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

VOL. XXIX. FEBRUARY, 1935. No. 321.

THE LIFE-BO AT FLEET Motor Life-boats, 124 :: Pulling & Sailing Life-boats, 48 LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Institution in 1824 to February 14th, 1935 - 63,938

The King and the Life-boat Service. By Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., Secretary of the Institution. WHEN the Empire celebrates this been President for fifteen years, was summer the Silver Jubilee of His merged in the Institution, he sent a Majesty the King, the life-boat service message expressing " his deep appre- will celebrate not only the fact that ciation of the generosity and public for these twenty-five years of his reign spirit with which so many men and he has been its patron, but that for women throughout the country had forty-five years he has been associated devoted themselves to a great national with its work, and that for eleven of object in their work for the Life-boat those years he was a member of the Saturday Fund." In the following committee of management of the year Queen Mary, who had been a Institution. Vice-patron since 1902, became a This long association began early in Patron, and throughout their reign 1890, when, as Lieutenant H.R.H. the their Majesties have continued, by Prince George of Wales, K.G., R.N., he their patronage, to show their con- became a Vice-patron. Four years fidence in the Institution. later, as Captain H.R.H. the Duke of That is the brief record of their Yprk,-K.G., R.N., he joined the com- official association with the service, but mittee of management. He remained they have shown their personal interest a member until, in 1901, on the accession in it in many other ways ; they have of King Edward VII to the throne, he met its life-boatmen; they have seen succeeded him as the Institution's its work on the coast. President. In 1902 when the King, as Prince In May, 1895, he gave another proof of Wales, was visiting the Earl of of his interest in the 'service by be- Londesborough in Yorkshire, Coxswain coming President of the Life-boat John Owston, of Scarborough—a silver Saturday Fund, and a year later the medallist of the Institution who, when Duchess of York became President of he retired in 1911, had been coxswain the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Fund. In for forty-one years—was in attendance, that same year, 1896, the Duke pre- and the Prince presented him with two sided at the annual meeting. pipes bearing his monogram. In 1908 He was President of the Institution the Prince received at Marlborough from 1901 until his accession to the House Coxswain John Owen, of Holy- throne in 1910, when he became Patron. head, a silver medallist, and presented Shortly afterwards, when the Life-boat to him the gold medal which the Saturday Fund, of which he had then Institution had awarded him for the 398 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBRUARY, 1935. rescue of the crew of the Liverpool Duchess of Argyll, president of the steamer Harold. In 1909 the King Ladies' Life-boat Guild, at a variety and Queen, as the Prince and Princess matinee at the London Hippodrome, of Wales, visited the life-boat station which raised over £1,500. This was at Newquay, Cornwall, and in 1913, the second matinee in recent years the King, during Cowes Week, went a attended by the Queen, for in 1923 trip in the motor life-boat Frederick she had been present when the film Kitchener, just completed for the of the Citroen Expedition, which Beaumaris station, in Anglesey. crossed the Sahara in tracked motor During the war the King sent two cars, was shown in Great Britain for the special messages to the service, one first time, in aid of the Institution. in 1915 and one in 1917, thanking its men for their gallantry and for carrying The King's Tribute and Appeal. on " the splendid traditions of an I do not think that I can better end Institution with which the King is this brief record of the long and proud to have been for so many years generous association of their Majesties so closely identified." with the life-boat service than by In 1924, the centenary year of the quoting the peroration of the King's Institution, the King sent a message speech when he presided at the annual to the delegates of the first Inter- meeting thirty-nine years ago : national Conference, held in London, "As a sailor, I can most un- in which he said : hesitatingly say that I have always " I rejoice that the Prince of Wales taken, and shall continue to take, the succeeded me in the position of greatest interest in this Institution. I President of a society of which I am feel sure that I may speak in the name proud to be Patron, and which has, of the Navy and the merchant service for upwards of one hundred years, and say that we all have the greatest provided, through voluntary support, admiration for the many brave men a service honoured by every maritime who risk their lives in stormy weather people and linking all nations in the to save those of others in peril afloat. chivalry of the sea. " In our sea-girt isles, which are so " May all success attend your largely dependent on our war and deliberations; and I pray that God's merchant ships, the greatest interest blessing may be vouchsafed to all should always be taken by the nation brave men who risk their lives in the in any institution which tries to lessen humane and heroic work of the life- the dangers to which our seamen and boat services of the world." fishermen are daily and hourly exposed. His Majesty also received at " When we think of the number of Buckingham Palace in 1924 seven of vessels arriving at or leaving our ports the eight living holders of the In- every day, and the number of fishing stitution's gold medal for gallantry and boats employed in their occupation off presented them with the medal of the our coasts, I think there must be a Order of the British Empire, and in large majority of us who have a relation 1931 he knighted the Institution's or dear friend afloat for one day in secretary, Mr. George F. Shee. the year at least off our shores. It is The King has been a subscriber to to these that I specially wish to appeal the Institution for many years, and in for funds in order to enable this most 1930 he was present with the Queen, noble Institution to efficiently carry out the Prince of Wales, president of the its glorious work of assisting those in Institution, and the Princess Louise, peril on the sea."

Prince of Wales Day for the Life-boats. H.R.H. THE PRINCE or WALES, K.G., as "Prince of Wales Day." It will as President of the Institution, has be remembered that in 1923, the been pleased to say that, in celebration hundredth year of the Institution, the of the King's Silver Jubilee, all life- Prince also allowed the life-boat day boat days this year shall be known appeals to be made in his name. FEBRUARY, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 399

The Life-boat Service in 1934. The Largest Number of Launches for Fourteen Years. NlNETEEN-THIRTY-FOUR, like 1933, will crew of five men of the Dutch motor be remembered for its long and brilliant vessel Titia, of Dordrecht. The vessel summer. In spite of this it was a year too was saved when in danger of being of great life-boat activity. The number driven ashore. Life-boats were also of launches was 340, the largest number called out to eight other foreign vessels, for fourteen years. The number of but their help was not needed. lives rescued was smaller than in 1933; 354 as compared with 406. Of these Services to Yachts and Fishing Vessels. lives 276 were rescued by life-boats, and 78 by shoreboats and in other The year was notable for the large ways. Besides the 354 persons actually number of services to yachts. Life- saved, another 50 were landed from boats went out to the help of no fewer vessels for rocks on which they might than 54 in distress (43 sailing and 11 have been in danger. motor yachts); rescued 50 lives from In addition life-boats saved or helped them; and saved or helped to save to save from destruction 54 boats 25 of the yachts. and vessels. This is the same number Services to fishing boats, though as in 1932. To find a larger number fewer than in 1933, were again many. we have to go back to 1915. Besides Of the 340 launches, 113 were to fishing saving or helping to save these boats boats. Eighty - two fishermen were and vessels, life-boats stood by, escorted rescued, and 15 fishing boats were to safety or helped over 200. saved or helped to safety. Up to the end of 1933 the Institution had given rewards for the rescue of Five New Motor Life-boats. 63,913 lives since its foundation in 1824. Five new motor life-boats went to the coast during the year—to The Services to Foreign Vessels. Lizard and Coverack (Cornwall), Flam- Life-boats stood by, or helped in borough (Yorkshire), Cromer (Norfolk), various ways, eleven vessels belonging and Maryport (Cumberland). There to seven different countries. Four were were, at the end of the year, 124 motor Dutch, two Greek, and the other five life-boats and 49 pulling and sailing were from Belgium, Denmark, France, life-boats, making a fleet of 173 life- Norway and Spain. In only one case boats round the coasts of Great Britain was it necessary to rescue the crew—the and Ireland.

Life-saving by the Coastguard in 1934. DURING 1934 the coastguard organiza- In addition 68 vessels which were tion was required to take action observed to be standing into danger (sometimes only of a precautionary were warned by means of signals made nature) in the case of 797 vessels by the coastguard officer or watcher on observed or reported to be in distress, duty. As a result of such warnings in difficulties, or overdue, off the coasts the vessels were enabled to alter course of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and avoid the risk of being wrecked. and on 83 occasions the rocket Help was also given to 44 persons in life-saving appliance companies were difficulties on cliffs and to 39 who had assembled for service. In 70 cases it been cut off by the tide. was not necessary for the appliances The coast life-saving corps, which to be brought into action for saving includes the life-saving appliance com- life, but in the remaining 13 cases panies, auxiliary watchers and the 66 persons were rescued, 45 being intelligence section, now has 6,000 landed by means of the breeches-buoy members, and gave valuable help to and 21 by other means. the coastguard during the year. 400 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBRUARY, 1935. Diesel Engines for Life-boats. UP to the present all the motor life- the first of the 45-feet Watson Cabin boats in the Institution's fleet have life-boats, which had originally been been driven by petrol engines. The stationed at Tenby. The engine is reason has been that, although the water-tight, and one of the preliminary heavy oil used in Diesel engines is less trials to which it was put was an hour's inflammable than petrol, and the risk run with the engine-room flooded. of fire much smaller, the ordinary During this run the engine was stopped Diesel engines, with their low speed of and started again. revolution, have been too heavy for After these trials the life-boat was life-boats. In recent years the speed stationed temporarily, first at Wey- of the revolutions in Diesel engines has mouth and then at Falmouth, replacing been greatly increased, and as a result the boats at these stations during their the weight has been reduced to little overhaul in the summer; and in more than the weight of petrol engines November she was permanently sta- of the same horse-power. tioned at Yarmouth in the Isle of During the greater part of last year Wight, replacing another motor life-boat the Institution was experimenting with of the Watson Cabin type. a six-cylinder 85-h.p. Diesel engine, The Institution then ordered two running at 1,600 revolutions a minute, 40-h.p. Diesel engines, and these are and weighing 26J cwts., which was to be installed in the new 46-feet specially built for it. This engine was Watson Cabin life-boat which is shortly installed in a reserve motor life-boat, to be built for Selsey.

Italian Medals for Cromer. THE Italian Government has awarded Fanshawe, R.N., a member of the medals to the Cromer life-boat crew committee of management, and the for their gallantry in rescuing thirty district inspector of life-boats; and men from the steamer Monte Nevoso, of the Board of Trade by the inspector Genoa, in October, 1932. The steamer of coastguard and the district officer had stranded on the Haisborough of coastguard. Sands and had broken her back, and Commander Capponi, in the course the life-boat was out for nearly fifty of his speech, said : " We Italians owe hours.1 The Institution awarded its a great debt of gratitude to the British silver medal to Coxswain Henry Blogg, life-boat service. I have been looking and its thanks on vellum to each through the records of the last seven member of the crew, and the Italian years and I find that during that time Government has awarded a silver medal twelve Italian vessels benefited by the to the coxswain and a bronze medal to assistance of British life-boats. My each member of the crew. Government has very fittingly and very Each medal was accompanied by a properly awarded official recognition of warrant which spoke of the Cromer the life-boat service, and it is a privilege crew's " humane action and honourable for me to be here at the presentation of spirit of comradeship at sea." the medals by Lady Suffield. I con- The medals were presented at the gratulate you on the gallant action, annual meeting of the branch on 5th which is in keeping with the high tradi- November. Lord Suffield, president of tion of your service, and in particular I the branch, was in the chair, supported would like to mention Coxswain Henry by Mr. F. H. Barclay, the honorary Blogg, who is well known for his very secretary, and Mr. F. W. Samuels, the splendid record. honorary treasurer. The presentations " I have been in the Navy well over were made by Lady Suffield. The twenty years, but my experiences have Italian Embassy was represented by not been entirely in naval matters, and its naval attache1, Commander F. Cap- I have had the opportunity of admiring poni; the Institution by Captain Guy the great services rendered to humanity i See The life-boat for November, 1932. by the great brotherhood of seamen. FEBRUARY, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 401 Italy is a seafaring nation; practically We welcome you here to-night as a all her supplies come from over the sea, seaman, we thank you as a seaman, and and the sea is her breath of life. The we ask you to send a message to your bond of the sea is one of the greatest ; Government telling them that when- it makes for peace and goodwill ever Italian seamen are in peril on our among nations; and I am proud to be a coasts, they will always be succoured by member of the same brotherhood of the the crews of the Royal National Life- sea as you are." boat Institution." In proposing a vote of thanks to Besides the medals and warrants Commander Capponi, Captain Fan- awarded to the life-boat crew, one shawe spoke of the great record of the silver and four bronze medals were Cromer station and its coxswain. He awarded to the skipper and crew of the then said to Commander Capponi: " On Lowestoft motor trawler Gleam, which shore we may be split up into all sorts had taken part in the rescue. These of factions, but, as you have said, medals had previously been presented afloat all seamen are a band of brothers. by the Mayor of Lowestoft.

Greek Award to Selsey. THE Greek Government has awarded to Institution inscribed on vellum. Then, the Selsey and Bognor motor life-boat during the afternoon, the crew had its silver nautical medal for gallantry, stood by, as there was a good deal of in gratitude for the service to the shipping in the Channel. Shortly after steamer Menelaos, which was in distress ten at night the S O S of the Menelaos on 2nd November, 1930.1 A gale was was received. The life-boat put out blowing, with a heavy sea, that day. and found her with her steering-gear The life-boat had already been out on disabled and her hatches stove in. service in the morning and had rescued Twelve of the crew had already been the crew of two men of the yacht Lucy rescued by a Leyland liner, but the B., of Rye—a service for which Cox- liner dared not stand by any longer, as swain Frederick Barnes received the the Menelaos was drifting rapidly into Institution's bronze medal, and each shoal water. The life-boat got alongside member of the crew the thanks of .the and rescued the remaining seven men. i See The Life-toot for February, 1931. The steamer herself became a total wreck.

The Portrait on the Cover. THE portrait on the cover is of Cox- ment of winning two gold and two swain Henry G. Blogg, of Cromer. He silver medals, and none has surpassed it. became a member of the Cromer crew In addition to the Institution's in January, 1894, at the age of eighteen. medals he received from the King in In 1902 he was appointed second cox- 1924 the medal of the Order of the swain, and in 1909 coxswain. In 1917 British Empire; in 1927 a gold watch he won the gold medal of the Institution from the Queen of Holland for the for the rescue of eleven men of the service to the Georgia, and in 1932 the crew of the Swedish steamer Fernebo ; silver medal of the Canine Defence in 1927 a second service clasp to his League for saving a dog which was on gold medal for the rescue of fifteen men board the Monte Nevoso. of the Dutch oil tanker Georgia ; in 1932 He has now been a member of the the silver medal for the rescue of thirty Cromer crew for forty-one years, and for men from the Italian steamer Monte twenty-five of these years he has been Nevoso ; in 1933 a second service clasp coxswain. During his forty-one years to his silver medal for the rescue of the the Cromer life-boats have been out on two men of the barge Sepoy, of Dover. service 193 times, and have rescued Only two other men, in the 111 years 354 lives. Since he has been coxswain since the Institution was founded, have there have been 162 launches on equalled Coxswain Blogg's achieve- service, and 300 lives have been rescued. 402 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBRUARY, 1935.

" Stand by Vessel."

Anchor Chanty.

BY CAPTAIN Q. C. A. CRAUFURD, R.N., honorary secretary of the Dungeness life-boat station.

" She therefore stood by the vessel until dawn."—Honorary Secretary's Report.

Oh it's stan' by vessel, Aye-hey stan' by vessel, An' there's nothin' to gain through the wind and the rain For it's stan' an' stan' by vessel.

Oh it's stan' by vessel, Oh-ho stan' by vessel, We gotten to ride all the night alongside For it's standin' an' standin' by vessel.

Oh it's stan' by vessel, Yea, then, it's stan' by vessel, So don' ye regret that ye're terrible wet For ye'll stan' an' ye'll stan' by vessel.

Oh it's stan' by vessel, Aye close by vessel, 'Tis a comfort to know we be 'andy an' so We be standin' an' standin' by vessel.

Oh it's stan' by vessel, Only stan' by vessel, An' wot would ye think of a cup o' hot drink While we're stan', standin' by vessel.

Oh it's stan' by vessel, By la-bour-in vessel, So lie within hail till she weather the gale, An' it's stan', sta-an' by vessel.

This chanty is the fifth of nine life-boat chanties by Captain Craufurd, which he has generously given to the Institution. They are published together in a book with coloured cover, price Gd., and can be had from the Institution. Branch honorary secretaries can obtain copies at a cheaper rate for sale on behalf of the branch funds. FEBRUARY, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 403 Services of the Life-boats. Reported to the November, December and January meetings of the Committee of Management. November Meeting. and increasing S.W. breeze was blowing, Kingstown, Co. Dublin.—At 9.5 A.M. with a choppy sea. The motor life- on the 20th August information was boat Sir FitzRoy Clayton was launched received from the lightkeeper on the at 8 P.M., and soon found the motor East Pier that two yachts were adrift. yacht 535, of Preston, in distress, with A gale was blowing from the west and a steam trawler standing by. The the sea was rough. The motor life- yacht was on passage from Fleetwood boat Dunleary was launched at 9.15 A.M. to Preston with a crew of four, but her and went to the East Pier, where she engine was disabled, and she was found the yacht Lil, and her crew of water-logged. She was in grave danger two, who had got on to the pier. Learn- of foundering. The life-boat passed a ing that another yacht was drifting line on board and towed her back to outside the harbour, the life-boat went Fleetwood harbour, returning to her out after her. She was found to be station at 9 P.M.—Rewards, £15 4s. 6d. the Gem with no one on board. As she was a danger to navigation, she Arbroath, Angus.—On the evening was towed into harbour. The yacht of the llth October the coxswain was Antares was then found dragging her warned that the local fishing boat anchor with only one man on board, Maggie Smith, with a crew of four, had and the life-boat took her into the not returned to port when expected, Inner Harbour for safety, returning and great anxiety was felt for her to her station at 12.20 P.M. The safety. The motor life-boat John and owner of the Gem sent a donation and William Mudie was launched at 7.35 his thanks for the help given.— P.M., in a strong W.N.W. breeze with Rewards, £5 7s. 6d. a smooth sea, to look for her. When off Whiting Ness the life-boat's crew Montrose, Angus.—On the morning saw lights and found the Maggie Smith of the 26th September a strong south- in tow of another boat. Her engine erly breeze increased to a whole gale, had broken down. The boats were making the sea very heavy at the going against the strong wind and ebb harbour bar. The local motor fishing tide, and in order to get them across boats Comfort, Enterprise, Widgeon and the harbour bar while there was Rosa were at sea, and the motor life- sufficient water, the life-boat helped boat John Russell was launched at by passing a rope to the towing boat. 8.10 A.M. in case her help was wanted. Harbour was reached at 8.45 P.M.— She - stood by at the bar while Rewards, £6 6s. three of the boats got in, but the Comfort shipped a heavy sea which Hythe, Kent.—At 12.15 P.M. on the drowned her engine and left her help- 12th October it was reported that the less. The life-boat took her in tow, fishing boat Good Luck, of Folkestone, but the rope slipped, and the Comfort was in distress. The coastguard could drifted over the Annat shoal into deeper see that the boat was flying a flag, but water, where she let go anchor. Her could not read the signal. It was crew of four wanted to leave her, but decided to launch the motor life-boat another rope was got aboard, and City of Nottingham, and she left at after a stiff pull she was towed into 12.35 P.M. The weather was fine, with safety. The life-boat returned to her a smooth sea and moderate N.W. breeze. station at noon.—Rewards, £7 Is. 6d. The life-boat found the Good Luck four miles S.S.E. of Hythe, short of oil, and Fleetwood, Lancashire. — On the with her propeller fouled by her nets. evening of the 7th October a pilot The fishing boat was taken to, Folke- warned the coxswain that flares had stone, and the life-boat arrived at her been seen near No. 2 buoy, in the station again at 2.30 P.M.—Rewards, entrance to Wyre Channel. A fresh £13 4s. 6d. 404 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBRUARY, 1935.

Southend-on-Sea, Essex. — At 3.55 a cargo of coal, and carrying a crew of P.M. on the 14th October the life-boat five. The motor life-boat G.W. was was called out to the help of the lighter launched. Rain was falling and the Scarborough, which was employed in weather was very cold. The life-boat connexion with the building of a new rescued the schooner's crew, but was life-boat slipway, and which had sprung unable to get back to Moelfre, and had a leak. The motor life-boat Greater to put into Beaumaris for the night. London (Civil Service No. 3) was Conditions were very bad. One sea launched at 4.20 P.M. in a moderate went clean over the life-boat, burying westerly gale, with a heavy sea, and her and nearly washing some of her found the lighter sinking with her crew crew overboard. The master of the of three at the pumps. She towed Isallt paid a tribute to the seamanship the lighter to shallow water near the and courage of the life-boat crew, and beach and returned to her station at the Institution granted them additional 5.20 P.M.—Rewards, £8 16s. 6d. rewards.—Rewards, £21 Is. 6d.

North Sunderland, Northumberland. Southend-on-Sea, Essex. — On the •—During a strong northerly gale with afternoon of the 21st October the -coast- a ground swell, on the 15th October, guard reported a canoe with one man anxiety was felt for the Douglass's, of on board in distress four miles S.S.E. of North Sunderland, which was the only the pier. A strong south breeze was fishing boat at sea. She could be seen blowing, with a moderate sea, when the hauling her lines and would not be motor life-boat Greater London (Civil able to make harbour before darkness Service No. 3) put out at 5.5 P.M. She set in. At 5.45 P.M. the pulling and picked up the canoe and the man and sailing life-boat Lizzie Porter was landed them on the pier at 5.55 P.M. ; launched and stood by at the harbour and returned to her station to find that entrance. The fishing boat arrived at the steamer Hull Trader had reported 6.15 P.M., and was safely escorted into that she had a disabled motor boat in harbour by the life-boat.—Rewards, tow with three persons on board. The £18 7s. life-boat at once put off again and came Margate, Kent.—At 5 P.M. on the up with the steamer at Shoebury. She 15th October information was received took in tow the motor boat, which had from the coastguard that a vessel in put out from Queenborough, but had the Gore Channel was flying a distress had trouble with her engine, brought signal. The motor life-boat Lord her to a safe mooring off the pier, and Southborough (Civil Service No. 1) was landed the three persons on board. launched at 5.20 P.M., and found the The life-boat returned to her station barge Teresa, of London, with a crew at 6.20 P.M.—Rewards, £17 17s. of three on board. Her steering-gear had been carried away and she was Barry Dock, Glamorganshire. — On shipping a lot of water. A moderate the night of the 21st October the Royal N.N.W. gale was blowing, with a very Naval Shore Signal Station at Nells heavy sea. It was impossible to save Point telephoned that a vessel was the barge, so her crew were taken off ashore at Colhugh Point, and the motor by the life-boat and she was abandoned. life-boat Prince David was launched at The rescued men were landed at 6.40 10.50 p.m. A moderate to strong P.M. and handed over to the care of S.S.W. breeze was blowing, with a the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society.—• rough sea and rain. The life-boat Rewards, £16 18s. Qd. found that the vessel was the motor ship Actuosity, of London, bound in Moelfre, Anglesey.—At 10 P.M. on ballast from Cardiff to King's Lynn. the night of the 15th October, during She was ashore in a bad position and a whole N. by E. gale with a very the seas were driving her up the beach. heavy sea—one of the worst gales for The life-boat stood by her until it was some years—distress flares were seen to certain that her crew were not in any the S.W. of Moelfre Island. They came danger, and returned to her station at from the schooner Isallt, of Skibbereen, 4.50 A.M. on the 22nd.—Rewards, bound for home from Birkenhead with £16 2s. 6d. FEBRUARY, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 405

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire. — On the ferryman and another man were on morning of the 21st October three young board. With some difficulty a line men left harbour in a rowing boat. was passed and the boat was towed The weather was squally and the boat into Cromarty harbour. The life-boat soon became unmanageable. The wind reached her station again at 1 P.M.— strengthened until it was blowing a Rewards, £6 13s. moderate gale from the south-west, the sea became rough, and the boat was Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford. — carried rapidly out to sea. She was On the afternoon of the 24th October seen by the coastguard, and the motor the Curracloe coastal watch reported life-boat George and Sarah Strachan put that a boat in North Bay was flying out to her help at 1.15 P.M. She came a distress signal. A moderate S.S.W. up with the boat about three miles gale was blowing, with a rough sea and south-east of the harbour, rescued the driving rain. The motor life-boat three men, and towed the boat back to K.E.C.F. was launched at 2.20 P.M. and safety. She returned to her station at found the boat to be the fishing boat 2.5 P.M.—Rewards, £6 17s. 6d. Fairy Brae, of Wexford, with a crew of three. She was at anchor about two Swanage, Dorset.—Just after mid- hundred yards offshore and was in night on the 21st-22nd October the grave danger, as her rudder had coastguard telephoned that a motor carried away. A rope was passed to boat, anchored about one mile east of her and she was towed towards Rosslare. Hengistbury Head, was in danger of When the two boats were crossing the being washed ashore. A moderate harbour bar the sea was so rough that south gale was blowing, with a heavy the life-boat pulled the towing bits out sea and rain squalls. The motor life- of the fishing boat. In spite of this boat Thomas Markby was launched at she got her safely in, and returned to 12.35 A.M. and found the boat to be her station at 6.5 P.M.—Permanent the Meg, of Christchurch, with one man crew ; Rewards, £1 15s. Sd. on board. He had lost his rudder, and Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—On the had anchored, but the boat had dragged afternoon of the 25th October the until she was only just clear of the coastguard at Cliff End telephoned that broken water. With some difficulty a vessel was burning flares at the mouth the life-boat went alongside, passed the of Keyhaven river. A fresh S.W. gale man a rope, and towed the boat off was blowing, with a rough sea, and the shore. The man was then taken into weather was squally. The motor life- the life-boat. Owing to the weight of boat B.A.S.P. put out at 6.47 P.M. and the seas the tow-rope parted, but two found the yacht Capita, of Penzance,' more ropes were made fast and the ashore and bumping heavily on the. Meg was towed into Yarmouth, which gravel bottom. She was leaking badly. was reached at 4.30 A.M. The life-boat With great difficulty the life-boat ran left at 5.58 A.M. and got back to her alongside, and two life-boatmen were station at 9.10—Rewards, £21 11s. put on board to help the yacht's crew of three. A tow-rope was passed and Cromarty.—On the morning of the the Casita was towed into Yarmouth 22nd October a whole S.W. gale was harbour. But for the -prompt help blowing, with a very rough sea. At given by the life-boat the three yachts- 10,10 A.M. the harbour-master at Port- men would have lost their lifes, as the mahomack telephoned that three fishing yacht would very soon have broken up. boats had put out, but only two had The life-boat returned to her station returned, and that the third was in at 8.45 P.M.—Property Salvage Case. distress and drifting. The motor life- boat James Macfee was launched at Whitby, Yorkshire.—On the morning 10.20 A.M., but was recalled when off of the 30th October the coxswain was Balintore, as the fishing boat had got to told that the local fishing boat Pilot Me safety. As the life-boat was returning was at sea. A strong N.E. breeze was to her station she saw the Fortrose blowing, with snow showers, and heavy ferry boat drifting and in danger of seas were breaking over the pier exten- being driven on to the rocks. The sions, and right out to the Rock buoy. 406 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBRUARY, 1935.

The motor life-boat Margaret Harker capsized while racing. Other yachts Smith was launched at 9.45 A.M. in case rescued two of the men, but the other her help should be wanted. She met two were drowned before the life-boat the Pilot Me about two and a half could reach the scene.—Rewards, £8 7s. miles E.N.E. of the pier, and escorted her safely home, both boats using their Piel (Barrow), Lancashire. — 3rd drogues. The life-boat returned to her October. Lights had been seen to the station at noon.—Rewards, £8 5s. 6d. W.N.W., but no trace of a vessel in distress could be found.—Rewards, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.—On the £16 Is. morning of the 30th October a message was received from Kinnaird Head that Margate, Kent.—10th October. A a small boat between Cairnbulg and vessel had been reported to be ashore Rattray appeared to be in difficulties. W. by S. of the Tongue light-vessel, but A strong N.N.E. breeze was blowing, no vessel could be found.—Rewards, with a very heavy sea, and rain. The £8 13s. motor life-boat Lady Rothes was launched at 12.45 P.M. She went Piel (Barrow), Lancashire. — 14th about two miles north of Rattray Head October. During a whole N.W.-gale, and found the local fishing boat Boy with a very heavy sea, an S O S was George, with a crew of three. As the received from the s.s. Hubert, which boat was finding it very difficult to was being towed to Troon to be broken make headway, the life-boat kept on up. The life-boat put out at 11.5 P.M., the weather side and shielded her from and searched unsuccessfully until 2 A.M. the oncoming seas. In this way she She then returned for further news. escorted her safely back to harbour, As there was none, she set out again and returned to her station at 3.45 P.M. at once and continued the search until —Rewards, £7 16s. 6d. 7 A.M. She put out for the third time at 11.30 A.M. and found the Hubert, North Sunderland and Holy Island, but help was not then needed, and Northumberland.—Four Beadnell fish- she returned to her station at 5 P.M., ing boats were overtaken by bad having been out altogether for thirteen weather on the morning of the 30th and a half hours. The Institution October and made for home. The granted additional rewards to the crew pulling and sailing life-boat Lizzie and sent a letter of thanks to Mr. J. M. Porter was hauled on her carriage to Mawson, the honorary secretary.— Beadnell, where it was found that three Rewards, £29 3s. 6d. boats had got safely into Knakker Hole. The fourth, the Quest, with a crew of Margate, Kent. — 15-16th October. four, was still at sea, and the life-boat A small boat had been seen off Herne was launched to her help at 11.45 A.M. Bay drifting helplessly, but could not A moderate east gale was blowing, with be found. Early the following morning rain showers, and a very heavy sea was a further search was made without running. The life-boat -stood by the result.—Rewards, £13 12s. 6d. and Quest until she got into the shelter of £12 19s. 6d. Knakker Hole, and returned ashore at 12.45 P.M. She was taken back to her Southend-on-Sea, Essex. — 14th station by road, arriving at 1.50 P.M. October. A boat was in distress off The Holy Island motor life-boat Westcliff Beach, but the crew got Milburn was also launched, but re- ashore.-—Rewards, £17 17s. called when it was known that her Ramsgate, Kent. — 15th October. services would not be required.— Rockets had been seen by the North Rewards : North Sunderland, £35 10s.; Goodwin light-vessel, but no vessel in Holy Island, £7 15s. 60!. need of help could be found.—Rewards, The following life-boats were £11 19s. 9d. launched, but no services were rendered Southend - on - Sea, Essex. — 15th for the reasons given : October. Flares had been reported to Kingstown, Co. Dublin.—2nd Sep- the east of Warden Point, but nothing tember. A yacht, with a crew of four, could be found.—Rewards, £13 8s. 6d. FEBRUARY, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 407

Walton and Frinton, Essex. — 24th launched a quarter of an hour after the October. A report that a steamer had City of Bradford I, came up, but she sunk N.E. of the Kentish Knock light- returned to her station when she saw ship was received, but only a large the other life-boat already on the survey buoy with a mast could be scene. The City of Bradford I spoke found at the position given.—Rewards, the Cockle and St. Nicholas light- £32 175. ships and made a thorough search, but was unable to find any trace of the Margate, Kent.—25th October. The crew of the Viola. Meanwhile a mes- Tongue light-vessel reported having sage had been received at Gorleston seen flares to the S.W., but a search that the Caister look-out man had seen revealed nothing.—Rewards, £1618s. dd. a small boat in the Pightle. The life- boat was recalled, given the boat's December Meeting. position, and put off again. This time Tenby, Pembrokeshire.—On the 25th she found the drifter's small boat, with October the s.s. Ben Rein, of Ramsey, the whole of the crew of ten on board, sheltering in Caldey Roads while on in a very dangerous position. She had passage from Penarth to Milford, began been floating about for six hours and to drag her anchors and signalled for was in grave danger of being swamped. help. A strong S.W. breeze was blow- The men were very exhausted. The ing, with a heavy sea, and the weather life-boat went to windward, to give the was thick in squalls. The coastguard small boat the benefit of her lee, as a telephoned to the life-boat station and big swell was now running, and rescued the motor life-boat John R. Webb was the men. They were given rum and launched at 5.40 P.M. She took off the made as comfortable as possible, and steamer's crew of four, one of whom the life-boat returned to harbour at sprained his ankle in returning to the full speed. She reached her station steamer to bring off a dog. The men again at 12.15 P.M. The skipper wrote were landed at the pier, but the life- expressing the sincere thanks of himself boat could not be rehoused until the and his crew, and their appreciation 27th, and was left alongside the pier. of the masterly handling of the life- The Ben Rein was not wrecked, but boat.—Rewards, Great Yarmouth and rode out the storm, and her crew were Gorleston, £14 8s. 6d.; Caister, £22 5s. able to board her again.— Rewards, £23 8s. 6d. Ramsgate, Kent.—On the morning of the 2nd November the coastguard tele- Caister, and Great Yarmouth and Gorles- phoned that a seaplane was down on the ton, Norfolk.—On the 31st October the sea, and apparently in difficulties, one steam drifter Viola, of Banff, ran ashore mile east of North Foreland. A on Scroby Sands when returning to moderate N.W. breeze was blowing, Yarmouth from the fishing grounds. but the sea was smooth. The motor An increasing N.N.E. wind was blow- life-boat Prudential was launched at ing and the sea was heavy on the sands. 10.16 A.M., and found the R.A.F. sea- The drifter was seen by the Cockle plane 1231 down with engine trouble. lightship, which made distress signals, She stood by while repairs were carried and the reserve motor life-boat City of out and returned to her station at 11.55 Bradford I, which was on temporary A.M., after the seaplane had taken off duty at Great Yarmouth and Gorle- for Felixstowe.—Rewards, £8 Is. 6d. ston, put out at 7.45 A.M. When she got abreast West Scroby buoy the life- Lerwick, Shetland.—The motor life- boat saw the Viola on the east side of boat Lady Jane and Martha Ryland put the sands, and after going north for off at 6.30 P.M. on the 3rd November in some time, crossed the sands and ran response to a telephone message that down to her. She was lying with her the local flit boat Alert, with two men decks awash, and her nets were floating on board, was ashore in the bight of about. Her small boat was missing Grimista and was burning flares. A and there was no sign of life on board. strong S.S.E. breeze was blowing, with The Caister pulling and sailing life- a moderate sea and snow showers. The boat Charles Burton, which had been night was very dark and the life-boat's 408 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBRUARY, 1935. searchlight was of great help. The Runswick, Yorkshire.—At 7.30 A.M. life-boat found the Alert aground about on the 5th November the local fishing fifty yards off a lee shore. She went cobles Four Sons, Sarah Elizabeth and alongside, towed the vessel off stern Betty II put out to the fishing grounds first, and took her back to Lerwick. During the morning the wind backed The life-boat arrived back at her into the north-east and increased to a station at 7.20 P.M.—Rewards, £6. strong gale, with heavy showers of Newbiggin, Northumberland. — O 11 rain. The sea, which had been fairly the morning of the 3rd November the rough, got very much worse. It was local fishing fleet was out and was over- decided to send the motor life-boat taken by bad weather. The sea rose Robert Patton—The Always Ready to rapidly, and at 9.15 A.M. a whole S.S.E. look for the cobles, and she was gale was blowing, with a rough sea. launched at 11.30 A.M. The cobles As the cobles were in danger of swamp- were found in the bay and escorted ing, the pulling and sailing life-boat safely in, although one of them had Arthur R. Dawes was launched to their shipped a lot of water. The life-boat help at 9.45 A.M. The coxswain was returned to her station at 12.45 P.M.—• out with the fishing fleet and the Rewards, £15 6s. 6d. second coxswain took command. The life-boat stood by and escorted all Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.—On the the cobles into safety, and returned to afternoon of the 6th November the her station at 11.30 A.M. — Rewards, coastguard telephoned that a fishing £10 19s. boat which had been seen about two miles N.N.E. of Kinnaird Head had Bridlington, Yorkshire.—On the 4th disappeared in a squall. A moderate November, when the local motor fishing to strong N.N.E. gale was blowing, boat Victory was at sea, the weather with a very rough sea and sleet. As broke and freshened with a gale from the motor life-boat Lady Rothes was the eastward. A heavy sea was run- being launched at 3.10 P.M. a further ning. A watch was kept, and at 1.30 message was received that the boat P.M., when the Victory was seen in the could be seen making her way south offing, the motor life-boat Stanhope under very heavy weather. The life- Smart was launched. She met the boat met the boat, which was the Violet, Victory some distance out and escorted of Fraserburgh, with a crew of five, and her into harbour. She returned to escorted her into harbour, keeping on her station at 2.15 P.M.—Rewards, the weather side to save her from the £955. force of the sea. The life-boat returned Scarborough, Yorkshire. — The life- to her station at 4 P.M. — Rewards, boat crew kept a watch on the morning £7 16s. 6d. of the 4th November, as the local fishing cobles Kingfisher and Just Reward were Clovelly, Devonshire.—On the after- at sea, an east gale had sprung up and noon of the 9th November seven men the sea was making. At 12.30 P.M. the in a small boat from the steam trawler sea was very rough and the second cox- Pennard Castle, of Swansea, who had swain, in the absence of the coxswain, come ashore during the afternoon, tried who was ill, decided to launch the motor to get back to the trawler. A strong life-boat Herbert Joy II. She put off north gale was blowing, with a heavy at 12.40 P.M., and found the Kingfisher, sea and rain. Their first attempt was an open coble, about two miles east unsuccessful and they were driven of the harbour, in danger of being back into the harbour. They made a swamped. Two men and a boy were second attempt and soon disappeared on board. The boy was taken into the in the darkness. The life-boat station life-boat, life-belts were handed to the kept in touch with the trawler by means men, and the Kingfisher was escorted of morse, and when about an hour later into harbour. The life-boat put out the small boat had still not arrived, the again, met the Just Reward some pulling and sailing life-boat Elinor distance off, and escorted her in. She Roget was launched, at 7 P.M., to look returned to her station at 2.10 P.M.— for her. The life-boat found the small Rewards, £19 14s. 6d. boat to leeward of the harbour, trying FEBRUARY, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 409

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By courtesy of] [The " Morning Post" THE RETURN. 410 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBRUARY, 1935. to make her way back to Clovelly, and found the Millicent alongside the escorted her to safety. •— Rewards, Royal Sovereign lightship with her £35 16s. 6d. engine broken down, and towed her and her crew back to safety. She St. Peter Port, Guernsey.—On the returned to her station at 9.30 P.M.— 16th November the motor fishing boat Rewards, £47 2s. 6d. Frolic, with two men on board, broke down off the Gouffre and began to drift Humber, Yorkshire.—At 1.10 A.M. towards the Hanois reef. Her signals on the 24th November the Spurn Point were heard on shore and the motor Royal Naval Signal Station reported life-boat Queen Victoria was launched that a vessel was ashore one mile north at 6.12 P.M. She kept in touch with of Kilnsea. The sea was smooth, but shore by means of her wireless and a fog had come down, and it was de- morse lamp, and eventually found the cided to send out the motor life-boat Frolic about one and a half miles south City of Bradford II. She left at 1.45 of Icart Point. She towed her back to A.M. and, searching the coast north- St. Peter Port, and returned to her wards, found the steam trawler Chrysea, station at 11.25 P.M. During the of Grimsby, aground half a mile north service a light N.N.E. wind was blowing. of Easington. She carried a crew of The sea was smooth at first, but very ten and was returning from the fishing rough later.—Rewards, £14 Is. 6d. grounds. The life-boat offered help, but the skipper said that he would Moelfre, Anglesey. — On the 16th first try to get the trawler off. A November the auxiliary ketch Marie ground swell was now making, and the Celine, of Connah's Quay, was bound trawler's small boat, which had been from Connah's Quay to Dublin with a launched, was smashed against her as cargo of bricks. She had a crew of she rolled. The life-boat stood by three. Four miles N.W. of Point until 4.15 A.M., when the trawler Lynas all her sails were blown away refloated and went on her way towards and her engine was put out of action Grimsby. The life-boat returned to by water. She was unmanageable and her station at 5 A.M.—Permanent crew; began to drift on to a lee shore. A tele- Rewards, Qs. phone message was sent from Point Lynas to the life-boat station, and the Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk. motor life-boat G.W. was launched at —At 11.30 A.M. on the 24th Novem- 5.30 P.M. A strong N.N.E. breeze was ber the reserve motor life-boat City of blowing, with a heavy sea. The master Bradford I (on temporary duty at this of the Marie Celine did not want to station), which had already been out abandon his ship, but asked for a tow. earlier in the day to search for a vessel A line was passed, and the life-boat reported ashore, see page 414), put out towed her into Holyhead, arriving again, as the coastguard had received a there at 11.30 P.M. The life-boat left message from Caister that a drifter was for home at 4.30 next morning, reach- ashore on the east side of Scroby Sands. ing her station again at 7.30 A.M.— There was a dense fog, and a heavy Property Salvage Case. swell was breaking on the sands. The life-boat crossed Scroby Sands, striking Eastbourne, Sussex.—On the after- the bottom in doing so, and found the noon of the 19th November the coast- motor drifter Curlew, of Banff, on guard telephoned that the local fishing the sands abreast Caister. She was boat Millicent, with three men on board, bound to Yarmouth from the fishing had been out for twelve hours, and some grounds and carried a crew of nine, anxiety was felt for her safety. A two of whom had been taken off by a moderate north wind was blowing, and steamer anchored near-by. In trying the sea was smooth, but a thick fog to get alongside the Curlew the life-boat had come down. Enquiries were made ran aground, and lay there with the along the coast, but no news of the heavy swell breaking into her. The line- Millicent could be got, and the motor throwing gun was got ready, but the life-boat Jane Holland was launched, seven men had by this time got away with great difficulty, at 6.15 P.M. She in the ship's small boat. There was FEBRUARY, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 411

great danger of the boat capsizing, but North Sunderland, and Holy Island, the life-boat threw heaving lines to Northumberland.—The fishing fleets of her, and the seven men got safely into North Sunderland and Beadnell put out the life-boat. The life-boat's engines at about 5 A.M. on the 4th December were then put astern, and with all the for the fishing grounds, fifteen to crew hauling on her cable, the life-boat twenty miles off shore. The weather refloated. The rescued men, all very was threatening, and gradually grew cold and wet, were taken ashore, and worse, until at midday an easterly gale the life-boat returned to her station was blowing with a very heavy sea. at 3 P.M. The Curlew became a total Heavy rain fell. The boats ran for wreck. A letter was received from shelter. With the help of sixty launchers her crew, thanking the life-boatmen, the North Sunderland pulling and and wishing them success in their work. sailing life-boat Lizzie Porter was —Rewards, £14 8s. Qd. launched at 12.57 P.M., and stood by Cramer, Norfolk.—On the morning of five of the North Sunderland boats the 24th November the coastguard tele- as they made the harbour entrance. phoned that a vessel was ashore at West News was then received that two Bead- Runton. The sea was smooth, but nell fishing boats were still at sea, and there was a dense fog. The motor the life-boat again put out. The Holy life-boat H. F. Bailey was launched at Island motor life-boat Milburn was 11.30 A.M. She found the motor barge also launched at 2.30 P.M., to help in Rian, of Groningen, lying broadside on the search. Both boats, however, got to the beach, about two and a half miles safely in, one at Beadnell and the other north-west of the life-boat station. She at North Sunderland, and the life-boats was bound with a cargo of coals from were recalled as soon as possible. Newcastle to London, and carried a The North Sunderland life-boat put crew of five. The life-boat ran out into Beadnell at 4 P.M. It was now the barge's anchors for her and stood dark and blowing very hard. The by until the flood tide. Then, with life-boat carriage was dragged the three the barge pulling on her anchors, and miles to Beadnell by sixty-one fresh the life-boat towing, the barge was re- helpers, and the life-boat was brought floated, and went on her way. The back to her station by road. It was life-boat returned to her station at 10 then 8 P.M. All the helpers were wet P.M., having been on service for more through from the driving rain, and most than ten hours.—Property Salvage of the life-boat's crew, who had gone Case. out in the boat immediately they returned from fishing, had had nothing Maryport, Cumberland. — On the to eat for fifteen hours. Additional evening of the 30th November the rewards were granted to both the herring drifter Maid of Erin, of Porta- crew and the helpers at North Sunder- vogie, returning to port from herring land.—Rewards: North Sunderland, fishing, had engine trouble when about £48 16s. 6d.; Holy Island, £7 15s. 6d. two miles N.E. of Maryport. She carried a crew of four. She dropped St. Abbs, and Eyemoutb, Berwickshire. her anchor, but it dragged, and she —Early on the morning of the 5th signalled for help. A motor fishing December fishermen about the harbour boat near-by went to her, but she was saw red flares a few miles due east. too small and her engine not sufficiently An E.N.E. gale was blowing, with a powerful for her to be able to do any- very heavy sea. The weather was very thing, so she made for Maryport to cold, with heavy blasts of rain. With get help, and the motor life-boat Joseph some difficulty, owing to the low tide, Braithwaite was launched at 8.47 P.M. the motor life-boat Helen Smitton was A strong and increasing S. to S.W. launched at 7.15 A.M., and eventually breeze was then blowing, with a rough saw the steamer Dunscore, of Glasgow, sea, and the weather was thick. The about six miles east of St. Abbs life-boat towed the Maid of Erin back Head. She was listing badly, and to Maryport, and returned to her turned over and sank just before the life- station at 9.50 P.M. — Rewards, boat reached her, but her crew of six £18 9*. 6d. managed to get away in the ship's boat. 412 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBRUARY, 1935.

It was overloaded, was shipping a great the Viking, of Aabenraa, abandoned deal of water, and could not have lived their vessel in two boats, but reached for long in such a heavy sea. The crew, safety without help. — Rewards, one of whom had been injured in £12 6s. 3d. leaving the steamer, were rescued, and the life-boat made for home. She Selsey, Sussex. — 25th October. A encountered some rough seas at the missing fishing boat came in while harbour entrance, but got safely in, search for her was being made.—• and reached her station at 9.10 A.M. Rewards, £17 12s. 6d. The Eyemouth pulling and sailing life-boat Anne Frances was also Tynemouth, Northumberland. — 28th launched, but was recalled, as her October. A rowing boat got' into services were not required. The rescue difficulties, but a pilot boat took off was a fine and prompt piece of work the crew.—Rewards, £9 6s. 6d. 3 and additional rewards were granted to the crew of the St. Abbs life-boat.— Boulmer, Northumberland.—3rd| No- Rewards: St. Abbs, £14 6s.; Eyemouth, vember. An unsuccessful searcli was £16 9s. made for a coble which had beetf lost together with her crew of two.—• Scarborough, Yorkshire.—The motor Rewards, £10 14s. 6d. ?' life-boat Herbert Joy II was launched at 9.30 A.M. on the 5th December, as a Weymouth, Dorset.—3rd November. gale had sprung up from the N.E., and A motor boat from H.M.S. Orion several local fishing boats were at sea. stranded, but got off unaided.— A heavy sea was running, and heavy Rewards, £6 13s. rain falling. The life-boat made six trips altogether and escorted into har- St. Peter Port, Guernsey.—4th No- bour the Hilda, Premier, Albatross, vember. Rockets were reported to have B. S. Colling, Sceptre and Hyperion, been seen, but no vessel in distress passing life-belts to the crews as she could be found.—Rewards, £13 11s. 6d. met them. She returned to her station at 2 P.M.—Rewards, £20 5s. 6d. Ramsgate, Kent.—9th November. A Whitby, Yorkshire.—The local motor man was washed overboard from a fishing boats Pilot Me and Success put barge, but could not be found.— to sea early on the morning of the 5th Rewards, £13 8s. 3d. December in moderate weather. Later Campbeltown, Argyllshire. — 9th the wind and sea rose, and as it had November. Searched, without result, been raining heavily since the previous for a man in a small boat which had night, the river was running strongly drifted away from a fishing smack.— out of the harbour. At 11 A.M., when Rewards, £14 Os. 6d. the boats were seen returning, a rough sea was breaking at the harbour Walmer, Kent. — 1 01 h November. entrance, and for a long way out to sea. A steamer's signal was misunderstood A strong N.E. breeze was blowing. and the life-boat put off with a doctor The motor life-boat Margaret Harker who was not needed. — Rewards, Smith was launched and escorted both £15 10s. Qd. boats through the dangerous harbour entrance into safety. Both boats used Humber, Yorkshire.—10th Novem- their drogues and one poured oil on ber. A barge was known to have gone to the sea to lessen the effects of the ashore, but the life-boat could not find waves. The life-boat returned to her her in the darkness, as she had no station at 12.40 P.M. — Rewards, lights. The barge remained ashore, but £8 5s. 6d. her crew were in no danger.—Perma- nent crew; Rewards, £1 2s. 6d. The following life-boats were launched, but no services were rendered Humber, Yorkshire.—22nd Novem- for the reasons given : ber. A motor vessel stranded, but a Galway Bay, Co. Galway. — 15th tug gave the help needed.—Permanent October. The crew of a Danish steamer, crew; Rewards, 9s. FEBRUARY, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 413

By courtesy of] \_Doran Bros., Whitby STANDING BY THE FISHING FLEET. The Whitby motor life-boat at the harbour bar (See opposite page.)

By courtesy of] [The "Yorkshire Post' BACK FROM HER FIRST SERVICE. The new Flamborough motor life-boat. (See page 415.) 414 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBRUARY, 1935. Walmer, Kent.—24th November. A so. The life-boat drew clear and steamer stranded on the Goodwin returned to her station at 8.40 P.M.— Sands, "but came off with the rising Rewards, £20 Is. tide.—Rewards, £30 16s, 6d. Walton and Frinton, Essex.—On the Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Nor- morning of the 9th December the coast- folk.—24th November. A drifter had guard telephoned that a motor vessel been reported ashore, but must have was driving ashore just south of the got off, as she could not be found.— pier. A S.S.W. gale was blowing and Rewards, £14 8s. 6d. a very rough sea was running. The motor life-boat E.M.E.D. put out at North Sunderland.—1st December. 9.50 A.M. and found the motor vessel A German trawler, the Spitzbergen, Titia, of Dordrecht, aground about of Wesermunde, stranded and the life- half a mile south of the pier. She was boat crew assembled, but did not bound, laden, for Colchester, and launch, as the vessel was not in im- carried a crew of five. She had two mediate danger. Later a message, anchors out, but they had dragged. believed to have come from another Her master asked for a tug, but on vessel in distress, was received, and the being told that there was not one life-boat went out, only to find, after nearer than Yarmouth, he asked the an unsuccessful search, that it was the life-boat to help. With difficulty the same vessel.—Rewards, £26 10s. 6d. life-boat ran alongside and a life-boat- man was put on board. A wire hawser The Mumbles, Glamorganshire.—3rd was made fast, and the coxswain very December. An aeroplane came down skilfully manoeuvred the life-boat ahead near the shore, but her crew got to and pulled the Titia off the beach. safety unaided—Rewards, £11 5s. When they were almost clear of the pierhead the tow parted. Another line Newbiggin, Northumberland. — 4th was passed, but parted, and so did a December. A vessel grounded, but got third. There were no more hawsers to off without help and went on her way. use, and by this time the Titia was very —Rewards, £44 12s. Qd. close to the pier. She struck against it, and after a long struggle she was made Walmer, Kent.—4th December. A fast to it. The life-boat put back to barge was in distress, but was helped by her station at 4.30 P.M. At 10.35 P.M., a motor boat.—Rewards, £30 16s. 6d. when the tide flowed, she put out again, once more got a line on board January Meeting. the Titia, and towed her to a safe Appledore, Devon.—On the 7th De- anchorage in Harwich harbour. She cember the s.s. Carricklee, of Sunderland, arrived back at her station again at outward bound from Fremington to 3.15 A.M. on the 10th. But for the Sunderland with a cargo of clay, got help given by the life-boat the Titia into difficulties and ran ashore on would have become a total wreck.—• Middle Ridge. She was carrying a crew Property Salvage Case. of eight, and a dog. The coastguard at Northam Burrows telephoned the news, Scarborough, Yorkshire. — On the and the motor life-boat V.C.S. was morning of the 12th December a very launched at 7.27 P.M. A strong heavy sea got up, and the local motor southerly breeze was blowing, with a fishing boat Sceptre, which was at sea, roujjh sea, and the weather was thick. was in danger of being swamped. The The life-boat found the steamer with motor life-boat Herbert Joy II was seas breaking over her. As sheidrew launched at 10.5 P.M., met her about alongside some loose iron on the one and a half miles to the north-east, steamer's belting fouled her and held and escorted her back to the safety of her alongside for some seconds. This the harbour. The life-boat returned to stove in her port gunwale, but it her station at 12.5 P.M. The district enabled the eight men and the dog to inspector, who was visiting the station, jump aboard the life-boat, although went out on this service.—Rewards, two men were slightly injured in doing £20 5s. Qd. FEBRUARY, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 415

Ballycotton, Co. Cork. — After six sailing barge Davenport, of Ipswich. days of gales from the S.E. to S.W. the She carried a crew of three, and was wind changed on the 15th December to bound with a cargo of coal from the N.W., blowing a moderate gale, Grimsby to Rye. She had been driven with squalls of rain and a heavy, back by the gale for about thirty miles, confused sea. During the afternoon and had lost two anchors and cables the coxswain saw, about six miles S.E., and had her topmast broken. The seas a tramp steamer with a very heavy list were breaking right over her, and her making head-on for the land, and crew were exhausted. She dropped an apparently flying some signal from the anchor, and the master asked the life- mast. The motor: life-boat Mary boat to stand by until it was seen Stanford put out at 3 P.M., within six whether it would hold, failing which he minutes of the decision to launch. would leave his vessel. The life-boat After she had gone about four miles stood by for some time, until the she saw the steamer alter her course weather moderated, and as the barge and head for Cork harbour. In view was then all right, put back to her of her list, she escorted her there. She station. She reached there at 10.30 arrived back at her station at 7.15 P.M. A.M.—Rewards, £26 Ss. The steamer was the Lady Martin, of Dublin, bound, laden, from Havre to Troon, Ayrshire.—On the afternoon Cork.—Rewards, £17 Os. 3d. of the 19th December the coxswain was warned that a vessel was ashore at Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—Early on the Blackburn Rock, south of Ayr. A morning of the 18th December the moderate S.E. breeze was blowing, with coastguard telephoned that a sailing a moderate sea, and the weather was barge was dragging her anchor about thick. The motor life-boat Sir David three miles E. by N. of the pier, and Richmond of Glasgow put out at 6 P.M. the motor life-boat Edward Z. Dresden She found two steamers aground. One was launched at 1.52 A.M. A moderate of them, the Melissa, of Belfast, south gale was blowing, with a heavy refloated just as she arrived. She stood sea and rain squalls. The life-boat by the other, the Balmerino, of Belfast, dropped anchor, veered as near as which was bound, light, from Belfast to possible to the barge—which was the Ayr, until she too refloated, and re- William Cleverly, of Rochester—and turned to her moorings at 10 P.M.— got a drogue-rope aboard by means Rewards, £13 11s, 6d. of her line-throwing gun. The rope Flamborough, Yorkshire.—At 11.15 parted and the barge ran aground. A.M. on the 4th January a moderate The life-boat stood by until high water, north gale was blowing, with a heavy and then, as the barge was no longer in breaking sea. As the local motor danger, returned to her station. She fishing cobles Quest and Imperialist arrived there at 9.55 A.M., but could not were at sea, the No. 1 motor life-boat be rehoused until noon.—Rewards, Elizabeth and Albina Whitley was £26 Is. Qd. launched. She met the Quest about two miles out and escorted her to the Lowestoft, Suffolk.—Early on the safety of the North Landing. She put morning of the 18th December the out again and found the Imperialist coastguard warned the coxswain that a about four miles N.E. of the station. flare had been seen to the E.N.E. The On the coxswain's advice the coble cut coxswain went to the look out, and away her gear, and the life-boat after some time saw a red flare. A accompanied her until she made the S.E., veering to S., gale was blowing, shelter of Bridlington Bay. The life- with a very heavy sea, and it was boat returned to her station at 2 P.M. raining heavily, when the motor life- This was her first service.—Rewards, boat Agnes Cross was launched at £14 16s. 6.25 A.M. Heavy seas were shipped crossing the bar and the Ness Point, Campbeltown, Argyllshire.—At 4.35 and the crew were soaked to the skin. A.M. on the 4th January a telephone About one and a half miles N.N.E. of message was received from the South- the look out the life-boat found the end coastguard that the trawler Nor- 416 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBRUARY, 1985. mandie had reported a vessel firing Fowey, Cornwall. — 8th December. rockets one or two miles north of the The Swedish steamer Ewy, of Seine, Mull of Kintyre lighthouse, where very appeared to be in difficulties, but heavy seas were running. A moderate weathered the storm.—Rewards, £15. N.W. gale was blowing and the weather was cold. The motor life-boat City of Aith, Shetland*, and St. Mary's, Scilly Glasgow put oft at 4.55 A.M., but was Islands.—llth December. A vessel in recalled when she was off Southend, as difficulties off the Hebrides sent out a the vessel was going on her way. On wireless message, but her position was her way home the life-boat saw flares not identified and as it was thought and found the motor fishing boat Ocean that she might be in the neighbourhood Queen, of Campbeltown, in distress with of either of these stations, both the life- engine trouble. She carried a crew of boats put out. They learnt afterwards two. The life-boat towed her into that the vessel had reached safety in harbour, and returned to her station at the Isle of Harris.—Rewards : Aith, 8.20 A.M.—Rewards, £10 13s. £11 14s. 9d.; St. Mary's, £7 15s. 6d.

Seaham Harbour, Co. Durham.—The Walmer, Kent.—18th December. A local motor fishing boat Nancy II, barge was in distress, but was helped carrying a crew of three, put to sea on by a motor boat.—Rewards, £3118s. 6d. the 4th January. She did not return when expected, and the motor life-boat Aberdeen. — 20th December. A Elliot Gakr was launched at 4.33 P.M. trawler ran ashore, but got off and to look for her. A strong north breeze went on her way.—Rewards, £10 6s. 3d. was blowing, with a strong and increas- ing sea. The life-boat saw flares, and Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Nor- found the Nancy II about three miles folk.—Explosions due to the dispersing S.S.E. of Seaham with her engine of a wreck in foggy weather were mis- broken down. She was in great danger taken for distress signals by a light- of being swamped. The life-boat towed vessel.—Rewards, £21 6s. her and her crew back to the safety of the harbour, and returned to her station Clacton-on-Sea and Southend-on-Sea, at 5.50 P.M.—Rewards, £11 13s. 3d. Essex.—21st December. An aeroplane reported to have been lost in the fog came down safely in the Medway.— Filey, Yorkshire.—The local fishing Rewards : Clacton, £16 19s.; Southend, cobles Civil Joyce, Hellier, Blue Bird £17 14s. and Dorothy put to sea at 7 A.M. to haul lines which had been shot overnight. Skegness, Lincolnshire. — 25th De- The weather was fair. By 11 A.M. a cember. The Swedish steamer Bella, north gale was blowing, with a very of Gothenburg, stranded, but the crew rough sea, and the cobles were in got ashore without help.—Rewards, danger. The pulling and sailing life- £18 15s. boat Hollon the Third was launched at 11.20 A.M., met them off Filey Brigg Walmer, Kent.—2nd January. A and escorted them into safety. She steamer thought to be ashore on the returned to her station at J.30 P.M.— Goodwins was found to be at anchor Rewards, £14 15s. 6d. very near the sands.—Rewards, £15 10s. 6d. The following life-boats were Holyhead, Anglesey.—2nd January. launched, but no services were rendered Flares were reported to have been for the reasons given : made by a steamer, but they were found to be flames from her funnel.— Fenit, Co. Kerry.—6th December. A Rewards, £9 19s. 6d. trawler grounded near Valentia, about fifty miles away, but her crew got Maryport, Cumberland.—4th Janu- ashore unaided. The life-boat was ary. A vessel was reported to be in out for twenty-eight hours.—Rewards, distress, but nothing could be found.— £26 17s. 6d. Rewards, £22 5s. 4d. FEBRUARY, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 417

By courtesy of] [" East Anglian Daily Times *' RETURNING FROM A SERVICE. The Lowestoft Motor Life-boat after standing by a ketch for six hours. (See page 415.)

By courtesy of] [A. J. Lewis, Aberystwyth THE ABERYSTWYTH MOTOR LIFE-BOAT COMING ASHORE. 418 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBRUAEY, 1935.

Shoreboat Services. For which Rewards were given at the November, December and January Meetings of the Committee of Management. Crail, Fifeshire.—The trawler Jane three out of the five boats competing Rosst, of Aberdeen, struck the Harvey retired owing to a strong N.W. by N. Rocfe off Crail, while bound in ballast breeze. Of the two boats remaining fronl Aberdeen to Methil in a thick in the race one, the Crimson Dawn, fog Son the 14th September. A mode- was capsized in a squall, and the other, rate,1 easterly breeze was blowing and the Paula, tried to rescue her crew, but the sea was moderate. The Anstruther was unable to do so, as her sails split. life-boat was called out, but a motor Five men put off in a 23-feet rowing boat from Crail manned by three men boat, and raced for half a mile to the arrived first, and at slight risk rescued rescue. They succeeded in saving the the nine men of the crew of the trawler. crew of four of the capsized yacht.— —Rewards, £1 10s., and 2s. 6d. for Rewards, £3 2s. 6d. fuel used. Kyle, Ross-shire.—At about 5 P.M. on Machri, Isle of Arran.—Five visitors to the 6th October the Danish sailing Machri, three of whom were women, yacht Sif, which was on a world cruise put out at 3 P.M. on the 6th September with a crew of three, was at anchor in a 12-feet rowing boat. At 6.45 eighty yards from the rocks at Kyle P.M. the coastguards were informed Akin. A moderate to fresh southerly that the boat had been blown out to gale was blowing, with a rough sea, sea, and could not be seen. A strong and the yacht was in danger of drag- S.E. breeze increasing towards a gale ging her anchor and going ashore. At was blowing and the sea was rough. some risk to themselves four men The Campbeltown motor life-boat was manned a 45-feet motor fishing boat launched and went in search. Mean- and put out. They anchored near the while the woman from whom the boat yacht, got a tow-rope to her and had been hired had got the use of an succeeded in bringing her into shelter. 18-feet rowing boat with an out- —Rewards, £4, and 5s. for fuel used. board motor from Dugarie, and manned by four men, this boat had put off. It Goole, Yorkshire.—On the 12th Oc- found the missing boat, but owing to tober the motor vessel Eddie, of Hull, was the increasing wind and sea both boats bound for Selby with a cargo of sugar became waterlogged and their occu- beet. At 8.30 P.M., when opposite the pants exhausted. At 7 P.M., when entrance to Goole Docks, she touched they were about a mile and a half east the bottom while manoeuvring to pick of Carradale, they were found by the up a pilot, was rolled over by the tide, motor fishing boat Perseverance, of filled and sank. The night was very Campbeltown, in great difficulties. The dark, and the tide was running very weather was too bad for it to be possible strongly. Four men and the wife of for ithe Perseverance to take the nine the master, with two dogs, were people on board at once, but she towed aboard the Eddie. They managed to the two boats towards the Arran coast cling to the hull and shouted for help. until smoother water was reached. In response two men put off in a 12-feet Those in the two boats who were most boat and rowed with great difficulty exhausted were then got on board the across the swiftly running river. All Perseverance, and all were landed at five, and the dogs, were rescued, but Pirnmill, Arran, at about 8.15 P.M.— the small boat was then overloaded. Rewards to the boat from Dugarie, Meanwhile an outward-bound Dutch £2 10s. vessel had launched a boat and she took two of the rescued on board. All Queenstown, Co. Cork.—During a were then landed at the Victoria Pier.— sailing race on the afternoon of the 22nd Rewards, £l 5s. to the two men who September, in Cork Lower Harbour, manned the first boat. FEBRUARY, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 419

Acker gill, Caithness-shire. — While was calm, with a thick fog. The making for Wick at 2 A.M. on the 25th second coxswain and chief motor October the fishing boat Northward, of mechanic put off in the motor boarding Wick, was disabled by the failure of boat, and found the vessel to be the her engine. She drifted and eventually Cromarty, ashore on the Rip Rap Bank. anchored in Sinclair Bay, near Acker- As the captain had already summoned gill, where, after daybreak, she was tugs by wireless, the men returned and seen by the ex-coxswain of the Acker- informed the Mersey Docks and Har- gill life-boat. As the weather was fine, bour Board of the exact position of it was decided that it was not necessary the vessel.—Reward, 5s. to launch the Wick life-boat, but that a boat should put off from Ackergill. Lytham St. Anne's, Lancashire.—Two The ex-coxswain, with three other men, men who had been down the river to went out in his own motor boat. Two gather cockles on the 25th November of the Northward's crew of five and lost their way in the darkness as they the boat's nets were brought ashore. were returning. Their small boat was Shortly afterwards the weather got caught in a cross current and grounded worse and the rescuers put out again on the south training wall. At about and, at some risk to themselves of 6 P.M. they made flares which were seen being swamped, brought ashore the from Lytham by Mr. G. Margerison, remaining three members of the North- Commodore of the Motor Boat Club. ward's crew.—Rewards, £3, and 5s. for He put off in a motor boat with the fuel used. assistant motor mechanic of the life- boat, found the two men, and rescued New Brighton, Cheshire.—At 10.50 them from their dangerous position.—• A.M. on the 19th November the coast- Rewards, letters of thanks to Mr. G. guard reported a steamer ashore near Margerison and to Mechanic J. Parkin- the Perch Rock Battery. The weather son; also 2s. 6d. for fuel used.

Jubilee of the Walton and Frinton Station. THE life-boat station at Walton-on-the- The chair was taken by Lieut.-Col. Sir Naze and Frinton, Essex, celebrated Albert Stern, K.B.E., C.M.G., president its jubilee with a dinner on 17th of the branch, and the Institution was November. Fifty years before, almost represented by Captain R. L. Hamer, to a day, on 18th November, 1884, R.N., deputy chief inspector of life- the inaugural ceremony was held of the boats. Among others present were Sir first* Walton life-boat, a gift to the John Pybus, Bt., C.B.E., M.P. for Institution from the Dramatic Club Harwich, Mr. J. W. Eagle, J.P., the of the Honourable Artillery Company. chairman of the branch, Captain W. J. Between eleven and twelve o'clock the Oxley and Mr. F. W. Calvert, the same night the life-boat was called out honorary secretaries, representatives of on her first service, and spent the the Clacton branch and the coast- remainder of the night searching for a guard, the life-boat crew, old life-boat steamer reported to be in distress. Of men of Walton, and Mr. Jesse L. the crew who took part in that first Salmon, now in his eighty-first year, service two are still alive, ex-Coxswain who was coxswain of the Clacton life- William Hammond, who served for boat from 1919 to 1924, and holds the over thirty-four years as an officer of silver and bronze medals for gallantry, the boat, and in 1918 won the silver A telegram was sent to H.R.H. the medal for gallantry, and Mr. F. Duke of Kent, who, in 1930, named the Sparrow. Ex-Coxswain Hammond was motor life-boat now stationed at Walton at the dinner. The station has the and Frinton, and the minutes were read fine record of 395 lives rescued from of the meeting, held on 1st June, 1884, shipwreck. at which, at the request of the Institu- Over a hundred guests were present. tion, it was decided to form the branch. 420 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBRUAKY, 1935. Old Life-boats. THE adventures of life-boats after they still humbler service. One, sawn in pass out of the service have, from time half and up-ended, for long served as to time, been recorded in this journal.1 two shelters on the beach at Aldeburgh. Some go far afield. One became a Others are bought simply to be launch on a South African river. An- broken up for the sake of their timber. other, a steam life-boat, was sent some The illustration on the opposite page years ago to the Gold Coast, to serve shows the old Falmouth pulling and as a tender of the Elder-Dempster sailing life-boat in a Surrey lane. She Line, in landing passengers through had been bought by a builder for her the surf. Another is plying with timber, but has never been broken up, passengers and cargo between Guernsey and is lying at her last peaceful and Sark in the Channel Islands. moorings in the depth of the country. Another is a mission yacht, belonging The great majority of old life-boats to the Missions to Seamen, and is are bought to be converted into working in the Solent. Yet another yachts, and as such sail many seas. became a coal boat. At several The Institution always has a long list places round the coasts old life-boats of would-be purchasers, who are in- pass busy summers taking holiday- formed whenever old life-boats are for makers on pleasure trips. The old sail. They are gaining an international Coverack pulling and sailing life- reputation. The American magazine, boat, Constance Melanie, which was Yachting, had an article on their con- replaced by a motor life-boat last year, version into yachts last year, illustrated made an adventurous overland journey with photographs of the old Cromarty by motor, from Falmouth to Skegness, pulling and sailing life-boat converted causing great excitement in villages, into a ketch rigged yacht, and during where the inhabitants had never before the past year letters from would-be seen a life-boat. At Skegness she purchasers have come from Monte became a pleasure boat. Carlo, Lagos, in West Africa, Los Other old life-boats have fallen to Angeles, in California, Vancouver, in British Columbia, and Singapore, in 1 See The Life-boat for February, 1922, and November, 1920. the Straits Settlements.

Twentieth Anniversary of the Wreck of the Rohilla. A CONGREGATION of nearly a thousand over ninety of the 229 men and women people filled the West Cliff Congrega- on board. The service was conducted tional Church at Whitby, on the evening by the pastor of the church, the Rev. of 28th October, to commemorate the D. Marriott Perkins, and many were twentieth anniversary of the wreck of present who had taken part in the work the hospital ship Rohilla on Saltwick of rescue. Among the congregation Nab, Whitby, on 30th October, 1914, were the Whitby life-boat crews, mem- and the gallantry of those who, during bers of the life-saving apparatus brigade, a struggle which lasted for more than the coastguard, and the St. John forty-eight hours, succeeded in rescuing Ambulance Brigade.

An Acknowledgment. A Giant Marrow's Help. THE photograph of the Maryport motor A GIFT of seven shillings has been life-boat, Priscilla Macbean, which received from the Isle of Wight. appeared in the article " On Service in It is the proceeds of a penny com- a Motor Life-boat," in the last issue of petition for guessing the weight of Tlie Life-boat, was taken by Messrs. a marrow, grown in a garden at Baxter & Son, of Maryport, and was Shanklin, which, weighed twenty-nine, reproduced by_their kind permission. pounds. FEBRUARY, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 421

By courtesy of] [Miss D. M. Clarke, OxteA HER FINAL MOORINGS. The old Falmoiith pulling and sailing life-boat in a Surrey lane.

By courtesy of] • [Norman Smith, Loughton, Essex A PROUD LIFE-BOAT COLLECTOR. ij is. Punch, a Yorkshire terrier, owned by Mr. E. G. Davis, of the Cock Hotel, Epping, Essex, ^e spend? hip Itfe, collecting aji,d can find njpney w(h,ere\er it; is hidden, 422 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBRUARY, 1935.

Stories of a Life-boat Day. ST. ALBANS, Hertfordshire, has the part, silver on the white end-boxes distinction of the help of many of its and life-lines. Its crew continued on ex-mayors and ex-mayoresses on its duty until late in the evening, when, life-boat day. Last autumn no fewer wet through, they were forcibly de- than six mayors and six mayoresses prived of their life-boat. took part in the appeal. It also had Another feature of the St. Albans among its collectors two who were over day, which helps the hospital as well eighty years old. One of them was as the life-boat service, is the " goose very lame, and could only get about from an egg" scheme. Eggs, which with the help of two sticks, but dressed are given to the branch, are on sale, in life-boatman's cap and jersey, he but the purchasers instead of taking gallantly went on with his collecting them away, write their names on them until the rain compelled him to stop. and put them in an incubator. At the The rain was heavy, but it could^not end of the day an egg is taken out and damp the ardour of the collectors. 'At the goose (also a gift to the branch) the produce stall in the market place is given to the purchaser whose-name one worker went home to change three •is-on it. The eggs then go to the times during the day. hospital. This year the goose was won The "crew" of the "life-boat," by a man who was out of work and which is a feature of the St. Albans who had'never before tasted goose. day, showed themselves as indifferent Another man was invited to look at to bad weather as a real life-boat the things on the produce stall. He crew. This life-boat, about five feet said that he was out of work and had long, is painted on oilcloth, and the no money to buy anything—but he public are asked to put their con- had bought and was wearing his life- tributions on it—copper on the blue boat flag.

In Memory of Grace Darling. THE motor life-boat Herbert Joy, sthe Merchant Navy. The tree was an oak gift of Mr. Alexander O. Joy, of from Northumberland, presented by London, which was at one time sta- the Lord Lieutenant of the county, tioned at Scarborough, and is now'in Sir Charles Trevelyan, and was planted the Institution's reserve fleet at Poplar, by, Commander Strong, Captain went up the Thames on 24th November Carver • and Lighthouse-keeper Mills, to take part in the planting on the ofChatham. foreshore of Battersea Park of a tree in .- The ceremony had been arranged by memory of Grace Darling.,-;,and her' the 'Grace Darling League and the father, William Darling, keeper of the Gteen Cross Society, and was the first Longstone Lighthouse. Captain E. S. of fa^number of such ceremonies which Carver, R.D., -R.N.R.,-the?superinten- are«to'take place all round the coast dent of stores, and a silver ^medallist of during the next three years in anticipa- the Institution, was in 'charge of the tion of "the celebrations in 1938 of the life-boat. Commander Henry Strong, centenary 5 of the rescue by Grace R.D., R.N.R., a member of the com- Darling'and'her father of the survivors mittee of management, represented the of the-Forfar-shire.

Golf Competitions. AN appeal was again made at the one clubs- held competitions, as com- beginning of 1934 to the principal golf pared with forty-three in 1933, and clubs in Great Britain and Ireland to the entrance fees given to the Insti- hold competitions in aid of the life- tution amounted to £127 6s. Wd., as boat service, for which the Institution compared with £145 9s. in 1933. The would present silver and enamel same appeal has been made to golf spoons as prizes. As a result forty- clubs for 1935. FEBRUARY, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 423

By courtesy of} G. M. GreenweU OFF DUTY. Life-boatmen in the Caister Watch House,

By courtesy of] [The Keystone View Co. IN MEMORY OF GRACE DARLING. Planting an oalc tree in Battersea Park, London. (See opposite page.) 424 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBRUARY, 1935.

A Gala Performance. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales Present. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, K.G., made by a committee of which the President of the Institution, was present Duchess of Sutherland, president of at the Plaza Theatre, on 29th November, the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, was chair- at a gala performance, in aid of the life- man, and the Plaza again generously boat service, at which the film " An lent its theatre and staff to the Insti- Eastern Odyssey " was shown for the tution. first time in Great Britain. This film, The Prince of Wales was received by which was shown through the gener- the Mayor of Westminster, M. Audouin- osity of M. Andre Citroen, is the record Dubreuil, one of the leaders of the of the Citroen Expedition which, after expedition, and Sir Godfrey Baring, three years of preparation, set out in Bt., chairman of the Institution; and April, 1931, to cross Asia in tracked the following ladies and gentlemen were motor cars, a journey of over 7,000 presented to him: The Duchess of miles. The expedition had the cordial Sutherland, president of the Ladies' help of the British and Indian Govern- Life-boat Guild, the Lady Cynthia ments in making its arrangements to Colville, the Viscountess Bearsted, chair- cross British territory, and a great deal man of the Central London Women's of the equipment, including all the Committee of the Ladies' Life-boat maps, was British. One part of the Guild, the Lady Dorothy D'Oyly Carte, expedition started from Beirut, in deputy chairman, the Hon. George Syria, on the Mediterranean, and Colville, deputy chairman of the Insti- travelled eastwards. The other set tution, Major-General Sir Ernest Swin- out from Tientsin, in China, on the ton, representatives of Citroen Cars, Pacific, travelling westwards. The two Ltd., representatives of the Plaza parties met in the centre of Asia, in Theatre, and Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satter- Chinese Turkestan, and together jour- thwaite, secretary of the Institution. neyed to Peking, which they reached Among those present were the French in February, 1932. The journey of Ambassador, the Portuguese Ambas- 7,219 miles had taken 315 days. sador, the Counsellor of the Belgian Shortly afterwards the leader of the Embassy, the Duke of Sutherland, the expedition, M. Georges-Marie Haardt, Viscount Hailsham, Secretary of State was taken ill and died in forty-eight for War, the Viscount Halifax, Presi- hours. dent of ,the Board of Education, This remarkable journey with track Field-Marshal the Viscount Allenby and motor cars was the third which he had the Viscountess Allenby, Major-General led. The first was in 1922, across the Lord Mottistone, coxswain of the Sahara, and the second was in 1924 Brooke life-boat, and Lady Mottistone, and 1925, from Algiers to the Cape. Lord Southborough, president of the The film of each expedition was shown Civil Service Life-boat Fund, and Lady in Great Britain for the first time in Southborough, General Sir Archibald aid of the life-boat service. The Queen Montgomery-Massingberd, Chief of the was present at the showing of the first Imperial General Staff, Major-General film in 1923, at the Victoria Palace, Sir Percy Cox, president of the Royal and the Prince of Wales, the Duke and Geographical Society, and Sir E. Deni- Duchess of York and Prince and son Ross, director of the School of Princess Arthur of Connaught at the Oriental Studies, London Institution. second film, at the Plaza, in 1928. The amount raised by the gala was The arrangements for the gala were £680 Is. 8d.

A Year's Halfpennies. FOR the fourth year running the Insti- i collection of halfpennies. It numbered tution has received a gift of a year's 1 468, or nineteen shillings and sixpence. FEBRUARY, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 425

Life-boat Days in 1934. LAST year there was again an increase tributed was 5,172,000, an increase on in the number of branches which held last year of 193,000. This is the life-boat days, in the number of people largest number since 1930, the year who contributed and in the amount before the national crisis in finance. collected. The amount contributed was £42,845, The number of branches holding days an increase on last year of £2,973. was|732, one more than in 1933. It This is the largest amount since 1930, has been rising steadily each year, and when it was £45,590. in the past five years has increased The average contribution was very from 616 to 732. slightly higher than in 1933, being not The number of people who con- quite twopence per head.

"Heroes of the Sea" Film. THIS film, which was presented to the 415 cinemas, and has collected for the Institution in 1931, by British Inter- Institution £1,473 11s. 6d. Thus it has national Pictures, and was first shown been shown on an average twice a week in February of that year, has during throughout four years and during that the following four years been shown in time has collected a pound a day.

The Gold Coast Again. THE interest of the natives of the of my friends, and of the profession in which Gold Coast in the life-boat service has you are engaged. on several occasions been mentioned As I am interesting the same work, and as I know how to swim very well, I put in this journal. The Institution has before you this my humble application, that received letters from them written to I want to join the life-boatmen, but no money it as a general stores, as " the best to pay my passage. dealers in Life-boat Service in the City Please Sire I only pardon you to do all of London," and as the authority on the expences for my passage and everything, then when I come, I will pay you when I how to smoke or dry fish. It has now work and get sufficient payment for your received a letter from a volunteer on expence you made of me. the Gold Coast who wishes to come to I will be more than happy if you accept Great Britain to serve as a life-boat- this my humble application. With my best man. It runs as follows : compliment to you and all— DEAR FATHER, Yours unknown but faithful servant, I am very glad to write you these few lines, that 1 got your address from one S. K.

Coins of all Countries. OUR life-boats can claim to be an inter- Empire was represented by coins of national service, not only because they Canada, Australia, South Africa, India, have saved lives and vessels belonging Cyprus, Jersey, Guernsey and the to every country with a seaboard, but Straits Settlements. The rest of the because the coins of all countries find world was represented by coins from their way into the life-boat collecting Belgium, Holland, France, Germany, boxes. In boxes in London opened Italy, Spain, Greece, Portugal, the recently were found coins from twenty- United States, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, four different mints. The British Turkey, Egypt, Persia, and China. 426 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBRUARY, 1935. Death of a Gold Medallist. BY the death on 4th August last of and she went ashore. The Kingstown Captain T. Fitzgibbon McCombie, No. 2 life-boat put out to her help, but M.B.E., the honorary representative was capsized in the rough, confused sea, in Dublin of the Royal Humane Society, and her whole crew of fifteen were passed away, at the age of 82, a man drowned. The Kingstown No. 1 life- who, though he was not a life-boatman, boat also put out. She too capsized, had the rare distinction of winning both but righted herself; her crew got on the silver and the gold medals of the board again; but she had lost her mizen Institution for gallantry. He also did sail and some of her oars, and could the Institution fine service by the part not reach the wreck. Next day the he took in its appeals in Dublin. Poolbeg life-boat went out in tow of a Captain McCombie won both his tug, but she too failed to reach the medals while in the service of the wreck. Captain McCombie also put Commissioners of Irish Lighthouses. out, from Kingstown Harbour, in the He won the silver medal nearly sixty- Tearaght, but was forced to put back. one years ago, when he was second On the third day, the 26th December, officer of the Commissioners' steamer the Tearaght and the Poolbeg life-boat Princess Alexandra. On 13th April, both again attempted a rescue. Captain 1874, the brig Hampton, of Dublin, McCombie put out at daylight, anchored was wrecked on the Bull Sand, in ahead of the wreck, and lowered one of Dublin Bay, in a heavy gale. The the ship's boats. He took command first and second officers of the of the boat himself, and with eight Princess Alexandra, with twelve men, volunteers from his crew, and his son, put off in the steamer's gig and aged fifteen, he made two journeys to cutter, and succeeded, at great peril, the wreck. His boat was nearly in rescuing three of the Hampton's swamped by the heavy seas, but he crew. Both the first officer, Mr. Michael rescued all on board the Palme, in- Langan, and the second officer, Mr. cluding the master's wife and child. Thomas McCombie, were awarded the For this very gallant feat he was silver medal. awarded the gold medal, his son a Twenty-one years later Captain binocular glass, and each member of McCombie, who was then in command his crew a money reward. of the Commissioners' steamer Twenty-nine years later Captain Tearaght, played the principal part in McCombie was one of the seven gold a still more perilous and gallant rescue. medallists who were received by the On the morning of the 24th December, King at Buckingham Palace, on the 1895, the barque Palme, of Finland, occasion of the centenary of the was anchored off Kingstown harbour Institution in 1924, and presented by in a strong gale, with a very heavy sea His Majesty with the medal of the running. Her anchors would not hold, Order of the British Empire.

Fifty-Three Years' Service. Second Coxswain William Mowat, of Longhope, and Mr. Edward Bensley, of Gorleston. Two life-boatmen died last October, his career as a life-boatman at the age each of whom had the remarkable of sixteen. He was a member of the record of fifty-three years' service in the Longhope crew for twenty-five years, life-boat. One was Second Coxswain and was then appointed second cox- William Mowat, of Longhope, in the swain. As second coxswain he served Orkneys, and the other Mr. Edward for twenty-eight years, retiring in 1930 Philip Newson Bensley, of Gorleston, at the age of sixty-nine. During his Norfolk. fifty-three years of service the Longhope Second Coxswain W. Mowat, who life-boats rescued 107 lives. The prin- died at the age of seventy-three, began cipal service in which he took part was FEBRUARY, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 4,27 the rescue on 5th January, 1930, of the above water. Her crew of four men crew of the trawler Braconmoor. A had lashed themselves in the rigging, gale was blowing, and the men were two on the mainmast and two on the rescued in the middle of the night with foremast. the trawler lying close to rocks and The coxswain anchored, and veering from time to time completely smothered down, got close to the wreck, but the four in the heavy surf. For that dangerous men—one of them over eighty-one years service the coxswain was awarded the of age—had been exposed to the bitter silver medal and Second Coxswain cold and driving sleet for twelve hours ; Mowat and each member of the crew they were, by now, scarcely conscious, the thanks of the Institution inscribed and unable to do anything to help on vellum. themselves. Edward Bensley jumped into the main rigging, untied the two Mr. Edward Bensley, of Gorleston. men there and, helpless though they Mr. Edward Bensley died at the age were, got them into the life-boat. of seventy-six. During his fifty-three She was then manoeuvred close to the years as a member of the crew the foremast. Bensley again got into the Gorleston life-boats rescued 940 lives. rigging and, with the help of another His outstanding service was on the life-boatman, untied and rescued the night of 29th March, 1916, when the other two men. For this act of per- famous pulling and sailing life-boat sonal gallantry he was awarded the Mark Lane went out to the help of Institution's silver medal. He also the schooner Dart, of Jersey. A gale won the vellum of the Royal Humane of exceptional violence was blowing, Society, in 1892, for saving three persons with a very heavy sea. It was a night in danger of drowning. In December, of severe frost and thick snow. The 1933, he was awarded a life-boatman's Dart had sunk. Only her masts were certificate of service by the Institution.

Obituary. The Rev. The Earl of Devon and Com- Mr. F. H. Barclay, of Cromer. mander Sir Harry Mainwaring, Bt., R.N.V.R. By the death of Mr. F. H. Barclay, THE committee of management deeply of Cromer, on 28th January, at the age regret the loss of two of their col- of sixty-five, the Institution has lost leagues, The Rev. the Earl of Devon one of its most trusted and valued and Commander Sir Harry Mainwaring, honorary secretaries. As the honorary Bt., R.N.V.R. secretary at Cromer, Mr. Barclay was The Earl of Devon, who died suddenly in ^charge of one of the most important on 8th February, at the age of sixty- stations on the coast, a station with two, had been a vice-president of the two life-boats, which, in recent years, Institution since 1930. When he suc- has been more prominent in life-saving ceeded his brother in the title in 1927 than any other. Mr. Barclay became he also succeeded him as president of the honorary secretary in 1908, so that the Exeter branch of the Institution he held the post for twenty-six years. and during the past eight years he took During that time the Cromer life-boats an active and generous part in its work. rescued 302 lives, and Cromer life- Commander Sir Harry Mainwaring boatmen won two gold, four silver, and died suddenly on 29th December, at twenty-five bronze medals, and thirty the age of fifty-six. He served in the thanks of the Institution on vellum for Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve from their gallantry. 1913 to 1920, and became a member of Mr. Barclay himself was awarded an the committee of management in 1915, inscribed barometer in 1919, and so that he had served on it for nearly inscribed binoculars last year. He was twenty years. At the memorial ser- also specially thanked last year for his vice held in London the Institution services in connexion with the rescue was represented by Sir Godfrey Baring, of the crew of two men of the barge Bt., its chairman. Sepoy in December, 1933. 423 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBRUARY, 1935. In addition to the management of nized by the presentation of inscribed the station, Mr. Barclay was very binoculars in 1928, and its thanks successful in collecting funds for the inscribed on vellum when he retired Institution. Last year Cramer's con- from the honorary secretaryship. Mr. tribution reached the record figure of Britain was another of those men who £717, and during the past ten years it find time to serve the Institution in has averaged over £480. Mr. Barclay the midst of much other public work. carried on his work for the Institution For twenty yeaYs he was a member of in the midst of much other important the Southend Corporation, and he was public work. He was a Justice of the a Justice of the Peace. Mr. Britain Peace. For thirty years he was a was head of a firm of toy-makers, member of the Urban District Council Messrs. Britains, Ltd., of London, and and the Cromer Commissioners. He one of the last things he did was to was actively associated with many design the new toy figure of a life- other charities. His death is a great boatman for the Institution. loss to Cromer, as it is to the Institution, and none will miss him more than the Mr. R. O. Hill, of Drogheda. Cromer life-boat crew, to whom he was The Clogher Head Station, Co. Louth, a trusted friend. and the Drogheda branch, which was also a life-boat station until 1929, have lost one of their most valued sup- Mr. Frederick Britain, of Southend-on-Sea. porters by the death of Mr. R. O. Hill. Another honorary worker whose For twenty years, from 1911 to 1931, death the Institution greatly regrets he was the honorary secretary of both is Mr. Frederick Britain, of Southend- branches, and until his death he took on-Sea, who died on 1st January at the keenest interest in their work. In the age of sixty-eight. For eighteen 1925 he was awarded inscribed binocu- years he was the honorary secretary of lars, and on his retirement he received the station. He was appointed in 1914, the thanks of the Institution inscribed and retired in 1932. He then became on vellum. His generous interest in the chairman of the branch, remaining the Institution has been shared by its chairman until his death. His Mrs. Hill, who is the president of the work .for the Institution was recog- Ladies' Life-boat Guild at Drogheda.

Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management. Thursday, 8th November, 1934. £13 10s. to men for injury in the life-boat service at Fowey and Moelfre. Sir GODFREY -BARING, Bt., in the chair. Voted £1 12s 6d. to pay the rewards for Reported the receipt of the following the Grail shoreboat service, an account of special contributions :— which appears on page 418. . - £ s. d. Voted a further compassionate grant of South Metropolitan' Gas Co. - 20 5 0 £5 to Henry Barrett, ex-coxswain of the Miss N. M. Phillips - - 20 0 0 Bude life-boat, in view of his serious illness Anonymous per • Anstruther and poor circumstances. Branch _ _ _ _ 20 0 0 Voted a compassionate grant of £14, in Paid £17,703 Os. Sd. for the total charges view of their straitened circumstances, to of the Institution during the month, in- the widow and daughter of James Crask, cluding rewards for services, payments for who was second coxswain of the Grimsby the construction of life-boats, life-boathouses life-boat for a number of years and retired and slipways, and the maintenance of life- on account of ill health. boat stations. Included in the above were :— £230 5s. 9rf. to pay the rewards for life-boat Thursday, 13th December, 1934. services : Sir GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the chair. £186 2s. 9d. to pay the rewards for life-boat Reported the receipt of the following launches ; special contributions :— (Accounts of these services and launches £ s. d. appear on pages 403-407) ; The late Miss Emily Alcock, £17 9s. 6d. for the assemblies of crews ; • donation from executors - 250 0 0 £32 Os. lOd. on account of pensions already Miss Florence - - - 50 0 0 granted to the dependent relatives of men Royal Air Force at Hinaidi and who had lost then* lives in the life-boat service Basrah - - - - 29 2 7 at Rye Harbour. Paid £18,475 Os. 4d. for the total charges FEBRUARY, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 429 of the Institution during the month, in- £73 2s. 6d. to men for injury in the life-boat cluding rewards for services, payments for service at Blackpool, Broughty Ferry, the construction of life-boats, \ife-boathouses Caister, Cardigan, Moelfre, Newhaven and and slipways, and the maintenance of life- Walmer ; boat stations. £3 15s. for the benefit of a pensioner of Included in the above were :—• Fethard who is ill. £337 Is. to pay the rewards for life-boat services ; £321 9s. to pay the rewards for life-boat Thursday, 10th January, 1935. launches ; (Accounts of these services and launches Paid £12,006 9s. 2d. for the total charges appear on pages 407-414) ; of the Institution during the month, including £1 5s. for the assembly of a crew ; rewards for services, payments for the con- £14 8s. Wd. on account of pensions already struction of life-boats, life-boathouses and granted to the dependent relatives of men slipways, and the maintenance of the life- who had lost their lives in the life-boat boat stations. service at Eastbourne and Rye Harbour ; Included in the above were :— £17 10s. 6d. to men for injury in the life- £175 Os. 9d. to pay the rewards for life-boat boat service at Whitby. services ; Voted £14 15s. to pay the rewards for the £226 Is. lOd. to pay the rewards for life- shoreboat services at Ackergill, Goole, Kyle, boat launches ; Lytham St. Anne's, Machri, New Brighton (Accounts of these services and launches and Queenstown, accounts of which appear appear on pages 414-416) ; on pages 418-419. £1 for the assembly of a crew ; £9 to a man for injury in the life-boat Monday, 31st December, 1934. service at Eastbourne. Paid £13,476 5s. for sundry charges in Decided that, in view of the straitened connexion with the construction of life-boats, circumstances of the widow of Henry Barrett, life-boathouses and slipways, etc., and the late coxswain of the Bude life-boat, who died maintenance of the life-boat stations. on the 24th December, 1934, the amount of Included in the above were :— the pension which would have been payable £332 4s. 3d. on account of pensions already on the 1st January, 1935, namely £1412s. 6d., granted to the dependent relatives of men be paid to her. who had lost their lives in the life-boat service Decided that, in view of the straitened at Aldeburgh, Caister, Fethard, Filey, circumstances of the widow of William Fraserburgh, Holyhead, Johnshaven, The Mowat, late second coxswain of the Long- Mumbles, New Brighton, Newhaven, Pad- hope life-boat, who died in October last, the stow, Port St. Mary, Ramsgate, Rhoscolyn, amount of the pension which would have Runswick, Rye Harbour, St. Andrews, St. been payable on the 1st January, 1935, David's, Troon, Wells and Whitby ; namely £10, be paid to her.

Awards to Coxswains and Life-boatmen. Coxswain's Certificate of Service. WILLIAM BURKE, 6 years coxswain, 1J years The COXSWAIN'S CERTIFICATE OF second coxswain and 17| years a member SERVICE, and a PENSION, have been of the crew of the Dunmore East life-boat. awarded to the following, on their retire- ALEXANDER STEWART, 8 years bowman and ment :~ 20J years a member of the crew of the JOHN ANGUS, 35 years coxswain of the Montrose life-boat. Howth life-boat. FRANK UPCRAFT, 12J years coxswain and 9J The LIFE,BOATMAN'S CERTIFICATE years bowman of the Southwold life-boat. OF SERVICE, and a PENSION, have been ROBERT WTEST, 6 yeais coxswain, 5 years awarded to the following, on their retire- second coxswain and 4 years bowman of ment : the Montrose life-boat. MONTAGUE GHUNNILL, 26£ years second ALEXANDER GALL, 5 years coxswain and 15 coxswain and 13J years a member of the years second coxswain of ths Broughty crew of the Skegness life-boat. Ferry life-boat. There has also been awarded to the widow of GEORGE POWELL, 20| years second coxswain the late MICHAEL HAMILTON, 27£ years and 7} years a member of the crew of the coxswain of the Blackrock life-boat, the Mumbles life-boat. coxswain's certificate of service which DENIS DRISCOLL, 15J years second coxswain would have been awarded to him on his of the Baltimore life-boat. retirement. WILLIAM JONES, 14 years second coxswain, 9 years bowman and 13 years a member Life-boatman's Certificate of Service. of the crew of the Pwllheli life-boat. The LIFE-BOATMAN'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE, and a GRATUITY, have THOMAS MABTIN, 15 years bowman and 30 been awarded to the following, on their years a member of the crew of the Berwick- retirem3nt: on-Tweed life-boat. 430 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBRUARY, 1935.

WILLIAM PATTERSON, 13 years bowman and JOHN W. STEVENS, 34 years a member of the 22 years a member of the crew of the crew of the St. Ives life-boat. Eyemouth life-boat. PETER DULLAGHAN, 10J years bowman of , the Blyth life-boat. A PENSION has been awarded to WILLIAM S. COFFEY, shore-signalman at Port St. The LIFE-BOATMAN'S CERTIFICATE Mary for 38J years, on his retirement. OF SERVICE has been awarded to the following : A FRAMED LETTER OF THANKS has FRANCIS SUTHERAN, 8J years second cox- been awarded to THOMAS BINDING, on his swain, 7f years bowman and 16 J years a retirement, after 50 years' association with member of the crew of the Hartlepool the Watchet life-boat as helper and head life-boat. launcher.

Awards to Honorary Workers. Honorary Life-Governor. Mrs. F. M. B. CONLY, for organizing life-boat Commander HUBERT B. BOOTHBY, D.S.O., days at Frinton-on-Sea. R.N.R., chairman of the Littlehampton Miss ALBINA D. CURHIE, honorary secretary, branch, has been appointed an honorary Putney and Roehampton branch. life-governor of the Institution in recog- Mr. WILLIAM T. DAVIES, honorary secretary, nition of the valuable services which he Criccieth branch. has rendered to the Institution both at Grimsby and Littlehampton during the Miss IONA GRAHAM, honorary secretary, past twenty-five years. Rochester branch. Mr. CHARLES P. HAMPSON, chairman, West Gold Badge. Salford guild of the Manchester, Salford The GOLD BADGE, with the RECORD and District branch. OF THANKS, has been awarded to the Mrs. HERBERT OLLERENSHAW, honorary following : secretary, Halifax branch. Miss BESSIE BOWEN, honorary secretary, Miss ELIZABETH PERKINS, life-boat worker, Bangor (Co. Down) branch. St. David's branch. Mrs. FRANK GRESHAM, honorary treasurer, South Caernarvonshire Ladies' Life-boat Mrs. BESSIE B. ZUSSEN, life-boat worker, Guild. Cardiff and Penarth branch. Mr. HORACE S. LYNE, M.B.E., honorary treasurer, Newport (Mon.) branch. Record of Thanks. Miss ALICE J. PHILLIPS, honorary secretary, The RECORD OF THANKS has been Tunbridge Wells branch. awarded to the following : Mr. SAM WHITEHEAD, honorary secretary, The EMPLOYEES or THE CO-OPERATIVE Preston branch. WHOLESALE SOCIETY, LTD., Manchester, for collections carried out at its works and Aneroid Barometer. branches. The ANEROID BAROMETER, with in- Mrs. W. T. ANDERSON, honorary secretary, scription, has been awarded to Mr. JOHN Old Trafford district, Manchester, Salford L. MCNAUGHTON, for his valuable services and District branch. as honorary secretary of the Buckie branch Mrs. MARY E. BARNES, O.B.E., J.P., presi- for thirty-seven years. dent, Farnworth branch. Mr. JAMES I. BARRATT, honorary treasurer Binocular Glass. and organizer, Penmaenmawr branch. The BINOCULAR GLASS, with inscription, Mrs. ETHEL F. BERRY, life-boat worker in has been awarded to the following honorary Dublin and Glenageary. secretaries of life-boat stations in recog- Mrs. FANNY E. COLLIER, president, South nition of valuable services : Salford district, Manchester, Salford and Mr. GEORGE ALEXANDER, Aberdeen. District branch. Mr. ALEXANDER ALLAN, Kirkcudbright. Mr. T. G. COWAN, honorary treasurer, Mr. JAMES H. DAWSON, Holy Island. Carlisle branch. Mr. J. H. JOHNSTONE, Gourdon. Mr. N. WILSON CROWTHER, honorary treas- Mr. JOHN MANNERS, Blyth. urer, Farnworth branch. Captain THOMAS A. WYNESS, Aberdeen. Mr. HENRY E. DONEGAN, for helping the honorary secretary of the Cork branch. Life-boat Picture or Statuette of a Mrs. W. H. EGGINTON, honorary secretary, Life-boatman, Sutton Coldfield branch. The LIFE-BOAT PICTURE, or the STATU- Mrs. LILLIAN E. EVARARD, a member of the ETTE OF A LIFE-BOATMAN, has been committee of the Cardiff and Penarth awarded to the following : branch. Miss ALEX BROOK-JACKSON, life-boat worker, Mr. JOHN H. FORD, M.A., honorary secretary, Streatham branch. Hornsey branch. FEBRUARY, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 431

Miss ELLEN FORD-SMITH, president, Altrin- Mrs. MAUDE M. MUGFORD, collector, Shrews- cham and Bowdon district, Manchester, bury branch. Salford and District branch. Mr. WILLIAM P. NABB, honorary secretary. Mr. CHARLES F. Fox, honorary treasurer, Haslingden branch. Accrington branch. Mrs. ANNIE M. OWEN, life-boat worker, Miss LYDIA M. GRAY, honorary secretary, Sutton Coldfield branch. Peterborough branch. Mrs. GORDON PARK, life-boat worker, City of Mrs. M. M. APPENNEA GREEN, honorary Belfast branch. secretary, Clapham branch. Mrs. ELIZABETH PELL-!LDERTON, president, Fairfleld and Droylsden district, Man- Mrs. HENRY P. GREG, president, Styal and chester, Salford and District branch. Handforth district, Manchester, Salford Mrs. ELIZABETH V. POOLE, honorary sec- and District branch. retary, Langwith branch. Miss JANE GRIFFITH, a member of the South Miss EDITH H. ROBINSON, life-boat worker, Caernarvonshire Ladies' Life-boat Guild. City of Dublin branch. Mrs. ALICE M. HALES, honorary secretary, Miss ALICE STOCKTON, collector, Tenby Holt branch. branch. Mrs. HERBERT H. HODGSON, life-boat worker, Mrs. ELSIE M. THOMAS, vice-president, Leeds branch. Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Cardiff and Mr. FRANK HOLT, honorary secretary and Penarth branch. treasurer, Leigh branch. Mrs. GEORGINA TOLER, honorary secretary and treasurer, Whaley Bridge branch. Mrs. EDITH R. JACOB, for organizing life-boat Miss EDITH M. TOMLINSON, honorary sec- days at Tramore. retary, Sedbergh branch. Miss SUSAN M. JEPSON, London, for knitting Mrs. MARY N. TROUP, honorary secretary, woollen scarves for life-boatmen. Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Peterhead branch. Mrs. VIPOND LEWIS, honorary secretary, Miss MARY WILLIAMS, a member of the South Laugharne branch. Caernarvonshire Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Councillor Mrs. ANNIE MANN, life-boat Miss ELIZABETH WOOD, life-boat worker, worker, Leeds branch. Birmingham branch. Mrs. SARA MARSDEN, life-boat worker, City Mr. WILFRED H. WOOD, honorary secretary, of Dublin branch. Middleton branch. Mr. CHARLES N. MASON, honorary secretary, Mrs. A. D. ZAIR, honorary secretary, Solihull Evesham branch. branch.

News from the Branches. 1st November, 1934, to 31st January, 1935. Greater London. WALTHAMSTOW.—Concert, with address by the district organizing secretary. CHELSEA.—Annual meeting on 29th January, General Sir Walter Braithwaite, WELLING.—First annual meeting on 7th G.C.B., Governor of the Royal Hospital, November. Amount collected in 1934 £30. Chelsea! patron of the branch, in the chair. WESTMINSTER.—Film Gala (see special Speaker : Commander E. D. Drury, O.B.E., report on page 424). R.D., R.N.R., chief inspector of life-boats. Lectures to Francis Holland Girls' School, Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day. Stanmore Park School, Haberdashers' Aske's Amount collected in 1934 £278. Hatcham Girls' School, and Mark XX Toe H., CLAPHAM. — Committee meeting. and at Brentford and Chiswick, East Ham, Speaker: Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, East Sheen, Greenwich, Kentish Town, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Kingston, Lewisham, and Westminster. HAMMERSMITH.—Annual meeting on 22nd November. Amount collected in 1934 North-West of England. £97, an increase of £6 on 1933. ACCRINGTON.—Annual meeting on 30th November, the Mayor, president, in the chair. HAYES.—Dance. Speaker : Mr. John Campbell, Borough HORNSEY.—Whist drive, the Mayor Treasurer and chairman of the branch. presenting prizes. Bridge drive. Concert, Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day at with the help of the Ferme Park Social Church, Clayton-le-Moors and Oswaldtwistle, Guild. Lecture to Hornsey Methodist Christmas gift and calendar tea, bridge drive, Sunday School. and cinema collections. Amount collected NEW MALDEN.—Dance. in 1934 £148, an increase of £48 on 1933. ST. ALBANS.—Dance. Christmas gift and calendar tea, arranged ST. PANCRAS.—Films shown to Camden by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Street Church by Mr. Leckie, assistant ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE.—Annual meet- secretary of the branch. ing on 24th January. Amount collected in TOOTING.—Poultry drive. 1934 £24. 432 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBRUARY, 1935.

BLACKPOOL.—Life-boat band's fiftieth LAKE DISTRICT.—Life-boat lantern lec- anniversary celebration dinner. The bands- ture by the head master at The Old College, men were entertained by their president, Mr. Windermere. Hargreaves Bateson, "and amongst their number were six original members of the LANCASTER.—Annual meeting on 27th band : Messrs. H. Parr (coxswain), J. H. Parr November, the Mayor, president, in the (chairman), T. Bilsborough (treasurer), R. chair. Speaker: The district organizing Parr, W. Parkinson and R. Parkinson. The secretary. Efforts of the past year : Dramatic guests included the Mayor (Alderman G. entertainment, including the life-boat play Whittaker), and the ex-Mayor (Alderman " Their Business in Great Waters," jumble C. E. Tatham), honorary secretary of the sale, football collections, whist drive, cinema branch. collections. Amount collected in 1934 £118. LIVERPOOL.—Annual meeting of the BOLTON.—-Annual dinner dance and Wallasey Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 5th whist drive, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat November, the Mayor presiding, accom- Guild. panied by the Mayoress. Speaker: The BREDBURY.—Annual meeting on 26th Rev. W. S. Coad, M.A., vicar of New Brighton. November. Amount collected in 1934 £47, Annual seafarers' service at Christ Church, an increase of £13 on 1933. Mrs. E. Bailey Wallasey, conducted by the vicar, the and Mrs. J. Pemberton elected honorary Mayor and Mayoress attending. Life-boat- secretary and honorary treasurer, respec- men from New Brighton took the offertory tively, in succession to Mrs. W. A. C. in aid of the Institution's funds. Mountain and Mrs. S. A. Driver, resigned. LYMM.—Christmas effort. BURY.—Christmas effort. MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND CASTLETOWN.—Lantern lecture by Mr. DISTRICT.—Annual meeting on 24th Janu- John Watson, of Colby, with collection. ary, the Lord Mayor of Manchester presiding. Speakers : Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, DALTON - IN - FURNESS. — The branch O.B.E., secretary of the Institution, the has suffered a severe loss by the death of Mrs. Mayor and Mayoress of Eccles, Alderman E. A. Layland, who had been its honorary Sir William Davy, J.P., honorary treasurer secretary since 1930. of the branch, Councillor R. S. Harper, Mr. DOUGLAS.—Annual meeting on 15th C. P. Hampson, chairman of the West December, Sir Montague Butler, K.C.S.I., Salford district, Mr. R. F. Lancaster, secre- Lieutenant-Governor of the Isle of Man and tary of the Co-operative Wholesale Society patron of the branch, in the chair. Among Ltd., Manchester, and the district organizing those present were Deemster Farrant, secretary. Amount collected in 1934 £2,612, president of the branch, and Mr. W. Cunning- an increase of £89 on 1933. The life-boat ham, chairman. Efforts of the past year : picture awarded to Mr. C. P. Hampson Life-boat day, collections on ships and in (chairman of the West Salford Life-boat hotels, etc. Amount collected in 1934 £602, Guild) was presented, and the records of an increase of £29 on 1933. thanks awarded to the employees of the DUKINFIELD.—Annual meeting on 15th Co-operative Wholesale Society Ltd., Man- November. Officers elected : President, the chester, Mrs. Henry P. Greg, J.P. (president Mayoress ; vice-presidents, Mrs. Cooke and of the Styal and Handforth Ladies' Life-boat Mrs. Underwood ; honorary treasurer, Miss Guild), Miss Ford-Smith (president of the Shaw; joint honorary secretaries, Mrs. N. Altrincham Ladies' Life-boat Guild), Mrs. Cooke and Miss Cooke. Amount collected in Anderson (honorary secretary of the Old 1934 £23. Trafford Ladies' Life-boat' Guild), Mrs. Pell- Annual whist drive and dance. Ilderton (president of the Fairfield and FLEETWOOD.—Annual meeting on 30th Droylsden Ladies' Life-boat Guild), and Mrs. November. Speaker : Mr. J. Wood, chairman Frederick Collier (president of the South of the branch. Efforts of the past year : Salford Life-boat Guild). Life-boat day, collections at boat-house. Annual dinner, dance and whist drive, Amount collected in 1934 £601, an increase Alderman Sir William Davy, J.P., honorary of £144 on 1933. treasurer of the branch, presiding. Speakers : The Deputy Lord Mayor of Manchester, the HEYWOOD.—Annual meeting on 15th Mayoress of Oldham, Mrs. Harold Baerlein November. Efforts of the past year : Life- (chairman, City of Manchester Ladies' Life- boat day, whist drives, and collections in boat Guild), Mrs. Bayfield (chairman of works. Amount collected in 1934 £44. Mrs. District Guilds' Committee), Mr. P. M. Staines appointed honorary secretary in Oliver, C.B.E. (honorary secretary of the succession to Miss Jacques, resigned. branch), Mr. C. P. Hampson (chairman, HORWICH.—Annual whist drive and West Salford Life-boat Guild), Councillor dance. S. N. Penlington, J.P. (chairman of Urmston HYDE. — Lantern lecture by Mrs. F. U.D. Council). Entertainment by members Allsop, the honorary secretary. of the local life-boat guilds ; dancing display KENDAL.—Annual meeting on 3rd De- by members of the Everywoman's Health cember. Amount collected in 1934 £103, an Movement arranged by the principal, Miss increase of £7 on 1933. Sali LObel. Annual whist and bridge drive. DENTON.—"Bring-and-buy " sale at KESWICK.—Annual meeting in Novem- the house of the president, Mrs. J. Wilson, ber, Mr. A. R. Thomson, chairman, presiding. organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Amount collected in 1934 £31. DIDSBURY.—Annual dance. FEBRUARY, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 433

GORTON.—Annual meeting on 8th RAMSEY.—Annual meeting on 14th De- November, Mr. H. Grace elected honorary cember, the Rev. M. W. Harrison, M.A., secretary in succession to Mr. J. H. chairman, presiding. Efforts of the past Fearnley, resigned. year : Life-boat day, dinner-table collection, Annual dance. bridge drive. Amount collected in 1934 HARPURHEY.—Old-time dance. £126, an increase of £29 on 1933. MANCHESTER.—Special meeting of RISHTON.—Annual ball and whist drive. the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. ROMILEY.—Performance by the Romiley NEW MOSTON.—Annual dance. Dramatic Society. PRESTWICH.—Annual meeting on STANDISH.—Bridge and whist drive. 22nd November, the chairman of the TOTTINGTON.—Jumble sale. Urban District Council presiding. Ladies' TYLDESLEY.—Annual -whist drive and Life-boat Guild formed. President, Mrs. American tea. Wild, J.P.; vice-president, Mrs. S. F. WESTHOUGHTON.—Annual whist drive. Hardman ; joint honorary secretaries, Mrs. WIGAN.—Annual meeting held on 12th Kitching and Mrs. B. H. Awford. December, the Deputy Mayor presiding. URMSTON.—Annual whist drive and Speaker : The district organizing secretary. dance. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day, WEST SALFORD.—Dance, which the bridge drive, collections in works. Amount Mayor and Mayoress of Salford and the collected in 1934 £150, an increase of £4 on Deputy Mayor and Mayoress of Salford 1933. attended. Annual bridge and whist drive. WHITWORTH PARK AND CHORL- WORKINGTON. — Annual ball. Child- TON-ON-MEDLOCK.—Annual meeting ren's fancy dress ball. on 19th December. " Bring-and-buy " sale, at the house of North-East of England. Mrs. Bancroft, president of the Ladies' Life- ALNMOUTH AND BOULMER.—Mr. R. boat Guild. Speakers : Mr. P. M. Oliver, Stephenson, on behalf of the family of the C.B.E., honorary secretary of the Man- late Coxswain W. Stephenson, of Boulmer, chester, Salford and District branch, presented two oil paintings to the branch in Councillor R. S. Harper, and Mrs. J. memory of him. They were received by Brundrett Tweedale. Colonel the Hon. H. B. Robson, J.P., chair- man of the branch and a member of the MOTTRAM AND BROADBOTTOM.— committee of management of the Institution, Whist drive. and are hung in the boat-house. OLDHAM.—Annual meeting on 21st Jan- ALNWICK.—Annual meeting, Sir Stephen uary, the Mayor, president, in the chair. Aitchison, chairman, presiding. Efforts of Speaker: The district organizing secretary. the past year : Garden fete. Amount col- Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day at lected in 1934 £79. Shaw and Crompton, whist drive and dance, works collections. Amount collected in BEDLINGTON.—Whist drive and dance. 1934 £266, an increase of £19 on 1933. BERWICK.—Annual supper to life-boat Presentation of prizes won in the life-boat crew. Whist drive, dance, and bridge drive. essay competition for elementary schools. BEVERLEY. — The Ladies' Life-boat ORRELL.—Annual whist drive and dance. Guild has lost a generous friend by the PIEL (Barrow).—Annual meeting on 6th death in December of Miss Eldon. She December. Eng.-Lieut. Commander Fer- became the honorary secretary of the guild guson,-R.N., a member of the committee, when it was formed in 1926 and though com- presiding in the absence of the Mayor. pelled through failing eyesight to give up Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day, the honorary secretaryship in IftSO, she still dance, whist drive, bridge drive, collections continued to work for the guild. in works. Amount collected in 1934 £131, BLAYDON.—Annual meeting. Amount an increase of £2 on 1933. collected in 1934 £114, including a special PRESTON.—Whist drive, Christmas tree, donation of £100, an increase of £92 on 1933. fete and sale at Clayton Green, organized by BLYTH.-—Annual meeting, the Mayoress, Miss Audrey Gardiner. Presentation of a president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, in prize won in the life-boat essay competition the chair. Efforts of the past year : Dance, for elementary schools by Mrs. T. C. Rainford, whist drive and annual tea. Amount col- honorary secretary of the Ladies' Lite-boat lected in 1934 £834, an increase of £21 on Guild. 1933. RADCLIFFE.—Whist drive. Dancing Whist drive and dance. matin6e, given by Miss Little Warburton. BRADFORD.—Thirty-fifth annual RAMSBOTTOM.—Annual meeting on 17th matinde at the Alhambra Theatre. December, the president, Councillor R. T. BRIDLINGTON.—Whist drive. Turnbull, chairman of the Urban District BRIGHOUSE.—Whist drive. Council, presiding. Amount collected in 1934 £36. Presentation by Councillor CAWTHORNE.—Whist drive and dance. Turnbull of the framed record of thanks CULLERCOATS. — Presentation of the awarded by the Institution to Mr. H. Price, record of thanks awarded to the fisherwives honorary secretary. for their annual collections. 4,34 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBRUARY, 1935.

DARLINGTON.—Three whist drives. BRIERLEY HILL.—Annual meeting. DONCASTER.—Annual meeting on 25th Amount collected in 1934 £52, an increase of January, the Mayoress, president of the £25 on 1933. branch, in the chair. Speaker : Lieut.-Col. BRISTOL.—Annual life-boat ball. Con- C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the cert by retired postal officers. Institution. Efforts of the past year : Jumble KIDDERMINSTER.—Dance at Bewdley, sale, life-boat day. Amount collected in arranged by Mrs. G. S. Lawrence. 1934 £169, an increase of £66 on 1933. LOUTH.—Life-boat day. GATESHEAD.—Three bridge drives. MIDDLETON - BY - WIRKSWORTH. — HALIFAX.—Drawing-room meeting at Carol singing. the Gleddings, Lady Fisher-Smith, chairman, presiding. Speaker: Sir Godfrey Baring, NEWARK.—Address to the Rotary Club Bt., chairman of the Institution. by the district organizing secretary. HECKMONDWIKE.—Two bridge and NOTTINGHAM.—Annual meeting, the two whist drives. Duke of Portland, K.G., P.C., G.C.V.O., a vice-president of the Institution and patron HEMSWORTH. —Annual meeting. of the branch, presiding, supported by the Amount collected in 1934 £21. Lord Mayor, president. Speaker : Sir Godfrey HOLMFIRTH. — Annual meeting. Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution. Amount collected in 1934 £44, an increase Amount collected in 1934 £591. of £7 on 1933. Whist drive and dance at Flinton. -Dance Whist drive and dance. and social evening at Carlton, organized by HUDDERSFIELD.—Annual meeting on Mrs. C. W. Preston-Hillary, chairman of the 7th December. Efforts of the past year : Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Life-boat day, American tea and whist drive. OUNDLE. — House-to-house collection, Amount collected in 1934 £295. and " Heroes of the Sea " film shown. LEEDS.—Annual meeting, the Lord OWSTON FERRY.—Concert, organized Mayor, president, in the chair. Speaker: by Miss Leggott. Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Dance PETERBOROUGH.—Concert, organized and whist drive, and life-boat day. Amount by Mr. J. A. Fowler, the Mayoress presiding. collected in 1934 £1,406, including a special SCOTHERN.—Whist drive and dance. donation of £500, an increase of £480 on 1933. STOKE-ON-TRENT AND NEWCASTLE- NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. — House- UNDER-LYME.—Annual meeting of New- to-house appeal at Gosforth, Two bridge castle-under-Lyme Ladies' Life-boat Guild, drives. Miss Harrison, M.B.E., patron, presiding. NORTHUMBERLAND. — County ball. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Guests received by the Duchess of Northum- Whist drive and dance at Stoke-on-Trent. berland, C.B.E., a vice-patron of the Ladies' TOWCESTER.—Carol singing. Life-boat Guild, and a, patron of the New- castle-upon-Tyne branch. WELLINGBOROUGH.—Life-boat dance, organized by Mrs. G. M. Roff. SEAHAM HARBOUR.—Whist drive and WOLVERHAMPTON. — Supper dance, dance. Whist drive. Children's ball. attended by the Mayor and Mayoress, and SELBY.—Bridge drive. Mr. Geoffrey Le Mander, M.P. for East STAMFORDHAM.—Dance. Wolverhampton. STOCKTON.—Dinner dance. Lectures at Bredon and Fairford. TYNEMOUTH.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Amount collected South-East of England. in 1934 £13. ARUNDEL.—Bridge drive at Arundel WAKEFIELD.—Whist drive. Castle. WASHINGTON.—Concert. ATTLEBOROUGH.—Life-boat day. WHITE Y. — On Armistice Day, llth BOGNOR REGIS.—Carol singing. November, the motor life-boat went to sea. BOXMOOR AND HEMEL HEMP- A service was conducted on board in memory STEAD,—Lantern lecture at Leverstock of sailors of Whitby who died in the Great Green Women's Institute, by Captain H. E. War, and wreaths were cast on the sea. Holme, R.N., honorary secretary of the Lectures at Keighley and Sheffield. branch. BROADSTAIRS.—Mr. J. L. Cuming Midlands. appointed honorary secretary. BIRMINGHAM.—Annual life-boat ball, BYFLEET AND PYRFORD.—Golf com- attended by the Earl of Warwick. Col- petition at New Zealand Club. lections at Theatre Royal, Hippodrome, and Alexandra. Lantern lectures to Edgbaston CAISTER.—Presentation by the district High School for Girls and Hamstead Road organizing secretary of the record of thanks Baptist Church. Carol singing. House-to- awarded to Mr. Edward Boning, honorary house collections in Handsworth, King's secretary of the branch on his retirement. Heath, Hall Green, Balsall Heath and Concert. Northfield. COBHAM.—Carol singing. FEBRUARY, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 435

CROMER. — Annual meeting, Lord LEATHERHEAD.—Carol singing. Suffleld, president of the branch, in the LITTLEHAMPTON.—Dance. chair. Efforts of the past year: Public meeting, life-boat day, life-boat cup com- LOWESTOFT.—Annual meeting, Mr. F. petition, etc. Amount collected in 1934 Spashett, J.P., chairman of the branch, £717, an increase of £289 on 1933. Presenta- presiding. Efforts of the past year : Life- tion to the coxswain and crew of medals boat day, special collection. Amount col- awarded by the Italian Government for the lected in 1934 £175, an increase of £4 on 1933. service to the Monte Nevoso in October, 1932. NEWHAVEN.—Annual meeting, Mr. (See special report on page 400.) R. W. Dewdney, chairman of the branch, CUCKFIELD.—Carol singing. presiding. Efforts of the past year : Life- boat days in Newhaven and Peacehaven. DARTFORD.—Lantern lectures by Mr. Amount collected in 1934 £78, an increase Percy Kemp, a vice-president of the branch, at Darenth Women's Institute, Farningham, of £31 on 1933. Christ Church Hall, Parish Church Hall, RICKMANSWORTH AND CROXLEY Gartley House, Y.M.C.A. Hall, Our Lady's GREEN.—" Heroes of the Sea " film shown, High School, and the Co-operative Hall. with collections. Bridge drive. Address by Captain H. E. Holme, R.N., honorary secre- DOVER.—Dance. tary of the Boxmoor and Hemel Hempstead EASTBOURNE.—Annual meeting, Mr. branch. Ernest Armstrong, chairman of the branch, ROCHESTER.—Lantern lecture to the and a member of the committee of manage- ment of the Institution, presiding. Speaker : Women's Citizens' Association by Colonel Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the A. C. Barnby, O.B.E., honorary secretary of Institution, who presented the certificate of the branch. service awarded to Mr. James H. Hardy, SITTINGBOURNE.—Whist drive. bowman, on his retirement. Efforts of the SOUTHEND-ON-SEA.—Supper to the past year : Life-boat days in Eastbourne and life-boat crew, given by Mr. Frank Garon. district, and other collections arranged by the Mr. Garon has also presented the branch with Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Amount collected a barometer and three life-boat pictures. in 1934 £1,172. Annual Christmas treat for the life- SOUTHWOLD.—Dinner given by the boatmen, their wives and children, arranged local committee to Coxswain F. Upcraft on by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. his retirement, Alderman A. J. Critten, chair- man of the branch, presiding. EAST GRINSTEAD. — Carol singing. Lecture by Miss M. C. Rowe, honorary WALTON AND FRINTON.—Annual secretary, at Felbridge. meeting, Sir Albert Stern, K.B.E., president, in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Life- GERRARD'S CROSS. — Children's boat day, life-boat Sunday. Amount col- theatricals. lected in 1934 £230, an increase of £19 on GODALMING.—Bridge tournament. 1933. GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLE- Dinner in celebration of the Jubilee of the STON.—On Armistice Day, llth November, branch. (See special report on page 419.) the motor life-boat went out to sea. A WATFORD.—Lantern lecture to the Boys' service was conducted on board in memory Brigade, by Mr. H. Mellon, honorary secretary of local men who lost their lives at sea in of the branch. the Great War, and wreaths were cast on the sea. WEYBRIDGE.—Bridge tournament. Annual meeting, Lieut.-Commander H. K. Case, D.S.C., R.N.R., chairman of the WINSLOW.—Whist drive. branch, presiding. Efforts of the past year : Lectures at Charing Heath and Lenham, Special meeting, whist drive, life-boat day, Findon, and Reigate, and presentation at collections at hotels, etc. Amount collected Berkhamstead of prizes in the life-boat essay in 1934 £189, an increase of £14 on 1933. competition for elementary schools. Part proceeds of collection at fishermen's service at Gorleston Parish Church given to South-West of England. the branch. APPLEDORE.—Annual meeting, Colonel GUILDFORD.—Whist drive, arranged by C. Didham, J.P., chairman, presiding. the East Horsley Women's Institute. Amount collected in 1934 £227. The chair- HALSTEAD AND GOSFIELD.—Concert man referred to the great loss the branch has at Gosfield, arranged by Mrs. Lowe, president sustained by the death of its president, Dr. of the branch. Speaker : Lieut.-Col. A. D. W. A. Valentine, and Mr. H. C. Whitehead, Burnett Brown, M.C., T.D., deputy secretary who was honorary secretary for thirty years, of the Institution. and is an honorary life-governor of the HITCHIN.—Whist drive. Institution, was elected president in his place. Coxswain Sidney Cann, Mr. C. T. Horns- HYTHE AND DYMCHURCH. — brook, the motor mechanic, Mr. Richard Theatricals, with address by Sir Godfrey Cann, the bowman, and ex-Second Coxswain Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution. S. S. Bignall, took part in a programme KESSINGLAND.—Annual whist drive called " Blue Water Experiences," which was and dance, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat broadcast by the West Regional, and related Guild. life-boat experiences. 436 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBRUARY, 1935.

BASINGSTOKE.—Annual meeting of the staff of the school presented him with a Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Mrs. Stratford, chair- fountain-pen. Prizes were also presented to man, presiding. Amount collected in 1934 pupils of the Leesland Girls' School, and the £54, an increase of £4 on 1933. Clarence Square Senior Boys' School. BATH.—The branch has suffered a severe The branch has suffered a serious loss by loss by the death of Mrs. George Goldie, who the death of Alderman E. W. Lapthorn, a was honorary secretary, and has been a life- member of the committee, who" from 1917 boat worker for over ten years. Mrs, Goldie to 1932 was the honorary secretary, and in was presented by the Institution with the 1917 was presented by the Institution with gold badge in 1930. a life-boat picture. BODMIN.—Address by the Rev. W. T. HELSTON.—Life-boat day, arranged by Price, with collection. the Mayor. ILFRACOMBE.—Special meeting to re- BOURNEMOUTH.—Four performances organize the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Mrs. of three plays—" Catherine Parr," " Postal Fairfax, honorary secretary of the Guild, Orders," and "Tommy Dodd," the last a presiding. Speaker : The district organizing life-boat play written by Lieut.-Col. V. D. secretary. Stenhouse, the honorary secretary, who LISS.—Annual meeting. Efforts of the played the leading part. past year : Life-boat day. Amount collected BRIDGWATER. — Dance at North in 1934 £54, an increase of £4 on 1933. Petherton. LYMINGTON.—Life-boat film shown, BRIDPORT. — Annual meeting, the with collections, at the Lyric Cinema. Mayor, chairman, presiding, supported by LYNMOUTH.—Annual meeting, Mr. J. W. Rear-Admiral C. H. Fox, C.B., the president. Holman, O.B.E., chairman, in the chair. Amount collected in 1934 £83, an increase Amount collected in 1934 £145. of £14 on 1933. Colonel Castle-Smith pre- MARLBOROUGH.—The life-boat play. sented a model boat, built by himself, to be " Their Business in Great Waters," presented sold for the benefit of the branch. by the Manton Amateur Dramatic Society. BUDE.—By the death of Captain Henry MINEHEAD.—Annual meeting, Lieut. Barrett, on 24th December, at the age of H. M. Brandram, R.N.R., chairman, pre- eighty-two, the station has lost a former siding. Efforts of the past year : Collections coxswain. Captain Barrett was its second at boat-house, life-boat day, and cinema coxswain for six years, and then served collections. Amount collected in 1934 £160, as coxswain for nearly seventeen years, an increase of £10 on 1933. retiring at the age of seventy-one with a NEWQUAY.—Special meeting of the pension. committee and Ladies' Life-boat Guild about COVERACK.—Annual dinner to life-boat the closing of the station. Speaker : The crew and helpers, given by Mr. Francis district organizing secretary. Roxburgh. PADSTOW.—Annual meeting, Mr. C. H. COWES.—Annual ball and young people's Babington, vice-president, in the chair. dance, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Amount collected in 1934 £131, an increase of Guild. £15 on 1933. CREDITON.—Bridge drive. PAIGNTON.—Whist drive, arranged by EXETER.—Whist drive, arranged by Mrs. the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Cottey. PENZANCE.—Presentation by the Mayor EXMOUTH.—Presentation to Mr. Sam of two certificates of service to retiring Bennett by Sir Garbutt Knott, Bt., of the members of the Penlee crew, and of woollen record of thanks awarded to him by the scarf-helmets from Mrs. E. Manby, of Institution. Codsall, Staffordshire. FALMOUTH.—Whist drive. PLYMOUTH. — Ball. Life-boat day, FAREHAM.—Life-boat dance at Warsash. dance, and concert at Bere Ferrers. FOWEY.—Coxswain John H. Grose died POOLE.—Whist drive. in November, only three months after he had PORTSMOUTH.—Annual meeting on 17th retired on account of ill health, He had January, Alderman Sir Harold Pink, J.P., served as coxswain for overAwelve years. chairman, presiding, in the absence of the Whist drive, arranged by the Ladies' Life- Lord Mayor, the president. Speaker : Lieut.- boat Guild. Prizes presented by the Mayor. Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary GOSPORT.—Presentation by Colonel of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : R. F. A. Sloane-Stanley, J.P., president of Life-boat day, bridge drive. Amount col- the branch, and a member of the committee lected in 1934 £473, an increase of £36 on of management of the Institution, of the 1933. Prizes won in the life-boat essay challenge shield for the South-West of competition for elementary schools pre- England in the life-boat essay competition sented by Lady Pink. for elementary schools, won by George John Lecture to the British Legion. Bridge tea Baker, of Grove Road Senior Boys' School, at Purbrook, with presentation of prizes by Gosport. Colonel Sloane-Stanley was sup- Lorna, Countess Howe. ported by the Mayor, Alderman Lee, J.P., SWANAGE.—Annual meeting, Sir Arthur C.C., chairman of the Education Committee, Adams, K.B.E., vice-president, in the chair, and Mr. H. Fereday, honorary secretary of supported by Captain H. P. Buckle, R.N., the branch. Colonel Sloane-Stanley himself district officer of coastguard. Efforts of the presented the winner with a watch, and the past year : Life-boat day and whist drive, and FEBRUARY, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT 437 life-boat day and house-to-house collection EDINBURGH.—Annual meeting on 30th at Wareham. Amount collected in 1934 November, Bailie Raithby in the chair. £161, an increase of £30 on 1933. Speakers: The Duke of Montrose, C.B., Bridge and whist drive, arranged by the C.V.O., V.D., LL.D., a vice-president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Institution, and chairman of the Scottish TEIGNMOUTH.—Presentation by the Council, the Hon. Lord Carmont and the chairman of petty sessions, Col. R. S. Master of the Merchant Company. Efforts Pottinger, of the coxswain's certificate of of the past year : Orchestral concert, bridge service awarded to Coxswain Thomas Hitch- and whist drive, life-boat day, and special cock on his retirement. appeal by committee. Amount collected in WARMINSTER.—Bridge tournament. 1934 £2,806. Performance of the life-boat play, " Their WEYMOUTH.—Annual meeting, Major Business in Great Waters," by the Civil J. A. Devenish, chairman, presiding. Service Dramatic Society to Claremont Amount collected in 1934 £274. The chair- Church Guild. man referred to the great services of Mrs. Lantern lecture in the British Legion Williamson, who had just retired, as honorary Unemployed Club by Commander Robert secretary of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Mends, R.N. Harriet, Lady Findlay, D.B.E., Presentation of prizes won by Portland schools honorary secretary of the Scottish Life-boat in the life-boat essay competition for element- Council, presided, and the Duke of Montrose, ary schools. C.B., C.V.O., V.D., LL.D., a vice-president WINCHESTER.—The branch has re- of the Institution, and chairman of the ceived a gift of £1 10s.—in memory of Miss Scottish Life-boat Council, and Admiral Sir Margaret Lee, who for many years served John F. E. Green, K.C.M.G., C.B., were the Institution as a member of the committee present. of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. GALASHIELS.—Special meeting, Provost Mercer presiding, at which a Ladies' Life-boat Scotland. Guild was formed. Speakers : The Earl of ABERDEEN.—Annual life-boat ball, Haddington, M.C., ex-Provost Hayward and attended by the Lord and Lady Provost and the Scottish organizing secretary. Guild the Marquess and Marchioness of Aberdeen badges were presented by the Countess of and Temair. Over 600 people present. Haddington. AIRDRIE.—Life-boat day. GIRVAN.—Presentation by the district AYTON AND BURNMOUTH.—New inspector of the record of thanks accompany- Year dance and military whist drive. ing the gold badge awarded to Mr. James BANFF, MACDUFF, AND WHITE- Brewster, J.P., the honorary treasurer. HILLS.—Performance of "To Have the Basket whist drive and dance, organized by Honour," by the Banff Dramatic Society. the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Concert. GLASGOW.—Dance, organized by the BURNTISLAND AND ABERDOUR.— Ladies' Life-boat Guild, with address by Mrs. Annual meeting on 15th November, Mr. J. J. D. Hourston, O.B.E., president of the James Piper, chairman, presiding. Efforts guild. of the past year : Bridge and whist drives and GOUROCK.—Annual whist drive. life-boat days. Amount collected in 1934 GREENOCK.—Annual meeting of the £72. Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Mrs. J. A. Morrison CUPAR.—Special meeting, Provost Struth presiding. presiding, at which a Ladies' Life-boat Guild Lantern lecture by Mr. Thomas Smart. was formed. Speakers: Commander the INVERGORDON. — Whist drive and Hon. A. D. Cochrane, D.S.O., M.P., a member dance, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat of the- committee of management of the Guild. Mrs. Ross, president, was in the Institution and vice-chairman of the chair, and prizes were presented by Mrs. Scottish Life-boat Council, and the Scottish Robert Mends. organizing secretary. Guild badges were ISLE OF BUTE.—Annual whist drive and presented by Lady Cochrane of Cults. ball. The Marchioness of Bute, D.B.E., DUNBAR AND SKATERAW.—Presenta- president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, pre- tion of Christmas gifts to the crew. sided and presented prizes. Speakers : Lord DUNDEE.—Annual meeting on 10th Colum Crichton Stuart, Provost Thompson December, Mr. Ralph C. Cowper, president, and the Scottish organizing secretary. in the chair. Speakers : The Lord and Lady KIRKCALDY.—Whist drive and dance, Provost, Harriet, Lady Findlay, D.B.E., arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, with honorary secretary of the Scottish Life-boat address by the Scottish organizing secretary. Council, Lady Nairn, Sir Alexander Spence KIRKCUDBRIGHT.—Annual meeting of and Provost Scrymgeour. Efforts of the the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 6th December, past year: Life-boat day and procession, the Countess of Galloway, president, in the bridge drive and house-to-house collection. chair. Speaker : Dr. Grant Morris. Efforts Amount collected in 1934 £930. of the past year : Life-boat days and house- DUNFERMLINE.—Annual church ser- to-house collections. vice in Dunfermline Abbey. The Rev. G. M. Branch annual meeting on 21st December, Dryburgh, M.A., of St. Columba's Parish Sir Charles Hope-Dunbar, Bt., president, in Church, officiated, assisted by the Rev. J. W. the chair. Speaker : Vice-Admiral Eustace Baird, of the Abbey. Sunday concert at Leatham, C.B. Amount collected in 1934 Rosyth. £129. 438 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBRUARY, 1935.

NEWBURGH.—Children's fancy dress SHREWSBURY.—Special meeting of col- party, organized by .the Ladies' Life-boat lectors, the Viscountess Bridgeman, D.B.E., Guild. president, in the chair. Committee elected. PETERHEAD.—Annual life-boat dance, SWANSEA.—Whist drive and dance, organized by a special committee. Presenta- organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. tion to Mrs. Troup, honorary secretary of the TENBY.—Special meeting, the Mayoress Ladies' Life-boat Guild, of the record of presiding, at which a Ladies' Life-boat Guild thanks awarded to her by the Institution. was formed. Speaker: The district or- RENFREW.—Basket whist drive, or- ganizing secretary. Officers appointed: ganized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Vice-presidents, the Lady Merthyr, Mrs. TROON.—Annual meeting on 23rd Octo- Bickerton Edwards, Alderman Mrs. M. J. ber, Mr. James Clark, J.P., chairman, Jenkins, Mrs. E. Silcott, and Mrs. Strong; presiding. Efforts of the past year : Whist chairman, Mrs. Hulton ; joint honorary secre- drive, life-boat day and special appeal by the taries, Miss M. Hulton and Mrs. Norman ; committee. Amount collected in 1934 £155, honorary treasurer, Miss M. Pudsey Dawson. an increase of £28 on 1933. Lecture to the Sea Rangers. Annual joint church service. Whist drive. Lectures at Bromyard and Oakengates, and presentation of prizes in the life-boat essay VALE OF LEVEN.—Special meeting, Sir competition for elementary schools at Corwen, Iain Colquhoun, Bt., of Luss, presiding, at Pontypool, and Whitchurch. which a Ladies' Life-boat Guild was formed. Speakers : The Duke of Montrose, C.B., C.V.O., V.D., LL.D., a vice-president of the Ireland. Institution and chairman of the Scottish Life- BALBRIGGAN.—Whist drive. boat Council, and Commander the Hon. A. D. Cochrane, D.S.O., M.P., a member of the BALLYSHANNON.—Mrs. Sproule-Myles committee of management of the Institution, appointed honorary secretary. and vice-chairman of the Scottish Life-boat BELFAST.—Eighth annual life-boat ball Council, and the Scottish organizing secre- at the Plaza, the guests received by the tary. Guild badges were presented by the Viscountess Bangoi. Hon. Mrs. A. D. Cochrane. CORK.—Annual life-boat ball. WICK.—Coxswain P. Bain died in January at the age of sixty, while still serving as DONAGHADEE. — Annual meeting. coxswain. He had held the post for fourteen Speakers : Mr. J. F. Ward, vice-president, years. Mr. Alexander M. Hamilton, chairman, Mr. Lecture at Barrhead. David McKibbin, honorary secretary, and the district organizing secretary. Amount Wales. collected in 1934 £159, an increase of £70 on (Including Herefordshire, Monmouthshire 1933. and Shropshire.) DOWNPATRICK.—Mr. Lyle Reid, Bel- BARRY.—Bridge and whist drive, or- fast Banking Company, appointed honorary ganized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. treasurer. CARDIFF.—Nautical Fayre and bridge DUN LAOGHAIRE.—Mr. Oscar A. Eaton drive, the first effort organized by the appointed honorary treasurer in the place of recently formed Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Mr. J. A. Fulton resigned. Cinderella dance. Mrs. Ormond Lewis, chairman of the Guild, FERMOY.—Golf competition. presided at the opening ceremony, and in KILMORE.—Annual meeting. Amount the absence of the Rt. Hon. Viscount collected in 1934 £28, an increase of £17 on Tredegar, D.L., the Lady Mayoress of 1933. Cardiff declared the Fayre opened. Vote of thanks to the Lady Mayoress proposed by LONDONDERRY.—Address by the dis- Councillor James Griffiths, J.P. (Deputy trict organizing secretary to the Rotary Club. Lord Mayor), seconded by Mr. T. H. Mordey, MARYBOROUGH.—Carol-singing week, J.P., Honorary secretary of the branch. organized by Mrs. T. F. E. Morrow, the IRONBRIDGE.—Annual life-boat dance, honorary secretary. organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. NAAS.—Dance. LLANDUDNO.—The branch has suffered a severe loss by the death of Mrs. William PORTRUSH. — Annual meeting, Sir Roberts, joint honorary secretary of the Francis Macnaghten, Bt., president, in the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, and an enthusiastic chair. Amount collected in 1934 £153, an worker for many years. increase of £7 on 1933. NEWPORT (Mon.)—Presentation by Mr. WESTMEATH, NORTH. — Cinderella A. J. Phillips, chairman of the branch, of a dance, organized by Miss Rose Chapman, prize won in the life-boat essay competition honorary secretary. for elementary schools. Address by the YOUGHAL.—Annual meeting, Mi. J. R. district organizing secretary. Smyth, chairman, presiding. Speakers : PENARTH.—Presentation by County Mr. A. Nelson Cole, honorary secretary, Mr. Councillor D. B. Jones of a prize won in J. G. T. McGrath, honorary treasurer, and the life-boat essay competition for elemen- the district inspector of life-boats. Amount tary schools. Address by the district collected in 1934 £95. organizing secretary. Whist drive. FEBRUARY, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 439

Services of the Life-boats of the Institution during 1934. Persons Time of rescued from 1934. Launching. shipwreck. Jan. 3. 4.54 a.m. S.S. Landes, of Liverpool. New Brighton No. 2 motor life-boat landed 1. „ 5. 8.40 p.m. Steam trawler Ben Strome, of Aberdeen. Peterhead motor life- boat saved vessel and rescued ~__ — — — — — — — 10 7. 11.10 a.m. A sailing boat. Dover motor life-boat's motor boarding boat - 2 „ 8. 11.40 a.m. Motor fishing boat Streamlight, of Thurso. Thurso motor life-boat escorted boat into harbour. „ 9. 9.30 p.m. Sailing trawler Evala, of Lowestoft. Southwold motor life-boat „ 11. 1.25 p.m. Motor fishing boat Cheerful, of Lerwick. Lerwick motor life-boat saved boat and rescued — — — — — — — — — — — — „ 11. 2.17 p.m. Motor fishing boats Excelsior, Maggie, Protect Me II, and Victory, of Bridlington. Bridlington motor life-boat escorted boats into safety. 14. 9.10 a.m. Auxiliary schooner Rover, of Lowestoft. Bembridge motor life- boat — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 14. 1.30 p.m. Galway Bay motor life-boat took a doctor to Innisheer. 17. 8.40 a.m. Fishing boats of Kingstown. Kingstown motor life-boat escorted boats into safety. 17. 12 noon S.S. Plawsworth, of Newcastle. Maryport motor life-boat - - - 13 17. 12 noon The fishing fleet of Gourdon. Gourdon pulling and sailing life-boat stood by fleet. 17. 2.30 p.m. Fishing boat Agnes and Betsy, of Arbroath. Arbroath motor life- boat escorted boat into safety. 17. 8.30 p.m. Boat of H.M.S. Wolfhound. Troon motor life-boat saved boat and rescued _ — — _ — _ — — _ — — — ___ 18. 11.40 a.m. Barge Teresa, of London. Margate motor life-boat escorted vessel into harbour. 18. 11.0 p.m. S.S. Brereton, of Liverpool. Rosslare Harbour motor life-boat rescued 9 and a dog ------19. 12 noon Fishing boats of Whitby. Whitby No. 2 pulling and sailing life- boat escorted boats into harbour. 22. 11.59 a.m. Seven fishing cobles of Newbiggin. Newbiggin pulling and sailing life-boat escorted cobles into safety. 26. 3.30 p.m. Galway Bay motor life-boat fetched a specialist from the mainland. 27. 2.0 p.m. Canoe Lone Star. Swanage motor life-boat saved canoe and rescued ------11.55 a.m. Motor vessel Garthclyde, of London. Filey pulling and sailing life-boat landed 4. „ 8. 4.25 a.m. S.S. Disperser, of West Hartlepool. Runswick motor life-boat „ 11. 6.45 p.m. S.S. Trito, of Rotterdam. Salcombe motor life-boat stood by vessel. „ 14. 7.45 a.m. Steam trawler Shandwick, of London. Newburgh pulling and sailing life-boat rendered assistance. „ 16. 8.10 a.m. S.S. Stepney, of Glasgow. Great Yarmouth and Gorleston motor life-boat stood by vessel. „ 18. 3.25 a.m. Motor vessel Vestvard, of Oslo. Ramsgate motor life-boat rendered assistance. „ 21. 4.55 p.m. Motor fishing coble Royal Empire, of Whitby. Whitby No. 2 pulling and sailing life-boat escorted coble into harbour. ,, 22. 3.28 a.m. A boat of motor vessel Grit, of London. Hythe motor life-boat saved boat and rescued ------„ 24. 9.45 a.m. S.S. Unbe Mendi, of Bilbao. Newhaven motor life-boat stood by vessel. „ 26. 10.56 a.m. S.S. Bangor, of Beaumaris. Cloughey motor life-boat stood by vessel. Mar. 2. 7.30 p.m. Motor fishing boat Tony, of Wells. Wells pulling and sailing life- boat rendered assistance. „ 2. 9.30 p.m. S.S. The Monarch, of Glasgow. The Humber motor life-boat stood by vessel. „ 3. 3.10 p.m. A small boat. Howth motor life-boat saved boat and rescued - „ 10. 10.35 a.m. Motor fishing cobles Mizpah and Silver Line, of Staithes. Staithes pulling and sailing life-boat stood by cobles. 11. 12 noon Motor fishing coble Premier II, of Scarborough. Scarborough motor life-boat escorted coble into harbour. 12. 10.40 a.m. Motor fishing boat Unity. Portpatrick motor life-boat landed 2. 12. 4.0 p.m. Motor fishing boats Pilot Me and Success, of Whitby. Hartlepool motor life-boat escorted boats into safety. 14. 1.50 p.m. Barge Nellie, of Appledore. Appledore motor life-boat - - 410 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBRUARY, 1935.

Persons Time of rescued from 1934. Launching. shipwreck. Mar. 14. 8.10 p.m. Barge Claxfield, of Queenborough. Southend-on-Sea motor life- boat ______16. 8.45 p.m. Motor fishing boat Leander, of Guernsey. St. Peter Port motor life-boat rendered assistance. „ 19. 12.37 p.m. Yacht Hatty Lise. Swanage motor life-boat ------„ 19. 8.25 p.m. Steam trawler La Violate, of Ostend. Weymouth motor life- boat rendered assistance. „ 24. 1.20 p.m. The fishing fleet of Fraserburgh. Fraserburgh motor life-boat escorted fleet into safety. „ 24. 6.50 p.m. S.S. Cairn Glen, of Newcastle. Longhope motor life-boat stood by vessel. „ 25. 9.50 a.m. S.S. K. Ktistakis, of Chios. Walmer motor life-boat stood by vessel. „ 26. 8.15 p.m. S.S. Tsiropinas, of Syra. Barry Dock motor life-boat stood by vessel. April 2. 6.5 a.m. Boat Joybell, of St. Helier. St. Helier pulling and sailing life-boat landed two men from Maitre lie. „ 2. 8.30 a.m. The fishing fleet of Filey. Filey pulling and sailing life-boat escorted fleet into safety. » 2. 11.52 a.m. Yacht Y Draig, of Portmadoc. Aberystwyth motor life-boat stoed by yacht. 2. 12.11 p.m. Swanage motor life-boat landed two men who were stranded on the rocks between Pinnacles and Old Harry Rocks. „ 5. 8.35 a.m. Motor fishing coble Provider, of Newbiggin. Blyth motor life- boat escorted coble into safety. „ 5. 1.0 p.m. S.S. Lancashire, of Sunderland. The Humber motor life-boat landed 10. „ 7. 11.25 a.m. Motor fishing cobles Gratitude, Brethren and Curlew, of Whitby. Whitby No. 2 pulling and sailing life-boat escorted cobles into safety. 9. 10.30 a.m. Seven fishing boats of North Sunderland. North Sunderland pulling and sailing life-boat stood by boats. „ 10. 4.15 p.m. Motor fishing boat Launch Out, of Scarborough. Scarborough motor life-boat escorted boat into harbour. „ 11. 6.0 a.m. Steam trawler Touquet, of Boulogne. Salcombe motor life-boat stood by vessel. „ 14. 10.40 p.m. S.S. Wisbech, of Hull. Blyth motor life-boat escorted vessel into safety. » 17- 7.0 p.m. Motor fishing vessel Briar, of Fraserburgh. Fraserburgh motor life-boat landed 1. » 20. 10.52 p.m. S.S. Penton, of Newcastle. Southend-on-Sea motor life-boat rendered assistance. „ 23. 6.35 p.m. Fishing boat Irish Leader, of Wexford. Rosslare Harbour motor life-boat saved boat and rescued ------„ 24. 8.40 a.m. Barge Lady Maud, of London. Walton and Frinton motor life-boat stood by vessel. „ 26. 1.0 p.m. Small boat Imp, of Westgate. Margate motor life-boat saved boat and rescued — — — — — — — — — — — — — — „ 29. 3.5 p.m. A sailing boat. Dover motor life-boat's motor boarding boat — May 1. 6.45 a.m. Royal Fleet auxiliary Argo. Hythe motor life-boat stood oy vessel. „ 2. 12.25 a.m. Motor vessel Westlaan, of Groningen. Weymouth motor life- boat stood by vessel. 5. 8.25 a.m. Yacht Fidget, of Bosham. Bembridge motor life-boat saved yacht and rescued _-______---- a. 5.40 p.m. Schooner Duchess, of Dublin. Hoylake motor life-boat - — - 5. 5.45 p.m. A small boat from tug Yorkgarth, of Liverpool. New Brighton No. 1 pulling and sailing life-boat. _--_--_-_ 6. 11.0 a.m. Yacht Mizpah, of Liverpool. Llandudno motor life-boat saved yacht and rescued ______— — _ — — 6. 12 noon Fishing boats of Bridlington. Flamborough No. 2 pulling and sailing life-boat stood by boats. 6. 2.30 p.m. Yacht Foam. Hoylake motor life-boat assisted to save yacht and rescued —______— _ — — 6. 7.55 p.m. Schooner Snowflake, of Runcorn. Holyhead motor life-boat landed 4. 7. 7.0 a.m. Schooner Sncncflake, of Runcorn. Holyhead motor life-boat rendered assistance. 17. 3.45 a.m. Steam trawler Salacon, of Grimsby. The Humber motor life-boat rendered assistance. 20. 6.30 a.m. Yacht Wallaroo, of Fleetwood. Fteetwood motor life-boat escorted yacht into safety. FEBRUARY, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 441

Persons Time of rescued from 1934. Launching. shipwreck. May 21. 11.0 a.m. Motor fishing boat Thistle, of Montrose. Montrose No. 1 motor life-boat saved boat and rescued ____-__-_ 4 „ 21. 2.27 p.m. Motor boat May Belle. Hythe motor life-boat saved boat and rescued ------3 „ 21. 5.15 p.m. Rowing boat Ivy, of Tunstall. The Humber motor life-boat rendered assistance. „ 21. 8.30p.m. Yacht Gariad. Caister pulling and sailing life-boat stood by yacht. „ 30. 8.40 p.m. Yacht Argo. Walton and Frinton motor life-boat rendered assistance. June 6. 3.35a.m. Yacht Jubilee, of Fleetwood. Ramsey motor life-boat saved yacht and rescued -___--___------2 „ 17. 3.30 p.m. Motor yacht Tailte, of Kingstown. Wicklow motor life-boat saved yacht. „ 18. 11.50 a.m. Royal Air Force aeroplane. Broughty Ferry motor life-boa landed 1. ,, 20. 11.15 a.m. Small boat Isabella and Nina, of Peterhead. Peterhead motor life-boat saved boat and rescued — — — — — — — — — l „ 22. 11.32 a.m. Motor shrimp boat Flame, of Yarmouth. Great Yarmouth and Gorleston motor life-boat stood by boat. „ 22. 11.58a.m. Auxiliary yacht Albion, of Burnham-on-Crouch. Aldeburgh No. 2 pulling and sailing life-boat landed 3 and saved yacht. „ 23. 11.35 a.m. Yacht Morandi, of Mumbles. Mumbles motor life-boat saved yacht and rescued ------4 „ 25. 4.50 p.m. A rowing boat. Southwold motor life-boat landed 6. July 1. 2.15 a.m. A small fishing boat of Portrush. Portrush motor life-boat rendered assistance. „ 11. 9.30 a.m. Steam trawler Pelagos, of Granton. Dunbar motor life-boat stood by vessel. „ 11. 10.45 p.m. S.S. Runnelstone, of London. The Lizard motor life-boat stood by vessel. „ 12. 11.5 a.m. Steam drifter Sprig o' Heather, of Fraserburgh. Fraserburgh motor life-boat escorted vessel into harbour. „ 13. 5.42 p.m. A small boat of Boscombe. Swanage motor life-boat saved boat and rescued ______i „ 15. 12.15 a.m. Fishing boat Replete, of Brixham. Sennen Cove motor life-boat landed 4. „ 15. 4.5 p.m. A small boat of Benllech. Moelfre motor life-boat saved boat and rescued — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 4 ,, 18. 9.24 p.m. A small boat of Dunbar. Dunbar motor life-boat saved boat and rescued ____--__-_-___-. 2 ., 26. 3.50 p.m. Bishop Rock Lighthouse. St. Mary's motor life-boat brought urgent message ashore. „ 29. 7.10 p.m. Motor fishing boat Only Two, of Newquay. Padstow No. 2 motor life-boat saved boat and rescued — — — — — — — 4 „ 31. 12.30p.m. A small boat of Benllech. Moelfre motor life-boat saved boat and rescued ------2 Aug. i. 7.35 p.m. Motor boat Help. Tenby motor life-boat ------2 „ 2. 4.0 p.m. Fishing boat Hyperion. Bridlington motor life-boat escorted boat into harbour. „ 7. 7.5 a.m. Fishing boat Handy Billy, of Great Yarmouth. Caister pulling and sailing life-boat ------2 „ 10. 12 noon Yacht Blue Bird. Dungeness No. 2 motor life-boat saved yacht and rescued — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2 „ 10. 1.49 p.m. Dinghies Shearwater, Fellister, Departure and another. Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, motor life-boat saved four boats. „ 10. 7.32 p.m. Yacht Jackdaw, of Wallasea Bay. Aldeburgh No. 1 motor life- boat ----_---___--___- 3 Yacht Chanticleer, of London. Aldeburgh No. 1 motor life-boat rendered assistance. ,, 11. 1.48 a.m. Paddle steamer Clacton Queen, of Rochester. Clacton-on-Sea motor life-boat rendered assistance. „ 13. 7.15 p.m. Fishing vessel Protect Me II. Bridlington motor life-boat assisted to save vessel and rescued — — — — — — — — — — — 4 „ 14. 5.15 p.m. Flamborough No. 1 pulling and sailing life-boat rescued four men who were marooned on the cliffs. _ — _ — — — — — — 4 „ 15. 9.40 p.m. Motor boat Penguin, of St. Mary's. St Mary's motor life-boat rendered assistance. „ 17. 10.20 p.m. Motor yacht Romantic. Dover motor life-boat rendered assistance. „ 20. 9.15 a.m. Yachts Gem and Antares. Kingstown motor life-boat rendered assistance. 442 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBRUARY, 1935.

Persona Time of rescued from 1934. Launching. shipwreck. 20. 9.45 a.m. Motor fishing boats Victory and Billow's Crown, of St. Abbs. St. Abbs motor life-boat escorted boats into safety. 20. 10.30 a.m. Yacht Mizpah, of Liverpool. Llandudno motor life-boat saved yacht and rescued- — _ — _ — — — — — — — — _ 3 20. 11.15 a.m. Motor fishing boats Emma and Boy Billie, of Lowestoft. South- wold motor life-boat saved boats and rescued _____ 3 20. 1.15 p.m. Motor barge Mardy, of King's Lynn. Aldeburgh No. 1 motor life-boat stood by vessel. 20. 3.40 p.m. Yacht Ariel, of Sunderland. Runswick motor life-boat - - - 1 21. 2.58 p.m. Motor cruiser Ilka, of London. Aldeburgh No 1 motor life-boat rendered assistance. 21. 6.4 p.m. Swanage motor life-boat landed the body of a man who had fallen over the cliffs. 21. 9.55 p.m. Barge Florence Myall, of Rochester. Southend-on-Sea motor life-boat rendered assistance. 27. 9.15 a.m. Six motor fishing boats of Montrose. Montrose No. 1 motor life-boat stood by boats. 28. 2.37 p.m. Motor launch Oberon, of Totland Bay. Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, motor life-boat ______g 28. 10.25 p.m. Steam trawler Dorileen, of Aberdeen. Berwick-on-Tweed motor life-boat rendered assistance. 29. 7.50 p.m. Fishing boat Christie Jane, of Cromarty. Cromarty motor life-boat --_-______--____ 3 Sept. 2. 4.40 p.m. A motor launch. Weston-super-Mare motor life-boat - — — — 2. 4.45 p.m. A small boat of Portrush. Portrush motor life-boat - - - - 2. 8.45 p.m. Yacht Wallaroo, of Barrow. Piel (Barrow) motor life-boat saved yacht and rescued — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 3. 4.25 a.m. Yacht Betsy, of Portsmouth. Shoreham Harbour motor life-boat saved yacht and rescued — — — — — — — — — — — — 4. 10.33 a.m. Sailing boat Vigilant, of Totland Bay. Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, motor life-boat ____-______-_- 4. 10.10 p.m. Motor fishing boat Prevail, of Cromarty. Cromarty motor life-boat saved boat and rescued — — — — — — — — — — — — 5. 1.49 p.m. Motor boat Ken, of Polruan. Fowey motor life-boat landed 3. 6. 2.45 p.m. Royal Air Force flying-boat S1423. Angle motor life-boat - - 7. 12.20 p.m. Four fishing boats, of Gourdon. Gourdon pulling and sailing life-boat stood by boats. 8. 5.0 a.m. Motor fishing vessel Nordstjernan, of Frederickshaven. The Humber motor life-boat rendered assistance. 8. 11.20 a.m. Steam trawler Dagon, of Grimsby. Peterhead motor life-boat stood by vessel. 8. 2.40 p.m. A motor fishing boat, of Stromness. Stromness motor life-boat escorted boat into safety. 9. 5.15 p.m. Holyhead motor life-boat rescued a man who had fallen over the cliff ______15. 2.45 p.m. A small boat of Donaghadee. Donaghadee motor life-boat saved boat and rescued — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 15. 8.40 p.m. Motor yacht Moonbeam, of Fleetwood. Fleetwood motor life- boat rendered assistance. 19. 5.0 p.m. Motor boat Sunbeam, of Cleethorpes. The Humber motor life- boat saved boat and rescued _____ — _ — — — 19. 10.30 p.m. Motor barge Gwynronald, of London. Aldeburgh No. 1 motor life-boat assisted to save vessel and rescued — — — — — — 20. 3.55 p.m. Small boat Lizzie, of Sunderland. Sunderland motor life-boat saved boat and rescued ------22. 1.10 p.m. Motor yacht Wild Duck II, of Woodbridge. Southwold motor life-boat saved yacht and rescued ___ — — — — — — 22. 7.0 p.m. No. 7 sailing yacht, of Instow. Appledore motor life-boat - - 26. 8.10 a.m. Motor fishing boats Enterprise, Rosa and Widgeon, of Montrose. Montrose No. 1 motor life-boat stood by boats. Motor fishing boat Comfort, of Montrose. Montrose No. 1 motor life-boat saved boat and rescued ______4 „ 29. 3.40 p.m. Fishing boats Congress Bell and Nancy, of Wicklow. Wicklow motor life-boat saved boats and rescued ------Oct. 3. 5.35 a.m. Steam drifter Silver Prince, of Lowestoft. The Humber motor life-boat stood by vessel. „ 3. 2.10 p.m. Motor yacht Lavinia. Weymouth motor life-boat saved yacht and rescued ______— _ — — — „ 7- 8.0 p.m. Yacht 535, of Preston. Fleetwood motor life-boat saved yacht and rescued ______------FEBRUARY, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 443

Persons Time of rescued from 1934: Launching. shipwreck. Oct. 11. 7.35 p.m. Fishing boat Maggie Smith, of Arbroath. Arbroath motor life- boat rendered assistance. » 12. 12.35 p.m. Fishing boat Good Luck, of Folkestone. Hythe motor life-boat rendered assistance. 1) 14. 4.20 p.m. Lighter Scarborough. Southend-on-Sea motor life-boat rendered assistance. 15. 5.20 p.m. Barge Teresa, of London. Margate motor life-boat - - - - 3 SJ 15. 5.45 p.m. Fishing boat Douglass's, of North Sunderland. North Sunderland pulling and sailing life-boat escorted boat into harbour. )> 15. 10.15 p.m. Schooner Isallt, of Skibbereen. Moelfre motor life-boat - - - 5 )» 21. 1.15 p.m. A rowing boat, of Dunbar. Dunbar motor life-boat saved boat and rescued — — — — — — — ____ — — — — — — 3 99 21. 5.5 p.m. A canoe. Southend-on-Sea motor life-boat saved boat and rescued 1 21. 5.55 p.m. A motor boat, of Queenborough. Southend-on-Sea motor life-boat landed 3. 99 21. 10.50 p.m. Motor vessel Actuosity, of London. Barry Dock motor life-boat stood by vessel. „ 22. 12.35 a.m. Motor boat Meg, of Christchurch. Swanage motor life-boat saved boat and rescued ------1 J> 22. 10.20 a.m. The ferry boat of Fort Rose. Cromarty motor life-boat saved boat and rescued — — — — — — — ___ — — — — 2 39 24. 2.20 p.m. Fishing boat Fairy Brae, of Wexford. Rosslare Harbour motor life-boat saved boat and rescued ____-_--- 3 99 25. 6.47 p.m. Yacht Casita, of Penzance. Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, motor life-boat saved yacht and rescued ------3 25. 5.40 p.m. S.S. Ben Rein, of Ramsey. Tenby motor life-boat landed 4. 39 30. 9.45 a.m. Motor fishing boat Pilot Me, of Whitby. Whitby No. 1 motor life-boat escorted boat into harbour. 99 30. 11.45 a.m. Fishing boat Quest, of Beadnell. North Sunderland pulling and sailing life-boat stood by boat. 3) 30. 12.45 p.m. Fishing boat Boy George, of Fraserburgh. Fraserburgh motor life-boat escorted boat into safety. 99 31. 7.45 a.m. A boat of steam drifter Viola, of Banff. Great Yarmouth and Gorleston motor life-boat — — — — — — — — — — — 10 Nov. 2. 10.16 a.m. Royal Air Force seaplane 1231. Ramsgate motor life-boat stood by seaplane. j> 3. 9.45 a.m. The fishing fleet of Newbiggin. Newbiggin pulling and sailing life-boat stood by fleet. 99 3. 6.30 p.m. Flit boat Alert, of Lerwick. Lerwick motor life-boat rendered assistance.

39 4. 12.40 p.m. Motor fishing coble Kingfisher and motor fishing boat Just Reward, of Scarborough. Scarborough motor life-boat escorted boats into harbour. » 4. 1.30 p.m. Motor fishing boat Victory, of Bridlington. Bridlington motor life-boat escorted boat into harbour. „ 5. 11.30 a.m. Fishing cobles Four Sons, Sarah Elizabeth and Betty II, of Runswick. Runswick motor life-boat escorted cobles into safety. „ 6. 3.10 p.m. Fishing boat Violet, of Fraserburgh. Fraserburgh motor life-boat escorted boat into harbour. „ 9. 7.0 p.m. A boat from steam trawler Pennard Castle, of Swansea. Clovelly pulling and sailing life-boat escorted boat into safety. „ 16. 5.30 p.m. Ketch Marie Celine, of Connah's Quay. Moelfre motor life-boat saved vessel and rescued -_-______-- 3 „ 16. 6.12 p.m. Motor fishing boat Frolic, of Guernsey. St. Peter Port motor life- boat rendered assistance. „ 19- 6.15 p.m. Fishing boat Millicent, of Eastbourne. Eastbourne motor life- boat saved boat and rescued ______3 „ 24. 1.45 a.m. Steam trawler Chrysea, of Grimsby. The Humber motor life- boat stood by vessel. „ 24. 11.30 a.m. Motor barge Rian, of Groningen. Cromer motor life-boat rendered assistance. „ 24. 11.30 a.m. Motor drifter Curlew, of Banff. Great Yarmouth and Gorleston motor life-boat ----______7 „ 30. 8.47 p.m. Herring drifter Maid of Erin, of Portavogie. Maryport motor life-boat rendered assistance. Dec. 4. 12.57 p.m. Five fishing boats, of North Sunderland. North Sunderland pulling and sailing life-boat stood by boats. „ 5. 7.15 a.m. S.S. Dunscore, of Glasgow. St. Abbs motor life-boat - - - - 6 „ 5. 9.30 a.m. Six fishing boats, of Scarborough. Scarborough motor life-boat escorted boats into harbour. 444 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBRUARY, 1935.

Persons Time of rescued from 1834. Launching. shipwreck. Dec. 5. 11.0 a.m. Motor fishing boats Pilot Me and Success, of Whitby. Whitby motor life-boat escorted boats into harbour. „ 7. 7.27 p.m. S.S. Carricklee, of Sunderland. Appledore motor life-boat rescued 8, and a dog ------8 „ 9. 9.50 a.m. Motor vessel Titia, of Dordrecht. Walton and Frinton motor life-boat assisted to save vessel and rescued ------5 „ 12. 10.5 a.m. Motor fishing boat Sceptre, of Scarborough. Scarborough motor life-boat escorted boat into harbour. „ 15. 3.0 p.m. S.S. Lady Martin, of Dublin. Ballycotton motor life-boat escorted vesseV into safety. „ 18. 1.52 a.m. Sailing barge William Cleverly, of Rochester. Clacton-on-Sea motor life-boat stood by vessel. ,, 18. 6.25 a.m. Sailing barge Davenport, of Ipswich. Lowestoft motor life-boat stood by vessel. „ 19. 6.0 p.m. S.S. Balmerino, of Belfast. Troon motor life-boat stood by vessel.

SUMMARY OF THE YEAR'S WORK. Lives rescued by Life-boats 276 Lives rescued in other ways for whose rescue the Institution gave rewards 78 Total of lives rescued . 354 Persons landed from vessels or rocks on which they might have been in danger 50 Boats and vessels which Life-boats saved or helped to save . . 54 Boats and vessels which Life-boats stood by, escorted to safety, or helped over 200 Total number of launches, Including those in which for various reasons no services were rendered 340

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