THE LIFE-BOAT. The Journal of the Royal National Life-boat Institution.

VOL. XXX. DECEMBER, 1937. No, 332.

THE LIFE-BOAT FLEET Motor Life-boats, 138 :: Pulling & Sailing Life-boats, 29 LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Institution in 1824 to November 30th, 1937 - 65,396

Radio Telephony in Life-boats. By Engineer-Captain A. G. Bremmer, O.B.E;, R.N., Superintendent-Engineer to the Institution. WIRELESS ' has now been in use in its life-boat at sea, it does so through life-boats of the Institution for eleven the shore station. years, but the severe limits of its use, and the great difficulties of its use, in A Fifty Mile Radius. life-boats are hardly understood by The first limit on the use of wireless those who have seen the spectacular by life-boats is that there must be results of wireless in bringing help to shore stations which can communicate vessels in distress on the high seas, and with them, and the shore stations have who think that, as a matter of course, low-power transmitters. At first they all the Institution's life-boats should be had to be within fifty miles of the life- equipped with it. boat station if they were to be able The use of wireless in life-boats is to get into touch with its life-boat. solely for the purpose of keeping them Now, with more modern sets ashore in touch with the shore when they are and in the life-boats, it has been found, out at sea and are too far away for in some cases, that considerably greater visual signals to be seen. They have ranges are possible. not the duty of picking up messages Again, those who are able, with simple from vessels in distress. That duty receiving sets in their homes, to hear belongs to the shore stations, of which distant broadcasting stations without the General Post Office now has thirteen any difficulty can hardly realize the round the coasts of the British Isles. difference of taking messages in a life- There are also a number of lighthouses boat at sea, when it comes, not from a and light-vessels, offices of Harbour powerful broadcasting station working Authorities, and a few coastguard on 50 to 200 kilowatts, but from a trans- stations, which have radio-telephony mitter with a power of only a fraction sets both for transmitting and receiving. of a kilowatt, and when that message It is the shore stations which receive has to be heard in the midst of the signals of distress. These messages are noise of wind and waves and the life- passed through the coastguard to the boat's engine. The difficulties of re- life-boat stations, which act upon them. ceiving are also increased by electrical In the same way, if a life-boat station interference from the engine and by the wishes to communicate by wireless with impossibility of having on a life-boat 370 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1937.

masts sufficiently high to carry really mast and aerial could be kept up for effective aerials. regular testing. This could not be done when the life-boat was hauled up into The First Experiment—1927. a boat-house and the mast had to be lowered, and without this it was not The Institution began its experiments then found possible to maintain the with wireless by installing a wireless- apparatus. They had to have cabins telegraphy receiving and transmitting to protect the delicate apparatus from set in the Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wex- the sea. Even with cabins the damp ford, cabin motor life-boat, in 1927. caused great difficulties in the first three This life-boat might be at sea for a long life-boats in which radio telephony was time standing by local fishing boats. installed, and the sets had to be refitted The purpose of the wireless was to and rebuilt. They have since proved inform her while at sea of vessels in very efficient. Such were the severe distress elsewhere. If such a message reached the life-boat station, it was limits imposed on the first use of radio telephoned across the Irish Sea to the telephony in life-boats. wireless station at Fishguard in Wales, The Problem of Housed Life-boats. and wirelessed by that station to the life-boat at sea. This station has since As other motor life-boats were built been closed, and messages for the life- which fulfilled the three necessary con- ditions they were equipped with radio boat now go by way of Land's End telephony. Up to the end of 1936 nine Radio. This is the only life-boat which more had been so equipped. One of has been equipped with wireless tele- these boats (Yarmouth, Isle of Wight) graphy. It has not been used in other was destroyed in the fire at a building life-boats, because of the necessity of yard last June, where she was re-fitting. carrying a fully certificated operator. Like the first five, these nine were all In 1929 the next step was taken when cabin life-boats lying afloat, with the the motor life-boats at Dover, Storno- exception of Cromer—a cabin boat kept way, in the Island of Lewis, and St. in a house. Peter Port, Guernsey, were equipped In 1936 experiments were carried not with wireless telegraphy, but with out with a radio-telephony set in the radio telephony, and a little later the Cromer boat, to see if, with improved motor life-boats at New Brighton, on apparatus, it could be used in a cabin the Mersey, and Barra Island, in the life-boat which did not lie afloat. Hebrides, were also equipped with it. These experiments were made with a These five life-boats had both receiving substitute aerial in the boat-house, and transmitting sets with a range of with which the apparatus could be fifty miles. tested each week. The results of this At that time the Post Office shore experiment, though not entirely satis- stations had wireless telegraphy only. factory, have been sufficiently good There were very few shore stations at to justify the Institution in deciding to all with radio telephony, and these were fit with radio telephony all cabin life- of very low power. Then, in 1931, the boats which are kept in boat-houses, Post Office equipped its shore stations provided, that is, that they are within with radio telephony of low power. fifty miles of shore wireless stations. This has added another thirteen to the The Difficulty of Protecting from the Sea. number of life-boats carrying both The six life-boats which had by this transmitting and receiving sets. These time been fitted (one with wireless have all been fitted during 1937. telegraphy and five with radio tele- phony) were the only life-boats which Experiments with Non-Cabin Life-boats. fulfilled the necessary conditions. They There remain the motor life-boats were within fifty miles of a shore signal which have not cabins. Receiving sets station, they were life-boats with built by amateurs are being tried in the cabins, and they lay afloat. Those Hythe and Hastings life-boats (both second two conditions were as necessary without cabins), and the Institution is as the first. now testing in the Aldeburgh life-boat T?hey kad to lie afloat, so that the a smaM receiving set, the radio part of DECEMBER, 1987.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 871

RECEIVING AND TRANSMITTING SETS, The Marconi R/T installation as used in life-boats

By courtesy of] [Fox Photos OPERATOR AT THE TRANSMITTER. On board the Watson cabin motor life-boat at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, fitted with R/T receiving and transmitting sets of the International Marine Radio Company. 872 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1937. which has been built by the Evrizone also to test sets by Gambrell Radio Radio Company to the Institution's Communication Co., Ltd. These sets, requirements, while the arrangements instead of being bought, are now rented, for making it water-tight have been the makers undertaking to maintain designed by the Institution. There is them. Receiving sets made by Invicta no space for transmitting sets as well Radio, Ltd., are also being fitted in the non-cabin life-boats, but the to replace, where necessary, the re- chief importance of radio telephony to ceivers in the earlier sets, which had life-boats is that they shall be able to been bought outright. receiv

A Bronze Medal Service at Moelfre. ABOUT one-fifteen in the morning of after putting out—he found the vessel, 24th October last a message came from nine miles from Point Lynas, and fifteen the coastguard to the life-boat station from the station. She was still burning at Moelfre, Anglesey, that a vessel was flares. in distress N.N.E. of Point Lynas. A She was an 80-ton steamer, the whole gale was blowing from north by Lady Windsor, of Cardiff, with a east, and a very heavy sea was running. crew of five. She was making very The motor life-boat G.W. was heavy weather and was very low in launched at one-twenty, making for the water. Her captain still hoped Point Lynas. She was travelling in to get her into Moelfre Roads, and at the teeth of the gale and was repeatedly his request the life-boat stood by. filled by the heavy seas, but she freed For two hours the steamer struggled herself very quickly. Her coxswain on, and then, about six o'clock, she tried to get further information about sent up another flare. The life-boat the position of the vessel from a pilot closed with her at once. The steamer cutter, using both his searchlight and seemed on the point of foundering. his Morse signalling lamp, but the The seas were breaking clean over her. cutter could not take the messages Her decks were awash. owing to the very heavy seas. One There was no time to spare, and the moment the life-boat was on the crest coxswain took the life-boat right along- of a wave, and the next completely side, a perilous thing to do with the hidden in the trough. steamer rolling her rail right under in Unable to get any information, the the heavy seas. He took her along- coxswain went on in the direction given side, the five men of the Lady Windsor by the coastguard, and at four in the jumped aboard her, and she drew clear. morning—two hours and forty minutes The homeward journey took over DECEMBER, 1937.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 373

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By courtesy of] IThe Times WAITING FOR THE CALL, The operator at the wireless telegraphy set on the Rosslare Harbour motor life-boat.

THE AERIAL. The 46 feet Watson cabin motor life-boat at Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, fitted with the aerial (or R/T receiving and transmitting sets of the International Marine Radio Company. 374 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 19. two hours, and it was not until eight- by the thanks of the Institution in- forty, eight hours and twenty minutes scribed on vellum; after putting out, that the life-boat To ROBERT WILLIAMS, the motor reached" Moelfre again. The steamer mechanic, the thanks of the Institution herself eventually went ashore in inscribed on vellum; Llanbadrig Bay, To the coxswain, motor mechanic and It was a fine service in which very each of the seven members of the crew good seamanship was shown by the an award of £2 in addition to the coxswain, both in finding the steamer ordinary scale reward of £2 7s., making and in getting alongside in the very a reward of £4 7s. to each man. Total heavy sea, and rescuing the crew with- rewards, £87 16*. 6d. The master of out damage to the life-boat. The the steamer at once sent a letter of Institution has made the following thanks and appreciation, and the awards: owners have become annual sub- To COXSWAIN JOHN MATTHEWS, the scribers to the Institution in gratitude bronze medal for gallantry, accompanied for this service.

Services of the Life-boats. Reported to the September and October Meetings of the Committee of Management. Launches 86. Lives rescued 90., September Meeting. arrived back at her station at 10.50 A.M. St. Ives, Cornwall.—Early on the ; A letter of thanks was received by the morning of the 1st July the coastguard Institution from the Italian Govern- reported that a steamer was ashore ment and the Italian Consul-General near Pendeen. She was the Italian in London sent a letter of thanks to steamer Aida Lauro, of Naples, bound the coxswain and crew.—Rewards, from Liverpool to Hull with a cargo £74 5s. of linseed and cotton seed, and carrying a crew of thirty-one. A strong W. Bembridge, Isle of Wight.—On the breeze was blowing, with a rough sea morning of the 4th July, the coastguard and thick fog. The motor life-boat reported a yacht, six miles S.S.E. from Caroline Parsons was launched at Woody Point, dismasted, and making 3.5 A.M., with great difficulty, owing towards Culver. A moderate S.W. to low water and to the carriage sticking gale was blowing, with a heavy sea. A in a dip in the sand. The life-boat little later the coastguard telephoned felt her way through dense fog to Pen- that the yacht was making signals of deen, but could find no trace of the distress, and at. 9 A.M. the motor life- Aida Lauro. She continued searching boat Langham was launched. She and eventually found her on the rocks came up with the yacht, the Carron II, at Castle Point, more .than two miles of Gosport, with three people on board, farther along the coast, and over ten off Bonchurch, and towed her into miles westward of St. Ives. The Gosport. She returned to her station steamer was close to the cliffs and at 2.45 P.M.—Rewards, £5 10s. broadside on to the sea. Owing to the rocks the life-boat was unable to get Mdeburgh, Suffolk.—At 11.20 A.M. on under her lee, but with some difficulty the 4th July the coastguard reported went alongside her weather side and that a small sailing yacht two miles rescued fifteen of the crew, two of them south of Aldeburgh was making very badly injured. She made for St. heavy weather. A strong S.W. breeze Ives, arriving at 6.45 A.M. After was blowing, with a < rough sea. The landing the men and refuelling she put No. 1 motor life-boat Abdy Beauclerk out again, but found that the remainder was launched at 11.30 A.M. and found of the crew had abandoned ship, and the yacht to be the Snark, of Maldon, had managed, at some risk, to get with three persons on board, bound ashore in a ship's boat. The life-boat for Lowestoft. She did not want any DECEMBER, 1937.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 375 help, but the life-boat escorted her life-boat reached the Gazeka at 8.40 until smoother water was reached, and P.M., took her in tow, and brought returned to her station at 1.15 P.M.— her and the six people on board to Rewards, £15 12s. Wells Harbour, arriving at 10.45 P.M. —Rewards, £14 10s. Shorebam Harbour, Sussex.—At 1.4 P.M. on the llth July the coastguard Hastings, Sussex.—At 9.25 P.M. on the reported that a boat was in distress 29th July the coastguard reported that four and a half miles E.S.E. of Shore- a small motor boat, with two men on ham Harbour. A moderate S.W. board, was in distress half a mile west breeze was blowing, with a moderate of Fairlight look-out. A b'ght S.E. sea. The motor life-boat Rosa Woodd breeze was blowing, with a lumpy and Phyllis Lunn was launched at sea. The motor life-boat Cyril and 1.27 P.M., and found the yacht Merle Lilian Bishop was launched at 9.47 P.M., and the motor launch Fire Fly, both with the honorary secretary, Com- belonging to Shoreham. There was mander W. Highfield, R.N., on board, one man in each boat. The launch and found the boat to be the speed- had had the yacht in tow, but had boat Ski Queen, of St. Leonards. Her broken her propeller. The life-boat engines had broken down, and she was towed both the boats into Shoreham, at anchor near the shore, over a ledge and returned to her station at 3.20 P.M. of rocks. The life-boat took off the —Rewards, £3 17s. 6d. two men and transferred two life-boat- men to the speed-boat, which she then Hilbre Island, Cheshire.—Shortly be- took in tow to Hastings. She returned fore 6 P.M. on the 23rd July information to her station at 11.15 P.M.—Rewards, was received from Hilbre, through the £36 12s. 6d. Mersey Dock Board, that a yacht was in distress on Salisbury Bank. A Swanage, Dorset.—At about 9.50 P.M. strong, squally breeze was blowing on the 2nd August the coastguard saw from the N.N.W., with rain and a flares half a mile east of Peveril Point. rough sea. At 6.23 P.M. the pulling A moderate S. breeze was blowing, and sailing life-boat Chapman was with a moderate sea. The motor life- launched. She found that the sailing boat Thomas Markby was launched at yacht Seabird, with a crew of two, 10.14 P.M. and found the sloop Bonnie bound from Rhyl to the Mersey, had Betsy, of Weymouth, with two men on been forced -to turn back through board, at anchor in a dangerous stress of weather. Her jib had blown position. Her cable had parted once • away and she had stranded in a danger- and, not trusting it to hold, the men ous position. The life-boat took off the had burned flares for help. The life- two people on board and brought the boat towed her to a safe anchorage, yacht into Hilbre Pool. The owner and returned to her station at 11.10 made a donation to the Institution.— P.M.—Rewards, £11 4s. Rewards, £19 17s. 9d. Dover, Kent.—At 7.30 P.M. on the 3rd Wells, Norfolk.—At 6.45 P.M. on the August, during fine weather, the second 24th July a telephone call was received coxswain saw signals from the base of from the owner of the motor yacht the cliffs in Langdon Bay, and put off Gazeka, of London, who had come with the second motor mechanic and ashore from his yacht, which was lying another man in the life-boat's motor off Blakeney -Point without a rudder boarding-dinghy. They found that and with her engine disabled. He three men, who had tried to walk from wanted a motor boat to go out to tow St. Margaret's Bay, had been cut off the yacht in, but as this could not be by the tide and were marooned on a arranged, the motor life-boat Royal ledge about twenty feet up the cliff. Silver Jubilee 1910-1935 was launched While they were being rescued one of at 7.30 P.M., with the second coxswain them was hit on the head and injured in charge. At this time there was a by a stone thrown from the top of the heavy thunderstorm, with a variable cliff. The boarding-boat returned with westerly wind and moderate sea. The them at 9 P.M. The injured man was 376 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1937.

taken to the life-boat and given first weather was fine and the sea was aid, and then taken to hospital.— smooth, but a strong northerly wind Rewards, 12*. 6d. Partly permanent was blowing. With the second cox- crew. swain in charge and Mr. Clayton Rickard, joint honorary secretary, on Plymouth, Devon.—At 1 A.M. on the board, the life-boat left at 10.25 P.M. 4th August it was reported that a motor She found the missing yacht ashore boat, the Spitfire, with seven people two and a half miles west of the station, on board, had put out during the and towed her back to Hythe, arriving previous afternoon and had not been at 11.15 P.M. A letter of thanks was heard of since. There was a dense fog, received from the two men who were which made an immediate search on board the yacht.—Rewards, £20 7s. impossible, but at 2.45 A.M. the fog lifted a little, and the motor life-boat Portrush, Co. Antrim.—During the Robert and Marcella Beck put out. afternoon of the 8th August, the sailing The sea was calm and there was no yacht Escape, of Belfast, with two wind. Some time after the life-boat men on board, left Portrush for her had put out the Spitfire came in. home port. There was very little wind Recall signals were made, but were not and she began to drift towards the seen by the life-boat, which continued dangerous Skirk rocks. At 10.25 P.M. her search. Shortly after 5 A.M. she the coastguard reported that she was found the motor boat Barbara, with in a dangerous position. A fishing a man and two women on board, in boat took her in tow, but the rope difficulties off Mewstone, and unable parted, and as it was becoming dark, to get ashore. The three people were it was decided to send out the motor taken on board the life-boat and given life-boat T.B.B.H. She was launched hot coffee, and the Barbara was taken at 10.57 P.M., and found the Escape in tow. The life-boat, after another at anchor one and a half miles E. by search for the Spitfire, put into Ply- N. of Ramore Head. She towed her mouth, where the people were handed into harbour, and returned to her over to the St. John Ambulance station at midnight.—-Rewards, £7 3*. Brigade. The life-boat returned to her station at 6.50 A.M. The owners Torbay, Devon.—At 8.50 P.M. On the of both boats sent letters of thanks and 12th August the coastguard reported donations.—Rewards, £11 8*. that a motor boat with five persons on board was ashore between Blackpool • Dunbar, Haddingtonshire. — During sands and Dartmouth. A gentle S.E. the afternoon of the 5th August the breeze was blowing, with a smooth coastguard reported that a yacht was sea. The reserve motor life-boat City ashore on Tyne sands, three miles of Bradford I, which was on temporary west of Dunbar. She was the sailing duty at the station, put out at 9.3 P.M., yacht Saunterer, of Blyth, cruising in with the honorary secretary, Mr. H. M. the Firth of Forth and bound for St. Smardon, on board. She could find Abbs. A moderate S.E. breeze was no trace of the boat, but on arriving blowing, with a smooth sea, and the at Dartmouth found that the five weather was thick, with rain. The persons on board her had got safely motor life-boat George and Sarah ashore. She also learned that anxiety Strachan was launched at 5.30 P.M. was felt for the safety of the yacht and stood by until the yacht refloated. lona with four men aboard, went in She escorted her into Dunbar harbour, search of her, found her near Black- and returned to her station half an stone, and towed her back to Dart- hour after midnight.—Rewards, £12 8s. mouth, and eventually returned to her station at 1.35 A.M. on the 13th.— Hythe, Kent.—At 10 P.M. on the 7th Rewards, £8 8s. August the life-boat station received a request for the motor life-boat Aberdeen.—Early on the morning Viscountess Wakefield to make a search of the 13th August the coastguard for a small yacht which had put out reported that a vessel was ashore at at 3 P.M., but had not returned. The or near Portlethen. A gentle southerly DECEMBER, 1937.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 377

breeze was blowing, with a moderate on board. The life-boat towed her sea and thick fog. The reserve motor off the bank, took her into harbour, life-boat J. & W., which was on and returned to her station at 1.45 temporary duty at the station, was P.M.—Rewards, £5 Is. launched at 3.20 A.M., and found the steam trawler Strathavon, of Scar- Runswick, Yorkshire.—On the 14th borough, aground near Portlethen August, as the motor life-boat Robert Point. The Strathavon had a crew of Potion—The Always Ready was being nine on board, and was bound for launched for the annual regatta, news Aberdeen from the fishing grounds. was received from the coastguard that The life-boat ran out the trawler's a ship was ashore at Kelder Steel. anchor, and the trawler was able to The wind was light and the sea smooth. haul herself clear. Both vessels then The ship had gone aground in dense made for Aberdeen, and the life-boat fog. The life-boat put out at 1.40 arrived back at her station at 8 A.M. P.M. and found her to be the Dutch —Property Salvage Case. motor fishing vessel Saturnas, of Kat- wijk, with a crew of twenty on board. Arranmore, Co. Donegal. — During She stood by until the Saturnas had the evening of the 13th August it was refloated and was found to have suffered learned that a fishing boat, with two little damage. The Saturnas then men on board, which had put out early made for Whitby, and the life-boat for in the morning, had not returned. her station, which she reached at 6.30 A strong north breeze was blowing, P.M.—Rewards, £10 7s. with a rough sea. At 6.45 P.M. the motor life-boat K.T.J.S. was launched Weymouth, Dorset.—At 8.30 P.M. on in search. She found the boat, and the 18th August the Wyke coastguard escorted her to safety, returning to reported a small craft in distress off her station at 10.30 P.M.—Rewards, Ringstead. A moderate breeze was £13. blowing, with a very choppy sea. The motor life-boat William and Clara Appledore, Devon. — At 11.33 A.M. Ryland was launched at 8.38 P.M., and on the 14th August the coastguard found the auxiliary yacht Spray, of reported that a yacht one mile N.W. Gosport, drifting on to a lee shore at from Fairway buoy was showing flares. Osmington. The Spray had a crew of She was the auxiliary yacht Wendy, seven. Her mainsail had carried away of Bristol, with three people on board. and her engine was not strong enough Her engine had broken down, and to take her against the sea. She had her crew could do nothing under sail. dropped anchor, but it was dragging. A strong N.N.W. breeze was blowing, The life-boat towed her into Weymouth with a rough sea. The motor life-boat harbour, and returned to her station V.C.S. put out at 11.45 A.M., and found at 9.30 P.M. As soon as the life-boat the yacht, about two miles N.W. by had got back, a message was received W. of the coastguard look-out at from the coastguard that flares had Burrows, rapidly being driven towards been seen about five miles W.S.W. of the shore. She towed her into Bide- Wyke, and she set off again at 9.42 P.M. ford, and returned to her station at She found nothing, however, and once 2.30 P.M.—Rewards, £6 Os. 6d. more returned to her station at 2.15 A.M. on the 19th.—Rewards, First Fleetwood, Lancashire.—At midday launch, £8 15s.; second launch, £8 15s. on the 14th August the keeper at Wyre Light reported that a yacht was ashore Whitby, Yorkshire.—At about 9 A.M. in a dangerous position on the east on the 20th August the motor fishing side of the Wyre Channel, opposite boats Galilee and Venus were expected the lighthouse. A fresh, and fast- in from fishing. The sea had gr.own increasing, N.W. breeze was blowing, rapidly during the morning, and was with a rough sea. The motor life-boat then breaking heavily outside' the Frederick H. Pilley was launched at harbour entrance. A strong N.N.W. 12.50 P.M., and soon found the yacht, breeze was blowing. At 10 A.M. the which had four men and four women fishing boats were seen, and the motor 378 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1987.

life-boat Margaret Harker Smith was through the Spurn Point signal station, launched. She met them about a that two trawlers had been in collision mile and a half off and warned them ten miles north of the Humber and that that they could not then get in, owing to one of them was sinking. They were the shallow water on the bar. When the Polly Johnson, of Hull, and the the tide flowed she escorted them into Scarron, of Grimsby, both bound for harbour through a heavy sea, and the fishing grounds. The breeze was returned to her station at 1 P.M. This light and the sea smooth when the service was watched by very many motor life-boat City of Bradford II visitors on the piers. — Rewards, was launched at 3.20 P.M. She sighted £5 12s. 6d. the trawlers about fifteen miles north, and spoke the Polly Johnson. She Scarborough, Yorkshire. •—• At 11.10 was badly damaged, but able to get A.M. on the 20th August the motor life- back to the Humber without help. boat Herbert Joy II was launched, as The life-boat then went to the Scarron, two cobles were at sea, and a strong which was very extensively damaged N.W. breeze had got up, with a rough and apparently sinking. The skipper sea. Just as the life-boat was moving said that the bulkhead was holding off a message was received from the and that all his pumps were working. coastguard that it had been reported An injured man was transferred to the that an aeroplane had come down in life-boat, and she then stood by in the North Bay. The life-boat searched company with another trawler which the bay without finding anything, and had arrived. At 8 P.M. a tug came up, learned by signal from shore that the with representatives of the trawler's aeroplane had got away safely. She owners on board. They asked the then went about one and a half miles life-boat to escort the Scarron into the N.E., picked up the motor fishing coble Humber, as she was likely to sink at any B. S. Colling, and escorted her into moment. The life-boat did so as far harbour. Then she went two miles as the Bull light vessel, where another N.N.E., where she met the coble tug came up, and the Scarron was Premier, escorted her into harbour, and taken in tow, stern first. The life-boat returned to her station at 1 P.M.— went to Grimsby, where the injured man Rewards, £13 12s. 6d. was landed, and returned to her station Selsey, Sussex.—At about 9.45 A.M. at 3 A.M. on the 28th.—Rewards 9s.; on the 25th August two men fishing Permanent paid crew. two miles S.W. of Selsey Bill saw Torbay, Devon.—At 6.15 P.M. on the signals coming from the motor yacht 27th August the master of the motor Sonia, of LittJehampton, which was at boat White Heather reported that a anchor near-by. They went to her and motor boat was in a dangerous position found that she was bound to the Isle of under the cliff face at Berry Head, Wight with three people on board, but and that the two men on board were was in difficulty owing to a fouled shouting for help. The weather was propeller. A moderate to fresh N.W. fine. The reserve motor life-boat City breeze was blowing, with a rough sea. of Bradford I was launched at 6.20 P.M., The owner asked one of the men to go and found the boat, but it was empty. ashore and sent out a boat to tow The life-boat towed it back to Brixham, him into port, and the other to stay and then, as no news had been received with him. All boats capable of towing of the two men, put out again for Berry were at sea, and so at 10.50 A.M. the Head. On her way out she was stopped reserve motor life-boat The Brothers, by the White Heather and told that the which was on temporary duty at the men had been rescued by another station, was launched. She towed the motor boat and taken to Torquay. The Sonia to Portsmouth, and returned to life-boat returned to her station, arriv- her station at 5 P.M.—Property Salvage ing at 8.45 P.M.—Rewards, £4 12s. Case. Humber, Yorkshire.—At about 3.40 Humber, Yorkshire. — During the A.M. on the 30th August the life-boat afternoon of the 27th August the watchman reported a vessel ashore on Mablethorpe coastguard reported, the Inner Binks, but not in immediate DECEMBER, 1987.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 379 danger. A light breeze was blowing, board, capsize about five hundred with a smooth sea. The motor life-boat yards from the quay. A fresh west City of Bradford II was launched at breeze was blowing, with a choppy 4.35 A.M., in case her help should be sea. The life-boat motor mechanic needed, and found the vessel to be the was also on the spot, and the motor motor fishing boat Sophie, of Fredericks- life-boat City of Glasgow was away haven, bound for Grimsby from the within two minutes. She rescued the fishing grounds. The life-boat stood boys and returned to her station at by. When the tide flowed and there 2.35 P.M.—Rewards, £3 15s. was enough water for her to get along- side the Sophie she ran out an anchor Wicklow.—Early on the afternoon of for her. A line was then passed from the 5th September two men, visitors, the Sophie to the life-boat, which held put off in a small rowing boat. When on to it until the Sophie had hauled about two miles east of Wicklow pier herself off into deep water. The Sophie they broke an oar and made signals went on her way, and the life-boat made of distress. A strong S.W. breeze was for home, arriving at 9.45 A.M.— blowing, with a moderate sea. The Property Salvage Case. motor life-boat Lady Kylsant was launched at 1.15 P.M., and found the Humber, Yorkshire. — During the rowing boat being blown out to sea. afternoon of the 31st August the motor She towed her back to Wicklow har- yacht Sea Hawk, of Nottingham, got bour, and returned to her station at into difficulties after her engine had 2.15 P.M.—Rewards, £5 5s. 6d. broken down, and ran aground in a very dangerous position three miles Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—At about N.E. of Spurn. She was bound home 9.20 P.M. on the 6th September it was from Bridlington, with three men on reported that a boy and a girl had left board. One of the men got ashore in Lymington for Yarmouth some hours a small boat and went to the life-boat earlier in the sailing boat Mary Anne, station for help. The life-boat crew but had not arrived. The honorary went along the shore, and found the secretary, Captain A. G. Cole, put off Sea Hawk high and dry. At the cox- in a motor boat with another man, swain's suggestion an anchor was run but no trace of the boat could be out to prevent her washing up the found. On their return at 10.20 P.M. beach when the tide flowed, and the the reserve motor life-boat Hearts of life-boat crew returned to their station, Oak, which was on temporary duty at leaving two men to help the yacht's the station, put out to search. A light crew. The wind freshened, and at breeze was blowing, with a smooth sea. 10.45 P.M. a moderate S.E. breeze The life-boat found the Mary Anne was blowing, with a nasty swell, and half a mile east of Hampstead Ledge the night was very dark, with rain. buoy, becalmed and drifting eastward. The motor life-boat City of Bradford II She towed her into harbour, and re- was launched, and signalled to the turned to her station at 11.55 P.M.— life-boatmen on the yacht to stand Rewards, £7 165. on the near-by groynes and shine their torches. By their light the life- Moelfre, Anglesey. •—• During the boat was taken in between the groynes, morning of the 7th September a man and a line was fired ashore. By this and a woman put off from Benllech in means a rope was passed to the yacht. a small sailing boat. A strong squall As the tide flowed the life-boat, helped sprang up from the south-west, and the by the men on the Sea Hawk, hauled sea became rough. The man and the yacht clear. She towed her to woman lowered the sails, but they Grimsby and returned to her station were unable to manage the boat under at 4.30 A.M. on the 1st September.— oars, and she shipped a lot of water. Property Salvage Case. She was seen from the shore, and the motor life-boat G.W. put out at 12.45 Campbeltown, Argyllshire.—At 2.10 P.M. She came up with the sailing P.M. on the 3rd September the bowman boat, which was then nearly sinking, saw a small boat, with two boys on about two and a half miles S.E. of the 380 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1937. life-boathouse. The life-boat took the to be driving ashore, but she hoisted people on board and towed the boat a sail and went on her way.—Rewards, ashore. She returned to her station £14 5s. at 2.20 P.M. A letter of thanks was received (see page 390).—Rewards, Sheringham, Norfolk.—10th July. It £5 5s. 6d. had been reported that there was wreckage off Weybourne and that a The following life-boats were man was in the water, but it was launched, but no services were rendered found that a small boat had been for the reasons given : washed off the beach, with no one on board.—Rewards, £21 15s. 6d. Torbay, Devon. — 13th June. A yacht had been in distress, but the crew were rescued by a steamer.— Bembridge, Isle of Wight.—15th July. Rewards, £9 7s. A sailing boat had capsized in a moderate N.W. gale. A French des- Longhope, Orkney.—29th June. A troyer picked up one man, and the other small boat, belonging to the Norwegian man on board could not be found.— steam trawler Shetland, of Haugsund, Rewards, £9 6s. which had foundered, was in distress, but a trawler rescued her crew.—• Porthdinllaen, Caernarvonshire.—21st Rewards, £4 19s. 6d. July. The Norwegian steamer Havso, of Arendal, had sunk, but her crew Fenit, Co. Kerry.—29th June. A boat reached safety in her boats.—Rewards, had been reported to be in difficulties £8 10s. but was found to be a trawler's mark. —Rewards, £2 13s. Stromness, Orkney.—25th July. A boat with a man on board was reported Baltimore, Co. Cork.—2nd July. A to be in distress in Hoy Sound, but large vessel was reported to have nothing could be found, nor was any foundered after blowing her siren. boat missing.—Rewards, £4 13s. 6d. Visibility was poor and actually the vessel had disappeared into the fog.—• Whitehills, Banffshire.—31st July. A Rewards £5 12s. motor boat was overdue, but she was found by a fishing boat.—Rewards, Newhaven, Sussex.—2nd July. The £10 8s. Russian steamer Ziryanian, of Odessa, had collided with another steamer, but both were able to go on their way.— Longhope, Orkney.—1st August. A Rewards, £7 11s. 6d. steam trawler had stranded during a fog on the east side of Pentland Portaskaig, Argyllshire.—3rd July. A Skerries, but another trawler stood by fishing boat of Colonsay was overdue, her.—Rewards, £13 16s. but she could not be found, having drifted ashore.—Rewards, £9 7s. Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. — 1st August. A steamer had stranded, but Donaghadee, Co. Down.—6th July. A got off without help and made for small yacht was reported to be adrift, Fraserburgh.—Rewards, £4 16s. 6d. but it was found to be a drifting bathing raft.—Rewards, £4 10s. Margate, Kent. — 4th August. A speed-boat had broken down, but the Tynemouth, Northumberland. — 8th four people on board were rescued by July. A boat containing four boys had another boat.—Rewards, £11 6s. been reported missing, but later it was reported that they had been found.— Clovelly, Devon.—5th August. A man Rewards, £11 10s. on a rubber float had been reported to be drifting out to sea, but he managed Bridlington, Yorkshire.—10th July. A to get ashore unaided.—Rewards, small motor cruiser had been reported £7 Is. 6d. DECEMBER, 1937.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 381 Montrose, Angus. —-7th August. aground on St. Patrick's Causeway, but Red flares had been seen near Red was found to be at anchor and only in Head, but were found to be fireworks need of a pilot.—Rewards, £10 6s. and not distress signals.—Rewards, £12 14s. Selsey, Sussex.—8th September. A child had drifted out to sea on a rubber Torbay, Devon. — 7th August. A air-float, but fishermen found the fishing party in a pleasure boat had child's body and the float.—Rewards, signalled that they were in distress, £5 17s. 6d. but a tug went to their help; flares had also been seen off the Orestone Rock, Whitby, Yorkshire.—10th September. but nothing was found.—Rewards, A fishing boat was expected to make £9 13s. for the harbour, and the life-boat put out to escort her in, but she ran Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—7th August. for Scarborough instead. — Rewards, A collapsible canoe was adrift off £5 12s. Qd. Warden Point, but reached safety unaided.—Rewards, £14 11s. Scarborough, Yorkshire.—10th Sep- tember. During the King's Cup Air Hythe, Kent.—8th August. Four Race it was reported that an aeroplane boys were out in a rowing boat, but had come down in North Bay, but while a search was being made for actually it had crashed on Castle Hill. them during the night, they returned —Rewards, £13 12s. 6d. unaided.—Rewards, £20 2s. 6d. Walmer, Kent.—llth September. A Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. — 13th steamer had burned flares for help, but August. Two boys were adrift in a when the life-boat reached her she did small boat, but a fishing boat picked not need it.—Rewards, £10 5s. 6d. them up.—Rewards, £9 13s. October Meeting. Clovelly, Devon. •—• 14th August. Anxiety was felt for two fishing boats Ramsgate, Kent.—Soon after mid- from Port Isaac, but they got into night on the 5th-6th September the safety without help.—Rewards, £12 8s. watchman on East Pier reported that the local motor yacht lona had broken Newcastle, Co. Down.—16th August. down off the harbour. The weather A yacht was in a dangerous position was calm, but there was a strong tide, inside St. John's Point, but she got and the yacht was drifting ashore. round it and made for Ardglass.— The motor life-boat Prudential put Rewards, £19 2s. out at 12.55 A.M., and found the yacht, with four men on board, about Stromness, Orkney.—-19th August. three-quarters of a mile off the East A local fishing boat was overdue, but Pier. She towed her into harbour, and was met making for home under her returned to her station at 1.15 A.M.—• own power.—Rewards, £4 13s. 6d. Rewards, £10 11s. Walton and Frinton, Essex. — 25th Dover, Kent.—At 2 P.M. on the llth August. Flares had been reported, but September the cutter yacht Cachalot, a search revealed nothing.—Rewards, of Ipswich, was seen to be driving £14 5s. towards the breakwater. A northerly gale was blowing, with a very rough Humber, Yorkshire. — 29th August. sea, and the Cachalot was in danger Two steamers had collided. One of going on the breakwater, where foundered, but her crew were rescued she would have broken up. The life- by the other.—Permanent paid crew ; boat's motor boarding-boat William Rewards, 9s. Myatt put off at 2.10 P.M., manned by the four whole-time men. She found Pwllbeli, Caernarvonsbire.—3rd Sep- that the Cachalot had been left with tember. A steamer was thought to be only a kedge anchor out, and this 382 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1937

had become unstocked. No one was coastguard reported that a man had on board. The motor boat towed the fallen over the cliff at Berry Head Cachalot to a safe anchorage, and re- on to a ledge close to the water. He turned to the life-boat station at 3 P.M. had been helping three others, who had —Property Salvage Case. got into difficulties when cliff-climbing, and had overbalanced and fallen about Aldeburgh, Suffolk. — During the 200 feet. A gentle N.W. breeze was morning of the 17th September the blowing, but there was a heavy swell. coastguard reported that a small open The motor life-boat George Shee was boat under sail two miles south of launched at 6.10 P.M., and the coxswain Aldeburgh was making very heavy took her close in. Three of the crew weather. A moderate to fresh squally then got ashore and climbed the cliff south breeze was blowing, with a rough to the injured man. With the help of sea. It was decided to send the motor a coastguard, who had descended the life-boat Abdy Beauclerk to investigate, cliff by a rescue ladder, they got him and she was launched at 10 A.M. She into the life-boat, and made for picked up the boat, with one man on Brixham pier. The man was kept on board, about a mile off Thorpness. board the life-boat until a doctor The man, who was in exhausted con- arrived, and he was then taken by dition, had left Zeebrugge for Green- ambulance to hospital. The life-boat wich on the night of the 14th, but had returned to her station at 7 P.M.— met bad weather all the way over. Rewards, £4 4s. He was taken on board the life-boat and given stimulants, and his boat was Port St. Mary, Isle of Man.—At 3.25 toweid to Lowestoft, which was reached P.M. on the 19th September the Castle- at 1.30 P.M. When the crew had had town coastguard telephoned that Lang- a meal and the weather had moderated ness lighthouse-keepers had reported a little the life-boat left for Aldeburgh, a rowing boat with three people on arriving at 7 P.M.—Rewards, £1816s. 5d. board being carried out to sea by the strong current off Langness. A fresh Campbeltown, Argyllshire.—On the and increasing north breeze was blow- morning of the 19th September the ing, with a choppy sea. The motor Davaar lightkeeper reported that a life-boat Sir Heath Harrison was dinghy with two men on board, belong- launched at 6.30 P.M., and found the ing to the motor yacht Myrtle, was boat, the Amin, of Derbyhaven, with missing. The Myrtle was on a pleasure three young men on board, four miles trip hunting basking sharks. At 11 south of Langness Point. The boat A.M. on the 18th a shark was harpooned, had shipped a lot of water, and the and it took the dinghy in tow round young men were very much distressed. Kilbrannon Sound all that day and They were taken on board the life-boat night. The yacht followed and last and their boat was towed into Derby- saw the dinghy, just before 6 A.M. haven. The life-boat returned to her on the 19th, near the island of Sanda. station at 6.30 P.M. A donation was The yacht searched for some time and made to the Institution in appreciation then put into Davaar for help. The of this service.—Rewards, £8 8s. motor life-boat City of Glasgow put out at 9.49 A.M., and aircraft also Walmer, Kent.—At 7 A.M. on the joined in the search. A light W.N.W. 20th September the Deal coastguard breeze was blowing, with a smooth reported a vessel ashore on the sands sea. At noon the life-boat found the two miles W.N.W. of East Goodwin dinghy, which was then about five light-vessel. She was the French traw- miles E. by S. of Sheep Isle. She ler Louie Marguarita, of Dunkirk, with took the two men on board and towed a crew of seven on board. A strong the dinghy back to harbour, returning N.W. breeze was blowing, with a rough to her station at 2.15 P.M.—Rewards, to heavy sea and squalls of rain. The £4 17*. 6d. motor life-boat Charles Dibdin (Civil Service No. 2) was launched at 7.20 Torbay, Devon. — At 6 P.M. on A.M. and found the Louie Marguarita the 19th September the Berry Head ashore and lying over on her starboard DECEMBER, 1937.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 383

side. She stood by and after some time Cormorant, of Berwick-on-Tweed, had the trawler was thrown on to her left Holy Island for Berwick at 6 P.M., beam ends by the sea. The captain but had not arrived. There were seven then hailed the life-boat and asked her men on board. A light breeze vras to take off his crew, and she went along- blowing, with a smooth sea, and the side. She had taken off three men weather was thick. At 10.25 P.M. the when a heavy sea struck the trawler, motor life-boat Westmorland put out and knocked her over the bank into to search, and about an hour later deep water where she righted herself. found the yacht some six miles S.E. The life-boat escorted her into the of Berwick. Her engine had broken Downs and put the three men on down, and the men on board were board again. The trawler then went quite ignorant of their position. The on her way and the life-boat made for life-boat towed her back to harbour her station, arriving at 10.50 A.M.—• and returned to her station at 12.30 Rewards, £10 8s. 6d. A.M.—Rewards, £9 13s. Flamborough, Yorkshire.—Early on the Humber, Yorkshire.—During a fog on afternoon of the 20th September it was the morning of the 3rd October the reported that conditions at sea were Spurn Point Royal Naval Shore Signal bad and getting worse, and that the Station reported an unknown vessel local motor fishing coble Brittania was ashore near Kilnsea beacon. She was out. A moderate N.E. gale was blow- the Greek steamer Ais Giorgis, of ing, with a rough sea. The No. 1 Piraeus, bound with a cargo of timber motor life-boat Elizabeth and Albino, from the White Sea for Grimsby and Whitley was launched at 1.80 P.M., Hull. She carried a crew of twenty- and found the Brittania, which had one. The breeze was light, but there cut adrift her gear, about four miles was a swell on the beach. The motor E.N.E. from the life-boat station. The life-boat City of Bradford II was life-boat escorted her into safety, keep- launched at 8.45 A.M., put four men on ing on the weather side to protect board the steamer and then ran out' her from the heavy seas, and returned an anchor for her. When the tide to her station at 2.45 P.M.—Rewards, flowed the four men hove on the £9 5s. steamer's winch. The anchor held Aith, Shetland.—During the after- and the steamer was refloated. She noon of the 24th September the island went on her way, and the life-boat of Papa Stour informed Sandness returned to her station at 3 P.M.— post office, on the mainland, that a Property Salvage Case. doctor was wanted for a sick man on The following life-boats were the island. The weather was too bad launched, but no services were rendered at that time to allow an ordinary boat for the reasons given : to make the crossing, and nothing was done. Later it was learned that the Weymouth, Dorset.—12th September. man's condition had got worse and A yacht had gone aground, but her that immediate medical attention was crew of three got ashore unaided.— necessary. A strong N. by W. gale Rewards, £8 15s. was blowing, with a heavy sea. It was decided to send the motor life-boat Portpatricfe, Wigtownshire. •— 18th The Rankin with a doctor, and she September. An aeroplane bound for put out at 11.30 P.M. The doctor Ireland had been reported to be over- successfully treated the man, and the due, but it was learned later that she life-boat arrived back at her station had made a safe landing.—Rewards, at 4 A.M. on the 25th.—Rewards, £4 7s. Qd. £7 10s., which, together with £3 for Shoreham Harbour, Sussex. — 24th petrol, were paid by the Department September. An aeroplane had crashed of Health for Scotland, into the sea, and a boat had picked Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland.— up a body. The life-boat dragged Late in the evening of the 26th Septem- with a grapnel, but without result.— ber it was reported that the motor yacht Rewards, £5 2s. Qd. 384 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1937.

Dover, and Dungeness, Kent.—27th Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk. September. A motorist had reported —1st October. A steamer had ap- that he had seen an aeroplane crash into peared to be aground, but was found to th« sea, but nothing could be found. be at anchor very close to Scroby —Rewards, Dungeness, £16 11s. 6d. • Sands.—Rewards, £10 17s. Dover, Partly permanent paid crew, £2 175. St. Peter Port, Guernsey.—1st Octo- ber. A steamer had foundered, but St. Mary's, Isle of Scilly.—29th Sep- her crew took to the ship's boats and tember. Anxiety was felt for a man were towed ashore by motor boats.— out in a small boat in a thick fog, but Rewards, £10 6s. 3d. he had landed on Bryher.—Rewards, Kirkcudbright. — 2nd October. A £18 13s. 6d. small boat in which a man had gone fishing had been washed ashore empty, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.—1st Octo- but no trace of the man could be ber. A steamer carrying pit props had found.—Rewards, £16 2s. 6d. capsized, and a trawler had picked up one survivor, but a search for the Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—4th October. rest of the crew was without result.— Flares had been reported, but a search Rewards, £6 14s. 6d. revealed nothing.—Rewards, £16 19s.

Shoreboat Services. For which Rewards were given at the September and October Meetings of the Committee of Management. September Meeting. five, which had been attending lobster St. Helier, Jersey. — On the 17th pots off Aldborough, had seen the motor May the sailing boat Seafarer had put launch and had taken her in tow for out with three people on board. On Bridlington. The rescue by the Vic- the following day, as she had not tory was carried out at some risk, as returned, it was decided to make a the motor launch, which had four on search. Mr. J. Langlois lent his motor board, had dragged close inshore among yacht Desir&e for this purpose, and with the breakers. The rescue took two and his son and three life-boatmen on a half hours altogether. The Kate and board, he put out at 3.40 P.M. A Violet ran no risk, and was at sea for search was made over a large area, but four hours.—Rewards, £6 15s. and it was unsuccessful, and the Desiree £1 7s. 6d. for fuel used. returned to harbour at 10.20 P.M.— Rewards : A letter of appreciation to Herne Bay, Kent.—At about 5 P.M. Mr. J. Langlois, who became a sub- on the 17th June a woman jumped off scriber ; £1 17s. 6d. to the life-boatmen ; the pier. A moderate N.N.W. breeze and £1 for fuel used. was blowing, with a choppy sea. A man tried to swim to her from the pier, Bridlington, Yorkshire. — At about but was unsuccessful, and Victor Raabe, 10.55 A.M. on the 19th May the coast- aged seventeen, put out single-handed guard reported that a motor launch from the beach in a 10-ft. 6-in. rowing was in distress, with her engine broken boat. With some difficulty and at down, half a mile south of Aldborough some risk he got the woman on board look-out. A moderate northerly breeze and brought her ashore.—Reward, A was blowing, with a ground swell. At framed letter of appreciation. the request of the honorary secretary of the life-boat station the motor coble Eastbourne, Sussex.—At about 8.50 Kate and Violet, manned by six men, P.M. on the 13th July a canoe with put out. She found that the motor one man on board capsized about a mile fishing boat Victory, with a crew of off shore. A fresh westerly wind was DECEMBER, 1937.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 385 blowing, with a choppy sea. The bowman, and manned by him and three owner of the canoe saw the accident, other men, was despatched by the and with the life-boat assistant me- honorary secretary of the life-boat chanic and a young man put off in a station. Shortly after the boat had rowing boat. They hauled the man left information was received that the out of the water when he was quite yacht had got off, and the motor boat exhausted, and could not have kept was recalled.—Rewards, £2 10s., and afloat much longer.—Rewards, £l. 10s. for fuel used.

St. Peter Port, Guernsey.—Very early Llandudno, Caernarvonshire. — Very on the morning of the 16th July the police early on the morning of the 23rd July reported that the cutter-rigged yacht the life-boat's coxswain received a Spica was drifting out of harbour. A message that a motor yacht, anchored moderate to fresh W.S.W. breeze was in Llandudno bay, was showing signals. blowing, with a moderate sea. The A strong N.W. breeze was blowing, life-boat's coxswain, second coxswain, with a rough sea. The coxswain and and three other men put out at about the signalman put out in a large rowing 12.30 A.M. in a motor boat. They boat, and found the yacht Lady Luck, came up with the yacht between of London, at anchor in a dangerous Brehon Tower and Fouge're, and found position, but not then in need of help, the four occupants still asleep, unaware as wind and sea had moderated.— that the yacht had dragged her anchor. Rewards, £1. She was taken back to harbour.— Rewards, £2 10s., and 14s. for fuel used. Dunmanus Bay, Co. Cork.—At about 8.30 P.M. on the 25th July four men, three of whom were non-swimmers, Portrush, Co. Down.—Shortly before put off in a small fishing boat from midday on the 20th July four visitors, Ahakista, on the north side of Dun- two men, a boy and a girl, put off manus Bay, to cross to Dunbeacon, in a hired rowing boat. A gentle on the south side. A strong N. breeze breeze was blowing, and the sea was was blowing, with a moderate sea and calm, but somehow the boat filled and ebbing tide. The men rowed for about became waterlogged. A bathing at- 600 yards and then tried to hoist tendant put out to the rescue in a small sail, but the peak rope broke and boat, as did the owner of the hired boat, slipped through the pulley at the top and his assistant. Each of these boats of the mast. One of the men tried to took off two people, one of the men by climb the mast, but the boat turned this time being unconscious. A motor over, and all four were thrown into boat then came up, followed by the the water. They were seen by Mr. station officer of the coastguard, and M. Foley, a crofter. With his two sons another man in a small boat. The he immediately put off in a rowing unconscious man was transferred to the boat. Two of the men, who were motor boat so that artificial respiration clinging to the upturned boat, were could be given, but he did not recover. rescued, and a third was seen At the inquest it was found that he disappearing under the water. Mr. had died from shock.—Rewards, £1, a Foley hung over the side of his boat and letter of appreciation, and a letter to managed to grab him and haul him the Board of Trade commending the on board. There was no trace of the coastguard officer. fourth man, whose body was found two days later. Artificial respiration Campbeltown, Argyllshire.—At about was given to the rescued men by Foley, 2.15 P.M. on the 20th July the Southend who took them to his home. Two of coastguard reported a motor yacht them soon revived, and were able to aground on Arranman's Barrel Reef leave after having been given dry at the eastern end of the Sound of clothing, but the third man had to be Sanda. The sea was moderate, with nursed until next day. The rescue a fresh southerly wind and ebbing tide. was carried out with some risk, and A motor boat owned by the life-boat's occupied one hour.—Rewards, £6. THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1987. Exmouth, Devon.—At about 8 P.M. breeze was blowing, with a choppy on the 30th July three visitors, a man sea. At 2.30 A.M. the honorary secre- and two women, were cut off by the tary of the life-boat station sent out tide on Straight Point. The sea was the life-boat's coxswain and three calm and the wind slight. At the other men in a motor boat. They request of the honorary secretary of found the yacht Victoria, of Ipswich, the life-boat station four men put at anchor, unable to make headway out in a motor launch, with a dinghy against the tide and wind. She had in tow, rescued the three people and swung athwart the tide and was took them to Exmouth.—Rewards £2, rolling heavily, and the four women and 6s. for fuel used. passengers on board were frightened, The coxswain took the women off and Blyth, Northumberland.—At 4.25 P.M. landed them at 3.30 A.M., left the on the 2nd August the coastguard yacht at anchor with her crew of two reported to the honorary secretary that still on board. He then went off a man bather had been swept out to again and towed the yacht to a better sea, and asked for the life-boat to be anchorage. Shortly after the coxswain launched. There was only a light had first gone out a light had been breeze blowing, but the surf was heavy. seen in the direction of Frinton, and The honorary secretary of the life-boat at 2.45 A.M., the life-boat's bowman and station sent away two motor boats, another man put off to investigate. each manned by three men, with the They found a yacht at anchor, but life-boat's coxswain in command of leaking, with four persons on board. one of them. The boats searched, but They were waiting for a tug, and were were unable to find any trace of the able to keep the leak under control, man, and returned to Blyth after one but were afraid to set sail or run the and a half hours at sea.—Rewards engine for fear of increasing it. The £8, and 4s. for fuel used. bowman advised them to get a little farther off shore, and returned to Lynmouth, Devon.—At about 9 A.M. Walton at 4.50 A.M. He put out again on the 3rd August information was at 6.15 A.M. and stood by until 7 A.M., received that the motor yacht Seafarer, when a tug arrived.—Rewards, £3 8s. of Portishead, was ashore at Lee Bay. The owners of the yachts also rewarded A motor boat manned by two men put the men, off, the weather being fine and the sea smooth. The crew of three on the St. Ives, Cornwall—At about 12.30 yacht declined help, but asked the P.M. on the 8th August it was reported motor boat to return on the flood tide. that three bathers were in difficulties This she did two hours later, only to near Hayle Bar. The sea was smooth, find that the crew had taken to their with a slight breeze blowing. The dinghy as the yacht had been holed by honorary secretary of the life-boat a submerged rock and was sinking station sent off the life-boat's coxswain rapidly. After the yacht had sunk and four other men in a motor yacht, the motor boat towed the dinghy to but they were too late to rescue any of Lynmouth.—Rewards, £1, and 2s. 6d. the bathers. One body was picked for fuel used. up and artificial respiration was given, but without result. A man also put Lynmouth, Devon.—At 5.80 P.M. on out from Hayle river in a rowing boat, the 6th August it was learned that two but he capsized in the surf at the sand people were marooned on a rock in Lee bar, losing some gear. He was rescued Bay. The weather was fine and the by line from the shore.—Rewards, sea smooth. The life-boat's coxswain £3 2s. Qd.; £l 3s. the value of gear lost; put off in a motor boat and landed the and a letter of thanks to the owner people at Lynmouth.—Rewards, 7s. 6d. of the motor yacht. Walton-onfne-Naze, Essex.—Early on Penlee, Cornwall.—At about 5.30 the morning of the 8th August an S O S P.M. on the 8th August the Penzer signal was reported from one mile Point coastguard reported that a south of the pier. A moderate N.E. motor boat about two mftes smith was DECEMBER, 1937.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 387 signalling for help. The weather was floating object when about three- fine. The owner of a motor launch quarters of a mile north of the East put his boat at the disposal of the life- Pier head, and was badly holed. She boat's mechanic, who went out and had twelve persons on board, five of found that the motor boat had been them children. The weather was fine disabled by her engine breaking down. and the sea smooth. A boatman, who He towed her and the eleven passengers had got a fishing party on board his on board to Newlyn harbour.— motor boat, was near-by, and went to Rewards : Thanks to the owner of the the speed-boat's help. He took off launch and the motor mechanic, and the twelve people and got the speed- 10s. for fuel used. boat into shallow water, where it foundered.—Rewards, 12s. 6d. Mousehole, Cornwall.—At about 6.30 P.M. on the 9th August it was reported Filey, Yorkshire.—At 9.30 P.M. on to the life-boat's motor mechanic that the 18th August the honorary secretary a small sailing boat was in difficulties of the life-boat station sent off the about four miles S.E. of Mousehole. second coxswain and three other men A fairly strong N.W. breeze was blow- in a motor fishing boat, following a ing, with a choppy sea. The mechanic report that a boat off Gristhorpe was put off in his own motor boat, and broken down and in need of help. The found that the two people in the sailing fishing boat searched, but could find boat did not know how to manage her. nothing and returned to Filey at mid- At some risk he got the boat in tow and night. It was learned later that the took her into Newlyn harbour.— boat had got ashore under oars.— Reward, 10s. Rewards, £3, and 7s. 6d. for fuel used. Atherfield, Isle of Wight.—At 8 A.M. Moelfre, Anglesey. — At 2.30 P.M. on the 12th August the Atherfield on the 24th August the life-boat's coastguard sent off a man in a motor coxswain and three other men put out boat, following a report that a small in a rowing boat, as, distress signals motor boat had been seen suddenly to had been seen coming from a small sink, about two miles S.W. from boat in the bay. There was no wind, Brighstone look-out hut. The boat- and the sea was calm. The coxswain man searched for three hours, but found a man and two boys in the small found nothing.—Reward, 15s. boat, unable to get ashore, as they had broken an oar. The boat was towed Flamborough, Yorkshire.—At about ashore.—Rewards, £1. 3 P.M. on the 13th August a canoe capsized off the West Scar Rocks, New Quay, Cardiganshire.—At about throwing the two persons into the sea, 6.45 P.M. on the 25th August the motor which was fairly rough. The canoe boat Elgan, of Aberystwyth, with a was washed on the rocks and smashed. man, a woman and three children on One man swam ashore, but the other board, got into difficulties after shipping was not a strong swimmer and was in a sea which stopped the engine. She danger of drowning. Coxswain Leng was about two miles west of New and another man, who were just setting Quay Head. A light north breeze off with a pleasure party in the cox- was blowing, with a slight sea. At the swain's motor boat, saw the accident request of the coastguard a man put and, with the passengers still on board, off in a motor boat, but found that the went to the man's rescue and dragged Elgan had got ashore under oars.— him from the water. The service took Rewards, 7s. 6d., and 2s. for fuel used. only ten minutes, but was carried out at some risk.—Rewards, £1 2s. 6d., Torbay, Devon. — While out with and a letter expressing appreciation four passengers in his pleasure motor of the coxswain's action. boat Heron, on the evening of the 27th August, a boatman saw a Dartmouth Ramsgate, Kent.—During a trip on motor boat in difficulties under the the afternoon of the 18th August the eastern face of Berry Head. The speed-boat Miss Britain struck a two men on board were waving and 388 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1987. shouting for help. A light breeze the flood tide, and anchored in deeper was blowing, with a confused swell. water. The motor fishing boat re- The Heron went alongside and one man turned to Montrose at about 3.30 A.M.— jumped on board. A tow-line was Rewards, £2, 5s. for the use of the passed to the other man, who made it boat, and 5s. for fuel used. fast, but it parted immediately. The second man was taken off when the New Brighton, Cheshire.—At 8 P.M. boat was touching the base of the cliff. on the 4th September the Mersey Docks The rescue was carried out at some risk. Board reported a small boat in distress The Torbay motor life-boat arrived in Crosby Channel. A fresh S.W. after the men had been rescued.— breeze was blowing, with a moderate Rewards, 12s. 6d. sea. The life-boat's coxswain and three other men put off in a motor launch. Port St. Mary, Isle of Man.—During They found the boat, with four men on the evening of the 28th August the board, but she had got out of difficulty coastguard reported a steamer on the and did not then need any help. The rocks near Scarlett Point. The hon- motor launch returned to New Brighton orary secretary of the life-boat station at 9.10 P.M., after forty minutes on sent off three of the life-boat's crew duty.—Rewards, £2, and 3s. 6d. for in the motor yacht Sea Pink. The fuel used. breeze was light and the sea calm, but there was a dense fog. The Sea Pink Barrow, Lancashire.—At 1.10 A.M. on found the steam trawler Minerva, of the 10th September the coastguard Douglas, on the rocks, but her crew reported a flare off Seldom Seen buoy, had landed and were not in need of Walney. The night was calm. The help. She returned to Port St. Mary life-boat's coxswain and two other at 9.15 P.M.—Rewards, £1 17s. 6d., and men put out in a motor boat to investi- 3s. for fuel used. gate. They found the motor boat Nina at anchor, with one man on Port Erin, Isle of Man.—During the board. He wanted help, as he had afternoon of the 30th August anxiety hurt his back in trying to start his was felt for the safety of the rowing engine, and was towed to Roa Island.— boat Tartar, containing three visitors. Rewards, £l 10s., and 2s. 6d. for fuel A search of the coast made by the used. owner of the boat had been unsuccess- ful. The weather was fine and the sea St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly.—While out smooth. Two men, accompanied by sculling in a punt on the 17th July a Mr. T. A. Coole, honorary secretary of small boy aged seven fell overboard. the life-boat station, put out in a motor The accident was not seen, but the boat and found that the party had crew of a motor launch, who had seen rowed to the Calf Island, but had the boy before, noticed that the punt difficulty in getting back owing to a was empty, and two men put off im- strong tide. They towed the rowing mediately in a small boat. Rowing boat into Port Erin.—Rewards, 15*., with all speed to the spot, they were and 3s. for fuel used. able to rescue the boy, who was then under water, and took him ashore.-—• Montrose, Angus.—At about 1.30 A.M. Rewards, Letters of thanks. on the 3rd September the coastguard reported a small vessel ashore on the St. Ives, Cornwall.—At 1 P.M. on the Annat Bank, and the honorary secre- 2nd September information was re- tary of the life-boat station sent off the ceived by the life-boat's coxswain that coxswain and three other men in a a girl bather was in difficulties at motor fishing boat to investigate. A Hayle Towans beach. The fishing fresh S.W. breeze was blowing, with boat Our Girls, which had just returned a smooth sea, and the .weather was fine. to harbour, at once put off again, but The coxswain found the yacht Tuunk, found that the girl had been rescued of Tallin, Estonia, aground, but in from the shore.—Rewards, Letter of no immediate danger. She refloated on thanks, no money reward desired. DECEMBER, 1937.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 389

October Meeting. away from the land, towards the tide Lyme Regis, Dorset. — During the race off Porthdinllaen Head. A mode- afternoon of the 14th August, when a rate S.S.W. gale was blowing, with a strong, squally breeze was blowing, rough, confused sea. A sixteen-year- with a rough sea, a boatman, who was old boy, Bobby Griffiths, promptly in Lyme Bay in his motor boat with put off in a 16-ft. motor boat and another man, saw the dinghy Fruit managed to get a line on board the Girl capsize. He rescued her crew dinghy, which was rapidly filling. His of two and towed her into the harbour. boat had not sufficient power to make He then put out again at the request any headway, however, and a man of the coastguard, received through put out in a powerful motor launch. the harbour-master, as the yacht This man, Capt. R. C. O'FarreU, who Sheila had been seen to capsize between owned both motor boats and was the Charmouth and Golden Cap. Mean- boy's employer, towed the smaller time a small boat, with three boys on boats into safety. The service occupied board, had got into difficulties and about one hour altogether, and was drifted near the yacht. The yacht's not accompanied by any risk, owing crew of three managed to reach this to the promptitude with which the boat with the aid of an air cushion, and rescuers acted.—Rewards, An inscribed got on board. The boatman, after wrist-watch, a letter of appreciation and first going to the yacht, saw the small £1 to the boy; and a letter of thanks to boat and went to her. He took off Capt. O'Farrell, with 10s. expenses. all six people and towed the boat back Whitby, Yorkshire.—At about 1 P.M. to harbour. The boatman ran some on the 14th September it was reported risk, and was engaged about four hours that an aeroplane had come down in altogether.—Rewards, £l 5s. Robin Hood's Bay. There was no wind and the sea was smooth. Five Porthcawl, Glamorganshire.—Shortly men put out in the motor fishing boat after noon on the 18th August, the Flying Spray, and finding a patch of motor boat Joyce got into difficulties oil about three miles S.E. of North off the mouth of the Ogmore river, Cheek marked the spot with a buoy. after she had lost her rudder and her On the 18th September the Flying engine had been stopped by spray, j Spray went to recover the buoy, but The three men on board dropped an- found that it had gone.—Rewards, chor, but the boat dragged towards £1 17s. 6d., and £1 for gear lost and the shore. A light breeze was blow- fuel used. ing, with a smooth sea. At the request of the coastguard two men put New Brighton, Cheshire.— At 5.35 out in another motor boat, but they P.M. on the 10th October the Wallasey found that the Joyce had sunk, and police reported that some boys in a that her crew had swum ashore. The small boat were drifting out to sea. two men were out for two hours, and A light easterly breeze was blowing, ran some risk.—Rewards, 15s., and with a smooth sea. The life-boat's 2s. for fuel used. second coxswain and the full-time motor mechanic put out in the life- Porthdinllaen, Caernarvonshire. — At boat's motor boarding boat, but found about 1 P.M. on the 5th September it that the boat had been beached and was reported that a sailing dinghy with that the boys were safe.—Rewards, two men on board was being blown 5s. to the second coxswain.

A Silver-Medal Service at Aberdeen. THE Institution has awarded to rescue on 5th November last of two Coxswain Thomas Sinclair, of Aberdeen, men of the crew of eight of the trawler a second-service clasp to the silver Roslin, of Aberdeen. A full account of medal which he already holds, and the service will be published in the next special awards to the crew, for the number of The Life-boat. 390 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1987. A Life-boat Rescue : As the Rescued See It. ON page 379 appears the account of wind-swept skies as its background, the rescue, on 7th September, by the made, together with my feelings, a motor life-boat at Moelfre, Anglesey, picture and impression that will ever of a dinghy, with a man and woman be an unforgettable memory. The on board her, which was being carried manner in which your coxswain, Mr. out to sea. Here is a description of Matthews, brought his boat alongside the same service—as the rescued saw my frail and imperilled craft in a wind- it. It is by Mr. H. Vost, of Manchester, lashed sea, and with the assistance and was written on the day of the of his crew took myself and companion rescue. on board, was an example of seamanship " This afternoon I had the misfortune, of which he may justly be proud. while out in a small sailing dinghy in " The dinghy taken in tow, and company with Miss M. Campagnac, to together with its occupants landed be caught in a sudden squall and an safely at the life-boat station, I sup- ever-increasing offshore wind. In pose just ended another episode in the spite of all my efforts to return into history of the great work your Institu- Benllech, it soon became apparent tion relentlessly carries on. I would ;hat I could do nothing but run before further like to pay tribute to the he gale, which at once placed me in families of Mr. Matthews and Mr. very dangerous position with so Williams, who so willingly provided a mall a boat. further example of the fine spirit " The approach of the Moelfre life- your men must have, in providing us oat was one of the greatest comforts with rest and refreshment. have ever experienced. The red, " It seems impossible for me to say hite and blue boat, pounding its more at -the moment than ' Thank 'ay through the flying spray, with you,' and ' God spare you all in your as steadily increasing, and the grey great work of the future.' "

Foreign Awards and Thanks. EWARDS or thanks for the help of tion, and at the same time the consul 'e-boats have been received during handed a cheque for £28 to the branch. ie present year from the Governments The Belgian Government sent its "[ five foreign countries, Belgium, thanks to the Penlee crew for their Jenmark, Finland, Italy and the service to the trawler Vierge Marie on Jnited States of America. llth January of this year, and to the The Finnish Government awarded North Sunderland crew for the rescue silver life-saving medals to the cox- of the crew of six of the trawler Roger swains of Barrow, Maryport and Ram- Henri on 12th December of last year. sey, Isle of Man, and bronze medals The Italian Government has sent its (Order of the " White Rose " second thanks to the Institution for the rescue class) to the crews of the three life- of the crew of fifteen of the steamer boats in recognition of their efforts to Aida Lauro, of Naples, by the St. Ives help the steamer Esbo, of Helsingfors, motor life-boat on 1st July last, and which was wrecked off Bootle on 19th the Italian consul-general has sent the October, 1935. thanks of his government to the cox- The Government of the United States swain of the Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, has awarded an inscribed gold watch motor life-boat for the rescue on 7th to the coxswain at St. Ives, Cornwall, April last of the crew of twenty-nine and £2 to each of the crew for of the steamer Luigi Accame, of Genoa. the rescue on 2nd November, 1936, The Danish Government has sent of thirty-three lives from the steamer its thanks to the Institution for the Bessemer City, of New York, which rescue by the Anstruther motor life- "broke in two on the rocks. The boat on 13th April, of twenty-seven American consul and vice-consul at lives from the steamer Island, of Plymouth took part in the presenta- Copenhagen. DECEMBER, 1937.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 391

TWO ITALIAN STEAMERS WRECKED.

By courtesy o/j 'Fox PMos THE LU1GI ACCAME. Wrecked on the Isle of Wight, 8th April, 1937. (See opposite page.)

By courtesy of} H. L. Penhaul, Petuance THE AID A LAURO. Wrecked on the Cornish coast, 1st July, 1937, (See opposite page mi cage 374.) 392 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1937.

H.R.H. The Duke of Kent, K.G., at Blackpool. Naming of Motor life-boat and Opening of New Boat-House. ON 21st October H.R.H. the Duke of Hospital, as well as to name the motor Kent, K.G., President of the Institu- life-boat and open the boat-house, tion, named the new motor life-boat at arrived at the boat-house accompanied Blackpool and opened the new boat- by the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Derby, house on a site, in the centre of the K.G., P.C., G.C.B., G.C.V.O., a vice- sea front, provided by the Corporation. president of the Institution and chair- The Duke had already named nine man of the Port of Liverpool branch, motor life-boats on different parts of and by the Mayor of Blackpool. He the coast during the past nine years, was received by Mr. C. H. Turver, but this was the first naming ceremony chairman of the branch, supported by that he had attended since becoming Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution's President at the the Institution, Alderman C. E. beginning of this year. Tatham, J.P., honorary secretary of The Blackpool station was established the branch, Mr. Lionel H. Franceys, in 1864, and its life-boats have been honorary treasurer of the branch, and launched on service 39 times and Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., have rescued 130 lives. secretary of the Institution. Repre- The motor life-boat has replaced a sentatives of many Lancashire branches pulling and sailing life-boat, and Lan- of the Institution were present. cashire now has only motor life-boats The Duke opened the boat-house on its coast. The new boat is of the with a golden key presented to him by light Liverpool type, 35 feet by 10 feet Mr. Halstead Best, F.R.I.B.A., F.S.I., 3 inches, weighing 7 tons. She is the architect. Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., divided into six water-tight compart- then presented the motor life-boat to ments, and is fitted with 115 air-cases. Blackpool, on behalf of the donor and She has one screw, driven by a 35-h.p. the Institution, and she was received engine in a water-tight engine-room. by Mr. C. H. Turver. The engine itself is water-tight, so that The Bishop of Blackburn (the Right it could continue running even if the Rev. Percy M. Herbert, D.D.) dedicated engine-room was flooded. Her speed the life-boat, assisted by Canon F. B. is 7£ knots, and she carries enough Freshwater, chaplain of the Blackpool petrol to be able to travel 100 miles at life-boat station. full speed without refuelling. She carries a crew of seven, and can take H.R.H. The Duke of Kent, K.C. thirty people on board in rough weather. The Duke of Kent then named the life-boat Sarah Ann Austin and wished A Gift from Leeds and Southport. her and her crew God-speed. He said : She has cost £3,895. A legacy "It is a great pleasure to me that received under the will of Mrs. Sarah the first life-boat naming ceremony in Ann Walker, of Leeds, which she left which I have taken part since I became to provide a life-boat, bearing the name the President of the Royal National Sarah Ann Austin, and stationed, if Life-boat Institution should be at possible, near Blackpool, has been used Blackpool, and it is very appropriate towards the provision of this life-boat. that it should take place on Trafalgar The engine has been built out of a gift Day. of £700 from the governors of the " Before I became President I had Skelton Bounty at Southport. The seen the work of the life-boat service Bounty is the residuary estates of the and named life-boats on many parts of late Miss Ann Skelton and her brothers, the coast, from the Orkneys to Weston- and the income from it is being used super-Mare, but this is my first life- for the benefit of charities. A plate boat visit to the coast of Lancashire. inside the life-boat records the gift. " No seaside town in our land is more The Duke of Kent, who was visiting famous than Blackpool for providing Blackpool to open the new North new pleasures for holiday-makers, but Promenade and the new Victoria you have never forgotten the sterner DECEMBER, 1937.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 393

By courtesy of] [ West Lancashire Evening Gazette HER LAST LAUNCH. The old Blackpool pulling and sailing life-boat putting out.

By courtesy of] [Lancashire Daily Post H.R.H. THE DUKE OF KENT, K.G., AT BLACKPOOL. At the naming ceremony of the new motor life-boat. With the Duke are the Mayor and Alderman. Tatham,. Honorary Secretary of the Station. 394 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1987. duties which belong to those who live men who man them. In opening on the coast. For over seventy years this new boat-house and naming you have had a life-boat station and this new boat, I wish to express your record is 130 lives rescued. my gratitude to the donor of the Lancashire life-boats have rescued 833 boat and to all those who help us lives. Those are records of which you to maintain the service, but, above have every right to be proud. all, I wish to pay my tribute to the " Now that you have this fine new gallantry of the men of our life-boat life-boathouse in the centre of your crews." seaside front, I hope that it will always remind the thousands who visit Black- The life-boat was then launched by pool in the summer of those who are ex- motor tractor and the whole audience posed to the dangers of the sea and of sang the first verse of " Eternal Father, the record of Blackpool's life-boatmen strong to save," accompanied by the in their work of rescue. Blackpool Life-boat Band. "The whole of the coast of After opening the new Promenade Lancashire is now provided with motor and the Victoria Hospital, the Duke life-boats. Within a very few years switched on the illuminations and then there will be only motor life-boats in made a tour, and returned to the our fleet; but those boats would be railway station, in an illuminated tram- useless if we could not depend on the car representing a life-boat.

Centenary of the St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, Station. THE centenary of the life-boat station 1886 and 1895, a noted yachtsman, and at St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, was cele- for long a member of the committee brated on 9th August, and a vellum, of management of the Institution. signed by H.R.H. the Duke of Kent, The Elsie served at the station from K.G., President of the Institution, 1919 until 1930, rescuing 88 lives. In expressing the Institution's apprecia- 1930 she was replaced by the present tion of the voluntary work of the motor life-boat Cunard, a gift of the officers and committee of the station, Cunard Steamship Company. and of the devotion and courage of the Since 1850, the St. Mary's life-boats life-boat crew, was presented to the have been launched on service 107 station by the Institution. The pre- times and have rescued 240 lives. sentation was made by Commander Men of St. Mary's have been awarded E. D. Drury, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R., two silver and six bronze medals for chief inspector of life-boats. gallantry by the Institution and thirty- The station was established in 1837, eight medals by the Italian Government. and has had altogether eight life-boats, All these medals were awarded for the two of them motor life-boats. The first rescue, in October, 1927, of thirty- of these was the Elsie, which was a gift two lives from the Italian steamer in memory of his wife from the late Isabo, in which the life-boat and three Right Hon. Arnold Morley, at one time shoreboats all played a gallant part. Member of Parliament for Nottingham, Altogether sixty-one centenary Chief Whip and then Postmaster- veDums have now been presented to General in the Liberal Governments of life-boat stations.

The Portrait on the Cover. THE portrait on the cover is of Coxswain November, 1917, coxswain. He has Andrew White, of Donaghadee, Co. served in the boat for twenty-seven Down, Northern Ireland. He has been years, and as coxswain for twenty a member of the crew since the station years. During those twenty-seven years was established in 1910. In January, the Donaghadee station has rescued 1916, he became bowman, and in seventy-three lives. DECEMBER, 1937.] THE LIFE-BOAT.

The Right Hon. Sir Samuel Hoare, Bt., at Cromer. Naming Ceremony of two Life-boats. THE two new motor life-boats stationed West Worthing, Sussex, who died in at Cromer in 1934 and 1935 were 1921, and left the money for a life- named this year by the Right Hon. boat to be named after his mother and Sir Samuel Hoare, Bt., P.C., G.C.S.I., stationed, if possible, on the Kentish G.B.E., C.M.G., M.R, Secretary of or East Coast. She went to Cromer State for Home Affairs. in 1934, replacing a pulling and sailing The life-boats are of the Watson life-boat. cabin type, launched off a slipway, and The Cromer station was established the light Liverpool type launched before 1825, and was taken over by the off the beach. The Watson cabin life- Institution in 1857. Since then its boat is 46 feet by 12 feet 9 inches. On life-boats have been launched on service service, with crew and gear on board, 233 times and have rescued 444 lives. she weighs 20 J tons. She is divided The naming ceremony was held on into seven water-tight compartments, 27th August on the Cromer pier with and is fitted with 142 air-cases. She the Lord Sumeld, president of the has twin screws, and is driven by two branch, in the chair. Sir Godfrey 40-h.p. engines. The engine-room is Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institu- a water-tight compartment, and each tion, presented the life-boats to the engine is itself water-tight, so that it branch, on behalf of the donors and could continue running even if the the Institution, and they were received engine-room was flooded. Her speed by Lieut.-Col. F. A. G. Noel, chairman is 8J knots, and she carries enough fuel of the branch. to travel 116 miles at full speed The Bishop of Norwich (the Right without refuelling. She carries a crew Rev. Bertram Pollock, K.C.V.O., D.L\) of twelve, and in rough weather can dedicated the life-boats. take ninety-five people on board. She has a line-throwing gun and an electric Sir Samuel Hoare, Bt. searchlight, and is lighted throughout Before naming the two life-boats with electricity. Sir Samuel Hoare said : She has cost £7,307, and is a gift " As a Norfolk man I am very glad from the estate of the late Mr. H. F. to take part in this ceremony. My Bailey, of Brockenhurst, Hants, a earliest memories are connected with London merchant, born in Norfolk, rescues by the Cromer life-boat. I who died in 1916, directing that the am glad to think, too, that my interest residue of his estate, amounting to is hereditary. I have here a news- about £150,000 should be divided paper cutting of the year 1803, giving among charitable societies. Ten thou- an account of the wreck of the Duchess sand pounds was given to the Insti- of Cumberland, which says that ' many tution, and a motor life-boat of the gentlemen of respectability, among Watson cabin type, bearing Mr. others Mr. Samuel Hoare, jun., exerted Bailey's name was stationed at Cromer themselves at their own personal risk.' in 1923. This life-boat was replaced by It is very pleasant in a world in which the new life-boat, also to bear his name, everything seems to change so quickly in 1935. to find that in Cromer these old family The new boat's searchlight is a associations persist. Lord Sumeld is gift from the Mitcham Schools, Surrey, the third member of his family to be and her compass is provided out of president of the branch, and Mr. Peter gifts from supporters of the Institution Hansell, the honorary secretary, is the in Warsaw, received through t .e British third member of his family to be closely Embassy in Warsaw. connected with life-boat work." The light Liverpool motor life-boat Sir Samuel Hoare then gave the is described on page 392. She has cost history of the station, paid a tribute £3,316, and has been built out of a to Coxswain Henry Blogg, whose life- legacy of £3,750 from the late Mr. boat record had never been surpassed, William Edward Dixon, a surgeon, of and went on to say: THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1937. "The Royal National Life-boat the support necessary for it to carry Institution still depends upon the sup- on its work." port of private people. Its work is Sir Samuel Hoare, Bt., then named well organized and managed by private the life-boats H. F. Bailey and Harriot citizens. Long may the country con- Dixon, and the H. F. Bailey was tinue to give this voluntary organization launched down the slipway.

Two Naming Ceremonies in Northumberland. Cullercoats and Boulmer. Two new motor life-boats on the coast motor life-boat. She is of the light of Northumberland have been named Liverpool type described on page 392, this year, at Cullercoats and Boulmer. and has cost £3,669. She has been built out of a legacy which the late Cullercoats. Mr. Walter Langdon, of Winchmore A new motor life-boat was stationed Hill, Middlesex, left to the Institution at Cullercoats this year, replacing a to provide a life-boat to be named pulling and sailing life-boat. She is after his wife. The line-throwing ap- of the light Liverpool type described paratus and searchlight are gifts from on page 392, has cost £3,684, and has Miss A. Hall, of Hampstead, London, been built out of a legacy from the who has presented the Institution with late Mrs. I. A. Oliver, of Tadcaster, six line-throwing guns, three com- Yorkshire. passes, two searchlights and two The Cullercoats station was estab- steering wheels, in addition to gifts lished in 1852. Its life-boats have of money. been launched on service 113 times, The Boulmer life-boat station was and have rescued 208 lives. established in 1825. Its life-boats have The naming ceremony was held on been launched on service 100 times 5th June in the presence of a large and rescued 203 lives. There was also gathering of people. Among them a station at Alnmouth, manned by were life-boat workers from many Boulmer men, from 1852 to 1935. Its neighbouring branches. The Mayor of life-boats were launched on service Tynemouth presided, and Sir Godfrey nineteen times and rescued fifteen Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institu- lives. tion, presented the life-boat to the The naming ceremony took place on branch on behalf of the donor and the 4th September in the presence of hun- Institution. She was accepted by Mr. dreds of people, and was attended by T. Grieve, chairman of the Cullercoats the motor life-boat from North Sunder- and Whitley Bay branch. land. The Duke of Northumberland,, The dedication service was conducted president of the Alnmouth and Boul- by the Rev. Canon H. J. Blunt Fry, mer branch, was in the chair. The: M.A., the singing of the hymns being Right Hon. the Viscount Runciman,, led by the choir of St. George's Church, P.C., a vice-president of the Institution,, Cullercoats, accompanied by the Band presented the life-boat to the branchi of the Wellesley Nautical School. on behalf of the donor and the Institu- Sir John Ramsden, Bt., then named tion and she was received by Admirall the life-boat Richard Silver Oliver. J. E. Cameron, C.B., M.V.O., a member A vote of thanks to Sir John Rams- of the committee of the branch. The: den was proposed by Mr. A. West service of dedication was conducted by Russell, M.A., M.P., and seconded by the Rev. Canon R. R. Mangin, M.A.,, Councillor H. Jackson, J.P., chairman assisted by the Rev. H. F. Dunford,, of the Whitley and Monkseaton Urban M.C., M.A., and the singing of the District Council. After the ceremony hymns was led by a choir under the life-boat was launched. the direction of Mr. T. Hallford, Mus.B., choirmaster of St. Michael's* Boulmer. Alnwick. A new motor life-boat was stationed The Duchess of Northumberland at Boulmer this year, replacing another named the life-boat Clarissa Langdon. DECEMBER, 1937.] THE LIFE-BOAT.

By courtesy on CROMER NAMING CEREMONY. [ASS<*i*ud pras Photo Coxswain Henry Blogg with the Bishop of Norwich and the Right Hon. Sir Samuel Hoare, Bt., Secretary of State for Horns Affairs. (See page 395.)

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BycwrUsyofl BOULMER NAMING CEREMONY. [Associated Presi Photo The Right Hon. the Viscount Runciman, P.C., and the Duchess of Northumberland. (See opposite page.) 398 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1937.

The Duchess also presented a record was proposed by the Earl Grey. of thanks awarded by the Institution After the ceremony the life-boat was to Mrs. G. Middlemiss. launched and a number of the guests A vote of thanks to the Duchess went for a trip in her.

Naming Ceremonies : Scotland. St. Abbs, Fraserburgh, Eyemouth and Portpatrick. FOUR new motor life-boats, two of the ceremony the life-boat was them gifts from Scotland, were named launched. on the Scottish coast this year, at St. Abbs, Berwickshire ; Fraserburgh, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. Aberdeenshire; Eyemouth, Berwick- A motor life-boat of the 46-feet shire ; and Portpatrick, Wigtownshire. Watson cabin type, was sent to Fraserburgh this year and replaced St. Abbs, Berwickshire. another motor life-boat of a less A new motor life-boat was sent to powerful type. She is the same as the St. Abbs in December, 1936. She is of Watson cabin life-boat described on the light Liverpool type described on page 395, except that she has Diesel page 392. She has replaced another engines and can travel 192 miles at motor life-boat which was sent to St. full speed without refuelling. The Abbs when the station was established new life-boat, which has cost £8,178, in 1911, was launched on sendee has been built out of a legacy from the twenty-seven times and rescued thirty- late Mrs. M. Kennedy, of Steyning, seven lives. The new boat has cost Sussex. £3,770. She has been built out of a Fraserburgh has had a life-boat gift from the Annie Ronald Memorial station for over one hundred years and Fund of Paisley and a legacy from the since it was taken over by the Institu- late Mrs. Isabella Forrest of Glasgow. tion in 1858 there have been 149 The naming ceremony took place launches on service and 189 lives have on July 28th, in the presence of many been rescued. hundreds of people. The Right Hon. The naming ceremony took place on the Lord Amulree, P.C., G.B.E., K.C., August 7th in the presence of between president of the branch, was in the four and five thousand people. The chair, and Boy Scouts formed a guard Right Hon. Lord Saltoun, M.C., pre- of honour. The Duke of Montrose, sided, supported, among others, by the C.B., C.V.O., V.D., LL.D., chairman Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, of the Scottish Life-boat Council, and O.B.E., Lord-Lieutenant of Aber- a vice-president of the Institution, deenshire. Vice-Admiral the Hon. presented the life-boat to the branch W. S. Leveson-Gower, C.B., D.S.O., on behalf of the donors and the Institu- vice-chairman of the Scottish Life-boat tion, and she was received by Mr. Council, presented the life-boat to the Robert B. Bell, J.P., the chairman of branch on behalf of the donor and the branch. The Rev. H. M. Lamont, the Institution. She was received by B.D., conducted the service of dedica- Provost George Walker. The Rev. tion, and the hymns were led by a choir, Thomas Johhstone conducted the ser- accompanied by the pipe band of the vice of dedication, the singing being King's Own Scottish Borderers. led by a joint choir of the united Lady Jean Graham then named the churches accompanied by the Fraser- life-boat Annie Ronald and Isabella burgh Salvation Army Band. Music Forrest. was also provided by the Inverallochy, A certificate of service was presented Cairnbulg and St. Combs Fishermen's to ex-Coxswain James Nisbet, and votes Flute Band. of thanks were proposed by the Right Lady Saltoun named the life-boat Hon. the Earl of Home, K.T., and the John and Charles Kennedy. Rev. T. Donaldson Barr, M.A. After Lady Saltoun also presented the DECEMBER, 1987.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 399 certificate of service which had been sacrifice of our time, for one of his awarded by the Institution to ex- nephews was that Captain Oates of Coxswain James S. Sim. the Inniskilling Dragoons, who was Votes of thanks were proposed by one of Scott's party which reached the the Earl of Caithness, C.B.E., LL.D., South Pole, and who gave his own life and Bailie James M. Thompson. in a vain attempt to save the other members of the party in that terrible Eyemouth, Berwickshire. journey from the Pole in which all A motor life-boat of the light Liver- their lives were lost. Eyemouth may pool type, described on page 392. was indeed be proud that the name of sent to Eyemouth this year, replacing Oates should be given to its new life- a pulling and sailing life-boat. The boat, and I think I may tell the family boat, which has cost £3,835, has been of the donor that although his boat is built out of a legacy from the late Mr. far from the coast where he hoped it Charles George Gates, of Leeds, who would be placed, his name will always died in 1901 and left £3,000 to the be held in honour and gratitude." Institution to establish a life-boat Sir Christopher Furness, Bt., presi- station on the Yorkshire coast. It dent of the Eyemouth branch, accepted was found impossible to carry out this the life-boat, and the service of dedica- wish at the time, and with the consent tion was conducted by the Rev. D. M. of the relatives, the legacy has now Walker, M.A., the hymns being accom- been used for the Eyemouth boat panied by the Scremerston Brass Band. instead. The searchlight, line-throw- Mrs. Bryan Oates, of Bury St. Ed- ing gun and compass are the gift of mund's, a niece of the donor and a Mr. W. E. K. Gulland, of Broadstairs, cousin of Captain Oates of the Antarctic, who asked that, as he was a Scot, his named the life-boat Frank and William gift should be used for a Scottish Oates. life-boat. Votes of thanks were proposed by A life-boat station was established ex-Provost William Scott, J.P., chair- at Eyemouth in 1876. Its life-boats man of the branch, and Baillie Philip, have been launched fifty-three times the senior magistrate of Eyemouth. and have rescued fifty-one lives. Lady Furness entertained the princi- The naming ceremony took place on pal guests to lunch and tea. August 21st before a large audience, with the Earl of Home, K.T., a vice- Portpatrick, Wigtownshire. president of the Institution, in the A new motor life-boat of the 46- chair, supported, among others, by feet Watson cabin type, described on Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Francis page 395, was stationed at Portpatrick Oliver, G.C.B., K.C.M.G., M.V.O., a this year, replacing another motor life- member of the committee of manage- boat of a less powerful type. She has ment of the Institution. The motor cost £8,688 and has been built out of life-boat from St. Abbs and Berwick- a gift of £10,000 from Miss Paterson, of on-Tweed attended the ceremony. Paisley, who has for many years been General Sir Reginald Wingate, Bt., a generous subscriber to the Paisley G.C.B., G.C.V.O., G.B.E., K.C.M.G., branch. D.S.O., a member of the committee There has been a station at Port- of management of the Institution, pre- patriek since 1877. Its life-boats have sented the life-boat to the branch on been launched sixty-five times and have behalf of the donor and the Institution, rescued 116 lives. and in doing so he said :— The naming ceremony tool* place on " The name of Mr. Gates is remem- September llth, the Right Hon. Sir bered in Leeds. He was a barrister, Thomas Inskip, C.B.E., K.C., Minister and an amateur artist, and he showed for Co-ordination of Defence, presiding. his generous, interest in his own city The Duke of Montrose, C.B., C.V.O., by his bequests to its art gallery. The V.D., LL.D., chairman of the Scottish name of his family also is known, not Life-boat Council and a vice-president only throughout the British. Isles, but of the Institution, presented the life- throughout the world, for one of the boat to the branch on behalf of the greatest acts of gallantry a»d self- domor and the lastitutwn, and ske was 400 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1937. accepted by Mr. James McMaster on the boat Jeanie Speirs after her behalf of the branch. After Lieut.-Col. mother. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary Votes of thanks were proposed by of the Institution, had spoken, the the Right Hon. Sir Herbert E. Maxwell, Rev. G. Paterson Graham of the Parish Bt., of Monreith, P.C., K.T., F.R.S., Church, Portpatrick, conducted the D.C.L., LL.D., and Lieut. Percy Jordan, service of dedication, the hymns being R.N. accompanied by the Stranraer Town After the ceremony the boat went Band. afloat with the principal guests, Miss Miss Paterson, the donor, then named Paterson herself taking the wheel.

Naming Ceremonies : Ireland. Kilmore and Hovvth. Two new motor life-boats have been by the Rev. T. Bateman, M.A., and sent to the Irish coast this year: Kil- seconded by Dr. P. A. Doyle, L.R.C.P. more, County Wexford, and Howth, Irish dance music, marches and County Dublin. waltzes were played by the Mayglass All Star band and the ceremony con- Kilmore, County Wexford. cluded with the singing of the National The new motor life-boat at Kilmore Anthem. The life-boat then put out. has replaced a pulling and sailing life- boat. She is of the light Liverpool Howth, County Dublin. type described on page 392, and has The new motor life-boat at Howth cost £3,908. She has been built out is of the 46-feet Watson cabin type of a legacy from the late Mr. John as described on page 395, except that Pyemont, of Epsom, Surrey. she has Diesel engines, and can travel Kilmore has had a life-boat station 220 miles at full speed without refuel- since 1847. Its life-boats have been ling. She has replaced another motor launched thirty-three times and have life-boat of a less powerful type, rescued fifty-seven lives. Lady Kylsant, which is now stationed The naming ceremony took place on at Wicklow. The new boat has cost the evening of 8th July in the presence £8,191, and this cost has been con- of about 2,000 people, many of whom tributed in part by legacies from the came considerable distances, and all late Mr. L. W. Rignall, of Hampstead, political parties were represented. Mr. London, the late Miss M. S. Phillips, Peter Doyle presided and the life-boat of Bristol, and the late Miss M. A. was presented to the station on behalf Butterworth, of Royton, Lancashire. of the donor and the Institution by The name chosen by each of these Mr. T. L. M. Fuge, organizing secretary three donors is recorded on a tablet for Ireland. She was received by affixed inside the boat and the initial Colonel C. M. Gibbon, C.M.G., honorary letter of each name has been used to secretary of the branch, and Mr. D. form the name of the boat. Allen, chairman of the Wexford County Howth has had a life-boat station Council welcomed her on behalf of the since 1825, and since it was taken over people of the county. by the Institution in 1862 its life-boats The R«v. E. Crean, C.C., dedicated have been launched fifty times and have the life-boat and Mrs. Meyler Roche, rescued ninety-eight lives. honorary secretary of the Kilmore The naming ceremony was held on Ladies' Life-boat Guild, named her 24tk July, in the presence of about Arm Isabella Pyemont. 1,000 people, Mr. T. Gaisford St. A vote of thanks to Mrs. Meyler Lawrence, chairman of the branch, -Roche and the Rev. E. Crean, C.C., was presiding. Rear-Admiral T. P. H. proposed by Mr. P. Sutton and seconded Beamish, C.B., M.P., a member of by Mr. J. Rochford, and a vote of the committee of management of the thanks to the chairman was proposed Institution, presented the life-boat to DECEMBER, 1937.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 401

By courtesy of I [Mr. James Welsh, Hon. Secretary of the Portpatrick Station A DONOR AT THE WHEEL. Miss Paterson, of Paisley, in her life-boat, Jeanie Speirs, at Portpatrick. (See page 399, and for another photograph of the !ife-boat, page 373.)

By courtesy of} [Jersey Evening Post A NEW MOTOR LIFE-BOAT AND HER CREW. The Howard D, at St. Helier, Jersey. (Seepage 402.) 402 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1987. the branch on behalf of the donors A vote of thanks to Mrs. Gaisford and the Institution, and she was ac- St. Lawrence was proposed by Mr. cepted by Mr. B. J. Newcombe, Marcus A. Lynch and seconded by honorary secretary of the branch. Mr. W. G. Smith, and a vote of thanks Sir W. H. Boyd, Bt., K.C., then to the chairman and others was pro- welcomed the life-boat on behalf of posed by Mr. W. Me A. McCracken and the people of Howth, and Mrs. Gaisford seconded by Mr. T. L. M. Fuge, St. Lawrence named her R.P.L. organizing secretary for Ireland.

Naming of the St. Helier, Jersey, Life-boat. THE Institution has replaced the pulling request of the donor, the life-boat was and sailing life-boat at St. Helier, named by Lady Mottistone. Sea Scouts Jersey, this year with a motor life-boat provided a guard of honour. of the light Liverpool type, described Lord Mottistone, on behalf of the on page 392. The new boat has been donor and the Institution, presented the built out of a gift of £3,250 from Mr. life-boat to the island of Jersey. She T. B. Davis, of London and St. Helier, was accepted on behalf of the island owner of the yacht Westward. He by the Bailiff, Mr. A. M. Coutanche, made the gift after reading the life- who formally handed her over to boat book Launch ! by Major-General the branch, on whose behalf she was the Right Hon. Lord Mottistone, P.C., accepted by Rear-Admiral C. L. Lewin. C.B., C.M.G:, D.S.O., a vice-president The service of dedication was conducted of the Institution and ex-coxswain by the Dean of Jersey, the Very Rev. of the Brooke, Isle of Wight, life- Samuel Falle, M.A., the hymns being boat. accompanied by the Salvation Army St. Helier has had a life-boat station Band. since 1884. Its life-boats have been Lady Mottistone then named the launched on service fourteen times and life-boat Howard D., in memory of the have rescued three lives. donor's son, Mr. H. Davis, who died The naming ceremony took place on in the war. August 19th. Rear-Admiral C. L. A vote of thanks to Lady Mottistone Lewin, chairman of the branch, pre- was proposed by Mrs. H. H. Hulton, sided, and His Excellency the Lieuten- honorary secretary of the Jersey Ladies' ant-Governor, Major-General H. de Life-boat Guild, and seconded by Mr. C. MarteUi, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O., T. R. Blampied, honorary secretary of attended the ceremony. At the special the branch.

Scarf-Helmets for Life-Boatmen. MRS. EDITH MANBY, of Codsall, Mrs. Manby and her helpers have Staffordshire, completed, on New brought to a successful end the fol- Year's Day 1936, a work which she lowing figures will show : began in April, 1935, of knitting The number of scarves knitted was woollen scarf-helmets for the life-boat 1,525. They were each nearly two crews round our coasts. Mrs. Manby yards long, so that, if laid end to end, had the help of 491 knitters and sub- they would stretch over 3,000 yards or scribers, and the work cost £250, of nearly a mile and three-quarters. which she herself contributed over The wool used weighed over half a £100. As the scarf helmets were hundredweight, and was 580,850 yards, finished they were sent to the coast, and or over 330 miles, long. at many stations special presentation Over 60,400 pieces of fringe were ceremonies were arranged. used and over 4,550 initials were What an enormous piece of work worked on the scarves. DECEMBER, 1937.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 408

MRS. MANBY AND SOME OF HER SCARF-HELMETS.

WEARING THE SCARF-HELMETS. The crew at Moelfre, Anglesey 404 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1937. The actual hours of work were Mrs. Manby has asked us to say that 15,250, or twenty-one and a half when new scarves are needed she hopes months of continuous work. the honorary secretaries of life-boat At the end of the work Mrs. Manby stations will be able to get local ladies presented an album of photographs of to knit them, and that the wool, dyed the crews wearing the scarves to the a special colour, can be obtained from King, Patron of the Institution. The the Scotch Wool and Hosiery Stores, King thanked her for her kind thought, Queen Square, Wolverhampton, who and expressed his appreciation of all will allow a 10 per cent discount. that she had done for the life-boatmen. This article would not be complete To show its appreciation the Institu- without mention of the other ladies, un- tion has awarded to Mrs. Manby its connected with Mrs. Manby, who also gold badge, which is given only for help the Institution with gifts of distinguished honorary services. Mrs. scarves and occasionally mittens and Manby is a relative of Captain G. W. gloves. One of them, Miss Susan M. Manby, who, in 1825, and again in Jepson, of London, was awarded the 1830, was awarded the gold medal of Institution's record of thanks three the Institution for his inventions for years ago. She has now been knitting saving life from shipwreck. regularly for it for well over ten years.

Life-boat Photographs. At York, Bradford, Sunderland and Leeds. THE exhibition of life-boat photographs At Bradford, through the kindness of which has already been shown in Messrs. Busby, the photographs were London, Edinburgh and Birmingham shown at their stores. The exhibition has, during the latter part of the year, was opened on 26th July by Lady been on a tour of the North-East of Sutcliffe Smith, wife of Sir Henry England, and has been shown at York, Sutcliffe Smith, chairman of the branch, Bradford, Sunderland and Leeds. and it remained open for a fortnight. At York the , photographs were on At Sunderland the photographs were view at the City Art Gallery during the shown at the Art Gallery. The ex- whole of June. At the same time the hibition was opened on 7th October by motor life-boat City of Bradford, from Miss Ivy Tresmand, the actress, and the the Humber station, came up the Ouse Mayor presided. It remained open a to York, a journey of about a hundred month. During that time 10,191 miles, under the command of Coxswain persons visited it. Robert Cross, who has been in com- At Leeds the photographs were mand of her for the past twenty-five exhibited in the City Art Gallery, and years, and has twice won the silver the exhibition was opened on 23rd medal and once the bronze medal. November by Lady Bingley. The The chief constables of York and Lord Mayor presided, supported by Hull joined her at Hull, and the Lady Alderman A. R. Bretherck, chairman Mayoress of York, president of the York of the branch, and Mrs. W. Clayton, Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Lady Thomson, chairman of the Leeds Ladies' Life- its chairman, and other members of the boat Guild. It was open for a fortnight, Guild, joined her at Selby. The life- and between 600 and 1,000 people boat arrived on 8th June. She passed through each day.1 remained until the 10th, and many 1 For the previous exhibitions see The Life-boat for people went aboard her. December, 1936, and October, 1937.

Obituary. THE Institution has lost by death a was published. Notices of their work number of its workers and friends for the Institution will appear in the since the last issue of The Life-boat next number. DECEMBER, 1937.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 405

A Centenarian's Last Gift. THE Institution has received from the Mrs. Barber's birthday in memory of family of Mrs. Barber, of Haslemere, her. Mrs. Barber had been a supporter Surrey, who died in June at the age of the life-boat service for many jrears. of 102, a gift of twelve guineas. - This Up to the end she not only subscribed gift is the response, from twenty-nine to but collected for it, and helped it by of her family and friends, to Mrs. the sale of her own knitting. She came Barber's last request that they should from Northumberland, where in her send contributions to her life-boat fund young days she saw many wrecks and instead of flowers for her funeral. One life-boat rescues, and at her request this of her friends has also promised to send last gift has been credited to the the Institution each year a gift on Boulmer branch.

The Life-boat Stamp Club. THE Life-boat Stamp Club, which was Both Miss Power and Miss Rawles started at the end of 1933 by Miss are anxious not only for more gifts of Margaret Power, of Mount Royal, Old stamps, but for more customers, and Qommon, Cobham, Surrey, honorary they will be very glad if life-boat secretary of the Cobham branch of the workers who are interested in stamp Institution, now has a branch of its collecting, and would like to buy own at Cromer. This branch was stamps from them or to help them started last July by Miss Rawles, of with gifts of stamps, will get in touch Gunton Station House, Southrepps, with them. They will also be glad to Norwich. It has cards of stamps in two give information to any life-boat shops and notices about it have been workers who would like to start local distributed to schools and elsewhere. branches of the club. All profits from It already has several regular clients, any branch of the Stamp Club would, and good stamps " are pouring in from of course, go to the local branch of the all directions." Institution.

Balloon Races. FOUR branches have carried out balloon race, for the second tune, in connexion races with great success this year. with a fun fair. Its winning balloon At St. Albans, where the race was came down near Melksham, in Wiltshire. being held for the third time, about At Eastbourne many balloons were a thousand balloons were sent off, sent up, and fourteen labels were re- of which eighty-five were returned. turned. These fourteen balloons had The winning balloon came down near all crossed the Channel. Thirteen had Antwerp, in Belgium, and the winner come down in France or Belgium. The of the second prize on the French fourteenth reached Germany. coast, between Calais and Dunkerque. A balloon race was again one of the The other eighty-three came down in events at the Quoile regatta, Northern Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Essex and Ireland, which was again in aid of the Suffolk. The race was not without its Downpatrick branch of the Institution. humours. One old lady, having bought A balloon from Manchester, in 1933, and released her balloon, disappeared got as iar as Germany, but the record for a time. She returned, rather still belongs to the St. Albans balloon breathless, to say that she had followed which, at the race in 1935, travelled it as far as the Abbey, but could go no 807 miles, and came down in Poland*1 farther; and how was she to know where it came down ? 1 For previous races see The Life-boat for September, The Clapham branch held a balloon 1935, and March, 1936. 406 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1987.

Awards,to Coxswains and Life-boatmen. Coxswain'* Certificate of Service. CHARLES HODDS, 18J years bowman and The COXSWAIN'S CERTIFICATE OF 11 years a member of the crew of the SERVICE, PENSION, and a SPECIAL Caister life-boat. GRATUITY of £80, have been awarded WILLIAM C. MOORE, 10J years bowman to: and .15 years a member of the crew of the JOHN- STRACHAN, 15 years coxswain of the Peel life-boat. Peterhead life-boat. The LIFE-BOATMAN'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE has been awarded on retire- The COXSWAIN'S CERTIFICATE OF ment, to :— SERVICE, and a PENSION, have been FREDERICK C. WADHAM, 12 years bowman awarded to: and 1 year a member of the crew of the RICHARD OWEN, 12 years coxswain, 1J years Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, life-boat. second coxswain and 1J years bowman of WILLIAM C. WATSON, 17 years assistant the Holyhead life-boat. motor mechanic, of the Sunderland life- JAMES S. SIM, 5J years coxswain and 20 boat. years second coxswain of the Fraserburgh ALFRED E. BABB, 15 years assistant motor life-boat. mechanic and 15 years a member of the There has been awarded to the widow of the crew of the Torbay life-boat. late ADAM MCLEOD, 2 years coxswain EDMOND N. WALSH, 50 years a member of and 12J years second coxswain of the the crew of the Ballycotton life-boat. Thurso life-boat, the COXSWAIN'S DANIEL C. WALSH, 42 years a member of the CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE which crew of the Ballycotton life-boat. would have been awarded to him on his THOMAS S. SLINEY, 40 years a member of the retirement. crew of the Ballycotton life-boat. EDMUND GEORGE, 25J years a member of Life-boatman's Certificate of Service. the crew of the Sennen Cove life-boat. The LIFE-BOATMAN'S CERTIFICATE OF F. C. SANDERS, 35 years' association, as SERVICE, and a PENSION, have been winchman, shore attendant, and occasion- awarded to : ally as a member of the crew, with the ROBERT SLESSOR, 14$ years second coxswain Torbay life-boat. and 28 years a member of the crew of The LIFE-BOATMAN'S CERTIFICATE OF the Peterhead life-boat. SERVICE has also been awarded to : HENRY G. ROSE, 11} years second coxswain GEORGE NIGHTINGALE, 52 years a member and 35 years a member of the crew of the of the crews of the Walmer and Kingsdown Lowestoft life-boat. life-boat. PATRICK CHAMBERLAIN, 25 years bowman The widow of the late JAMES W. CROOM, and 10 years a member of the crew of the 19 years a member of the crew of the Ballycotton life-boat. Broadstairs life-boat.

Awards to Honorary Workers. Honorary Life-Governor. Mrs. GRACE SIDNEY, honorary secretary and Mr. ROBERT LEES has been elected an treasurer, Formby district, Port of Liver- HONORARY LIFE-GOVERNOR of the pool Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Institution in recognition of the valuable help which he has given to the life-boat Binocular Glass. service as honorary secretary of the The BINOCULAR GLASS, with inscription, Wicklow station branch for 37 years. has been awarded to :— Mr. S. H. LOWHY, on his retirement after The Thanks of the Institution on Vellum. 14 years as honorary treasurer of the The THANKS OF THE INSTITUTION Donaghadee station branch. INSCRIBED ON VELLUM has been awarded to :— Life-boat Picture or Statuette of a Mr. HENRY PETERS THOMAS, after 21 years Life-boatman. as honorary secretary of the Newquay The LIFE-BOAT PICTURE or the (Cornwall) station branch. STATUETTE OF A LIFE-BOATMAN The Rev. ARTHUR A. P. WINSER, on his has been awarded to the following :— , retirement after 7 years as honorary THE FISHERY SCHOOL, BALTIMORE, in recog- secretary of the Brooke station branch. nition of the help which its Managers have given as honorary secretaries of the Gold Badge. Baltimore station branch. The GOLD BADGE, with the RECORD Alderman F. S. MATE, J.P., chairman, OF THANKS, has been awarded to the Poole, Bournemouth, Wimborne and following :— Christchurch branch. Mr. FRANK HOLT, honorary secretary, Port Mrs. E. THACKRAH, honorary secretary, of Liverpool branch, on retirement. Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Torquay branch. Mr. T. W. PiGGpTT, J.P., D.L., chairman, Mrs. CAROLINE F. WILLIAMS, collector, Barmouth station branch. Ilfracombe branch. DECEMBER, 1937.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 407

Record of Thanks. Mrs. ISABELLA MIDDLEMISS, worker, Aln- The RECORD OF THANKS has been mouth and Boulmer branch. awarded to the following :— Mrs. FLORENCE M. PAGET, district super- Miss AMY E. AUSTIN, worker, Wallasey intendent, Leamington Spa branch. district, Port of Liverpool branch. Miss MARGARET L. PALMER, worker, Walla- Dr. J. COXHEAD COOK, chairman, Clacton- sey district, Port of Liverpool branch. on-Sea station branch. Miss FANNY R. DEUCE, district super- Miss K. E. PARKINSON, district superinten- intendent, Leamington Spa branch. dent, Leamington Spa branch. Mrs. PERCY HUDSON, district superintendent, Mrs. M. B. PHILLIPS, worker, Wallasey Leamington Spa branch. district, Port of Liverpool branch. Miss ETHEL M. JEE, district superintendent, Miss FRANCES M. SHORTO, district super- Leamington Spa branch. intendent, Leamington Spa branch. Mrs. FBANCEY MARSDEN, worker, Hoylake Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Port of Liverpool Mr. JAMES R. SYKES, honorary secretary, branch. Marsden branch. Miss RUTH E. MATTHEWS, district super- Mrs. I. WEST, district superintendent, intendent, Leamington Spa branch. Leamington Spa branch.

Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management. Friday, 27th August, 1937. Exmouth, Filey, Flamborough, Guernsey, PAID £13,874 lls. 7d. for the total charges Herne Bay, Jersey, Llandudno, Lynmouth, of the Institution during the month, in- Moelfre, Montrose, New Brighton, New cluding rewards for services, payments for Quay (Card.), Penlee, Port Erin, Portrush, the construction of life-boats, life-boathouses Port St. Mary, Ramsgate, St. Ives, St. Mary's, and slipways, and the maintenance of the Torbay, and Walton-on-the-Naze shoreboat life-boat stations. services, accounts of which appear on pages Included in the above was :— 384 to 388. £42 lls. lOd. on account of pensions already granted to the dependent relatives of men Thursday, 14th October, 1937. who had lost their lives in the life-boat SIR GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the chair. service at Port St. Mary and Rye Harbour. Paid £32,101 Is. 7d. for the total charges of the Institution during the month, in- Thursday, 16th September, 1937. cluding rewards for services, payments for SIR GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the chair. the construction of life-boats, life-boathouses Paid £35,832 4s. Od. for the total charges and slipways, and the maintenance of life- of the Institution during the month, in- boat stations. cluding rewards for services, payments for Included in the above were :— the construction of life-boats, life-boathouses £83 13s. 5d. to pay the rewards for life-boat and slipways, and the maintenance of life- services ; boat stations. £117 6s. 3d. to pay the rewards for life-boat Included in the above were :— launches £828 6s. 9d. to pay the rewards for life- (Accounts of these services and launches boat services ; appear on pages 381 to 384 ; £333 8s. Od. to pay the rewards for life- £1 12s. Od. for the assemblies of crews, boat launches etc. ; (Accounts of these services and launches £3 additional rewards for services previously appear on pages 374 to 381) ; reported ; £20 Is. Od. for assemblies of crews, etc. ; £27 9s. 2d. on account of pensions already £330 17s. 6d. on account of pensions granted to the dependent relatives of men already granted to the dependent relatives of who had lost their lives in the life-boat men who had lost their lives in the life-boat service at Rye Harbour ; service at Aldeburgh, Caister, Fethard, Filey, £80 10s. lOd. to men for injury in the life- Fraserburgh, Holyhead, Johnshaven, The boat service at Buckie and Wells. Mumbles, New Brighton, Newhaven, Pad- Voted £6 14s. 6d. to pay the rewards for stow, Port St. Mary, Rhoscolyn, Runswick, the Lyme Regis, New Brighton, Porthcawl, Rye Harbour, St. Andrews, Troon, Whilby Porthdinllaen and Whitby shoreboat services, and Wells; accounts of which appear on page 385. £44 17s. 6d. to men for injury in the life- Reported that £158 14s. 6d., including boat service at Blackpool, Caister, Moelfre, medical and other expenses, had been granted Newhaven, Shoreham Harbour and Walmer. to George Thomson, a member of the Buckie Decided that an allowance at the rate of life-boat crew, who was permanently injured £2 10s. Od. a week be granted to George on service in January last and who is now in Thomson, a life-boatman at Buckie, who was receipt of an allowance of £2 10s. Od. a injured and permanently disabled while on week. service on the 26tb January, 1937 ; the case Reported that £38 9s. Od., including to be reviewed in September, 1988. medical expenses, had been granted to James Voted £59 Is. 6d. to pay the rewards for Crebbin, a helper at Port St. Mary, for the Atherfield, Barrow, Blyth, Bridlington, injury sustained at exercise on 10th Campbeltown, Dunmanus Bay, Eastbourne, June. 408 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1937.

News from the Branches. 1st August to the 31st October, 1937. Greater London. chairman, presiding. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Address by Captain Life-boat stand at the Engineering and E. S. Carver, R.D., R.N.R., superintendent Marine Exhibition at Olympia. (A special of stores, at the Rotary Club's ladies' report will appear in the next issue.) luncheon. BEXLEYHEATH.—Annual meeting on 28th October, Mrs. Ford Sadler, M.B.E., SOUTHEND-ON-SEA AND DISTRICT. chairman, presiding. Speaker : The district —Life-boat day at Canvey Island. Lantern organizing secretary. Efforts of the past lecture. year : Whist drives, garden meeting, life-boat WALTHAMSTOW.—Lecture by Mr. day. Amount collected in 1937, £74, an Dixon, a member of the branch committee. increase of £30 on 1936. Mrs. Jockel WOODFORD AND DISTRICT.—Card appointed honorary secretary in succession drive and sale of work arranged by Mrs. to Mrs. Keene, who has been elected vice- Cable, the honorary secretary. Lantern president. lecture. Address to Woodford Green branch BROMLEY.—Mrs. A. S. Tucker appointed of the British Legion. honorary secretary. Lectures at Acton, North Kensington, BURNT OAK, EDGWARE.—Dance. Upton Park, Wandsworth, and Welling. CITY.—Address to British Sea Anglers by Captain E. S. Carver, R.D., R.N.R., super- North-West of England. intendent of stores. ATHERTON.—Annual whist drive and CLAPHAM.—Annual meeting on 15th dance. October. Speakers : Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satter- BAMBER BRIDGE AND WALTON-LE- thwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution, DALE.—Dance. and the district organizing secretary. Efforts BARROW - IN - FURNESS. — Special of the past year : Whist and bridge drives, meeting of Ladies' Life-boat Guild. fete, life-boat day. Amount collected in 1937, £518, an increase of £137 on 1936. BLACKPOOL.—Naming ceremony of the Whist drives. new motor life-boat and opening of the new life-boathouse on 21st October by H.R.H. EAST LONDON.—Collection at West the Duke of Kent, K.G., president of the Ham Speedway by members of the staff of Institution. (See special report on page 392.) the Institution's storeyard. Lantern lecture Address by Alderman C. E. Tatham, J.P., by Mr. F. H. Clarke at the Stewart Headlam honorary secretary of the branch, to the Institute. Rotary Club. Life-boat service broadcast GOLDER'S GREEN.—Mr. H. L. Gibson from St. Stephen-on-the-Cliffs Church, with appointed honorary secretary. address by the Rev. Canon F. B. Freshwater, HACKNEY.—Lecture at Dalston by Mr. the vicar and life-boat chaplain. Life-boat Alfred Leckie, a member of the St. Pancras service on Central Beach. Preacher: The Committee. Rev. Canon F. B. Freshwater, supported by the Rev. W. Yates (Vicar of St. John's HAYES.—Social. Visit to Southend life- Church), and the Rev. G. P. Lester (Mayor's boat station. chaplain). Launch of life-boat in connexion HORNSEY.—Dance. with illuminations. Miss Florrie Forde at the HOUNSLOW, HESTON AND ISLE- Palace Gardens. Life-boat day. WORTH.—Whist drive, organized by Miss BOLTON.—Third open bowling tourna- Ankritt, the honorary secretary. Trafalgar ment, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Day whist drive at Cranford, organized by Guild. Whist drive. Garden party, arranged Mrs. Newman. by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. ILFORD.—Annual meeting on 7th . BREDBURY.—Annual meeting on 14th October, the Mayor, president of the branch, October. Speaker : The district organizing in the chair. Speakers : Rear-Admiral T. P. H. secretary. Amount collected in 1937, £41. Beamish, C.B., M.P., a member of the com- BRIERCLIFFE.—House-to-house collec- mittee of management of the Institution and tion. Whist drive. vice-president of the branch, and the district organizing secretary. Amount collected in BRIERFIELD. — Special meeting. 1937, £59. Presentation of the life-boatman Speaker : The district organizing secretary. statuette awarded by the Institution to Mr. Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed. Chairman, C. A. Boorman, former honorary secretary. Mrs. James Whitaker ; honorary treasurer, ISLINGTON.—Lantern lecture by Mr. F. Mrs. A. Bennett; honorary secretary, Mrs. Heffer. Joe Burgess. POTTERS BAR.—Address at Northaw BRINDLE.—Annual meeting on 22nd Women's Institute by Lady Hanworth. September. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1937, £12. ST. ALBANS.—Life-boat day. Third annual balloon race. (See special report on CARLISLE.—Whist drive and dance, page 405.) Depot-holders' meeting, the Mayor, arranged by Mrs. A.'Martindale. DECEMBER, 1937.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 409

CASTLETOWN.—Life-boat day and sale Hardy Ladies' Life-boat Guild, to members of field, garden and dairy produce. of the Queen's Park Parliament. CROMPTON AND SHAW.—Whist drive FALLOWFIELD.—Special meeting of and American tea. the Junior Life-boat Guild. DOUGLAS.—Life-boat day. GORTON.—Annual meeting on 2nd EARBY.—Cricket match. September. FLEETWOOD, AND GRANGE-OVER- MANCHESTER.—Annual collections at SANDS.—Life-boat days. the Manchester General Post Office, Messrs. Robert Lomas, Ltd., Marks & Spencers, HEYWOOD.—Annual meeting on 26th Ltd., and Kardomah Cafes. Golf com- October, the Mayor, president, in the chair. petition, arranged by the Manchester Golf Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Club. Addresses given by the branch Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, whist secretary to members of the Women drives and collections in works. Amount Citizens' Association at New Cross and at collected in 1937, £50. Levenshulme. HORWICH.—Annual meeting on 28th SALFORD.—Special meeting on 22nd September, the chairman of the urban October. Arrangements made for annual district council presiding. Speaker: The ball and Sunday concert. district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : House-to-house collection, whist WHITWORTH PARK AND CHORL- drive and dance, and jumble sale. Amount TON-ON-MEDLOCK.—Mannequin parade collected in 1937, £65. at Messrs. Pauldens' ; appeal made on be- half of the Institution by Mr. P. M. Oliver, HOYLAKE.—Annual life-boat service at C.B.E., honorary secretary of the Man- St. Hildeburgh's Church, Hoylake. Preacher : chester, Salford and District branch. The Rev. S. Key, vicar of St. Anne's, Birkenhead. MORECAMBE AND HEYSHAM.—Life- boat day. Concert by the Morecambe KIRKBY STEPHEN.—Life-boat day. Fishermen's Broadcasting Choir. LANCASTER.^Tumble sale. NEW BRIGHTON.—Fourth annual re- LEIGH.—Special effort arranged by the gatta, organized by the Wallasey Corporation Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Departments. LITTLEBOROUGH. — Annual dance. OLDHAM.—Annual meeting on 22nd Presentation to Mrs. E. Taylor, president October, the Mayor, president of the branch, of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, of the life- in the chair. Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, boatman statuette awarded to her by the Bt., chairman of the Institution. Mr. John Institution. Imrie appointed honorary secretary of the LIVERPOOL.—Annual meeting of the branch in succession to the late Mr. Edward Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 23rd September, Dean, and Mr. Webster elected branch Mrs. Permewan, president, in the chair. honorary treasurer in succession to Mr. W. G. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Edington, resigned. Amount collected in Annual house-to-house collection, organized 1937, £304, an increase of £60 on 1936. by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. PEEL.—Life-boat day and sports. LYMM AND HEATLEY. — Annual PORT ERIN.—Life-boat day. meeting on 21st September. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the PORT ST. MARY.—Life-boat day. An- past year : Life-boat day, bridge drive. nual sacred service. Amount collected in 1937, £81. RAMSBOTTOM.—Coronation garden fete, Card evening, at which Sir Godfrey Baring, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Bt., chairman of the Institution, was present. RAMSEY.—Life-boat day. Collections in LYTHAM.—Life-boat day. hotels and boarding-houses. MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND DIS- ROCHDALE.—Annual American tea. TRICT : ROYTON.—Special meeting, the Rev. AUDENSHAW. — Inaugural meeting, Canon W. Rowe, chairman of the branch, Councillor A. Hewitt, J.P., in the chair. presiding. Spsaker : The district organizing Life-boat Guild constituted. President, the secretary. Annual house-to-house collection. chairman of the local council ; vice-presi- Lantern lecture and life-boat films. Social. dents, Councillor W. Hamer, Mr. J. Lord, ST. ANNE'S-ON-SEA, SEASCALE, AND M.A., Mr. R. W. P. Wedlake, A.M.I.M.E., SILLOTH—Life-boat days. M.M.A.E. ; chairman, Mr. G. Martin ; honorary treasurer, Mr. G. V. Windsor ; SILVERDALE.—Life-boat day. Gardens honorary secretary, Mr. Norman Hewitt. opened to the public at Grey Walls, the residence of Mrs. P. L. Sharp, president of CHORLTON-CUM-HARDY. — Annual the branch. whist drive. SOUTHPORT.—Bring-and-buy sale, ar- CRUMPSALL.—Special meeting at the ranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. house of Mrs. Wallace Singleton, president of the Life-boat Guild. STALYBRIDGE.—Life-boat day. COLLYHURST.—Address by Mrs. TINTWISTLE.—House-to-house collec- Bayfleld, president of the Chorlton-cum- tion. 410 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1987.

TOTTINGTON.—Annual meeting on 21st NEWCASTLE.—Bridge drive. October. Amount collected in 1937, £95, NORMANTON.—Annual meeting and an increase of £24 on 1936. social. Amount collected in 1937, £23, an ULVERSTON.—Life-boat day. increase of £2 on 1936. WARRINGTON.—Annual meeting on 27th October, the Mayor, president of the NORTH SUNDERLAND.—Fete. branch, in the chair. Speaker : Mr. P. M. OSSETT.—Special meeting called by the Oliver, C.B.E., honorary secretary of the Mayoress to revive the Ladies' Life-boat Manchester, Salford and District branch. Guild. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, OTLEY.—Life-boat day. bring-and-buy sale. Amount collected in 1937, £251, an increase of £35 on 1936. PATRINGTON.—Cinema show of life- Benefit performance at the Odeon Cinema boat pictures. Theatre, and life-boat films shown. POCKLINGTON.—Whist drive. WIGAN.—Bridge and whist drive or- PONTEFRACT, ROBIN HOOD'S BAY, ganized by Mrs. H. J. Whitehead, and RUNSWICK AND STAITHES.SALTBURN, Mrs. Bridge, of Ashton-in-Makerfleld. AND SCARBOROUGH.—Life-boat days. SLAITHWAITE.—House-to-house col- North-East of England. lection. ALTOFTS, AND BADSWORTH.—Whist drives. STOCKSFIELD.—Life-boat day. BATLEY.—Life-boat day. SUNDERLAND.—Exhibition of life-boat photographs. (See special report on page BEDLINGTON.—Presentation of the 404.) Dance. challenge shield for the North-East of England, in the life-boat essay competition WAKEFIELD.—Life-boat day. for elementary schools, won by Lilian Mood, WATH-ON-DEARNE. — House-to-house of the Bedlington Station Council School. collection. BENTLEY.—Dance. WEST HARTLEPOOL.—Annual meeting BERWICK, BLAYDON, AND BOSTON on 29th October. Efforts of the past year : SPA.—Life-boat days. Bridge drives, life-boat day. Amount col- BOULMER.—Naming ceremony of new lected in 1937, £143, an increase of £34 motor life-boat. (See special report on on 1936. page 396.) Whist drive. WETHERBY, AND WHITBY.—Life- BRADFORD AND SHIPLEY.—Life-boat boat days. day. BRIGHOUSE.—Bridge and whist drive. The Midlands. CRIGGLESTONE.—House-to-house col- ection. ALCESTER.—House-to-house collection. DARLINGTON.—Garden fete, bridge ATHERSTONE, AND BADSEY.—Life- drives. boat days. DURHAM.—Bridge drive. BIRMINGHAM.—Address by the district FILEY, FLAMBOROUGH AND BEMP- organizing secretary to Selly Oak Unionists. TON, AND GARFORTH.—Life-boat days. Life-boat day at Halesowen. GATESHEAD.—Bridge drive. BOSTON.—Life-boat day. GOLCAR.—Annual meeting of Ladies' BURTON-ON-TRENT.—Life-boat day. Life-boat Guild. Amount collected in 1937, " Riders of the Storm " film shown. £23. CHELTENHAM.—Life-boat day. GOOLE.—Life-boat day. COALVILLE.—House-to-house collection. HARROGATE.—Life-boat day, house-to- DERBY.—Life-boat day in Alvaston and house collection. Boulton district. HAUXLEY AND AMBLE.—Special EVESHAM, GLOSSOP AND HAD- meeting to revive Ladies' Life-boat Guild. FIELD, GRIMSBY, HORNCASTLE, AND Life-boat day. ILKESTON.—Life-boat days. HECKMONDWIKE.—Duplicate bridge LEAMINGTON.—Annual meeting on the drive. llth October, Colonel H. N. Byass, C.M.G., the chairman, presiding. Speaker: Sir HELMSLEY.—House-to-house collection. Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the In- HORNSEA.—Life-boat day. stitution. Amount collected in 1937, £259, KIRKBURTON.—Whist drive. an increase of £27 on 1936. Presentation of framed records' of thanks awarded by the KIRKHEATON.—Collection. Institution to Miss Druce, Mrs. Hudson, LEEDS.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Miss Jee, Miss Matthews, Mrs. Paget, Miss Life-boat Guild on 15th October, Mrs. W. Parkinson, Miss Shorto and Mrs. West. Clayton, chairman, presided. Institution's films shown at three cinemas, LIGHTCLIFFE.—Bridge and whist drive. with collections. MARSDEN, AND MELTHAM.—Life-boat LEEK, AND LEICESTER.—Life-boat days. days. DECEMBER, 1987.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 411

LINCOLN.—Address by the district or- BURNHAM-ON-CROUCH. — Life-boat ganizing secretary to the Rotary Club. day. LYE, MALVERN, MANSFIELD, AND CAISTER-ON-SEA.—Life-boat day, with MARKET RASEN.—Life-boat days. Daily Mail treasure hunt. Life-boat crew entertained to dinner by the honorary secre- NORTHAMPTON.—Annual meeting, the tary, Mr. A. J. Main, and Mrs. Main. A Mayor, president, in the chair. Amount life-boatman's certificate of service awarded collected in 1937, £204, an increase of £80 by the Institution to the ex-bowman on his on 1936. The branch has suffered a severe retirement was presented by Mrs. Graham loss by the death of Mr. A. J. Addis, its Hughes, president of the Ladies' Life-boat assistant secretary. Guild. Whist drive at Great Ormesby, Life-boat day. arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. NOTTINGHAM COUNTY, NUNEATON, OLDBURY AND LANGLEY, REDDITCH, CANTERBURY.—Cathedral collection. RETFORD, AND ROTHWELL.—Life-boat CHATHAM, AND CHATTERIS.—Life- days. boat days. RUGELEY.—Life-boat day. Institution's CHELMSFORD.—Whist drive. Lecture films shown at cinemas and collections at Chelmsford centre of Women's Institutes. arranged. CHICHESTER.—Whist drive at Slindon. SCUNTHORPE, SKEGNESS, AND " Boats that Save Life " film shown at two SOUTH NORMANTON.—Life-boat days. cinemas, with collections. SPILSBY. — Life-boat day. Lantern CLACTON-ON-SEA.—Life-boat Sunday. lecture. COLCHESTER AND DISTRICT.—Life- STAMFORD, AND STOKE-ON-TRENT boat day. Lecture at Peering Women's AND NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME.—Life- Institute. boat days. CROMER.—Naming ceremony of the new STONE.—" Riders of the Storm" film motor life-boats. (See special report on shown with collection. page 395.) Life-boat day. STOURBRIDGE.—Life-boat day. Ad- DARTFORD.—Bridge evening. dress by the district organizing secretary to DISS.—Life-boat day. the Enville Women's Institute. SWADLINCOTE.—Life-boat day. DOVER.—Life-boat day in country dis- tricts. Presentation of prizes won in the life- TOWCESTER.—" Riders of the Storm " boat essay competition for elementary schools. and " Heroes of the Sea " films shown, with collections. DUNMOW.—Life-boat day. WEDNESBURY.—House-to-house col- EASTBOURNE.—Life-boat day at Bur- lection. wash. Lectures at Alfriston, Ninfield, and WELLINGBOROUGH. — Whist and Selmeston and Alciston Women's Institutes. bridge drive. FARNHAM.—Competition at Hankley WOODHALL SPA.—Life-boat day. Common golf club. Lecture at Hale Women's WRAGBY.—Life-boat day. Institute. Lantern lectures at Martley, Pattingham FELIXSTOWE.—Life-boat day. and Tysall. GOODWIN SANDS AND DOWNS.— Lantern lecture to the Wesley Guild, by the South-East of England. honorary secretary, Capt. W. R. Coleman. ALDEBURGH AND DISTRICT.—Life- GRAYS AND DISTRICT.—Life-boat day. boat day. HASBOROUGH AND DISTRICT.—Life- AMPTHILL.—Life-boat day in Ampthill boat days at Bacton, Edingthorpe, Has- and district. Dance. borough, Smallburgh, Stalham and Wroxham. ARUNDEL.—Life-boat day, with visit of HASTINGS AND ST. LEONARDS.—Life^ the motor life-boat from Selsey. boat day. " Heroes of the Sea " film shown, BEACONSFIELD.—House-to-house col- with collections. Life-boatmen's church ser- lection. vice, with "address by Capt. A. H. Dawes. BIRCHINGTON AND DISTRICT, AND Lectures at Crowhurst and Westfield BLAKENEY.—Life-boat days. Women's Institutes. BOGNOR REGIS.—Life-boat day, with HAVERHILL.—Life-boat day. visit of the motor life-boat from Selsey. HERNE BAY.—Life-boat day, with visit Luncheon to the Selsey life-boat crew by of the Margate motor life-boat. " Heroes of Mr. W. H. B. Fletcher, president of the the Sea " film shown. Presentation by the branch, at which the district organizing chairman of the urban district council of the secretary presented the statuette of a life- framed letter of appreciation awarded by boatman awarded by the Institution to Miss the Institution to Mr. Victor Raabe, for A. L. Grange, the life-boat day organizer. the rescue of a woman who had jumped BRAINTREE.—Life-boat day. from the pier on 17th June. BRANCASTER.—Life-boat days at Bran- HERTFORD, AND HOLT.—Life-boat caster and Brancaster Staithe. days. BRIGHTLINGSEA.—Life-boat day. HORSHAM.—Concert at Manningsheath. 412 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1937.

HUNSTANTON.—Life-boat day. WELLS - ON - SEA. — Life - boat day. HYTHE.—Life-boat day at Dymchurch " Heroes of the Sea " film shown. and Saltwood. WESTGATE.—Life-boat day. KESSINGLAND.—Unveiling in the parish WINDSOR, ETON, AND DISTRICT.— church by Mr. Walter Riggs, a member of the House-to-house collections at Burnham and committee of management of the Institution Sunninghill. Lecture at Sunningdale and honorary secretary of the Aldeburgh Women's Institute. branch, of a life-boat tablet, commemorating WISBECH.—Life-boat days at Wisbech, the work of the crews of the Kessingland Walsoken, and Sutton Bridge. station, closed in 1936. WORTHING.—Life-boat day in Stor- LOWESTOFT.—Life-boat day. Part pro- rington and district. ceeds of exhibition of models and drawings of sea and river craft. Lectures were also given to the Women's Institutes at Abridge, Appledore, Beeding MARGATE.—Life-boat day. and Bramber, Childerditch, Eaton Bray, Five MIDHURST.—Life-boat church services Ash and Maresfield, Ingatestone, Kemsing, at Heyshott, with collections. Lecture at Mark Beech, Sayers Common, Stansted, Tillington Women's Institute. Thorndon, Ticehurst, Twineham, and NEWHAVEN.—Life-boat day at Peace- Waldringfield. haven and Telscombe. Prizes won in the life-boat essay com- petition for elementary schools were presented NORWICH.—" Silent appeal " with visit at Folkestone and Tonbridge. of the Great Yarmouth and Gorleston motor life-boat. S)Uth-West of England. PALLING.—Life-boat day. RAMSGATE.—Life-boat day. Life-saving AXMINSTER.—Life-boat day at Colyton display by the motor life-boat in connexion and Colyford. with the Venetian Fete. BASINGSTOKE.—Life-boat day in the REIGATE AND REDHILL.—Bridge district, and house-to-house collection in afternoon. town and at Hartley Wintney. ROCHESTER.—The branch has suffered BATH.—Life-boat day at Midsomer a severe loss by the death of Colonel A. C. Norton and Radstock. Barnby, O.B.E., who had been its honorary BICESTER.—Life-boat day at Bicester secretary since 1934, and had lectured widely and villages. on the life-boat service. BIDEFORD.—Life-boat day at Appledore, Life-boat day. and in Bideford and district. ST. IVES.—Life-boat day. BODMIN, AND BOURNEMOUTH.— SANDWICH.—Life-boat day. "Riders Life-boat days. of the Storm " film shown. BRIDPORT.—Life-boat day at Bridport, SEAFORD.—The branch has suffered a and in Beaminster and district. severe loss by the death of Miss Jane Leresche, its honorary secretary. (A special account of BUDE.—Life-boat day at Bude and her work will appear in the next issue.) Holsworthy. Golf competition at Seaford Head Club. BURNHAM.—Life-boat day. " Riders of the Storm" film shown, with CADGWITH.—Launch of life-boat and collections. collection. SELSEY, AND SHERINGHAM.—Life- CAMBORNE.—Presentation by Com- boat days. mander P. G. Agnew, M.P., president of the SHOREHAM HARBOUR. — Annual branch, at King's Cinema, of prize won in meeting, Mr. Harold Brown, J.P], chairman, the life-boat essay competition for elementary presiding. Efforts of the past year : Life- schools. House-to-house collection. boat day and bridge drive, arranged by the CLOVELLY.—Life-boat day. Shoreham Ladies' Life-boat Guild, and life- boat day and dance arranged by the South- COVERACK.—Life-boat day, regatta, life- wick Ladies' Committee. Amount collected boat demonstration and dance. in 1937, £141. CULLOMPTON.—Jumble sale and sale of SOUTHBOROUGH AND DISTRICT.— work. House-to-house collections in Bidborough, DARTMOUTH.—Life-boat day at Dart- High Brooms, Penshurst, and Speldhurst. mouth and Kingswear. SOUTHWOLD AND DUNWICH, AND DEVIZES, AND EXMOUTH.—Life-boat SUDBURY.—Life-boat days. days. TUNBRIDGE WELLS.—House-to-house FOWEY. — Life-boat day. House-to- collection at Frant. Collection at Royal house collection at Lostwithiel. Tunbridge Wells life-saving club's swimming GOSPORT.—Presentation by Colonel gala. R. F. H. Sloane-Stanley, J.P., president of WALTON AND FRINTON.—Life-boat the branch, and a member of the committee Sunday. Life-boat day, with Daily Mail of management of the Institution, of the treasure hunt. challenge shield for the South-West of DECEMBER, 1937.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 413

England in the life-boat essay competition day, and collections by Ladies' Life-boat for elementary schools, won by Ronald Guild. Amount collected in 1937, £169. Lewis, of Grove Road Senior Boys' School, PLYMOUTH.—Life-boat day at Down- Gosport, and of other prizes won by Gosport schools. derry. HAYLING ISLAND.—Life-boat day, with . PORTHLEVEN.—Life-boat day. Annual film at cinema. visit of the Lizard motor life-boat. HELSTON.—Life-boat day. PORT ISAAC, AND RINGWOOD.—Life- boat days. ILFRACOMBE.—Annual life-boat service, held from the new motor life-boat by the ST. AUSTELL.—Life-boat day at St. Rev. I. Siviter. Austell and district. ISLE OF WIGHT.—Life-boat day at ST. IVES.—The branch has suffered a East and West Cowes, Freshwater, Newport, severe loss by the death of Mr. J. Pearce, Ryde, Sea View, Sandown, Lake, Shanklin, J.P., for over thirty years a member of its Ventnor, and villages. committee. Life-boat film, " Boats that Save Life," Life-boat day. shown at Medina Cinema, Newport, with collections. SALCOMBE.—Life-boat day at Salcombe, Hope Cove and Kingsbridge. JERSEY.—Naming ceremony of new motor life-boat. (See special report on SALISBURY.—Dance at Durrington. page 402.) Life-boat day at Knoyle, Shrewton and Life-boat day. Wilton. Whist drive at Shrewton. Address to Downton Women's Institute by district LISKEARD.—House-to-house collection. organizing secretary. LIZARD.—Life-boat day at the Lizard SCILLY ISLES.—Life-boat day. Dance. and Mullion. Celebration of the centenary of the branch. LOOE.—Life-boat day. (See special report on page 394.) LYME REGIS.—Life-boat day, with visit SEATON.—Life-boat day, with visit of of the Exmouth motor life-boat. Exmouth motor life-boat. LYMINGTON.—Life-boat day at Lyming- SENNEN.—Life-boat day and dance. ton, Milford, New Milton and Barton-on-Sea. SHEPTON MALLET. — Life-boat day. LYNMOUTH.—Life-boat day, with side- Garden party at Castle Cary. shows, competitions, launch of life-boat and carnival ball. SHERBORNE.—Life-boat day at Sher- Presentation by Sir Arthur Watson, C.B.E., borne and Trent. Address to Trent Women's LL.D., of binoculars awarded by the Insti- Institute by Mr. H. M. Smardon, honorary tution to Mr. Tom Bevan, the honorary secretary of the Brixham branch. secretary of the branch^ SHIPLAKE - ON - THAMES. — House- MALMESBURY, AND MELKSHAM.— to-house collection. Life-boat days. SIDMOUTH.—Life-boat day at Ottery MINEHEAD.—Life-boat day, with film St. Mary. and collections at the cinemas, and parade SOUTHAMPTON.—Whist drive, arranged and launch of the life-boat. by Ladies' Life-boat Guild. NEWBURY.—House-to-house collection. SWANAGE.—Life-boat day at Swanage, with launch of the motor life-boat. Life-boat NEWQUAY.—Life-boat day. day in Wareham and district. NEWTON ABBOT.—Life-boat day at Hay Tor and Ilsington. SWINDON.—Life-boat day. OXFORD.—Life-boat day at Oxford and TOTNES.—Life-boat day at Ashburton. Kennington. TRURO.—Life-boat day at Chacewater, Perranporth and St. Agnes. PADSTOW.—The branch has suffered a severe loss by the death of Mr. E. W. Bluett, WATCHET.—Life-boat day, with launch its honorary secretary since 1933. of life-boat and aquatic display, dance and Life-boat day at Padstow, Wadebridge and band concert. district. WELLINGTON.—Life-boat day. Golf PAIGNTON.—Annual meeting of branch competition at Burlescombe golf course. and Ladies' Life-boat Guild, the chairman of WEYMOUTH.—Life-boat day at Wey- the Council presiding. Speaker : The district mouth, Lulworth and Portland. organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, bridge and whist drives, WINCANTON.—Life-boat day, and life- variety entertainment, house-to-house col- boat film shown at cinema. lections. Amount collected in 1937, £249. WINCHESTER.—Life-boat day, and stall PENLEE (PENZANCE). — Annual at Butter Cross. meeting of branch, Alderman C. Tregenza WITNEY, WOODSTOCK, AND presiding. Efforts of past year : Life-boat YEOVIL.—Life-boat days. 414 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1987

Scotland. DUNS.—Life-boat day. Meeting of the Scottish Life-boat Council EDINBURGH.—First annual life-boat in Glasgow on 28th October, the Duke of ball. The guests were received by the Duke Montrose, C.B., C.V.O., V.D., LL.D., chair- and Duchess of Montrose and the Lady man of the Council, and a vice-president of , Provost. the Institution, in the chair. ELIE.—Life-boat day. Market stall at ANSTRUTHER.—Life-boat day at Crail. Lundin Links, organized by Mrs. Paxton. Annual meeting on 20th October, Mrs. AYR.—Life-boat day. Lilburn, a vice-president of the Ladies' Life- BANFF, MACDUFF, WHITEHILLS, boat Guild, in the chair. Speaker: The AND GARDENSTOWN.—The branch has Scottish organizing secretary. Efforts of the suffered a severe loss by the death of Mr. past year : Whist drive, life-boat day, and Vincent Desson, one of its joint honorary market stall. Amount collected in 1937, secretaries and treasurers. Mr. Desson be- £160, an increase of £10 on 1936. came honorary secretary of the station in EYEMOUTH.—Naming ceremony of the 1921, and in 1933 was awarded the In- new motor life-boat. (See special report on stitution's inscribed binoculars. page 398.) Life-boat days at Cornhill, Macduff, Life-boat day. Portsoy and Turriff. FORT WILLIAM.—Life-boat day. BANNOCKBURN, BATHGATE, BIGGAR, BUCKIE, CARDENDEN, CAR- FRASERBURGH.—Naming ceremony of new motor life-boat. (See special report on LUKE, AND COATBRIDGE.—Life-boat page 398.) days. Life--boab t day. CRIEFF.—Garden party in the grounds of Millhills, Crieff, by the kind permission of GIRVAN.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Mrs. Stewart. Opening ceremony by the Life-boat Guild on 15th October. Duke of Montrose, C.B., C.V.O., V.D., GLASGOW.—Life-boat ball. The guests LL.D., chairman of the Scottish Life-boat were received by the Duke and Duchess of Council, Mr. G. A. Buchanan, of Cask, Montrose, the Lord Provost, Mrs. J. J. D. presiding. Hourston, O.B.E., J.P., president of the CROMARTY.—Special meeting, Provost Ladies' Life-boat Guild, and Mr. J. W. Mackenzie presiding, at which a branch of Harper Gow, chairman and honorary the Ladies' Life-boat Guild was formed. secretary of the branch. Speakers : Captain Douglas Morison and the GOUROCK.—Steamer collection. Scottish organizing secretary. Badges were HA WICK.—Life-boat day. presented to Guild members by Lady Ross of Cromarty. HELENSBURGH.—Life-boat day at Life-boat day. Cardross. INVERGORDON.—Life-boat day. CULLEN.—Visit of Whitehills motor life- INVERNESS.—Life-boat day and market boat. Life-boat day. stall. CULROSS.—Life-boat day. ISLE OF ARRAN.—Annual concert, CUPAR.—Surprise variety concert, at arranged by Mrs. Graham, vice-president of which an address was given by Sir Walter the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, the Duke of Morrison-Low, Bt. Montrose, C.B., C.V.O., V.D., LL.D., chair- DUMFRIES.—Life-boat day. man of the Scottish Life-boat Council, pre- siding. Steamer collection. DUNBAR.—Annual meeting. Efforts of ISLE OF SKYE, JEDBURGH, JOHN- the past year : Fancy dress ball, and life-boat STONE, KILWINNING, AND KINROSS. days. Amount collected in 1937, £282. Unveiling at the life-boat station, by the —Life-boat days. Countess of Haddington, of an electric clock KIRKCALDY.—Life-boat day at Kirk- in memory of the late Dr. Duncan R. Mac- caldy and Kinghorn. donald, for nearly twenty-five years chairman KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE. — Life-boat of the branch. day at Kirkcudbright and Castle Douglas. Entertainment of the life-boat crews of Dunbar and Skateraw and their wives at KIRKINTILLOCH AND LENZIE, AND Knockenhair through the kindness of General KYLE.—Life-boat days. Sir Reginald Wingate, Bt., G.C.B., G.C.V.O., LARGS.—Life-boat day. Steamer col- G.B.E., K.C.M.G., D.S.O., vice-president of lection at Wemyss Bay. the branch and a member of the committee LAURENCEKIRK, LESLIE, LOCKER- of management of the Institution, and Lady BIE, MAYBOLE, AND MILLPORT. — Wingate. Life-boat days. Life-boat day at Gullane. MONTROSE.—Life-boat day. DUNFERMLINE AND ROSYTH.—Life- Annual cinema matinee, arranged by the boat days. Midnight matinee at Dun- Ladies' Life-boat Guild, at which the life-boat fermline. film " Boats that Save Life " was shown. DUNOON.—Life-boat day. Annual life- Address by .the Scottish organizing secretary. boat ball at which the guest of honour was MOTHERWELL, AND NAIRN.—Life- the Hon. Mrs. Maclean, of Ardgour. boat days. DECEMBER, 1937.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 415

NEWBURGH.—Cinema entertainment by COURTMACSHERRY.—Tennis tour- Mr. George Stewart, of Hull, of films taken nament. during his caravan tours of Scotland and DOWNPATRICK.—Regatta and life-boat England, and a colour film showing the carnival at Quoile. Presentation of prizes launching of the life-boat and her return to by Lady Bangor. the boat-house. Collection. DUNDALK.—Golf competition. NEWMILNS, AND NEWTON STEW- ART.—Life-boat days. DUNMORE EAST, ENNISCORTHY, OBAN.—Life-boat days at Benderloch, AND GALWAY.—Life-boat days. Connel Ferry, Kinlochleven, Morvern and GREENCASTLE.—Golf competition. Taynuilt. GREYSTONES.—Life-boat day. PEEBLES.—Life-boat day. HOWTH.—Life-boat day and golf com- PETERHEAD.—Bridge drive. petition. PERTH.—Annual meeting on 29th Sep- KILMORE.—The branch has suffered a tember, the Rev. P. R. Landreth, chairman severe loss through the death of Colonel of the branch, presiding. Speaker : Harriet, C. M. Gibbon, C.M.G., honorary secretary of Lady Findlay, D.B.E., honorary secretary of the station since 1935. the Scottish Life-boat Council. Efforts of KINSALE.—Collection on Regatta Day. the past year: Life-boat days. Amount collected in 1937, £265, an increase of £47 LAYTOWN AND BETTYSTOWN.—Golf on 1936. competition. PITLOCHRY.—Life-boat day. LIMERICK, AND MILTOWN-MALBAY. PORT PATRICK.—Life-boat day. —Life-boat days. Naming ceremony of the new motor life- NEWCASTLE (DUNDRUM). — Dance. boat. (Special account on page 399.) Presentation by Lady Mabel Annesley, SALTCOATS.—Whist drive. president of the branch, of the thanks of the Institution on vellum awarded by the com- SELKIRK, AND STRATHMIGLO.—Life- mittee of management to the retiring boat days. honorary secretary, Mr. David Kennedy. SUTHERLAND. — Life-boat days at Golspie and Lairg. NEWTOWNARDS.—Life-boat day. TAIN, AND TARBERT.—Life-boat days. NEWTOWNBUTLER.—Dance. VALE OF LEVEN.—Annual meeting on PORTRUSH.—Life-boat day. 20th September, Mrs. H. W. Christie, pre- ROSSLARE HARBOUR.—Life-boat day sident of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, in the at Rosslare Harbour and Strand. Golf chair. Speaker : The Rev. David McQueen, competition. M.A. Efforts of the past year : Bridge drive, SKERRIES.—Life-boat day and golf whist drive and dance, and life-boat day. competition. Amount collected in 1937, £61. SLIGO.—Golf competition. WICK, WIGTOWN, AND WISHAW AND SHOTTS.—Life-boat days. TANDRAGEE.—Annual meeting, Mrs. T. H. White, president, in the chair. Amount collected in 1937, £28, an increase of £5 on Ireland. 1936. ARMAGH.—Life-boat day. TRAMORE, WATERFORD, WEX- BALLINROBE.—Golf competition. FORD, AND WHITEHEAD.—Life-boat BALLYCOTTON, AND BALTIMORE.— days. Life-boat days. WICKLOW.—Golf competition. BELFAST.—Gymkhana. YOUGHAL.—Life-boat day in Youghal CARLOW.—Dance, organized by Chan- and district. cellor S. Ridgeway, president of the branch, and Miss M. Thompson, honorary secretary. Wales. COBH.—Life-boat day. (Including Herefordshire, Monmouthshire CORK.—Life-boat day. and Shropshire.) Annual meeting, Coroner J. J. Horgan, chairman of the branch, presiding. Speakers : ABERDOVEY.—Life-boat day. Hotel Mr. H. P. F. Donegan, honorary secretary collection. Dance. of the branch, and the district organizing ABERGELE AND LLANDDULAIS, secretary. Amount collected in 1937, £450. AND ABERTILLERY.—Life-boat days. Presentation by Coroner Horgan of the Irish challenge shield in the life-boat essay ABERYSTWYTH.—Life-boat day. Hotel competition for elementary schools to Patrick collection. Crowley, of Behagh School, Dunmanway, and BANGOR.—Special meeting, the Mayor of prizes to winners in two other Cork in the chair. Speaker : The district or- schools. ganizing secretary. The branch reorganized Annual dance, organized by the branch and committee elected. Mrs. Arridge re- officials, Ladies' Life-boat Guild, and a large elected honorary secretary; Mrs. W. P. committee. Davies elected honorary treasurer. 416 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1937.

BARMOUTH.—Life-boat day. Hotel NEWTOWN.—Life-boat day. collection. PENMAENMAWR.—Life-boat day. An- BARRY.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' nual appeal. Life-boat Guild, Mrs. T. Rowlands, chairman, PRESTATYN.—Life-boat day. presiding. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Annual RHYL.—Life-boat day. Hotel collection. appeal for subscriptions, life-boat day, whist drive and dance, bridge drive. Amount col- ST. DAVID'S.—Annual carnival and fete, opened by Lady Eustace Percy. Life-boat lected in 1937, £87, an increase of £4 on 1936. day and dance. BORTH, CAERPHILLY, AND CAR- DIGAN.—Life-boat days. SOUTH CAERNARVON. — Annual meeting of the South Caernarvonshire Ladies' COLWYN BAY.—Life-boat day. House- Life-boat Guild, Dame Margaret Lloyd to-house collection. George, G.B.E., LL.B., president, in the CONWAY, COWBRIDGE, FISH- chair. Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., GUARD, GOODWICK, AND KINGTON.— chairman of the Institution. Efforts of the Life-boat days. past year : Annual appeals for subscriptions, LLANELLY.—Annual Pembrey dance. life-boat days. Amount collected in 1937, £163. LLANPAIRFECHAN, AND LLAN- TENBY.—Life-boat day. Hotel collec- GRANNOG.—Life-boat days. tion. Cinema collection. Sale of souvenir MENAI BRIDGE.—Dance at Castle Hotel, programmes. Bangor. Annual flower day. Prizes in life-boat essay competition for NEWQUAY.—Life-boat day and launch elementary schools presented at Berrington, of life-boat. Nantyglo, Penderyn and Tonypandy.

" Storm Warriors of the Suffolk Coast." IN the review of Major Ernest Cooper's the Institution, price 3s. 6d. post book Storm Warriors of the Suffolk free. Coast, which appeared in the last It should be added that the profits issue of The Life-boat, it was mentioned on all copies sold through the that the book could be bought from Institution go to its funds.

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