Scottish Lodges in North China

Some Details of Scottish Lodges Which Were Established in North China

Lodge Cosmopolitan No. 428 (Shanghai)

Date of Charter	7th March, 1864.
Date Consecrated	28th December, 1864.

It is interesting to note that the Officers of the Lodge at the Consecration were invested by Bro. R. F. Gould, later P.S.G.W. (E.C.), the noted masonic historian. The Lodge continued working in Shanghai after all other Lodges in China and the District Grand Lodge of North China became dormant. Unfortunately at the time of writing the Lodge is now temporary dormant. It is hoped to re-open the Lodge in 1962.

Lodge St. Andrew in the Far East No. 493 (Shanghai)

Date of Charter	3rd May, 1869.
Date Consecrated	28th June, 1869.
Charter returned	February, 1874.
Lodge re-opened	4th March, 1919.
Lodge transferred to Hong Kong	5th February, 1953.

Lodge Star of Central China No. 511 (Hankow)

Date of Charter	6th November, 1871.
Lodge became dormant	1884.

Lodge St. Andrew No. 924 (Chefoo)

Date of Charter	1st May, 1902.
Date Consecrated	29th July, 1902.
Lodge became dormant	19th May, 1947.

Lodge Saltoun No. 936 (Shanghai)

Date of Charter	6th November, 1902.
Date Consecrated	23rd December, 1902.
Lodge became dormant	18th September, 1952.

Lodge Caledonia No. 1300 (Tientsin)

Date of Charter	2nd November, 1922.
Date Consecrated	27th January, 1923.
Lodge became dormant	11th September, 1952.

Lodge Shanghai Kilwinning No. 1382 (Shanghai)

Date of Charter	2nd February, 1933.
Date Consecrated	14th November, 1933.
Lodge became dormant	19th May, 1947.

District Grand Lodge of Scottish Freemasonry in North China

Consecrated	7th January, 1922.
Became dormant	22nd January, 1953.

General Note

At various times Lodges worked in Shanghai under nine different Constitutions, viz: Scotland, England, Ireland, Massachusetts, Germany, Vienna, Philippines, Netherlands and China.