THE LIFEBOAT.

The Journal of the Royal National Life-boat Institution.

Vol. XXVIII.—No. 311.] SEPTEMBER. 1932. [PRICE 6d.

THE LIFE-BOAT FLEET Motor Life-boats, 109 :: Pulling & Sailing Life-boats, 71 LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Institution in 1824 to September 29th, 1932 - 62,965

The Third International Life-boat Conference. By Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., Secretary of the Institution. THE Third International Life-boat Con- van Schipbreukelingen, with head- ference was held in Holland on 22nd and quarters at Rotterdam (founded in 23rd June. 1824, only a few days after the other Our own Institution inaugurated the Society) covers the coast from the series of Conferences in its Centenary Belgian frontier to the Hook of Holland, Year, 1924, when representatives of inclusive. It might perhaps be expected eight nations met in . The, that such divided control would lead to second Conference was held four years difficulties, but the two Societies have later in Paris, seventeen nations being always worked in the closest touch and represented, and it was fitting that the in complete accord, and, since they are organization of the third should have both fortunate in being able to call on fallen on the North and South Holland the services of the eminent Professor Life-boat Society, the second senior of Vossnack, of the University of Delft, as all the Life-boat authorities, founded as Technical Advisor, there is considerable it was in 1824, only a few months after uniformity in the design of their boats our own. It is to be hoped that Con- and equipment. ferences will follow at intervals of four years. Twelve Nations Represented. The Life-boat Service in Holland is Thirteen nations contributed papers supported by voluntary contributions to the Conference, and twelve sent like our own. There are two entirely representatives. That this number was separate Life-boat Institutions. The less than in 1928 is, I feel sure, not due senior—the Noord-en Zuid-Hollandsche to any loss of interest in Life-boat work Eedding - Maatschappij, with head- on the part of any nation, but rather to quarters in Amsterdam, covers the coast the prevailing economic conditions. The from the north of the Hook of Holland United States had intended to be repre- to the German frontier, including the sented, but the sudden death of Admiral dangerous islands which lie at the Billard, the head of the U.S. Coastguard, mouth of the Zuidersee. The Zuid- made this impossible, though papers Hollandsche Maatschappij tot redding were contributed. 518 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1932. The complete list of delegates DENMARK. follows:— Det Danske Redningsvcesen. BELGIUM. Mr. C. V. Fabricius, Bestyrer af M. Henry de Vos, Directeur Redningsvsesenet. de la Marine. le Commandant Georges Goor, Con- FRANCE. seiller Nautique. Societe Centrale de Sauvetage des Naufrages. GKEAT BRITAIN. le Vice-Amiral Lacaze, Ancien Royal National Life-boat Institution. Ministre de la Marine, President. Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., Chairman of le Commandant Le Verger, Adminis- the Committee of Management. trateur delegue. Lieut.- C. R. Satterthwaite, le Commandant Cogniet, Chef du O.B.E., Secretary. Service de Flnspection.

THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL LIFE-BOAT CONFERENCE. From left to right. First Row : Captain D. H. Doeksen, Mr. Ottar Vogt, Commander E. D. Drury. Inspector B. Mentz, Captain A. G. Bremner, Mr. Henry de Vos, Sir Godfrey Baring, A. A. Baron Sweerts de Landas Wyborgh, Vice-Admiral C. Fock, Mr. P. E. Tegelberg, Le Vice-Amiral Lacaze. General Sekretar J. Rosing, Mr. C. V. Fabricius. Lieut.-Colonel C. R. Satterthwaite. Second Row: Le Commandant Chollet, Mr. Lecoq, Lieut.-Colonel J. J. van Santen, Mr. C. D. Julius, Captain Dominique Bastiamni, Mr. H. de Booy, Mr. E. M. Eden, Mr. J. R. Barnett, M. Barillon, Captain V. S. Rashleigh, Mr. A. J. Drenth. Third Row : Professor E. Vossnack, Mr. H. Hellstrom, Lieut,-Commander P. E. Vaux, Le Commandant le Verger, Captain Shiro Takasu, Le Commandant Georges Goor, Sir George Shee, Le Commandant Cogniet, Mr. Walter Riggs, Mr. P. H. Gall£, Mr. W. Sander, Mr. Th. P. van den Bergh, Mr. J. Rypperda Wierdsma. Standing : Captain Sten Isberg, Mr. E. Lithander, Mr. H. Tb. de Booy, Captain Nedjmeddin, Mr. L. Emmeriks, Mr. G. L. de Vries Feyensns, and Mr. C. Oud. Commander E. D. Drury, O.B.E., R.D., le Commandant Chollet, Inspecteur- R.N.R., Chief Inspector of Life-boats. Secretaire. Engineer-Captain A. "G. Bremner, M. Barillon, Ingenieur General du O.B.E., R.N., Superintendent Engineer. Genie Maritime. Mr. J. R. Barnett, O.B.E., M.I.N.A., GERMANY. Consulting Naval Architect. Deutsche Gesdlschaft zur Retlung Mr. Walter Riggs (Honorary Secre- Schiffbruchiger. tary of the Aldeburgh Station). Lieut.-Commander P. E. Vaux, Generalsekretar Johannes Rosing. D.S.C., R.N., Eastern District Inspector. Inspektor Benno Mentz. Sir George Shee, the late Secretary, Ingenieur Fr. W. Sander. also attended the Conference. HOLLAND. Noord-en Zuid-Hollandsche Redding- H.M. Coastguard. Maatschappij, Amsterdam. Captain V. S. Rashleigh, C.B.E., R.N., Mr. P. E. Tegelberg, President. Chief Inspector. Mr. H. de Booy, Secretary. SEPTEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 519 Mr. M. C. Koning, Treasurer. Captain Sten Isberg, member of the Mr. J. H. Hummel. Board of Directors and Secretary. Mr. Paul den Tex. Mr. P. H. Galle. TURKEY. Mr. G. L. de Vries Feyens. Captain Nedjmeddin bey, Secretary Mr. Th. P. van den Bergh. of the Turkish Life-saving Service of the Mr. H. Th. de Booy, Assistant Sec- Black Sea. retary. A few personal notes may not be out Zuid-Hollandsche Maatschappij M red- of place. As regards the British delega- ding van ScMpbreukelingen, Rotter- tion, it was a signal indication of the dam. importance which the British Govern- A. A. Baron Sweerts de Landas ment attaches to the Institution's work Wyborgh, President, Treasurer. that the Board of Trade should have Mr. J. Eypperda Wierdsma, Vice- permitted the attendance of the Chief President. Inspector of H.M. Coastguard. It was Mr. C. D. Julius, Secretary. delightful again to have Sir George Shee Mr. Jan Lels. among us, looking well, and with his Mr. A. C. Mees. interest in our work as great as ever. Mr. B. E. Buys. Mr. Walter Eiggs, the Honorary Secre- Mr. A. J. M. Gourdriaan. tary of the Aldeburgh Branch (who has Mr. E. D. Eust. since been co-opted a Member of the Mr. A. J. Drenth, Inspector. Committee of Management of the Professor E. Vossnack (Technical Institution) sailed across the North Sea Advisor of the two Societies). in his 15-ton yacht, bringing with him as crew Lieut.-Commander P. E. Vaux, ITALY. the Eastern District Inspector. The Societa Italiana di Soccorso ai Naufraghi. French delegation included Vice- Dominique Bastianini, Captain of the Admiral Lacaze, who has taken the Italian Navy. place as President of the French Society Cav. Uff. Dott. F. Luppis, Italian of the late Admiral Touchard, who pre- Consul General at Amsterdam. sided over the Conference in Paris in Commandatore Gino Berri, Italian 1928, and M. Barillon, an eminent Consul at Eotterdam. marine engineer. Germany sent her veteran Secretary—Herr Eosing, now in JAPAN. his thirty-second year of secretaryship. Teikoku Suinan Kinsaikai. Practically all the work of organiza- tion of the Conference fell on the shoul- Captain Shiro Takasu, Imperial ders of Captain de Booy, the Secretary Japanese Navy. of the North and South Holland Society. . Those who know him will not need to Norsk Selskab til Skibbrudnes Redning. be told that everything passed off with- Mr. Ottar Vogt, Secretary. out a hitch of any kind. Complete efficiency and a strong sense of humour SPAIN. are necessary qualities in the Secretary Sociedad Espanola di Salvamento di of a Conference, and Captain de Booy Ndufragos. possesses them. It is pleasant to know that his son, recently in the Eoyal Mr. L. Emmeriks, Spanish Vice- Dutch Navy, has now joined him as Consul at Amsterdam. Assistant Secretary, and, though the SWEDEN. Secretary's retirement should be many years ahead, the succession will be in Svenska Sdllskapet for Radnning af safe and capable hands. Skeppsbrutne. The Conference was honoured by the Mr. Edvard Lithander, Member of presence, at the Demonstration at the Parliament, formerly President. Hook of Holland on the 21st and at the 520 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1932. dinners at Rotterdam and Amsterdam, Life-boatmen. Wireless telephony in- to which the delegates were invited, of stallations are fitted in the larger boats. His Royal Highness the Prince of the Netherlands, the Consort of Queen Use of Aeroplanes in Life-Saving. Wilhelmina. Outside the entrance to the river two small boats with a line between them Demonstration of Line-throwing Devices. were moored to represent a wreck. A The delegates assembled at Rotter- demonstration was now given by two dam on the morning of Tuesday, 21st military aeroplanes of the dropping of June, and the day was occupied by an a line over a wreck. If a vessel is inspection of Life-boats belonging to the stranded within a comparatively short South Holland Society at the Hook of distance from the shore, an aeroplane Holland. The party proceeded down may be able so to drop a line that one river in the paddle steamer Merwede I, end falls on shore and the other over lunch being served on board. On the wreck. Colonel van Santen, of the arrival at the Hook, we landed and saw Royal Dutch Air Force, Commandant first a demonstration of line-throwing of the Military Aerodrome at Soester- devices. By means of mortars firing a berg, was with us on board the Life- spherical ball by a charge of black powder, boat, and he afterwards, at the Con- lines were thrown to a range of some ference, gave us a very clear description 300 yards, and by a shoulder-type line- of the manoeuvre. The aeroplane lets throwing gun, somewhat similar to our out a light line towing a " wind-sleeve " ; own type, but with a bolt breech-action, at the appropriate moment a stream- to about 150 yards. The party then lined wooden weight is placed on the distributed themselves among three line by the pilot, and the whole cast Motor Life-boats, and proceeded to sea. adrift. In certain wind conditions it is These boats were the 58 feet 6 inches desirable to cast adrift the wind-sleeve Roningin Wilhelmina and President Jan before dropping the line, and an in- Lels and the 52 feet President J. V. genious device enables this to be done. Wierdsma, two being stationed at the The trial carried out was not abso- Hook, and the other at Stellendam, to lutely successful, but it demonstrated the southward. the possibility of rendering aid to the shipwrecked in certain conditions, when Design of the Dutch Motor Life-boats. perhaps no Life-boat could approach Since the general design of these the wreck owing to rocks and surf, and boats is similar to that of the boats no rocket apparatus was available. belonging to the senior Society, which The delegates returned to Rotterdam we saw on the 24th, and since they by train, and in the evening were enter- differ notably from our own types, it tained to dinner on board the beautiful may not be out of place to give a short motor ship Baloemn, of the Eotfcer- description of them. They are built of damsche-Lloyd. Telegrams of loyalty steel and have heavy oil engines. In were sent to the Queen of Holland and twin-screw boats the engines are in the Queen Mother, and gracious replies separate compartments placed in eche- were received. Baron Sweerts, President lon. The main engine controls are of the South Holland Society, proposed below, so that two engineers, one in the health of the Life-boat Crews of all each engine-room, are necessary when at nations, and Sir Godfrey Baring replied. sea. Self-righting is provided for by a tank which is situated on one side of the The Conference. keel and which fills with water when the On Wednesday, 22nd, the delegates boat is capsized, thus rendering her went to Amsterdam by train, and the unstable when upside down. The nor- Conference opened at 11 A.M. at the mal complement of crew is six, and, Koloniaal Instituut. The chair_ was judging from the men we saw, both at taken by Mr. P. E. Tegelberg, President the Hook and on the Zuidersee, the of the North and South Holland Society. crews are the finest possible type of Until 5 P.M. on the 23rd, with short SEPTEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 521

Dutch Motor Life-boats.

MOTOR LIFE-BOATS OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH HOLLAND LIFE-BOAT SOCIETY ON THE ZUTOERSEE.

President Ian Lels. The Motor Life-boat of the South Holland Life-boat Society stationed at Hook of Holland. 522 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1932. intervals for lunch, the Conference con- boats, by M. Barillon, Ingenieur Geneial tinued, the full agenda being as follows, du Genie Maritime. the titles being those of the papers con- The Protected Rudder before the tributed by the delegates of the various Sternpost, by M. Barillon. nations : HOLLAND. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Some Interesting Points in the Design of Dutch Life-boats, by E. Vossnack, Characteristics of Hull Designs of Professor of the Technical University of Different Types of American Life-boats, Delft, technical adviser of the Dutch by Constructor F. A. Hunnewell, Super- Life-boat Societies. intendent of Construction and Repair. Motor Installations in Different Types . of American Life-boats, by R. B. Recent Developments in the Motor Adams, Engineer-in-Chief, U.S. Coast- Life-boats of the Royal National Life- guard. boat Institution, by J. R. Barnett, Establishment of Connection between O.B.E., M.I.N.A., Consulting Naval the Shore and the Stranded Vessel as Architect to the Royal National Life- practised in the American Service, by boat Institution. Mr. Oliver M. Maxam, Chief of the Division of Operations, United States HOLLAND. Coastguard. The Action of Oil on Broken Water, by Engineer J. D. Banting, with an intro- ORGANIZATION. duction and final word by H. Th. de Booy, Assistant-Secretary to the Noord- GREAT BRITAIN. en Zuid-Hollandsche Redding-Maats- Some Features of a Modern Life- chappij. saving Organization, by Captain V. S. GREAT BRITAIN. Rashleigh, C.B.E., R.N., Chief Inspector of H.M. Coastguard. The Royal National Life-boat Institu- tion's High Speed Petrol Engine Instal- HOLLAND. lation, by Engineer-Captain A. G. Bremner, Superintendent Engineer. Co-operation and Centralization, by H. de Booy, Secretary of the Noord-en GERMANY. Zuid - Hollandsche Redding - Maats- chappij. Recent Experiences with Crude Oil Diesel Engines. ITALY. The Societa Italiana di Soccorso ai LIFE-BOATS. Naufraghi: Its Past, Present and Future. A communication from its President, GERMANY. Grand Admiral Paolo Thaon de Revel. Description of the Latest Decked T win- screw Motor Life-boat, now under con- FRANCE. struction for the Cuxhaven Life-boat Conditions of Efficiency of Life-boat Station at the mouth of the Elbe. Stations. NORWAY. Report on the Trial of a Life-boat. The Motor Life-boat Andreas Aaro, by Ottar Vogt, Secretary of the Nor- TECHNICAL STUDIES. wegian Society for Saving the Ship- wrecked. FRANCE. HOLLAND. Technical Studies on Models of Life- A Motor Life-boat for the Beach: An SEPTEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 523 Experiment, by H. de Booy, Secretary profitable as it was interesting to all. I of the Noord-en Zuid-Hollandsche brought away the impression that while Redding-Maatschappij. our own designers are not likely to adopt steel construction, with its attendant GERMANY. danger of rivets being sprung when boats Auxiliary Sails and Steering ability. bump on the banks, nor the tank prin- ciple of self-righting, they will be even more anxious to discover and adapt an efficient, light and powerful British- CREWS. made heavy oil engine. DENMARK. The description of the newest German The Manning of Life-boats, by C. V. Motor Life-boat built for the Station of Fabricius, Manager of the Danish Life- Cuxhaven at the mouth of the Elbe, boat Service. where she may often have to make long journeys to the outlying banks, was HOLLAND. particularly interesting. This boat, The Altered Relation between the which is 56 feet long, though con- Life-boat Society and the Crew as a structed of steel and with heavy oil of the introduction of Motor engines, follows more closely the lines of Life-boats, by C. D. Julius, Secretary of our Barnett type than do the Dutch the Zuid-Hollandsche Maatschappij tot boats ; and many points in her design Redding van Schipbreukelingen. are due to consultation between the German Institution and our own before she was laid down. ROCKETS, BREECHES BUOYS The theoretical studies and experi- APPARATUS, ETC. ments on models carried out by M. Barillon were also of great interest and GERMANY. value, particularly in regard to unex- Improvements of Line-throwing Ap- pected difficulties arising from the pliances (rockets and pistols). adoption of protected rudders ; and an excellent paper on the use of oil on FRANCE. broken water was contributed by Mr. Installation of a Breeches Buoy Appa- Banting. ratus on Trailer. During the Conference, Sir George Shee delivered messages of encourage- SPAIN. ment entrusted to him personally by the Pope and by Signer Mussolini, at The Organization and Methods of the audiences recently granted him in Rome. Sociedad Espanola di Salvamento di At the close, Sir Godfrey Baring pro- Naufragos. posed a resolution of thanks to the two Dutch Societies for their initiative in calling the Conference, and for the RADIO TELEPHONY. admirable arrangements made, and HOLLAND. expressed the thanks of the delegates to Experiences with Radio-telephony on the Chairman, Mr. Tegelberg. Life-boats of the Dutch Societies, by In the evening the delegates were the H. Th. de Booy, Assistant Secretary of guests of the North and South Holland the Noord-en Zuid-Hollandsche Redd- Society at dinner at the Amstel Hotel. ing-Maatschappij . Speeches were made by Mr. Tegelberg, by Mr. P. J. Reymer, the Minister of A Heavy Oil Engine. Public Works, and by Vice-Admiral Lacaze. The proceedings were in English, and without any doubt the interchange of Visit to the Zuidersee. ideas, covering every aspect of life- On Friday, 24th, the delegates were saving work on the coast, was as given an opportunity of seeing the work 524 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1932. already accomplished, and still in pro- claimed land, and many fine crops of gress, on the enclosure and partial barley. We crossed the dyke to the drainage of the Zuidersee. This was of Island of Wieringen, and were given an absorbing interest, particularly to me as excellent lunch at Hyppolitushoef. Then an engineer. It is undoubtedly the to Den Oever, where the great enclosing largest scheme of land reclamation ever dam begins. The dam will eventually carried out, and its ultimate result will carry a railway track and roadway, and be an addition of some 860 square miles a path for bicycles. The roadway is to the area of Holland. The great dam, completed for some miles and we drove stretching for eighteen miles from the to its end. We saw the immense triple Island of Wieringen to the coast of sluice gates, and examined specimens of Friesland, has just been been closed, and the tenacious boulder clay which is what remains of the Zuidersee has now dredged from the sea bed, and of which become " Lake Yssel." the core of the dam is composed. The general scheme of the work has consisted in tie construction of this dam, with sluice gates and locks for Motor Life-boats of the North and South traffic entrance at each extremity, and Holland Society. the enclosure by dykes of four " Pol- ders," or areas of reclaimed land. Of We all then went on board the Motor the Polders, that on the north-west, Life-boats of the North and South with an area of eighty square miles, has Holland Society, which had been been enclosed for some two years ; the assembled in the basin. These were the others remain to be enclosed in future G. A. de Tex, the Hilda, the Dorus years. The Polders will be below sea Rijkers, the Brandaris, the Insulinde, level, and will be drained by canals and and the Neeltje-Jacoba, ranging in age pumping stations, while the level of the from fifteen years to three, and in length water in Lake Yssel will be so regulated from forty to sixty feet. Nothing as to provide for drainage from the could have been smarter or more work- canals in each Polder. manlike than the appearance of boats and crews, and we all regretted that time did not permit of a trip to sea. Then The New Polder. back to Amsterdam and home. So ended a week that will live in the The party left Amsterdam at 8.30 in memories of us all. We shall remember a fleet of cars. Mr. Verhey, an engineer the hospitality of our Dutch friends, and who has been engaged on the work, was the efficiency of their organization ; and ia general charge, and at all interesting the first sight, to many of us, of a fas- points he gave us the clearest possible cinating country seen under the happiest explanation in English and French. possible conditions. We made many new The first stop was south of Hoorn, friendships, and renewed many old ones. where we were in the area of a Polder We all learnt a great deal, and perhaps which was reclaimed from the sea in some of us were able to help others 1682. Here there are many beautiful red- less experienced. But what we shall, brick farmhouses bearing dates of that I think, remember most vividly is the period. We then went on to Medem- spirit of comradeship which inspired the blik, at the south-east corner of the new delegates without exception. I cannot Polder, and saw the new pumping sta- help feeling that the cause of inter- tion. Then we proceeded round and national friendship was advanced by the across the new Polder, and visited the Conference, and that those who work brand-new village of Slootdorp. This for the Life-boat Cause in every land little township, standing in what was can truly feel that in helping on this the sea bed two years ago, already has great Service, which knows no national many substantial houses, and no less frontiers, they are contributing more than three churches. All around there than they realize towards the healing of were Frisian cattle grazing on the re- the wounds of a troubled world. SEPTEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 525

H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, K.G., at Brixham. Inaugural Ceremony of the " George Shee." ON 27th July, H.R.H. the Prince of launched on service 123 times, and they Wales, E.G., President of the Institu- have rescued 89 lives. tion, attended the Inaugural Ceremony The Ceremony took place in the of the Motor Life-boat at Torbay, and Outer Basin of Brixham Inner Harbour. named the boat George Shee, after the The quays, the houses round the harbour late Secretary of the Institution. and the shipping in the harbour were This name was given as a result of crowded, and it was estimated that the resolution passed by the Com- some 20,000 people were present. mittee of Management, in September, The Local Authorities, the people of 1931, to " mark their high appreciation Brixhara and the people of South of Sir George Shee, as Secretary of the Devon joined very heartily with the Institution for twenty-one years, by Institution in giving a welcome to the naming a Motor Life-boat after him." Prince and making the Ceremony a Sir George Shee was given the choice of great success. The day was observed three Motor Life-boats then on the coast, as a general holiday in Brixham—the but still unnamed, and he chose the schools were closed, the Great Western Torbay boat. Railway Company issued special cheap The George Shee is one of the 51-feet tickets to Brixham from neighbouring Barnett (Stromness) cabin type, the places, and town, harbour and shipping largest and most powerful type which were all decorated with flags. the Institution is now building, and was Among those present were the Chair- completed and sent to Torbay in 1930, man and members of the Brixham replacing a 40-feet Self-righting Motor Urban District Council, the Mayors of Life-boat. Exeter, Dartmouth, Okehampton and The " George Shee." Torquay, the Chairman of the Paignton She is a Cabin Motor Life-boat, 51 feet Urban District Council, the Rev. the by 13 feet 6 inches. On service, with Earl of Devon, a Vice-President of the crew and gear on board, she weighs Institution and President of the Exeter 26^ tons. She is divided into eight Branch, Admiral the Hon. Sir Herbert water-tight compartments, and is fitted Brand, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., with 160 air-cases. She has twin screws, Commander-in-Chief at Plymouth, Mr. and is driven by two 60 h.p. engines. C. Williams, M.P. for the Torquay The engine-room is a water-tight com- Division, and the officers of H.M. Mine- partment, and each engine is itself sweeper Forres, which came to Brixham water-tight, so that it could continue to represent the Navy at the Ceremony. running even if the engine-room were The Ceremony was timed to begin at flooded. Her speed is just- under two o'clock. An hour before, a maroon 9 knots, which is equivalent, in a boat was fired, which was the signal for a of this size, to 31 knots in an Atlantic collection on behalf of the Institution, liner. She carries enough petrol to be and an appeal for contributions was made able to travel 120 miles at full speed by Lieut.-Colonel C. R. Satterthwaite, without refuelling. She has seating O.B.E., the Secretary of the Institution. accommodation in her cabin for ten The response to this appeal, including people, and in rough weather can take the sale of programmes, was over £135. 100 people on board. She carries a crew of eight men. She has a line-throwing Arrival of the Prince. gun and an electric search-light, is The Prince of Wales, who travelled lighted throughout with electricity, and by air to Haldon, was met by the is fitted with an oil-spray in the bows for Right Hon. the Lord Mildmay of spraying oil on the waves to make Flete, P.C., J.P., Lord Lieutenant of smooth the water round the wreck. Devon, and the Lord Churston, President Torbay has had a Life-boat Station of the Torbay Branch, who entertained since 1866. Its Life-boats have been him to lunch at Lupton Park. 526 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1932. At Brixham Harbour the Prince was sacrificing devotion " of Sir George Shee received by a guard of honour of Life- during his twenty-one years as Secretary boatmen, men who had served in the of the Institution. Eoyal Naval Reserve and members of Lord Churston, in receiving the Life- the British Legion in Brixham, Paign- boat, said that from the days of Drake ton, Teignmouth and Torquay, under and Hawkins the seamen of Devon had the Command of Brigadier-General been famous for their skill and con- E. H. Llewellyn, D.S.O. tempt of danger, and that the men Mr. Harold Clayton, the Chairman of who manned their new Life-boat would the Torbay Branch, Mr. H. M. Smardon, not forget the great traditions which the Honorary Secretary, Lieut.-Colonel they had inherited. C. E. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., Secretary After the singing of " Eternal Father, of the Institution, Commander E. D. Strong to Save," accompanied by the Drury, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R., the Chief Torquay Municipal Military Band, the Inspector of Life-boats, Mr. F. P. Lee, Bishop of Exeter (the Right Rev. Lord J.P., the Chairman of the Brixham William Gascoyne-Cecil, D.D.), with Urban District Council, and the Mayors, whom was the Rev. W. T. Long, were presented to the Prince, and Mr. Vicar of All Saints', Brixham, as Lee presented to him an illuminated chaplain, dedicated the Life-boat to address of welcome, at the head of the glory of God and the service of which was a sketch of Brixham Harbour, mankind. with the Motor Life-boat in the centre. The Prince's Speech. This is the first address presented to a Before naming the Life-boat the member of the Royal Family at Brixham Prince said :— since the address (of which a copy is "It is always a privilege for me to preserved in the Council Chamber) name a Life-boat or to do anything to presented in 1828 to the Duke of further the cause of the great Life- Clarence, afterwards William IV., who boat Institution. I am particularly was one of the original Vice-Presidents pleased to name this boat that is going of the Institution. to find its home in Brixham because, Lord Mildmay, in opening the Cere- as Lord Mildmay told you, I spent two mony, said that in coming to Devon the years in this locality and I know this Prince was returning to his birthplace part of the coast. It is famous for its as a sailor, for it was at Dartmouth beautiful scenery, but for ships it is a that he received his naval training, treacherous coast indeed. and Brixham welcomed him as "a " The men of Devon have a great seaman of Devon." record as seafarers, and a great record Sir George Shee then presented the in the Life-boat Service. The Devon Life-boat to the Institution, and in Lifeboat Stations have rescued 2,047 doing so said: " Except for the honour lives from shipwreck. That is a great of knighthood conferred upon me by and inspiring figure. In these days His Majesty the King last year, when we need encouragement it is a I cannot imagine a gift or honour heartening thing to look at the record which I would value more highly of a great Institution such as this. than to have a Life-boat named after (Cheers.) It is extremely fitting that me." this Life-boat should be named after Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., Chairman Sir George Shee, who gave twenty-one of the Committee of Management of the years of his life to the Service. He has Institution, received the Life-boat from told you how gratified he is to have his Sir George Shee. He expressed the name on the boat, and we, who are gratitude of the Institution to the connected with the Life-boat Service, Prince of Wales for the " wonderful are glad to think that he is still asso- services " which he had rendered it on ciated with us. (Cheers.) It is now my many occasions. He paid a high tribute privilege to name the boat George Shee, to the Life-boatmen of Devon and spoke and to wish her ' God-speed.' I hope of the* " untiring energy and self- that she will worthily continue the great SEPTEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 527

By courtesy of] [Sport and General. HJUL THE PRINCE OF WALES AT THE TORBAY INAUGURAL CEREMONY. (The Prince is speaking from the platform on the left.)

HJUL THE PRINCE GEORGE AT THE ALDEBURGH INAUGURAL CEREMONY. 528 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1932. traditions of the Life-boat Service in the Nice, where, less than three months county of Devon." (Loud Cheers.) later, he died. The Prince then broke a bottle of At the conclusion of the Ceremony Devonshire cider over the bows of the the Prince went on board the Life-boat. Life-boat. Mr. Smardon presented to him Coxswain The Ceremony concluded with the W. G. Sanders and the members of the singing of " Abide with Me," the hymn Crew, and the Prince made a short trip which has been well described as in the boat, loudly cheered by the " Brixham's gift to Christendom," for crowds on the quays. it was written by the Eev. Henry At a meeting of the Urban District Francis Lyte, who was Vicar of Lower Council held in September, the Council Brixham from 1819 to 1847. It was placed on record their great appreciation written at Berry Head House, Brixham, of the efforts of Mr. Smardon, the after evensong on the first Sunday in Honorary Secretary of the Torbay September, 1847, when the author Branch, in making the arrangements for was on the eve of leaving Brixham for the Prince's visit.

H.R.H. The Prince George, K.G., at Aldeburgh. Inaugural Ceremony of the New Motor Life-boat. ON 27th May, H.R.H. the Prince The new boat has been built out of a George, K.G., named the new Motor legacy from the late Mrs. Jane Elizabeth Life-boat stationed at Aldeburgh, King, of St. Leonards-on-Sea, in Suffolk. This is the seventh Motor memory of her son-in-law, the late Mr. Life-boat to be named by the Prince. Abdy Beauclerk. The Aldeburgh boat is the first of a There has been a Life-boat Station new type specially designed for Stations at Aldeburgh since 1824, and the where conditions at sea require a fairly Station has the splendid record of 413 large and heavy type, but where it is lives rescued since 1851, and nine Silver impossible to station the Barnett or Medals awarded for gallantry. Watson Cabin type, as the boat has to Prince George flew from London and be light enough to be launched off the was welcomed on landing by Sir beach. She is 41 feet by 12 feet 3 inches, Courtenay Warner, Bt., C.B., J.P., the and on service, with crew and gear on Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk, Sir Godfrey board, she weighs 16J tons. She is Baring, Bt., Chairman of the Com- divided into seven water-tight com- mittee of Management of the Institution, partments, and is fitted with 135 air- and Captain Frederick C. V. Vernon cases. She has twin screws, and is Wentworth, C.B., R.N., President of the driven by two 35 h.p. engines. They Aldeburgh Branch. At Aldeburgh itself are in a water-tight compartment and he was received at the Moot Hall by are themselves water-tight, so that they Mrs. Arthur Galsworthy, J.P., the would continue running even if the Mayor. Among those present at the engine-room were flooded. Her speed is Ceremony were the Mayors of the just over 1\ knots, and she carries Suffolk Boroughs, the Aldermen, Coun- enough petrol to be able to travel 116 cillors and Town Clerk of Aldeburgh, and miles, at full speed, without refuelling. Mr. J. F. Lamb, of Cambridge, a In rough weather she can take eighty-five member of the Committee of Manage- people on board, and she carries a crew ment of the Institution. The Navy was of ten men. She has a line-throwing represented by H.M. Destroyer Scimitar. gun and an electric search-light, and is The Mayor opened the proceedings, lighted by electricity. She has replaced and Mr. W. E. F. Cheesman, on behalf a Pulling and Sailing Life-boat of the of the relatives of Mrs. King, presented Norfolk and Suffolk type, the City of the Life-boat to the Institution. In Winchester. doing so he said that Mr. Abdy Beauclerk, SEPTEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 529

after whom the boat was to be named, The Prince's Speech. was a constant visitor to Aldeburgh from The Prince, in naming the Life-boat, thirty to forty years ago. He loved the said :— place, and in particular sailing on the " I am very glad to be present this river. In 1893 he saw the Aldeburgh Life- afternoon to name this Motor Life-boat. boat go out to the help of the Russian This is the seventh of these Ceremonies barque Venscapen, and so impressed was in which I have taken part, and when he by the bravery and seamanship of the to-day's Ceremony is over there will not Life-boat Crew that he always after- be a Motor Life-boat from Aldeburgh to wards wished that he might some day the Thames which I have not had the be rich enough to give the Institution pleasure of naming. a sum sufficient to build a Life-boat. " You at Aldeburgh have a Life-boat He died in 1912 with his wish unrealized, record of which you may well feel but at the request of his widow, her proud. You have had a Station for mother, Mrs. King, left £5,000 to the 108 years, for as long, that is, as there Institution to accumulate in order to has been a Life-boat Service on our provide a Life-boat for Aldeburgh. The coasts. Since 1851 your Life-boats new Motor Life-boat, therefore, came to have rescued 413 Jives. Nine times Aldeburgh as a reward for the bravery of your men have won the high honour of its Crew thirty-nine years before, a Crew the Institution's Silver Medal for their in which was the present Coxswain, Mr. gallantry. I congratulate you on that Pead. splendid record. (Cheers.) Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., accepted the " But you have had to pay the price Life-boat on behalf of the Institution. for that achievement. To save lives He expressed its gratitude to the donor you have given lives, and I think that for her splendid gift, spoke of the services on this occasion we should remember of the Life-boatmen of Aldeburgh, with special honour and gratitude those which " were written in gold on the brave Life-boatmen of Aldeburgh who records of the Institution," and paid a lost their lives on service. warm tribute to the work of Mr. Walter " In the pride of your record the Riggs, the Honorary Secretary of the whole county of Suffolk shares. No Station. county in the British Isles has been Sir Godfrey then formally handed the more active and more generous in Life- Life-boat to the Branch, and she was boat work. Some of the earliest experi- received by Captain Vernon Wentworth, ments were carried out on this coast. R.N., the Chairman. After Captain Suffolk for many years had its own E. D. Drury, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R., Life-boat Association, and that Associa- Chief Inspector of Life-boats, had tion began its work many years before described the boat, she was dedicated the Royal National Life-boat Institu- by the Bishop of St. Edmundsbury tion itself was founded. and Ipswich (the Right Rev. Walter G. " The Life-boats of the county have Whittingham, D.D.), who was accom- rescued over 2,900 lives. What a panied by Canon S. W. Goldsmith, M.A., wonderful record ! When one remem- as chaplain. The hymns which were bers not only those 2,900 lives actually sung before and after the service saved from death, but the thousands were led by the choir of Aldeburgh more—the families, the wives and Church. children—saved from want and sorrow, Before the Prince named the Life- the people of Aldeburgh and of Suffolk boat, Sir Courtenay Warner, Bt., pro- may well feel both thankful and proud posed and Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., at the recollection of what their Life- seconded a vote of thanks to him, and boatmen have done. the Earl of Stradbroke, K.C.M.G., C.B., " With this new boat, the first of a C.V.O., C.B.E., D.L., J.P., Vice- new type, I am confident that you will Admiral of the Suffolk coast, proposed add new honours to your record. The and Mr. Ross Taylor, M.P., seconded a generous lady whose gift it is, and her vote of thanks to the Mayor. son-in-law whose name it will bear, will 530 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1932. share in the work you do and the the Marigold, one of the three ships honours you win. I have very great which Aldeburgh built and manned and pleasure in naming this boat Abdy sent to fight the Spanish Armada. Beauclerk. I wish the boat and her At a meeting of the Committee of crew ' God-speed.' " (Loud Cheers.) the Aldeburgh Branch on 16th August, The Prince then broke a bottle of Captain Vernon Wentworth presented Empire wine on the bows of the Life- to Mr. Riggs a silver salver, with the boat. signatures of the Committee in facsimile, After the Ceremony the Prince went as a mark of their gratitude for all that afloat in the Life-boat and was pre- he had done in connexion with the sented, in memory of his visit, with a Ceremony and the placing of a Motor model, made by an Aldeburgh man, of Life-boat at Aldeburgh.

The "Lloyd's" Motor Life-boat. Inaugural Ceremony at Cowes. THERE has been a Life-boat Station at The Lloyd's Life-boat also com- Stornoway, Island of Lewis, in the memorates the fact that for twenty Northern Hebrides since 1887. Last years before the Institution was founded year, owing to the increasing number of Lloyd's did a great deal to encourage wrecks in the Southern Hebrides, it the provision of Life-boats round the was decided to establish a Station at coasts of Great Britain and Ireland. Barra Island, and this Station was In 1802, on the proposal of its Chair- opened in September, 1931. A 45-feet man, Mr. John Julius Angerstein, it Watson Cabin Motor Life-boat was voted £2,000 for the building and temporarily placed there, while a new equipping of Life-boats. Twenty-six Motor Life-boat was being built. This were built, and these boats were in- boat is of the largest and most powerful spected by' Lloyd's agents. When the type which the Institution is now Institution was founded there were building, the 51-feet Barnett (Strom- already thirty-nine Life-boats, of which ness) type. A full description of this type the majority had been provided by appears on page 525, but it should be Lloyd's, so that, prior to 1824, Lloyd's noted that in view of the distance which was virtually the Life-boat Institu- the Barra Island Life-boat is likely to tion. travel on service, she has been built to The Inaugural Ceremony took place on carry a supply of petrol enabling her to 25th July at East Cowes, at the yard of travel 184 miles at full speed instead of Messrs. Groves and Gutteridge, the 120 miles like the other Motor Life-boats builders of the boat. Sir Godfrey of this type. Baring, Bt., Chairman of the Committee It was decided, with the approval of of Management of the Institution, pre- the Committee of Lloyd's, that this sided, and in opening the proceedings, boat should bear the name Lloyd's, in spoke of the splendid and generous help gratitude for the most generous support which the Lifeboat Service had re- which the Institution, since its founda- ceived from Lloyd's. tion in 1824, has received from the Sir Percy MacKinnon, Chairman of members of Lloyd's. During the past Lloyd's, then presented the Life-boat to five years their contributions have the Institution. In doing so he spoke amounted to nearly £9,000, the cost of of the part which had been taken by the Barnett (Stromness) type of Motor Lloyd's in encouraging and helping the Life-boat, and the annual contributions work of saving life from shipwreck received from Lloyd's in the future will since, in 1802, it had voted 100 guineas be allocated to maintaining the Life- to Henry Greathead, the builder of the boat, and to replacing her, so that there first Life-boat. The interest of the will always be a Life-boat of this name members of Lloyd's in the sailor and in the fleet. his welfare was an old tradition, and it SEPTEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 531 was a great pleasure to the Corporation Duke, in accepting her, said that that its name would be associated with would rejoice that this new this beautiful Life-boat, which, they all Life-boat on her coast would bear a

JOHN JULIUS ANGERSTEIN. 1735-1823: Chairman of Lloyd's. (From the painting by Sir Thomas Lawrence, P.R.A.: reproduced by Sir Emery Walker.) hoped, would be the means of saving name honoured among all who were many lives. associated with the Life-boat Service. Sir Godfrey Baring accepted the boat Commander E. D. Drury, O.B.E., and handed her to the Duke of Montrose, R.D., E.N.R., Chief Inspector of Life- C.B., C.V.O., V.D., LL.D., as Chairman boats, described the boat. This was of the Scottish Life-boat Council. The followed by the service of dedication. 532 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1932. The hymn " Eternal Father, strong to A vote of thanks to Lady MacKinnon save " was sung, accompanied by the was proposed by the Hon. George combined bands of Cowes and East Colville, Deputy-Chairman of the Insti- Cowes, and the Life-boat was dedicated tution, and seconded by Mr. H. S. to the glory of God and the salvation of Saunders of Messrs. Groves and Gut- life at sea, by the Bishop of Portsmouth teridge. Lady MacKinnon then named (the Right Rev. F. Neville Lovett, the Life-boat Lloyd's, breaking over her C.B.E., D.D.). bows a bottle of F ''ire wine.

Inaugural Ceremony of the "Oldham" Motor Life-boat. THE Inaugural Ceremony of the new of eight men, and can take thirty Motor Life-boat at Hoylake, Cheshire, people on board in rough weather. took place on 9th June. This boat has HoyJake is one of the oldest Life-boat been provided out of the Oldham Life- Stations, having been established in boat Fund, which was started just over 1803. Its Life-boats have rescued 48 fifty years ago, and towards which by lives since 1850. special appeals, Oldham last year con- The Life-boat was presented to the tributed £374, in addition to £234 which Institution by the Mayor of Oldham it raised for the general funds of the (Alderman J. Hague, J.P.), who gave a Institution. This new boat takes the short account of the Oldham Fund, and place of the Oldham which was built out paid a tribute to the work of Mrs. C. of the Fund in 1904, and which served Hardman and Mrs. Eastwood, the at the station at Abersoch, Caernarvon- Honorary Treasurer and Honorary shire, until 1930, rescuing 69 lives. Secretary of the Oldham Ladies' Life- boat Guild, and of Mr. Edward Dean, A New Type of Life-boat. who for thirty-six years has been the The new Hoylake boat is a new light Honorary Secretary of the Branch. type of Liverpool Life-boat, specially Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., Chairman of designed for Stations where the Life-boat the Committee of Management of the has to be launched off a carriage or the Institution, received the Life-boat and open beach. She is somewhat similar to thanked Oldham for this further proof the light self-righting type, of which many of its generosity towards the Life-boat have been placed on the coast during Service. the last two years, but is broader in the The boat was described by Lieut-Com- beam, being 35 feet 6 inches by 10 feet, mander G. E. Cousins, D.S.C., E.N., Dis- and is for those Stations where the crews trict Inspector of Life-boats, and received prefer to have a steadier type of Life- by the Rev. Canon W. T. Warburton, boat, which, though it will not self-right M. A., Chairman of the Hoylake Branch. if it capsizes, is less likely to capsize than The Bishop of Chester (the Right the self-righting type. She is divided Rev. Henry Luke Paget, D.D.) then into eight water-tight compartments and dedicated the Life-boat, and on the is fitted with 115 air-cases. She has invitation of Mrs. Hardman, Mrs. J. F. one screw, driven by a 35 h.p. engine, Waterhouse, ex-Mayoress of Oldham, giving her a speed of 7^ knots, and she named the Life-boat Oldham. carries enough petrol to travel 116 miles A vote of thanks to Mrs. Waterhouse at full speed without refuelling. The and the people of Oldham was proposed engine is in a water-tight compartment by Mr. Charles Livingstone, Deputy and is itself water-tight, so that it could Chairman of the Liverpool Branch, and continue running even if the engine- seconded by Canon Warburton, and a room were flooded. If a sea breaks vote of thanks to the Liverpool and on board the boat she can free herself Hoylake Branches was proposed by Mr. in twelve seconds. She carries a crew Edward Dean. SEPTEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 533

Inaugural Ceremony of the Weymouth Motor Life~boat. THE Inaugural Ceremony of the new handed her to Major Devenish, who Weymouth Motor Life-boat took place accepted her on behalf of the Branch. on 16th July on the Nothe Parade, in the presence of many hundreds of The Bishop's Address. people. The Motor Life-boat from A service of dedication was con- Yarmouth, , was also ducted by the Bishop of (the present. Right Rev. St. C. G. A. Donaldson, This is the third Motor Life-boat D.D.), assisted by the Rev. C. M. to be stationed at Weymouth. The Ricketts, M.A. (Vicar of Holy Trinity first, which went there in 1924, was and the Mayor's chaplain), and the a 40-feet Watson Life-boat with a Rev. Emlyn Jones, representing the 50 h.p. engine. She was replaced in Free Church Council. Before blessing 1929 with another Life-boat of the same the Life-boat the Bishop said: type, but this boat was withdrawn the " Thoughtful men sometimes ask how following year, as it was found that the the virility of the nation can be main- strong tides and heavy gales made tained if war is abolished. It may be true necessary a more powerful type. The that the suffering and dangers of war new boat is of the 51-feet Barnett develop character, but I believe that (Stromness) type, the largest and most in the conflict with nature man can powerful which the Institution is now find his soul far more nobly than in building. (A full description will be battle. We are sent here to replenish found on p. 525.) She is one of two the earth and subdue it. In this task Motor Life-boats provided out of a mankind finds its noblest qualities legacy from the late Mr. William Ryland, developed, and in no part of our of Sheffield, the other being a Life-boat national life is this more true than in of the same type stationed at Lerwick the Life-boat Service. The victory of in the Shetlands. Mr. Ryland died in the Life-boat crews over the whole 1900, but the bulk of the money under forces of nature is a true fulfilment of the bequest did not come to the our common human destiny." Institution until September, 1931. The Earl of Shaftesbury, P.O., K.P., There has been a Life-boat Station G.C.V.O., the Lord Lieutenant of at Weymouth since 1869, and its , spoke of the pride which the Life-boats have rescued forty-seven whole country felt in its Life-boat lives. Stations. He then presented two Major J. H. C. Devenish,- J.P., certificates won by pupils of Dorchester President of the Branch, opened the and Portland schools in the Life-boat proceedings and said that the town was Essay Competition. very proud of the fact that the A vote of thanks to Lord and Lady Institution, by placing such a powerful Shaftesbury and the Bishop was pro- Motor Life-boat there, had shown that posed by Captain E. A. Betts, C.B.E., it recognized it as one of the most R.N., District Inspector of Coastguard important Life-boat Stations on the and a member of the Committee of the south coast. Weymouth Branch, and seconded by Mr. B. A. Wightman, one of the Captain H. C. Mayo, O.B.E., R.N., the trustees of the late Mr. Ryland, pre- Honorary Secretary of the Branch. sented the Life-boat to the Institution. The Countess of Shaftesbury then She was received by the Hon. George named the Life-boat William and Clara Colville, Deputy Chairman of the Com- Ryland, breaking over her bows a bottle mittee of Management, who expressed of champagne. the Institution's gratitude to Mr. Ryland After the ceremony the Life-boat and Mr. Wightman. He then formally gave a demonstration of life-saving. 534 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1932.

Inaugural Ceremony of the Lerwick Motor Life-boat. IN 1930 the Institution established a for having established a station on Life-boat Station at Lerwick in the their islands. Shetlands, and placed there a 51-feet The District Inspector of Life-boats Barnett (Stromness) Motor Life-boat, described the boat and she was dedicated the largest and most powerful type by the Rev. Archibald Macintyre. which it is now building. (A full The Duchess of Montrose then description of this type will be found on named the boat Lady Jane and Martha, p. 525.) This boat is one of two pro- Ryland. vided out of a legacy from the late Mr. The Duchess was presented by Ex- William Ryland, of Sheffield, the other Provost Sinclair with a silver model of being a Life-boat of the same type a Life-boat in memory of the Ceremony, stationed at Weymouth, Dorset. Mr. and she presented three Certificates won Ryland died in 1900, but the bulk of by pupils of Shetland schools in the the money under the bequest did not Life-boat Essay Competition. come to the Institution until September, A vote of thanks to the Duke and 1931. Duchess was proposed by Mr. W. 0. M. The Inaugural Ceremony of the new Cameron and a vote of thanks to the boat took place on 25th June, in the Chairman by Mr. Magnus Shearer, presence of between 2,000 and 3,000 Convener of Zetland. people. Besides taking part in this Inaugural Provost W. Sinclair presided, and the Ceremony the Duke and Duchess of Duke of Montrose, C.B., C.V.O., V.D., Montrose made a fortnight's tour in the LL.D., Chairman of the Scottish Life- Orkneys and Shetlands. At Stromness boat Council and a Vice-President of they inspected the Life-boat and the Institution, presented the Life- lunched with the Committee. At Long- boat to the Branch. In doing so he hope they inspected the Life-boat, expressed the gratitude of the Institu- attended a public meeting and pre- tion to the donor and congratulated sented the awards which had been made Lerwick on its generosity to the Life- by the Institution to the Longhope boat Service. Crew for the service to the Dorbie on Ex-Provost J. T. J. Sinclair accepted 9th January last.* They also visited the Life-boat on behalf of the Branch, the Life-boat Station at , and said that the Shetland people -shire. were very grateful to the Institution * See The Lifeboat for last June.

"Launch!" The Prince of Wales's Introduction to General Seely's Life-boat Book. H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES, E.G., " He recalls some of the finest feats has written the following introduction of the Life-boat Service. He writes of to the book on the Life-boat Service what he knows—of its enormous risks, by Major-General Seely :— of the courage of its men, of their " Much has been written about the wonderful success. Life-boat Service, but this book stands " In these days it is a heartening by itself, for it is the only one on the Ser- thing to remember such achievements, vice actually written by a Life-boatman. and I recommend this book to all. " Its author is not merely the first I recommend it specially to those member of a Life-boat Crew to write a who are inclined to lose confidence book. He is the only General in the in our future. It will put courage , and member of His into them." Majesty's Privy Council to be a regular The book will be called " Launch ! " member of a Life-boat Crew. and will have a coloured picture of a SEPTEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 535 Life-boat launch, specially drawn for it editions—one, with a paper cover, at by a very distinguished artist, Mr. Is., and another, with a cloth cover, at Frank Brangwyn, who has done it out 2s. Qd. Honorary Secretaries of of his " great regard for the Life-boat Branches will be able to obtain copies Service." from the Institution at the wholesale It will be published shortly by rate, for sale at Life-boat Houses and at Messrs. Hodder and Stoughton, in two Bazaars and other Life-boat functions.

Life-boat Christinas Card and Calendar.

As in previous years, the Institution is the Consulting Naval Architect of the issuing this autumn a Life-boat Calen- Institution and the designer of the dar for next year. It is also issuing, Barnett type of Motor Life-boat, the for the first time, a Life-boat Christmas first of which type was the New card, and we hope that readers of The Brighton Life-boat shown in the picture. Lifeboat will buy this calendar for their The picture is reproduced by Mr. own use, and will buy both the calendar Barnett's kind permission. and card to send to their friends. The calendar will be 11| inches long The 1933 calendar will have on it a by 9 inches wide, and can be obtained reproduction in colours of a painting by from the Institution in any quantity, Mr. William McDowell, showing the post free, Is. each, or 10s. a dozen, this New Brighton Motor Life-boat on her price including an envelope with each way to the French steamer Emile calendar. It will weigh, in the envelope, Delmas, from which she rescued the just under 4 ounces, so that it can be whole crew of twenty-four men, in a sent through the post, with the envelope very heavy N.N.W. gale with gusts at open, for \d. nearly 100 miles an hour. This was the The Christinas Card. finest service of 1928, the Coxswain being The Christmas card will be a four- awarded the Silver Medal and each of the page card with a Life-boatman's head eight members of the crew the Bronze on the front and the Institution's crest Medal. The picture is now the property and Christmas greetings inside. It will Of Mr. J. R. Barnett, O.B.E., M.I.N.A., be a cream card, printed in sepia. 536 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1932.

As before, the calendar will have the or cards can do so at once, and record of lives saved printed on the they will receive them at the end of front, and other particulars on the back. November or beginning of December. The card will have no printing on it They should apply to the Secretary, except Christmas greetings. It can be Eoyal National Life-boat Institution, obtained from the Institution in any Life-boat House, 42 Grosvenor Gar- quantity. The price will be 2d. each, dens, London, S.W.I, and should en- including an envelope. close with their order a postal order or Those who wish to order calendars stamps.

Services of the Life-boats. Reported to the April, May, June and July Meetings of the Committee of Management, MARGATE, KENT.—On the evening of CROMER, NORFOLK.—The Motor Life- 20th February the Coxswain was in- boat H. F. Bailey was launched at formed by telephone from the Coast- 7.20 A.M. on 29th February, in a moderate guard Lookout that lights had been E.S.E. gale with a heavy sea, on receipt seen at sea. A few minutes later more of information from the Coastguard that lights and a rocket were seen in the Newarp Lightvessel was firing rockets. direction of the Tongue Sand, and the The Coxswain set a course along the Motor Life-boat Lord Southborough (Civil south part of Haisborough Sands with- Service No. 1) was launched at 8.50 P.M. out finding any vessel in. distress, and A strong N.N.E. breeze was blowing, then went to the Newarp Lightvessel, with a rough sea and snow showers. where he was informed that the Newarp Near the N.E. Tongue Buoy the Life- had fired no rockets and that no distress boat found the schooner Mary Jones, of signals had been seen. Owing to the Bideford, submerged, with nobody on heavy weather it was thought advisable board. She had stranded on the Sands to take the Life-boat into Yarmouth, while bound from London to Grange- which was reached at 1.15 P.M., and the mouth, laden with scrap iron, and her Crew returned home by train. The crew of four had been rescued by a pass- Coastguard had apparently mistaken ing steamer. The Life-boat returned to shooting stars for rockets.—Eewards, her Station at midnight and was re- £23 7s. Id. housed next morning. •— Eewards, GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, £17 8s. &d. NORFOLK.—At 6.40 A.M. on 29th Feb- RAMSGATE, KENT.—At about 7 P.M. ruary the Coxswain was informed by on 23rd February information was re- the Coastguard that Newarp Light- ceived from the Coastguard that the vessel was firing rockets. The Life-boat North Goodwin Lightship had reported Crew were assembled but meanwhile a that a flare or rocket had been seen in a further message was received that the south-westerly direction. The Motor Cromer Motor Life-boat had launched so Life-boat Prudential went out, in a the Crew were dismissed.—Eewards, moderate N.W. breeze, and made for £1 10s. the Goodwin Sands, where she found ILFBACOMBE, DEVON.—At about 5.30 the steam trawler Othello, of Grimsby, P.M. on 3rd March, information was with seas breaking over her. The Life- received by telephone from the Coast- boat anchored and veered down along- guard that a vessel about two miles to side. She then took off the crew of nine. the westward and close in shore was With the help of the Life-boat the apparently in difficulties. A moderate trawler was refloated at 10.30 P.M., and E. breeze was blowing with a moderate with several Life-boatmen on board was sea. The Life-boat Richard Crawley able to make Dover. The Life-boat was called out at 7.50 P.M. after the returned to her Station at 11.45 P.M.— Coxswain, who had been out to the Property Salvage Case. vessel in a motor boat, reported that SEPTEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 537 the master did not realise the danger of Station. The Coverack boat Constance his position. She was a motor-driven Melanie had been launched at 4.15 A.M., boat, the Surodan, of Bristol, bound for as described above, to the Omer Denise, Bideford with gravel, and carrying a had found her deserted, and seeing the crew of four. The tide was low and the signals of the Ocklinge, had gone to her Life-boat stuck on the mud. It was not help. The captain did not wish to until 10 P.M. that she was able to float abandon his vessel and asked the Life- off. Meanwhile the Surodan had run boat to stand by. This the Life-boat ashore and her crew had taken to the did until two tugs arrived, and then ship's boat. Before the Life-boat returned to her Station, arriving back reached the Surodan she met the boat at 3.20 P.M. The crew of the Lizard and towed her into harbour.—Rewards, Motor Life-boat Frederick H. Pilley £63 5s. were assembled, but as the other Life- boats were already out it was decided CADGWITH, and COVERACK, CORN- not to launch.—Rewards, Coverack, WALL.—The steam trawler Omer Denise, £15, 16s. Gd. ; Falmouth, £5 14s. ; The of Ostend, while in ballast from Ostend Lizard, £3 12s. to the fishing grounds, ran on the rocks at Meres, near Coverack, on the 4th ST. ANDREWS, FIFESHIRE.—On the March. A moderate E.N.E. breeze was night of 9th March the Coastguard blowing with a moderate sea, and it telephoned that a fishing boat was was misty. The Coastguard informed believed to be on the rocks near the the Life-boat Stations at Coverack Carr Lightship, and on fire. The Pulling and Cadgwith. The Coverack Pulling and Sailing Life-boat John and Sarah and Sailing Life-boat Constance Melanie Hatfield was launched at 11 P.M. in a was launched at 4.15 A.M. and the slight W.N.W. breeze, with a moderate Cadgwith Pulling and Sailing Life- sea, but on arriving at the position given boat Minnie Moon at 5.40 A.M. The she could find no sign of the boat, which Coverack boat arrived first, but found had got off and gone on her way. Un- that the crew of the Omer Denise had fortunately while the Life-boat was being deserted her. The Cadgwith Life-boat launched one of the helpers fell in front while on her way to the wreck saw the of the carriage and was run over and men, six in number, drifting helplessly killed. In accordance with its usual in a small punt towards the tide race practice the Institution has granted a about a mile below Blackhead Point pension to the widow and made allow- and took them aboard. They were ances for three children, besides pay- rescued only just in time, as the punt, ing the funeral expenses.—Rewards, which was overloaded and waterlogged, £39 4s. Gd. could not have kept afloat more than a SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE.—At 11.30 few minutes longer.—Eewards, Cadg- A.M. on llth March, during a with, £33 12s. 9d. ; Coverack, £31 5s. Gd. moderate E.S.E. gale, with a rough sea, it was decided to launch the Motor Life- COVERACK, FALMOUTH and THE boat Herbert Joy II. as two motor cobles LIZARD, CORNWALL.—On the morning were out crab fishing. The Life-boat of the 4th March a message was found one of the cobles—the Kingfisher, received at Falmouth, from the Coast- of Scarborough—about two miles off in guard, that a steamer was ashore at a N.E. direction and escorted her to Lowland Point and in need of help. harbour, which was reached at 1.40 P.M. She was the s.s. Ocklinge, of London, In the meantime a motor fishing boat bound laden from Bilbao to Port belonging to Bridlington had put out Talbot, with a crew of twenty. The and remained with the other coble until Falmouth Motor Life-boat The Bro- she gained the harbour.—Rewards, thers was launched at 6 A.M. in a fresh £20 19s. Gd. N.N.E. breeze with a moderate sea, but found that the Coverack Motor WHITBY, YORKSHIRE.—Early in the Life-boat was already standing by the morning of the llth March several steamer, and she returned to her fishing boats went to sea, and all except 538 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1932. two returned before low water. Th ST. PETER PORT, GUERNSEY.—About wind had freshened considerably from noon on 16th March a message was the east, and there was a lot of sea on received that strange noises could be Whitby Rock, which would sweep up heard, presumably from a submarine, the harbour entrance as the tide rose about three miles south of the Moye At 1.20 P.M. the Motor Life-boal Point. As the noises had been heard Margaret Barker Smith was launched, intermittently since the previous after- and after going about three miles noon it was thought advisable, after northward, met the fishing boat Noel, consultation, to send the Motor Life- of Whitby, and escorted her home. boat Queen Victoria to investigate, and Shortly afterwards the fishing boat she left St. Peter Port at 2.5 P.M. While Progress, of Scarborough, was sighted she was cruising off Icart Point the off Kettleness Point. She also was French submarine L'Espoire rose to the accompanied to safety by the Life-boat, surface a few cables ahead, and, after which then put out again, met the Irene, exchanging salutes, steamed off. As she of Whitby, off Sandsend, and stood by was not in need of any help the Life- her while she made for the harbour. boat returned to her Station, which she The Life-boat was rehoused at 4.30 P.M. reached at 5.10 P.M.—Rewards, £5 14s. —Rewards, £8 5s. Qd. CROMER, NORFOLK.—The Motor Life- boat H. F. Bailey, was launched at 2.5 LONGHOPE, ORKNEYS, and WICK, A.M. on 20th March, in a light N.W. CAITHNESS-SHIRE.—Information wa breeze, on receipt of information from received from Duncansby Head Light- the Coastguard that the s.s. Wafford, of house, through the Wick Coastguard, at London, was aground on Haisborough about 2.30 A.M. on the 12th March, that Sands. The Life-boat made a thorough a vessel was ashore at Duncansby Head. search of the Sands, but the steamer had A strong W.N.W. breeze was blowing already refloated and gone on her way. with a moderate sea, and the tide was She returned to her Station, arriving at ebbing. At 3 A.M. the Longhope Motor 8.30 A.M.—Rewards, £18 7s. 6d. Life-boat K.T.J.S. was launched, fol- lowed by the Wick Motor Life-boat SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. •— The Frederick and Emma. They found the Motor Life-boat Herbert Joy II. was steam fishing vessel Dragon, of Grimsby, taken out for the usual quarterly exer- with the Scarfskerry Life-Saving Appa- cise at low water on the morning of ratus at work landing her crew of fifteen. 22nd March. A moderate S.S.E. gale The Wick Life-boat then returned to her was blowing with a rough sea. While Station, but the Longhope Boat stood she was out the weather became worse, by until the last man had been taken and as it was known that the motor off.—Rewards, Longhope, £20 9s. 9d. ; coble S. B. Colling was at sea the Cox- Wick, £22 5s. U. swain decided to report to the Coast- guard and then go off to look for STAITHES, YORKSHIRE.—When the the coble. She was picked up about fishing cobles went to sea at about one and a half miles to the northward, 5.45 A.M. on 15th March the weather and escorted to harbour.—Rewards, was misty with a strong swell running. £20 19s. 6d. With the flowing tide the sea increased BERWICK-ON-TWEED, BERWICKSHIRE. until, at 8.30 A.M., it was decided to —When returning home, laden, from launch the Pulling and Sailing Life-boat the Norwegian fishing grounds, the John Anthony, as it was then impossible Aberdeen trawler Abergeldie stranded for the boats to make the harbour with- on the south end of Goswick Sands on out considerable risk. Two boats, Freda 22nd March. Information of her plight and True Love, were escorted into the was received- from the Coastguard and harbour by the Life-boat, but the the Motor Life-boat Westmorland was remaining boats ran for Runswick, launched at 5.35 A.M. A moderate where they landed safely under better southerly breeze was blowing, with rain. conditions/—Rewards, £19 2s. The Life-boat found that her help was SEPTEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 539 not needed, as the trawler was high and off under her own power. As she was dry and in no immediate danger. The not successful, the Motor Life-boat Mary Life-boat returned and then put out Stanford was launched at 4.15 A.M. again at 9.15 A.M. in case her help was She found that another trawler was needed, but she had to return to her standing by, and that the Macaw had Station again at 2.30 P.M., owing to launched her own boat. The Life-boat machinery trouble. — Rewards, £10 stood by until high water at 8.30 A.M., 19s. 9d. when the weather moderated somewhat. CLACTON - ON - SEA, ESSEX. — At Some of the trawler's crew of nine came 10.45 P.M. on 25th March a telephone ashore in their own boat. The trawler message was received from the Coast- did not refloat on the rising tide, and guard that flares had been seen five to those of her crew who had landed six miles W. by S. of the pierhead. The returned to her.—Rewards, £17 Os. 3d. Motor Life-boat Edward Z. Dresden was POOLE, DORSET.-—The Coastguard immediately launched. A strong S. telephoned at about 7 A.M. on 28th breeze was blowing, with a rough sea. March that a yacht was ashore on the She searched the Eagle, Knoll and Hook Sands. The Poole and Bourne- Bachelor Sands without success, and mouth Life-boat Harmar was promptly then anchored until daybreak. The launched and found the yacht Capri Life-boat then continued her search, ashore, with a party of six on board. but as no sign of a vessel in distress The sea was moderate, but the weather could be seen she returned to her was squally with a strong wind blowing Station at 5.5 A.M. On account of the from the S.W. Help was accepted from rough seas she could not be rehoused the Life-boat, which ran away an anchor, until the next day.—Rewards, £15 and by this means the yacht was re- 17s. 3d. floated. Eventually the Capri was RUNSWICK, YORKSHIRE. — At taken by the Life-boat Crew into 10.15 A.M. on 26th March it was re- Brownsea Roads.—Rewards, £1418s. Qd. ported by a fisherman that the motor , DURHAM.—While the coble Royal Empire, of Whitby, was in Sunderland Motor Life-boat Henry difficulties three miles N.E. by E. of Vernon was - out on exercise on the Runswick and drifting before a strong afternoon of 30th March, signals of dis- S.E. gale with a heavy sea. The report tress were seen from the fishing coble was confirmed by the Coastguard, and a D.C.M., of Sunderland, about one and a few minutes later a distress signal was half miles east of Roker. On reaching seen. The Pulling and Sailing Life- the coble the Life-boat found that her boat Hester Rothschild was launched, oars had been broken, and that she was and found the coble with her engine drifting, half full of water. A strong disabled, without a sail on board, and N.W. breeze was blowing, with a with her crew of three exhausted. She moderate sea. The Life-boat took the took her in tow and brought her to coble in tow and brought her, and her Runswick at 12.40 P.M.—Rewards, crew of four, into port.—Rewards, £19 9*. £5 14s. BALLYCOTTON, Co. COKK.—While CROMARTY, CBOMARTYSHIRE.—The sheltering in Ballycotton Bay on the Motor Life-boat James Macfee was morning of 26th March, the steam launched at 6.15 A.M. on 31st March in trawler Macaw, of Milford Haven, was a half-gale from the N.N.W. with a driven ashore on the Black Rocks by a moderate sea, in response to information strong S.W. breeze with a rough sea and from the Coastguard that a vessel with a heavy ground swell. Information that her sails torn appeared to be in distress she was in difficulties was received at outside the Soaters, off the Cromarty 3.30 A.M., and she was kept under Firth. She was found to be the Dutch observation for a time by the Honorary auxiliary schooner Roelfina II., of Secretary of the Station and the Cox- Gasselternijeveen, of about 150 tons, swain, while she was attempting to get bound from Seaham to Portknockie 540 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1932. with a cargo of coal. Although her sails crew of six on board, disabled by a were in ribbons, she was able, with her damaged rudder and engine trouble. auxiliary engines, to make Cromarty She stood by until a tug came up and Harbour without the Life-boat's help. took the yacht in tow, and then returned The Life-boat returned to her Station at to her Station, arriving at 1.25 P.M.— 7.10 A.M.—Eewards, £9 19*. Qd. Rewards, £5 19s. BABRA ISLAND, HEBRIDES.—During a APPLEDORE, DEVON.—In the early moderate N.E. gale, with a rough sea hours of the morning of 5th April, the and snow showers, on the morning of Coxswain was roused by fishermen who 31st March, the Mechanic of the Motor reported that a vessel was apparently in Life-boat R.N.L.B. 684 RM. saw the distress on the South Tail. Although no steam trawler Eamont, of Fleetwood, signals of distress were seen, it was which was bound from the fishing thought advisable to send out the grounds to Castlebay, strike a sub- Motor Life-boat V.C.S., and she was merged rock outside the harbour. The launched at 2.30 A.M. in a strong N.N.E. Life-boat was launched at 10.5 A.M. and breeze. On reaching the South Tail she was asked by the trawler to take a sick found that a schooner had been aground man ashore. This was done. The Life- but had refloated with the incoming tide boat then put out again and stood by and did not need any help in making until the trawler refloated. She re- Appledore. The Life-boat arrived back turned to her Station at 1.30 P.M.— at her Station at 4.30 A.M.—Rewards, Rewards, £5 14s. £12 18s. PIEL (BARROW), LANCASHIRE.—At PORTHOUSTOCK, CORNWALL.—On the 5 P.M. on the 1st April, during a moderate afternoon of 6th April the Honorary S. gale, with a heavy sea, informa- Secretary was told by the Coastguard tion was received from the Coastguard at the Manacles that a small boat near that a small fishing boat outside Lune Manacles Buoy wanted help. Her main- Deep appeared to be in difficulties. The mast and sails had been carried away. crew of the Motor Life-boat N.T. were The Pulling and Sailing Life-boat Kate assembled in readiness to launch, but Walker was launched at 5.18 P.M., but news was received later that the fishing when she was about one mile from the boat had reached Fleetwood in safety, small boat, the latter was taken in tow and the crew dispersed about 8 P.M.— by a trawler. The Life-boat arrived Rewards, £2 2s. 6d. back at her Station at 7.50 P.M.— CAMPBELTOWN, ARGYLLSHIRE.—On Rewards, £20 19,?. 6d. the 3rd April a telephone message was STORNOWAY, ISLAND OF LEWIS.— received from the Coastguard that a About 1 P.M. on 6th April the Coxswain small vessel was ashore on Sheep Island, saw that the small motor fishing boat .but had made no signals of distress. Lively, of Stomoway, was in difficulties The Shore Signalman of the Motor Life- outside the harbour. A moderate boat City of Glasgow remained on duty W.N.W. gale was blowing, with a rough until it was ascertained that the crew sea and sleet showers. The Motor Life- of the vessel—the steam trawler An- boat William and Harriot was launched, U'orth, of Leith—had rowed ashore in and found the boat drifting helplessly, their own boats.—Reward, 7s. §d. with her engine disabled and her sail MARGATE, KENT.—At about 9.15 A.M. carried away, and in danger of being on 3rd April the Coxswain saw a vessel swamped at any moment. Her crew flying signals to the N.N.E. of the Tongue of two were exhausted. The Life-boat Light Vessel. A light S.S.W. wind was towed her into safety.—Rewards, £2 10s. blowing and the sea was smooth, but as CAMPBELTOWN, ARGYLLSHIRE.—The it was thought that help was needed the Motor Life-boat City of Glasgow was Motor Life-boat Lord Southborough launched at 5.45 P.M. on 6th April, in a (Civil Service No. 1) was launched. She moderate W. gale with a rough sea and found the yacht Isabel, of Dublin, bound rain, as the Coastguard had reported from Lowestoft to Plymouth with a that the steam trawler River Kent was SEPTEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 541 in distress and drifting off tie Mull of off Marske, the sea then being rough. Kintyre. She searched the rocks close As the wind and sea were increasing the in to Leak Point and all the way round Coxswain telephoned to Redcar at the Mull, but without result. The Mull 7 A.M. for news of the fishing boat, and Lighthouse then informed her by Morse was told that she was off Huncliffe, signals that the vessel was away to the heading south. At 11 A.M. she was southward. The search was continued sighted off Runswick Bay, and the until 10.30 P.M. The Coastguard at Whitby Motor Life-boat Margaret Southend then signalled that the River Harker Smith put out at noon in case Kent was being towed to Belfast by a her help was needed. A moderate N. tug, so the Life-boat was returned to her to N.W. gale was blowing with a very Station, arriving back at 12.15 A.M. on heavy sea. The Life-boat came up with the 7th. The District Inspector, who the Pilot Me about one and a quarter was visiting Campbeltown, went out on miles off shore, and warned the Master this service.—Rewards, £12 3s. of the danger in trying to make the LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK.—The small Harbour, owing to the very heavy motor fishing boat John and George, of breaking sea on the bar. The fishing Lowestoft, was fishing half a mile south- boat ran for Scarborough, where she got east of the Coastguard lookout on the in safely. On two occasions during this morning of 7th April when her engine launch the Life-boat was filled level failed and her net fouled the propeller. with her gunwales.—Rewards, £5 9s. A moderate westerly gale was blowing, NEW BRIGHTON, CHESHIRE.—On the and the Life-boat Coxswain kept the morning of 8th April messages were boat under observation as he could see received from the Coastguard and Police that she was drifting, with the strong that a fishing boat was in distress in the wind and ebb tide, towards Newcome Rock Channel. The No. 1 Pulling and Sands, where the seas were heavy. At Sailing Life-boat Anne Miles left her 11.30 A.M. a distress signal was hoisted moorings at 11.45 A.M. in a moderate and the Motor Life-boat Agnes Cross was N.W. gale, with a rough sea, and was despatched. She found that the boat taken in tow by a tug that happened to had only one man on board, took her in be passing. After being towed for about tow and brought her into harbour. But half an hour the Life-boat was recalled for the help of the Life-boat she would by the Coastguard, who signalled that have drifted to the Inner Shoal, where the two occupants of the fishing boat she and the man on board would have had been rescued by a shore boat. She been lost.—Rewards, £13 15s. arrived back at her Station at 1.20 P.M. ROSSLARE HARBOUR, Co. WEXFORD. —Rewards, £8 8s. 9rf. —While the watchman was on duty on SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. — The the morning of the 7th April, during a Whitby motor fishing boat Pilot Me was W.N.W. gale, with a very heavy sea, unable to make her home port on the a diving boat belonging to the Railway morning of 8th April owing to a moderate Company was seen to part from her northerly gale and very rough sea. She moorings at 10.30 A.M. She drifted decided to run for Scarborough, and this out to sea and a small motor boat made information having been passed on by an unsuccessful effort to render help. the Coastguard, the Motor Life-boat The Motor Life-boat K.E.C.F. was Herbert- Joy II. was launched at 1.45 P.M. despatched and picked up the diving Three miles to the northward she fell in boat when she was about two miles with the fishing boat, and escorted her from Rosslare Pier. A Life-boatman safely to Scarborough, arriving at was put on board to bale and the boat 2.45 P.M.—Rewards, £15 2s. was saved.—Permanent Crew, Rewards, WlCKLOW, Co. WlCKLOW. — Just 15s. 6d. before nightfall on 9th April two pilot WHITBY, YORKSHIRE.—At 2.30 A.M. boats had been seen pulling out to sea on the 8th April the motor fishing boat in a moderate S.W. gale with a rough Pilot Me put to sea to haul crab-pots sea and heavy rain. After dark the 542 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1932. wind increased and anxiety was felt for Marie, of Camaret, carrying a crew of their safety, so it was decided to launch five, ran aground in New Grimsby the Motor Life-boat Robert Theophilus Channel, west of Rag Ledge, at about Garden. She got away at 8 P.M., but 7.10 P.M. on the 12th April. The when she found the pilot boats, four Coastguard told the Life-boat Autho- miles north of Wicklow, they had rities, but as the vessel was expected already got, with difficulty, into com- to refloat on the rising tide, and was not paratively smooth water, and declined in danger, no action was taken. At help. The Life-boat arrived back at 8.25 P.M. the Bryher Coastguard re- her Station at 9.45 P.M.—Rewards, ported that she was still ashore and now £11 19*. had a definite list, and it was decided THUBSO, CAITHNESS-SHIBE.—During to send out the Life-boat. The Motor a whole E.N.E. gale with a very heavy Life-boat Cunard was launched in a sea on the morning of the llth April, moderate W. breeze with a moderate the Coxswain reported, at 3.30 A.M., sea, but found that the fishing vessel's that a steamer was ashore between crew were in no danger, so she returned Scrabster and Thurso. The weather to her Station at 10.25 P.M. The was bitterly cold with heavy rain and following morning, at 7.55, she was snow showers, when a few minutes later again launched. She succeeded in the Motor Life-boat H.C.J. was towing the Yvonne et Marie off the launched. She found the s.s. Pentland rocks, and brought her safely into St. Firth, of Newcastle, on the rocks Mary's Harbour.—Rewards, £11. beside the Eocket House, with a crew PORTRUSH, Co. ANTRIM.—The s.s. of ten on board, bound from Middles- Ixion, of Glasgow, while bound from brough to Dublin with a cargo of sul- Campbeltown to Coleraine with a cargo phate of ammonia. She had dragged of coke, came to anchor in the Skerry her anchors, parted from one, and had Roads on the 14th April. She had been been driven aground. As the tide was damaged off Bengore, her pumps were ebbing there was very little water choked, and her fires were extinguished, round the steamer, and the Life-boat but by baling her Skipper had managed was unable to get near, but she re- to get her into the Roads, and then mained in attendance until the crew showed distress signals. The Motor had been rescued by the Thurso Life- Life-boat T.B.B.H. was launched at saving Apparatus, and then returned to 2.30 P.M. in a moderate westerly breeze, her Station at 6 A.M.—Rewards, £9 17s. with a smooth sea, and towed the Ixion MARGATE, KENT.—The Reculvers into Portrush Harbour, where she was Coastguard telephoned at 1.45 A.M. oa beached.—Rewards, £3 11s. Qd. the 12th April that a vessel in the Gore MONTROSE, ANGUS.—On the morning Channel, east of Hook Sand, was burning of 15th April there was a very heavy flares for help. A moderate N.W. by N. sea on the bar and a moderate E.S.E. gale was blowing with a rough sea. The gale was blowing. Two of the local Motor Life-boat Lord Southborough fishing boats Provider and Daisy were (Civil Service No. 1) was launched and out, and as the sea was increasing it found the barge Spartan, of London, was soon apparent that the boats could with her mast broken, sails torn, and only make the crossing with great risk. anchor chain jammed. Her crew con- The Motor Life-boat John Russell was sisted of one man and a lad. Members launched at 10.25 A.M. and remained in of the Life-boat crew boarded the barge attendance until 1.15 P.M., by which and the Life-boat stood by till daylight. time both boats had crossed in safety.— Then, after having cleared away the Rewards, £6 4s. wreckage as far as possible, the Life- PORT ERIN, ISLE OF MAN.—Informa- boat towed the Spartan to Margate.— tion was received on the 15th April, Property Salvage Case. from the Police at Port St. Mary, ST. MARY'S, ISLES OF SCILLY.—A through the Coastguard, that a man had French fishing vessel, the Yvonne et reported that a steamer was on the rocks SEPTEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 543 in the Sound and in a dangerous posi- arriving back at 2.50 P.M.—Rewards, tion. The Motor Life-boat Ethel Day £5 10s. Card-well was launched at 3 P.M. A BALTIMORE Co., CORK.—At 6.30 A.M. strong south-easterly breeze was blowing on 17th April the Coxswain received with a rough sea. She found that the a message from the Guard at Goleen vessel, the s.s. Tod Head, bound with that a steamer was ashore to the S.W. coal from Liverpool to Belfast, had of Cape Clear. The Motor Life-boat already got off the rocks and was Shamrock was launched at 7.30 A.M. in putting into Peel to find out what a moderate N.E. breeze with a smooth damage she had received. The Life- sea. After cruising about off Cape Clear boat arrived back at her Station at without success, she put in to Baltimore 4 P.M.—Rewards, £6 10s. Qd. again and found that four of the SOUTHEND - ON - SEA, ESSEX. The steamer's crew had landed at Crook- Motor Life-boat Greater London (Civil haven in a ship's boat but that five Service No. 3) was launched at 8.20 P.M. on others in another boat were still missing. 15th April, as the Coastguard had reported The vessel was the s.s. Slateland, of that the Nore Lightvessel was firing London, which had sprung a leak, and distress signals. A strong N.E. wind was sunk, one and a half miles W. of Cape blowing with a heavy sea. The Light- Clear while bound from the Brownhead vessel directed the Life-boat to Warden granite mines with a cargo of broken Point, near Whitstable, from which stone. The four men were taken aboard direction she had seen flares. Although the Life-boat which then cruised round the Life-boat cruised round for two and in the area of the Mizen. As she found a half hours, no sign of any vessel in nothing it was decided to land at Cape distress was found, so she returned to Clear, and here the Coxswain was her Station, arriving back at midnight. informed that the other five men had —Rewards, £11 19s. landed there and had been transferred LYME REGIS, DORSET.—About 9 P.M. to Schull. The Life-boat then returned on 15th April a message was received to her Station, arriving back at 5 P.M.. from Seaton Coastguard that a ship having been out on service for nine and was apparently on fire about eight miles a half tours.—Rewards, £4 19s. 6d. south of Lyme Regis. The Pulling and HOYLAKE, CHESHIRE.—The Coxswain Sailing Life-boat Thomas Masterman of the Motor Life-boat Oldham was on Hardy was launched in a strong E. watch from 10 A.M. . to 3 P.M. on the breeze with a moderate sea, but could 25th April, as the Coastguard had find no vessel in distress. Some vessels reported that two youths had put off were seen signalling, and it was thought in a yacht and their parents were con- that they were naval vessels at exercise cerned for their safety. The yacht was and that flames from the funnels had in sight and was in no danger, but the given the impression of a boat on fire.— Coxswain remained on duty in case the Rewards, £24 12s. Life-boat should be required.—Reward, CLACTON-ON-SEA, ESSEX.—The Motor 7s. 6d. Life-boat Edward Z. Dresden was TORBAY, DEVONSHIRE.—A private launched at 1.50 P.M. on the 17th April, in resident of Paignton telephoned to the a strong and gusty E. breeze with a rough Coastguard on the night of 27th April sea, as the Coastguard had received a that he had seen a rocket about three message by telephone that a small boat miles east of Paignton Head. He had capsized off Jaywick, two miles thought that it had been fired from a W. of the pierhead, and no suitable boat boat in trouble eastward of a line from was at hand to put off to the rescue. Berry Head to Hopes Nose. The The Life-boat found that two men had Coastguard had not seen any rockets, put out in a boat and had rescued the but the Honorary Secretary decided to four occupants of the small boat, who send out the Life-boat in case her were in an exhausted condition. The help was needed, and at 11.30 P.M. the Life-boat was returned to her Station, Motor Life-boat George Shee was 544 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER,1932. launched in a moderate S. breeze, with fortunately, drowned, and the boat was a rough sea and rain. A thorough recovered later.—Rewards, £8 2s. search in Tor Bay and Babbacombe Bay PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE. — At failed to reveal any sign of a vessel in 9.5 P.M. on 1st May the Coxswain distress, so the Life-boat returned to received a message from the Coastguard her Station, arriving back at 2.30 A.M.— that a vessel was stranded on the Rewards, £9 Is. Geddle Rock, just north of Peterhead. THURSO and WICK, CAITHNESS-SHIRE, A moderate E. wind was blowing with AND LONGHOPE, ORKNEY.—A small a ground swell, and the weather was fishing boat belonging to John O'Groats very thick. The Motor Life-boat Duke put to sea with two men aboard shortly of Connaught was launched, but when before 6 A.M. on the 28th April, intending she got to the Geddle Rock the vessel to return the same morning at about 10 had refloated and gone on her way. o'clock. She had not returned by 3.40 The Life-boat turned for home, but P.M., and the Thurso Motor Life-boat when off the South Head she saw H.C.J., the Wick Motor Life-boat another vessel burning flares and went Frederick and Emma, and the Longhope to her. She was the motor fishing boat Motor Life-boat K.T.J.S. were all Recruit, of Peterhead, carrying a crew launched to look for her. A strong E.S.E. of seven ; her engine had broken down, breeze was blowing, with a rough sea and and she was close to the rocks in the heavy rain. The Thurso Life-boat went broken water. With all speed a tow along the coast from Head to Dun- rope was got aboard, and the vessel and cansby Head, but found nothing. The crew were rescued from their dangerous Wick Boat worked west from Freswick position. The Life-boat returned to Head to Duncansby Head, and after a Peterhead with the Recruit in tow, prolonged search found some bottom arriving at 10.15 P.M.—Rewards, boards of a small boat floating some £10 16s. Gd. distance off shore. The Longhope Life- boat cruised round and when north of WHITBY, YORKSHIRE.—The motor Duncansby found a number of creel fishing boat Fortunatus went out fishing ropes with cork buoys. The fishing early in the morning of the 3rd May. boat had apparently foundered on that She had not returned by 9.30 A.M., and spot with the loss of the two men on as a strong E.N.E. wind was blowing, board. As it was useless searching fur- and the sea was rising and breaking at ther, the Life-boats all returned to their the harbour entrance, it was decided to Stations, Longhope arriving back at send out the Motor Life-boat Margaret 7.40 P.M., and both Thurso and Wick at Harker Smith. She came up with the 8 P.M.—Rewards, Thurso, £712s.; Wick, Fortunatus and escorted her safely over £9 ; Longhope, £7 6s. 6rf. the bar into harbour.—Rewards, £4 16s. &d. SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX.—At 6.50 P.M. on the 30th April a message ROSSLARE HARBOUR, Co. WEXFORD. was received from the Coastguard at —At 2 P.M. on 5th May the Coxswain Shoreham that a small boat had cap- received a telephone message from sized about half a mile off the Towers, Wexford to the effect that a small West Worthing. The Motor Life-boat steamer was on Wexford Bar in a very Samuel Oakes was launched at 7.12 P.M. dangerous position, and the Motor in a strong S.E. breeze, with a rough Life-boat K.E.C.F. was at once launched sea, and went to the position given, but to her help. A whole E.N.E. gale was found nothing. By signals from the blowing with a rough sea. The steamer shore she was directed on a N.W. was the Elsie Annie, of Wexford, bound course, continuing the search with the to that port from Newport with a cargo aid of her searchlight for a considerable of coal, and carrying a crew of ten. time, but without success, and she The Life-boat stood by her for three returned to her Station at 11.15 P.M. and a half hours until she refloated, The two men in the boat were, un- arriving back at her Station at 7.40 SEPTEMBEK, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 545 P.M.—Permanent Crew, Eewards, STROMNESS, ORKNEY.—At 11.45 A.M. £1 3s. 6d. on 12th May the Honorary Secretary HAETLEPOOL, DURHAM.—A message received a telephone message from the was received from the Chief Coastguard Coastguard at Kirkwall that a trawler on the night of 10th May that he was ashore on Skea Skerries, Westray and his assistant had seen about one Firth, and that the skipper was still on and a half miles S.E. of Hartlepool board. As there was a moderate S.E. Heugh what appeared to be a ball of gale blowing and the sea was rough fire. He took it to be signals from a and getting worse, it was decided to boat in distress. The Motor Life-boat send out the Motor Life-boat J.J.K.S. W. Elizabeth Newton was launched at 10.25 and she left Stromness at 11.55 A.M., P.M. in a moderate S.W. breeze, set a in charge of the Bowman, as the course to the bearings given, and made Coxswain and Second Coxswain were a thorough search in all directions, but at sea fishing. She found that the without success. She returned to her vessel was the steam trawler Athenian, Station at 12.45 A.M.—Eewards, £1019s. of Grimsby, and that her skipper had been taken off by another steamer ARBROATH, ANGUS.—The Motor Life- which was standing by to try and salve boat John and William Mudie was the trawler. The Life-boat arrived back launched at 8.45 A.M. and again at at her Station at 7.30 P.M., after having 10.30 A.M. on 12th May, in a strong been on service for about eight hours. S.E. breeze with a very heavy sea and Owing to the wind and sea on the escorted into harbour the local fishing slipway she could not be re-housed until boats Golden Rule II. and Dawn. next day. Additional monetary rewards While escorting the Golden Rule II. were made to the Coxswain and Crew between the piers, the Life-boat was for this long and arduous service.— swung round by a heavy sea and struck Eewards, £12 6s. 6d. the west breakwater. She was con- siderably damaged, but this did not MONTROSE, ANGUS.—On the morning prevent her from putting out a second of 12th May, a moderate S.E. gale was time to the help of the Dawn.—Eewards, blowing, with a very heavy sea. Three £2 4s. local fishing boats—Comfort, Daisy and Widgeon—were at sea, and as it was WESTON-SUPER-MARE, SOMERSET.— seen that they could only cross the On the evening of the 12th May the harbour bar at a big risk, it was decided Coxswain received a telephone message to launch the No. 1 Motor Life-boat from Avonmouth that a large motor John Russell. This was done at 9.50 launch had been reported aground on A.M., and she escorted the three boats the Welsh Hook, in a dangerous posi- into safety, arriving back at her Station tion. A moderate S.S.E. gale was blowing, with a rough sea and-heavy at 11 A.M.—Rewards, £6 13s. rain, when the Pulling and Sailing Life- BROOKE AND YARMOUTH, ISLE OF boat Colonel Stock was launched at WIGHT.—At 5.40 P.M. on 15th May the 6.45 P.M. She spoke the English and Ventnor Coastguard telephoned Brooke Welsh Grounds Lightship, which re- and Yarmouth that the s.s. Roumelian, ported having seen nothing unusual, and of Liverpool, bound laden from London then went along the edge of the sands to Alexandria, had been in collision and signalled Walton Bay Signal Station, with the s.s. St. Nazaire about twenty- which replied that the vessel had re- four miles S.E. by E. of the Needles, floated and had anchored abreast of the was holed and was trying to make port. Station, about three miles distant. The Later the Roumelian wirelessed request- Life-boat found the motor yacht Arran ing a pilot to be in readiness, and the Cross, and at the request of her skipper Yarmouth Motor Life-boat B.A.S.P. escorted her into Portishead. The Life- was launched at 6.57 P.M. in a light boat arrived back at her Station at S.W. breeze with a ground swell, fog 5 A.M., having been on service over ten and heavy rain, informed the pilot hours.—Eewards, £23 18s. 6d. vessel off the Needles of the position, 546 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1932. and then found the steamer about WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX.—At four and a half miles S.E. of the Needles. 7.50 A.M. on 20th May a message was At the request of the captain the four received from the Coastguard Station passengers were taken aboard the Life- that the Kentish Knock Lightship had boat and landed, and then a pilot went reported a large steamer ashore on the aboard the Roumelian and beached her Knock Sands, but that she was not in the Solent. The Life-boat returned making a distress signal. Communica- to her Station at 10 P.M. Meanwhile tion was established with the Lightship the Brooke Pulling and Sailing Life-boat which reported later that a haze was Susan Ashley had been launched at closing down on the vessel. Although 8.5 P.M., but her help was not needed the sea was smooth and only a moderate as the steamer had got safely through southerly wind was blowing, it was the Needles. She arrived back at her decided to launch the Motor Life-boat Station at 10.30 P.M.—Rewards : Yar- E.M.E.D. and she left at 9 A.M. After mouth, £7 16s. ; Brooke, £32 12s. speaking to the Lightship, she made a WEYMOUTH, DORSET.—At 9.20 P.M. search of the area where the vessel had on 15th May the Coastguard telephoned last been seen, but failed to find any that four persons had put out in a trace of her. As the steamer had rowing boat at three in the afternoon evidently got off unaided and gone on , and that the boat had not returned her way, the Life-boat returned to her ! and could not be seen. The crew of Station, arriving at 2.15 P.M.—Rewards, • the Motor Life-boat William and Clara £7 2s. I Ryland were assembled, but as the boat GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, ' was about to be launched the police NORFOLK.—At 10.30 A.M. on the 20th | brought information that the rowing May the Coastguard reported that the i boat had returned.—Rewards, 17s. 6d. Cockle Lightvessel was firing warning ; FRASERBURGH, ABERDEENSHIRE.—It guns. A little later the St. Nicholas i was reported by the Coastguard at Lightvessel also fired, and it was Cairnbulg at about 10.30 P.M. on 16th decided to send out the Motor Life-boat May, that the small fishing boat Tulip, John and Mary Meiklam of Gladswood. of Fraserburgh, with two men on board, A light S.S.E. breeze was blowing, and j was in distress off Cairnbulg Beacon the sea was smooth. The Life-boat ; and drifting into the surf. The swell found the Greek steamer Hadiotis \ was heavy inshore, the weather thick stranded on the east side of Scroby and a light S.E. wind was blowing. At Sand. She was bound with a cargo of 10.40 P.M. the Motor Life-boat Lady coal from Sunderland to Oran, and Rothes was launched. She searched a carried a crew of thirty. Her master | large area, but was unable to trace the told the Coxswain that he would try to boat. She kept up communication with get the steamer off under her own power, j the shore by signals, and in the end so the Life-boat stood by until 10 P.M., j was recalled, as the fishing boat had and then, as the steamer was in no t reached safety. She arrived back at danger, returned to her Station, arriving j her Station at 12.45 A.M.—Rewards, back at 10.45 P.M.—Rewards, £27 3s. j | £10 6s. LERWICK, SHETLANDS.—The Motor j ST. DAVID'S, PEMBROKESHIRE.—A fishing boat Renown left Lerwick at message was received from the Coast- 10 P.M. on 23rd May for the fishing guard at 6 P.M. on 18th May that a grounds off the Isle of Noss, and as she , schooner anchored in St. Bride's Bay had not returned by the afternoon of j about two miles off shore, was flying the following day, the Motor Life-boat j a distress signal. The crew of the was sent out at 4.5 P.M. to look for her. Life-boat General Farrell were assembled A fresh N.N.E. breeze was blowing with but a further message came through a rough sea and heavy rain. The that the vessel was all right, so the Life-boat met the Renown off the Bard Life-boat was not launched.—Rewards of Bressay, and found that she was able £1 16s. to make harbour under her own power. SEPTEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT 547

She had been delayed by attempts to where they were received into the retrieve lines which had been broken Sailors' Home.—Rewards, £9 13s. by the heavy weather. The Life-boat arrived back at her moorings at 5.20 SELSEY, SUSSEX.—The Motor Life- P.M.—Rewards, £4 7s. Qd. boat Canadian Pacific was launched at 5.50 P.M. on the 5th June in response SALCOMBE, DEVONSHIRE. — On the to information, which had been sent to night of 25th May the Honorary the Coastguard and passed on by them, Secretary received a telephone message that a small boat with two men in her from the Coastguard at Hope Cove that was in trouble between East and West the small auxiliary yacht Edith, belong- Wittering. A slight N.E. breeze was ing to Bigbury-on-Sea, was disabled blowing with a moderate sea, and the and drifting about five miles off weather was fine. After the Life-boat Salcombe, with one man on board. As had put out, the Coastguard saw that no other suitable boat was available it the boat and her occupants, who were was decided to send out the Motor fishing, was not in any trouble. The Life-boat Alfred and Clara Heath, and Life-boat was recalled and reached her she was launched at 11.10 P.M. in a Station again at 9 P.M.—Rewards, moderate W. wind with a smooth sea. £8 18s. After a three hour search the yacht was found two and a half miles south ROSSLARE HARBOUR, Co. WEXFORD. of Bolt Head and was towed into —At 7.15 P.M. on the 9th June a mes- Salcombe, the Life-boat arriving back sage was received by telephone from the at her Station at 2.20 A.M. Letters of Civic Guards at Curracloe that a fishing Thanks were received from the man boat was in distress in the North Bay. who was in the boat and the owner. The Motor Life-boat K.E.C.F. put out The owner, who was already a subscriber in a moderate S.S.W. breeze with a to the Institution, also made a special smooth sea. The weather was fine. She contribution of £5 to its funds.— found the fishing boat Kathleen Clare, of Rewards, £10 6s. Wexford, with a crew of three on board and her engine broken down. She took GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, her in tow to Wexford Harbour, and NORFOLK.—The s.s. Castle Galleon, of then returned to her Station, arriving Newcastle, while bound for Dieppe from at 11.30 P.M.—Permanent Crew, Re- Blyth laden with coal, came into wards, £1 11s. collision with the Swedish steamer Oscar Gorthon during a dense fog at GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, 9.20 on the morning of 2nd June, about NORFOLK.—At 10.8 P.M. on the 15th three miles S.S.W. of the Cross Sand June information was received by wire- Lightvessel. The collision was -heard less from the Cross Sand Lightvessel, by another vessel which reported it by through the Coastguard, that a vessel wireless, and when the information was burning flares about five miles reached Gorleston at 11.15 A.M. the south of the Cross Sand. The Motor Motor Life-boat John and Mary Meiklam Life-boat John and Mary Meiklam of of Gladswood was at once sent out. Gladswood was launched. A light N. by After cruising about for two hours in W. breeze was blowing and the weather the line of traffic but finding nothing, was fine, but there was a heavy ground she went to the Cross Sand Lightvessel. swell on the Sands. After searching the No further information was available, Sands, with the help of the searchlight, and the search in the fog was continued. until nearly midnight, the Life-boat Eventually the Oscar Gorthon was found, spoke the Cross Sand Lightvessel and anchored half a mile from the Gorton learned that nothing had been heard or Lightvessel, with the crew of twelve of seen since the flares were first burnt. the Castle Galleon, which had sunk, on The Life-boat made a further search, but board. They were taken into the Life- nothing was found, and returned to her boat which landed them at Yarmouth, Station at 1.30 A.M.—Rewards, £19 8s. 548 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1932. THUBSO, CAITHNESS - SHIRE, and reach harbour at 7.45 A.M., using the LONGHOPE, OBKNEYS.—On the morning sun, which showed faintly through the of the 17th June information was fog, as a guide.—Rewards, £4 10s. fid. received that a vessel was in distress off ANGLE, PEMBROKESHIRE.—A mes- Stroma Island, in the Pentland Firth, sage was received from the St. David's and the Thurso Motor Life-boat H.C.J. Coastguard on the morning of the was launched at 6.10 A.M. A light 23rd June that a vessel was in distress northerly wind was blowing and the sea near the Smalls Lighthouse. A fresh was smooth, but the tides were running northerly breeze was blowing with a very strongly, and there was a very smooth sea, but the weather was thick. thick fog. The Life-boat found the The Motor Life-boat Elizabeth Elson was steam trawler Marz, of Grimsby, ashore launched at 6 A.M. and searched over a on the North Tail, and at the captain's large area for some hours, arriving back request stood by. Later she passed two at her Station at 1 P.M. Meantime, the cables from the Marz to another trawler Honorary Secretary had received a which had come up, and an attempt was further message from the Coastguard at made to tow her off at high water, but 9 A.M. that a fire on Ramsey Island had this failed. At low water it was seen been mistaken for distress signals.— that the trawler was badly damaged and Rewards, £6 12*. 6d. the Life-boat took off fourteen of the crew of sixteen and brought them safely BARRY DOCK, GLAMORGANSHIRE.— into Thurso, arriving back at 4 P.M. The motor cruiser Penton, of Cardiff, One of the crew had unfortunately been with three men on board, was making washed overboard and drowned when for Barry on the night of the 25th-26th the trawler struck, and the captain June, when, through a defect in her remained on Stroma Island. During the machinery, she was obliged to anchor day the Life-boat transferred a sick near Friars Point. Her anchors dragged man from an outbound ship to another and she lighted a flare for help. This which was homeward bound. The was seen by a police constable, who Longhope Motor Life-boat K.T.J.S. was signalled by morse to the Signal Station, also launched, but her services were not and the Life-boat was called out at required. The owners of the trawler, 12,30 A.M. on the 26th. The Motor Life- the Rinovia Steam Fishing Co., of boat Prince David found that the motor Grimsby, expressed their thanks and cruiser had already been taken in tow became Annual Subscribers to the In- by a tug, so returned to her Station, stitution.—Rewards, Thurso, £5 3s. 6d. ; arriving at 2.15 A.M. The owner of the Longhope, £4 16s. Qd. Penton wrote expressing his thanks for the action taken by the Life-boat.— WEYMOTJTH, DORSET.—Two men who Rewards, £9 9s. had gone out at 1 P.M. on the 23rd June SENNEN COVE, CORNWALL.—The for a few hours' pleasure fishing in the Motor Life-boat The Newbons was motor boat Sleuth Hound were overtaken launched at 9 P.M. on the 26th June, on by a thick fog. As they did not return receipt of a message from the Coast- it was thought that they had landed guard at St. Just that a vessel was ashore somewhere along the coast, but no news at Pendeen. The weather was fine. of the boat could be got. On the follow- After going as far as Cape Cornwall the ing morning an incoming steamer Life-boat was recalled by signals, as the reported having heard whistles between vessel—the s.s. Isadora, of Cardiff, the Shambles and the Bill, so the Motor bound for that port in ballast—had Life-boat William and Clara Ryland refloated and gone on her way. The went out at 6.45 A.M. She searched for Life-boat arrived back at her Station some time, but could find nothing in the at 10.15 P.M.—Rewards, £12 17s. dense fog, and returned to her Station HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY.—On the 1st at 9.30 A.M. In the meantime the Sleuth July two men went fishing in a small Hound, which had been at anchor motor boat, but got into difficulties, and throughout the night, had managed to at 9.38 P.M. the Coastguard received SEPTEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 549 information from a civilian—to whom rough sea. The Life-boat found that they had previously arranged to signal the vessel was the barge Ethel Hilda, of if necessary—that the boat was in dis- Rochester. She was unable to get along- tress in Church Bay. The Motor Life- side owing to the shallow water, but she boat A.E.D. went out and found that stood by until the barge refloated and the boat's engine had failed, and she went on her way shortly after 9 P.M.— had gone on the rocks, but that the men Rewards, £11. had managed to save themselves. The DOVER, KENT.—Shortly before mid- Life-boat returned to her Station, night on the 3rd-4th July a wireless ariving at 11.40 P.M.—Rewards, £8 15s. message was received that an aeroplane DOVER and HYTHE, KENT.—The had come down between the South Life-boat Coxswain at Hythe telephoned Goodwin Lightship and the Brake Buoy. to the Dover Coxswain at 2 A.M. on the The weather was fine with a light S.W. 1st July that a small yacht was making breeze and smooth sea. The fast Motor a distress signal by continuously sound- Life-boat Sir William Hillary went out, ing her fog-horn about half a mile off but was recalled by wireless, as a further the Hythe Life-boat House. As the message reported that the aeroplane had Hythe Motor Life-boat was undergoing landed on the sands at Calais.—Re- her annual overhaul she was not avail- wards, £3 15s. able, but her Crew assembled in readi- WALTON and FRINTON, ESSEX.—At ness to help if the yacht came ashore. 6.45 P.M. on the 6th July a message was The Dover Motor Life-boat Sir William received from the Coastguard at Walton Hillary left her moorings at 2.18 A.M. that the Gunfleet Lighthouse had and went to Hythe, where at daybreak reported a vessel ashore on the Sunk she found the yacht Rosalind, of Pen- Sands. The sea was smooth, with a arth, with two men on board, bound swell on the Sands, and a moderate S.W. from Southampton to the Thames. One wind was blowing. A further message man was taken into the Life-boat, but was received through the North Fore- the owner stayed on board, and as the land Wireless Station that the crew yacht was in a dangerous position and were in the rigging, and the Motor Life- likely to drive ashore she was taken to boat E.M.E.D. went out at 7 P.M. She Dover by the Life-boat.—Rewards, found the Norwegian yacht Sofie, bound Dover, £3 15s. ; Hythe, £2 14s. to Havre from Norway, high and dry, CLACTON-ON-SEA, ESSEX.—The Motor with two men on board. At their Life-boat Edward Z. Dresden was request. the Life-boat stood by. The launched at 7 P.M. on the 1st July and yacht refloated without help as the tide went to the Buxey Sands, as the Coast- rose and went on her way. The Life- guard had reported a vessel ashore. A boat arrived back at Walton at 2.20 A.M. strong S.W. breeze was blowing with a —Rewards, £13 19f.

Shoreboat Services. For which Rewards were given at the May, June and July Meetings of the Committee of Management. PORTHOUSTOCK, CORNWALL. A Small supporting himself by means of his fishing boat of Porthallow with one boat's oars.—Rewards, 15s. man on board capsized and sank off Porthallow Cove when returning from COVERACK, CORNWALL. — On the fishing at about 1.30 P.M. on the 6th afternoon of 6th April signals of distress April. A strong N.W. breeze was were seen from a small boat engaged blowing with a rough sea. Another man in salving the machinery of the Belgian at once put off in a motor boat and at trawler Omer Denise which had been some risk to himself pulled the man wrecked near Coverack on 4th March. from the water, where he had been The Belgian skipper, who was ashore, 550 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1932. first saw the signals, and though he loss of two lives.—Rewards, £1 10s., and could not speak a word of English he 12s. for fuel used. (See also under was able to make it clear that the boat launch of the Shoreham Harbour Motor was helpless. The Second Coxswain of Life-boat, p. 544). the Life-boat and another man together SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK. •— The with the skipper put off in a motor-boat. Sheringham Private Life-boat Henry A strong W.S.W. breeze was blowing Ramey Upcher was launched at 7 A.M. with a moderate sea, and the tide, on 27th May to the help of the fishing which was running strongly, carried boat Gwendoline when she was in the disabled boat out of sight of land. danger, in a strong breeze, with a rough The rescuers followed her, and after sea and heavy rain. Time did not going between twelve and fifteen miles permit the launching of the Institution's they came up with her and rescued the Life-boat which was farther away. three men on board, among them the The Life-boat took the crew of two of Belgian skipper's son. The disabled the fishing boat on board and towed the boat was taken in tow by a trawler, boat through the surf to safety. The and the rescuers got safely back after service occupied one hour.—Rewards, being out about four hours.—Rewards, £14. £1 10s. ; also granted 5s. for fuel used. (See also under launch of Porthoustock PEEL, ISLE OF MAN.—On the even- Life-boat, p. 540.) ing of the 30th June two young men put out in a small motor fishing yawl, HOYLAKE, CHESHIRE.—At about 10 Silver Spray. They did not return that A.M. on the 19th April the Life-boat night, and the following morning the Coxswain received a message from the yawl was seen at anchor five miles to Coastguard that a converted ship's life- leeward of Peel. A strong south- boat named Veronica, fitted with motor westerly breeze was blowing with a and sail, had been missing since noon rough sea. Mr. George Sayle, the the previous day. A moderate W.N.W. Honorary Secretary, did not think it breeze was blowing with a moderate sea. necessary to call out the Pulling and The Coxswain put out with another Sailing Life-boat, so sent his own motor man in a motor fishing boat and found launch. She was manned by her the Veronica drifting helplessly about Mechanic, the two Life-boat Coxswains, two miles N.N.B. of Hoylake. Her and the father of the two men in the engine had broken down, the anchor small boat. It was found that the and cable had been lost, and her only boat's motor had broken down and that occupant was suffering from exposure the mast had carried away when an and exhaustion. The Veronica was attempt was made to return under sail. towed into Hoylake.—Rewards, 15s., Moderate risk was incurred by the and 4s. for fuel used. rescuers, who were engaged for about WORTHING, SUSSEX.—Three men put three hours.—Rewards, £1 10s. ; also oS on the 30th April to the aid of a thanks to Mr. G. Sayle for the use of his small boat which had capsized with the boat.

Safety Week. THE annual " Safety Week," organized " Week" last year led to a marked by the National Safety Week Council, reduction in the number of accidents. ou which the Institution is represented, In order to help, Honorary Secretaries is not being held this year at the same of Life-boat Stations have been asked, time throughout the country. Instead where possible, to arrange for the of this, local " Safety Weeks " are being regular exercise launches of their Life- held at different times. The Council boats to take place during the " Safety reports that the holding of this Week." SEPTEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 551

Centenary of the Tower of Refuge, Douglas, Isle of Man. ON llth May the centenary was cele- mitting and splendid support which they brated at Douglas, Isle of Man, of the gave to the Institution. Tower of Refuge on St. Mary's Rock, Sir Godfrey Baring, after the unveil- in the middle of the Bay. This tower ing, recalled the great services of Sir was built by Sir William Hillary, the William Hillary as the founder of the founder of the Institution, and the first Life-boat Service and as a Life-boatman stone was laid in April, 1832. who had continued the work of rescue The five Life-boats in the Isle of Man until he was sixty-three years old, and —the Motor Life-boats from Douglas, had helped to rescue 305 lives. " We Port Erin and Ramsey, and the Pulling are here," he said, " to commemorate and Sailing Life-boats from Peel and a noble incident in a noble life. For a Port St. Mary—were all present in hundred years this Tower has withstood Douglas Bay, and the people of the Isle the gales and seas of Douglas Bay as a of Man and the Institution joined to- mute but eloquent symbol of the gether to do honour to the memory of generosity, foresight and humanitarian Hillary. zeal of Sir William Hillary. I hope that The Institution was represented by it will survive to the end of time and Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., Chairman of standing on this rock I must quote those the Committee of Management, and lines which Wordsworth wrote of it: among those taking part in the ceremony were the Lieutenant-Governor of the " ' A tower of refuge built for the else Isle of Man (Sir Claude Hill, K.C.S.I., forlorn. C.I.E.), the Receiver-General, High Spare it, ye waves, and lift the Bailiff Lay, the Mayor of Douglas, mariner, Colonel H. W. Madoc, C.B.E., M.V.O., Struggling for life, into its saving the Honorary Secretary of the Douglas arms ! ' " Branch, and representatives of the After the ceremony at the Tower, Sir other Life-boat Branches in the Is- Godfrey Baring went to St. George's land. Churchyard, where he laid a wreath on These and others were taken out to Hillary's grave. He then went to the St. Mary's Rock in the Life-boats, Fort Anne Hotel, which had been and there, on the invitation of the Hillary's house for a number of years. Lieutenant - Governor, Sir Godfrey Here, at the invitation of the Mayor of Baring unveiled a plaque which had Douglas,- he unveiled another plaque been placed on the Tower at the which had been in the wall of the old entrance, by permission of the Harbour Villa Marina shelter, and has now been Commissioners. This plaque bears the placed in the wall of the hotel on the following inscription :— road by the Life-boat House. " 1832-1932. In grateful memory Speeches were made by the Mayor, of Sir William Hillary, Bart., the the Lieutenant-Governor, Sir Godfrey founder of the Royal National Life- Baring and Deemster Farrant, and the boat Institution, who, a hundred Life-boat Crews were presented to Sir years ago, erected this Tower on St. Godfrey Baring. Mary's Rock as a warning to all sea Scenes from Life-boat History. craft and as a refuge in case of ship- The Crews were entertained to tea, wreck. 1932." and in the evening there was a special In calling upon Sir Godfrey Baring to Life-boat performance at the Gaiety unveil the plaque, the Lieutenant- Theatre with scenes from the Life-boat Governor said that the people of the history of the Island. The first scene, Island had shown their appreciation of in Sir William Hillary's library, was Hillary's work in the best and most the discussion which led to the building practical way by the continued, unre- of the Tower of Refuge. This was 552 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1932.

followed by a scene in a cottage near the gratitude of the Institution to the the sea, a hundred years ago, just after Isle of Man and to its Life-boatmen. the Tower was built, and another scene Sir Godfrey Baring also presented showed the bringing in of survivors of a awards which had been made by the shipwreck. Towards the end of the Institution to Colonel Madoc, the programme came a tableau of the Life- Honorary Secretary of the Douglas boatmen of the Island. Branch, Mr. George Sayle, the Honorary During the performance speeches Secretary of the Peel Branch, and Mrs. were made by the Lieutenant-Governor Harrison, Chairman of the Ramsey and Sir Godfrey Baring, who expressed Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

The Fishwives of Cullercoats. THE fishwives of Cullercoats, Northum- less than the record collection of £199 berland, carried out their eleventh last year. This year it was £152. Mrs. annual collection on behalf of the Polly Donkin, who is now seventy-five Institution, on 30th July, when the years old, was again, as in every previous Cullercoats Life-boat had its quarterly year, the most successful collector, with road exercise and launch. The collec- over £72. One of the collectors was tion was again a great success, although, eighty-eight years old. The fishwives owing to the acute industrial depression of Culiercoats have now collected over in the district, the amount raised was £1,405.

Flowers for the Life-boats. DURING the present summer the (with help occasionally from the gar- Honorary Secretary of the Exmouth dens of their friends) to the Life-boat and Budleigh Salterton Branch, Captain House, where they have been sold by Shrubb, has made a substantial sum for the caretaker. It is a way of raising the funds of the Branch by the sale of funds which other Honorary Secretaries flowers. Each day he and his family at Stations may be able and willing have sent flowers from their garden to use.

Rug Making for the Institution. IN The Lifeboat for December, 1931 it paragraph Miss Power has had a letter was announced that the Honorary from the Sudan Government Dockyard Secretary of the Branch at Cobham, at Khartoum asking her to make a rug Surrey, Miss Margaret Power, had very in the shape and colours of the Institu- kindly offered to make woollen hearth- tion's house-flag. This she has done rugs and slip mats in aid of the Institu- and has given the profits to the tion's funds. As a result of this Institution.

A Children's Collection. THE Alnwick Ladies' Life-boat Guild dren were asked to bring their cards has carried out a very successful chil- and purses with the money which they dren's collection, which was organized had collected to a The Dansant which by the Guild Chairman, Mrs. Norman the Guild organized this year in place Brown. Prince of Wales' Collecting of the annual life-boat ball. The Cards were given to children all over Duchess of Northumberland was present, the district of the Branch. The chil- her daughter Lady Elizabeth Percy SEPTEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 553

by courtesy of] [W. Hancoid, Criceieth. MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND THE CRICOETH LIFE-BOAT CREW. At the back are Dame Margaret Lloyd George, G.B.E., and Mr. J. E. Greaves, Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvon- shire. On the right of Mr. Lloyd George is Mr. W. T. Davtes, the Hon. Secretary. (See page 564.)

CHILDREN'S COLLECTION AT ALNMOUTH. Lady Elizabeth Percy receiving their purses from Miss Darea Milburn and Lord Geoffrey Percy. On the right of Lord Geoffrey Percy is the Duchess of Northumberland. (See page opposite.) 554 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1932. received the purses, and the first to be a practical experience of the work handed in was from Lord Geoffrey which they were helping a few months Percy. Altogether, Lady Elizabeth later, when they were out for nearly received £76 which had been collected two hours in the Boulmer Motor Life- by the children. The Duchess of boat on her September exercise, and Northumberland and her children had got wet through.

Sea Chanties by Toe H. AT the first annual meeting of the new were sung with the action appropriate Hornsey Branch, a special programme to each. In the capstan chanty, for of sea chanties was given by members example, the capstan was represented of the Crouch End Toe H. The singers by a bicycle wheel on a tripod, and the were dressed as a Life-boat Crew in capstan bars by the states of Boy jerseys and caps, and all the chanties Scouts.

A Guinea for a Paper Flag. ON Life-boat Day in Blackheath She asked the auctioneer to put Village, one of the collectors visited up one of her paper flags. This he a factory where an auction was did, and it was knocked down for a being held of the building and plant. guinea.

From a Boy of Eight. THE following letter has come from a " DEAR SIR,—I had a sale and got 8s. boy, eight years old, living in Derby- I love the sea. shire, with a postal order for eight " Yours truly, shillings :— " ALLAN JOHNSTONE."

Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management. Thursday, April 14th, 1932. Paid £28,591 2s. 4d. for sundry charges in Sir GODFKEY BARING, Bt., in the chair. connexion with the construction of Life-boats, Life-boat Houses and Slipways, and the main- Reported the death of Sir William Priestley, tenance of the Life-boat Stations. President of the Bradford Branch, and a Vice- President of the Institution since 1926, and Voted £218 8s. 9d. to pay the rewards for the passed a Vote of Sympathy with Lady Life-boat services, accounts of which appear Priestley. on pp. 536-549; also voted 6s. in connexion Appointed Sir John G. Cumming, with a launch already reported. K.C.I.E., C.S.I., and the Bight Hon. Walter Voted £193 16s. 4<2. to pay the rewards for Runciman, M.P., Vice-Presidents of the the Life-boat launches, assemblies of crews, Institution. etc., accounts of which appear on pp. 536-549. Accepted with regret the resignation of Mr. Voted a further £5 8s. 4d. on account of Kenneth M. Clark from the Committee of pensions already granted to dependent rela- Management. tives of men who lost their lives in the Life- Resolved that the decision in October, 1931, boat Service at Caister and Rye Harbour. to close the Cemaes Life-boat Station be Granted 10s. 6d. to a man for injury in the adhered to. Also decided to close the Life-boat Service at Caister. Ackergill Life-boat Station. . Reported the receipt of the following Thursday, 12th May, 1932. special contributions :— Executors of the late Mr. W. A. £ s. d. Sir GODFREY BARING, Bt., followed by Sir Smith, of Southport . 300 0 0 JOHN G. CUMMING, in the Chair. Miss L. A. Harris . . . 20 0 0 Re-elected Sir GODFREY BARING, Bt., and To be thanked. the Hon. GEORGE COLVILLE as Chairman and SEPTEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 555 Deputy Chairman respectively, for the en- Voted £125 18s. to pay the rewards for the suing year. Life-boat launches, assemblies of Crews, etc., Co-opted Captain A. GEANVILLB SOAMES, accounts of which appear on pp. 536-549. O.B.E., a member of the Committee of Voted a further £343 ^s. 4d. on account of Management. pensions already granted to the dependent The Chairman presented to Mr. LESLIE M. relatives of men who lost their lives in the HICHAM the Gold Pendant which had been Life-boat Service at Aldeburgh, Caister, awarded to him in connexion with the London Eastbourne, Fethard, Filey, Fraserburgb, Stock Exchange Collections. Holyhead, Johnshaven, Mumbles, New Reported the receipt of the following Brighton, Newhaven, Padstow, Port St. special contribution :— Mary, Ramsgate, Rhoscolyn, Rye, St. David's, Troon, Wells, and Whitby. Anonymous (donation) . . . £50 Granted £101 Os. 6d. to men for injury in the Paid £16,385 4s. 3d. for sundry charges in Life-boat Service at Blackpool, Broughty connexion with the construction of Life-boats, Ferry, Caister, Cardigan, Moelfre, Newhaven, Life-boathouses and Slipways, and the main- North Deal, Torbay and Walmer. tenance of the Life-boat Stations. Produced a description of the launch of the Voted £125 4s. 9

Paid £25,505 7s. Id. for sundry charges in Reported that the Air Ministry had given connexion with the construction of Life-boats, an award of £5 to the Crew of the Bembridge Life-boathouses and Slipways, and the main- Motor Life-boat in recognition of the valuable tenance of the Life-boat Stations. services rendered, on the 17th February, when Voted £73 13s. 3d. to pay the rewards for the Life-boat saved a Government Seaplane the Life-boat services, accounts of which and rescued her crew of three. appear on pp. 536-549. Voted £137 7s. 6d. to pay the rewards for the Life-boat launches, assemblies of Crews, etc., accounts of which appear on pp. 536-549. Thursday, 18th August, 1932. Voted a further £5 on account of a pension Paid £19,823 17s. 9d. for sundry charges in already granted to the dependent relative of a connexion with the construction of Life-boats, man who lost his life in the Life-boat Service Life-boathouses and Slipways, and the main- at Caister. tenance of the Life-boat Stations.

News from the Branches. 1st April to 30th* June. Greater London. North-West of . ANNUAL Meeting of the London members of ACCRINGTON.—Whist and Bridge Drive, the Ladies' Life-boat Guild and Life-boat organized by the Ladies' Guild. Day organizers, Lady Dorothy D'Oyly Carte, Chairman of the Central London ADLINGTON.—Life-boat Day. Women's Committee of the Guild, presiding. ATHERTON. — House-to-House Collec- Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., Chairman tion. of the Committee of Management of the BACUP, BILLINGE, BLACKBURN, Institution. BREDBURY AND BRIERFIELD.— GREATER LONDON.—Life-boat Day. Life-boat Days. CITY OF LONDON.—Address by the BURNLEY.—Annual Meeting on 15th District Organizing Secretary to Bunhill April. Amount collected last year £47 as Adult School. compared with £96 in 1930. CLAPHAM.—Whist Drive. BURY.—Life-boat Day. CRANFORD.—Whist Drive. CARNFORTH.—Jumble Sale. HACKNEY.—Collection at Clapton Orient CHESTER.—Annual Meeting on 1st April, Football Ground. the Mayor presiding ; Efforts of the past year : HAMMERSMITH.—Address to the Rotary Mayor's appeal for subscriptions; Life-boat Club by the District Organizing Secretary. Day. Amount collected last year £182, as HORNSEY.—Special Meeting, presided over compared with £259 in 1930. by the Mayoress. Address by the District Life-boat Day. Organizing Secretary to Hornsey Women's COPPULL AND CULCHETH-WITH- Section of the British Legion. KENYON.—Life-boat Days. KENSINGTON.—Address by the District CREWE.—Annual Meeting on 4th May, the Organizing Secretary to Netting Hill League Mayor, President of the Branch, in the chair. of Women Helpers. Amount collected last year £56, as compared MILL HILL.—Address to Rotary Club by with £73 in 1930. Mrs. Klempt and Mrs. the District Organizing Secretary. Jones elected Joint Hon. Secretaries in place of Mrs. Blount. MITCHAM.—Address by the District Organizing Secretary to Mitcham Life-boat DALTON-IN-FURNESS.—House-to-House Day Workers' Social. Collection. NEW MALDEN.—Whist Drive. DARWEN.—Life-boat Day. PADDINGTON.—Reception by the Mayor. DOUGLAS (Isle of Man).—Centenary Cele- Address by the District Organizing Secretary brations of the erection of the Tower of to Paddington and Marylebone Rotary Clubs. Refuge by Sir William Hillary, founder of the St. PANCRAS.—Address to Maple Branch Institution. (See special report on p. 551.) Toe H by the District Organizing Secretary. GARSTANG AND GOLBORNE.—Life- SOUTH HACKNEY.—Address by the boat Days. District Organizing Secretary to Conservative GRANGE-OVER-SANDS.—Variety Enter- and Unionist Association Women's Meeting. tainment, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat WEST SILVERTOWN.—Address by the Guild. District Organizing Secretary to Guild of HASLINGDEN.—Life-boat Day. Empire Women's Meeting. HEYWOOD.—Garden Whist Drive. Life- WIMBLEDON.—Garden Party. boat Day. SEPTEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 557 HINDLEY.—Life-boat Day. SALFORD.—Meeting at Toe H Mark HOLLINGWORTH.-Jumble Sale. XIV., Pendleton, Councillor C. P. Hampson presiding. West Salford Life-boat Guild HYDE.—Life-boat Days. Social Evening. formed. INCE - IN - MAKERFIELD. — House-to- SWINTON.—Life-boat Sunday Service House Collection. in the Adelphi Cinema, the Chairman of the IRLAM AND CADISHEAD.—Picture Council, Councillor P. W. Potts, J.P., C.C., House Collections. presiding. The service was conducted by the Vicar of Swiuton, the Rev. Canon D. KENDAL AND KESWICK.—Life-boat Fletcher, M.A., supported by the Rev. E. D. Days. Butters, the Rev. R. M. Rutter, and the LANCASTER.—Bridge Drive. Rev. G. W. Deas. The singing was led LEIGH.—Life-boat Day. by the Pendlebury Prize Band. Special collection. LITTLEBOROUGH.—American Tea. WHALLEY RANGE.—Mrs. Fisher ap- LITTLE HULTON.—Life-boat Day. pointed President of the Ladies' Life-boat LIVERPOOL (Hoylake).—Inaugural Cere- Guild in succession to Miss M. E. Pidd. mony of the new Motor Life-boat " Oldbam " on llth June. (See special report on p. 532.) WHITEFIELD.—Ladies' Life-boat Guild re-constituted. LYMM AND HEATLEY.—Life-boat Day. MARYPORT.—Special Meeting ; Mr. LYTHAM-ST.-ANNES. — House-to-House Walker T. Moore, the Honorary Secretary, Collection. presented with binocular glasses awarded to MACCLESFIELD.—Annual Meeting on him by the Institution, and a silver salver 19th April, the Mayor, President of the from the members of the Branch. Mr. Thomas Branch, in the chair. Amount collected last Benn, the late Coxswain of the Maryport year £134, as compared with £147 in 1930. Life-boat, presented with the Certificate of Life-boat Days. Service awarded to him by the Institution. MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND DIS- Life-boat Day at Cockermouth. TRICT.—Reception and Dinner arranged by the District Committee to meet Lieut. - MIDDLETON AND MIDDLEWICH.— Colonel C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., Secre- Life-boat Days. tary of the Institution, Mr. P. M. Oliver, NANTWICH.—Annual Meeting on 10th C.B.E., Honorary Secretary of the Branch June. Amount collected last year £59 as presiding. Among the speakers were the compared with £63 in 1930. Mayor of Salford (Alderman J. Jackson), Mr. H. F. O'Brien (Altrincham), Mr. W. 0. NEWTON-IN-MAKERFIELD. —Life-boat Lester Smith, M.A. (Director of Education), Day. Mrs. Bayfield (President, Chorlton-cum-Hardy OLDHAM.—Life-boat Day at Crompton Ladies' Life-boat Guild), Mr. J. H. Borlase and Shaw. (National Union of Seamen), and Mr. A. P. Besley. The Secretary presented the Gold PADIHAM.—Life-boat Day. Pendant and Record of Thanks awarded by PIEL (BARROW).—Visit to the Life-boat the Institution to Mr. C. E. Fielding (Chair- House by the Barrow Naturalists Field Club ; man of the Collections' Committee), in recog- address by Mr. J. M. Mawson, J.P., the nition of thirty-four years of service as a Hon. Secretary, and launch of the Life-boat. member of the Manchester, Salford and' Concert and Dancing Display, arranged by District Committee. Collections at the Manchester Ship Canal on the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. the occasion of the visit of the Destroyer PRESTON.—Life-boat Day. Garden Party Flotilla. Life-boat Days. at Clayton Green. Life-boat Day at Long- DROYLSDEN.—Address by the Branch ridge. Secretary at a meeting of the Women's RISHTON AND ROMILEY.—Life-boat Co-operative Guild. Days. FALLOWFIELD—Life-boat Service in the Holy Innocents' Church, conducted by SABDEN.—House-to-House Collection. the Rector. Special Collection. SOUTHPORT.—Life-boat Day. HARPURHEY AND COLLYHURST.— STANDISH.—House-to-House Collection. District Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed. LOWER CRUMPSALL.—Whist Drive, STOCKPORT.—Annual Meeting on llth arranged by Mrs. Rostron, a member of the April. Amount collected last year £233 as Ladies' Guild Committee. compared with £365 in 1930. NEW MOSTON.—Address by the Branch TOTTINGTON.—Annual Meeting on 19th Secretary at a meeting of the Women's April. Amount collected last year £70 as Co-operative Guild. compared with £58 in 1930. OLD TRAFFORD.—Annual Dance, TURTON AND UPHOLLAND.—Life-boat organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Days. 558 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1932. ULVERSTON.—Mr. H. M. Todd elected HARTLEPOOL.—Life-boat Day. Honorary Secretary in succession to the late HECKMONDWIKE.—Whist Drive. Life- Mr. S. C. Farrer ; and Mr. S. Grundy Honorary boat Day. Treasurer in the place of Mr. G. F. Gribble. HEMSWORTH.—Life-boat Day. WARRINGTON, WESTHOUGHTON AND WHALEY BRIDGE.—Life-boat Days. HEXHAM.—Address to the Rotary Club by the District Organizing Secretary. WIDNES.—Special Meeting, the Mayor presiding. Mrs. Wingfield appointed Hon. HOLMFIRTH.—Life-boat Day. Secretary and Mrs. Harper Hon. Treasurer HONLEY.—House-to-House Collection. of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Life-boat Day. HUDDERSFIELD.—Bridge and Whist WIGAN.—Life-boat Day. Drive. WORSTHORNE.—House-to-House Collec- HULL.—Annual Meeting on 20th April, the tion. Lord Mayor, President of the Branch, presid- ing. Amount collected last year £551, as North-East of England. compared with £640 in 1930. ALNWICK.—Tea Dance. Life-boat Day. BARNSLEY.—Annual Meeting on 14th KEIGHLEY.—Annual Meeting, the Mayor, April, the Mayoress, President of the Branch, President of the Branch, in the chair. Efforts in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Life- of the past year: Life-boat Day; Worts boat Day. Amount collected last year £93 as Appeal. Amount collected last year £258, as compared with £109 in 1930. compared with £273 in 1930. BATLEY.—Life-boat Day. LEEDS.—Life-boat Day. BEDLINGTON.—Lecture at Nedderton MALTON.—Exhibition of Embroidery. Women's Institute. MEXBOROUGH.—Bridge Drive. BERWICK-ON-TWEED.—Presentation by NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. — Life-boat the Duchess of Northumberland of the Day. Institution's Thanks on Vellum, awarded to Lady Francis Osborne, President of the PATRINGTON.—Life-boat Day. Whist Branch and Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Drive. BEVERLEY.—Life-boat Day. POCKLINGTON.—Life-boat Day. BISHOP AUCKLAND.—Address to Toe H ROTHERHAM.—Annual Meeting on 8th by the District Organizing Secretary. April, the Mayor, Patron of the Branch, pre- siding. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat BLAYDON. Life-boat Day. Day and Special Appeal by the Chairman of BLYTH.—Annual Meeting on 21st April. the Branch. Amount collected last year £187, Amount collected last year £306, as compared as compared with £171 in 1930. with £345 in 1930. RYTON.—Annual Meeting on 5th April. BOLTON - UPON - DEARNE. — Life-boat Amount collected last year £30, the same as in Day. 1930. BRADFORD.—Life-boat Day. Life-boat Day. SEAHAM HARBOUR.—Guild's visit to BRIGHOUSE.—Life-boat Day. Life-boat Station. Social. CONISBROUGH.—Life-boat Day. Whist Drive. SHEFFIELD.—Annual Meeting, the Lord Mayor, President of the Branch, in the chair. CUDWORTH.—House-to-House Collection. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat Day; DARLINGTON.—Annual Meeting on 27th Works Appeal. Amount collected last year April, the Mayor, President of the Branch, in £401, as compared with £460 in 1930. the chair. Efforts of the past year : Whist SPENBOROUGH AND STAINLAND.— Drives, Garden Fete and Life-boat Day. Life-boat Days. Amount collected last year £161, as compared STAMFORDHAM.—Whist Drive. with £174 in 1930. STANLEY AND OUTWOOD, STOCKTON, DONCASTER AND GATESHEAD.—Life- SUNDERLAND, TYNEMOUTH, AND boat Days. WEST HARTLEPOOL.—Life-boat Days. GOLCAR.—Annual Meeting. Amount col- lected last year £33, as compared with £26 in WHITLEY BAY.—Bridge and Whist Drive. 1930. WITHERNSEA.—Life-boat Day. Life-boat Day. WOOLER.—Ladies'Life-boat Guild formed. GOOLE.—Life-boat Day. President, the Hon. Mrs. C. A. Lambton; HALIFAX.—Annual Meeting on 22nd Honorary Secretary, Mrs. T. Blenkinsopp. April, the Mayor presiding. Efforts of the past Midlands. year: Bridge Drive; Dramatic Performance; Bridge Drive organized by the Soroptimists' ALFORD.—Life-boat Day. Club. Amount collected last year £224, as ATHERSTONE.—" Heroes of the Sea" compared with £209 in 1930. Film shown, with collection. Life-boat Day. SEPTEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 559 BADSEY, AND BELPER AND HEAGE. MELTON MOWBRAY.—Life-boat Day. —Life-boat Days. NEW MILLS.—Life-boat Day. " Heroes of BIRMINGHAM. — Collections at two the Sea " Film shown, with collection. theatres and thirteen cinemas. " Heroes of NEWARK.—Annual Meeting. Mr. A. F. the Sea" Film shown, with collection, at Wood, in the chair, supported by the Mayor Northfield Cinema. and the Vicar oi Newark. Speaker: Lt.-Col. RUBERY AND REDNAL.—Life-boat C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., Secretary of the Day. Institution. Amount collected last year £61, SMETHWICK.—Annual Meeting on 14th as compared with £66 in 1930. April. Speaker: Mr. G. F. Igglesden, NOTTINGHAM CITY AND COUNTY.— Chairman of the Birmingham Branch. Life-boat Day. Dancing Display. Amount collected last year £65 as compared with £56 in 1930. Life-boat Day. NUNEATON.—" Heroes of the Sea " Film shown, with collection. Life-boat Day. BLOCKLEY AND BREEDON-ON-HILL. —Life-boat Days. OAKHAM AND UPPINGHAM.—Life-boat Day. BRIERLEY HILL.—Dramatic Entertain- ment. Address by the District Organizing OLDBURY AND LANGLEY. Life-boat Secretary. Day. Whist Drive. BRISTOL, BROMSGROVE, BROWN- PERSHORE.—Life-boat Day. HILLS, AND BURTON LATIMER.—Life- REDDITCH.—" Heroes of the Sea " Film boat Days. shown, with collection. BURTON-ON-TRENT.—Annual Meeting. RUGELEY, RUGBY, AND RUSHDEN.— Amount collected last year £243 as compared Life-boat Days. with £249 in 1930. Life-boat Day. STOURBRIDGE, STOW-ON-THE-WOLD, BUXTON.—" Heroes of the Sea " Film STROUD, SWADLINCOTE, TAMWORTH, shown, with collection. TEWKESBURY, UPTON - ON - SEVERN AND UTTOXETER.—Life-boat Days. CHELTENHAM.—Whist Drive and Dance. WALSALL.—Annual Meeting, the Mayor, Life-boat Day. President of the Branch, in the chair. Amount CHESTERFIELD.—" Heroes of the Sea " collected last year £64, as compared with £75 Film shown, -with collection. in 1930. CLAY CROSS.—" Heroes of. the Sea" Life-boat Day. Film shown with collection. WELLINGBOROUGH.—Life-boat Day. COALVILLE, COLESHILL AND CON- WOLVERHAMPTON. — Life-boat Day. INGSBY.—Life-boat Days. Barrel Organ taken through streets accom- COVENTRY.—Annual Meeting, the Mayor, panied by collectors in red caps and jerseys. President of the Branch, in the chair. Amount " Heroes of the Sea " Film shown for one collected last year £635 as compared with week, with collections. £358 in 1930. Performance of the " Ghost Train." Address Lantern Lecture at Allesley Women's by the District Organizing Secretary. Institute. WORCESTER.—" Heroes of the Sea " Film CRADLEY HEATH AND OLD HILL, shown, with collection. Bridge Drive. DAVENTRY, DESBOROUGH, DERBY, AND DROITWICH.—Life-boat Days. South-East of England. ALDEBURGH.—Naming Ceremony of the EVESHAM.—Life-boat Day. " Herpes of new Motor Life-Boat by H.R.H. The Prince the Sea " Film shown, with collection. George, K.G. (See special report on p. 528.) FAIRFORD AND LECHLADE, GAINS- ATTLEBOROUGH.—" Heroes of the Sea " BOROUGH, GRANTHAM, HALESOWEN, Film shown, with collection, at the Town Hall HEANOR, HORNCASTLE AND IRTH- Cinema. LINGBOROUGH.—Life-boat Days. AYLESBURY AND BEACONSFIELD.— KENILWORTH. — Entertainment with Life-boat Days. address by the District Organizing Secretary. BECCLES.—Branch formed. Mr. A. T. KETTERING.—Life-boat Day. Bent, Hon. Secretary, Rover J. J. Harvey KIDDERMINSTER. — Dramatic Enter- and Rover R. G. Jones, Assistant Hon. tainment. Secretaries. KILSBY, LANGWITH, LOUGH- BEXHILL.—Lantern Lecture by Captain BOROUGH, LONG EATON, AND LYE Basil Hall, R.N. AND WOLLESCOTE.—Life-boat Days. BLETCHLEY.—Life-boat Day. MARKET HARBOROUGH.—House-to- BRIGHTON.—Films and lantern slides House Collection. shown at Hove High School. MARKET DEEPING.—Life-boat Day. CATERHAM.—Life-boat Day. "Heroes MATLOCK.—" Heroes of the Sea" Film of the Sea " shown, with collection, at Capitol shown, with collection. Cinema. 560 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1932.

CHELMSFORD.—Life-boat Day and Whist HALESWORTH—Whist Drive, organized Drive. by the Ranger Guides. CHESHAM AND AMERSHAM.—Life-boat HASTINGS.—Annual Meeting on 22nd Day. " Heroes of the Sea " Film shown, with June, in the grounds of Highlands House, St. collection, at the Astoria Cinema. Lecture at Leonards, by kind permission of Lady King, Hythe Heath Women's Institute by Captain the Mayor, President of the Branch, in the Basil Hall, R.N. chair. Speaker: Rear-Admiral T. P. H. CHIPPERFIELD.—Sale of Wort. Beamish, C.B., a member of the Committee of Management. Efforts of the past year : Life- CHICHESTER.—Special Meeting, Mrs. boat Day, Beach Collection, Concert, Lectures, Wannop presiding. Speakers : Colonel The etc. Amount collected last year £404, as Master of Sempill, a member of the Committee compared with £531 in 1930. of Management, and the District Organizing " Blessing of the Sea " Service. Secretary. Lecture to Runcton Women's HAVERHILL.—Life-boat Day. Institute by the District Organizing Secretary. Entertainment arranged by the Congregational HEMEL HEMPSTEAD. — Lecture at Church. Heathbrow School. CLACTON-ON-SEA.—Special Meeting to BITCHIN.—" Heroes of the Sea" Film form Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Mrs. Councillor shown at the Hermitage Picture House. P. Coleman, J.P., in the chair. Speaker : the HORSHAM.—Life-boat Day. District Organizing Secretary. Mrs. Fenton- HUNTINGDON.—Address to the Dean Jones appointed Hon. Secretary. Women's Institute by Captain Basil Hall, R.N. DARTFORD.—Garden Meeting. Speaker : IPSWICH.—Lecture by Major A. D. Captain Basil Hall, R.N. Lecture at Swanley Burnett Brown, Deputy Secretary of the Women's Institute by Captain Basil Hall, R.N. Institution, at Public Library. Address by the District Assistant Secretary to the Women's Section, British Legion. KING'S LYNN AND LEWES.—Life-boat Days. DOVER.—Motor Life-boat cruised off sea front on 4th June during the King's birthday LITTLEHAMPTON. — Theatrical perfor- parade and salute by aeroplanes. It was then mance by the Rustington Players. inspected by the Commander-in-Chief, Eastern LUTON.—Address to the Rotary Club by Command (General Sir Webb Gillman, K.C.B., the District Organizing Secretary. K.C.M.G., D.S.O.), and Brigadier-General Sir MANMNGTREE.—Lecture at MistJey Hereward Wake, Bt., C.M.G., D.S.O. Place School. DOWNHAM MARKET.—Life-boat Day. MARCH AND MARLOW.—Life-boat Days. EASTBOURNE.—Lantern Lecture by Mrs. MARGATE.—The Branch has suffered a Astley Roberts, President of the Ladies' Life- serious loss by the death of Lieut.-Colonel boat Guild. Life-boat Days at Hailsham, E. 0. Skey, J.P., a member of its Committee Hellingjy and Heathfield. for the past twenty years, and Chairman since EAST DEREHAM.—Concert, organized by 1925. the Girl Guides. MELTON CONSTABLE.—Meeting at the EGHAM AND ENGLEFIELD GREEN.— Central School at which the Challenge Shield, Life-boat Days. book and certificates were presented by Dr. FOLKESTONE.—Brotherhood Meeting at Cloudesley Brereton, to Douglas E. Dack, the Town Hall, Miss Ethel Hopkins, Hon. Secre- writer of the best essay in the South-Eastern tary of the Women's Auxiliary, in the chair. District in the Life-boat Essay Competition. Speaker: Mr. G. S. Woodman, Joint Hon. MIDHURST.—Concert. Secretary of the Hythe Branch. Whist Drive NEWMARKET.—Branch formed. Hon. at Sandgate. Secretary : Miss P. Waugh. GERRARD'S CROSS.—Life-boat Day. NEWHAVEN.—Inspection of the Station Lecture at Horn Hill Women's Institute by by Rear-Admiral S. Yamaguchi of the Japanese Captain Basil Hall, R.N. Navy. GILLINGHAM. — Meeting to re-form Branch, the Mayor, Aldermen A. M. Devon- NORWICH.—" Heroes of the Sea" Film port, J.P., presiding. Speaker : The District shown, with collection, at the Regent Cinema. Organizing Secretary. Mr. R. S. Smith PLAXTOL. Lecture to the Women's appointed temporary Hon. Secretary. Institute by Captain Basil Hall, R.N. GODALMING.—Lecture at Hillside School. RAINHAM.—" Heroes of the Sea" Film GRAYS.—Life-boat Day. shown, with collection, at the Royal Cinema. GREAT YARMOUTH.—Annual Meeting of RAMSGATE.—Lantern Lecture by Com- the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 19th April. mander Hewlett, R.N., to the Boy Scouts. Amount collected last year £44, as compared Dance at the Granville Hotel. with £48 in 1930. " Heroes of the Sea " Film REIGATE AND REDHILL.—Films shown shown, with collection, at Regent Theatre. at Hawthorn's School, Gatton Point. SEPTEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 561

ROCHESTER.—Address to Women's FLEET.—Life-boat Day. " Heroes of the Citizens' Association by Mr. C. J. Greene, Sea " Film shown, with collection. Hon. Secretary of the Herne Bay Branch. FOWEY (LOSTWITHIEL), GUERNSEY, ROMFORD.—Life-boat Day. Film shown. HENLEY-ON-THAMES, HONITON AND Golf Competition for Life-boat Spoon. LISS.—Life-boat Days. ST. NEOTS.—Life-boat Day. LOOE.—Special Meeting. Speaker: The District Organizing Secretary. Ladies' Life- SAFFRON WALDEN.—" Heroes of the boat Guild formed. Sea " Film shown, with collection. NEWQUAY.—Launch of the Life-boat with SEAFORD.—Life-boat Day. Lecture at Sir Donald MacLean, President of the Board Kingsmead School. of Education on board. SHOREHAM.—Life-boat Day. " Heroes of PETERSFIELD.—Life-boat Day. the Sea " Film shown at Coliseum Theatre. POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, WIMBORNE SITTINGBOURNE. — Musical Afternoon, AND CHRISTCHURCH BRANCH.—Annual arranged by the Brotherhood. Whist Drive Meeting of the Bournemouth section, the and Dance. Mayor, President, in the chair, supported by SLOUGH.—Life-boat Day. the Mayoress and Lady Lyle, President of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Speaker: Lieut. - SOUTHBOROUGH. — Branch formed. Colonel C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., Secretary Chairman: Mr. M. G. H. Wilson; Hon. of the Institution. Amount collected last Treasurer, Mr. A. E. Jacobs; Hon. year £665 as compared with £742 in 1930. Secretary, Mr. P. C. Towner, M.B.T.A. Presentation of the Life-boat Picture awarded Special Meeting to form Ladies' Life-boat by the Institution to Mrs. Ball, Honorary Guild. Speaker: The District Assistant Secretary of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Secretary. Cafe Chantant at Wimborne. Speaker: SOUTHWICK. — Life-boat Day. Film The District Organizing Secretary. Life-boat shown. Day at Wimborne. THETFORD.—Life-boat Day. PLYMOUTH.—Life-boat Day. Life-boat Day and Physical Culture Display at Ivy- TTJNBRIDGE WELLS.—Lecture to the bridge. Young People's Union by Mr. H. A. Bryden (late District Organizing Secretary South- READING.—Life-boat Day. Address by Eastern District). Captain Basil Hall, R.N., to Students of Reading University. WALTON-ON-THAMES.—Tennis Tourna- ment. REDRUTH.—Life-boat Day. WINDSOR AND DISTRICT.—House-to- RINGWOOD.—Annual Life-boat Dance. House Collection. ROMSEY.—Life-boat Day. WINSLOW.—Life-boat Day. SALISBURY.—Life-boat Day. Presenta- WOBURN.—Lecture to Women's Insti- tion by the District Organizing Secretary of tute by Captain Basil Hall, R.N. the Record of Thanks awarded by the Institu- tion to Mrs. Farnfield, President of the WOBURN SANDS.—Lantern Lecture to Gillingham District. Life-boat Day at Mere. Women's Institute by Mr. Sillem. SOUTHAMPTON.—" Thark," presented by WOLVERTON.—Life-boat Day and Works the Blenheim Players. Special Meeting, Mr. Collection. C. J. Sharp presiding, and presentation of WORTHING. — Address by District awards made to Depot Holders. Speaker : Organizing Secretary to Findon Women's The District Organizing Secretary. Institute. THAME.—Life-boat Day. South-West of England. TIVERTON.—Collection at Baptist Church. ANDOVER, AXMINSTER AND BATH.— TORQUAY.—Special Life-boat Day Meet- Life-boat Days. ing. Speaker: The District Organizing DAWLISH.—Life-boat Day. Play and Secretary. Dance at Chudleigh. TOTNES AND TROWBRIDGE.—Life- boat Days. DEVIZES.—Life-boat Day. TRURO.—Life-boat Day. Presentation by EXETER.—Special Meeting at the Guild- the Chairman of the Cornwall Education Com- hall, the Mayoress, President of the Ladies' mittee of the Certificates in the Life-boat Life-boat Guild, in the chair, supported by Essay Competition won by the St. Erme Mr. Arthur Reed, M.P., and Councillor Mrs. School. Arthur Reed, Chairman of the Branch and Vice-President of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. WANTAGE.—First Life-boat Day held in Speaker: The District Organizing Secretary. Wantage and the neighbouring villages. FARNBOROUGH. — Life - boat Day. WAREHAM.—Life-boat Day. " Heroes of the Sea " Film shown, with col- WARMLNSTER.—Life-boat Day and Life- lection. boat Film shown. 562 THE LIFEBOAT. [SKPTEMBER, 1932-

WELLS.—Life-boat Day. GOUROCK.—Steamer Collections. WESTBURY.—Life-boat Day and Life- GRANGEMOUTH.—Special Meeting, Mr. boat Film shown. Walter Bain presiding. Speaker : The Scot- WEYMOUTH.—Inaugural Ceremony of tish Organizing Secretary. Ladies' Life-boat the new Motor Life-boat (see special report Guild formed. Life-boat Day. on p. 533). Special Meeting. Speaker : The GREENOCK AND PORT GLASGOW, District Organizing Secretary. Presentation HELENSBURGH, INVERKEITHING, of the Life-boat Picture awarded by the IRVINE, KILMARNOCK, KIRRIEMUIR, Institution to Mrs. Williamson, the Honorary LADYBANK, LAMINGTON AND LANARK. Secretary of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Life-boat Days. YEOVIL VILLAGES.—Life-boat Days. LERWICK.—Inaugural Ceremony of the new Motor Life-boat (see special report on Scotland. p. 534). LONGHOPE.—Presentation by the Duke Meeting of the Scottish Life-boat Council in and Duchess of Montrose of the awards made Glasgow, on 18th May, Commander the Hon. to the Crew for the service to the Dorbie. on A. Di Cochrane, D.S.O., M.P., Vice-Chairman, 9th January last. presiding. NORTH UIST AND PERTH.—Life-boat ABERDEEN.—Life-boat Day. Procession Days. and Life-saving Display. PORTPATRICK.—Concert arranged by ALEXANDRIA, ALLOA, ARDROSSAN, the Branch Committee, the Lady Augusta BO'NESS, CARLUKE AND CARRON- Inskip presiding. Presentation by the Duke BRIDGE.—Life-boat Days. of Montrose, C.B., C.V.O., V.D., LL.D., COATBRIDGE.—Presentation of the Life- Chairman of the Scottish Life-boat Council, boat Essay Challenge Shield for Scotland, won and a Vice-President of the Institution, of the by Bessie Beedie, of St. Augustine's School, awards made to the Life-boat Crew for the by the Very Rev. Canon Mullen, supported service to the s.s. Camlouyh on 13th January by Ex-Provost Lavelle, J.P., the Dean of last. Guild Kirk, Councillor Beedie, and Mr. W. ROTHESAY, SANQUHAR SKELMOR- Kerr, Honorary Secretary of the Branch. LIE, STEVENSTON AND STORNOWAY.— DARVEL.—Life-boat Day. Life-boat Days. DENNY.—Lantern Lecture to the Women's STROMNESS.—Inspection of the Station Rural Institute by the District Assistant by the Duke of Montrose. Secretary. SUTHERLAND AND WHITBURN.— DUNDEE.—Life-boat Day and Proces- Life-boat Days. sion. Flannel Dance, organized by Mrs. T. THURSO.—Inspection of the Station by the Himsworth, Honorary Secretary, and Mrs. Duke of Montrose. Butler, Honorary Treasurer of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Social Meeting of Committee Ireland. and Life-boat Day Conveners, Mr. Ralph C. ARMAGH.—Annual Meeting on 20th June. Cowper presiding. Amount collected last year £34, as compared with £55 in 1930. DUNFERMLINE.—Life-boat Day and Dance. Dance at Rosyth, arranged by Mr. BELFAST.—Annual Meeting of the Ladies' A. E. Bidgood, Mrs. I. Madden, and the Life-boat Guild on 30th May, Lady Dixon, Committee. D.B.E., Chairman, presiding. Life-boat Days. EASTER ROSS.—Tain Life-boat Day. CARRICKFERGUS.—Life-boat Day. EDINBURGH.—Life-boat Day and Pro- cession. DONAGHADEE.—Arrival of the new Motor Life-boat on 10th June. Reception and ELGIN.—Life-boat Day. entertainment of the Crew and Institution's ELIE.—Concert arranged by the Branch, Officers by Local Committee and supporters. at which the Life-boat Play, " Their Business Entertainment given by Mr. S. Brancliffe. in Great Waters," was produced. Special DROGHEDA.—Life-boat Day. Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, with DUBLIN.—Annual Meeting on 12th May. Lady Nairn, President, in the chair. Senator The Right Hon. A. C. Jameson, D.L., FORRES AND GALSTON.—Life-boat Chairman, presiding. Speakers : Mr. Baird, Days. Alderman Hubbard Clark, Rev. D. Osborne, GLASGOW.—Annual Meeting on 27th Captain Webb, and the District Organizing May. Mr. Leonard Gow, J.P., Chairman of Secretary. Amount collected last year £1,077, the Branch, and a Vice-President of the as compared with £1,065 in 1930. Broadcast Institution, presiding. Efforts of the past talk by the District Organizing Secretary. year: Annual Appeal, Life-boat Day, Sale of Life-boat Days. Bridge Drive. Work. Amount collected last year £8,535 as HOWTH—Annual Meeting on 24th May, compared with £13,519 in 1930. the Rev. Powell in the chair. Amount collected Life-boat Day. last year £121, as compared with £105 in 1930. SEPTEMBEB, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 563

Hy courtesy n]\ [Aberdeen Journals Ltd. VIKINGS HELP ON ABERDEEN LIFE-BOAT DAY. Part of a procession which included Noah's Ark and Jonah's Whale.

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KINGSTOWN (Dun Laoghaire).—Annual Crew, the Institution sent a special Letter of Meeting. Mr. Gerald Byrne, Vice-Chairman Appreciation to Mr. W. Bowley, who had been presiding. Speaker: Canon Chamberlain. Lightman for nearly forty years. Amount collected last year £262, as compared FERRYSIDE AND CARMARTHEN.— with £189 in 1930. Life-boat Day. LARNE.—Annual Meeting. Amount col- MARKET DRAYTON.—Life-boat Day and lected last year £103, as compared with £95 in Rummage Stall. 1930. NEWPORT (MON.).—The Mayor and LONDONDERRY, MULLINGAR, Mayoress of Newport, the Officers and Com- NENAGH AND NEWCASTLE (DUNDRUM). mittee of the Branch and the Newport Sea Life-boat Days. Cadet Corps paid a visit to the Barry Dock MILFORD.—-House-to-House Collection. Life-boat Station. NORTH WESTMEATH.—Garden Fete. PONTYPOOL.—Special meeting arranged PORTADOWN.—Annual Meeting. Amount by Mrs. Percy Jones, President of the Branch, collected last year £23, as compared with £25 to revive its activities. New Honorary Secre- in 1930. tary, Mrs. Llewellyn Hughes. Life-boat Day. P'ONTYPRIDD.—Life-boat Day and Col- Wales. lections at the Palladium and White Palace Cinemas. House-to-House Collection. (Including Herefordshire, Monmouthshire and Shropshire.) PORTHCAWL.—Miss M. Dowdeswell and Miss M. Grover appointed Joint Honorary ABERTILLERY.—Life-boat Day. The Secretaries in succession to Mrs. A. Jones. Officers and Committee of the Branch paid a visit to the Barry Dock Life-boat Station. PRESTATYN.—Annual Meeting on 19th May, the Chairman of the Prestatyn Council BRECON.—Cinema collections. presiding. Speakers: The Rev. D. Lester CAERNARVON.—Life-boat Day. Jones, and the District Organizing Secretary. CHURCH STRETTON.—Garden Fete Amount collected last year £31 as compared opened by Vice-Admiral C. S. Townsend, C.B. with £19 in 1930. Speakers: Commander Montford, R.D., R.N.R. SHREWSBURY.—Annual Meeting on 1st Hon. Secretary of the Branch, and the District June, the Viscountess Bridgeman, D.B.E., Organizing Secretary. Life-boat Day. President of the Branch, in the chair. Amount CRICCIETH.—Presentation of the Certifi- collected last year £195 as compared with £150 cates of Service awarded to the Life-boat Crew in 1930. Lady Bridgeman presented the Gold on the closing of the Station. The presentation Brooch awarded by the Institution to Mrs. took place at the house of the Right Hon. M. A. B. Lock, the retiring Honorary Secre- David Lloyd George, O.M., M.P. Mr. J. E. tary. Mrs. Lock appointed Chairman and Greaves, Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire, Miss Muriel Hall Honorary Secretary. presided, and the Certificates were presented SWANSEA AND DISTRICT.-Life-boat by Mr. Lloyd George. The party was after- Day. Cinema collections. Concert. Whist wards entertained to tea by Dame Margaret Drive. Hotel and Cafe collections. Lloyd George, D.B.E. Among those present Special Meeting, the Mayoress in the chair. were Lady Carey Evans, Miss Megan Lloyd Speaker : The District Organizing Secretary. George, M.P., and Mr. W. T. Davies, Hon. Secretary of the Criccieth Branch. Besides WHITCHURCH.—Life-boat Day. the Certificates of Service awarded to the YSTEAD WYNACH.—Cinema collection.

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The next number of " The Lifeboat" will be published in November, 1932.