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

VOL. XXX. DECEMBER, 1938. No. 336.

THE LIFE-BOAT FLEET Motor Life-boats, 139 :: Pulling & Sailing Life-boats, 25 LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Institution in 1824 to November 30th, 1938 - - - - 65,989

To Five Vessels in One Day. Bronze Medal to the Southend-on-Sea Coxswain. DURING the exceptionally heavy gales Twice her keel came down on the barge's at the end of May and the beginning bulwarks and was damaged, and the of June, 1938, the Southend-on-Sea weight of the life-boat against the motor life-boat went to the help of shrouds brought down the barge's top- five vessels in one day, 2nd June, and mast. It fell across the life-boat, from three of them rescued seven lives. causing more damage to her, and One of the other two did not need her slightly injuring three of the crew. In help. The fifth she found sunk, with spite of these injuries, and the perilous no one on board. position of the life-boat on top of the The first call came twenty minutes wreck, the rescue was successfully after midnight of 1st June, from the accomplished, but only after two yacht Wimpie, of Southampton which attempts. At the first the life-boat took was in distress east of the pier. A full off two of the three men. Then, running gale was then blowing, with a very on to the barge again, she rescued the heavy sea and rain. The motor life-boat skipper. All three were completely Greater London (Civil Service No. 3) put exhausted. out, rescued the yacht's crew of two men, and landed them on the pier. Out for the Third Time. She put out again at once in response As soon as the life-boat arrived back to flares from the Shoebury Sands. at the pier she learned that the barge There, in the darkness, she found the Maid of Munster was in distress inside barge Glenrosa, of London. The barge Low Way Buoy. She went to her, but had sunk, and the three men of her the skipper said that he thought that crew were in the rigging. She was he could ride out the gale. On her way lying athwart the wind. Her decks back to Southend the life-boat saw that were entirely submerged, and she the Nore Light-vessel was firing rockets. offered no lee to the life-boat. The She went to her, and was told that a coxswain approached from leeward barge was driving out to sea before the and took the life-boat right over the gale with her sails blown away. She barge's decks until her starboard went eastwards and found the barge fender was against the mainmast, Audrey, of London, in a sinking con- where the men were in the rigging. dition near Maplin Spit. She rescued 582 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1938. the mate at the first attempt, but the The Rewards. barge was at times three or four feet It was only through the fine judg- under water, and the life-boat had great ment and seamanship of the coxswain difficulty in rescuing the skipper and that the life-boat was not more severely his dog. She was thrown against the damaged on the services to the Glenrosa barge, and was again damaged. This and the Audrey, both of them dangerous time it was her belting. and difficult rescues, and the Institution The skipper told the coxswain that has made the following awards: there were other barges in distress. To Coxswain SIDNEY H. B. PAGE, of The life-boat searched for them. She Southend-on-Sea, the bronze medal found a sunken barge, but no trace of for gallantry, accompanied by a copy her crew, and as nothing further could of the vote on vellum; IDC seen, she returned to her station. To each of the eight members of the The Walton and Frinton motor life- crew a framed letter of thanks; boat E.M.E.D. was also launched to To the coxswain and each member the help of the Audrey, but she arrived of the crew a reward of £l in addition to find that the crew had already been to the ordinary scale reward of rescued. £1 17s. 6d. Standard rewards to the It was 10.50 in the morning when the crew, £16 17s. 6d.; additional rewards Southend life-boat returned from this to the crew, £9; total rewards, last service. She had then been at sea £31 14s. 6d. for ten and a half hours in very bad Rewards to Walton and Frinton, weather. £7 8s. 6d,

A Fine Service at Holyhead. ON the evening of the 7th October, Liverpool from Barry. Her engine had 1938, a small coaster was reported by broken down; she was making water; the coastguard watchman at Rhosneigir she had lost one of her two anchors; to be making distress signals between the other anchor would not hold. Rhosneigir and Porthdinllaen. The The steamer was in shallow water, Porthdinllaen and Holyhead life-boat and a very heavy cross sea made it very stations were informed. Later the difficult to get alongside her and coastguard reported that no signal of rescue her crew of nine men. In fact, distress could be seen. At 10.15 next the life-boat had to go alongside her morning the Holyhead life-boat station four separate times before they were received definite information from the all able to jump on board her. All the coastguard that a vessel could be seen time the seas were breaking clean over flying distress signals 8 to 10 miles the steamer and she was rolling gunwale S.S.E. of Rhoscolyn. The Holyhead under every minute. motor life-boat was away for repairs, and two days before she had been The rescued men were very ex- replaced by the reserve life-boat City of hausted and were given rum, biscuits Bradford I. With the reserve boat had and chocolate from the life-boat's come the motor mechanic attached to emergency rations. One of them had her. He was strange to the station. been burned in the steamer's engine- The life-boat was launched at 10.40. room and had to be taken to hospital A moderate gale was blowing from the on landing. It was 3.15 in the after- west with a rough sea. The weather was noon when the life-boat reached Holy- clear at first, but later there were heavy head again. She had been out for rain squalls. The life-boat found the just over four and a half hours. vessel at 12.30. She was then between Coxswain Richard Jones handled the eight and ten miles S.S.E. of Rhoscolyn, life-boat, with which he was not yet or twenty miles from Holyhead. She familiar, with much skill, and he and was the steamer Kyle Prince, of the motor mechanic worked in closest Liverpool, of 408 tons, bound for co-operation. DECEMBER, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 583

THE POWER OF THE SEA.

By courtesy of} [Fox Photos THE WRECK OF THE KYLE PRINCE. (See opposite page.)

By courtesy on [Richard Hall Spence, Southend-on-Sea THE WRECKED BARGE GLENROSA, WITH HER SKIPPER. (See page 58\.) 584 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1938.

The Institution has made the follow- and each of the other six members of the ing rewards: crew, a reward of £1 in addition to the To Coxswain RICHARD JONES, its ordinary scale reward of 19s., making a thanks inscribed on vellum; total reward of £l 19*. to each man. To Motor Mechanic G. E. BARRS, its Standard rewards to the crew, £5 14.?.; thanks inscribed on vellum; additional rewards to the crew, £8; To LIF.UT. L. A. C. MAY, R.N., the total rewards, £13 14s. honorary secretary of the station, a The owners of the steamer, the letter of thanks for his good work on Walton Steamship Co., Ltd., of New- this and other occasions; castle-on-Tyne, sent £21 to be divided To the coxswain, motor mechanic, among the crew.

A Gallant Rescue of Bathers. ON the evening of 21st June, 1938, two Gibson had swum back. He and Mr. women bathers at Bettystown, Co. Hogan put out again in the same Meath, Eire, were swept seaward on leaking canoe and followed the woman a rubber mattress by a strong offshore on the mattress, who was still being wind. The sea was choppy. Several carried seaward. She was already two men went at once to their rescue. Mr. miles off shore when they reached her, Michael Gibson swam after the raft for and they kept her afloat until the some distance. He was unable to Mornington pilot boat, manned by overtake it; became exhausted; and six men, arrived and took them to was compelled to return. Mr. James shore. Gibney swam out for about a mile. The Royal Humane Society has Mr. Henry O'Neill followed him in a awarded its bronze medal to Mr. small boat. One of the women jumped Gibney and its parchment to Mr. or fell off the raft. Mr. Gibney seized Gibson, the one for his gallantry in her and began to swim with her towards bringing one of the two women ashore, the shore. With the help of Mr. and the other for his gallant attempt O'Neill and his small boat he brought to swim out to them. The Institution her in, but she was unconscious and has made the following rewards for could not be revived. the rescues carried out by boats: Meanwhile Mr. Patrick Hogan and To Mr. PATRICK HOGAN, its thanks another man had put out in a small inscribed on vellum; home-made canoe. It was leaking To Mr. MICHAEL GIBSON, its thanks badly. They were only able to keep inscribed on vellum; it afloat by constant baling. Mr. To Mr. HENRY O'NEILL, a letter of Hogan's companion was certain that thanks; the canoe would sink and they put To the six men who manned the back to shore. By this time Mr. pilot boat, £2 5s.

A Silver-Medal Service at New Brighton. THE Institution has awarded its silver swain and crew, for the rescue on 23rd medal to Coxswain W. H. Jones, of November of the crew of three of New Brighton; second-service clasps to the fishing boat Progress, of Hoylake, the bronze medals they already hold and the crew of four of the auxiliary to Second Coxswain J. Nicholson and schooner Lochranza Castle, of Anna- Motor Mechanic W. Garbutt; its bronze long. The rescue was carried out in a medal to Second Motor Mechanic J. gale with gusts at 108 miles an hour. Mason; its thanks inscribed on vellum to A full account of this service, with each of the other members of the photographs, will appear in the next crew, and extra money awards to cox- number. DECEMBER, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 585

Services of the Life-boats. Reported to the September and October Meetings of the Committee of Management. Launches 135. Lives rescued 118. September Meeting. Swanage, Dorset.—At about 2.50 P.M. Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—On the 2nd on the 17th July, 1938, the St. June, 1938, the crew of seven of the Albans Head coastguard reported that German yacht Das Wappen von Bremen, a cabin cruiser two or three miles S.E. were rescued by the life-boat.—Re- of the Head was making signals of wards: Vellum and monetary awards distress. A moderate S.W. breeze was amounting to £20 10*. 2d., together blowing, with a moderate sea. The with a letter to the Board of Trade motor life-boat Thomas Markby was commending Mr. L. F. Winslade, dis- launched at 3.11 P.M., and found the trict officer of coastguard. converted ship's life-boat Andy, with (For a full account of this service two men on board, three miles east of see page 538 of the October issue of The St. Albans Head. She was on passage Life-boat.) from Portsmouth to Torquay, but her engine had broken down, her anchor Newhaven, Sussex.—At 8.20 P.M. on failed to hold, and she was in danger of the 13th July, 1938, the coastguard drifting ashore. The life-boat towed reported that a small motor yacht her into Swanage Bay, and returned to about two miles S.E. of the look-out her station at 4.35 P.M.—Property appeared to be flying an ensign upside- Salvage Case. down, thus making a signal of distress. A later message confirmed that this Cloughey, Co. Down.—At 11.2 P.M. was so, and the motor life-boat Cecil on the 17th July, 1938, the coastguard and Lilian Philpott was launched at telephoned that a motor boat was in 9 P.M. A light westerly breeze was distress a mile and a half S.E. of Tara blowing, with a choppy sea. Two and look-out station. She was the motor a half miles S.E. by E. off East Pier yacht Naida, of Greenock, with two the life-boat found the motor yacht men on board, bound from Stranraer Cobra, of London, with one man on for Drogheda. Her engines had broken board. Her engine had broken down. down and she was drifting helplessly. The life-boat towed her into harbour A S.W. breeze was blowing, with a and returned to her station at 10 P.M.—• choppy sea, and the captain thought Property Salvage Case. that she would drift on to Strangford Bar. The motor life-boat William Dunbar, Haddingtonshire.—While the Maynard was launched at 11.30 P.M. motor life-boat George and Sarah and found the Naida six miles east of Strachan was at sea on the afternoon of Killard Point. She towed her into the 16th of July, 1938, for her monthly Portavogie Harbour, and returned to exercise, she received a signal from the her station at 2.45 A.M.—Rewards, coastguard that a yacht was in a £14 7s. 6d. dangerous position near Thorntonloch, a mile east of Chapel Point. A Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—When moderate N.E. breeze was blowing, off Worthing on the afternoon of the with a rough sea. The life-boat found 24th July, 1938, the motor vessel the yacht to be the Ocean Pride, of Oceana, of Shoreham, had trouble with Buekhaven, bound with a crew of four her engine. Two ladies on board were to South Shields. Her engine had taken ashore by a small boat from broken down, and her crew were sea- Worthing and information given to sick and very exhausted. The life- the coastguard. A moderate W.S.W. boat towed her to Dunbar, and returned breeze was blowing, with a moderate to her station at 5.45 P.M. The skipper swell. As no other boat was available, of the yacht made a donation to the the motor life-boat Rosa Woodd and Institution.—Rewards, £6 2s. 6d. Phyllis Lunn put out at 5.17 P.M. 586 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1938.

She found the Oceana, with two people steamer Sambur, that shouts for help on board, put one of her own crew had been heard from a boat near Cor- aboard and brought her into Shoreham bette la Mare rocks. The weather was Harbour at 7.15 P.M. The owner fine and the sea smooth. The motor expressed his thanks, and made gifts life-boat Queen Victoria was launched to the funds of the Institution and to at 11.10 P.M., and found the sailing the life-boat crew.—Rewards, £715s. 6d. dinghy Taffy, belonging to Guernsey. On board were three boys, who had Port Erin, Isle of Man.—At about lost their oars and tied the boat to a 3.10 P.M. on the 24th July, 1938, just beacon post in a strong tideway. The as the annual sacred service at the boys would not slip their moorings, as life-boathouse was beginning, news was directed by the coxswain, so the life- received that a sea-plane had come boat had to be taken almost alongside down three or four miles off Port Erin. in order that a life-boatman could jump A S.W. breeze was blowing. The sea aboard the Taffy. The moorings were was smooth. No signals were seen then cut and the boys taken into the from the sea-plane, but the motor life- life-boat, which returned at 12.20 A.M. boat Ethel Day Cardwell was launched with the dinghy in tow. at 3.15 P.M., and found her to be a A fishing boat, manned by two men, Royal Air Force machine bound from had also put out from St. Sampson, at Invergordon to Mount Batten, Ply- the request of the harbour-master, but mouth. The officer in command said its services were not needed.—Rewards: that he had had trouble with the Life-boat, £9 Is.; shoreboat, £1 10s., starboard engine. The life-boat towed and 2s. Qd. for fuel used. her into the bay, where she was anchored at about 4.30* P.M. A little later the Blackpool, Lancashire.—At about 9.50 wind freshened, and it was thought P.M. on the 30th July, 1938, when that it would be safer for the life-boat the wind was freshening and the sea to take the sea-plane to Port St. Mary, getting up, a cabin cruiser was seen to where there was more shelter. This the south of the Central Pier. As she she did, leaving Port Erin at about was approaching a lee shore, she was 7 P.M. and arriving back at 9.30 P.M. kept under observation. She anchored —Rewards, £17 18s. Qd. just outside the surf. The motor life- boat Sarah Ann Austin was launched at Exmouth, Devon.—The motor life- 10.30 P.M., and found the Sea Spray boat Catherine Harriet Eaton was with five men on board. They were launched at 11.30 A.M. on the 27th bound from Liverpool to Fleetwood, but July, 1938, to the auxiliary yacht as night was coming on and they had Florence II, of Southampton, which not sailed into Fleetwood before, they had been under observation by the had decided to anchor. They were coastguard for some time. A fresh and landed by the life-boat, the cabin increasing southerly breeze was blow- cruiser being left at anchor. On the ing, with a rough sea. The life-boat afternoon of the following day the men came up with the yacht about one were able to return to the Sea Spray mile east of Salterton and found her and go on their way.—Rewards, out of control. She had cut her cable £12 3s. 6d. earlier in the morning, when in a dangerous position near Ladrum Bay, Ramsgate, Kent.—During the night and her engine was not strong enough of the 1st August, 1938, the pleasure to keep her head to sea. The life-boat steamer Queen of Kent, of Rochester, took her to Exmouth, arriving at 2.45 returning to Ramsgate Harbour from P.M. The two owners expressed their a trip, with 347 persons on board, ran thanks.—Rewards, £9. aground on the Brake Sands. A gentle N.E. breeze was blowing. The sea St. Peter Port, Guernsey.—At 10.45 was smooth, but there was fog in P.M. on the 29th July, 1938, the night- patches. The motor life-boat Pruden- watchman at St. Sampson's Harbour tial put out at 10.58 P.M., accompanied received a message, flashed in morse by motor boats. She landed 91 from the Great Western Railway passengers and a motor boat landed DECEMBER, r938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 587 another 40. The remainder stayed on Viscountess Wakefield put out at 11.14 board. The life-boat also helped to A.M. and saw a motor barge alter course lay out an anchor, and shortly after and pick up the man six miles S.S.W. of midnight the Queen of Kent floated off Hytne. While returning the life-boat on the rising tide. The life-boat re- fell in with the motor cruiser Ray, of turned to her station at 1.45 A.M.— Folkestone, 4 miles S.S.W. of the life- Property Salvage Case. boat station. She had run out of fuel and the life-boat towed her to Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At about Folkestone. It was not until 5 P.M. 1 P.M. on the 1st August, 1938, that the life-boat was back at her the coastguard reported that a motor station.—Rewards, £13. fishing boat which had been to a vessel off the Naze was on her way back Aldeburgh, Suffolk.—At 5.12 P.M. on showing distress signals. A freshening the 4th August, 1938, the coastguard strong N.E. breeze was blowing, with reported that a small open sailing boat, a choppy sea. The motor life-boat about a mile and a half from the look- E.M.E.D. was launched at 1.35 P.M. out, was making very heavy weather. She found the motor barge yacht Betsy, The crew were bailing and she appeared of Maldon, with four on board, in to be in difficulties. The sea was shallow water and in danger of driving moderate and a N.E. breeze, strong at ashore on the Naze. The owner at times, was blowing. At 5.30 P.M. the once accepted the services of the life- No. 1 motor life-boat AbdyBeauclerk was boat to get his vessel to a place of safety, launched. She found the open sailing as she was disabled. Life-boatmen boat Chance with seven people on board, were put aboard the Betsy and she was and escorted her into Orford Haven. then towed to safety in the Walton The life-boat returned to her station Channel. The life-boat returned to her at 8.15 P.M.—Rewards, £21 15s. 6d. station at 5 P.M.—Property Salvage Case. Torbay, Devon.—At 8.30 A.M. on the 4th August, 1938, information was Skegness, Lincolnshire.—At 12.20 A.M. received from a resident of Three on the 2nd August, 1938, the police Beaches that a small yacht, anchored reported that a vessel had been dashed off Goodrington Beach, appeared to be against Skegness Pier. A fresh E.N.E. in difficulties and in a dangerous wind was blowing, with a choppy sea, position. There was a terrific thunder- and the tide was at half ebb. The storm raging at the time, with a mode- motor life-boat Anne Allen was launched rate northerly wind and a moderate at 1.2. A.M. and found the motor fishing sea. The motor life-boat George Shee boat Blanche, of Cleethorpes, from was launched at 8.45 A.M. She found which two men had been rescued by that a motor boat had already got to means of ropes from the pier. Another the yacht and taken her in tow. man had jumped from the Blanche on Escorted by the life-boat, the motor to another boat with which she had come boat towed the yacht into Paignton into collision. This man was taken Harbour. The life-boat was ready off by the life-boat and landed at 1.25 for service again at 11.30 A.M.—• A.M. The Blanche was driven ashore, Rewards, £3 11s. 6d. but was salved next day. A letter of thanks was received from the owner.— Weymouth, Dorset.—At about 4.20 Rewards, £11 11s. 6d. A.M. on the 4th August, 1938, Wyke coastguard reported that a yacht was Hythe, Kent.—At 10.57 A.M. on the in difficulties north of Weymouth 3rd August, 1938, the coastguard Pier and was burning red flares. She reported that a man had put off from was the auxiliary yacht Gisele Aimee, Sandgate in a small pulling boat at of St. Malo, bound, with a crew of 9 A.M. for an hour. He had not re- three, from St. Malo for Portsmouth. turned. It was assumed that he could The skipper of the yacht is the coxswain not get back. An easterly wind was of the St. Malo life-boat. The yacht's blowing, the weather was fine, the sea engine had broken down and she had moderate. The motor life-boat The gone ashore about one hundred yards 588 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1938.

north of the pier. A fresh and in- laden with coal and carrying a crew of creasing N.E. breeze was blowing, about eight. A moderate, but in- with a rough sea. The reserve motor creasing, northerly breeze was blowing, life-boat Alfred and Clara Heath was with a choppy sea, and the weather was launched at 4.31 A.M., and found the thick. The Sheringham motor life- GiseleAimee bum ping badly on the sand. boat Foresters Centenary was launched She attempted to tow her clear, but was at 8.24 A.M., followed by the Cromer unable to do so, and stood by to await No. 1 motor life-boat H. F. Bailey at the rising tide. Other vessels also 8.40 A.M., with the second coxswain in arrived. From noon to 2 P.M. there charge. The John M. was not in was a severe thunderstorm, reported immediate danger, and the life-boats to have been the worst within living stood by until, at about 4 P.M., she memory. On the top of the tide the refloated without help. The life-boats life-boat and other vessels towed the then returned to their stations, Cromer yacht off and she was moored at arriving at 4.15 P.M. and Sheringham at the quay in a leaking condition. The 4.35 P.M.—Rewards: Cromer, £4 6s. 6d.; life-boat returned to her station at Sheringham, £16 9*. 6d. 2.30 P.M. A letter of thanks was received from the owner. An increase The Humber, Yorkshire.—At 7.45 A.M. in the usual money award on the on the 7th August, 1938, it was standard scale was granted to each reported from Easington, through the member of the crew.—Standard rewards Humber Signal Station, that a vessel to crew, £6 13*.; additional rewards to was ashore at Dimlington Heights. crew, £8 8s. Total rewards, £15 Is. A moderate northerly breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. There Falmouth, Cornwall. — Just before was fog and rain. The motor life-boat 6.30 A.M. on the morning of the 5th J. W. Archer, on temporary duty at August, 1938, information was received the station, put out at 8.20 A.M. and from the coastguard that a steamer was found that the Grimsby steam trawler ashore. The sea was smooth, with a Capricornus, with a crew of nine on light southerly wind, but there was a board, had stranded while returning thick fog. The tide was low. The from the fishing grounds. She was motor life-boat B.A.S.P. was launched broadside on to the beach. The wind at 6.45 A.M. and found the s.s. Esther was increasing and a swell making. Maria, of Copenhagen, ashore near As the flood tide made, an anchor Gillan Creek, in Falmouth Bay. She hawser fouled the bilge keel and the was in ballast, carrying a crew of vessel became unmanageable. The seventeen and on voyage from Caen life-boat stood by and advised the to Huelva. With the help of the life- skipper what to do until the tug Lynx boat a kedge anchor was put out to arrived and took the Capricornus in prevent the steamer drifting on to the tow for Grimsby. The life-boat re- beach if the wind changed. The turned to her station at 3 P.M.— life-boat stood by. The steamer's Permanent paid crew: Rewards, 6*. anchors were dropped on the beach to take weight off her bows, and the Sunderland, Co. Durham.—At 2.30 steamer pumped out water ballast P.M. on the 8th August, 1938, informa- forward. When a tug arrived, the tion was received that a ship was life-boat took a rope to her from the ashore on Whitburn Steel. Later it ship and helped the tug to get her was reported that a trawler also was afloat and tow into harbour. The ashore. The sea was smooth, with a life-boat was again ready for service light northerly breeze. It was foggy. at 2.30 P.M.—Property Salvage Case. The coxswain and honorary secretary visited the spot and decided to launch Cromer, and Sberingham, Norfolk.— the motor life-boat Edward and Isabella On the morning of the 7th August, Irwin at high water next morning. 1938, the motor vessel John M., of At 1.5 A.M. on the 9th August the life- London, ran ashore off Beeston Hill boat left and found the Dutch motor between Cromer and Sheringham, while vessel Frederik, and the North Shields bound from Blyth to Teignmouth steam trawler Ben Aden. The life- DECEMBER, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 589

boat stood by. A tug succeeded in that a boat close under the cliffs was in refloating the trawler, which was leak- need of help. AN.E. wind was blowing ing badly, but her crew decided to and the sea was choppy. The motor remain on board. The Frederik could life-boat Annie Ronald and Isabella not be got off and the life-boat returned Forrest put out and found the St. to her station at 6.30 A.M. At the Abbs fishing boat Victory, with a crew next tide the life-boat went off again, of two on board, drifting rapidly to- leaving at 1.45 P.M., but efforts to wards the rocks east of St. Abbs Head. refloat the Frederik were again un- Her engine had failed and the crew were successful and the life-boat returned exhausted by their efforts to pull to her station at 5.30 P.M. Two days her home. The life-boat returned with later the vessel was salved by tugs.— the boat in tow at 10 P.M.—No rewards Rewards, £17 15s. 6d. desired. Cullercoats, Northumberland.—During Gourdon, Kincardineshire. •—• At 4.20 foggy weather on the morning of the A.M. on the 12th August, 1938, the llth August, 1938, the Norwegian coastguard reported that the steam steamer Fagerheim, of Tons berg, ran trawler flood, of Aberdeen, was ashore ashore, in a smooth sea, south of about half a mile east of Johnshaven. Briardene. Information was given by She had a crew of eleven on board and the coastguard, and at 10.40 A.M. the was bound for fishing after coaling at motor life-boat Richard Silver Oliver Methil. A light easterly wind was was launched. The life-boat found the blowing and the sea was smooth, but ship's boat trying to lay out a kedge there was a very tliick fog. The motor anchor, but the weight of the anchor life-boat Margaret Dawson was launched was too much and the attempt had to be at 4.35 A.M. and stood by for a time, given up. The life-boat stood by, and but her help was not needed and she later the Fagerheim got off under her returned to Gourdon at 6 A.M. She own steam. After a run to test her put out again to the Hood at 2.45 P.M., engines, which had been overhauled in case she should get off and be leaking, recently, the life-boat returned to her but the trawler remained fast and the station at 1.5 P.M.—Rewards, £5 10*. 6d. life-boat came home again, arriving at 5 P.M.—Rewards, £15 11s. Tynemouth, Northumberland. — The motor life-boat Henry Frederick Swan Dover, Kent.—At 5.45 P.M. on the was launched at 8.20 A.M. on the llth 16th August, 1938, a resident of East August, 1938, to go to the help of a Cliff reported a yacht to be in difficulties vessel reported by the coastguard to be and drifting to leeward with all her ashore at Souter Point. There was a sails blown away. The sea was rough, dense fog. A northerly wind was with a moderate S.VV. gale blowing. blowing and the sea was slight. The Slipping her moorings at 6 P.M., the life-boat found the steam drifter Young motor life-boat Sir William Hillary Mun, of Lowestoft. She had a serious reached the yacht about half an hour list. Her crew of ten left her in their later, one and a half miles east of own boat and were taken on board the Kingsdown. She found her to be the life-boat. The life-boat stood by and auxiliary barge yacht Ivernia, of later put the crew back on the drifter. London, with four people on board, The life-boat then helped them to get bound from Southampton to London. out a kedge anchor and the drifter was The owner asked for a tow to Dover. refloated at 3.20 P.M. The life-boat Three attempts were made to tow, but escorted her into harbour and she went each time the rope had to be let go, as straight to dry dock. The life-boat the yacht was short-handed and could returned to her station at 4.5 P.M.—• not be steered. Eventually she drove Property Salvage Case. into smoother water and the life-boat was again able to take her in tow. St. Abbs, Berwickshire.—At about Later, a Deal motor boat came out and 9.30 P.M. on the 12th August, 1938, two men from her went on board the information was received from the yacht to help in securing a second line, lighthouse, through the signal station, stowing sails and clearing wreckage. 590 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1938. The Ivernia was then towed into and a half miles to the S.E. of the port, Dover Harbour at 1.30 next morning.— and found her to be the rowing boat Property Salvage Case. Annie, of Sunderland. On board were St. Ives, Cornwall.—On the 16th two brothers, a young man and a boy. August, 1938, the motor life-boat John They had gone out fishing, but had and Sarah Eliza Stych was on passage found the conditions too much for them. from St. Ives to Falmouth for overhaul. They were taken on board the life-boat, A strong W.N.W. breeze was blowing, which returned at 5 P.M. with the Annie with a choppy sea. As the life-boat in tow.—Rewards, £5 2s. 6d. entered Falmouth Roads at about Aldeburgh, Suffolk.—At 12.45 P.M. on 3.45 P.M. she was signalled by a man the 19th August, 1938, the coastguard who was alone in the rowing boat Boy telephoned to the life-boat station that Sam, of Falmouth. He could not row a sailing yacht was anchored three miles against wind and tide and was in south of the look-out in a dangerous danger of being blown out to sea. The position. A strong and increasing S.S. W. life-boat took him on board and towed wind was blowing, with a very rough his boat to a point near the Old Harbour sea. The motor life-boat Abdy Beau- from which he could easily reach the clerk was launched at 1.7 P.M. and pier. The life-boat then went to her found the sailing yacht Sunshine, of moorings.—No' rewards ; crew paid for Boston, bound for Harwich, with a taking life-boat to Falmouth. crew of four on board, making very Galway Bay, Co. Galway.—On the heavy weather. The life-boat took her night of the 16-17th August, sixteen in tow and brought her into Southwold men belonging to the trawlers Hatano Harbour. She got back to her station and Nogi were rescued.—Rewards, at 6.45 P.M. The skipper was very Bronze medals, vellums and monetary grateful for her help and the owner awards amounting to £40 15s. (For a made a donation to the Institution.— full account of this service see the last Rewards, £15 8s. issue of The Life-boat.) Torbay, Devon.—Shortly after noon Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.—At 12.15 on the 19th August, 1938, the Chur- P.M. on the 17th August, 1938, the ston police reported, through the coastguard reported that a fishing boat coastguard, that a boy on a bathing was flying a signal about one and a float was being carried out to sea off half miles N.W. from Kinnaird Head. Broadsands. A moderate W.S.W. A strong north-westerly breeze was breeze was blowing, with a slight sea. blowing, with a heavy sea. The motor The motor life-boat George Shee was life-boat John and Charles Kennedy was launched at 12.15 P.M., rescued the boy, launched at 12.22 P.M., and found the and returned to her station at 12.45 motor fishing vessel Valkyrie II, of P.M.—Rewards, £5 Qs. Fraserburgh, carrying a crew of eight, Southwold, Suffolk.—At 12.32 P.M. homeward bound from the fishing on the 19th August, 1938, the coast- grounds. She was then about 500 guard reported that a small motor and yards from the inner end of the break- sailing yacht, to the southward of water at Kinnaird Head. She had lost Southwold, was making very heavy her rudder and was drifting fast towards weather. A strong S.W. breeze was the shore. A rope was got aboard her blowing, and the sea was rough. The and the life-boat towed her into motor life-boat Mary Scott was launched harbour, arriving at 1.10 P.M.—• at 1.5 P.M., and found the yacht Vera, Property Salvage Case. of Burnham-on-Crouch. She had a Sunderland, Co. Durham. — At 3.30 crew of two and was making for Harwich P.M. on the 17th August, 1938, the and Pin Mill, but had found the wind deputy dockmaster telephoned to the and sea too strong to make headway. life-boat coxswain that a small boat was Her crew were very exhausted. The in distress. A N.W. gale was blowing, life-boat took them on board, put a with a choppy sea. The motor life-boat crew aboard the Vera and towed her Edward and Isabella Irwin was launched into Southwold Harbour, arriving at at 3.40 P.M. She sighted the boat two 1.35 P.M".—Rewards, £8 8s. DECEMBER, 1938.J THE LIFE-BOAT. 591

Cullercoats, Northumberland.—Shortly to the west, she would be in great before 6 A.M. on the 23rd August, 1938, danger. She showed no distress signals, the Seaton Sluice coastguard reported but the pulling and sailing life-boat a trawler ashore just south of St. Richard Ashley was launched at 11.8 Mary's Island. A gentle southerly A.M., with the honorary secretary, Mr. breeze was blowing, with a slight sea. G. E. Tregoning, on board. She found The weather was foggy. The motor the vessel to be the auxiliary schooner life-boat Richard Silver Oliver was James Postlethwaite, of Dublin, bound launched at 6.20 A.M., and found the light from Youghal for Burry Port. steam trawler Polar Prince, of North The schooner was in very shallow water, Shields, lying broadside on to the sea. the tide was ebbing, and the coxswain She laid out the trawler's kedge anchor and honorary secretary boarded her for her, and this enabled her to haul and warned the master to get into her bows round to the sea and to ride deeper water. In trying to do so she comparatively safely. The life-boat grounded, and the master asked the then stood by until, at about 11.30 life-boat to get a pilot and then to A.M., the Polar Prince was refloated stand by him until he refloated. The with the aid of a tug. The tug towed life-boat landed the honorary secretary her into North Shields, and the life-boat with the message, and returned to the returned to her station at noon.— schooner. At about 5.30 P.M. the Property Salvage Case. schooner refloated, the life-boat cox- swain advised her about her course, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—At 2.55 A.M. and she went on her way. The life- on the 25th August, 1938, the harbour- boat made for her station, but when master reported rockets near Black about a mile off shore a message was Rock Buoy in the Solent. The night signalled to her that the schooner was fine and the sea smooth. The appeared to be heading into danger motor life-boat S.G.E. put out at 3.17 again. She put about, but found that A.M., and found the yacht Bryony, of the schooner was heading safely for Southampton, with two persons on Burry Bar. It was about 10.45 P.M. board, dragging her anchor seawards. when the life-boat approached her She towed her into harbour and station again, and her tired crew could returned to her station at 4.15 A.M.— not get in against the strong ebb tide. Rewards, £7 16*. She anchored and a motor yacht put out and towed her back to her station, Aberdeen.—During the morning of where she arrived at 1.30 A.M. She the 25th August, 1938, the Gregness had then been out for over fourteen coastguard reported that distress hours.—An increase in the usual money signals had been heard off Girdleness. award on the standard scale was granted Wind and sea were slight, but there was to each member of the crew. Standard a dense fog. The No. 1 motor life-boat rewards to crew, £28 2s. 6d.; additional Emma Constance put out at 7.50 A.M., rewards to crew, £7105. Total rewards, and found the steam drifter Carry On, £46 3s. of Lowestoft, aground on Girdlestone Rock. She stood by for some time, The followinglife-boats were launched, and then at the request of the master but no services were rendered for the tried to tow the drifter clear. She reasons given: succeeded, and the Carry On then made for Aberdeen, escorted by the St. Helier, Jersey, and St. Peter Port, life-boat, which returned to her station Guernsey.—12th July, 1938. Anxiety at 9.15 A.M.—Property Salvage Case. was felt for the French yacht Le Flerne, which had been missing since leaving Ferryside, Carmarthenshire. — During Cherbourg five days earlier, but no the morning of the 28th August, 1938, trace could be found of her.—Rewards: a vessel under sail was seen beating up St. Helier, £9 14s.; St. Peter Port, towards Cefn Sidan. A moderate N. £3 2s. 6d. gale was blowing, with a moderate sea. The vessel was seen to anchor in a bad Ramsgate, Kent.—13th July, 1938. An position, for if the wind should change open boat had been reported drifting 592 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1938. by the North Goodwin Light-vessel, but Bridlington, Yorkshire. — 28th July, it was found to be a large packing-case. 1938. A rowing boat had been re- -—Rewards, £5 8*. ported missing, but after a search she was found at anchor close to the shore. St. Helier, Jersey.—14th July, 1938. —Rewards, £13 5s. A steamer had reported an overturned boat dangerous to navigation, but a Donaghadee, Co. Down.—29th July, long search, in which the honorary 1938. A yacht had been reported over- secretary, Lieut.-Commander. T. le B. due, but was later found on the Antrim Pirouet, took part, proved fruitless.— coast and the life-boat was recalled. Rewards, £19 18*. The owner made a donation to the Institution of the amount of the Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk. rewards granted.—Rewards, £10 3s. Qd. —17th July. 1938. A trawler had gone aground south of Lowestoft Inner Shoal Wells, Norfolk.—30th July, 1938. A Buoy, but refloated without help.— boy was adrift in a small rubber boat, Rewards, £19 65. but he was picked up by a fishing boat. Torbay, Devon.—19th July, 1938. —Rewards, £11 10s. lOd. An outboard motor boat was missing, but made Babbacombe while a search Weymouth, Dorset.—31st July, 1938. was being made for her.—Rewards, A fishing boat had been reported over- £9 7s. due, but she was waiting at the Shambles Light-vessel until a thick fog cleared.— Moelfre, Anglesey.—19th July, 1938, Rewards, £3 15s. An American steamer, the West Cohas, collided with an Irish motor vessel off Torbay, Devon.—1st August, 1938. Skerries, Holyhead, but they were both Lights had been seen at sea, but a able to make for the Mersey without search revealed nothing.—Rewards, help.—Rewards, £10 4s. £9 13s. North Sunderland, Northumberland.— Cromer, Norfolk.—2nd August, 1938. 25th July, 1938. A yacht had been re- A bather had got into difficulties at ported overdue and a long search was Walcot Gap, and two men who had made, without result. Later a fishing put out in a canoe were lost and the boat picked up the yacht and brought bather had been saved before the her in.—Rewards, £19 lls. life-boat could reach them.—Rewards, £9 Is. 6d. Moelfre, Anglesey.—27th July, 1938. People had been reported to be cut off Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—2nd August, by the tide, but they got back without 1938. Two men who had gone fishing help.—Rewards, £15 8s. 6d. did not return when expected. A Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. — 27th search was made, but in the meantime July, 1938. A fishing party in a sailing they came ashore.—Rewards, £14 14s. boat had been caught in a storm, but they were taken in tow by a motor Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk. boat.—Rewards, £8 4s. •—3rd August, 1938. A boat from H.M.S. Boreas, acting as escort to the Sheringham, Norfolk.—28th July, Royal Yacht which had their Majesties 1938. Flashes of light from a vessel the King and Queen on board, had been had been reported, but no vessel in reported adrift, but it was learned later need of help was found.—Rewards, that she was safe.—Rewards, £13 Is. £30 13s. 6d. Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.—3 r d Lynmouth, Devon.—28th July, 1938. August, 1938. After lights had been A tug, with a barge in tow, was swamped seen and calls for help heard from a in Porlock Bay, but the crew of seven yacht a search was made, but nothing swam ashore. Spectators made a col- was found, and it is assumed that the lection of £10 for the Institution.— yacht had got away on the rising tide.— Rewards, £23 2s. Qd. Rewards, £4 8s. DECEMBER, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 593

Swanage, Dorset.—4th August, 1938. 1938. Signals east of the Tyne had been A small sailing boat had capsized, but taken as meaning that there had been a was helped at once by a motor boat.— collision, but nothing could be found.— Rewards, £4 19s. Gd. Rewards : Sunderland, £12 18s.; Tyne- mouth, £12 9s. Margate, Kent.—4th August, 1938. The Tongue Light-vessel had reported Torbay, Devon.—llth August, 1938. that a vessel was sending out signals A flare and fog-horn signals had been for help, but no vessel could be found.—• reported, but nothing could be found.— Rewards, £13 8s. Rewards, £9 13s. Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. — 5th Clovelly, Devon.—12th August, 1938. August, 1938. A fishing boat was A small boat had been reported cap- overdue, but while out searching, the sized four miles north of Bude, but life-boat learned by wireless that the nothing could be found.—Rewards, boat had been seen returning.— £18 4s. Rewards, £7 6s. Gd. Barry Dock, Glamorganshire.—1 2th St. Abbs, Berwickshire.—5th August, August, 1938. A steamer had been 1938. A ship had run ashore in foggy reported in need of help off Flatholm, weather, but got clear without help.—• but when the life-boat, with the honorary Rewards, £5 14s. Gd. secretary, Mr. A. C. Jones, in command, arrived at Flatholm, she found that her Salcombe, Devon.—6th August, 1938. services were not needed.—Rewards, A motor boat had been reported missing, £6 8s. but while a search was being made to the westward, the boat returned from Port Askaig, Argyllshire.—17th August, the eastward.—Rewards, £9 Is. 1938. Rockets had been reported to the northward of Islay Sound, but Hastings, Sussex.—7th August, 1938. nothing could be found.—Rewards, Flares had been reported, but a search £11 6s. over a wide area proved fruitless.— Rewards, £36 14s. 9d. Selsey, Sussex.—18th August, 1938. At about 4 P.M. the coastguard informed Campbeltown, Argyllshire.—7th the honorary secretary of the life-boat August, 1938. A yacht had been station that two women bathers were reported capsized near Pladda, Arran, in difficulties off the West Beach, Selsey. but nothing could be found. It was A moderate W. breeze was blowing, believed that basking sharks splashing with surf breaking for about a quarter about had been mistaken for the of a mile off shore. The motor life-boat capsized yacht.—Rewards, £8 2s. The Brothers, on temporary duty at the station, was launched at 4.8 P.M. and Tenby, Pembrokeshire.—7th August, reached the spot a few minutes later. 1938. A small sailing boat had been In the meantime two men, who had reported missing, but she returned heard the cries of the bathers, had put while a search for her was being made. off in a 14-feet rowing boat, and at A letter of thanks to the life-boat was some risk of capsizing their boat in the received, and a donation.—Rewards, breaking sea, they got one woman on £11 10s. board. The other could not be seen. Scarborough, Yorkshire.—8th August, The life-boat cruised round for some 1938. Rockets had been reported, but time, but could not find her. She no vessel in distress could be found. returned at 5.15 P.M.—Rewards: Life- Owing to the eagerness of the launchers boat, £5 17s. 6d. ; shoreboat, £1, in the life-boat carriage damaged the iron addition to a local gift of £1. railing on the foreshore and a refresh- ment stall.—Rewards, £27 11*. Ramsgate, Kent.—18th August, 1938. A motor cruiser had broken down, but Sunderland, Co. Durham, and Tyne- was helped by a motor boat.—Rewards, mouth, Northumberland.—llth August, £5 8s. 594 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBEK, 1938.

St. Helier, Jersey.—28th August, 1938. Selsey, Sussex.—At about 2.35 P.M. A small motor boat had been reported on the 8th September, 1938, the coast- missing. The life-boat, with the guard reported that a small boat with honorary secretary, Lieut.-Commander two men on board had been blown to T. le B. Pirouet, on board, searched all sea from Bracklesham Bay. A mode- night, and then put into Gorey, where rate N.E. breeze was blowing, with a she learned that the missing people moderate sea. The new motor life-boat were safe. One of them made a dona- Canadian Pacific was launched at 2.45 tion to the funds of the Institution.— P.M., and found the small boat about Rewards, £16 11s. five miles W. by S. of Selsey Bill. She towed her back to Selsey, and returned Hastings, Sussex. — 2nd September, to her station at 5.30 P.M.—Rewards, 1938. A sea-plane had come down, £5 17s. 6d. but she took off again shortly afterwards without help.—Rewards, £14 18s. 6d. Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—During the afternoon of the 9th September, 1938, a small boat carrying two men October Meeting. and a seven-year-old girl capsized about three-quarters of a mile off Shoreham Humber, Yorkshire—At about 2.30 beach. A moderate northerly breeze A.M. on the 29th August, 1938, a was blowing, with a moderate sea. The message was received from the Donna motor life-boat Rosa Woodd and Phyllis Nook coastguard that a vessel five miles Lunn was launched at 3.24 P.M. S.S.E. was firing rockets. A fresh Meanwhile, John Bumstead, a sixteen- northerly breeze was blowing, with a year-old boy, showing great courage rough sea, and the weather was thick, and presence of mind, put off in a with rain. The relief motor life-boat canoe, jumped into the sea, and tried J. W. Archer was launched at 2.50 A.M. to get the girl into the canoe. It and found the s.s. Salerno, of Hull, upset, but righted again, and he got bound laden from Oslo for Hull, ashore the girl on board. He then helped at Saltfleet. She was lying broadside the two men to keep afloat until on to the sea, which was breaking into another man came out in a small her, but the life-boat managed to get dinghy and took them on board. He under her lee. At the master's request, was still in the water when the life-boat two life-boatmen boarded the Salerno, arrived, rescued him, and took the and the life-boat ran out an anchor two men from the dinghy and the girl from her. With the help of this anchor from the canoe. On her way back, the Salerno was refloated on the flood she picked up another small boat with tide. She went on her way, and the one man on board. He too, was in life-boat returned to her station at difficulties, following the loss of an oar. 9.15 A.M.—Property Salvage Case. The life-boat returned to her station at 4.25 P.M.—Rewards: Life-boat, Baltimore, Co. Cork.—During the £5 2s. Qd.; shoreboat, inscribed wrist- afternoon of the 7th September, 1938, a watch to John Bumstead, and the sum man put out in the small sailing boat of 5s. to the man in the dinghy. Zephyr. He did not return when expected. The weather had become Ramsgate, Kent.—At 10.13 P.M. on bad, and anxiety was felt for his the 13th September, 1938, the coast- safety. At 10.15 P.M. the motor life- guard reported having received a boat Shamrock put out to search for message from the Brake Light-vessel him. A strong, squally, N.E. breeze that a motor vessel was aground half a was blowing, with a rough sea and mile east of North Goodwin Buoy. A showers of rain. At 12.45 A.M. she gentle breeze was blowing and the sea found the Zephyr sheltering in a creek was smooth. The reserve motor life- in Cape Clear Island. The life-boat took boat The Brothers, doing relief duty at the man on board and towed the Zfphyr Ramsgate, was launched at 10.18 P.M., back to Baltimore. She returned to and found the motor vessel to be the her station at 2.30 A.M.—Rewards, Tempo, of Groningen, bound for Ipswich, £11 4s. She stood by, and the Tempo refloated, DECEMBER, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 595

unaided, shortly after midnight. The launched at 6.41 A.M., and found that life-boat returned to her station at the man had met with an accident and 12.44 A.M.—Rewards, £10 11s. that his left thumb had been torn off. She landed him at the harbour, where Lowestoft, Suffolk.—At 4.10 A.M. on an ambulance was waiting, and re- the 15th September, 1938, the coast- turned to her station at 7.15 A.M.— guard reported a vessel aground on Rewards, £5 8s. Newcome Sands. The motor life-boat Agnes Cross was launched at 4.40 A.M. St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly.—At about A strong N.E. breeze was blowing, and midnight on the 16th September, 1938, the sea was heavy on the sands. The it was learned that a man—a member life-boat found the trawler Excellent, of of the local committee—was very ill Boulogne, aground on the west ridge of with appendicitis, and that it was the sands, rolling heavily and bumping. important that he be taken to hos- She anchored and veered down, but pital at Penzance immediately. The the master said that he did not want to steamer which serves the islands was at leave his ship and would wait until Penzance, and as there was no other daylight. The life-boat stood by, and suitable boat available, it was decided to at 8.30 A.M. a tug arrived and made use the motor life-boat Cunard. She fast to the trawler. She towed her off was launched at 12.16 A.M. on the 17th. at 10 A.M. The life-boat remained with A strong S.W. wind was blowing, with the vessels until they were clear of the a rough sea and rain showers. The sands, and returned to her station at life-boat reached Penzance at 5 A.M. 10.45 A.M.—Rewards., £19 19s. 6d. and landed the patient. She left for home again at 7.30 A.M. and got back Lowestoft, and Kessingland, Suffolk.— to her station at 12.45 P.M.—Expenses On the afternoon of 16th September, met by the local medical emergency 1938, the coastguard reported that he fund. had seen the sailing boat Sea-gull, of Lowestoft, capsize about three miles Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.—• south of the harbour entrance. A During the afternoon of the 19th fresh south breeze was blowing, with a September, 1938, the local motor rough sea. The Lowestoft motor life- fishing boat Patriot went to the Black- boat Agnes Cross was launched at water Light-vessel to fetch a man ashore. 3.7 P.M. Meanwhile five Kessingland As, when she was due to return, a men, all members of the late life-boat strong southerly breeze was blowing, crew, had also launched, with great with a rough sea and squalls of rain, difficulty owing to the swell, a small the reserve motor life-boat J. B. motor fishing boat. They arrived first Proudfoot, on temporary duty at Ross- and found one man clinging to the lare, put out at 5 P.M. She met the boat's mast, and another about one Patriot about three miles S.W. of the hundred yards away. They rescued light-vessel, making very heavy weather them and made for Lowestoft. The and shipping a lot of water. She Lowestoft life-boat towed in the escorted her into harbour, and returned capsized boat.—Rewards: Lowestoft to her station at 9.25 P.M.—Permanent life-boat, £16 7s. 6d.; Kessingland paid crew: Rewards, £1 19s. shoreboat, £3 2s. 6d. and 15s. for fuel used, broken mast and fares. Whit by, Yorkshire. — During the morning of the 19th September, 1938, Ramsgate, Kent.—At 6.27 A.M. on the anxiety was felt for the safety of two 16th September, 1938, the coastguard local fishing cobles—the Comrade and telephoned that the Brake Light-vessel the Royal Empire—which were at sea. had reported that the barge Oceanic, A dense fog had settled and there was which was near her, had a man on board a heavy swell. The No. 1 motor life- dangerously ill, and that the skipper boat Mary Ann Hepworth put out at 10 wanted to get him ashore as soon A.M., and found the Comrade about two as possible. There was no wind, and and a half milSs south. She escorted the sea was smooth. The temporary her back to harbour and then put off motor life-boat The Brothers was again. She met the Royal Empire 503 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1938. about three-quarters of a mile off fresh S.S.E. breeze was blowing, with a shore, escorted her in, and returned to choppy sea, and the weather was foggy. her station at 11.30 A.M.—Rewards, The motor life-boat Frederick and £5 9s. Emma was launched at 6.52 P.M., and found the R.A.F. flying-boat Walrus Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk. L.2237 about twenty yards off Helman —In the afternoon of the 23rd Septem- Head. She carried a crew of four and ber, 1938. the coastguard reported that had been bound from Gosport to the St. Nicholas Light-vessel was firing Scapa Flow. The Max Georg had and flying signals calling for the life- arrived just before her, and had boat's help. A light S.S.E. breeze was lowered, and was preparing to man, a blowing, with a heavy swell on the sands, small boat. The life-boat rescued one and the weather was hazy. The motor man by means of her breeches-buoy life-boat John and Mary Meiklam of and then went alongside the sea-plane Gladswood was launched at 3.40 P.M., and took off the other three. She got and went to the light-vessel. There the sea-plane in tow, but after about she learned that the signals were for a half an hour the line parted and the small vessel which appeared to be ashore sea-plane capsized and sank. The life- in broken water, away to the eastward. boat returned with the rescued men at The life-boat found her to be the yacht 8.30 P.M.—Rewards: Life-boat, £8 Is.; Veryan, bound, with a crew of three, shoreboat, £5, and 12s. 6d. for fuel used. from Holland to Harwich. She was not actually aground, but was in a Aldeburgh, Suffolk.—At about 11 A.M. dangerous position. The coxswain on the 30th September, 1938, the coast- advised the master to put about, and guard reported a motor launch broken the life-boat escorted her into a safe down two and a half miles E.N.E. of position. The life-boat returned to her Sizewell. About half an hour later she station at 6.10 P.M.—Rewards, £9 135. hoisted a signal of distress, and the No. 1 motor life-boat Abdy Beauclerk Longhope, Orkney. — Early on the was launched at 11.40A.M. A moderate morning of the 29th September, 1938, a south-easterly breeze was blowing, with wireless message was picked up by a a moderate sea. The life-boat found coast watcher stating that a vessel was the motor cruiser Black Bess, of ashore at Brims Ness, Hoy. No signals Oulton Broad, with one man on board, of distress could be heard nor could any at anchor. Her engines had broken vessel be seen ashore. The information down and the man asked for help. was confirmed and the motor life-boat Two life-boatmen were put on board Thomas McCunn was launched at and the life-boat towed the Black Bess 4.45 A.M. The weather was foggy, to Harwich. She returned to her with a moderate S.S.E. wind and station at 8.20 P.M.—Property Salvage moderate sea. Under Berry Head to the west of Torness the life-boat found Case. the Grimsby steam trawler Worsley New Brighton, Cheshire.—At 1.30 P.M. ashore, but in no immediate danger. on the 2nd October, 1938, a small boat With the flood tide, however, came a near the edge of the Burbo Bank in heavy swell, and the trawler's crew, the Rock Channel was seen to be flying nine in number, were rescued by the a distress signal. A fresh, squally west life-boat, which returned to her station breeze was blowing, with a moderate at 1 P.M. The Worsley became a total and rising sea. The No. 1 motor life- •wreck.—Rewards, £7 11s. boat William and Kale Johnston put out at 1.42 P.M., and found the converted Wick, Caithness-shire.—At 6.42 P.M. ship's boat Kestrel, of Liverpool, adrift on the 29th September, 1938. the in the channel. Two men were on coastguard reported that an aircraft board. The life-boat towed her into had come down in the sea and was New Brighton, and returned to her firing rockets for help. After calling station at 2.15 P.M.—Rewards, £6 18s. out the life-boat, the coastguard, in view of the urgency of "the case, asked Southend-on-Sea, Essex. — At 10.15 the Danish motor fishing boat Max A.M. on the 2nd October, 1938, the Georg also to go to the rescue. A coxswain saw from the boat-house that DECEMBER, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 597 several fishing boats were in trouble returned to her station at 10.45 A.M., between Southend Pier and the Mid just as the coastguard reported that Shoebury Buoy. Some of them ran for a boat, with five boys on board, was shelter. The sea was very rough, with drifting towards Ramsgate from Deal. nearly a gale blowing from the south and She put out again, but found that the heavy rain squalls. At 10.30 A.M. the boat had been taken in tow by a Deal motor life-boat Greater London (Civil motor boat. She finally got back to Service No. 3) was launched. She her station at 11.45 A.M.—Rewards, found a large motor fishing boat near £8 Is. 6d. Mid Shoebury Buoy, with her rudder Fleetwood, Lancashire.—At 5.30 P.M. carried away and her engine broken on the 2nd October the police reported down. A large open boat was astern, that flares had been shown by a motor and its crew had gone on board the boat. A strong S.W. gale was blowing, motor boat. The life-boat anchored the sea was rough, and there was a in a heavy broken sea and took on terrific rain storm. The motor life- board the crews of both boats, seventeen boat Frederick H. Pilley was launched in number, and took the two boats in at 5.45 P.M. The engine was in charge tow. She brought them in and re- of the assistant mechanic, as the turned to her station at 1 P.M. One mechanic had been called up for of the life-boatmen was injured when naval service. She found a motor boat the anchor fell and struck his foot.— ashore on the stonewall of the east Rewards, £7 14s. 6d. bank of the River Wyre, but her help Margate, Kent.—On the morning of was not needed, as the people on the 2nd October, 1938, a rowing boat board could wade ashore. As she was belonging to Westgate, with two men returning, she was signalled by the on board, was seen to be in difficulties auxiliary yacht Manx Girl, of Ramsey, about half a mile N. of the S.E. which was in distress in the river. Margate Buoy. She was being blown The five people on board were taken out to sea by a southerly gale, with a off by the life-boat and landed in the choppy sea and heavy rain squalls, and harbour. Owing to the bad weather, was in danger of foundering. The the life-boat could not be rehoused motor life-boat Lord Southborough until the following morning.—Rewards, (Civil Service No. 1) was launched at £15 14s. 6d. 11.15 A.M. She took the men into the Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—At 5.5 life-boat and towed their boat to the P.M. on the 3rd October, 1938, informa- shore at VVestgate. When she returned tion was received at the life-boat to her station the coxswain was told station, through the police, that Top- that a yacht was being blown out to mast No. S, a pontoon pile driver of sea off the Walpole Rocks and the life- Southampton, which was at work in boat went off again at 12.15 P.M. She connexion with a sewer to the west of found the yacht Engadine, of Margate, Lymington Pier, had broken adrift and with four people on board. The life- was burning flares for help. A strong boat took them off, took the yacht in squally W.S.W. gale was blowing, with tow, and returned to Margate Harbour very rough seas and rain. The motor at 1.20 P.M.—Rewards, £9 8s. life-boat S.G.E. was launched at 5.20 Ramsgate, Kent.—Four small fishing P.M. She found the pontoon partly boats manned by fifteen men left submerged by the heavy seas breaking harbour at 7 A.M. on the 2nd October, on board. Anchor was dropped to 1938. By ten o'clock a whole S.W. windward and the life-boat veered gale was blowing, with a very rough down. She rescued the seven men on sea. The boats were unable to make board, landed them at Lymington, and harbour, and were in danger of founder- returned to her station at 8.5 P.M. ing. The motor life-boat The Brothers This was a very good service and a was launched at 10.5 A.M., picked up letter of thanks was sent to the cox- the boats and towed them safely back swain and crew. A subscriber to the to harbour. But for her help it is Institution made it a special donation probable that they and their crews in recognition of this service.—Re- would have been lost. The life-boat wards, £11 14s. 598 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1938.

Margate, Kent. — On the night of gale carried the Florence on to the rocks. the 3rd October the coastguard tele- The motor life-boat John and William phoned to the life-boat station that Mudie was launched at 5.25 P.M. and information had been received from the fishing boats Floreat II and Helen the Tongue Light-vessel that a vessel Cargill also put out. Efforts to tow was dragging her anchor and making the steamer off the rocks were un- signals of distress. A south-westerly availing and the fishing boats put gale was blowing, with a very rough sea back to harbour. The Florence was and heavy rain squalls. The motor hard on the rocks, and her crew, seven life-boat Lord Southborough (Civil Ser- in number, were rescued by the life- vice No. 1) was launched at 9.15 P.M., boat, which also took off their belong- and at about 10.30 P.M. came up with ings. They were landed and handed the 2,000-ton auxiliary yacht Westward, over to the care of the Shipwrecked of London, with twenty people on Mariners' Society. The life-boat was board. She was near the Shingles rehoused at 6.30 P.M.—Rewards, Patch Sand. At the request of the £15 11s. 6d. captain the life-boat went to the Tongue Light-vessel and sent a message Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.—At about for a tug, and then returned to stand 10.15 P.M. on the 4th October, 1938, a by the Westward. At 5.30 A.M. the message was received from Bayble tug arrived, and the life-boat returned Island that a small rowing boat, with to her station, arriving at 7 A.M. The five young men on board, had put off owner of the yacht paid a tribute to to some trawlers which were anchored the " wonderful seamanship " of the close inshore, and had not returned life-boat's crew, but said that her help when expected. A moderate westerly had not been needed. For this long gale was blowing, with a moderate sea and arduous service an increase in the and squalls of rain. It was decided to usual money award on the standard send out the motor life-boat William scale was granted to each member of and Harriot to make a search, but the crew. Standard rewards to crew, before she set off the Fishery Cruiser £15; additional rewards to crew, Vigilant, which was moored at the £4 105. Total rewards, £23 5*. 6d. quay, intercepted a wireless message from the trawler Carisbrooke, of Ramsgate, Kent.—At about 5.35 P.M. Grimsby, that a small boat had cap- on the 3rd October, 1938, a message sized near her early in the evening, was received from the East Pier that and that only one of the occupants two picket boats from H.M.S. Franklin, had been rescued. It was thought which was lying in Margate Roads, had that this man might need medical help, left harbour to return to her, but had and the life-boat put out at 11 P.M. got into difficulties and were signalling She landed him, and returned to her for help. A heavy S.S.W, gale was station at 1.25 A.M.—Rewards, £11 14s. blowing, with a very heavy sea and rain. The motor life-boat The Brothers The Mumbles, Glamorganshire.— on temporary duty at the station was Shortly after 8 A.M. on the 4th October, launched at 5.53 P.M. and escorted 1938, the coastguard reported a vessel the boats to the Franklin. She re- ashore at Kenfig Sands. She was the turned to her station at 7.56 P.M.— M.V. Regina, of Rotterdam. A strong Rewards, £16 14s. W. gale was blowing, with squalls and a very heavy ground swell. At 8.30 A.M. Arbroath, Angus.—At about 5.20 P.M. the motor life-boat Edward, Prince of on the 3rd October, 1938, it was Wales, was launched. Owing to the noticed that the S.S. Florence, of Liver- heavy seas and the shallow water she pool, which had anchored earlier in was unable to take off the Regina's the afternoon off the harbour entrance, crew, and returned to her station at was in difficulties. She was a vessel 9.40 A.M., but could not be rehoused. of 120 tons, carrying a crew of seven, The Regina's crew remained on board and bound laden with coal from until the weather moderated, and later Bo'ness to Arbroath. The weather unsuccessful attempts were made to had suddenly got worse, and a southerly refloat her. DECEMBER, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 599 At 12.45 P.M., in response to another harbour at 7.45 A.M. At 8.45 A.M. call, the life-boat put out again, with a news from Criccieth reported the vessel small boat in tow and packages of food —she was the s.s. River Humber, of aboard for about forty Royal Engineers Bristol—to be off Mochras Point. of the Territorial Army, who were at the Putting out again at 9.30 A.M., the life- Mumbles Fort, but unable to get ashore boat found the vessel steaming back- owing to the bad weather. The food wards and forwards, trailing her anchor was landed by the small boat on the and cable, which she could not heave lee of the island, and the life-boat in, as her windlass was out of order. finally returned at 3.15 P.M. The Escorted by the life-boat, the River military authorities expressed their Humber reached St. Tudwalls Roads appreciation of the help given by the at 1.40 P.M. and the life-boat returned life-boat, and sent a donation to the to harbour at 2.30 P.M. Institution and a gift to the crew.— Rewards, £15 95. At Barmouth information about the River Humber was received at about Scarborough, Yorkshire.—In the even- eight in the morning, when the coast- ing of 8th October, 1938, information guard look-out reported that a small was received from the coastguard that a steamer was ashore in Mochras Bay. vessel was ashore to the north of Scalby The gale had brought down the tele- Ness. The motor life-boat Herbert phone lines, and it was impossible to Joy II was launched at 7.45 P.M. A get news from Pwllheli. The pulling strong southerly wind was blowing, and sailing life-boat Jones-Gibb put with a moderate sea and heavy rain out at 8.40 A.M. and reached Mochras squalls. The life-boat found the Bay at noon. She could find no trace drifter Rambler Rose, of Banff. She of the steamer, and returned to her carried a crew of ten and was bound station at 3 P.M. for Yarmouth for the herring fishing. A letter of thanks was sent to the As the master did not want help, the honorary secretary at Pwllheli, Mr. life-boat returned ashore, arriving at B. V. HoweU, and to the Pwllheli 9 P.M. Later the wind increased and coxswain and crew. — Rewards, veered to the S.W. The life-boat £27 Os. 6d. put out again at midnight and went In view of the long and arduous back to the Rambler Rose, which was search made by the Barmouth pulling pounding slightly. She stood by until and sailing life-boat, in a gale reported the drifter refloated on the rising tide to be one of the most severe in living and then escorted her to Scarborough, memory, a letter of thanks was sent arriving at 3 A.M.—Rewards, £40 05. 6d. to the coxswain and crew and an increase in the usual money award on Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire, and Bar- the standard scale was granted to each mouth, Merionethshire.—The Abersoch member of the crew.—Standard re- coastguards reported to the Pwllheli life- wards to the crew, £14 5s.; additional boat station at 12.10 in the morning of rewards to the crew, £18 15s. Total the 4th October, 1938, that a vessel was rewards, £35 2s. 6d. dragging her anchors in St. Tudwalls The following life-boats were Roads. A westerly gale was blowing, launched, but no services were rendered with a very rough sea and showers of for the reasons given: rain and hail. The coxswain was T o r b a y, Devon.—6th September, warned, and the honorary secretary 1938. A search was made for a boy went to the beach to keep watch, as the reported to be missing on a bathing land obscured the vessel from the look- out, but he was forced to go back by the float, but he had got ashore.—Rewards, driving sand. Watch was then kept £2 3s. 6d. from the boat-house, and at 1.45 A.M. Cloughey, Co. Down.—7th September, flares were seen. The motor life-boat 1938. Signals were seen flying from William MacPherson was launched at the South Rock Light-vessel, but they 2.15 A.M. and searched along the were found to be for a tender to bring supposed track of the vessel, but she a sick man ashore. — Rewards, could not find her, and returned to £10 2s. 6d. 600 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1938.

Bembridge, Isle of Wight. —12th to make a safe landing.—Rewards, September, 1938. A flying-boat from £8 Is. 6d. South Africa had come down on account of fog, but she did not need Lowestoft, Suffolk.—27th September, help.—Rewards, £5 9s. 1938. Large patches of smoke had been reported, but no vessel in need Newhaven, Sussex.—13th September, of help could be found.—Rewards, 1938. A search was made for an over- £15 2s. 6d. due fishing boat, but she came in unaided.—Rewards £11 7s. 6d. St. Peter Port, Guernsey.—27th Sep- Dungeness, Kent, and Hastings, Sussex. tember, 1938. Very lights had been —15th September, 1938. A steamer reported near the Hanois Lighthouse, had reported that an aeroplane had but nothing could be found.—Rewards, come down in the sea, but nothing £9 Is. could be found.—Rewards: Dungeness, £11 3*. 6d.; Hastings, £17 10s. 6d.. Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland.— 30th September, 1938. An aeroplane Eyemouth, Berwickshire.—17th Sep- had been reported down in the sea, but tember, 1938. A motor vessel was she had, in fact, only been flying low. flying a " not under control " signal, Capt. D. H. Gibsone, D.S.O., R.I.N., but she was taken in tow by a drifter. honorary secretary of the branch, went The branch president, Sir Christopher out with the life-boat.-—Rewards, Furness, Bt., went out in the life-boat. £7 6s. 6d. —Rewards, £7 18s. 6d. Southend'on-Sea, Essex.-—30th Septem- Ramsgate, Kent. — 18th September, ber, 1938. A small boat had been 1938. A trawler reported having seen reported missing, but the boat returned a sailing yacht in difficulties, but unaided.—Rewards, £20 18s. 6d. nothing could be found.—Rewards, £13 4s. 6d. Barrow, Lancashire.—2nd October, Angle, Pembrokeshire. —• 20th Sep- 1938. A boat was in difficulties, but tember, 1938. A Royal Air Force she got to the shore before help could flying-boat had crashed, and a search reach her.—Rewards, £17 2s. 6d. was made for two men who were missing from her, but without result.— Donaghadee, Co. Down.—2nd October, Rewards, £15 8s. 6d. 1938. It had been reported that a disabled motor boat had been carried Lowestoft, Suffolk.—22nd September, out to sea, but the boat got to Belfast 1938. The police reported that an unaided. Great help was given the aircraft had come down in the sea. life-boat by the military searchlights The life-boat found an oil patch and at Grey Point and Kilroot.—Rewards, dragged with grappling irons for £17 Is. 6d. a sunken aeroplane, but could find nothing.-—Rewards, £16 7s. 6d. Aldeburgh, Suffolk. — 2nd October, 1938. Rockets had been reported Arbroath, Angus.—22nd September, three miles away, but nothing could be 1938. Red flares had been reported found.—Rewards, £44 3s. from the Bell Rock Lighthouse, but nothing could be found to account for Poolc and Bournemouth, Dorset.—3rd them.—Rewards, £13 8s. October, 1938. Signals had been made Ramsgate, Kent.—25th September, by a yacht, but it was found that she 1938. Two boys had been reported was only signalling to another yacht.— missing in a small boat, but they were Rewards, £31 Os. 6d. found fishing from the pier.—Rewards, £15 14s. Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—3rd October, 1938. A small sailing boat had been Ramsgate, Kent.—26th September, reported in distress between Warden 1938. A small boat had got into diffi- Point and the Nore, but nothing could culties off the foreshore, but managed be found.—Rewards, £9 17s. DECEMBER, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 601

Barry Dock, Glamorganshire. — 4th Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk. October, 1938. A steamer had sent a —7th October, 1938. A fishing smack wireless message for help, but when the had been reported as disabled, but she life-boat, with Mr. A. C. Jones, the could not be found. She was even- honorary secretary, in charge, arrived tually towed to safety by a trawler.— she found that help was not then Rewards, £28 195. needed.—Rewards, £11 5s. 3d. Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—4th October, Dungeness, Kent.—7th October, 1938, 1938. A barge had sunk at Hole The Belgian trawler Renaissance had Haven Point, but another vessel been disabled by a wire which had rescued the crew of two from the rigging. fouled her propeller, but another trawler —Rewards, £15 155. 6d. took her in tow.—Rewards, £16 135.

Shoreboat Services. For which Rewards were given at the September and October Meetings of the Committee of Management. September Meeting. Thomas Long showed courage and Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—On the 15th great presence of mind.—Rewards, May, 1938, an outboard motor boat An inscribed wrist-watch and the sum capsized about two hundred yards off of £1. shore and four and a half miles west of Newhaven, Sussex.—At 11.45 A.M. Clacton. A slight S.S.E. breeze was on the 19th June, 1938, a message was blowing, with a choppy sea and a received that the motor boat Lady heavy lop on shore. The Clacton Clare, of Seaford, was in distress off motor life-boat was called out, but Seaford. A moderate breeze was blow- meanwhile Mr. G. E. Lee, a chartered ing, with a slight sea. The life-boat surveyor, put off single-handed in a coxswain and the motor mechanic put 10-feet rowing boat. He found that out in their trawler Our Boys with three four men were clinging to the upturned other men. They found that the Lady boat and that a fifth had managed to Clare's engine had broken down, and swim ashore. At considerable risk he that she was drifting ashore. They got the four men aboard his boat and towed her into harbour.—Rewards, took them ashore.—Reward, A framed £l 175. 6d., and £l for use of boat and letter of thanks. fuel. Limerick.—On the 14th June, 1938, Bridlington, Yorkshire. — At about a man took a number of children on 7 P.M. on the 25th June, 1938, it was the River Shannon in a motor boat. reported that shouting had been heard One of them, his son, aged 2|, fell into at sea south of Bridlington. A west the water. The man dived in and breeze was blowing, with a choppy brought him to the surface, but became sea. The life-boat coxswain and the exhausted and had to release him assistant motor mechanic, who were again. The child was drowned. Mean- securing their speed-boat in the har- while the motor boat, with its engine bour, immediately put out. Three stopped, had drifted away. Thomas miles south of Bridlington they found Long, a boy often, one of the passengers a swamped canoe and an unconscious in the boat, managed to start the man in the water, hanging on to a engine, and took the boat back to the rope from the canoe. They rescued man in the water. He then threw out him, used artificial respiration on the an oar. The man seized it, and with way back, and landed him at the jetty, the help of Long, got back on board. where an ambulance was waiting. He He was very exhausted, immediately was taken to hospital and eventually became unconscious, and did not regain revived.—Rewards, 155., and 3$. for consciousness until the next day. fuel used. 602 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1938.

Porthcawl, Glamorganshire. — At not be reached from shore, the honorary about 4.30 P.M. on the 27th June, 1938, secretary of the life-boat station sent two men put off in a small rowing boat. off the coxswain and four other members They lost a rowlock and the boat of the life-boat crew in a motor boat, became unmanageable. A moderate with a dinghy in tow. A strong W. west gale was blowing, with a moderate breeze was blowing, with a heavy sea sea. The boat was seen to be in danger on shore, and it was found impossible by the coastguard watchman, who to land. The motor boat was taken informed two boatmen. These men in as close as possible and instructions put off in a rowing boat. At great risk were shouted to the two people how they got the boat in tow, towed her for to get to a spot above high water. three hundred yards, broadside on to This they did, and waited there until the sea, until they reached the lee of the tide ebbed, when they were able to the eastern wall, and there took the return to Lynmouth along the beach, two men off, landing them at the Dock arriving at 11 P.M.—Rewards, £l 5*., Basin.—Rewards, £2. and 3s. for fuel used.

Lowestoft, Suffolk.—At 2 A.SI. on Donaghadee, Co. Down.—Early in the 30th June, 1938, while on duty the afternoon of the 13th July, 1938, at the Pilot Station, two men saw the life-boat assistant motor mechanic flares and heard shouts for help. The and another man, who were off the night was dark, with a very rough sea, Copeland Islands in a motor fishing ebbing tide, and a strong S.S.E. wind. boat, saw a small rowing boat flying a They put out in the 25-feet pilot signal of distress. An offshore breeze motor boat and found the motor was blowing, with a slight sea and a fishing boat Terry, of Lowestoft, at strong ebb tide. The men found five anchor between two submerged groynes boys in the boat, all exhausted by their with her engine disabled. She had attempts to row ashore. They took failed to make the harbour and was the boys on board and towed their boat within fifty yards of broken sea-defence into Donaghadee.—Rewards, 15s., and works and submerged rocks. At great 5s. for fuel used. risk the two men took her in tow and brought her into the inner harbour.-— Scarborough, Yorkshire.—Shortly after Rewards, £2, and 6s. for fuel used. 9 P.M. on the 13th July, 1938, the coastguard reported that a canoe was Abersoch, South Caernarvonshire.— in difficulties in the North Bay, and A small sailing boat capsized at about asked that a motor boat should be sent 5 P.M. on the 8th July, 1938, near out, as the bathing service boat was Sand Spit Buoy, and the three occu- high and dry. Four men put off in a pants, a man, his wife and their five- motor coble. They found that the year-old son, were thrown into the canoe had got on to the rocks and that water. Three boatmen, one of' whom her crew of two had been able to carry was second coxswain until the closing her over the rocks to the shore.— of the life-boat station, were out in an Rewards, £l, and 5s. for fuel used. auxiliary cutter. They went at once to the rescue, and found the man and Craster, Northumberland. — On the woman clinging to the upturned keel 14th July. 1938, while engaged in of their boat and supporting the boy. fishing five miles east of Dunstan- With some difficulty they got them into borough Castle, the motor fishing yawl the cutter and took them ashore.—• Faithful, of Sea Houses, fouled her Rewards, £l 2s. 6d. propeller with a line and could only go astern. The weather was fine, with a Lynmouth, Devon.—At about 4.30 W.S.W. breeze and a moderate sea. P.M. on the llth July, 1938, signals The skipper attempted to get inshore flashed with a mirror were seen coming by going astern and was fairly success- from a small cove under Foreland ful. About 1.30 P.M. he hoisted a Point, and through binoculars two signal in the hope of getting a tow people could be seen, completely cut from a passing steamer. The steamer ft by'the rising tide. As they could did not stop, but the motor fishing DECEMBER, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 603 coble Our Girls II, with a crew of two, Padstow, Cornwall. —• At about a put out from Craster Harbour and quarter to two on the afternoon of the towed the Faithful in.—Rewards, 15s., 1st August, 1938, when a man and his and 85. 6d. for fuel used. three sons were returning from fishing they were caught in a heavy thunder- Hastings, Sussex. •— A small sailing storm about a mile north of Stepper boat with two men on board capsized Point. After a squall they saw two men in broken water off the harbour arm, in the water, and close by them the small at about 4.40 P.M. on the I9th July, sailing boat Elfieda, of Padstow, which 1938. A light S.W. breeze was blow- had capsized. They took the two men ing, with a choppy sea. Five men put on board and towed their boat to off in a motor boat, rescued the men Hawkers Cove.—Rewards, £l, and and towed their boat ashore.—Re- 2s. 6d. for fuel used. wards, £117s. 6d., and Is. for fuel used. Fowey, Cornwall.—On 1st August, Portrusb, Co. Antrim.—During the 1938, ten small yachts, which were afternoon of the 21st July, 1938, the returning from Par Regatta, were coastguard reported to the life-boat caught in a severe storm. Seven of station that a lady had telephoned that them got into safety, but the other a small pleasure boat had capsized at three capsized. One man was picked the western end of MiU. Strand. As the up, other men swam ashore, but there accident was in shallow water, it was was no news of the crew of the third decided that a motor boat would be yacht. At 3 P.M. the honorary secretary more suitable than the life-boat, and of the life-boat station sent off the the motor boat Trevor was despatched coxswain and three other members of with a punt in tow. She found that the crew in a motor boat. About an the two occupants of the small boat had hour later it was learned that the managed to reach the shore. Mean- missing men had swum ashore near while, a pilot boat and a fishing boat Polkerris. The motor boat returned had also been despatched, by the at 6.30 P.M.—Rewards, £2 IOs., and coastguard, from Portstewart, as the £l Is. for use of boat. exact position of the accident was not Scarborough, Yorkshire.—At 8.30 P.M. known. Each of the three boats was on the 1st August, 1938, the life-boat manned by three men.—Rewards, coxswain and two other men, who were £2 5s., and 5s. to each of the three boats out in the fishing boat Sceptre, saw the for fuel used. motor keel boat Better Hope on fire. They at once got in their trawl and went Cemaes, Anglesey.—On the night of to her help, and her crew of three the 27th July, 1938, a man alone in the jumped into the Sceptre. The burning fishing boat Sylvia, of Cemaes, was boat was then taken in tow to harbour, drifting seawards with his engine where the fire was extinguished by the disabled and his boat waterlogged. local fire engine.—Rewards, £l 2s. 6d., Darkness was approaching and the sea and 5s. for fuel used. was rough, with a moderate southerly gale blowing. Four men manned a Port Isaac, Cornwall. — At about 30-feet motor boat, picked up the 5.30 P.M. on the 3rd August, 1938, disabled boat and towed her back to three men were out in a motor boat in Cemaes Harbour.—Rewards, £3, and Port Isaac Bay, about one mile N.E. 5s. for fuel used. of Port Gaverne, when they saw a motor boat capsize about four hundred St. Sampson's, Guernsey.—On the yards away. They went to the help night of the 29th July, two men put of the four men of the capsized boat, out in a motor boat after a sailing boat who were struggling in the water, had been reported to be in distress.— picked them up, and landed them at Rewards, £1 10s., and 2s. 6d. for fuel Port Gaverne.—Rewards, 15s., and Is. used. for fuel used. (For a full account see St. Peter Port in " Services of the Life-boats " on Teignmouth, Devon.—On the after- page 586.) noon of the 4th August, 1938, a boat- 604 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1938. man, who was out in a motor launch New Quay, Cardiganshire.—At 6.15 at the mouth of the harbour, saw a P.M. on the 22nd August, 1938, the small rowing boat drifting with a man coastguard reported that a small out- on board, waving his oar for help. board motor boat had broken down and There was a heavy swell. The boat- was drifting to sea about seven miles man then found that another man, who west of New Quay Head. The honor- had fallen overboard while trying to ary secretary of the life-boat station recover a lost oar, was in the water, sent out two men in a motor boat. clinging to the oar. The boatman Some time later it was learned that the rescued him and then brought the small boat had drifted ashore at Llan- small boat into harbour. A light granog and that the men on board easterly wind was blowing with a were safe.—Rewards, 155., and 3s. for heavy swell and an ebbing tide.— fuel used. Rewards, 7s. 6d. Teignmouth, Devon.—At midday on Filey, Yorkshire.—At 3.15 P.M. on the 25th August, 1938, the small the 8th August, 1938, a lady reported rowing boat Shrimp, with two men on to the coastguard that a small boat board, capsized on Teignmouth Bar. had capsized off Hunmanby Gap. The A light east breeze was blowing and information was passed to the life-boat the sea was rough on the bar. A man station. There was a dense fog, and who was at sea in a motor boat, with the second coxswain, in the absence passengers on board, saw the accident of the honorary secretary, decided to and rescued the two men, one of whom send out three motor cobles. They had to be revived by artificial respira- searched, but found nothing, and re- tion.—Rewards, 75. 6d., and 25. for fuel turned at 5 P.M. It was learned later used. that a canoe had been in difficulties, but that the two men on board had got Portrush, Co. Antrim.—During the ashore.—Rewards, £4 15s. 6d., and afternoon of the 25th August, 1938, a 6*. to each of the three boats for fuel bather got into difficulties off White used. Rocks. The coastguard reported to Scarborough, Yorkshire. — At 7.30 the life-boat coxswain, who put off A.M. on the 10th August, 1938, the with three other men in a motor boat. coastguard reported distress signals They were recalled, as the bather had about three miles to the south of been rescued from shore.—Rewards, Scarborough. The sea was smooth, £l, and 45. 6d. for fuel used. with an ebbing tide, but the weather was thick. It was decided that it Ballycptton, Co. Cork.—On the night was unnecessary to use the life-boat, of the 29th August, 1938, three men, and a motor coble went out manned by crossing Ballinamona Bog to Garryroe, four men. The cargo boat Etal, of were cut off by the incoming tide. London, bound for Scarborough, was News was received from the Civic found on the rocks, but she did not Guard, and at abovit 8.30 P.M. the need help, as the mate had gone ashore honorary secretary of the life-boat in the ship's boat to get the help of station sent off the coxswain and the local pilots.—Rewards, £2, and 55, for second coxswain in a rowing boat. fuel used. They searched the many banks in the bog at some risk, for the entrance to Porthdinllaen, Caernarvonshire. •— the bog from the sea is very shallow, During the afternoon of the 19th and the water runs in fast, but they August, 1938, two visitors in a rowing found nothing. They returned to boat got into difficulties about a mile Ballycotton at 11 P.M., to learn that off Morfa Nevin Beach. A moderate the three men had swum ashore.— W.S.W. breeze was blowing, with a Rewards, £1 55. moderate sea. Two men put off in an outboard motor dinghy, and at some Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—On the risk, picked up the rowing boat and 9th September, 1938, a small boat towed it into safety.—Rewards, 155., capsized, and also a canoe which had and 25. for fuel used. put out to its help. The four people DECEMBER, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 605 on board them were rescued with the informed the honorary secretary of help of a man in a dinghy.—Rewards, the life-boat station that a small pulling an inscribed wrist-watch to John boat was in difficulties one mile east of Bumstead, who had gone out in the Cadgwith and was being carried by canoe, and 5s. to the man in the wind and tide towards Blackhead. A dinghy. moderate S.W. wind was blowing, . (For a full account see Shoreham Har- with a moderate sea. It was decided bour in " Services of the Life-boats " to send out a motor boat instead of the on page 594.) life-boat, and the motor fishing boat Longwaters put off. She found the Redcar, Yorkshire.—At about 8.35 small boat with the four men on board P.M. on the 12th September, 1938, the exhausted, and towed her to Cadgwith. Marske coastguard telephoned that a —Rewards, £l 10s. boy, who had just landed in a dinghy, had reported having seen a canoe, with Selsey, Sussex.—On the 18th August, three on board, being carried out to sea 1938, two women bathers got into diffi- about a mile and a half off Marske. A culties, and two men put off in a rowing gentle west breeze was blowing, with boat and rescued one.—Rewards, £l. a slight sea. Two motor boats put (For a full account see Selsey in out to make a search—one manned by " Services of the Life-boats " on page the Redcar coxswain and the assistant 593.) motor mechanic, and the other by Mr. W. M. Friskney, the honorary secretary Salcombe, Devon. — At 8 P.M. On of the Teesmouth station, the coxswain the 21st August, 1938, the coastguard and another man. They were out for reported to the life-boat coxswain that about two hours, but found nothing, a small motor boat with her engine and no one was reported missing from broken down was making distress this part of the coast.—Rewards, letter signals half a mile south of Prawle of thanks to Mr. Friskney, £l 10*. to Point. A moderate N.W. breeze was the four other men, and 8s. for fuel used. blowing, with a choppy sea. In pre- ference to launching the life-boat the Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—Late on coxswain, accompanied by two other the night of the 12th September, 1938, men. put off in his motor fishing boat. the coastguard reported that some- After some search they iound the boat, one in a boat about a quarter of a mile which had by then been blown a con- off shore was waving a lamp. The sea siderable distance off-shore. They took was calm. On the instructions of the off the man and the boy who were on honorary secretary of the life-boat board and towed the boat back to station, the coxswain put out in his Salcombe. By their prompt action \ he own motor boat, and found that the coxswain saved their lives, for their boat persons in the boat were signalling and was not seaworthy and was rapidly shouting to another boat some distance being driven out into the Channel.— off.-—Rewards, 6s. Rewards, £1 10s., and 3s. 6d. for fuel used in addition to a local gift of £l. October Meeting. ' Watchet, Somerset.—During the even- Bettystown, Co. Meath.—On the ing of the 26th August, 1938, two evening of 21st June, 1938, two women Dutch women visitors, who were on a bathers were carried seaward on a ledge at the foot of the cliff, were cut rubber mattress. They were both off by the incoming tide. The ledge rescued, but one of them could not be is covered at high water during spring revived.—Rewards, the thanks of the tides. As the sea was smooth and Institution inscribed on vellum, a there was very little wind, it was not letter of thanks, and £2 5s. considered necessary to launch the life- (A full account of this rescue appears boat, but the second coxswain and two on page 584.) other men put out in a rowing boat, and brought the women ashore.— Cadgwith, Cornwall.—At 3.18 P.M. Rewards, £l 2s. 6d. in addition to a on the 29th July, 1938, the coastguard local gift of 5s. 606 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1938. Lynmouth, Devon.—During the Llandudno, Caernarvonshire.—At morning of the llth September, 1938, about 3.30 P.M. on the 2nd October, a man and two women, who were 1938, the life-boat coxswain was in- walking along the rocks to the west of formed that the fishing boat Dorothy, of Lynmouth, were cut off by the rising Llandudno, was flying signals of distress •tide. They took refuge on a rock, about three-quarters of a mile outside which was soon surrounded. A fresh the bay. A strong S.W. breeze was N.W. breeze was blowing, with a blowing, with a rough sea. The cox- choppy sea. An incoming boat brought swain went down to the beach and the news and the second coxswain of found that two members of the life- the life-boat put out in his motor boat boat crew had just put off in a 16-feet with another man. There was a big rowing boat. They found that the wash of sea round the rocks, and it was crew of three in the fishing boat could only with much difficulty and at some not manage her, and were having a risk that they rescued the three very rough time. They towed the people, who undoubtedly owed their boat ashore.—Rewards, £1 5s. lives to the promptness of their rescuers, Whithy, Yorkshire.—During the after- for soon afterwards the rock was com- noon of the 9th October, 1938, the pletely covered.—Rewards, 15s., and coastguard reported that two small 2s. for fuel used. pulling boats south of the harbour were unable to get in owing to the strong Kessingland, Suffolk.—On the 16th west wind and choppy sea. The life-boat September, 1938, a small open sailing coxswain and another man put off in boat capsized and her crew of two were his motor fishing coble and met one rescued by a motor fishing boat.— boat just outside the piers coming in Rewards, £3 2s. 6d., and 15s. for fuel, safely. They found the other close to broken mast and bus fares. Saltwick Nab, half full of water and (For full account see Lowestoft and rapidly driving towards the rocks. Kessingland in " Services of the Life- The three young men on board were boats " on page 595.) very exhausted. The coxswain towed Bull Bay, Anglesey.—During the after- the boat back to harbour, and by his noon of the 17th September, 1938, two prompt help saved the lives of the men put out from Amlwch to test the three men.—Rewards, £l 5s., and 3s. engine of their small motor boat East for fuel used. Mouse. A strong W.N.W. breeze was Douglas, Isle of Man.—At 11 P.M. on blowing, with a rough sea. The engine the llth September, 1938, it was broke down, and owing to the state of learned at the life-boat station that six the sea and the strong ebb tide, the men Scouts had gone out in a whaler during were unable to make headway with the early morning and had not returned. their oars. The boat was carried past The life-boat crew were assembled, but Bull Bay Point and out to sea. Mr. a message was then received that the Joseph Jones was told, and at once put boat had put in to Groudle. A later off in his motor boat. He got a line message said that she had left again aboard the East Mouse and towed her for Douglas, and the coxswain, accom- back to Bull Bay in a waterlogged panied by Mr. W. Cunningham, J.P., condition. In doing so he ran some the chairman of the branch, and six risk, and it needed very good seaman- life-boatmen, put out in a motor boat. ship to carry out the rescue single- A moderate to strong west breeze was handed. The East Mouse sank at her blowing, with a slight sea, and the moorings next day.—Rewards, £l. weather was thick. The motor boat met the whaler off Groudle. being Wick, Caithness-shire.—On the 29th towed towards Douglas by another September, 1938, a motor boat put off motor boat. She helped with the tow, when a flying-boat was in distress.— and the three boats arrived at Douglas Rewards, £5, and 12s. 6d. for fuel used. at 1.30 A.M.—Rewards, a letter of (For a full account see Wick in appreciation to Mr. W. Cunningham, " Services of the Life-boats " on page £3 10s. to the other seven men, and 5s. 596.) for fuel used. DECEMBER, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 607

The Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster's Appeal for the Life-boat Service.1 THE Institution has received a personal high seas, so vital a necessity to us letter from His Eminence the Cardinal island dwellers, should commend itself Archbishop of Westminster (the Most to all and not only to those who Rev. Arthur Hinsley, D .D.), commending actually live upon our coasts. We all to Catholics the appeal of the life-boat depend upon sea transport for our service. It is dated 25th June, 1938. subsistence, and those engaged in such " Most willingly do I commend to the transport have a very real claim upon generosity of Catholics the appeal of the our charity, so that when they are in National Life-boat Institution. The danger they can rely upon the most work which the members of that efficient means being at hand to help Institution have done in the past and them in their dire need. are ever ready to do, to succour those " I trust, therefore, that your appeal who have been placed in peril of their for this worthy cause will have a ready lives by reason of their work upon the and generous response." 1 An appeal by the Archbishop of Canterbury appeared in the June number of The lAfe-boat.

The Chief Rabbi's Appeal for the Life-boat Service. THE Institution has received a personal " The fact that up to last year no letter from the Very Rev. the Chief less than 65,668 lives were saved by the Rabbi, Dr. J. H. Hertz, Ph.D., ex- Royal National Life-boat Service should pressing the hope that the Jews of make every English man and woman Great Britain will respond generously your debtor; and I trust that the Jews to the appeal of the life-boat service. of Great Britain will respond generously It is dated 1st July, 1938. to your Appeal."

A New Life-boat Film. A YEAR ago the Institution had a life-boats by hand from a carriage, by sound film made which showed the tractor, and down a slipway. These building of a motor life-boat, from the launches are followed by life-boatmen felling of teak and mahogany logs in in London, and the Duke of Kent, Burma and Honduras up to the arrival President of the Institution, is seen of the completed boat at her station. talking to them after presenting medals. Another sound film has now been made Then comes a rescue from ship- showing the work of the Institution on wreck. Fishermen are seen launching the coast. It has music and a running their own boat; a storm gets up; the commentary and is called " The Story fishing boat is seen flying distress of the Life-boat." The film opens with signals. The coastguard sees her, and a life-boat in a heavy sea. It then calls up the life-boat station; the shows some of the earlier life-boats: maroon is fired; the crew run down; The Original, the first life-boat of all, the life-boat is launched in a rough sea. built in 1789; a self-righting life-boat She approaches the fishing boat; a built in the middle of the nineteenth line is thrown and a buoy passed; and century; the launch of a pulling and the man on board is hauled through the sailing life-boat of the self-righting sea into the life-boat. Then the life- type; women launchers hauling up a boat is seen returning to shore and life-boat; men at the oars. Then the signalling the news of the rescue. film shows one of the steam life-boats, The film has been produced by Mr. of which.the first was built in 1888, and William Pollard, with Mr. John Shaw so comes to the motor life-boat fleet. Jones at the camera, and the commen- The Dover motor life-boat is seen at tary is by Mr. Neal Arden. It is the sea, and there is a shot of her engines. standard size, 35 mm., and takes tec After this come launches of motor minutes to show. THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1938.

Life-boat Pavilion at the Empire Exhibition, Scotland. THE Empire Exhibition, Scotland, 1938, postcards. The most popular souvenirs at Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, was were the pencils, of which 11,987 were closed at the end of October. The sold. Next came the toy figures of a Institution had its own pavilion1 life-boatman, 2,460, and next the toy where it exhibited the motor life-boat motor life-boats, 2,000. Some 35,000 of the 46-feet Watson cabin type which life-boat leaflets were distributed had been built on the Clyde for the new free. station at Tobermory, models of life- It is interesting to recall that the boats from 1789 up to the present time, Tobermory boat is not the first life- its own medals for gallantry, and medals boat to take part in an exhibition in awarded to it by foreign life-boat Glasgow. Glasgow held its first inter- societies, a chart of life-boat stations national exhibition in 1888, the year round Great Britain and Ireland, and after Queen Victoria's golden jubilee. photographs' of the life-boat service The Glasgow Herald, in the Empire in action. Exhibition supplement which it pub- During the six months visitors to the lished just before this year's exhibition pavilion put in the collecting boxes was opened, had an article by a visitor £1,053 19s. 6d., and they bought to that first exhibition. The article life-boat books, souvenirs and post- began: "On a summer forenoon, all cards to the value of £432 13*. 6d., so but fifty years ago, I stood beside a that the gross takings were £1,486 13s. life-boat that was mounted in the There were 20,461 life-boat souvenirs main avenue of the International sold, 1,071 life-boat books, and 2,286 Exhibition at Kelvingrove Park. I 1 A preliminary article on the Life-boat Pavilion was very young, I was very excited, appeared in The Life-boat (or June, 1938. and I saw the aged Queen pass by."

Generous Scottish Ladies. Gifts and Legacies of £92,392 in Eleven Years. A REMARKABLE feature of life-boat of £8,958 from Miss E. Sinclair, of appeals during recent years has been Glasgow, who died in June of this year, the number of gifts for building motor for the life-boat at Portaskaig, Argyll- life-boats for the Scottish coast received shire, and an anonymous gift of £7,000 from ladies in Scotland. Since the from a Scottish lady, received through beginning of 1928 nine such gifts have Mr. J. R. Barnett, O.B.E., M.I.N.A., been received, amounting to £71,216. the Institution's consulting naval Five of these gifts, amounting to architect, for the life-boat at Broughty £38,216, have come from Glasgow. Ferry, Dundee. The first of them was from Mrs. In 1937 a motor life-boat was built A. J, Fairlie, of Glasgow, a gift of for Port Patrick, Wigtownshire, out £4,758, to be added to a legacy of of a gift of £10,000 from Miss Paterson, £1,019, received in 1917 from Mrs. of Paisley. Fairlie's mother, Lady Richmond, to In the present year three more motor provide the motor life-boat stationed life-boats for the coast of Scotland at Troon, Ayrshire, in 1929. have been under construction, all three Then came a gift from Mrs. Lawrence the gifts of Scottish ladies. The first Glen, of Glasgow, who gave £4,500 to is a boat for the station which has just build the motor life-boat stationed at been established at Tobermory, Isle of Girvan, Ayrshire, in 1931. Mull. This is the boat which has been Three more gifts provided three life- at the Life-boat Pavilion at the Empire boats which went to the coast in 1935. Exhibition at Glasgow. She "has been These were a gift of £11,000 from Miss built out of a gift of £8,000 from Miss M. D. Rankin, of Glasgow, for the life- Margaret Lithgow, of Tobermory, who boat at Aith, in the Shetlands, a gift died in June of this year. DECEMBER, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. eod

LIFE-BOAT PAVILION AT THE EMPIRE EXHIBITION, SCOTLAND, 1938. 610 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1938. A motor life-boat for Peterhead, of Bridge of Allan. The motor Aberdeenshire, which has been laid life-boat stationed at St. Abbs, down this year, will be built out of a Berwickshire, in 1936 was provided gift of £9,000 just received from Mrs. out of a legacy of £803 from the late Park Barry, of Glasgow, and the larger Mrs. Isabella Forrest, of Glasgow, and of the two motor life-boats which are _ a gift of £2,000 from the executors of being built for Montrose, Angus, is the late Miss Annie Ronald, of Paisley. rovided out of an anonymous gift of The motor life-boat stationed at E8,000, from two Scottish ladies, Port Patrick, Wigtownshire, in 1929, received, like the gift for the Broughty and since replaced by another boat, was Ferry life-boat, through Mr. J. R. in part provided out of a legacy of Barnett. £4,139 from the late Mrs. A. Colquhoun, These are the nine gifts amounting to of Glasgow, and the motor life-boat £71,216. In addition three life-boats stationed at St. Ives, Cornwall, in 1933, have been provided during the same the life-boat which was wrecked on a time, and two other life-boats partly gallant service early this year, was in provided, out of legacies from Scottish part provided out of a legacy of £1,000 ladies. The motor life-boat stationed from the late Miss Caroline Parsons, of at Arbroath, Angus, in 1932 was built Edinburgh. out of a legacy of £3,332 from the late These legacies, all received since the Misses I. and E. Mudie, of Dundee. beginning of 1928, amount to £21,174, The motor life-boat stationed at so that the total of special gifts and Gourdon, Kincardineshire, in 1936 was legacies.for the provision of life-boats provided put of a legacy of £10,000 received from Scottish ladies during the from the late Mrs. M. H. Dawson, past eleven years is £92,392.

A Royal Film Premiere.

H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent Present. H.R.H. THE DUCHESS OF KENT was of the Royal Military School of Music, present on 2nd November, 1938, at the KneUer Hall. Odeon Theatre, kindly lent by Mr. The Duchess was received by Sir Oscar Deutsch (chairman and managing Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the director of Odeon Theatres, Ltd.), at a Institution, and Mr. Oscar Deutsch. special film performance in aid of the Sir Godfrey Baring presented to her Life-boat Service, organized by the the Hon. George Colville, vice-chairman Central London Women's Committee, of the Institution, the Duchess of and a special film committee, of which Sutherland, president of the Ladies' Mrs. Bertram Abel Smith was chairman Life-boat Guild, the Duke of Suther- and Mrs. Alfred Bossom, vice-chairman. land, Mr. Philip Reisman, chairman of The programme consisted of the Radio Picture Corporation, and Mrs. Odeon News Reel of recent events, Oscar Deutsch, and the Duchess of Walt Disney's latest cartoon in colours, Sutherland presented Mrs. Bertram The Whalers, a film in colours of Abel Smith and Mrs. Alfred Bossom. Jerusalem, a new film The Story of the Miss Rhona King and Master Tommy Life-boat (a description of it will be Sopwith then presented to Her Royal found on page 607), which was being Highness two dolls (the gift of Messrs. shown for the first time, and then Harrods, Ltd.), one dressed as Grace a new film by the Marx Brothers, Darling and the other as a life-boatman. Room Service, which was also being The amount raised by the sale of shown for the first time. The national tickets and programmes and by dona- anthem was played by trumpeters tions was £1,070. DECEMBER, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 611

By courtesy of} [The Topical Press Agency WELCOMING THE KING. The Weymouth motor life-boat, among other vessels, greeting the King when he arrived at Weymouth on June 20th, 1938, on a visit to the fleet

By courtesy of} [Daily Sketch H.R.H. THE DUCHESS OF KENT AT THE LIFE-BOAT FILM PREMIERE. Being presented with dolls dressed as Grace Darling and a life-boatman. (See opposite page.) 612 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1938. Naming Ceremonies of Eight Motor Life-boats. EIGHT motor life-boats have been named Whitby, Yorkshire. during 1938, two on the coast of Devon, at Salcombe and Appledore, two on A new motor life-boat was stationed the Irish coast, at Arklow and Dun at Whitby this year, replacing another Laoghaire, and the other four at " motor life-boat. She is of the Watson Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, Whitby, type, 41 feet by 11 feet 8 inches. On Yorkshire, Peel, Isle of Man, and service, with crew and gear on board, Barry Dock, Glamorganshire. she weighs just over 15 tons. She is divided into eight water-tight compart- Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. ments and is fitted with 145 air-cases. The motor life-boat which was She has twin screws, driven by two stationed at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, 35-h.p. engines. The engine-room is in 1936, was destroyed last year in a a water-tight compartment, and each fire at the building yard at Cowes, engine is itself water-tight, so that it when she was being overhauled. could continue running even if the Another boat of the same type was engine-room were flooded. Her speed completed and sent to the station this is just over 8 knots, and she carries year. She is of the Watson cabin type, enough petrol to be able to travel about 46 feet by 12 feet 9 inches. On service, 120 miles, at full speed, without re- with crew and gear on board, she weighs fuelling. She carries a crew of eight, about 20 tons. She is divided into and in rough weather can take fifty seven water-tight compartments, and people on board. She has two cock- is fitted with 142 air-cases. She has pits, a line-throwing gun and an twin screws, and is driven by two electric searchlight, and is lighted by 40-h.p. Diesel engines. The engine- electricity. room is a water-tight compartment, and She has cost about £6,600, and has each engine is itself water-tight, so been named Mary Ann Hepworth, in that it could continue running even gratitude for a gift from Mr. W. W. if the engine-room were flooded. Her Hepworth, of Hessle, near Hull. speed is 8J knots and she carries enough The naming ceremony took place fuel to travel about 200 miles at full on June 27th with Mr. Kenneth speed without refuelling. She carries a McNeil, J.P., chairman of the Whitby crew of eight, and in rough weather can Urban District Council, presiding. Mr. take ninety-five people on board. She Hepworth himself was unable to be has a line-throwing gun, and electric present, and Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., searchlight, is lighted throughout with chairman of the Institution, in present- electricity, and is fitted with wireless. ing the life-boat to Whitby on his She has cost about £8,400, and behalf and on behalf of the Institution, has been given the same name as the expressed the Institution's thanks to destroyed life-boat. The names of him for his generous gift. The life-boat the donors of that boat have been in- was received by Captain R. W. Milburn, scribed in her, the late Mr. D. Altschul, chairman of the branch, and the of London, the late Miss H. Gartside, Marquess of Normanby welcomed of Holmfirth, Yorkshire, and the late her to Whitby. She was dedicated Mr. J. E. C. Edmunds, of Newport, by the Rev. Canon Sykes, M.A., Isle of Wight. assisted by the Rev. Ivor J. Roberton, The naming ceremony took place on M.A., D.D., and the Marchioness of April 12th at the building yard of Normanby then named her Mary Ann Messrs. Samuel White at Cowes. The Hepworth. Institution was represented at the A vote of thanks to the Marchioness ceremony by Commander Henry Strong, was proposed by Captain W. W. R.D., R.N.R., a member of the com- Milburn and seconded by Captain mittee of management. The life-boat A. D. Milner. The singing of the was dedicated by the Rev. Charles hymns was led by the choir of the Paterson, chaplain to the Royal Yacht Missions to Seamen, accompanied by Squadron, and Lady Baring named the band of the Whitby branch of the her S.G.E. British Legion. DECEMBER, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 613

Peel, Isle of Man. proposed by Captain Kinley, chairman of the branch, and seconded by Captain A new motor life-boat for Peel was Richard Trenam, M.B.E., M.C., the stationed there in 1937, replacing a district organizing secretary for the pulling and sailing life-boat. She is of North-West of England, the life-boat the light Liverpool type, for launching was launched. off the open beach. She is 35 feet 6 inches by 10 feet 3 inches, and weighs only 7 tons. She is divided into six Barry Dock, Glamorganshire. water-tight compartments, and is fitted A new motor life-boat was stationed with 115 air-cases. If a sea breaks on at Barry Dock in 1937, replacing board, she can free herself in twelve another motor life-boat. She is a seconds. She has one screw, driven 41-feet Watson motor life-boat, as by a 35-h. p. engine in a water-tight described in the account of the naming engine-room. The engine itself is ceremony at Whitby, and has cost water-tight, so that it could continue £6,459. She has been built in part running even if the engine-room were out of a legacy from the late Mr. T. D. flooded. Her speed is 7J knots, and Evans, of Malpas, near Newport, she carries enough petrol to be able to Monmouthshire. travel 100 miles, at full speed, without The naming ceremony took place refuelling. She carries a crew of seven on July 16th in the presence of about and can take thirty people on board in 2,000 people. The Right Hon. the rough weather. Earl of Plymouth, P.C., G.B.E., C.B., She has cost £3,637 and is a gift from president of the branch, was in the the executors of the will of the late Mrs. chair. The new boat was presented Helen C. Sutton, of London. to the Barry Branch on behalf of the The naming ceremony took place on donor and the Institution by Captain June 28th in a downpour of rain. His Vivian M. Lewis, M.C., the organizing Honour the Deemster W. P. Cowley, secretary for Wales, and was received J.P., vice-president of the branch, was by Mr. E. V. Swallow, chairman of the in the chair. The life-boat was pre- branch. The Bishop of Llandaff (the sented to Peel, on behalf of the donors Right Rev. Timothy Rees, M.C., B.A.) and the Institution, by Lieut.-Com- dedicated the life-boat, assisted by the mander G. R. Cousins, D.S.C., R.N., Rev. D. Evans, L.D., and the Rev. district inspector of life-boats, and was J. Mydyr Evans. received by His Honour the Deemster Mrs. Patrick Munro then named her W. P. Cowley, J.P. His ExceUency Rachel and Mary Evans. Vice-Adrniral the Hon. William Spencer A vote of thanks to Lord Plymouth, Leveson-Gower, C.B., D.S.O., Lieu- the Bishop of Llandaff and Mrs. tenant-Govemor, welcomed the life- Patrick Munro was proposed by Mr. boat to the Isle of Man and presented C. B. Griffiths, O.B.E., J.P., chairman certificates of service, awarded on of the Barry Urban District Council, their retirement, to Coxswain James and seconded by Mr. Dudley Howe, Cannon and Bowman Charles Moore. J.P., deputy chairman of the Council. He also presented a certificate won by The life-boat was then launched. a Peel girl in the life-boat essay The singing of the hymns was led by competition for elementary schools. the St. Baruch's Church Choir, Barry Island, accompanied by the Barry The Bishop of Sodor and Man (the Silver Band, and the Barry Sea Cadets Right Rev. William Stanton Jones, sold programmes and made a collection D.D.) dedicated the life-boat, assisted on behalf of the branch. by the vicar of Peel, the Rev. E. L. Morris, L.Th. The Lieutenant-Governor then named Salcombe and Hope Cove, Devon. the life-boat Helen Sutton, in the absence A new motor life-boat was stationed of Lady Rose Leveson-Gower, a sister at Salcombe this year, replacing another of the Queen, who was unable to be motor life-boat. She is of the 46-feet present owing to the death of her Watson cabin type, as described in the mother, the Countess of Strathmore. account of the naming ceremony at After a vote of thanks had been Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, but she has 614 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1938. certain important modifications made to Appledore, Devon. suit her for working over the dangerous A new motor life-boat was stationed Salcombe Bar. She is of lighter draft, at Appledore this year. She has but, owing to her other modifications, replaced another motor life-boat and she weighs over 21 £ tons, a ton and a is of the 46-feet Watson cabin type, half more than the standard type. She with modifications on the standard has whale-backs forward and aft, type, similar to those in the Salcombe instead of a flat deck, to throw off life-boat, already described, to suit the water. Her after-shelter has been her for working over the dangerous carried forward to cover the engine- Appledore Bar. room. This has been done partly to She has cost about £8,600, and has give added strength to meet the blow been built out of a gift from Mr. of the seas and partly to shed the water Gordon Armstrong, of Beverley, York- quickly. She has been given a strong shire, in memory of his wife who died stern frame below the rudder to protect in the spring of last year when they it from damage should she strike the were on a cruise. Mrs. Armstrong was bar, and the steering-gear is provided a Devonshire woman, and it is at Mr. with an auxiliary tiller, which can be Armstrong's request that his gift has quickly shipped should the wheel be been used to provide a motor life-boat damaged. She has cost about £8,600 on the Devonshire coast. and has been built in part out of a The naming ceremony took place on legacy from the late Mrs. Marie Park- September 21st, with Captain the Hon. house, of Cricklewood, Middlesex, who Denys Scott, president of the branch, left the money to provide a motor life- in the chair. The Mayor of Bideford boat on the south coast of Devonshire. opened the proceedings. Mr. Gordon The naming ceremony took place on Armstrong himself presented the life- September 5th in the presence of many boat to the Institution and after the hundreds of townspeople and visitors, boat had been described by Com- many of them joining in the service mander E. D. Drury, O.B.E., R.D., from boats in the harbour. Mr. Ernest R.N.R., the chief inspector of life- Capel-Cure, president of the branch, boats, Captain Guy Fanshawe, R.N., was in the chair, and Captain Guy a member of the committee of manage- Fanshawe, R.N., a member of the ment of the Institution, received her, committee of management of the thanked Mr. Armstrong for his generous Institution, presented the life-boat to gift and formally handed the life-boat the branch on behalf of the donor and to the branch. She was received by the Institution. Mr. Capel-Cure ac- Captain the Hon. Denys Scott, and the cepted the boat on behalf of the branch, Bishop of Exeter (the Right Rev. and she was dedicated by the Bishop C. E. Curzon, D.D.) dedicated her. of Crediton (the Right Rev. W. F. The Rev. H. C. A. S. Muller, M.A., Surtees, M.A.). R.N., vicar of Appledore, and the Rev. Mrs. Arthur Reed, an honorary A. Brockett, pastor of the Appledore life-boat governor of the Institution, Congregational Church, also took part and president of the Exeter Ladies' in the religious service. Life-boat Guild, then named the life- Mr. Gordon Armstrong then named boat Samuel and Marie Parkhouse. the life-boat Violet Armstrong. Votes of thanks were proposed and A vote of thanks to Mr. Armstrong seconded by Mr. F. Murch, chairman was proposed by Brigadier-General of the Salcombe Urban District Council, R. C. Boyle, C.B., C.M.G., chairman Mr. A. Head, chairman of the Kings- of the branch, and seconded by the bridge Urban District Council, Mr. Rev. A. Green, chairman of the Northam Arthur Reed, J.P., M.P. for the City of Urban District Council. Exeter, and a member of the com- mittee of management of the Institu- tion, and Mr. W. G. Cooke, chairman of Arklow, Co. Wicklow. the branch. A new motor life-boat was stationed The singing of the hymns was ac- at Arklow this year, replacing another companied by the Kingsbridge Silver motor life-boat. She is of the 41-feet Prize Band. Watson type, already described in the DECEMBER, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 615

account of the naming ceremony at P.P., in the presence of members of the Whitby. She has cost £6,506 and Borough Corporation and representa- has been built out of the general funds tives of the branch, with Sea Scouts of the Institution. and members of the C.Y.M.S. forming The naming ceremony took place on the guard of honour. August 24th, the Earl of Wicklow, The naming ceremony was held on chairman of the branch, presiding. October 1st, with Mr. Gerald Byrne, Mr. T. L. M. Fuge, the district organ- chairman of the branch, presiding, izing secretary for Ireland, presented supported by the Lord Mayor of the life-boat to the branch on behalf Dublin (Alderman Byrne, T.D.), and of the Institution, and she was received members of the Dun Laoghaire Cor- by Mr. Robert Tyrrell, the honorary poration. Two days before the cere- secretary of the branch. Mr. Michael mony, the agreement about Czecho- Tyrrell welcomed her on behalf of the slovakia between Great Britain, France, people of Arklow and County Wicklow. Germany and Italy, which prevented Mr. Granville Proby, patron of the the outbreak of war, had been signed at branch, then named the life-boat Munich, and in presenting the life-boat Inbhear Mor. to the branch on behalf of the Institu- Votes of thanks were proposed and tion, Lieut.-Colonel C. R. Satterthwaite, seconded by the Very Rev. M. Behan, O.B.E., the secretary of the Institution, P.P., the Rev. W. Carroll, Mr. T. P. said: " At a time when, under God's Kavanagh, chairman of the Arklow providence, the shadow of a very Harbour Commissioners, and Mr. great calamity appears to have passed, William Cleary, chairman of the Arklow is it not fitting that we should be dedi- Urban District Council. cating a life-boat to the service of There was no service of dedication, as all humanity—a fitting and glorious the life-boat had already been blessed emblem of the cause of peace between by the parish priest, and a service had the nations? " been held in one of the Protestant Mr. C. S. McNeill, the honorary churches on the morning of the naming secretary of the branch, accepted th« ceremony. life-boat, and Mr. John P. Dooge, P.C., chairman of the Dun Laoghaire Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. Borough Council, welcomed her on behalf of the people of Dun Laoghaire. A new motor life-boat was stationed Mrs. Gerald Byrne then named the at Dun Laoghaire this year, replacing life-boat Dunleary II. another motor life-boat, the Dunleary. Votes of thanks were proposed and She is of the 46-feet Watson cabin type, seconded by Captain W. H. Davis, as described in the account of the R.D., R.N.R., inspector of Irish Lights, naming ceremony at Yarmouth, Isle Lieut.-Commander R. Shiel, R.N.R., of Wight. She has cost about £8,600 harbour-master at Dun Laoghaire, and has been built out of the general Mrs. J. C. Cathcart, honorary secretary funds of the Institution. of the Dun Laoghaire Ladies' Life-boat On August 24th the new life-boat was Guild, and Mr. T. L. M. Fuge, district blessed by the Rev. Canon Boylan, organizing secretary for Ireland.

A Subscriber's Last Gift. MRS. BERTHA WADSWORTH, of Hamp- send instead donations to the life- stead Garden Suburb, London, who boat service. Ten such gifts were died on llth August at the age of received, amounting to £13, and Mrs. 77, had been a subscriber to the Wadsworth's daughter, besides making Institution for twenty years. By her one of these special gifts, has become express wish no flowers were sent to a subscriber to the Institution in her the funeral, and friends were asked to mother's place. 616 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1938.

Latvian Award to Portaskaig. ON the night of 26th October, 1936, the cellency the Minister for Latvia in Latvian steamer Helena Faulbaums, of London, Mr. Charles Zarine, unveiled Riga, was caught in a sudden very a memorial in the cemetery. Sheriff severe storm near Jura Sound on the A.M. Chalmers, of Oban, represented the west coast of Scotland. The weather Secretary of State for Scotland, and Mr. was very thick, with rain showers, and Duncan Maclndeor, the honorary sec- the sea was very heavy. The steamer retary of the Portaskaig branch, with was driven on the rocks of the Island the Portaskaig coxswain and crew, of Beul-nan-uamh and foundered in a represented the Institution. The cere- few minutes. Her SOS had been mony opened with a service in the picked up, but the gale was so severe Luing church at Achafolla. After the that all the land lines were down, and service Mr. R. M. Marshall, the Latvian it was impossible to telegraph or tele- Consul in Glasgow, on behalf of the phone it to the life-boat station at Latvian Shipowners' Association, pre- Portaskaig, Argyllshire. It was broad- sented an oak lectern to the church, and cast by the British Broadcasting Cor- Mr. T. Phelan, of Liverpool, presented poration and eventually got through to the church, on behalf of Mr. Maxsis to Portaskaig in the early hours of Faulbaums, of Riga, the owner of the October 27th. Coxswain Peter MacPhee steamer, a Communion Cup and Plate was ill in bed, but, against his doctor's which were replicas of those in the orders, he dec-ided to take out the motor British church at Riga. life-boat Charlotte Elizabeth himself, and The congregation then went to she put out at 1.30 A.M. She reached Kilchattan Cemetery, and there the the scene of the wreck, thirty miles away, Latvian Minister unveiled a granite at 9 A.M., to find that sixteen of the memorial-stone to the men of the steamer's crew of twenty had been Helena Faulbaums, who had lost their drowned. The other four, although lives. After the unveiling he presented badly hurt, had managed to scramble the decoration of the Latvian Order of on to the rocks. With great difficulty the Three Stars to Coxswain Peter the life-boat rescued them by means of MacPhee, of Portaskaig, and to others the breeches-buoy and landed them at who had helped the four rescued men. Crinan, on the mainland. She reached Many wreaths were placed on the her station again at seven that evening. memorial. The Portaskaig life-boat She had been out for 17J hours. lay in the Sound of Shuna, in full view Eleven bodies were washed ashore of the cemetery, and a vessel flying the and were buried in Kilchattan cemetery Latvian flag visited the Island of on the neighbouring island of Luing. Beul-nan-uamh and dropped a wreath There, on June 5th, 1938, His Ex- in the sea.

Two Life-boat Broadcasts. THE Hastings motor life-boat was one On 5th October, the day after a of the thirty-two life-boats which very severe gale had swept across were launched during the exceptional Great Britain and Ireland, Captain gales at the end of May and the begin- E. S. Carver, R.D., R.N.R., superin- ning of June, and was out for five hours tendent of stores, and formerly eastern hi the worst weather conditions she had district inspector, spoke on the wireless ever experienced. The second-cox- in the National Programme in the radio swain, George Moon, was in command, magazine " The World Goes By." His as the coxswain was at sea, and on June subject was " Memories of Great Gales," 4th he spoke of his experiences that and he described the service to the night on the wireless in the National s.s. Hopelyn, in 1922, in which he took Programme in the feature " In Town part, winning the Institution's silver To-night." medal for gallantry. DECEMBER, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 617

By courtesy o/] [" Daily Record," Glasgow A LATVIAN AWARD TO SCOTLAND. Mr. Charles Zarine, the Latvian Minister in London, presenting to Coxswain Peter MacPhee, of Portaskaig, the decoration of the Latvian Order of the Three Stars. (See opposite page.)

By courtesy of} [Pioord-en-Zuid-Hollandsche Reddingmaotsckappij A DUTCH LIFE-BOAT RESCUE. The Scheveningen motor life-boat ZeemansLoop rescuing nine men of a Scheveningen fishing boat, 9th October, 1938. The Secretary of th. North and South Holland Life-saving Society writes: " This was one of the finest and riskiest rescues we ever had. The life-boat had to operate between the wreck and the mole—a distance of twenty-five yards. Although our Zeemamhoop was smashed on the fishing boat she sustained practically no damage at all." 618 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1938.

Reviews. Abandon Ship, by Vice-Admiral rescues as well as wrecks, one finds the Gordon Campbell, V.C., D.S.O. same greatness in adversity, but a new Hodder & Stoughton. 7s. Qd. spirit of humanity. Heroes of British Life-boats, by Gerda Mrs. Shairer's and Mr. Jameson's Shairer and Egon Jameson. Harrap. lively book is about life-boatmen and 7s. 6d. their work on the east and south coasts. Among the famous services they THOSE who read Admiral Campbell's describe are those to the Georgia, Sepoy Brave Men All will equally enjoy this and Monte Nevoso by the Cromer life- new book of his. There are no life-boat boat, the laabo by the St. Mary's, Isles rescues in it, but his five stories are all of Scilly, and the Taycraig by Sennen of wrecks in different parts of the world. Cove. They have a chapter, too, on the They belong to the second half of the Caister disaster in 1901, one of the most eighteenth and the early years of the memorable examples in the history of nineteenth century—the years just our life-boats of " greatness in ad- before the establishment of the first versity." They have visited the life-boat services. In those days, ship- stations; they have talked to the wreck brought in its train other and even coxswains; and they tell a number of more terrible dangers and sufferings; tales of life-boatmen's experiences at attacks by pirates, slavery and, even sea which are not to be found among on the coasts of Europe, struggles with the records of the Institution. They wreckers more intent on plundering the give, too, their impressions of the men abandoned ship than helping the ship- themselves. Coxswain Henry Blogg, wrecked. No one could read Admiral of Cromer, they found so " gentle and Campbell's five stirring tales without restrained " in manner that he reminded being conscious all the time of the them of a clergyman. Coxswain immeasurable difference which the life- Spurgeon, of Lowestoft, expounded boat services have made to the ship- to them his theory of lucky numbers, wrecked. Nor could anyone read them and showed them how his own lucky without agreeing with him that they number, four, always occurred in the justify the boast: " The English nation dates of his successful rescues. is never so great as in adversity." Coxswain Thomas Cocking, of St. Ives, When one turns to the records of they found always at his look-out.

Coxswain Robert Cross: A Correction. IN the last issue of The Life-boat it Flamborough cobles caught in a sudden was said that Coxswain Robert Cross gale. Two of the cobles were lost. of the life-boat station on the Humber, With one of them went down Coxswain whose 'portrait appeared on the cover, Cross' brother and the brother's two had joined the crew in 1906, when the sons. It was after this tragedy that station was under the control of the Coxswain Cross decided to devote him- Humber Conservancy Board. Cox- self to the life-boat service, and when swain Cross writes that he joined the the opportunity came in 1912, he sold crew on the llth October, 1902, when his fishing boat and returned to the the station was still under the control station at Spurn Head as the Institu- of the Hull Trinity House. He served tion's coxswain. Thus his total service in it for six years, and then left it and to date is thirty-two years, six of which bought a share in a herring drifter. he has served as a member of the crew In 1909 he went out with the life-boat and twenty-six as the Institution's at Flamborough to the help of several coxswain. DECEMBER, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 619

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By courtesy of] [H. L. Smerion, Clafton-on-Sta A RELIGIOUS SERVICE ON A LIFE-BOAT. The annual service at Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. 620 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1938,

Obituary. Mr. James Hartley Burton, Beau mar is. with the work of the branch, and he re- BY the death of Mr. James Hartley called that his first duty, at the beginning Burton on 16th May, at the age of of his public career, was to organize a eighty-one, the Institution has lost an cycle carnival for the old Life-boat outstanding honorary secretary. He Saturday Fund, which was closed in became the honorary secretary of the 1911. He attended the North-Western Penmon, Anglesey, station in 1906, Conference at Blackpool less than a and when that station was closed in fortnight before his death, and the 1915 he became honorary secretary at last of his many kindnesses to the Beaumaris, so that he had served as service was to entertain to dinner an honorary secretary of a station for the Blackpool, Fleetwood and Lytham thirty-two years. He brought to his St. Anne's crews; but he was too ill life-boat work a wide experience of the himself to be present. sea, for he had spent many years afloat in small vessels, and had sailed on most Coxswain Richard Eglon, Whit by. of the oceans of the world in his own yachts.' No honorary secretary was Coxswain Richard Eglon, of Whitby, more esteemed and trusted by his crew, who died on 18th September at the and on many occasions he went out age of eighty-five, had had a long and in the life-boat on service. In 1909 he distinguished career in the life-boat and the coxswain were both awarded service. He had been an officer of the Institution's silver medal for life-boats for thirty-one years. He their very brave attempts to rescue the served as bowman at Upgang from crew of three of the ketch William, of 1892 to 1894, and then as second Liverpool, which was driven ashore in a coxswain from 1894 to 1899. For the whole gale. The life-boat was out for next twenty years he was second fifteen hours, and she herself was driven coxswain of both the Whitby life-boats, ashore in the attempts to get alongside and then their coxswain for a year. the ketch as the rising tide carried her In October, 1920, a motor life-boat up the beach. In 1918 Mr. Burton was was stationed at Whitby and he was awarded the Institution's aneroid its coxswain until his retirement in barometer, and in 1933 its binoculars. September, 1923. During those years Last year he was appointed an honorary the life-boats in which he served life-governor, the highest distinction were launched 122 times and rescued which the Institution can confer on one 236 lives. Coxswain Eglon, won the of its honorary workers. Mr. Burton's Institution's silver medal for gallantry life-boat work was only one of many for his share in the great service to public activities. He was an alderman of the hospital ship Rohilla at the end of County Anglesey, was Mayor of Beau- October, 191-t. He was second cox- maris eighteen times, and was a freeman swain of the Whitby No. 2 boat which of the borough. twice succeeded in reaching the wreck and rescued 35 people, and then he acted as pilot to the Tynemouth motor Alderman Joseph Crookes Grime, life-boat when she put out, after all the efforts of other pulling and sailing Manchester, Salford and District. life-boats had failed, and rescued the By the death on 80th June, at the 50 people still on the wreck. In 1920 age of sixty-four, of Alderman Joseph he was awarded the Institution's Crookes Grime, O.B.E., J.P., during thanks inscribed on vellum when, as his year of office as Lord Mayor of coxswain, he rescued 16 lives from the Manchester, the Institution has lost a five-masted schooner Cap Palos, of very generous and active friend. As Lord Vancouver, which was drifting helpless Mayor he was president of the branch, in a whole gale with a terrific sea. and, in his private capacity, he was On his retirement he was awarded a chairman of its executive committee. coxswain's certificate of service, a He had for many years been associated pension and a special gratuity. DECEMBER, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT 621 Mr. H. C. Wbitehead, Appledore. has lost one of its oldest and most Mr. H. C. Whitehead. of Appledore, distinguished honorary workers. For who died on October 2()th, had been many years he worked in Manchester for thirty years one of the most devoted for the Life-boat Saturday Fund, and and successful station honorary secre- when that fund was taken over by taries. He became honorary secretary the Institution in 1911 he was awarded of the Appledore station in 1901, and the Institution's thanks inscribed on held that post until 1931, when ill vellum. When he retired from business health compelled him to retire. Even and settled in Colwyn Bay he took up then he did not cease to take an active the reorganization of its branch, and interest in the work of the station. became its honorary secretary in 1912. He became its honorary treasurer in When he went to Colwyn Bay the 1931, and its president as well in 1934, branch was contributing under £50 a and he was still its president at the year. Last year it contributed £278. time of his death. In 1911 he was During Mr. Purdy's association with awarded the Institution's binocular it, it collected over £8,000. He became glass, and in 1929 he was appointed its president in 1931. In 1920 he was an honorary life-governor, the highest awarded the Institution's gold badge, distinction which it can confer on its and in 1929 he was appointed an honorary workers. On his retirement honorary life-governor, the highest in 1931 he was awarded the Institution's distinction which the Institution can thanks inscribed on vellum. confer on an honorary worker. In 1934 Mrs. Purdy also was awarded Alderman Thomas E. Purdy, Colwyn Bay. the gold badge. Mr. Purdy did much By the death on 26th October, at other public and charitable work, and the age of seventy-nine, of Alderman was an alderman of the Denbighshire Thomas E. Purdy, J.P., president of County Council and a Justice of the the Colwyn Bay branch, the Institution Peace.

Life-boat Books and Articles. IN October, 1936, and 1937, supplements The Institution is anxious that its were published with The Life-boat records of such books and articles should giving particulars of books, and also be as complete as possible, and the articles in periodicals, which dealt Secretary would be very grateful with the life-boat service or in which to any readers of The Life-boat who the service was mentioned. All which would be so kind as to let him know could be traced were included. There of any such books or articles in their are almost certain, however, to be more. possession.

The Chief Inspector of Life-boats. COMMANDER E. D. DRURY, O.B.E., b)' Lieut.-Commander P. E. Vaux, R.D., R.N.R., the chief inspector of D.S.C., R.N., the eastern district life-boats, will retire, under the age inspector. An article on Commander limit, on 31st December, 1938, and Drury's career will appear in the next will be succeeded as chief inspector number of The Life-boat.

The Portrait on the Cover. THE portrait on the cover is of Coxswain cession to serve as coxswain. A Pan- William Reuben Parr, of Blackpool, has been in command of the Black- who was appointed coxswain in April, pool life-boat for the past thirty-two 1935. He is the third Parr in suc- years. 622 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1938.

Hannah Denham. IN April, 1926, the Institution awarded private visit to Miss Denham and its gold badge, given only for dis- thanked her for all that she had done tinguished honorary services, to Miss for the life-boat service. Hannah Denham. She had then been Some time afterwards Miss Denham for many years a bed-ridden cripple in was moved to Eastbourne. There, as the incurable ward at the Westminster Mrs. Astley Roberts, president and Hospital. She was able to sit up and chairman of the Eastbourne Ladies' knit, and during seven years she had Life-boat Guild, wrote, " she never collected in the ward nearly £30 for ceased collecting." At the beginning the life-boat service. The badge was of July 1938, Mrs. Astley Roberts came presented at a special ceremony at the home one evening to find waiting for hospital by the Viscountess Bertie of her a message that Miss Denham was Thame, chairman of the London dying and that she was very anxious Women's Committee, in the presence to see her and have her life-boat collect- of the vice-chairman and several ing box opened. Mrs. Astley Roberts governors of the hospital. went round at once; saw her; opened her Two years later the Prince of Wales, box; and was able to tell her that there President of the Institution, after was £2 in it. Miss Denham died at attending the annual meeting, paid a eight o'clock next morning.

Awards to Coxswains and Life-boatmen. Certificates of Service and Pensions. The COXSWAIN'S CERTIFICATE OF his own choice, of a pension, have been SERVICE, and a PENSION, have been awarded to: awarded to: PATRICK MOORE, 3f years second coxswain, THOMAS CBOWLEY, 31J years coxswain and 7£ years bowman, and 19J years a member If years second coxswain of the Fenit of the crew of the Howth life-boat. life-boat. The LIFE-BOATMAN'S CERTIFICATE OF WILLIAM LINKLATEB, 8 years coxswain and SERVICE, and a GRATUITY, have been 9J years bowman of the Stromness life-boat. awarded to: The COXSWAIN'S CERTIFICATE OF ALEXANDER YOUNGSON, 7 years coxswain of SERVICE, and a GRATUITY in lieu, at the Newburgh life-boat. his own choice, of a pension, have been JOHN H. MARLEY, 7 years bowman and 32 awarded to: years a member of the crew of the Lynmouth life-boat. THOMAS BYRNK, 6f years coxswain, one year second coxswain and 8 years bowman The LIFE-BOATMAN'S CERTIFICATE OF of the Wicklow life-boat. SERVICE has been awarded to: Lieut. ARTHUR RICKARDS, R.N.R., 2 years The LIFE-BOATMAN'S CERTIFICATE OF coxswain and 13 years, a member of the SERVICE, a PENSION, and a GRATUITY crew of the North Berwick life-boat. (The have been awarded, under the Institution's station was closed in 1925.) old pension scheme, to: GEORGE BROWN, 43 years, WILLIAM G. HUDSON, 20 years motor mechanic of the Whitby life-boat. WILLIAM ARMSTRONG, 42 years, The LIFE-BOATMAN'S CERTIFICATE OF WILLIAM R. ARMSTRONG, 42 years, SERVICE, and a PENSION, have been members of the crew of the Newbiggin awarded to: life-boat. DAVID INGRAM, 10J years second coxswain HENRY M. BONIFACE, 19 years a member of and one year bowman of the Girvan the crew of the Eastbourne life-boat. life-boat. JAMES J. HOBBS, 14 years a member of the The LIFE-BOATMAN'S CERTIFICATE OF crew of the Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, SERVICE, and a GRATUITY in lieu, of life-boat. DECEMBEE, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 623

Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management.

Wednesday, 31st August, 1938. would have been entitled, to his widow, who was in straitened circumstances. PAID £29,787 9s. Sd. for the total charges Voted £46 17s.- 6d. to pay the rewards for of the Institution during the month, in- the Abersoch, Ballycotton, Bridlington, cluding rewards for services, payments for Cemaes, Clacton-on-Sea, Craster, Donaghadee, the construction of life-boats, life-boathouses Filey, Fowey, Hastings, Limerick, Lowestoft, and slipways, and the maintenance of the Lynmouth, Newhaven, New Quay, Padstow, life-boat stations. Porthcawl, Porthdinllaen, Port Isaac, Port- Included in the above was:— rush, Redcar, St. Sampson's, Scarborough, £20 12s. Sd. on account of pensions already Shoreham.and Teignmouthshoreboat services, granted to the dependent relatives of men accounts of which appear on pages 601 to who had lost their lives in the life-boat 605. service at Rye Harbour. Thursday, 13th October, 1938. Thursday, 15th September, 1938. Sir GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the chair. Resolved that the Hauxley station be The HON. GEORGE COLVIIXE in the chair. temporarily closed immediately upon the Decided that the new premises at Elstree arrival of the motor life-boat to be sent to be named the Institution's Depot. Amble on trial. Resolved that in the event of mobilization Resolved that the Newburgh station be for war an emergency committee be formed, temporarily closed. with full powers to act in all matters on behalf Reported that the Poolbeg station had been of the Institution. temporarily closed. Reported the receipt of the following Reported that the Emergency Committee special contributions:— had met and decided that, in the event of Anonymous .... 100 0 0 mobilization for war, in view of the fact Cunard White Star Line—donation that the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary from charitable collections on would be called up for service, Mr. Charles the Company's vessels . . 50 0 0 Vince, Publicity Secretary, be appointed Mr. J. G. Hammond . 25 0 0 Acting Secretary in their absence; and that the Chief Inspector be asked to continue in Paid £15,384 15s. Od. for the total charges office as long as necessary. of the Institution during the month, including rewards for services, payments for the con- Reported the receipt of the following special struction of life-boats, life-boathouses and contributions:— slipways, and the maintenance of life-boat " Q.Q." .... 500 0 0 stations. Miss A. Hall . . . 40 0 0 Included in the above were:— Mr. Arthur W. Folks . 26 5 0 £301 5s. 2d. to pay the rewards for life- boat services; Paid £47,905 6s. lOd. for the total charges £505 17s. 7d. to pay the rewards for life- of the Institution during the month, including boat launches rewards for services, payments for the con- (Accounts of these services and launches struction of life-boats, life-boathouses and appear on pages 585 to 594); slipways, and the maintenance of life-boat £5 14s. Od. for assemblies of crews, etc.; stations. £358 5s. 6d. on account of pensions Included in the above were:— already granted to the dependent relatives of £311 18s. 6d. to pay the rewards for life- men who had lost their lives in the life-boat boat services; service at Aldeburgh, Caister, Fethard, Filey, £448 12s. 3d. to pay the rewards for life- Fraserburgh, Holyhead, Johnshaven, The boat launches Mumbles, New Brighton, Newhaven, Pad- (Accounts of these services and launches stow, Port St. Mary, Rhoscolyn, Runswick, appear on pages 594 to 601); Rye Harbour, St. Andrews, Troon and Whitby. £14 8s. Od. for the assemblies of crews, etc.; £99 5s. Od. to men for injury in the life- £25 15s. lOd. on account of pensions already boat service at Blackpool, Buckie, Caister, granted to the dependent relatives of men Moelfre, Newhaven, Port St. Mary, and Rhyl. who had lost their lives in the life-boat service Voted £45 18s. Od. on account of additional at Rye Harbour; rewards to the crews of the Clacton-on-Sea, £6 10s. Od. to a man for injury in the life- Ferryside, Galway Bay, and Weymouth boat service at Caister. life-boats. Voted £23 5s. Od. on account of additional Decided that the weekly allowance now rewards to the crews of the Barmouth and being paid to George Thomson, a life-boat- Margate life-boats. man of Buckie, who was permanently Voted £25 6s. Od. to pay the rewards for the injured while on service in the life-boat in Bettystown, Bull Bay, Cadgwith, Douglas, January, 1937, be continued until March, Kessingland, Llandudno, Lynmouth, Sal- 1939. combe, Selsey, Watchet, Whitby and Wick Voted the gratuity of £43 15s. Od., to which shoreboat services, accounts of which appear the late Coxswain J. Taylor, of Tynemouth, on pages 605 and 606. 624 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1938. News from the Branches. 1st August to 30th September. Greater London. SOUTHEND.—Presentation of awards for BEDDINGTON, WALLINGTON AND services to three vessels, on June 2nd, to CARSHALTON.—Entertainment at Bed- Coxswain Page and the crew. (See special dington, with addresses by the Mayor, Miss account on page 581.) Roberts, honorary secretary, and the district Life-boat day in South Benfleet and organizing secretary. Canvey Island. Whist drive at Rayleigh. Supper and concert to the life-boat crew, BEXLEYHEATH.—The branch has suf- Mr. Henry Potter, a member of the branch fered a severe loss by the death of Mr. committee, presiding. F. J. L. Fish, its late president. Address by Mr. N. H. Nelms to Clarence Annual meeting on 3rd October, Mrs. Road Baptist Church Fellowship. Ford Sadler, M.B.E., chairman of the branch, presiding. Speaker: The district organizing STEPNEY.—Lectures to Stewart Head- secretary. Amount collected in 1938, £98, an lam Institute, by Mr. F. A. Clarke, deputy increase of £24 on 1937. The Mayor elected head. president. SUTTON.—Address to Rotary Club by Social afternoon, the Mayor presiding. Captain Basil Hall, R.N. Speaker: Captain E. S. Carver, R.D., R.N.R., WIMBLEDON.—Bridge tournament at superintendent of stores. the Clock House, kindly lent by Mrs. White- Mrs. Jensen appointed honorary treasurer way. in succession to Mrs. Bex. Lectures at Goodmayes and South Harrow. BROMLEY. — Addresses to Keston Women's Institute by Captain Basil Hal], R.N. and Mrs. Tucker, honorary secretary. North-West of England. CLAPHAM.—Annual meeting on 14th ATHERTON.—Annual whist drive and October, Mrs. Callingham in the chair. dance. Speaker: Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Efforts BLACKPOOL.—Life-boat day. of the past year: Life-boat day, garden fete, BOLTON.—Fourth ladies' bowling handi- whist drives. Amount collected in 1938, cap. Annual whist drive; whist drives £458. arranged by Mrs. Kay and Mrs. Ingham. Whist drive. BREDBURY.—Annual meeting on llth Mrs. Callingham appointed chairman in October, Mrs. P. Kenyon, president and succession to Mrs. Clarke. honorary treasurer of the branch, in the chair. Speaker: The district organizing EPSOM.—Address to the Round Table secretary. Efforts of the past year: Life- by Captain Basil Hall, R.N. boat day, whist drives. Amount collected HAREFIELD.—House-to-house collection. in 1938,'£59, an increase of £18 on 1937. Mrs. Tarleton, president of the branch, at BRINDLE.—Annual meeting on 14th home to members of the Guild. September, Mrs. G. R. Povey, piesident of HA YES.—Annual meeting on 20th October. the branch, in the chair. Speaker: The Speaker: Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, district organizing secretary. Efforts of the O.B.E., secretary of the Institution, sup- past year: Whist drive. Amount collected ported by Mr. J. Harris. Efforts of the in 1938, £18, an increase of £6 on 1937. past year: Whist drives, life-boat day. Amount collected in 1938, £123. CARNFORTH.—Life-boat day. Jumble " Keep fit " classes. sale. HORNSEY.—Mrs. Powell appointed hon- CASTLETOWN.—Annual life-boat day orary secretary of the Ladies' Life-boat and fete. Guild in succession to Mrs. F. A. Notson. CROMPTON AND SHAW.—Annual whist HOUNSLOW.—Whist drive, organized by drive. Miss Ankritt, honorary secretary. Whist CULCHETH-WITH-KENYON. — Annual drive at Cranford, organized by Mrs. Newman, whist drive. with presentation of prizes and address by DOUGLAS, EARBY, FLEETWOOD.AND Major-General B. C. Freyberg, V.C. GRANGE-OVER-SANDS.—Life-boat days. KINGSTON.—Address to Rotary Club by HEYWOOD.—Annual meeting on 25th Captain Basil Hall, R.N. October, the Mayoress, president, in the ROMFORD.—Life-boat day; life-boat chair. Speaker: The district organizing films shown. secretary. Efforts of the past year: Life- ST. ALBANS.—Life-boat day. Fourth boat day, whist drives. Amount collected in annual balloon race. Depot-holders' meet- 1938, £61, an increase of £11 on 1937. ing, the Mayor, chairman, presiding. Speaker: Whist drive at the house of the honorary The district organizing secretary. Address by treasurer. Miss Amy Johnson at the Rotary Club's HORWICH.—Annual meeting on 27th ladies' luncheon, with collection. September, Councillor T. Wright, J.P., DECEMBER, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 625 presiding. Speaker: The district organizing dent, in the chair. Speaker: The branch secretary. Efforts of the past year: House- secretary. to-house collection, whist drive and dance, Flower show and sa!e. CoMections at jumble sale. Amount collected in 1938, £66, Belle Vue Speedway, Belle Vue Greyhound an increase of £1 on 1937. Racecourse, the General Post Office, An operetta " Snowwhite and the Seven Messrs. Lomas's Limited, Marks & Spencer, Dwarfs," given by the children of Lee Congre- Ltd., Salford Greyhound Racecourse and gational Sunday School. White City Greyhound Racecourse. HOYLAKE.—Annual life-boat service at MARYPORT.—Annual meeting in Octo- St. Hildeburgh's Church, with an appeal by ber, Captain T. Steele presiding in the the vicar of Hoylake, and collections. absence of Lieut.-Colonel G. J. Pocklington INCE - IN - MAKERFIELD.—Special Senhouse. Amount collected in 1938, £55, meeting of Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 21st an increase of £29 on 1937. September. Speaker: The district organizing Grace Darling Centenary tea and whist secretary. drive, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. KIRKBY STEPHEN.—Life-boat day. The branch has suffered a severe loss by LANCASTER.—Bridge and whist drive. the death of Miss Leighton, honorary secre- LEYLAND.—Garden party, at Clayton tary of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild for nearly Green, organized by Mrs. J. B. Cardwell. sixteen years. LITTLEBOROUGH.—Annual dance. MIDDLETON.—Annual meeting on 12th October, the Mayor presiding. Speaker: LIVERPOOL.—Annual meeting of Ladies' The district organizing secretary. Efforts Life-boat Guild, on 28th September. Speaker: of the past year: Life-boat day, whist drive. The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1938, £54. LYMM AND HEATLEY.—Annual meet- MILNTHORPE.—Life-boat day. House- ing on 29th September. Speaker: The to-house collection at Levens. district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day, bridge drive. MORECAMBE AND HEYSHAM.—Life- Amount collected in 1938, £99, an increase of boat day. Concert by the Morecambe £18 on 1937. Fishermen's Broadcasting Choir. Mrs. N. Thomson appointed honorary NEW BRIGHTON. —Annual life-boat treasurer in succession to Mrs. Woodhouse. service at St. James's Church, New Brighton. The Mayor and Mayoress, members of the LYTHAM.—Life-boat day. Council, officials and members of the branch MACCLESFIELD.—Special meeting on committee attended. Preacher: The Rev. 12th September, the Mayor, president, in the Canon A. L. J. Shields, B.A., vicar of St. chair. Life-boat day. Catherine's, Abercromby Square, Liverpool. The Rev. W. S. Coad, M.A., Rural Dean and MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND vicar of St. James's, conducted the service. DISTRICT.—Address by the district organ- The lesson was read by Mr. Stuart Deacon, izing secretary to members of the Toe H., B.A., chairman of the branch. Mark IV. PEEL.—Annual life-boat day and fete. CHEADLE HULME.—Life-boat day. PORT ERIN.—Annual meeting on 19th CHORLTON-CUM-HARDY. — Annual October, Mr. H. J. Clague presiding. Efforts whist drive. of the past year: Life-boat day, sacred DENTON.—Annual meeting on 20th service, sale of souvenirs, and collections October, Mrs. E. A. Ashworth, president, in hotels, boarding-houses, etc. Amount in the chair. collected in 1938, £284. DIDSBURY.—Annual dance. Life-boat day. GORTON.—Annual meeting on 6th PORT ST. MARY.—Annual meeting on October, Mr. E. Battman, chairman, 26th October, Mr. J. J. Qualtrough, J.P., chairman, presiding. Efforts of the past presiding. year: Life-boat day, sacred service, concert, KNUTSFORD.—Annual meeting on sale of souvenirs, and collections in hotels, 17th August, Mrs. Watts, J.P., president, boarding-houses, etc. Amount collected in in the chair. Speaker: The branch 1938, £151. secretary. Life-boat day. Annual sacred service. Life-boat day. PRESTON. — Special meeting on 9th PRESTWICH.—Special meeting. Life- September. Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed. boat day. Chairman, Mrs. Rainford: honorary trea- SALFORD.—Address by branch secre- surer, Miss Harris; honorary secretary, Miss tary to members of Sutton Trust Flats. Dennis. Whist drive organized by the Ladies' Life- URMSTON.—Films shown, with collec- boat Guild. tions, at Curzon Cinema, RADCLIFFE.—Annual meeting on 31st WHITEFIELD.—Annual whist drive. October. Speaker: The district organizing WHITWORTH PARK AND CHORL- secretary. Efforts of the past year: Whist TON-ON-MEDLOCK. — Annual meeting drives. Amount collected in 1938, £42, an on 6th October, Miss A. Robinson, presi- increase of £35 on 1937. 626 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1938.

Mrs. A. H. Lafone appointed honorary DURHAM.—Bridge drive. treasurer in succession to Mrs. Gower-Jones. FILEY, AND FLAMBOROUGH.—Life- Ladies' bowling handicap. boat days. RAMSBOTTOM.—Bring-and-buy garden fete at Bast House, by kind permission of HARROGATE.—Life-boat day. House- Mrs. F. C. Mosley. to-house collection. HAUXLEY AND AMBLE. — Annual RAMSEY.—Life-boat day, with launch of meeting on 26th October, Sir Leonard Mil- the life-boat. burn, Bt., chairman, presiding. Efforts of ROCHDALE. — Bring-and-buy tea at the past year: Bridge and whist drive. Mansfield Grange, by kind permission of Amount collected in 1938, £51, an increase Mrs. Shackleton. of £4 on 1937. ST. ANNES-ON-THE-SEA.—Life-boat Life-boat day. day. HORNSEA, HUDDERSFIELD, AND ST. HELENS.—Whist drive. Whist drive HULL.—Life-boat days. at the house of Dr. and Mrs. J. M. O'Keefe. KIRKBURTON. —Annual meeting on SEASCALE, AND SILLOTH.—Life-boat 19th September, Mrs. Beaumont presiding. days. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day, SILVERDALE.—Life-boat day. Opening whist drives. Amount collected in 1938, £21. of gardens at Grey Walls, by kind per- LEEDS AND DISTRICT.—Annual meet- mission of Mrs. Sharp. ing of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. At home. Life-boat stall at Seaman's Mission SOUTHPORT.—Third annual whist drive and ball, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Exhibition. Collection in Empire Theatre. Guild. Life-boat days at Boston Spa, Horsforth, and Bramham. STOCKPORT.—Annual meeting on 10th October. Speaker: The district organizing MARSDEN.—Life-boat day. secretary. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat NEWBURN.—House-to-house collection. day, whist drive and dance. Amount col- NEWCASTLE. — Bring - and - buy sale. lected in 1938, £195, an increase of £46 on Bridge drive. Address to Newcastle Rotary 1937. Club by district organizing secretary. Special meeting, the Mayoress in the chair. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. NORTH SUNDERLAND.—Fete. Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed. President, PATRINGTON.—Life-boat day. the Mayoress; chairman, Mrs. H. Shepherd, son; honorary treasurer, Mrs. Marsden. POCKLINGTON.—Whist drive. honorary secretary, Miss J. Ward Oldham. PONTEFRACT, ROBIN HOOD'S BAY, TYLDESLEY.—American tea and whist RUNSWICK AND STAITHES, SALT- BURN, AND SCARBOROUGH.—Life-boat drive. days. ULVERSTON.—Life-boat day. SKIPTON.—Address to the Rotary Club WALLASEY.—Life-boat lantern lecture by the district organizing secretary. by Mr. W. W. Harris, honorary secretary of the Port of Liverpool branch, to the members SLAITHWAITE.—House-to-house collec- of the^Fifty-Fifty Club, St. Nicholas' Church, tion. Wallasey, with collection. SUNDERLAND. — Garden fete. Collec- WIG AN.—Bridge and whist drive, ar- tion in theatre. Dance. ranged by Mrs. Bridge and Mrs. Whitehead, THIRSK.-^Tumble sale. of Ashton-in-Makerfield. WAKEFIELD.—Life-boat day. WASHINGTON.—Military whist drive. North-East of England. WATH-ON-DEARNE. — House-to-house ALNMOUTH AND BOULMER.—Fete. collection. ALTOFTS.—Whist drive. WHITBY.—The station has lost a dis- BAMBURGH.—Grace Darling's Centenary tinguished life-boatman by the death of ex- (a special article appeared in the October Coxswain Richard Eglon (see "Obituary"). number). Life-boat day. WILLINGTON.—House-to-house collec- BATLEY.—Life-boat day. tion. BERWICK-ON-TWEED.—Annual meet- ing of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. WITHERNSEA.—Entertainment. BRIGHOUSE.—Bridge and whist drive. Midlands. CAWTHORNE.—Whist drive and dance. CONISBOROUGH, AND CULLERCOATS ALCESTER.—House-to-house collection. AND WHITLEY BAY.—Bridge drives. ALFORD.—Life-boat day. DARLINGTON.—Garden party. Bridge BARTON-ON-HUMBER.—Life-boat day; and whist drives. life-boat film " Boats that Save Life " shown. DINNINGTON.—Lecture by district or- BIRMINGHAM.—Life-boat days at Hales- ganizing secretary. owen and Rubery and Rednall. Whist DECEMBER, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 627

drive, arranged by Mrs. Shakespear. Pre- STONE, AND STOURBRIDGE.—Life- sentation of life-boat pictures awarded by boat days. the Institution to the head master, staff and STRATFORD-ON-AVON.—Benefit per- pupils of Leigh Road School, Washwood formance at the Picture House by the kind- Heath, and Ada Road School, Small Heath, ness of the directors of the company, and and the record of thanks awarded to Mrs. under the patronage of the Mayor and Fairclough, Balsall Heath. Mayoress. Life-boat films shown. Speakers: BLACKHEATH, AND BRIERLEY The Mayor, Mr. J. H. Rowe, director of HILL.—Life-boat days. the company, and the district organizing BRISTOL.—Life-boat day at Portishead. secretary. BROWNHILLS.—Life-boat day. Special SUTTON-IN-ASHFIELD, AND SWAD- meeting, held at The Croft by kindness of LINCOTE.—Life-boat days. Mrs. Jones. Speaker: The district organizing WALSALL.—Special meeting. Presenta- secretary. tion by the Mayor of the statuette of a CANNOCK, CHESTERFIELD, AND life-boatman awarded by the Institution to CLEETHORPES.—Life-boat days. Mrs. Perry, honorary secretary, and the records of thanks awarded to Mrs. Rogers, COALVILLE.—House-to-house collection. Mrs. E. A. Brockhurst, Mrs. Alice M. Jones, CRADLEY HEATH AND OLD HILL, and Mr. H. Woodhead. Speaker: The DROITWICH, AND ECCLESHALL.—Life- district organizing secretary. boat days. WEDNESBURY.—House-to-house collec- GAINSBOROUGH.—Life-boat day; life- tion. boat film " Heroes of the Sea " shown. WELLINGBOROUGH.—Life-boat day. GLOSSOP AND HADFIELD.—House-to- WOLVERHAMPTON.—Life-boat day in house collection. Willenhall; life-boat films shown. GRANTHAM, AND HEANOR.—Life-boat WORKSOP, AND WRAGBY.—Life-boat days. days. KIDDERMINSTER.—Life-boat day at Stourport-on-Severn. South-East of England. LEAMINGTON.—Annual meeting, Col. ALDEBURGH AND DISTRICT.—Life- H. N. Byass, C.M.G., chairman, presiding. boat day; life-boat film "Boats that Save Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Life " shown. Amount collected in 1938, £286, an increase AMPTHILL.—Life-boat day in Ampthill of £27 on 1937. Films shown at the Regal and Bath cinemas. and district. ARUNDEL.—Life-boat day, with visit of LEICESTER.—Life-boat day. the motor life-boat from Selsey. LINCOLN.—Life-boat day, with the Insti- BEXHILL.—Life-boat film " Boats that tution's films shown at various cinemas. Save Life " shown, with collections. LOUTH.—House-to-house collection. BIRCHINGTON, AND BLAKENEY.— LYE AND WOLLESCOTE.—Life-boat Life-boat days. day. BOGNOR REGIS.—Life-boat day, with MANSFIELD.—House-to-house collection. visit of the motor life-boat from Selsey, and Life-boat film "Boats that Save Life" luncheon to the Selsey life-boat crew given shown. Life-boat days at Warsop, Kirkby- by Mr. W. H. B. Fletcher, president of the in-Ashfield, and Annesley Woodhouse. branch. NORTHAMPTON.—Special meeting. Pre- sentation by the Mayor of the statuette of a BRANCASTER.—Life-boat days at Bran- life-boatman awarded by the Institution to caster and Brancaster Staithe. Mr. C. E. D. Archer, chairman. Speaker: BRIGHTLINGSEA.—Life-boat day. The district organizing secretary. BURNHAM - ON - CROUCH. — Life - boat NOTTINGHAM CITY AND COUNTY, day; life-boat film " Boats that Save Life " OLDBURY, OUNDLE, RUGELEY, AND shown. SHIRLEY.—Life-boat days. BURY ST. EDMUND'S.—Life-boat film SKEGNESS.—- Life-boat day, with launch " Boats that Save Life " shown, with collec- of the life-boat. Dinner-table collections at tions. hotels. CAISTER-ON-SEA AND DISTRICT.— SOUTH NORMANTON.—Life-boat day. Life-boat day, with Daily Mail treasure hunt. SPILSBY.—Annual meeting, Col. C. F. T. CANTERBURY. — Cathedral collection. Swan, D.S.O., chairman, presiding. Speaker: Golf competition. The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1938, £33. CHELMSFORD.—Life-boat day. Lec- STAFFORD, AND STAMFORD.—Life- ture at Great and Little Leighs Women's boat days. Institute. STOKE-ON-TRENT. — Life - boat day. CLACTON-ON-SEA.—Life-boat day. Annual meeting of the Hanley and New- COLCHESTER AND DISTRICT.—Life- castle-under-Lyme Ladies' Life-boat Guilds. boat day; life-boat film "Boats that Save Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Life " shown. 628 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1938,

CROMER, AND DISS.—Life-boat days' boat day and bridge evening arranged by the Shoreham Ladies' Life-boat Guild, and life- DOVER AND DISTRICT.—Life-boat day. boat day and dance arranged by the South- Church collection at Eythorne. Whist drive wick Ladies' Committee. Amount collected at Tilmanstone. in 1938, £150, an increase of £11 on 1937. EASTBOURNE.—Life-boat day at Heath- Presentation by Mr. Harold Brown, J.P., field. of the inscribed wrist-watch awarded by the ELY.—Life-boat day; life-boat film "Boats Institution to John Bumstead, for his that Save Life " shown. gallantry on 9th September, 1938 (see page FARNHAM.—Competition at Hankley 594.) Common golf club. SOUTHBOROUGH AND DISTRICT.— FAVERSHAM, AND FOLKESTONE.— House-to-house collections. Life-boat days. SOUTHWOLD AND DUNWICH, AND GOODWIN SANDS AND DOWNS.—Life- STJDBURY.—Life-boat days. boat day. WALTON AND FRINTON.—Life-boat GRAYS AND DISTRICT.—Life-boat day; day. Daily Mail treasure hunt. Lecture at life-boat film " Boats that Save Life " Thorpe-te-Soken Women's Institute. shown. WELLS-ON-SEA.—Life-boat day. Dance. GREAT BENTLEY AND DISTRICT.— WELWYN GARDEN CITY.—Life-boat Life-boat day. day. HASBOROUGH AND DISTRICT.—Life- WESTERHAM.—Bridge evening. boat days at Bacton, Edingthorpe, Has- WESTGATE.—Life-boat day; life-boat borough, Smallburgh, and Stalham. film " Boats that Save Life " shown. HASTINGS AND ST. LEONARDS.— WISBECH.—Life-boat day. Lifp-boat day. Life-boat Sunday. Life- boatmen's church service with address by WORTHING.—Life-boat day at Stor- Captain A. H. Dawes. Golf competition. rington. Lecture to the Sea Scouts by Mi. J. R. Aldridge, honorary secretary of the HERNE BAY.—Life-boat day, with visit branch. of the Margate motor life-boat, and life-boat film " Boats that Save Life " shown. GT. YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON.— Golf competition. Tennis tournament. HERTFORD.—Life-boat day; life-boat films " Boats that Save Life " and " Heroes Lectures were also given to the Batford of the Sea " shown. Methodists Men's Rally, and to the Women's Institutes at Binfield, Bredgar. Brentwood, HUNSTANTON.—Life-boat day. Copthorne, Crawley, East Chiltington, Forest HYTHE AND DYMCHURCH.—Life-boat Row, Goldhanger and Little Totham, Hat- Sunday. field Heath, Knebworth, Merrow, Netteswell and Little Parndon, Puttenham, Seal, IPSWICH.—Visit of the Walton and Steyning, Waltham St. Lawrence, West Frinton motor life-boat on regatta day. Dean, Widford and Withyham. LOWESTOFT.—Life- boat day. Address Awards won in the Ufe-boat essay compe- to the Rotary Club by Captain Basil Hall, tition for elementary schools were presented R.N. at Farcet, Ton bridge, and Warnharn. MAIDSTONE, MARCH, AND MAR- GATE.—Life-boat days. MIDHURST.—Dance at Stedham. Life- South-West of England. boat church services at Heyshott, with ANDOVER.—Life-boat day in Michel- collections. dever and Overton. NEWHAVEN.—Life-boat day at New- APPLEDORE.—The branch has suffered haven and Peacehaven; life-boat films a very severe loss by the death of its president, " Heroes of the Sea " and " Riders of the Mr. H. C Wbitehead (see " Obituary "). Storm " shown. Naming ceremony of new motor life-boat NORWICH.—" Silent appeal." Treasure (see special report on page 614). hunt and dance in Civic Week. AXMINSTER.—Life-boat day in Colyton. PALLING.—Life-boat day. Fancy-dress BANBURY.—Presentation of prize in dance. life-boat essay competition for elementary RAMSGATE.—Life-boat day; life-boat schools. film " Boats that Save Life " shown. BASINGSTOKE. — Life - boat day in ST. IVES.—Life- boat day. Lecture at Basingstoke, surrounding district, and Warboys Women's Institute. Odiham. House-to-house collection in SELSEY.—Life-boat day. Golf compe- Hartley Wintney and district. tition. BATH.—Life-boat day in Midsomer Norton SHERINGHAM.—Life-boat day. and Radstock. SHOREHAM HARBOUR.—Annual meet- BLANDFORD.—Life-boat day. ing, Mr. Harold Brown, J.P., chairman, BODMIN.—Life-boat day, and life-boat presiding. Efforts of the past year: Life- film shown. DECEMBER, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 629

BOURNEMOUTH, AND BRADFORD- MINEHEAD, AND NEWQUAY.—Life- ON-AVON.—Life-boat days. boat days. BRIDPORT.—Life-boat day in Bridport NEWTON ABBOT.—Life-boat day in and surrounding district. Visit of Exmouth Haytor, Ilsington and Moretonhampstead. motor life-boat to West Bay. OXFORD.—Life-boat day in Oxford and BRIXHAM.—Life-boat day. Launch of Kennington. the motor life-boat George Shee. PADSTOW.—Life-boat day and_ fete. Annual meeting of Torbay branch, Sir Life-boat day in Wadebridge and district. Harold Clayton, Bt. chairman, presiding. Dance at St. Merryn. Amount collected in 1938, £72, an increase of £18 on 1937. PAIGNTON.—Annual meeting of branch and Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Mr. G. W. H. BUDE.—Life-boat day, with visit of Spanton, J.P., chairman of the Urban Clovelly motor life-boat. Annual service of District Council, presiding. Speaker: The " Blessing the Sea." district organizing secretary. Efforts of the CADGWITH, AND COVERACK.—Life- past year: Life-boat day, collections, whist boat days. drives. Amount collected in 1938, £247. CLOVELLY.—Annual meeting, Mr. .T. T. PENZANCE.—Life-boat day. Moss in the chair. Efforts of past year: PLYMOUTH.—Life-boat day in South Life-boat day, public tea, whist drives. Brent. Dinner to life-boat crew, given by Amount collected in 1938. £201. Mrs. A. G. W. Bowen, honorary treasurer of Life-boat day in Hartland. the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. CULLOMPTON-—Jumble sale. PORTHLEVEN.—Life-boat day, and visit DAVYLISH.—Visit of Exmouth motor of the Lizard motor life-boat. life-boat. PORT ISAAC, AND RINGWOOD.— DORCHESTER (DORSET). — Special Life-boat days. meeting. Speaker: The. district organizing ST. AUSTELL.—Presentation of the chal- secretary. Life-boat day. lenge shield for the South-West of England in EXMOUTH AND BUDLEIGH SALTER- the life-boat essay competition for elementary TON.—Annual meeting, Commander L. C. schools, won by William Hobba, of the Central Holmes, chairman, presiding, supported by Boys' School, St. Austell. Admiral Sir C. Coke, president. Efforts of Life-boat day. the past year: Life-boat day. Amount ST. IVES.—Life-boat day. collected in 1938, £542, an increase of £59 on 1937. SALCOMBE, AND HOPE COVE.— Life-boat day, with launch of the motor Naming ceremony of the new motor life-boat life-boat. Dinner to members of the life-boat (see special report on page 613). Life-boat day crew and helpers. in Saicombe, Hope Cove and Kingsbridge. FOVVEY.—Life-boat day in Lostwithiel SALISBURY.—Life-boat day in Fording- and district. bridge and villages, Shrewton, and Wilton. GOSPORT.—Presentation of prizes in life- House-to-house collection at Mere. Whist boat essay competition. Concert arranged drives at Bemerton and Shrewton. Address by the " Good Companions." to Breamore Women's Institute by the district organizing secretary. GUERNSEY.—Life-boat day and dance. SCILLY ISLES, SEATON, SENNEN HELSTON.—Life-boat day. COVE, SHAFTESBURY, AND SIDMOUTH. ILFRACOMBE.—Special meeting, Mr. F. C. —Life-boat days. Pilley, president of the branch, in the chair. Speaker: Commander Henry Strong. R.D., SOUTHAMPTON.—Whist drive. R.N.R., a member of the committee of SWANAGE.—Life-boat day in Swanage, management of the Institution. Presen- Wareham and district. tation of the gold badge awarded by the Institution to Mr. R. M. Rowe. SWINDON.—Life-boat day in Cricklade. ISLE OF WIGHT.—Life-boat days at TEIGNMOUTH.—The station has lost a Bembridge, Cowes (East and West), Fresh- former coxswain by the death of Coxswain water, Newport, Ryde, Sandown, Shanklin, T. Hitchcock. He retired in 1934, after Totland Bay, Ventnor and all villages. serving for over thirty years as bowman, second coxswain and coxswain. On his LIZARD.—Life-boat day at the Lizard retirement he was awarded a certificate of and Mullion. service and a pension. LOOE.—Life-boat day at Looe, Polperro and Liskeard. TOTNES.—Life-boat day in Asbburton. LYME REGIS.—Life-boat day, with visit TRURO.—Life-boat day in Chaoewater, of Exmouth motor life-boat. Perranporth and St. Agnes. LYMINGTON.—Life-boat day in Lyming- ton, Milford-on-Sea, New Milton and Barton- WATCHET, AND WELLINGTON.—Life- on-Sea. boat days. LYNMOUTH.—Life-boat day, with parade WEYMOUTH.—Life-boat day in Wey- of the life-boat, life-saving demonstration, mouth, Lulworth and Portland. side-shows and dance. WINCANTON.—Life-boat day. 630 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1938.

WINCHESTER.—House-to-house collec- ISLE OF ARRAN.—Annual concert at tion in Ropley. Whiting Bay, arranged by Mr-. Graham, a YEO VIL.—Special meeting. Speaker: vice-president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, The district organizing secretary. Life-boat the Duke of Montrose, C.B., C.V.O., V.D., day in Yeovil and Martock. LL.D., chairman of the Scottish Life-boat Council and a vice-president of the Institu- Scotland. tion, presiding. Steamer collection. Meeting of the Scottish Life-boat Council ISLE OF ISLAY.—Dance at Bridgend, at the Empire Exhibition, Glasgow, on 28th arranged by Mrs. MacKillop. October, 1938, Mr. Ralph C. Cowper, J.P., ISLE OF SKYE, JEDBURGH, JOHN- vice-chairman of the council, presiding. STONE, AND KILWINNING.—Life-boat Speakers: Captain S. J. Graham, General days. Manager of the Exhibition, and Captain KIRKCALDY.—Life-boat day at King- E. S. Carver, R.D., R.N.R., the Institution's horn and Kirkcaldy. superintendent of stores. At the conclusion of the meeting a description of the new KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE. — Life-boat Tobermory life-boat was given to delegates days at Castle Douglas, Colvend, Dalbeattie, in the Life-boat Pavilion, by Captain Carver. and Kirkcudbright. AYR.—Life-boat day. KIRKINTILLOCH AND LENZIE, KIRRIEMUIR, AND KYLE.—Life-boat BANFF.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' days. Life-boat Guild, Mrs. More, president of the guild, in the chair. Speaker: Mrs. Hardress LARGS.—Life-boat day. Steamer collec- Waller. Efforts of the past year: House-to- tion at Wemyss Bay. house collection and whist drives. Amount LAURENCEKIRK, LESLIE, LOCKER- collected in 1938, £80. BIE, MAYBOLE, METHIL, MILLPORT, Life-boat days at Cornhill, Macduff, Port- AND MOFFAT.—Life-boat days. soy, and Turriff. MONTROSE.—Special meeting, Provost BANNOCKBURN, BATHGATE, BIG- Todd, chairman of the branch, presiding, at GAR, BRECHIN, BUCKHAVEN, AND which the Earl of Airlie, K.C.V.O., M.C., BUCKIE.—Life-boat days. D.L., J.P., presented to ex-Provost W. Douglas Johnston the vellum conferring 'on CAMPBELTOWN.—Golf competitions at him the honorary life-governorship of the Carradale and Machrihanish. Institution. Among those present were the CARDENDEN, CARLUKE, CLELAND, Countess of Airlie and ex-Provost Soutai. AND COATBRIDGE.—Life-boat days. Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat COWDENBEATH.—Whist drive. Guild, on 19th October, the Countess of Airlie, president of the Guild, in the chair. CRIEFF.—Garden of Millhills open to Speakers: The Scottish organizing secretary public, by kind permission of Mrs. Stewart, and Mrs. W. A. Donald, a member of the of Millhills. guild. Efforts of the past year; Cinema CROMARTY.—Life-boat day, with cruises matinee, life-boat day and dance. by life-boat. MOTHERWELL, NAIRN, AND NEW- CULLEN.—Cruises by the Whitehffls life- MILNS.—Life-boat days. boat. Life-boat day. OBAN.—Life-boat days at Connel-Ferry, CULROSS.—Life-boat day. Morvern, Oban, and Taynuilt. CUPAR.—Bridge drive. PAISLEY.—Annual meeting on 27th DUNBAR.—Annual meeting, the Earl of October, Major E. H. T. Parsons, C.B.E., Haddington, M.C., presiding. Efforts of the D.L., president, in the chair. Speakers: The past year: Life-boat days and lantern Lord Saltoun, M.C., vice-chairman of the lecture. Amount collected in 1938, £243. Scottish Life-boat Council, Provost Ballan- tyne, the Town Clerk, Mr. James Young, DUNDEE.—Lantern lecture to St. George's Mr. Halley Brown, Mr. J. O. M. Clark, Mr. Church Women's Guild. Dykes Brown, and the Scottish organizing DUNFERMLINE AND ROSYTH, AND secretary. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat DUNOON.—Life-boat days. day and efforts by the Ladies' Life-boat ELIE.—Life-boat day, with visit of An- Guild. Amount collected in 1938, £450. struther life-boat. Golf competition. PEEBLES.—Life-boat day. EYEMOUTH, AND FALKLAND.—Life- PERTH.—Life-boat day at Newburgh. boat days. PETERHEAD.—Sunday concert at which FORFAR.—Life-boat ball. the life-boat film " Boats that Save Life " FORT WILLIAM.—Life-boat days at was shown. Fort William, Kinlochleven, and Mallaig. PITLOCHRY, AND PORTPATRICK.— FRASERBURGH, AND GALSTON.— Life-boat days. Life-boat days. ST. ANDREWS.—Presentation by Bailie A. R. C. Bowie of certificates of service GOUROCK.—Steamer collection. awarded to the life-boat crew on the closing HAMILTON.—Military whist drive. of the station. HAWICK, INVERGORDON, AND IN- SALTCOATS.—Hostess whist drive and VERNESS.—Life-boat days. dance. DECEMBER, 1938.J THE LIFE-BOAT. 681

SELKIRK, AND STIRLING.—Life-boat LLANDRINDOD WELLS. — Life-boat days. day. Hotel and boarding-house dinner-table SUTHERLAND.—Annual meeting, the collections. Duchess of Sutherland, president of the LLANDUDNO.—The branch has suffered Ladies' Life-boat Guild, in the chair. Efforts a great loss by the death of Colonel the Hon. of the past year: Life-boat days and dance. H. Lloyd Mostyn, J.P., a member of the Amount collected in 1938, £71. committee for many years. Dance at Dornoch, organized by Mrs. House-to-house collection. Hotel and Booker Milburn. boarding-house collection. TAIN, TARBERT, AND WISHAW.— LLANELLY.—Box opening at Strady Life-boat days. Castle. Annual life-boat dance at Pembrey. Presentation by the Mayoress of prizes won in the life-boat essay competition for Wales. elementary schools. (Including Herefordshire, Monmouthshire MENAI BRIDGE. — Annual life-boat and Shropshire.) dance. Life-boat day, with sale of flowers. ABERDOVEY.—Special meeting, Major O. D. Jones in the chair. Mr. J. Morris MILFORD HAVEN.—Life-boat day. Williams elected honorary secretary. Pre- NEWPORT (MON.).—The Mayor, mem- sentations of statuettes of a life-boatman bers of the corporation and leading towns- awarded by the Institution to Mr. J. Morris people inspected the new Barry motor Williams and Miss Dora Morris, and of the life-boat. Short cruises taken on the river. record of thanks awarded to Miss Doreen Hildritch, B.A. NEW QUAY.—Life-boat day. ABERT1LLERY.—Presentation by *Mrs. PENARTH.—Life-boat day. Golf open A. H. Dolman, president, of a prize won in meeting, organized by the Glamorganshire the life-boat essay competition for elementary Golf Club, ladies' section. schools. PRESTATYN.—Life-boat day. Presenta- ABERYSTVVYTH.—Life-boat day, with tion of the statuette of a life-boatman launch of the life-boat. Hotel and boarding- awarded by the Institution to Mr. C. B. house dinner-table collections. Ellison, the honorary secretary. BARMOUTH. — Life-boat day, with RHYL.—Life-boat day, with launch of launch of the life-boat. Hotel and boarding- the life-boat. House-to-house collections. house dinner-table collections. Hotel and boarding-house dinner-table BARRY.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' collections. Life-boat Guild on 21st October, the ST. DAVID'S.—Life-boat day. Annual district organizing secretary in the chair. life-boat carnival and fete opened by Colonel Efforts of the past year: Life-boat days at and Mrs. Pirn. Annual life-boat dance. Barry and Dinas Powis, two whist and bridge SOUTH CAERNARVONSHIRE. — An- drives, dance at Dinas Powis. Amount col- nual meeting on 27th September, Dame lected in 1938, £101, an increase of £14 on Margaret Lloyd George, G.B.E., president, 1937. in the chair. Speaker: The district organizing BORTH.—Life-boat day. secretary. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat CARDIFF.—Life-boat day. days, cinema collection. Amount collected COLWYN BAY.—The branch has suffered in 1938, £132. a severe loss by the death of Alderman TENBY.—Life-boat day, with launch of Thomas E. Purdy, J.P., C.C., its president the life-boat. Hotel and boarding-house (see " Obituary "). dinner-table collections. Cinema collections. Life-boat day, house-to-house collection, Sale of souvenir programmes. cinema collections. Presentations of prizes won in the life-boat FISHGUARD AND GOODWICK.—Life- essay competition .for elementary schools at boat days. Canon Pyon and Llanharan. CONNAH'S QUAY AND SHOTTON.— Life-boat days, cinema matinee, with address Ireland. by the district organizing secretary. HAVERFORDWEST. — Annual meeting BALLYCOTTON, AND BALTIMORE.— on 10th October. Mrs. F. Middleton, presi- Life-boat days. dent, in the chair. Speaker: The district BELFAST.—Presentation by the Rt. Hon. organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year; J. H. Robb, K.C., Minister of Education for Life-boat day and cinema collection. Amount Northern Ireland, of the Irish challenge collected in 1938, £33. shield in the essay competition for elementary Presentation of prize won in the life-boat schools, won by Michael Peel, of Upper essay competition for elementary schools. Ballinderry Public Elementary School, near KINGTON.—Life-boat day. Belfast. Speakers: The Minister of Education and the district organizing secretary. KNIGHTON.—Life-boat day. Presenta- tion by Mrs. Graves of a prize won in the BRAY.—Annual life-boat dance. life-boat essay competition for elementary CLONAKILTY, CLOUGHEY AND schools. COBH.—Life-boat days. 632 THE LIFE-BOAT. [DECEMBER, 1938.

CORK—The branch has suffered a serious HOWTH.—Life-boat day. Golf competi- loss by the death of Mr. D. F. Doyle, Harbour tion. Commissioner, for many years associated KILKENNY.—Golf competition. with the branch. KINSALE.—Collection on regatta day. Annual meeting. Coroner J. J. Horgan, LAYTON AND BETTYSTOWN.—Golf chairman of the branch, presiding. Speaker : competition. The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1938, £429. LIMERICK.—Life-boat day and annual produce sale. Golf competition. Life-boat day. Golf competition. MILTOWN-MALBAY.—Life-boat day. COURTMACSHERRY, AND DONAGHA- DEE.—Life-boat days. MULLINGAR.—Tennis tournament. DUN LAOGHAIRE.—Naming ceremony NEWTOWNARDS, AND PORTRUSH.— of the new motor life-boat (see special Life-boat days. account on page 615). ROSSLARE HARBOUR, AND ROSS- DUNMORE EAST, AND GALWAY.— NOWLAGH.—Golf competitions. Life-boat days. SKERRIES.—Life-boat day. GREENCASTLE.—Golf competition. SLIGO.—Golf competition. GREYSTONES.—Life-boat day, followed TUAM, WATERFORD, WHITEHEAD. by dance. AND YOUGHAL.—Life-boat days.

Notice. THE LIFE-BOAT is published quarterly and is sent free to all honorary secretaries of branches and the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, to coxswains, honorary workers, subscribers often shillings and over, libraries, the principal hotels, and the Press. It is the current record of the work of the life-boat service, and the chief means by •which it keeps its workers, subscribers, and the general public informed of its activities. Unless you are keeping a complete set of the journal you will help the Institution if, after reading this number, you will pass it on to a friend. All contributions for ilie Institution should be sent either to the honorary secretary of the local branch or guild, or to Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthivaite, O.B.E., the Secretary, Boyal National Life-boat Institution, 42, Grosvenor Gardens, London, S.W.I. All enquiries about the work of the Institution or about the journal should be addressed to the Secretary. The next number of THE LIFE-BOAT will be published in February, 1939.