-edia Britannica , " the demand may be very great , and long delays in delivery thus occur . On this account The Times wishes to extend to the subscribers to its reprint ofthe Encyclop .-cdia the opportunity of placing their orders for the new work in advance of the puplic announcement in The Times newspaper .
THE MATINEE in aid of the Stella Disaster Fund , arranged by Mr . Martin Harvey will take place on Tuesday , the 9 th prox ., at the Prince of Wales ' s Theatre , under the ' patronage of her Royal Highness the Piincess Christian . The following ladies and gentlemen have definitely consented to appear : Mrs . Beerbohm Tree , Miss Edna May and Miss Winifred Emery ; Mr . Cyril Maude , Mr . Hayden Coffin , and Mr . Lewis Waller , and , pending completion , many other distinguished ladies and gentlemen in dramatic and musicallcircles . The scene of the revolutionary tribunal from " The Only Way " will form an item of the programme .
THE HON . MRS . TROTTER , wife of Major-General Trotter , commanding the Home District , presented at Chelsea Barracks the prizes won by men of the Guards , and other corps in the Metropolitan district .- The 2 nd Battalion of the Scots Guards , now stationed at Windsor , were successful in winning the first prize in both the bayonet exercise and p hysical drill competitions for battalion teams , and will , therefore represent the district in the similar competitions of the Royal Military Tournament . ' First prize in the bayonet exercisefor company teams was won by the Ou » en ' s Company of the ist Grenadiers , and first in physical drill for company teams by No . 8 Company of the 3 rd Grenadiers .
AT THE CAMERA CLUB on Thursday evening , the 27 th insf .. the Rev . J . Bacon gave an address to the members , in wh ch he recounted some of his experiences in " Aerial Research . " The lecture proved of much interest to thrse well acquainted with the subject , and Mr . Bacon in his remarks stated that from his experience the state of the atmosphere bad little or no effect on the temperature of the higher regions . Clouded or clear skies made no difference , but he found pools or lavers of warmer air
at various heights , which gave an increased temperature of 10 to I 5 < leg . to that on the earth ' s surface where he started from in his balloon . The lecturer aho spoke of his experiments in testing the acoustic properties of the air with echoes caused by repeated soundings of a horn , and also described an aeronautic trip from the Crystal Palace during which he was able to take a number of very brilliant photographs , which converted into lantern slides , greatly tended to interest those present . '
H . R . H . THE PRIVCE OF WALES will , on Monday next , preside at the dinner of the London Lifeboat Saturday Fund , at the Hotel Metropole , and it is needless to say that his Royal Highness is deeply interested in the success of this admirable movement which for the list three years has given generous aid to the Royal National Lif'boat Institution . The funds thus collected are applied , as far as possible , in making grants to the widows and young children of men who have lost their lives , or been disabled in the service , in giving pensions , and retiring allowances to those who have been in lifeboats for many years , and in payments to coxswains and crews fnr = n »^; i * ...:
, „„„ For these purposes the expenditure of the institution last year was £ 23 507 whereas the net proceeds throughout the country of the Lifeboat Saturday Fund including •£ " 3733 co'I cled in London , was £ 15 . 302 . A considerable margin has , therefore , to be made up . It is with the view of popularising the Saturday movement , bringing the claims of the parent institution more clearly before the public , and adding to the resources of a society , which , in aiding mariners in distress , tends materially to uphold the maritime supremacy of our country , that the Prince of Wal-. * hac ™ C-. „ ... A ¦ . „
„ preside at the banquet on Monday evening . B y virtue of that position his Royal Highness becomes for the time biing honorary "coxswain" of the institution , and _ there js no doubt thit he will steer it to success . As further showing his interest in the London Lifeboat Saturday Fund , the Prince of Wales has intimated his intention of being present at a concert and dramatic entertainment in Stafford House , St . James ' s , on the aftirnoon of Tue-day , the 16 th prox . Th ,. Atttt . Qpli . rtf . rl ic a Draufincr Rnnm dav . 9 nr 1 « nfiu >» l . e 44 H ^ : n « . . 1 -f , t . .. ^ e — . _ ....... .. . > U SUIII lllc maniioia amies
.... . ___ __ ,, _ , „ , .. „ ,..... „ K or such an occasion , his Koyal Highness desires by his presence to aid the success of the benevolent function . M . Wilhelm Ganz has arranged an excellent programme in which will be found the names of Mdlle . Litvinne , Madame Alice Gomez , toiss Clara Butt , Signor de Lucia , Mr . Santley , Signor Ancona , Miss Maud MacCa ' rthy , Senor Arbos , Miss Ellen Terry , and others . Tickets , one guinea each , may be obtained of Lady Algernon Gordon-Lennox , Stafford House ; at the libraries ; and from Mr . N . Veit , Burlington-gardens .
A SOUTH AFRICAN RECORD . —An expert his pointed out the strange anomaly which so often pertains tothe price of Mining Shares ; He alludes to the ' * Mozambique Consolidated Mines , " Limited , and draws attention to the fact that where many of the Rhodesian Companies are quoted in the neighbourhood of £ 5 per share , the above Company , which is in the same vicinity , stand at about five shillings . This is in tact of the fact that the "Mazambique Consolidated Mines" have already obtained 5000 ouncesfrom some 5000 tons ( which is a record for South Africa ) , and that their 3 ' . miles of reef is practically inexhaustible . This is no pocket ssmnle . as Hiov ha »» h »» n
crushing for more than a year , and each month ' s crushing has bettered its predecessor . He also states that the _ Directors—under strong pressure from Mr . Pardy who is extremely dissatisfied with the present primitive crushing power—are on the eve of sending out a fully equipped battery consisting of Co stamps of 15001 b . each , driven by electrical power . The present 10 stamps of only 7501 b . each were sent out before the railway- which now passes right through the property—was in existence , and when the eaily days of ox travelling were not conducive to the transport of machinery .