New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-23
NlSONRY ~ CHINA.

Lieutenant Perkins IN The Memphis Appeal
In all Of the treaty ports Of China whore there
are 10 he found tnelish-speakine communities Ma
s"hfy Houf!~ h's, ana noWhcr" IL" more than IN
Shanghai. IN this great commercial port the ihrd
Naso,ic G"Jics District t,,nJ o 9''& T ,,H
china. under char-cr of'the Grand Lodge Of Eng
China No so and Tuscan 10. io27. all Of The Eng
liSh constitution. OF ROYAL Arch chapters
CONSTITUTION Of The rn,cd ra,is Rising Sun cha ae
ter 80. l22 under Scottish Jurisdiction and Zion
ter'sing and uniqu" body 10 be- found ANYWHERE I'm
ne East. or for lhat maiier in The world perhaps
Lodge. an American body which works under
other than the constitution Of Massachpsrits. from
which received IFS charter II H. composed in
"Trlrni att~nGance most Of The membors i H. r
better than any where else in the East and II was
a relief ana pleasure 70 attend a raising in his
"Throughoui The Orient Americans stand well
among The most earnest and eminent promoters OF
the craft
50 Hong Kong the chief English settlement in
South China MasOnr, booms. tnere being no less
Lode Of irone Kong and south China. -four ROYAL
Arch chapters under the Districf Grand chapter OF
Hong Kong. a prrcepiory and prior. lodge Of
Royal Arch Mariners Mark Lodge under Eng
fish jurisdiction and Roso 'roiN chapter 81 SOY
creig- Prince undo Scottish 'onsisiory Fifteen
Mason" bodies H. al j. commnniis II only ~,
tie moe tnan So" toreie residents This spisnabl
array OF Masonic INSTITUTIONS ar" al. IN a thriving
condition being b. Tie hand o. eaiu"s' and active
u
The work here so'n."d 70 10, better than in Shane-
hal thai H. ir the English bodies
III su.a K. we'll for American inn cuces In the
der throughout the world when II is stated that the
best Informed Mason IN Hong Kong who mas sue
cssvelv occupied al the highest Office. year after
wear ana j. SIN IA. Grand Secretary OF ia" PrOVin
oial Grand Lodge T. Broih"i A Cd Gonrlin. an
American. from Charleston. > g.. VINO has resided
ia l.,ng Kong the last twenty year, He has had
The highest dsgrra conferred upo' him IN r"cOgni-
ton Of his service 10 the order
Leaving Hong Kong and proceeding further
south We pass m. French colony o; Saigon. in
,'ochfn-t nina Here although there exist several
fratrrriz, with the French Mason= because: work
ing under charte: from The Grand orr M OF France
from whose rituai Tho name Of God is stricken
ih.y are prom Junccf claudestiro. and A. such ere
"At Singapore or The Malayan Peunsula. a larg"
English community there ar" under control ~ M
two English Blu" Lodges. "a koy4i Arch 'hApfrr
~ g., Rose CrOix chapter -. o. Star VI the
East proceltory and uriory. "a Mark Master
Lodge and "a Conclayc % Arab" MasOns known AS
'Raaides fn.sr thcrc Is - Masonic mutual society
and a N4sDri. club fhe Inter being me second on"
~, ,-,,i,, brethren II III order who are always
welcome within heir doors. ana WHO enjoy inu'n
t,Srerf 49, Pcnane on the straits Of MaIscca
.-f.er. .h.r.. are lodges. % rlapi~r OF hoy al
Arch Masons Mari Lodge 1--WE RoSc rI hi, So
a., otr.r lmpnrtan. Masonic lodges iu the l.asi III
d.e- short ~ indi1 where 90 COURSE 'n''' "''
P."nt' Hatavia on the Island Of Java. and Manila
,l, rhi~f oori Of the Philippines. there are Dntch
s,I su,nisb lodges respectively. hut although me
writer visited both oi me" POI sc VI" w '
,,ri,'c , lr,ll-. extending over three ana han
,.,rs IN the cou-s. 81 which more than 5000 miles
Nv the writ9 where 10 tree, Of ~ Ma '"N'' was
found That was the Island Of bornco-