THE LIFEBOAT.

The Journal of the Royal National Life-boat Institution.

VOL. XXVIII.—No. 303.] SEPTEMBER, 1930. [PEICE 6d.

The New Dover Motor Life-boat. Inaugural Ceremony by the Prince of Wales, K.G. THE PRINCE or WALES, as President of To meet these special conditions, it the Institution, on 10th July named the was decided to re-open the Dover new Dover Motor Life-boat Sir William Station, which had been closed in 1922, Hillary, after the founder of the Institu- and to provide for it a Motor Life-boat tion. with the highest speed obtainable with- This new boat marks an important out sacrificing the essential qualities of development in Motor Life-boat con- a Life-boat, the chief of which are struction. The aim of the Institution buoyancy and stability. The original in the design and construction of Motor proposal had been for a Motor Life-boat Life-boats and their engines, which shall able to travel between 25 and 30 knots, be suitable for the work of rescuing life but it was found that, unless essential from shipwreck under all conditions, Life-boat qualities were to be sacrificed, has been, not high speed, but a great the highest speed possible was between reserve of power. It is this reserve of 17 and 18 knots. This is nearly twice power, enabling the Life-boat to main- as high as that of any other Life-boat. tain her speed in face of the worst con- The new boat has been designed by ditions of weather, which may make Mr. J. E. Barnett, O.B.E., M.I.N.A., of all the difference between success and Messrs. G. L. Watson & Co., of Glasgow, disaster at that critical moment when the Consulting Naval Architect of the a Life-boat is manoeuvring to get along- Institution, and Messrs. John Thorny- side or to get away from a wreck. croft & Co. She has been built by While there is no intention of depart- Messrs. Thornycroft at Hampton-on- ing from this as the general policy of Thames. construction, the Committee decided The keel was laid down in September, two ye,ars ago that the conditions of 1928, and the boat was completed in cross-Channel traffic made it desirable November, 1929. Early in December to provide a special and faster type of she ran her trials at the mouth of the Motor Life-boat to be stationed at Thames, and on her way down paid a Dover. In addition to the very heavy visit to Chelsea, where she was welcomed passenger-steamer traffic across the at Cadogan Pier by the Mayor of Chelsea Straits, there is now a considerable daily (Lady Phipps), President of the newly- traffic by aeroplane, maintained in all formed Chelsea Branch, Captain Basil but the worst weather. The time during Hall, E.N. (the Chairman), and Miss which an aeroplane is exposed to the Edith Place (Honorary Secretary). risk of coming down while over the sea Members of the Chelsea Branch and is very short, but once she is down in many other visitors, among them being anything but a calm sea, the time during the late Archbishop Lord Davidson and which she will remain afloat is generally Lady Davidson, went over the boat, so short that the ordinary Motor Life- which was described to them by Air boat could scarcely hope to reach the Vice-Marshal Sir Oliver Swann, a mem- casualty soon enough to rescue those on ber of the Chelsea Committee. board. After returning to Hampton for some 118 THE LIFEBOAT. (SEPTEMBER, 1930. minor modifications, she went to her in touch with the wireless stations at Station on 21st January, 1930. Lympne and Ramsgate, and with the various light-vessels in the area of the The Hull. Goodwin Sands. She is 64 feet long and 14 feet broad, She has cost £18,430, and has a crew with a maximum depth of 5 feet 1 inch. of seven men, of whom four are perma- Her displacement is 27 tons. The skin nent. She has been specially designed of the hull consists of double planking and built to deal with casualties at sea, of mahogany, each planking f inch and is not suitable for work inshore or thick, and her timbers, or ribs, are very on the Goodwin Sands. Casualties there close together, the space between being will continue to be dealt with by the from 5 to 9 inches, instead of the usual Life-boats at Ramsgate, Deal, Walmer 21 to 36 inches. The result is an un- and Hythe. usually strong and elastic boat. Her The Dover Station was established in keel is 12 inches deep and 7 inches thick. 1852, was closed from 1914 to 1919, It was cut from an oak grown in the during the war, was reopened in 1919, Tongues Wood Estate at Hawkhurst, and closed again in 1922. It then had Kent, which' was felled in 1921. Its a record of ninety-eight lives rescued length was 48 feet and its girth over from shipwreck. 9 feet. It was then approximately 130 years old. That is to say, it must have "Sir William Hillary." been planted a year or two after the It was felt that no more fitting name first Life-boat, Original, was launched could be given to this special new type at Tynemouth in 1789, and was already of Life-boat than that of the founder a flourishing tree when Sir William of the Institution, Lieut.-Colonel Sir Hillary founded the Institution in 1824. William Hillary, Bt. It is peculiarly The boat has eight water-tight compart- appropriate, not only because the new ments, with steel bulkheads, and some boat represents the latest developments eighty air cases. They give her an in Life-boat construction, but because excess of buoyancy of 50 per cent, of she is stationed at Dover, our chief gate- her weight. way to the Continent; for Sir William Hillary travelled very widely in Europe, The Engines. and during the Napoleonic Wars raised She has twin screws and is driven by a force in Essex for the defence of the two engines, also designed and built by south-east coast. Messrs. Thornycroft. They are each of 375 h.p., and give her a speed of Yl\ The Inaugural Ceremony. knots. The next most powerful type of As already stated, the Prince of Wales Life-boat, the Barnett type, has two himself named the boat Sir William engines each of 80 h.p., with a speed Hillary, the ceremony taking place on of 9J knots. She carries 350 gallons of 10th July in the Wellington Dock at petrol in four tanks, and can travel 156 Dover. miles at full speed, or 198 miles at 12 The Mayor of Dover (Mr. E. Hilton knots, without refuelling. She is pro- Russell) presided, and in opening the vided with two cabins, and can carry a proceedings recalled the splendid record maximum of 200 persons—not, it is of the Life-boat Stations on the coast of hardly necessary to say, as first-class Kent—3,931 lives rescued since 1850, passengers. while eight Gold, ninety-eight Silver and She has a Line-throwing Gun, with a two Bronze Medals have been awarded range of 80 yards, an oil-spray in the by the Institution to men of the Kentish bows for use in rough water, and an Stations for gallantry in saving life. electric searchlight. She is lighted by Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., Chairman electricity. She is fitted with a Marconi of the Committee of Management of the receiving and transmitting wireless tele- Institution, presented the Life-boat to phony set, with a range of over fifty the Dover Branch, and she was received miles. By means of this she can keep by Dr. J. R. W. Richardson, the SEPTEMBER. 1930.1 THE LIFEBOAT. 119 Honorary Secretary. Captain H. F. J. Civil Aviation), Lieut.-Commander S. E. Rowley, C.B.E., R.N., Chief Inspector Deacon (Civil Air Traffic Control Officer, of Life-boats, described the Life-boat, Lympne), Major Richards (Civil Air and she was dedicated by the Ven. E. H. Traffic Control Officer, Croydon), Hardcastle, M.A., Archdeacon of Canter- Brigadier Sir Hereward Wake, Bt., and bury. The vote of thanks to the Prince Lady Wake, Sir John and Lady Thorny- of Wales was proposed and seconded by croft, the Countess of Guilford (Presi- two members of the Committee of dent of the Dover Ladies' Life-boat Management, Captain the Right Hon. Guild), Mr. R. E. Knocker (Town Clerk the Earl Howe, P.C., C.B.E., V.D., of Dover and Registrar of the Cinque R.N.V.R., and Captain G. C. Holloway, Ports), Sir Edmund Davis, Mr. Rutley O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R. The vote of Mowll (Register of Dover Harbour), thanks to the Mayor was proposed by Captain Iron (Harbour Master, Dover), Major the Right Hon. Sir Philip Sassoon, Canon Elnor (Vicar of Dover), Dr. Bt., G.B.E., C.M.G., M.P., President of C. A. Preston-Hillary (great-great- the Folkestone and Hythe Branches, grandson of Sir William Hillary and and seconded by CoJoneJ the Master of Deputy Chairman of the Nottingham Sempill. and District Branch), Miss Davidson (Honorary Secretary of the Dover Representatives of Foreign Life-boat Services. Ladies' Life-boat Guild), Vice-Presidents Foreign Life-boat Societies were repre- and Members of the Committee of sented by Vice-Admiral Lacaze, Presi- Management, representatives of Life- dent, and Commandant Le Verger, boat Stations, Financial Branches and Secretary of La Societe Centrale de Ladies' Life-boat Guilds in Kent and Sauvetage des Naufrages, Mr. H. de Sussex, Mr. J. R. Barnett, O.B.E., Booy, Secretary of the North and South M.I.N.A. (Consulting Naval Architect Holland Life-boat Society, M. Roger to the Institution), and Mr. George F. Lesage, President, and Mr. S. C. Early, Shee, M.A., Secretary of the Institution. Vice-President of the Boulogne Life-boat The singing was led by a choir under the Society, and Paymaster Lieut.-Com- direction of Mr. H. J. Taylor, F.R.C.O., mander H. S. Bradbrook, R.N.R., the Borough Organist, and accompanied British Vice-Consul at Boulogne. by the Band of the 2nd Battalion, Two other Life-boats were present Lincolnshire Regiment, by kind per- at the ceremony, the new twin-screw mission of Lieut.-Colonel A. H. Hop- Motor Life-boat, Marechal-Foch, which wood, D.S.O. The Prince was received the French Society has recently by a guard of honour of fifty men of the stationed at Calais, and the 51-foot British Legion. Barnett Cabin Twin-screw Motor Life- boat fer the new Station at Lerwick in The Prince's Speech. the Shetlands, which stopped at Dover Before naming the Life-boat, the on her 700 miles' journey to Lerwick Prince of Wales said : "I should like from the building yard at Cowes. first to extend my very cordial welcome Among the many people present were to Vice-Admiral Lacaze, the President, the Mayoress of Dover, Mr. F. Montague, and to Commandant Le Verger, the M.P. (Under-Secretary of State for Air), Secretary of La Societe Centrale de Sir William Crundall (Chairman of the Sauvetage des Naufrages, as well as to Dover Harbour Board) and Lady the representatives of the Boulogne Crundall, Captain H. J. M. Rundle, Life-boat Society, which celebrated its O.B.E., R.N. (Deputy Chief Inspector centenary five years ago, and to Mr. de of Coastguard, representing the Presi- Booy, an old friend of the Institution, dent of the Board of Trade), Captain who represents the North and South A. L. Strange, R.N. (Inspector of Coast- Holland Life-boat Society, which is guard for the S.E. Division, representing almost as old as our own Institution. the Mercantile Marine Department of (Cheers.) the Board of Trade), Mr. F. G. L. " The launch of a Life-boat must, in Bertram, C.B.E. (Deputy Director of any case, be a singularly happy incident. 120 THE LIFEBOAT. I SEPTEMBER, 1930.

"SIR WILLIAM HILLARY." The new Dover Motor Life-boat.

AN EXPLOIT OF SIR WILLIAM HILLARY. The rescue of 62 lives from the City of Glasgow on the night of 19th October, 1825, when Hillary himself was washed overboard, and had his chest crushed and six ribs broken. This was one of three services for each of which he was awarded the Institution's Gold Medal for his gallantry. SEPTEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 121 For it is an occasion on which a vessel to the British Nation on the humanity is dedicated to her humane and heroic and policy of forming a national Institu- service, with the blessing of religious tion for the preservation of life and authority and the good wishes of man- property from shipwreck,' and this, kind ; and the fine spirit of the sea is again, resulted in the Institution being embodied perhaps more in a Life-boat founded in the City of London in 1824. than in any other ship, because those Sir William himself played an active who man a Life-boat do so knowing full and heroic part in saving life from ship- well that the chances are that they will wreck in Douglas Bay. He was actually be in danger whenever they have to be concerned in the rescue of 305 lives, called out. But there are circumstances and three times received the Gold present here to-day which mark the Medal of the Institution for gallantry. ceremony which I am to perform as (Cheers.) something unique in the annals of the " Finally, I turn to the last circum- Life-boat Service. (Cheers.) stance which justifies my reference to " First there is the Boat herself. She this ceremony as a happy occasion. is the largest, swiftest and finest Motor You will see in the harbour two other Life-boat in the world, the last word in Life-boats. One is the new 51-foot design, workmanship and material. Barnett Motor Life-boat, which is on " Then there is her double purpose. her way to her far station at Lerwick, She is here, at England's chief gateway in the Shetlands. Then, we have here to the Continent, to guard against that fine boat, which is the newest and casualties to the heavy passenger most powerful Life-boat belonging to steamer traffic, and also to the aero- the French Central Society, and she plane traffic—a new object of concern bears the glorious name of Mareckal- to the Life-boat Service, for it is daily Foch. While, of course, we cannot increasing in volume and in the variety compare the position in history of the of aircraft. The risk of casualty to modest English soldier, the founder of aircraft is limited to a very short space the Life-boat Service, with the great of time over the Channel, but should a French leader whose renown has added casualty occur time is the essence of fresh lustre to the arms of France, and the matter if life is to be saved. So you whose memory we, too, greatly cherish, will be glad to know that the most I cannot help thinking that both men complete arrangements have been made were typical of the character of their with the Air Ministry, the Board of peoples, and that they would both Trade and the Lightships of Trinity rejoice to see their names linked to a House for the immediate mobilisation cause which represents the chivalry of of this Life-boat in the event of a wireless the sea." (Loud Cheers.) S.O.S.^being received from a pilot during his passage across the sea. (Cheers.) The Launch " Then we come to the name, Sir On the conclusion of his speech the William Hillary. As President of the Prince pulled a coloured ribbon, releas- Institution, I should like to congratu- ing a bottle of champagne, which broke late the Committee of Management on across the Life-boat's bows. He then having chosen to name this Life-boat cut another ribbon, which released the after Colonel Sir William Hillary, that boat herself, and she ran down the fine English soldier, sailor, scholar, slipway while the band played the philanthropist and greatest of Life- National Anthem. boatmen. After 'serving in the The Prince then went on board the Napoleonic Wars, he settled in the Isle Sir William Hillary, the Marechal-Foch, of Man, and at once turned his attention and the Lerwick Life-boat, and the three and his wonderful energies to the ques- crews were presented to him. After the . tion of saving life from shipwreck. He ceremony the representatives of the saw many terrible wrecks in Douglas foreign Life-boat Services were enter- Bay. This led him to make his ' Appeal tained by the Mayor of Dover. 122 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1930.

Padstow's New Motor Life-boat.

Inaugural Ceremony by H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester, K.G. THE new Padstow Motor Life-boat had a smaller Pulling and Sailing Life- was named on 21st July by H.E.H. the boat for working the inner waters of Duke of Gloucester, K.G., the name the Bristol Channel, and this boat given to her being Princess Mary. remains at the Station for the present. The new boat is a gift to the Institu- She will later be replaced by a light tion, through the Earl of Inchcape, Motor Life-boat, 35 feet 6 inches long. from the Peninsular and Oriental group Padstow has a long and distinguished of shipping companies, and was the record as a Life-boat Station. Its first response to the appeal which the first Life-boat was placed there in Prince of Wales made to shipping 1827, and since 1856 its boats have companies in 1928 to present Motor rescued over 400 lives. No fewer than Life-boats. She is of the Barnett twenty-three silver and one bronze Twin-Screw Cabin type, and is one of medal have been awarded by the the largest and most powerful Motor Institution to Padstow men for gallantry Life-boats on our coasts. She is 61 feet in saving life from shipwreck. These by 15 feet, with 14 water-tight com- lives have not been rescued without partments, and 70 air-cases. She is loss. In 1901, a Steam Life-boat driven by two 6-cylinder 80-h.p. which had just been stationed there engines, which give her a speed of capsized and eight of her crew were 9J knots, and she carries enough petrol drowned. It was following this disaster to be able to travel 310 miles at full that the decision was taken to build a speed without refuelling. She can take Tug for Padstow. 130 persons on board in rough weather. At the Inaugural Ceremony on the She has two cabins, a searchlight, 21st, Colonel C. R. Prideaux-Brune, line-throwing gun, life-saving net and President of the Branch, presided, and, sprays for pouring oil on the waves. on behalf of the Peninsular and Oriental group of shipping companies, Viscount A Dangerous Coast. Glenapp, the Earl of Inchcape's son, This Motor Life-boat replaces the presented the Life-boat to the Institu- Steam Tug Helen P.eele and the large tion. Pulling and Sailing Life-boat which Captain Howard F. J. Rowley, were previously stationed there. The C.B.E., R.N., Chief Inspector of Life- Tug had been specially built in 1901 for boats, then gave a full discription of the Padstow to meet the special conditions boat, and she was received by Sir of the dangerous rock-bound coast Godfrey Baring, Bt., Chairman of the between Land's End and the Bristol Committee of Management of the Channel. There are few places on this Institution, who then presented her to coast where Life-boats can be stationed, the Padstow Station. In doing so, he and it was essential that the Life-boats recalled the splendid Life-boat record at Padstow should be able to cover a of Cornwall—2,931 lives rescued from big stretch of coast. This, with the shipwreck, and 5 Gold, 113 Silver help of the Steam Tug, they were able and 18 Bronze Medals awarded by the to do.* For the same reasons Padstow Institution to Cornishmen for their has now been equipped with a Motor gallantry. Life-boat of the most powerful type. Colonel Prideaux-Brune accepted the Besides the Tug and the large Pulling Life-boat on behalf of the Station, and and Sailing Life-boat, Padstow has also she was dedicated by the Ven. M. B. Williamson, M.A., the Archdeacon of Bodmin. The Rev. Charles Plank, the * A full account of the services of the Helen Peele appeared in The Lifeboat for September, Vicar of Padstow, the Rev. S. Brown, 1929. of the Wesley an Church, and the Rev. SEPTEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 123 A. Knight, of the United Methodist sister, Princess Mary. When asked, she Church, also took part in the religious readily consented to the Boat being ceremony. called after her. She asked me the other day, on her behalf, to wish God- The Cuke's Speech. speed to the Boat and her gallant Crew. Following the dedication, the Duke She feels sure that any calls that may of Gloucester named the Life-boat be made upon it will be responded Princess Mary. In doing so, he said : to with that bravery and efficiency " I am very glad to have this oppor- which have characterised its predeces- tunity of associating myself with the sors. (Cheers.) great work carried out by the Institu- " It is a happy coincidence that this tion which provides and maintains the month my family are nearly all closely whole of the Life-boat Service around linked with the Life-boat Service. The our 5,000 miles of coast. This task other day my eldest brother named the has been carried out since 1824 by the Dover Life-boat after Sir William Hillary, voluntary service of our Crews and the the founder of the Institution. To-day voluntary support of the people of I am naming the Padstow boat after my these islands. It has never been more sister. On Friday next my youngest efficiently performed than in these days, brother is naming his fourth and fifth when the progress of science, especially Life-boats at Walton-on-the-Naze and in the development of the petrol engine, Clacton-on-Sea. (Cheers.) has given new strength to the perma- "It is with the greatest pleasure nent source of all effective human effort, that I name this Boat the Princess which lies, of course., in courage, Mary." tenacity and self-sacrifice ; and nowhere The Duke then pulled the cord do we find these qualities more splen- which broke the bottle of wine, amidst didly shown than among the fishing loud cheers. When the cheers had population on our coasts. (Cheers.) ceased, he continued : "I wish her God- " I cannot imagine the launch of any speed in her beneficent task, and I ship, great or small, which better am confident that she will bring fresh embodies the noblest aim of man than lustre to the splendid record of the that of a Life-boat, to use the strength Padstow Crew, and link my sister's and skill acquired after many years of name happily with one of the noblest earnest training, in order to go to the undertakings which has ever been help of fellow-men in peril of the sea, dedicated to the service of mankind." without asking or caring whether they (Loud cheers.) be fellow-countrymen or not; and of A vote of thanks to the Duke of the perils on this coast the names of Gloucester was proposed by Sir Godfrey Doom Bar and Hell Bay are eloquent Baring and seconded by Colonel proof. Prideaux-Brune. After the ceremony " I must now draw your attention to the Duke went on board the Life-boat. the fact that we owe this Life-boat to During the afternoon and evening the generosity of the great shipping Padstow was en fete, the grounds of group which operates all over the world Prideaux Place being thrown open under the chairmanship of Lord Inch- to the public by Colonel Prideaux- cape. As Lord Glenapp has reminded Brune. us, Lord Inchcape was the first to Among those present at the ceremony respond to the Prince of Wales's appeal, were: The Lord Lieutenant of Corn- and the generosity of the response was wall (Mr. John C. Williams), the Mayors in harmony with the traditions of the of Truro, Bodmin, St. Ives, Penryn and P. & 0. Company and the other Lostwithiel, the Chairman of the Pad- great lines associated with that name. stow Urban District Council, the Chair- (Cheers.) man of the Wadebridge Urban District " When Lord Inchcape gave this Council, Lieut.-Colonel Sir Hugh Boat he thought that she could not Protheroe Smith (Chief Constable of have a better name than that of my Cornwall), Admiral Sir Stuart Nicholson, 124 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1930. THREE PRINCES AT

By courtesy of] [Central News. H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES NAMING THE DOVER LIFE-BOAT.

By courtesy of] [The Western Morning yews. H.R.H. THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER AT THE PADSTOW CEREMONY. SEPTEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 125 LIFE-BOAT CEREMONIES.

By courtesy of] [Sport & General. H.R.H. PRINCE GEORGE NAMING THE WALTON-ON-THE-NAZE LIFE-BOAT.

By courtesy of] [Sport & General. HJR.H. PRINCE GEORGE NAMING THE CLACTON-ON-SEA LIFE-BOAT.

c2 126 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1930. C.B., M.V.O., D.L. (Hon. Secretary of Ladies' Life-boat Guild), Mr. George F. the Bude Branch), Major and Mrs. Shee, M.A. (Secretary of the Institu- Denys Prideaux-Brune, Miss Prideaux- tion), and representatives of many other Brune, Lord and Lady Ravensworth, Branches and Ladies' Life-boat Guilds. Captain E. P. Hutchings (Hon. Secretary After the Ceremony Colonel Prideaux- of the Padstow Branch), Lady Hum- Brune had the honour of entertaining phreys (Chairman of the Plymouth the Duke of Gloucester to luncheon.

New Motor Life-boats at Walton and Clacton. Inaugural Ceremonies by H.R.H. Prince George, K.G. H.R.H. PRINCE GEORGE, K.G., named driven by two 40-h.p. engines, giving her the new Motor Life-boats at Walton-on- a speed of nearly 8| knots, and carries the-Naze and Clacton-on-Sea on 25th enough petrol to be able to travel over July. These are the fourth and fifth 114 miles at full speed without re- Life-boats which Prince George has fuelling. She can take ninety people on named. In 1928 he travelled specially board in rough weather. She has been to the Orkneys to name the new Motor built out of four legacies received by the Life-boats at Stromness and Longhope, Institution from the late Mr. Isaac and last year he named the new South- Dewhurst, of Elland, Yorkshire; Miss end Motor Life-boat. There are three Hannah Yates, of Southport; Mr. Life-boat Stations on the Essex Coast—• Robert Barnes, of St. John's Wood, at Walton, Clacton and Southend. They London, and Miss Jane E. Watkins, of have now all been equipped with Motor Ryde, Isle of Wight. Life-boats, and all three boats have The 45-feet Watson Life-boat with a been named by Prince George. 40-h.p. engine, stationed at Clacton Both Walton and Clacton have very since 1910, has been replaced by a distinguished records in life-saving. The Motor Life-boat of the Watson Cabin Clacton Station was established in 1878 type, 45 feet 6 inches long, with eight and has rescued 581 lives. It has won water-tight compartments and 142 air fourteen Silver Medals and one Bronze cases. She is driven by two 40-h.p. Medal from the Institution for gallantry engines, giving her a speed of 8J knots. and Medals from the French and Danish She carries enough petrol to be able to Governments. The Walton Station travel 116 miles at full speed without was established in 1884. It has rescued refuelling, and can take ninety-five 375 lives and has won two Silver Medals people on board in rough weather. She and one Bronze Medal. has been built out of a legacy received Both Stations were among the earliest by the Institution from the late Mr. to be equipped with motor-power. Edmond Dresden, of London. Walton has had a Motor Life-boat since At the Ceremony at Walton the Chair- 1906 and Clacton since 1910, both being man of the Urban District Council (Mr. originally Pulling and Sailing Life- George Snare, J.P.) presided, supported boats, in which motors were installed. by the Chairman of the Frinton-on-Sea Both have done excellent service. The Urban District Council (Mr. J. B. Conly, 43-feet Norfolk and Suffolk Life-boat J.P.). with a 32-h.p. engine at Walton has The Hon. George Colville, Deputy been replaced by a boat of the Ramsgate Chairman of the Committee of Manage- type—a type which was specially ment, presented the Life-boat to the designed a few years ago to travel long Branch on behalf of the donors and the distances and, at the same time, to be Institution, and she was described by able to work over the sandbanks which Commander E. D. Drury, O.B.E., R.D., lie oS the south-east coast. She is 48 R.N.R., Deputy-Chief Inspector of feet 6 inches long; has seven water- Life-boats. Mr. J. W. Eagle, J.P., C.C., tight compartments, and 140 air cases; is Chairman of the Branch, accepted the SEPTEMBER . 1930 ] THE LIFEBOAT. 127 Life-boat, and she was dedicated by the " I have now great pleasure in naming Rural Dean (the Rev. Canon Tollinton, the Life-boat E.M.E.D., and I wish her D.D.). and her gallant crew God-speed.'' (Loud cheers.) Prince George's Speech. A vote of thanks to Prince George Prince George then named the Life- was proposed by the Lord Lieutenant of boat E.M.E.D., these being the initials Essex (Brigadier-General K. B. Colvin, of the names chosen by the four donors, C.B., T.D.), and seconded by Mr. P. J. the full names being inscribed inside Pybus, C.B.E., M.P. for the Harwich the boat. In doing so the Prince Division. said:—• Among those present were Brigadier- " It is a very great pleasure to me to General K. J. Kincaid-Smith, C.B., be present to-day to name the splendid C.M.G., D.S.O. (Deputy Lieutenant), Motor Life-boat which the Royal Brigadier-General J. T. Wigan, C.B., National Life-boat Institution has sta- C.M.G., D.S.O. (High Sheriff), the tioned here. Mayor of Harwich, the Mayor and " This is the fourth occasion on which Mayoress of Colchester, the Mayor- I have named a Motor Life-boat, and I Deputy of Brightlingsea and Mrs. am very glad to think that, with each Howard, Admiral Sir T. S. Jackson and new ceremony, I am increasing my first- Miss Jackson, Lieut.-Colonel Sir Albert hand knowledge of this great Service. Stern, K.B.E., C.M.G., and Lady Stern, Wherever I go, I find two things the Sir Frederick and Lady Rice, Captain same. The first is that, following the Unett, D.S.O. (Chief Constable of tradition of over a hundred years, the Essex), Mr. J. F. Graham (late Honorary Institution is never satisfied unless it Secretary), Captain W. J. Oxley (Hono- gives its crews the very best in Life- rary Secretary), Mr. and Mrs. A. E. boats and equipment. The second is, Hillary, Mr. W. Hammon (Ex-Coxswain that the Crews, wherever they live, are of the Life-boat), Mr. George F. Shee, men showing the same courage and M.A. (Secretary of the Institution) and devotion, and the same splendid spirit representatives of Branches and Ladies' of self-sacrifice. (Cheers.) Life-boat Guilds in Essex. The singing " You at Walton-on-the-Naze have was led by the choir of All Saints' a magnificent record. Since your Church. Station was established in 1884, your Crews have rescued 375 lives. Two of The Cl acton Ceremony. your Coxswains have earned the Silver The Prince then drove straight to Medal for conspicuous service, and your Clacton, where the Chairman of the present Coxswain, J. C. Byford, earned Urban District Council (Mr. H. Percy the Bionze Medal in connection with King) presided at the Ceremony. The the rescue of ninety-two persons, many Hon. George Colville, the Deputy- of them women and children, from the Chairman of the Committee of Manage- s.s. Peregrine, of London, which was ment, presented the Life-boat to the wrecked on the Long Sand, in a gale and Branch on behalf of the donor and the a very heavy sea, in December, 1917. Institution. Commander E. D. Drury, That is a record of which the Crew, the O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R., Deputy-Chief In- Branch, and the whole people of Walton, spector of Life-boats, described the Boat. have every right to feel proud. (Cheers.) She was received by Mr. H. J. Grant " You have now a powerful Motor (President of the Branch), and the Rural Life-boat of one of the latest types, Dean (the Rev. Canon Tollinton, D.D.), specially designed for work on this part dedicated her. Before the actual naming of our coasts. With it, I am confident ceremony the Lord Lieutenant of Essex you will win new laurels. It is a gift (Brigadier-General R. B. Colvin, C.B., from four donors. The names they T.D.), proposed, and Mr. P. J. Pybus, chose are inscribed in the boat. They C.B.E., M.P. for the Harwich Division, will share in the work you do and the seconded, a vote of thanks to Princs honours you win. George. 128 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1930. Prince George's Speech. She rescued 277 lives—a record which Prince George then named the Life- your new boat will find hard to beat, boat Edward Z. Dresden. He said :— but I am confident that she and her "I have just come from naming the Crew will carry on the great traditions of new Motor Life-boat at Walton-on-the- this Life-boat Station. Naze. Last year I named the new " With these words I name your new Southend-on-Sea Motor Life-boat, the boat Edward Z. Dresden, and wish her Greater London. The coast of Essex has and her gallant crew God-speed." (Loud now three Life-boat stations. There is cheers.) a modern Motor Life-boat at each of The Prince then broke the bottle of them, and when I have named your wine on the bows of the Life-boat and boat I shall have had the pleasure of launched her down the slipway. naming them all. (Cheers.) Among those present were Brigadier- " This Station was established in General K. J. Kincaid-Smith, C.B., 1877, and your Life-boats have rescued C.M.G., D.S.O. (Deputy Lieutenant), 584 lives. That is a wonderful record, Brigadier-General J. T. Wigan, C.B., and when one remembers not only the C.M.G., D.S.O. (High Sheriff), the Mayor 584 lives rescued, but all the others—the and Mayoress of Colchester, Sir Frederick families, the women and children—who and Lady Rice, Captain J. A. Unett, have been saved from unhappiness and D.S.O. (Chief Constable of Essex), Mr. want, the people of this town may well J. E. Ball (Vice-Chairman of the Urban feel both thankful and proud, at the District Council), Dr. Coxhead Cook recollection of what their Life-boats (Chairman of the Branch), Mr. A. W. have done. (Cheers.) Kerry (Honorary Treasurer), Mr. " In the pride of your record, the Charles B. Hearn (late Honorary Secre- whole county of Essex shares. The Life- tary), Mr. John S. Potter (Honorary boats of the county have rescued alto- Secretary), Mr. George F. Shee, M.A. gether nearly 1,500 lives. Its men have (Secretary of the Institution), and repre- won from the Institution thirty-nine sentatives of Branches and Ladies' Medals for gallantry, and of these, Life-boat Guilds in Essex. The singing fifteen have been won by Clacton. You was accompanied by the band of the have also received rewards for your 2nd Battalion, the Northamptonshire gallantry from more than one foreign Regiment, by kind permission of Lieut.- country and you well deserve the thanks Colonel W. D. Barber, M.C., with Mr. and congratulations of us all. (Cheers.) Treyton Adams conducting. " Your last Motor Life-boat was the After the Ceremonies Brigadier- gift of the Freemasons of England and General Kincaid-Smith had the honour bore, I am happy to recall, the name of of entertaining Prince George to my grandfather, King Edward VII. luncheon.

Other Inaugural Ceremonies. Hythe, Rcsslare Harbour, Berwick-on-Tweed, St. Mary's, Campbeltown and Troon. BESIDES the four Inaugural Ceremonies, County of Nottingham. A special Fund already described, in which members of was started in 1922, and completed in the Royal Family took part, five 1925, by which time £5,588 had been Ceremonies of new Motor Life-boats raised, in addition to the annual have been held during the summer, at contributions of the Branch to the Hythe (Kent), Rosslare Harbour (Co. general funds of the Institution. The Wexford), Berwick-on-Tweed, St. Mary's Fund owed much to the late Mr. (Isles of Scilly), Campbeltown (Argyll- Herbert F. Lancashire, a member of shire) and Troon (Ayrshire). the Committee of Management and Chairman of the Nottingham Branch, Hythe (Kent). and to Mr. A. E. HeazelJ, the Hono- The new Hythe Motor Life-boat is a rary Secretary of the Branch. The gift to the Institution from the City and Life-boat is of the light type, which SEPTEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 129 can be launched off the open beach, is hardly an article we use or enjoy for 35 feet 6 inches by 8 feet 6 inches, which we are not indebted to the sailor and with all her gear weighs 6f tons. who has brought ft to us. She has 8 water-tight compartments, " To-day my duty is to ask that not and 115 air-cases, and is driven by only will you accept the gift of our Life- a 35-h.p. engine, giving her a speed boat, but that you will allow it to bear of 7| knots. She carries enough petrol the name of the City of Nottingham. to be able to travel 116 miles at full " The name of the City of Nottingham speed without refuelling. If a wave is not an unhonoured name. Like breaks on board she can free herself Hythe, we are an ancient city. We in about twelve seconds, and if she boast of a long and honourable historic were capsized, even with a hole in her record. Of late years Nottingham has bottom, she would right herself in four grown into a great industrial centre, seconds. In rough weather she can and now I am proud to say that it is take 30 people on board. looked upon as one of the most attrac- The Hythe Station was established tive of the provincial cities. (Cheers.) in 1876, and has a record of 41 lives " The last ship that bore the name rescued. The present Coxswain, Harry of Nottingham was a war vessel. It Griggs, jun., won the Institution's was christened with great pride by the Silver Medal for gallantry during the City of Nottingham a year or two gales last November, when the Pulling before the war. During the war it and Sailing Life-boat, which has been played an honoured part, and finally replaced by the City of Nottingham, it went down, honoured, and fighting rescued the crew of the Rochester bravely in the cause. (Cheers.) barge, Marie May. " Now you can understand with what The Inaugural Ceremony took place feelings it is that, as Lord Mayor, I on 21st May. Colonel the Master of give the name of Nottingham to this Sempill, a member of the Committee of new vessel. For while the last was Management, presided, and formally devoted to the destroying of life, this accepted the boat which was presented vessel will be devoted to saving it.' to the Institution by Lieut.-Col. F. (Applause.) We honour the brave Rayner, D.S.O., T.D. (Chairman of fellows who served in the Nottingham the Nottingham and District Branch). and who now lie beneath the sea. They The Master of Sempill, after accept- live in our hearts constantly. But we ing the boat, presented her to the are hopeful that every ship that will Branch, and she was received on its now bear the name of Nottingham behalf by Brigadier-General G. G. will be for the saving of life. (Loud Cunningham, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., applause.) Deputy Mayor. The Rev. Chastel de " I name this beautiful ship the City Boinville, Vicar of Hythe, assisted by of Nottingham, and I hope you are as Brigadier Boot of the Salvation Army, proud of its name as the City of Notting- dedicated the Life-boat; and she was ham is proud of its Life-boat." described by Lieut.-Commander P. E. (Applause.) Vaux, D.S.C., R.N., Inspector of Life- A vote of thanks to the Lord Mayor boats for the Eastern District. was proposed by Major F. W. Butler, M.C., and seconded by Admiral J. P. The Lord Mayor's Speech. Rolleston, D.S.O., and a vote of thanks The Lord Mayor of Nottingham then to the Chairman was proposed by Dr. named the Life-boat City of Nottingham. C. W. Preston Hillary (Deputy Chair- In doing so he said :— man of the Nottingham and District " We in Nottingham, far removed Branch) and seconded by Mr. A. E. from the sea coast, can hardly grasp the Heazell (Hon. Secretary of the Notting- day by day dangers which the sea-faring ham and District Branch). The Lord folk have 'to face, but we do realise that Mayor then launched the Life-boat. from the time we get up in the morning Among those present at the Ceremony until we go to bed at night there is were the Sheriff and Town Clerk of 130 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1930. Nottingham and Mr. C. H. Niven (Hon. she was presented to the Branch on Secretary of the Hythe Branch). The behalf of the donors and the Institution singing was led by the choir of St. by Mr. George F. Shee, M.A. (Secretary Leonard's, Hythe, and accompanied by of the Institution). Mr. W. J. B. the Hythe Town Band. Before the Moncas (Hon. Secretary of the Branch) Ceremony the Lord Mayor of Notting- received the Life-boat, and the Rev. ham, and the representatives of the Father J. Sinnott, P.P. dedicated her. Nottingham and Hythe Branches and She was then welcomed on behalf of of the Institution were the guests at the Irish Free State by Padraig Mac- luncheon of Major the Right Hon. Sir Giolls'gain (Mr. Patrick McGilligan). Philip Sassoon, Bt., G.B.E., C.M.G., the Minister for Industry and Com- M.P. for Hythe, and President of the merce. Mr. McGilligan apologised for Branch, who was prevented from being the absence of Mr. W. T. Cosgrave, present himself by another engagement. President of the Executive Council, who was under doctor's orders. He Rosslare Harbcur (Co. Wexford). paid a tribute to the Rosslare Harbour The new Rosslare Harbour Life-boat is Crew, and commended the work'of the of the Watson Cabin type, 45 feet 6 inches Institution to the support of the Irish long, a sister boat to the new Clacton- people. If the people only had impressed on-Sea boat, described on page 126, upon them the sufferings and the and was the first Life-boat to be fitted dangers against which the Life-boat with wireless telegraphy. She has been Service protected seafarers, they would provided out of four legacies received be more ready in their response to the by the Institution from the late Mrs. Institution's appeals. (Applause.) E. P. Kirby, of Richmond, Mr. E. Mrs. Patrick McGilligan then named Kleeman, of Lewisham, Mrs. E. Dudley, the Life-boat K.E.C.F. These are the of Birmingham, and Miss M. A. Potton, initials of the names chosen by the of Dover. four donors, the full names being The new boat particularly distin- inscribed inside the boat. guished herself in the terrible gales last The Mayor of Wexford presented the autumn. During one month she was awards made for the service to the out on service seven times to the help of schooner Mountblairy on 20th October ten vessels, rescued 29 lives, and saved last, and a vote of thanks to Mr. and five fishing boats from destruction. The Mrs. McGilligan was proposed by Mr. finest of these seven services was the Shee and seconded by Mr. B. H. Lloyd rescue of the crew of five of the Plymouth (Hon. Treasurer of the Wexford Branch). schooner Mountblairy. For this service Coxswain Wickham received a clasp to Berwick-cr.-Tweed. the Silver Medal of the Institution The new Berwick-on-Tweed Motor already awarded him for gallantry, Life-boat is a gift to the Institution Mr. W. J. B. Moncas, the Honorary from the County of Westmorland, Secretary, the Bronze Medal, and each having been built out of a special fund member of the Crew the Thanks of amounting to £4,500 which was raised the Institution inscribed on Vellum. in the county. She is of the light type The Station was established in 1838. of Motor Life-boat, being a sister boat It has a record of 469 lives rescued. to the City of Nottingham, already Two Gold, twenty-one Silver and one described. Berwick has had a Life- Bronze Medal for gallantry have been boat Station since 1835, and its Life- awarded by the Institution, and three boats have rescued 203 lives. Silver Medals by the King of Norway. The Inaugural Ceremony took place The Inaugural Ceremony took place on 12th June, with Lady Francis on 3rd June, the Mayor of Wexford Osborne (President of the Berwick (Mr. Richard Corish, T.D.) presiding. Branch) presiding. Captain R. L. Lieut.-Commander J. M. Upton, R.N.R., Hamer, R.N. (Inspector of Life-boats (District Inspector of Life-boats for for the Northern District), described the Ireland), described the Life-boat, and Life-boat, and Mr. R. B. Marriott (the SEPTEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 131 Hon. Secretary of the Westmorland Institution from the Cunard Steamship Life-boat Fund), gave an account of the Company, being one of five Motor Fund. It had originated in 1924, Life-boats which have been presented by the Centenary Year of the Institution, shipping companies in response to the and was completed in 1929, when it appeal which the Prince of Wales made amounted to £4,500. The originator to the shipping industry at the Annual of the Fund was Mr. W. G. Groves, Meeting in 1928. The new boat is of Windermere, who had himself of the Watson Cabin type, being a given £1,000 as well as acting as the sister boat to the Clacton-on-Sea Life- Fund's Chairman. Two other donations boat, described on page 126. She has of £250 each had been received, one replaced another Motor Life-boat, of from Mr. Smalley, Hon. Treasurer of the Watson type, which was built in the Fund, and the other from his 1919. The St. Mary's Station, which brother. Another £1,500 was collected was established in 1837, has rescued in varying amounts, and then the Fund 230 lives. had hung fire until it had been com- The Inaugural Ceremony took place ; pleted through the kindness of a lady on llth August. Lieut.-Commander j who wished to remain anonymous. H. L. Wheeler, R.N. (Inspector of He had been asked why Westmorland, Life-boats for the Southern District), a county with no coastline, should presented the Life-boat to the Branch, provide a Life-boat. His answer was on behalf of the Cunard Line and the that Westmorland was as dependent Institution, and gave a description as other counties on the food supplies of her. Mr. E. N. V. Moyle, Chairman brought from overseas, and had an of the Branch, accepted her, and she equal duty with them to help protect was dedicated by the Rev. H. Jocelyn our shipping and its crews from the Davies, Chaplain of the Isles of Scilly, perils round our coasts. (Cheers.) assisted by the Rev. H. Hill, of the Mr. H. L. Groves, the son of the United Methodist Church. Dr. W. B. originator of the Fund, then presented Addison, the Honorary Secretary, then the Life-boat to the Branch, and she called on Mrs. Addison to name the was received by Commander H. Lillings- Life-boat, and she named her Cunard. ton, R.N. (Chairman of the Branch). A vote of thanks to Mrs. Addison was Canon R. W. de la Hay, Vicar of proposed by Mr. F. R. Ward, J.P. Berwick, dedicated the Life-boat, as- sisted by the Rev. C. Hudson, Vicar Campbeltown (Argyllshire). of Spittal, and Miss Belk named her Westmorland. The Inaugural Ceremony of the new A vote of thanks to Miss Belk and Campbeltown Motor Life-boat took the donors was proposed by Lady place on the 3rd September. The Life- Francis Osborne and seconded by boat, which has been named City of Captain H. J. K. Todd, M.P. for Glasgow as a mark of the Institution's Berwick ; and a vote of thanks to Lady appreciation for the wonderful financial Francis Osborne was proposed by the help received from the Glasgow Branch Mayor of Berwick (Councillor J. M. in recent years, was presented by the Dudgeon) and seconded by Brigadier- Lord Provost of Glasgow; received, on General W. S. Swabey, C.B., C.M.G. behalf of the Institution, by the Duke (Organising Secretary for the North- of Montrose, C.B., C.V.O., V.D. (Chair- West of England). At the end of the man of the Scottish Life-boat Council, Ceremony the Life-boat was launched. and a Vice-President of the Institution), The singing was led by massed choirs, and named by Mrs. Hugh Mitchell, conducted by Dr. C. T. Gauntlett. of Campbeltown. A full account In the evening a dance was held in aid of the Ceremony will appear in the of the funds of the Branch. next issue of The Lifeboat, which will also contain an account of the Inaugural St. Mary's (Isles of Scilly.) Ceremony of the new Troon Motor The new Motor Life-boat at St. Life-boat, fixed to take place on 27th Mary's, Isles of Scilly, is a gift to the September. 132 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1930.

A Mid-Winter Service. By Major-General the Rt. Hon. John E. Bernard Seeley, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O. [Major-General Seely has been a Member up, dressed as fast as I could, and of the Committee of Management of the started to run down towards the beach, Institution for over twenty-eight years. just half a mile away. When I got He has been a member of the Life-boat round the corner of the house I was Crew at Brooke, in the Isle of Wight, for blown right over, and, indeed, it was over thirty-five years. In the whole with difficulty that I managed to make history of the Institution he is the only my way into the comparative shelter of man who has been a member both of the the trees at the bottom of the garden. Committee of Management and of a Life- When I reached the little village street boat Crew. General Seely has just been I started to run again. It was almost appointed a V ice-President. These facts dark, but one could just see. At the give a peculiar interest to the very graphic Rectory, which is overshadowed by big account of a Life-boat Service which ilex trees, it was pitch dark, and I ran appears in his book of memoirs, well- bump into something woolly and warm. named " Adventure," which was published It was one of the ten horses which we at the beginning of this year by Messrs. W. require to pull our Life-boat on its Heinemann (21s.). We give this account carriage down to the beach. I followed below by the kind permission of General the horses to the Life-boat house, and Seely himself, of Messrs. W. Heinemann, there found most of the Crew assembled ; and of the proprietors of the Daily Tele- the rest turned up within ten minutes. graph, in which paper extracts from the Quite apart from the howling of the memoirs appeared before they were issued wind, the sea was making so loud a roar in book form.—Editor The Lifeboat.] that one had to shout into one's neigh- ONE autumn, when I was fortunately bour's ear to make him hear. The at home in the Isle of Wight, we had a curious thing was that while we stood shipwreck, and after we had rescued the in the lee of the Life-boat house talking, crew, the Coxswain, a famous old Life- nobody said what an awful night it was, boatman, Benjamin Jacobs, proposed or expressed doubts as to our fate, that I should be a regular member of though I know full well that it was in the Crew. I was duly elected, and the mind of every one of us. A few remain a member to this day. I can technical remarks about the last of the truly say that of all the posts that have ebb helping us towards the wreck if we been given to me, this fills me with the wasted no time in launching, were all greatest joy. that was said. As I have often been asked what a We could not see the wreck, but we Life-boat launch on service in a storm could see her starboard light showing is really like, I will try to describe such green at intervals. She was stuck fast an episode from my own experience. on the outer ledge, about a mile and a Later, one mid-winter's evening, on half from where we launched. the Isle of Wight's south coast, the wind came on to blow hard from the south- Into the Water. south-west at about five o'clock, and The horses pulled the Boat on its the sea ran exceptionally high. When carriage down to the beach and turned I went to bed, about twelve o'clock, it her round. The wind blew so hard up was blowing harder than ever, shaking the Life-boat road that it was almost the whole house. impossible to stand, but we managed to get the carriage down to the water's Awakened by the Maroon. edge. Then came three problems, easy At half-past two I was awakened by of solution in ordinary weather, but all a very loud bang—the maroon which we terribly difficult in a great storm. The send up to summon theTrew. I jumped first, to get the carriage far enough into SEPTEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 133 the water so that when the Boat was the next wave. Then it came. We launched from it she would have water could hear it roaring though we dared enough to float. The second, after we not look round, for we had to devote had pushed the carriage far enough into our whole mind and strength to pulling. the sea, to clamber into the boat in Up went the bow, up, up, until the Boat clothes sodden from, head to foot. The was nearly perpendicular, but over the third problem, when the boat had been crest she went, and for a moment we launched, was to pull hard enough to were safe. surmount the first wave. It is a strange thing about the sea, but Well, we got her in up to the axles of it is a fact, that when you once get on to the wheels, but in the process waves it in a boat as low in the water as a Life- went clean over our heads ; still, we did boat, you get far less wind than you do all manage to climb in. Then we got ashore. I suppose the explanation is our oars out and waited for tke Coxswain that the wind is continually swept up to shout " Launch ! " to the helpers on by the backs of the great waves, and the shore. There are two long ropes thus most of it passes over one's head. attached to each side of the stern of the We got over the next wave and the next. Life-boat, passed through pulleys in the The third one was a big fellow, which., forepart of the carriage, and then fortunately broke just before we reached brought back to the shore ; the helpers it. Nevertheless, it drove us back to catch hold of these, and on the word within 50 yards of the beach, but we " Launch ! " run as hard as they can up kept on pulling, and from, that time con- the beach, thus shooting the Life-boat tinued to make headway. It took us from the carriage out into the sea. nearly two hours to row that mile and a The Coxswain, Ben Jacobs, was a half to the wreck. The wind was dead splendid man, of immense strength, and ahead. quite devoid of fear. Moreover, he had At last, quite exhausted, we reached lived on the coast all his life, and knew the wreck. She was a great big sailing every rock and current. ship of between 2,000 and 3,000 tons, So we sat in the boat with our oars and her sides towered up above us. We ready, waiting for the best moment to shouted, but no one appeared, so we launch. Then, as now, I rowed stroke threw a grapnel into the rigging, which on the port side. The oars are painted held. white to distinguish them from the star- Aboard the Wveck. board ones, which are painted blue. I She rolled fifty degrees each way, and confess that as I sat there waiting, for the seas broke right over her. We all what seemed like an hour, I thought our shouted together, but could get no reply, chances of getting to the wreck were so two of us had to go on board. It had almost hopeless. Nor did I think it always been arranged that those two likely that any of us would get out of should be Tom Hookey, the blacksmith, the adventure alive. I had lived on the and myself, because we were the lightest coast nearly all my life, and had never and supposed to be the most agile. Tom seen such a storm. was exactly the same age as myself, and we were lifelong and intimate friends. "Launch.'" We both jumped into the rigging as the At last the Coxswain chose the right ship rolled over towards us, and managed moment. After a great wave had nearly to get on board. Then came the really lifted us off the carriage, he raised his exciting adventure of getting below right hand above his head and roared between the waves without being swept out " Launch." There was a rumbling overboard. By great good luck we sound as the Boat ran over the rollers succeeded. on her way to the sea, and, with a crash, Down below was a strange and melan- into the water we went. How we pulled! choly sight. Three lanterns were burn- My God, how we pulled! Every man ing in the large fo'castle. There was knew that it was our only chance to get nearly 3 feet of water, and floating about enough way on the Boat to surmount were coats, shirts, trousers, oilskins, caps

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By courtesy of] [Fox Photos. GENERAL SEELY HELPING TO HAUL UP THE BROOKE LIFE-BOAT. General Seely is the centre figure, SEPTEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 135 and tobacco pouches, but not a sign of twenty minutes on the return. As we human life. We clambered out, dodged sailed home we bemoaned our melan- a wave, and managed to get down the choly fate in having no survivors to after-hatch. There the ship was more bring ashore, and vowed, amidst than half-full of water ; a light was still laughter, that on future occasions we burning, but not a soul to be seen. would take a few with us. Above the crash of the breakers we What had happened was this: The heard a loud shout from the Life-boat, vessel, having her sails blown away and and ran to the side. Tom jumped in her steering-gear broken, and being first, and I was about to follow when therefore quits out of control, had sent she swayed out about 20 yards from the up signals of distress to a passing side. steamer, when about five miles from the I climbed up the rigging to escape a shore. Th.3 steamer could not come big wave which swept along the deck alongside in that tremendous sea, so the below me ; then ran down again, and crew all jumped for it. A few were as the boat sheered alongside, jumped. saved, but, alas ! most of them were She was only about 6 feet below me drowned, and some of their bodies when I jumped, on the crest of a wave, drifted ashore afterwards. As it turned but she sank into the trough almost as out, had they stuck to their ship, fast as I fell, so that I should guess that probably all would have been saved. I must have fallen quite 15 feet before We made a wonderful landing on a I reached her. I fell on an unfortu- big wave, and the boat ran well up the nate man, and really hurt him quite beach. In the morning, when daylight badly. came, there was the great ship still Just at that moment the grapnel standing. But soon the masts, one by parted, and we were swept away to lee- one, fell over the side ; then swiftly she ward. All our oars on one side had been opened up like a book, and by nine smashed to splinters, but we got out o'clock there was no trace of her to be enough spares to pull her a bit to the seen, only a mass of wreckage drifting east. Then we threw out the drogue ashore, all except the great spars splin- ' over the stern, hoisted a jib, and flew tered into quite little bits. home before the wind at a wonderful It was a hard adventure, but except speed. What had taken us two hours for the man on whom I fell, nobody was to accomplish on the way out, took us seriously hurt; he, too, soon recovered.

Some Unusual Services. Rescue of Bathers. DURING the summer there have, been from the Land's End Hotel, that a several unusual calls made upon Life- man had fallen over the cliff into the boats, and in four cases it has been water. The sea was rough, and when found necessary to launch them to the Life-boat arrived no trace could be bathers in distress. At Sennen Cove, found of the man. The body was on the afternoon of 23rd June, with a washed ashore later. strong breeze blowing and a rough sea, On 30th June the Montrose Pulling a message was received from the Land's and Sailing Life-boat went out to the End Hotel that a man was in difficulties help of two women and five men who bathing. It took the Motor Life-boat were on the raft of the bathing station. twenty minutes to reach the spot, and A strong breeze was blowing with a by that time both the bather and his rough sea, the under-current was brother, who had gone in to his rescue, strong, and they were unable to get had disappeared. ashore. The boat of the bathing station On 2nd July the same Motor Life- had made two attempts to rescue them. boat was again called out by a message At the first attempt she was swamped, 136 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1930. and at the second she took off two. had already been rescued from the It was then that the Life-boat was shore. called out, as the seven people still on On 15th July the Hastings Motor the raft were in great danger of being Life-boat went out to the help of five swept off by the seas. The Life-boat, in men who were in danger off Bexhill on tow of a motor boat, quickly reached a pontoon belonging to the Sewerage the raft, and took off all seven, some of Works. The Life-boat arrived to find them being so exhausted that they had that the men had already been rescued to be lifted on board her. by another boat. On 30th August the Montrose Motor On llth July a German who was Life-boat was searching for nearly two giving a demonstration of gliding fell hours for four girls who had been swept into the sea. The Scarborough Motor away while bathing, and were drowned. Life-boat was on the spot ten minutes On 9th July the Southwold Motor after being called out, to find that Life-boat was called out to a bather in the man had just been picked up by distress, but she arrived to find that he another boat.

Danish Awards to Newhaven. THE Danish Government have awarded His Majesty the King to express to to Coxswain Richard Payne, of New- you the Danish Government's apprecia- haven, Sussex, an inscribed Gold Watch, tion of the courage and gallantry which and to each member of the Newhaven you showed when rescuing the crew of Crew an inscribed Silver Cup, in the Danish four-masted motor schooner recognition of their gallantry in rescuing Mogens Koch of Ronne on 7th December, the crew of the Danish motor-schooner, 1929. At the same time I have the Mogens Koch, which went ashore at pleasure of presenting you with a Cuckmere on 7th December last. This gold watch with inscription in com- rescue, which was fully described in memoration of this event." the March issue of The Lifeboat, was A Diploma in similar terms accom- one of the outstanding services of the panied each of the Silver Cups. terrible gales last winter. It took Coxswain Payne had already been place on the worst day of the gales, awarded the Institution's Silver Medal, with a very heavy sea running, heavy and each member of the Crew the rain, and the wind blowing at over Institution's Thanks inscribed on Vel- eighty miles an hour. The Life-boat her- lum. self was damaged. The second motor The Silver Medal and the Gold mechanic was washed out of the boat, Watch were presented to the Coxswain but his feet caught on a rope and he at the Annual Meeting of the Governors was hauled aboard again. One of the of the Institution on 7th April last. rescued men had his thigh dislocated, The Vellums and the Silver Cups were and Coxswain Payne himself was presented to the Newhaven Crew by seriously hurt. Captain G. C. Holloway, O.B.E., R.D., The Gold Watch was accompanied R.N.R. (a member of the Committee by a Diploma, signed by the Danish of Management), on 7th June last, at a Foreign Minister, in the following terms: demonstration at Newhaven, given by " I have much pleasure in informing the Sussex Division of the Royal you that I have been commanded by Naval Volunteer Reserve.

"Two Wrecks in the Shetlands." IN the account of the wreck of the boat, we quoted a passage from a letter, trawler Ben Doran and the courageous received from a resident in the Shet- efforts made to rescue her crew, which lands, in order to show the spirit of the appeared in the last issue of The Life- rescuers. This letter stated that the SEPTEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 137 skipper of the Smiling Morn said that Lerwick Branch, who was on board the he was willing to lose his boat and even Smiling Morn, that this story is " pure his own life, but he would not give up. fiction." We very much regret that He was determined to go on, and had to the correspondent who sent it to us, be forcibly restrained by the other men in all good faith, should have been from continuing a hopeless attempt at misinformed, and that it should rescue. We are now informed by Mr. have appeared in the account of this Kay, the Honorary Secretary of the service.

Hythe Life-boat at Calais.

Inaugural Ceremony of the " Mar£chal-Foch." THE Inaugural Ceremony of the Motor mander Wheeler, Mr. Niven and the Life-boat Marechal-Foch, which the Hythe Coxswain (Harry Griggs, jun., French Life-boat Society has built for who won the Institution's Silver Medal its Station at Calais, took place on last November) were the guests of the 15th August. The Marechal-Foch is a Mayor of Calais at the banquet which twin-screw twin-engine Motor Life-boat, preceded the Ceremony. Mr. Niven 42 feet 6 inches by 11 feet 4 inches, took with him a letter of greeting with a speed of 8| knots. As described from the Lord Mayor of Nottingham, elsewhere, the Marechal-Foch was present addressed to the Mayor of Calais, and at the Inaugural Ceremony of the passages from this letter were read by Sir William Hillary at Dover on the Mayor of Calais at the banquet. In 10th July. the course of the letter the Lord Mayor The Institution was represented at said:— the Calais Ceremony by the new Hythe " It will be the earnest and sincere Motor Life-boat, City of Nottingham, hope of both cities that the two Life- under the command of Lieut.-Com- boats will have a long and honourable mander H. L. Wheeler, R.N. (Inspector service in the noble work of life-saving of Life-boats for the Southern District). amongst the mariners and others of all Mr. C. H. Niven, Honorary Secretary nations who daily face the perils of the at Hythe, was also on board. Com- sea."

Bridlington Memorial Service. IN the last issue of The Lifeboat an interest. It had been held each year for account was published of the Memorial some time, but then had been allowed to Service at Bridlington for the men who lapse. About twenty years ago it was lost their lives on 10th February, 1871, revived by Mr. C. H. Gray, who has when an unusually severe gale burst on more than once been Mayor of Brid- the north-east coast of England, and at lington ; has, since 1916, been the Bridlington the terrible spectacle was Honorary Secretary of the Life-boat seen of seventeen ships ashore at the Station, and has on more than one same time and rapidly breaking up. occasion been thanked by the Institu- The brief record of that terrible day was tion for his services. Mr. Gray has been that five crews were rescued and six of responsible for the Service each year the rescuers lost their lives. The fol- since he revived it, and it was due to lowing additional facts with regard to him that this year it was broadcast the Memorial Service should be of and films were taken of it. 138 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1930.

Captain Howard F. J. Rowley, C.B.E., R.N. Retirement from the Post of Chief Inspector. ON 14th August Captain Howard F. J. the Northern District, took them to Rowley, C.B.E., E.N., to the great their Stations at Stromness and Stron- regret of the Committee of Manage- say. When he returned to the Institu- ment and the officers and staff of the tion as Chief Inspector in 1919 there Institution, retired from the post of were nineteen Motor Life-boats on Chief Inspector of Life-boats, which he the coast. All construction had neces- had held for eleven years. He had sarily been suspended during the War. already passed the retiring age by two Upon him devolved the chief respon- years, but had continued in the post at sibility of resuming construction in the the special request of the Committee. face of high costs and many difficulties Captain Rowley, who was then a with material and labour, of continu- Lieutenant serving on H.M. Yacht ing the development of the Motor Osborne, as navigating officer, retired Life-boat, and of ensuring that Motor from the Navy in 1902, and in the Life-boats should be stationed where same year entered the service of the they would be most effective. Institution as a District Inspector of Life-boats. He was stationed first in Progress since 1919. the Western and then in the Northern During the eleven years of his Chief District, and in 1909 became Deputy Inspectorship, the number of Motor Chief Inspector. On the outbreak of Life-boats has increased from nineteen War, five years later, Captain Rowley to eighty-eight. In the same time great (then a Commander) returned to the developments have been made. At the Navy. He was entrusted with the end of the War motor-power was strictly important task of establishing a naval auxiliary. Motor Life-boats still carried base at Inverness, which dealt with a full complement of sails, and were the distribution of officers and ratings, designed to have the same sailing powers stores and mails to the Grand Fleet. as the Pulling and Sailing Life-boats. It was a post calling for great organis- With the coming of the boats with two ing ability. Here Captain Rowley served engines and twin-screws, the first of throughout the War as Senior Naval which was built in 1923, the Motor Life- Officer, Divisional Transport Officer and boat became primarily and essentially Naval Representative for the North of dependent on its engines. Scotland Special Military Area. He During these years also the first of the was promoted Captain for his services, Cabin Life-boats has been built; new and made a Commander of the Order and improved engines have been designed of the British Empire. He also received to meet the special and stringent needs the American Distinguished Service of the Service; Motor Caterpillar Medal. In 1919 Captain Rowley re- Tractors have been adopted for launch- turned to the Institution as Chief ing Life-boats; a Line-throwing Gun Inspector of Life-boats. has been designed; a new type of His twenty-eight years' service with Motor Life-boat, light enough to be the Institution have coincided with the launched off the open beach, has been period of its most important develop- planned and built, thus enabling motor- ments. When he joined the Service power to be used at many Stations the whole Fleet (except for four Steam where it had before been impossible ; Life-boats) depended on oars and sails. and finally the special fast Motor Life- Two years later the first experiments boat, stationed at Dover for the pro- were made with Life-boats in which tection of aeroplane as well as steamer petrol engines had been installed. In traffic, has been built. All these develop- 1909 the first two Life-boats built for ments, now successfully accomplished, motor-power were completed, and Cap- have meant prolonged experiments, tain Rowley, as District Inspector for anxiety, and temporary failures to be SEPTEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 139 overcome. They have made the late saving Society made a presentation to Chief Inspector's years of office very him which fitly recognised the part he difficult and strenuous years, but he has taken in establishing closer rela- has given to the work his whole energy tions between the Life-boat Services and devotion, and from his retirement of different countries. His colleagues he can look back upon them with the and the staff of the Institution showed satisfaction and pride of knowing that their esteem and regret by presenting what was still little more than a small him with a silver salver and silver experimental equipment of motor- rose-bowl, and the presentation was power when he became Chief Inspector, made in the presence of a large number has been transformed into a Motor of the officers and staff of the Institu- Life-boat Fleet in being, with Motor tion. The Committee of Management Life-boats of different types, to suit have placed on record their own feelings the differing conditions of the coast, and the feelings of all connected with stationed at nearly all the important the Life-boat Service in the following points round Great Britain and Ire- resolution:— land. " That the most cordial thanks of the The Board of Trade expressed to Committee of Management be accorded the Institution its appreciation of " the to Captain H. F. J. Rowley, C.B.E., efforts which have been made in the R.N., for his long, distinguished and past by Captain Rowley to establish most valuable services to the Royal and maintain close and cordial relations National Life-boat Institution, and with the Chief Inspecting Officers of that this Committee desire to place His Majesty's Coastguard Service, which on record their high esteem and have resulted in great benefit to the regard for Captain Rowley both as an Life-saving Service as a whole." Officer of the Institution and as a The North and South Holland Life- friend."

Life-boat Appointments. FOLLOWING on the retirement of Captain then in the Northern District, and Howard F. J. Rowley, C.B.E., R.N., has been in the service of the Institu- the Committee of Management have tion for twenty years. Commander appointed Commander E. D. Drury, Drury is succeeded as Deputy-Chief O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R., Chief Inspector Inspector by Captain R. L. Hamer, of Life-boats. Commander Drury, who R.N., who has been a District has been Deputy-Chief Inspector during Inspector since 1925, first in the the past two years, was before that Southern and then in the Northern District Inspector in the Western and District.

Life-boat Calendar for 1931. Reproduction of the Portrait of a Famous Coxswain. THE Institution is preparing a Life-boat gallantry, and won the latter for going Calendar for 1931, which will be ready out on service in command of the Life- in November. In previous years the boat when he was seriously ill in bed and calendars have consisted of reproduc- waiting to go to a London hospital for tions of paintings of Life-boat rescues. an operation for cancer in the throat) This year it is proposed to have instead but because his face magnificently the portrait of a Life-boatman—a expresses the qualities of the men of reproduction of a pen and ink drawing the Service. of the late Coxswain William Stanton, The calendar will be 11| inches of Deal. Stanton has been chosen not long by 9 inches wide, and can be only because of his great record of obtained from the Institution in any heroism (he held both the Silver and quantity, post free, Is. each, or 10s. a Bronze Medals of the Institution for dozen, this price including an envelope 140 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1930. with each calendar. It will weigh, in apply to the Secretary, Royal National the envelope, just under 4 ounces, so Life-boat Institution, Life-boat House, that it can be sent through the post, 22, Charing Cross Eoad, London, W.C. 2, with the envelope open, for Id. and should enclose with their order a Those who wish to order calendars can postal order or stamps. Only such do so at once, and they will receive orders can be dealt with, and it will them at the end of November or help materially if orders are sent at beginning of December. They should once.

Centenaries of Life-boat Stations. Presentation of Vellums signed by the Prince of Wales. NINE presentations of Centenary Vel- Commissioner for the Urban District, lums to Stations have taken place who said that it would be placed in the during the past summer at Howth, Council Chamber. Courtmacsherry, Arklow, Dun Laoghaire (Kingstown), Holy Island, Hoylake, Courtmacsherry Harbour (Co. Cork). Exmouth, Blakeney, Dunbar and The Station was established by the Robin Hood's Bay. The total of such Institution in 1825, and has had five Vellums presented is now forty-two. Life-boats, including the present Motor Each Vellum is signed by the Prince Life-boat, which was sent there in 1929. of Wales and bears a record expressing Since 1867 they have rescued 35 lives. the Institution's appreciation of the One Gold and four Silver Medals have voluntary work of the Officers and been awarded by the Institution to Committee and of the devotion and Life-boatmen and others. The Vellum courage of the Life-boat Crew. was presented on 30th May by Mr. The number of lives rescued and of George F. Shee, M.A., Secretary of the medals awarded (as given in the follow- Institution, and was received by Mr. ing reports) is up to the date of the Frank Ruddock, the Hon. Secretary. Ceremony, but it is not in every case possible to give the total of lives from Arklow (Co. Wicklow). the date of the establishment of the The Station was established by the Station, as the early records are not Institution in 1826, and has had always complete. The medals are in altogether six Life-boats. Since 1857 each case all medals awarded to Life- they have rescued 177 lives. Five boatmen and others from the foundation Silver Medals have been awarded by of the Institution in 1824. the Institution to Life-boatmen and others. The Vellum was presented on Howth (Co. Dublin). 2nd June by Mr. George F. Shee, M.A., The date of the establishment of this Secretary of the Institution, and was Station is unknown, but it appears in a received by the Chairman of the list, published in the first Annual Report Urban District Council. of the Institution in 1825, of places at which Life-boats had been stationed Dun Laoghaire (Kingstown, Co. Dublin). independently of the Institution. The The date of the establishment of this Institution took over the Station in Station is unknown, but it appears in a 1862. It has had six Life-boats, and list, published in the first Annual Report since 1862 they have rescued 96 lives. of the Institution in 1825, of places at The Institution has awarded six Silver which Life-boats had been stationed and two Bronze Medals to Life-boatmen independently of the Institution. The and others. The Vellum was presented Institution. took over the Station in at the Annual Meeting of the Branch on 1861, and from 1890-1911 maintained 23rd May, by Mr. H. G. Solomon, the two Stations. Between them they have District Organizing Secretary, and was had eight Life-boats, including the received by Mr. P. J. Meghen, B.Sc., present Motor Life-boat, which was SEPTEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 141 built in 1919. They have rescued 139 presented with a First-class Certificate lives, and the Institution has awarded of Merit from the " Imperial Russian two Gold and seven Silver Medals to Association for Life-saving on Waters," Life-boatmen and others. The Vellum for their gallantry in rescuing the crew was presented on 14th June by Mr. of a Riga vessel. The Vellum was George F. Shee, M.A., Secretary of the presented on 26th July by Lady Institution, and was received by the Stanley of Alderley, the Honorary Chairman of the Urban District Council. Secretary of the Manchester and Salford Ladies' Life-boat Guild, who was intro- Holy Island (Northumberland). duced by the District Organising Secre- The Station was established in 1802, tary, and it was received by the Rev. its first Life-boat being built by Henry Canon W. T. Warburton, M.A. Greathead, the builder of the Original, which was stationed at Tynemouth in Exmcuth (Devon). 1789. Since 1867 there have been The Exmouth Station was also two Stations at Holy Island, and they established in 1803, and its first Life- have had altogether nine Life-boats, boat was built by Henry Greathead. It including the two which are now at the was taken over by the Institution in Stations. Two of these Life-boats 1858, and has had altogether five were named Grace Darling. The first Life-boats. These Life-boats have served from 1865-1883, with the fine rescued 26 lives. Four Silver Medals record of 94 lives rescued, and the have been awarded for gallantry in second from 1884-1909, with a record saving life, but these were not for of 24 lives. The present Motor Life- Life-boat services. The Vellum was boat, Milburn, built out of a legacy presented on 31st July by Colonel the from the late Sir Charles Stamp Milburn, Master of Sempill, a member of the Bt., and a gift from Mr. Frederick Committee of Management, and was Milburn, was sent to the No. 1 Station received by the Chairman of the Ex- in 1925. The Institution has no record mouth Council. of the first Life-boat, which served Blakeney (Norfolk). until 1829, but since then the Holy The date of the establishment of this Island Life-boats have rescued 262 Station is unknown, but it appears in lives and saved fourteen boats and a list, published in the first Annual vessels. One Gold, eight Silver and Report of the Institution in 1825, of two Bronze Medals have been awarded places at which Life-boats had been by the Institution to Life-boatmen and stationed independently of the Institu- others. The Vellum was presented on tion. The Station was taken over by 12th June by Sir Leonard Milburn, Bt., the Institution in 1861. It has had Chairman of the Hauxley and Amble altogether six Life-boats, which, since Branch, and was received by Mr. James 1863, have rescued 101 lives. The Dawson, the Hon. Secretary. Institution's Silver Medal was awarded Hoylake (Cheshire). in 1896 to Coxswain William Hooke, on his retirement. The Vellum was Hoylake's first Life-boat was built presented on 6*h August by Mr. Russell in 1803 by Henry Greathead, and the J. Colman (the Lord Lieutenant of Hoylake Station was under the control Norfolk), and was received by Coxswain of the Mersey Docks and Harbour George Long, who has served in the Board until 1894, when it was taken Life-boat for forty years. over by the Institution. The Board also maintained the Hilbre Island Station, Dunbar (Haddingtonshire). taken over by the Institution in the The Station was established in 1808, same year. According to the records and was taken over by the Institution of the Board the two Stations rescued in 1864. It has had altogether four 459 lives from 1840 to 1894. Since Life-boats, which have rescued 145 lives. 1894 Hoylake has rescued 46 lives, and Four Silver Medals have been awarded in 1902 its Coxswain and Crew were by the Institution to Life-boatmen and 142 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1930. others. The Vellum was presented on Four of the Crew were drowned and 14th August bythe Countess of Hadding- six of the rescued men. Five other ton, and was received by Mr. Frank J. men, when they saw the accident, put Usher, the Vice-Chairman of the Branch. off in the old Life-boat, but she, too, capsized and her Crew were drowned. Robin Hood's Bay (Yorkshire). The Vellum was presented on 16th The Station was established in 1830, August by Canon A. N. Cooper, M.A., and taken over by the Institution in Chairman of the Filey Branch, and was 1881. It has had four Life-boats, received by the Kev. D. Lloyd Wilson and has rescued 91 lives. These lives (the Hon. Secretary of the Branch), and have not been rescued without loss. by Mr. G. Mosley, now over eighty In 1843, just after rescuing nine men years old, who for the past twenty-five from a stranded brig, the Life-boat was years has organised the Life-boat Day struck by a heavy sea and capsized. at Eobin Hood's Bay.

Isle of Wight Fete. ON 18th and 19th June the Ladies' Sir Henry Oliver, G.C.B., K.C.M.G., Life-boat Guild in the Isle of Wight M.V.O. (a member of the Committee held an "All-Island Life-boat Fete" of Management). There was a large in the Nelson Hall at East Cowes. number of Stalls, and among the many The Hon. Mabel Gough-Calthorpe, the other attractions were the Brooke Life- Hon. Secretary of the Guild, was the boat, which stood on its carriage in Hon. Secretary of the Fete, and Lieut.- the grounds, trips in the Yarmouth Colonel P. Murray, D.S.O., acted as Motor Life-boat, displays by the Sea Assistant Hon. Secretary. All the Scouts of the island, music by the Branches in the island took part, and Band of the 43rd Light Infantry, a people came to it from all over the Hidden Treasure Hunt, a Whist Drive island. Major-General the Right Hon. and a Ball. The Fete, which was J. B. B. Seely, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O. fortunate in having good weather, was (Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire, a a brilliant success, and the receipts member of the Committee of Manage- amounted to £1,228. ment, and a member of the Brooke In recognition of their many months Life-boat Crew), presided at the opening of work in organising the Fete, the on the first day, and Sir Godfrey Institution awarded its Gold Badge to Baring, Bt. (Chairman of the Committee the Hon. Mabel Gough-Calthorpe, and of Management and Chairman of the its Record of Thanks to Lieut.-Colonel Isle of Wight County Council), declared Murray, while the thanks of the Institu- the Fete open. On the second day the tion were expressed to the Committees, Mayor of Newport (Mr. H. W. Horan) Honorary Secretaries and other hono- presided, and the opening ceremony rary workers through a letter in the was performed by Admiral of the Fleet Isle of Wight Press.

The Fishwives of Cullercoats. THE fishwives of Cullercoats carried out than in the previous year, and in the their ninth consecutive collection on nine years they have collected over behalf of the Institution on 2nd August, £1,054. Mrs. Polly Donkin, who is now when the Cullercoats Life-boat held its 73 years old,' again easily headed the quarterly road exercise and launch. list of collectors, as she has done every Over £156 was collected, £10 more than year. She collected £57 16s. 9d., nearly last year's record collection. The col- £8 more than her last year's record lections started in 1922, when the result of £52. Mrs. Donkin has been awarded was £58. In only one year since then the Institution's Gold Badge, given only have the fishwives failed to collect more for distinguished services. SEPTEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 143 REVIEWS. Famous Shipwrecks. however, one or two slips in it. The " Famous Shipwrecks." By Captain number of lives rescued in the fourteen Frank H. Shaw. (Elkin, Mathews years from 1852 to 1865 was 7,564, and & Marrot, Ltd. 12s. &d. net.) not 432 as given by Captain Shaw, and, in his account of the designing of the THIS is a book which everyone first Life-boats, he gives more credit interested in the Life-boat Service than is due to Henry Greathead, for should read—an account of the most he omits to mention that Would- famous wrecks of the nineteenth and have was the discoverer of the self- twentieth centuries, told by a man who righting principle—embodied in his is an experienced seaman and fine model in 1789, though not adopted writer. It is a book of the major until over seventy years later—and tragedies of the sea, but no one con- that Lukin designed the first of the big nected with the Life-boat Service needs Sailing Life-boats. The other five to be reminded that to know the chapters describe the wreck of the tragedies of the sea is not only to know Mohegan on the Manacle Rocks, near the terrible price which we have paid The Lizard, in October, 1898, with for sea-power, but to have witnessed the gallant rescue by the Porthoustock the spirit of the sea at its finest. All Life-boat, and five Life-boat disasters. these stories of sudden destruction and These five are that glorious and terrible death have some examples of discipline day at Whitby, in 1861, when the unbroken and courage undismayed in crews of eight vessels were rescued, the face of disaster, to lighten their and the whole Life-boat Crew, with darkness ; so that this book of tragedies one exception, lost their lives; the is heartening as well as pitiful. It is a wreck of the Life-boats at Southport vigorous, vivid and moving book. and St. Anne's in 1886, the wreck of Among the famous wrecks which the Caister Life-boat in 1907, the wreck Captain Shaw describes are those of the of the Fethard Life-boat in 1914 and Birkenhead, the Titanic, the Lusitania, the wreck of the Rye Life-boat in the less well-known wreck of H.M.S. 1928. It would be as well to note three Victoria—strangest and most mysterious misprints in the names in these accounts. of all wrecks—and the Duncan Dunbar, The hero of the Caister disaster was which provides him with, we think, his Haylett, not Hazlett, the scene of the finest chapter. It could only have been Fethard disaster was Bannow, not written by a seaman familiar with the Bannon, Bay; and Fethard itself wrongly old sailing ships, and able to fill in appears as Zetland. We point these from- his own experience the details out because we hope that the book of a disaster which only one man sur- will not only be widely read, but go into vived. more editions. For even those who are The last six of the nineteen chapters most familiar with the stories of these are about the Life-boat Service. One Life-boat disasters will read them again is a brief and admirable sketch called with fresh feelings of pity and pride in " Genesis of the Life-boat." There are, Captain Shaw's moving narrative.

The Storeyard's Children's Party. THE sixth Christmas Party, given by was a concert and community singing, the staff of the Storeyard at Poplar, dancing, and a gymnastic display, and with the help of the staff at Head- at the end Father Christmas gave each quarters, to poor children of Poplar, child a present and a bag of fruit. A took place on 4th January at the tea was also given, on 7th December, to Bromley Public Hall. There were 170 140 children at the special school for children present. Besides tea, there the defective at Piggott Street. 144 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1930.

Obituary. Lord Waldegrave. tion. On the death in 1918 of his BY the death on 13th August, at the father, the seventh Duke, who was age of 79, of the Right Hon. the Earl the Institution's President, he accepted Waldegrave, P.O., a Vice-President of the Committee of Management's the Institution and the Chairman of its invitation to become one of their Committee of Management for twelve members. Three years later he was years, the Life-boat Service lost a elected a Vice-President, and for a generous friend and worker, who had short time in 1923 he acted as Honor- been connected with it for just half of ary Treasurer. He was also President its 106 years. It was in 1877 that of the Branches at Alnwick and Tyne- Lord Waldegrave became a member of mouth, and Joint Patron, with the the Committee of Management. In Duchess, of the Newcastle-on-Tyne 1911 his colleagues elected him their Branch. In this way he carried orrthe Chairman. He held that position dur- great family tradition of service for ing the difficult and anxious years of the Institution. The third Duke was the War, taking the keenest interest one of the first to encourage the con- in every aspect of the Institution's struction of Life-boats after the first work, and always placing at its disposal permanent Life-boat Station was estab- his long experience of public affairs. lished at Tynemouth in 1789. The He retired from the Chairmanship in fourth Duke was President from 1851 1923, and on his retirement the Com- to 1865, reorganised the Institution, mittee placed on record " their grateful and was, in reality, its second founder. appreciation of the ability, devotion The sixth Duke was President from and unfailing courtesy with which he 1866 to 1899, and the seventh Duke— had carried out the duties of Chairman the founder of the Duke of Northumber- since 1911, and of his valuable services land's Life-boat Essay Competition in as a member of the Committee of Elementary Schools — was President Management since 1877." As a Vice- from 1911 to 1918. It is a family which, President, Lord Waldegrave continued generation after generation, has given to be a member of the Committee, its'generous, fruitful help to the Life-boat and although he did not take any Service. The Duke was buried in the active part in their work after his family vault in Westminster Abbey, retirement from the Chairmanship, he and the Institution was represented at and Lady Waldegrave continued to the funeral by Commander E. D. Drury, show their interest in the Institution O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R., Chief Inspector by giving their personal and valuable of Life-boats. help to the Bath Branch, in particular in connexion with the " Earl Coxswain James Cable, of Aldeburgh, and Countess Waldegrave's Life-boat Suffolk. Matine'es" at the Theatre Royal. James Cable, ex-Coxswain of the In the unavoidable absence of the Aldeburgh (Suffolk) Station and a Chairman and Deputy-Chairman of the member of the Branch Committee, Committee, and of the Secretary, the died on 5th May of this year, at the Institution was represented at the age of 78. Few, if any, Coxswains funeral by Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satter- have had more brilliant careers, and thwaite, O.B.E., the Deputy-Secretary. his name was known far beyond the boundaries of his own county. He was The Duke of Northumberland, K.G. the most distinguished member of a The Duke of Northumberland, K.G., family which has an unequalled record who died on 23rd August at the early in the Life-boat Service; for five genera- age of fifty, was for twelve years tions have served in the Aldeburgh associated with the work of the Institu- Life-boats. He was a grandson of SEPTEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 145 Thomas Cable, who served from the barque Princess Wilhelmina which was time when the first Life-boat was wrecked among the rocks near St. stationed at Sizewell, near Aldeburgh, Andrew's Castle in a terrible gale in in 1824, until he lost his life on service October, 1912. He took part also in thirty-five years later. James Cable one of the finest Life-boat services himself was Coxswain from 1888 until during the War, when, in December, 1917. He was three times awarded 1914, the Torpedo-boat Destroyer Suc- the Institution's Silver Medal for cess ran ashore in a gale on the rocky gallantry. He received awards for coast, some six miles from St. Andrews, Life-boat services from the Norwegian and the Crail and St. Andrews Life- and Finnish Governments, and from boats rescued her whole crew of 67 the German Emperor. He held the men. In November of last year Cox- Humane Society's Medal for saving swain Chisholm was one of the Scottish life from the shore, and three times Silver Medallists presented to the received its Vote of Thanks on Vellum Prince of Wales at the National Life- for similar services. He was presented boat Assembly in Edinburgh. with a Silver Box by the Mayor and Corporation of Aldeburgh for going out Coxswain George Taylor, of Hauxley, in his own boat and rescuing four men, Northumberland. and with a Silver Cigarette Case by a George Taylor, who, since 1909, had lady, three of whose daughters he had been Coxswain of the Life-boat at saved at various times from drowning. Hauxley, Northumberland, was drowned Such is a very brief record of his while fishing on llth November of last gallantry.* But he was more than a year. During his Coxswainship the brave man. His knowledge and ex- Hauxley Life-boat rescued 62 lives, perience as a seaman were greatly and he was specially commended for valued by the Institution, and he was the excellent condition of the Station. one of four Coxswains chosen as judges Mr. C. Stacey Hall, of Bournemouth. in a series of trials of the Institution's different types of Sailing Life-boats Mr. Charles Stacey Hall, F.C.I.S., for which were carried out at Lowestoft twenty-eight years Assistant Town in 1892, and lasted over two months. Clerk to the Bournemouth Corporation, His name will always be remembered who died on 14th August, at the age and held in honour in the history of of sixty-four, had been for thirty- the Life-boat Service as the chief three years associated with the Institu- figure in many heroic services, and as tion's work in Bournemouth. In 1894 a man who in his own person represented he became an honorary worker for the at their highest, the courage, endurance, Life-boat Saturday Fund, and when humanity and splendid seamanship of that Fund was taken over by the British Life-boatmen. Institution in 1911, he became the Honorary Secretary of the Bournemouth Coxswain James Chisholm, of St. Andrews, section of the Poole, Bournemouth, Fifeshire. Wimborne and Christchurch Branch. James Chisholm, ex-Coxswain of St. He retired from the Honorary Secretary- Andrews, died on the 14th March last, ship in 1927, and was presented with at the age of 81. He had served as the Thanks of the Institution inscribed Second Coxswain from 1887 until 1892, on Vellum. At different times previously and as Coxswain from 1892 until 1920, he had been presented with the -Record when he retired at the age of 71, and he of Thanks, the Gold Pendant, and a held the Institution's Silver Medal and Silver Inkstand, as small marks of a Medal from the Swedish Government the Institution's gratitude for his long for his gallantry and splendid skill in and devoted services. the rescue of the crew of nine of the Mr. Benjamin Simons, of Sutton, Lincolnshire. * A full account of the services of James Cable himself and of his family appeared in By the death on 15th July, at the age The Lifeboat for November, 1927. of sixty-nine, of Mr. Benjamin Simons, 146 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1930. of Sutton-on-Sea, Lincolnshire, the as Honorary Secretary and Treasurer of Institution has lost an honorary worker the Financial Branch. In 1898 he was who has been associated with it for forty- presented with inscribed binoculars and three years. Mr. Simons was appointed in 1908 with the Institution's decoration Honorary Secretary of the Station (since superseded by the Gold Pendant) Branch in 1887, and when the Station as marks of its appreciation of his long was closed in 1913, he continued to act services.

Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management. Thursday, 20th March, 1930. Brooke, when proceeding to the assistance of THE HON. GEORGE COLVTLLE, in the Chair. the s.s. Capable, on the 5th March, and remained ashore until the 8th :— Decided to open a Life-boat Station at Officers and Men of the 1st Battalion of Lerwick, Shetland Isles. the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Reported the receipt of the following special Infantry. contributions :— Mr. A. H. H. WYKEHAM, J.P., D.L., Honorary £ s. d. Secretary, Isle of Wight Committee. Westmorland Motor Life-boat Lieutenant A. SMITH, R.N.R., Honorary Fund, balance of cost of new Secretary, Yarmouth. Boat for Berwick-on-Tweed, H.M. Coastguard. per R.B.Marriott, Esq. . 1,500 0 0 Hon. Mrs. SEELY. " In Memory of E. D. Farmer " Also that a special Vote of Thanks be (Additional donation) . . 1,000 0 0 accorded to the Deputy Chief Inspector oi Wardrobe Sale, Proceeds of, per Life-boats, Commander E. D. DRURY, O.B.E., The Lady Dorothy D'Oyly R.D., R.N.R., for his fine work while in charge Carte .... 25 1 7 of the salvage operations. Mr. E. F. Spanner (donation) . 20 0 0 To be thanked. Directed that a letter be sent to the Town Council at Portrush, expressing appreciation Paid £18,074 10s. 8d. for sundry charges in of the Town Clerk's action in keeping the connexion with the construction of Life-boats, town lights burning all night as a beacon for Life-boathouses, and Slipways, and the main- the Life-boat, which was out on service in tenance o£ the various Lile-boat Establish- thick weather, on the 1st March. ments. Voted the Silver Medal of the Institution Directed that a Letter of Appreciation be together with a copy of the Vote inscribed on addressed to Dr. J. R. W. RICHARDSON, Vellum and framed, and an additional mone- Honorary Secretary, at Dover, who accom- tary reward to JOHN SWANSON, Coxswain of panied the Life-boat on Service on 2nd the Longhope Motor Life-boat, in recognition March, and who also, rendered assistance to of his gallant conduct and fine seamanship several members of the crew of the s.s. Mac- when the Life-boat rescued at the third attempt ville, who were injured when their vessel was eight of the crew ot the steam trawler Bracon- in collision. moor, of Aberdeen, which was wrecked on the Voted £217 11s. Gd. to pay the expenses of east side of Torness Point, in a south-easterly the following Life-boat services :— wind, with a very heavy surf, on the night of 4-5th January, 1930. The Thanks of the January 5th.—The service of the LONG- Institution inscribed on Vellum, together with HOPE Motor Life-boat to the Braconmoor an additional monetary reward, were granted (described above).—Expenses, £44 Is. 6d. to each of the other members of the Crew : January 31st.—The FILEY Life-boat WES WILLIAM Mow AT, Second Coxswain ; THOMAS launched at 6.15 A.M., on receipt of information GUNN, Bowman ; ROBERT JOHNSTONS, Motor from the Coastguard, and stood by the steam Mechanic; CHARLES MOWAT, Assistant trawler Lord Ashby, of Grimsby, which had Motor Mechanic; WILLIAM DASS, GEORGE stranded at Speeton Cliff, with a crew of ten JOHNSTONE, SINCLAIR MOWAT, and JACKIE on board. . A moderate S.E. breeze wai NORQUOY. A Letter of Appreciation was also blowing, with a moderate sea, at the time of addressed to Mr. WILLIAM SUTHERLAND, the launching of the Life-boat, but at 5.15 Honorary Secretary, for his zeal on this P.M., when the trawler refloated, these condi- occasion. tions had increased to a whole S.E. gale, with (A full account of this service appeared in a very heavy sea. The Life-boat arrived back The Lifeboat for March, 1930.) at her Station at 7.30 P.M., having escorted Directed that Letters of Appreciation be home three motor fishing cobles which had addressed to the following for their co-opera- also been to the casualty and had been over- tion in the salving of the Yarmouth, Isle of taken by the bad weather while standing by. Wight, Motor Life-boat, which stranded at —Expenses, £59 7s. SEPTEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 147 February 24th.—The FILEY Life-boat was a mile from Calshot, a Government pinnace launched at 12.55 P.M. in a moderate E. gale, took charge of the machine and the Life-boat with a very heavy sea, and stood by the returned home, arriving at 9 P.M. fishing coble Heather, which had gone out A letter was received from the Air Council earlier in the day to haul crab pots and had expressing appreciation of the valuable services been overtaken by the bad weather. When rendered.—Expenses, £24 3s. the Life-boat came up with the coble life- belts were handed to her crew, and she was The following service was also reported :— escorted to safety.—Expenses, £22 13s. February 25th.—The St. PETER PORT March 2nd.—The DOVER Motor Life-boat Motor Life-boat was launched at 10.47 A.M. and was launched at 6.45 P.M., the Honorary saved a lighter, belonging to the States Har- Secretary having heard the noise of a collision, bour Board, and rescued the three men who followed by the blowing of a ship's siren. The were on board. The lighter had been marking sea was smooth, and a light S.E. wind was a wreck, but owing to engine trouble and blowing. The Life-boat found that the s.s. the fresh S.E. breeze which was blowing, Macville, of Dundee, had been in collision with a moderate sea, she got into difficulties. with the s.s. Moko Maru, of Dairen. As the A tow rope was floated down to the lighter and Macville did not need any help a search was she was towed into St. Peter Port Harbour. then made for the other vessel, and when —Expenses paid by Harbour Board. found she also refused assistance, but the Life- boat stood by until she made harbour. The Also voted £298 8s. to pay the expenses of Life-boat then returned to the Macville, and the following Life-boat launches, assemblies of the Honorary Secretary, Dr: J. R. W. crews, etc., with a view to assisting persons on Richardson, who accompanied the Life-boat vessels in distress: Bembridge (Motor), on this service, boarded her and rendered Brooke, Buckhaven, Flam borough No. 1, medical aid to several of her crew who had Galway Bay (Motor), Great Yarmouth and been injured. Gorleston (Motor), Hythe (Motor), Llandudno, As stated, the Committee directed that a Portrush (Motor), Ramsgate (Motor), Storno- Letter of Appreciation be addressed to Dr. way (Motor), Tenby (Motor), Wells, Weston- Richardson.—Expenses, £5 12s. 6d. super-Mare, and Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) (Motor). March 5th.—The DUNGENESS No. 1 Life- boat was launched at 4.15 A.M., information Passed a further £352 2s. 4d. on account of having been received from North Foreland pensions already granted to dependent rela- Radio Station vid the Sandgate Coastguard tives of men who lost their lives in the Life- that a steamer had stranded, probably west- boat Service at Aldeburgh, Caister, East- ward of Dungeness. A light W. breeze was bourne, Fethard, Fraserburgh, Holyhead, blowing, with a thick fog. The vessel was Johnshaven, Moelfre, Mumbles, New Brighton, fo-and four and a half miles N.W. by N. of Padstow, Port Eynon, Port St. Mary, Rhos- the Life-boat Station, and proved to be the colyn, Rye Harbour, St. Davids, and Whitby. s.s. Erik Larsen, of Rostock, bound in ballast Granted £64 5s. to men for injury in the from Rouen to Rotterdam with a crew of Life-boat Service at Blackpool, Cardigan, twenty. The Life-boat remained in attendance Caister, Padstow, Shoreham, and Walmer. until the arrival of a tug, and returned to her Station at 11.30 A.M.—Expenses, £52 5s. Granted a weekly allowance of 5s. in addi- tion to his pension to CHARLES GALL, Coxswain March 6th.—The MONTROSE No. 1 Motor at Broughty Ferry, who was compelled to Life-boat was launched at 9 A.M. and rescued retire on account of ill-health due to his service the crew, seven in number, of the s.s. Cruden, in the Life-boat. of Dundee, which stranded at Scurdyness during a dense fog, with a moderate breeze Voted £9 to six men for rescuing the crew and sea, while bound from Blyth to Montrose of three of the ketch Corbiere, of Paimpol, with a cargo of coal. The Life-boat took off which stranded under the cliffs at Broadstairs, four of the crew and, after landing them, on the night of the 15th February, while returned to the vessel and stood by until high bound from Sittingbourne, laden with wheat. water, when, as it was found that she was Previous to the vessel grounding the six badly holed, the remaining three men of her rescuers who had seen the vessel in difficulties, crew were taken off.—Expenses, £9 10s. went out to her, and after she had gone ashore they made two more journeys to her, but on March 14th.—The BEMBRIDQE Motor Life- each occasion help was declined. About mid- boat saved H.M. Seaplane 1044 and rescued night a flare was seen from the ketch, which her crew of six. Shortly after 4 P.M. the had by this time driven, with the rising tide, machine was seen to crash into the sea, which heavy sea and N.E. breeze, into a position was smooth. A light S.E. wind was blowing. where no boat could reach her. Realising The Life-boat, which had just been afloat for that the only way to reach the men was now an engine trial, was immediately despatched, by means of ropes, from the shore, the rescuers and found the machine badly damaged. At went to the top of the cliffs. From there, at the request of the Officer in charge the Life- considerable risk owing to the unsafe condition boat took the plane in tow and proceeded of the overhanging cliffs, they succeeded in towards Calshot. At 6.30 P.M., when about rescuing the crew. 148 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1930.

Thursday, 10th April, 1930. other suitable boat being available, the Life- The HON. GEORGE COLVILLE in the Chair. boat took out Lloyd's agent and others to the wreck.—Expenses paid by Lloyd's Agent. Reported the resignation from the Com- mittee of Management of Admiral Sir Thomas March 18th.—The FRASERBURGH Motor H. J. Jerram, G.C.M.G., K.C.B. Life-boat was launched at 1.15 P.M. in a N.N.E. gale with a very heavy sea, as the fishing boat Decided to close the Ardrossan, Hope Cove, Promote, of Fraserburgh, which had gone off to Looe, and Mevagissey Life-boat Stations. the fishing grounds earlier in the day, was in Reported the receipt of the following danger. Severe weather was encountered by special contributions :— the Life-boat, which picked up the boat about £ s. d. two miles N.E. of Kinnaird Head, rendered what H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught assistance she could and escorted the boat into (Subscription) . . . 15 0 0 Fraserburgh Harbour.—Expenses, £7 18*. 6d. Lloyd's, Members and Sub- March 20th.—The NEW QUAY (Cardigan) scribers of (Collection) . 1,508 8 0 Life-boat was launched at 1 P.M., during a Mr. Ernest C. Leach (donation) 250 0 0 moderate to strong westerly gale and stood by To be thanked. the fishing boat Rose, of New Quay. The Paid £25,872 16*. Qd. for sundry charges in Rose was returning to New Quay, but could connexion with the construction of Life-boats, not make the Harbour as her sails were Life-boathouses, and Slipways, and the main- damaged, so she ran before the gate for tenance of the various Life-boat establish- Aberystwyth. The Life-boat followed her. ments. She had nearly reached safety when her main- Reported that His Majesty the King of sail carried away. She anchored, but the Denmark had presented a Gold Watch and anchor dragged, and two men put off to her Diploma to RICHABD PAYNE, Coxswain of the help and took off the two men on board. The Newhaven Motor Life-boat, and Silver Goblets smack came ashore later. The Life-boat, and Diplomas to each of the other members which was in charge of the Second Coxswain, of the crew, in recognition of the rescue of the returned to New Quay, when it was seen that crew of the Danish schooner Mogens Koch, the men had been rescued. She had to face the on the 7th December last. gale and tide, and did not arrive until 3 o'clock (A full account of this service appeared in next morning.—Expenses, £53 3*. 6d. The Lifeboat for March, 1930.) March 24th.—The MARGATE Motor Life- Voted £4 16*. 6d. additional reward to each boat was launched at 11.35 A.M., during a member of the Crew of the STROMNESS Motor strong N.N.E. gale with a rough sea, and stood Life-boat; £5 to the Motor Mechanic ; and by the barge Runic, of London, laden with £3 additional to a man who acted as pilot, in scrap iron, which was in distress with damaged recognition of their excellent services in pro- sails in the Gore Channel. Information that ceeding to the Shetlands—a distance of over signals of distress had been seen on the vessel 260 miles there and back—when the trawler was received from the Coastguard, and in Ben Damn was wrecked on Vee Skerries, on response the Life-boat put out, but found that the 29th March. a motor boat had already reached the barge. (A full account of this service appeared in The crew did not wish to leave, so the Life- The Lifeboat for June, 1930.) boat stood by until the Runic was able to proceed.—Expenses, £9 13*. Voted £136 1*. 6d. to pay the expenses of the following Life-boat Services during March April 2nd.—The ABERDEEN NO. 2 Life- and April:— boat was launched at 8.30 P.M., and rescued one man from the trawler Olen Clova, of March 15th.—The WALTON-ON-THE- Aberdeen, which was swept from her moorings NAZE Motor Life-boat was called out by a mes- at the quay by the heavy spate in the River sage received through the Coastguard, stating Dee. The pilots had put out, but although that the s.s. Ament, of Sunderland, had sent out communication was effected they were unable an S.O.S. signal, as she was ashore on the Long to hold the vessel, which, after striking the Sand and in a critical position. It was found North Pier, was driven on to the beach, where that the steamer had run aground in thick a heavy sea was breaking. The only man on weather, while bound from the Tyne to board was the watchman. The Life-boat London, but that her crew had been picked took him off. On her way back one of the up by the Harwich Train Ferry No. 2 before Crew was washed overboard, but managed to the Life-boat reached the scene. The Life- catch a life-line and was hauled back again. boat spoke to s.s. Corchester, of London, and —Expenses, £19 16*. learnt that two of her boats had been sent away to the Ament but had not returned. As April 3rd.—The ROSSLARE HARBOUR the weather was thick with a strong S.E. Motor Life-boat was launched in the early breeze and moderate sea the Life-boat searched afternoon and rescued the crew, four in number, for the boats and having found them about of the ketch Isabella, of Gloucester, which was two and three quarter miles up the Sands, wrecked in the South Bay, Wexford, during towed them back to their ship. The Life- a strong E.N.E. gale with a very heavy sea, boat reached her Station again at 11.30 P.M.— while bound, laden, from Cardiff to Dun- Expenses, £21 2s. 6i. cannon. She had parted her cable and was On the following day, and on the 18th, no dragging, with the seas continually breaking SEPTEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 149 over her. Great difficulty was experienced in Decided that on the retirement of Captain taking the endangered men into the Life- H. F. J. Rowley, C.B.E., R.N., Chief Inspector boat, which was damaged when alongside the of Life-boats, in August next, Commander rolling vessel. Mr. W. J. B. Moncas, the E. D. Drury, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R., Deputy Honorary Secretary, accompanied the crew Chief Inspector, be promoted to Chief In- on this service.—Permanent Crew. Expenses, spector, and Captain R. L. Hamer, R.N., Is. Northern District Inspector, be appointed April 3rd.—The NEWBIGGIN-BY-THE- Deputy Chief Inspector. SEA Life-boat was called out shortly after Appointed Lieut.-Commander T. G. Michel- noon as a strong breeze was blowing from the more, R.N.R., District Inspector of Life- S.E. with a very heavy sea, and two cobles were boats. at sea, and in danger of being swamped. The Reported the receipt of the following first of the two cobles, the Our Girls, came in special contributions :— escorted by the Life-boat, which then put out £ s. d. again to search for the other boat. This boat, Civil Service Life-boat Fund (per The Provider, was found waterlogged. The Mr. H. A. Clark), in respect Life-boat stood by until the crew had baled of expenditure incurred for her out and started the engine. She then the Civil Service Life-boats escorted her home.—Expenses, £8 4s. in 1929 .... 2,385 7 4 April 3rd.—The SCARBOROUGH Motor Mrs. Joseph Wilks, of Canada Life-boat was launched at 11.45 A.M. in a strong (donation) . . . . 102 11 9 E.S.E. breeze with a heavy sea, as the weather White Star Steamer's Charity was thick and several cobles were crab fishing Fund (donation) . . 100 0 0 some miles out. The Life-boat put to sea, and Mr. E. W. Cartlidge, In Memory in turn escorted home the Kudos, Kingfisher, of his wife, Harriett Cart- Treasure, and Jock. She went out again, and lidge 50 0 0 two and a half miles in a N.N.E. direction, Miss Christina Sharp (donation) 50 0 0 found the Eagle, which was having trouble with Transport Neuralia, Contribu- her engine. Life-belts and a rope were passed tion from collections on board to her crew, and she was then escorted to (donation) . . . . 50 0 0 harbour. The Life-boat remained afloat until Miss Harvey (donation) . . 26 5 0 news was received that the other cobles, which Mrs. Bannister (additional dona- made for Bridlington, had arrived safely. tion) . . . . 20 0 0 —Expenses, £15 17*. Mrs. Beatson (donation) . . 20 0 0 Also voted £175 19*. Sd. to pay the expenses Sir George Button, Bt. (addi- of the following Life-boat launches, assemblies tional donation) . . . 20 0 0 of crews, etc., with a view to assisting persons Miss A. Hall (additional dona- on vessels in distress : Abersoeh, Aberystwyth, tion) 20 0 0 Clacton-on-Sea (Motor), Kirkcudbright (Motor), To be thanked. Lowestoft (Motor), Stromness (Motor), and Paid £20,241 7*. 3d. for sundry charges in Swanage (Motor). connexion with the construction of Life-boats, Passed a further £4 on account of a pension Life-boat-houses and Slipways, and the already granted to a dependent relative of a maintenance of the various Life-boat estab- man who lost his life in the Life-boat Service lishments. at Caister. Voted the Thanks of the Institution in- Granted £20 10s. to men for injury in the scribed on Vellum and framed, to RICHARD Life-boat Service at Caister and Shoreham. CHADWICK, Coxswain of the Flamborough Voted a compassionate grant of £5 to No. 1 Life-boat in recognition of his fine sea- J. STEPHENS, in recognition of his good services manship and good judgment when the Life- in the Cadgwith Life-boat for many years. boat under his command rescued the crew, sixteen in number, of the Admiralty fuelling Granted a gratuity of £25 to HENRY craft Rosa, which was totally wrecked to the CAMPBELL, in his retirement, in recognition of north of Flamborough Head in a heavy ground his good services as Second Coxswain and sea, with a dense fog and strong N.E. breeze, afterwards as Motor Mechanic to the Port on the night of the 27-28th April, 1930. Patrick Motor Life-boat. Additional monetary rewards were granted to Voted £1 to the two men who, as already the Coxswain and Crew, and a Life-boat described, rescued the crew of two on board Paper Knife, bearing a suitable inscription was the fishing smack Ease, when she was running given to Miss BESSIE BAYES, daughter of the before a gale to Aberystwyth on 20th March, Honorary Secretary, who encouraged the Life- and had her mainsail blown away. boat Crew and entertained the shipwrecked men. (A full account of this service appeared in Thursday, 22nd May, 1930. The Lifeboat for June, 1930.) SIR GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the Chair. Decided that the rewards to the Crew of the Appointed Mr. Leonard Gow, the Chairman Stromness Motor Life-boat be increased by of the Glasgow Branch, a Vice-President of £1 17s. each, so as to bring their amount up to the Institution. £5 per man, and that a reward of £2 be given 150 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1930. to the Permanent Motor Mechanic, in recogni- with the Life-boat on this service.—Permanent tion of their good services in proceeding to the Crew. Expenses, 13s. Shetlands on the 10th April, when the s.s. St. Sunniva, of Aberdeen, was wrecked on April 26th.—The ROBIN HOOD'S BAY Mousa Island. Life-boat was called out at 3 A.M. and stood (A full account appeared in The Lifeboat for by the steam trawler Star of the East, of June, 1930.) Scarborough, which had stranded on Ravenscar Rocks, during thick weather with a moderate Directed that a Letter of Thanks be S.E. breeze and sea, while bound for Scar- addressed to ALEXANDER GALL, Coxswain of borough with fish. The Life-boat reached the the Broughty Ferry Motor Life-boat, and that casualty at about 3.45 A.M. and remained by an additional reward of 5s. be granted to him, her until she was refloated, with the help of and to each of the other eight members of the another vessel, on the rising tide several hours Crew for an arduous service launch on the later.—Expenses, £36 3s. 26th April, when the Life-boat proceeded to May Island, where the steam trawler George April 26th.—The STAITHES Life-boat was Aunger had stranded. launched at 9.45 A.M. and stood by the local fishing cobles, Minnie, Rose of England, and Addressed a Letter of Thanks to the Crew Jane, which had been overtaken by a dense of the Longhope Motor Life-boat, who fog while out hauling their crab pots. A heavy launched to the help of a fishing boat on the sea was running with an easterly wind. Several 12th April, and refused to accept any reward. of the boats had returned and reported how Voted £175 13s. 6d. to pay the expenses of difficult it had been to make the harbour, the following Life-boat services during April, so the Life-boat put out, and after cruising 1930 :— about sounding her fog horn located the three April 1st.—The ARBROATH Life-boat was boats and escorted them home.—Expenses, launched at 3.45 P.M. in a strong S.E. breeze £12 12s. 6d. with a heavy sea, and stood by the fishing boat Queen of the Fleet, while she crossed the bar on April 26th.—The ANSTRUTHER Life-boat was called out by the Coastguard and left at returning to port.—Expenses, £11 17s. 6d. 1.16 A.M. for May Island, where the steam April llth. — The WALTON-ON-THE- trawler George Aunger, of Aberdeen, had NAZE Motor Life-boat was launched at 1.5 P.M. stranded while bound, light, from Aberdeen to during a thick fog with a light easterly breeze, Granton for coal. The weather was very thick and landed from the Kentish Knock Light at the time, with a light E.N.E. wind, but a Vessel the crew of four of the barge Mazeppa, very heavy sea. The Life-boat was towed to of Harwich, which had been in collision with a the scene by a motor fishing boat, and made Norwegian steamer while bound for Rye, three attempts to get alongside, but the water laden with coal. The collision took place was too broken. As the Life-boat was unable about seven miles S.W. of the Shipwash Sands to get to the wreck, and the men on board at 5 A.M., and finding that his vessel was too appeared to be unable to help themselves, a badly damaged to make port, the Master ran light-keeper on May Island, at great personal her on to the Kentish Knock Sands. The men risk, boarded the vessel by scrambling up the abandoned the barge in their own boat and anchor chain, and, with the help of the other boarded the Light-vessel, from which they light-keepers on shore, rescued four men. Two were taken ashore by the Life-boat.—Ex- of the crew had previously been washed over- penses, £10 16s. board and lost. The four survivors were taken April 13th.—The MUMBLES Motor Life- off the Island by the Life-boat. The Broughty boat was launched at 9.15 P.M. and rendered Ferry Motor Life-boat also proceeded to the assistance to the motor boat Trixie, which was wreck, but found no one on board. As already in difficulties. The boat, which had two persons reported, a Letter of Thanks was addressed to on board, had been kept under observation for the Coxswain.—Expenses, £34 19s. 6d. some time, and, as she appeared to have broken down and the weather was threatening April 28th.—The service of the FLAM- with strong gusts of wind from the N.N.W. BOROUGH NO. 1 Life-boat to the Rosa with a moderate sea, the Life-boat put out. (described above).—Expenses, £38 16s. She took the Trixie to her moorings and also April 29th.—The GREAT YARMOUTH recovered her dinghy, which had been sunk. AND GORLESTON Motor Life-boat saved —Expenses, £10 4s. the sailing yacht BilUkat, and rescued from April 19th.—The ROSSLARE HARBOUR shipwreck her crew of two, when she was in Motor Life-boat stood by the s.s. Cape Wrath, difficulties in a moderate N.E. gale with a very of Aberdeen, which had run ashore on the bar, rough sea while bound from Scarborough to the when bound for Wexford from Newport, laden. Thames. The Coastguard informed the Cox- When the vessel struck, about noon, the swain at 7.30 P.M. that a small yacht was weather was moderate, but it grew worse and, making heavy weather. She was kept under as a whole N.E. gale was blowing with a heavy observation and at 9.30 P.M. it was reported sea by three o'clock, the Life-boat was that a man had fallen overboard but had been launched. She remained with the steamer for rescued. On receipt of this information the five hoars, but the crew decided to stay on Life-boat was launched, and on reaching the board and the Life;boat returned to her Billikat found that she was in need of help. Station. The Honorary Secretary went out Two Life-boatmen boarded her, and as they SEPTEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 151 found the crew exhausted, the Life-boat took In recognition of the gallant but un- her in tow to the harbour. The owner, Mr. successful attempt of Mr. G. T. Kay, Honorary H. L. Loring, became a subscriber of £2 2*. in Secretary of the Lerwick Branch, Shetland acknowledgment of his indebtedness to the Isles, and others, to rescue the crew of the Institution.—Expenses, £19 12*. steam trawler Ben Damn, of Aberdeen, which was totally wrecked with the loss of the whole Also voted £134 18s. Id. to pay the expenses of her crew, on the Vee Skerries, on the 29th of the following Life-boat launches, assemblies March, 1930, it was decided to grant the of crews, etc., with a view to assisting persons following awards :— on vessels in distress: Blyth (Motor), Mr. G. T. KAY, Honorary Secretary, In- Broughty Ferry (Motor), Cromer (Motor), scribed Binocular Glass. Fowey (Motor), Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Mr. J. FALCONER, Master of the trawler (Motor), Holy Island No. 2, Longhope (Motor), Boscobel, a Special Letter of Thanks. Scarborough (Motor), Stromness (Motor), Mr. W. H. DOUGALL, of the Missions to Tynemouth (Motor), and Yarmouth, Isle of Seamen, a Special Letter of Thanks and £5. Wight (Motor). Mr. J. J. JAMIESON, Master of the fishing The Longhope (Motor) Life-boat was also boat Smiling Morn, Inscribed Binocular Glass, launched. £5, and 15s. for fuel. Crew of fishing boat Smiling Morn, £5 each, Passed a further £15 on account of pensions to three men. already granted to the dependent relatives of Mr. J. HENDERSON, Pilot, £4. men who lost their lives in the Life-boat Ser- Mr. E. P. ADIE, value of boat lost. vice at Brighstone Grange, and Caister. (A full account of this Service appeared in Granted £73 Os. 6rf. to men for injury in the The Lifeboat for June, 1930.) Life-boat Service at Caister, Moelfre, New- Directed that a Special Letter of Thanks haven, Shoreham, Walton-on-the-Naze, and and £1 should be presented to HERBERT JONES, Winterton. Coxswain of the Hoylake and Hilbre Island Voted a compassionate grant of £23 10s. to Life-boats, in recognition of his persistent the widow of Charles Cameron, who had been attempts to render help, at some personal risk a member of the Peterhead Life-boat Crew for to himself, when, on the 7th May, several many years, and whose death, which took yachts capsized while racing. On hearing of place in August, 1929, was partly attributable the accident, Coxswain Jones put out single- to the accident to the Peterhead Life-boat in handed in a motor boat, but she shipped water 1914. and he had to return to smooth water to clear the boat. Having done so, he again Decided that HENKY MARCHANT, a member went out, but the boat became unmanageable, of the Newhaven Life-boat Crew, who had and was ultimately brought up close to the been laid up since going out on service in the promenade in a nasty broken sea. Coxswain Life-boat on the 12th November last, be Jones again cleared the boat, and got back in granted 15s. a week from that date until the safety. In the meantime the occupants of the 31st March, and then 10s. a week until able yachts, who had been thrown into the water to resume his occupation. had been rescued by lines from the Promenade.

Awards to Coxswains and Life-boatmen. To WILLIAM TOMS, on his retirement, on the member of the Crew of the Mevagissey closing of the Station, after serving 11J Life-boat, a Life-boatman's Certificate of years as Coxswain, and previously 6J years Service, and a Pension. as Second Coxswain of the Looe Life-boat, To J. JARVIS, on his retirement, on the closing a Coxswain's Certificate of Service, and a of the Station, after serving 6J years as Pension. Coxswain, 6 years as Second Coxswain, 8£ To JOHN D. DAVIES, on his retirement, after years as Bowman, and previously 26 years serving 10J years as Coxswain, and previously as a member of the Crew of the Hope Cove 6 years as Second Coxswain of the Aber- Life-boat, a Life-boatman's Certificate of dovey Life-boat, a Coxswain's Certificate of Service, and a Pension. Service, and a Pension. To GEORGE G. THOMAS, on his retirement, To GRIFFITHS JONES, on his retirement, after after serving 2J years as Coxswain, 17J serving 7J years as Coxswain, 16J years as years as Second Coxswain, 6J years as Second Coxswain, and previously 25£ years Bowman, and previously 23 years as a as a member of the Crew of the Barmouth member of the Crew of the Ferryside Life- Life-boat, a Life-boatman's Certificate of boat, a Life-boatman's Certificate of Service, Service, and a Pension. and a Pension. To DENNIS MAKER, on his retirement, on the To EDWARD ROURKE, on his retirement, after closing of the Station, after serving 7J years serving 32 years as Second Coxswain of as Coxswain, 25 years as Bowman, 5 years the Howth Life-boat, a Life-boatman's as Signalman, and previously 6f years as a Certificate of Service, and a Pension, 152 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1930. commuted at his own request into a lump To CHARLES H. THOMAS, on his retirement, sum. after serving 2J years as Second Coxswain, To ROBERTSON TAYLOR, on his retirement, 17J years as Bowman, and previously 22 after serving 22J years as Second Coxswain, years as a member of the Crew of the Ferry- and previously 8J years as a member of the side Life-boat, a Life-boatman's Certificate Crew of the Buckhaven Life-boat, a Life- of Service, and a Pension. boatman's Certificate of Service, and a To WILLIAM JONES, on his retirement, after Pension. serving 12f years as Bowman, and previously To PATRICK SAUNDERS, on his retirement 12J years as a member of the Crew of the after serving 19J years as Second Coxswain, Barmouth Life-boat, a Life-boatman's and previously 8J years as Shore Signalman Certificate of Service, and a Pension. of the Poolbeg Life-boat, a Life-boatman's To ROBERT WYNHALL, on his retirement, on Certificate of Service, and a Pension, the closing of the Station, after serving 11J commuted at his own request into a lump years as Bowman of the Looa Life-boat, a sum. Pension. To RICHARD HEDGES, on his retirement, after To JOHN C. GREGOOR, who retired after serving 19J years as Second Coxswain, and serving 9J years as Bowman, and previously previously 28J years as a member of the 15J years as a member of the Crew of the Crew of the Weston-super-Mare Life-boat, a Peel (Isle of Man) Life-boat, a Life-boat- Life-boatman's Certificate of Service, and a man's Certificate of Service. Pension. To HENRY CAMPBELL, on his retirement, after To HENRY SYMONS, on his retirement, after serving 8 years as Motor Mechanic, and serving 11J years as Second Coxswain, and previously 9 years as Second Coxswain of previously 6J years as Bowman of the the Port Patrick Life-boat, a Gratuity. Looe Life-boat, a Pension. To DAVID RICHARDS, on his retirement, after To OWEN OWEN, on his retirement, after serving 43 years as Shore Signalman to the serving 10J years as Second Coxswain, Cardigan Life-boat, a Life-boatman's Certi- 6 years as Bowman, and previously 9 years ficate of Service, and a Pension. as a member of the Crew of the Aberdovey To GEORGE WELLS, on his retirement, after Life-boat, a Life-boatman's Certificate of serving 22J years as Shore Signalman of the Service, and a Pension. Skegness Life-boat, a Pension. To ROBERT JONES, on his retirement, after To HENRY J. TAYLOR, on his retirement, after serving 7J years as Second Coxswain, and serving 21J years as Shore Signalman of the previously 38J years as a member of the Weston-super-Mare Life-boat, a Pension. Crew of the Barmouth Life-boat, a Life- boatman's Certificate of Service, and a To ROBERT DYKE, on his retirement, after Gratuity. serving 13f years as Shore Signalman of the Ferryside Life-boat, a Pension. To PERCY V. HHNKIN, on his retirement, on the closing of the Station, after serving To JOHN JACK, who retired after serving 10 7 years as Second Coxswain, and previously years as Shore Signalman of the AnstrUther 16 years as a member of the Crew of the Life-boat, a Pension. Mevagissey Life-boat, a Life-boatman's To MRS. INNES, wife of the Life-boat Certificate of Service, and a Gratuity. Coxswain at Newburgh, in recognition of To PETER HURRELL, on his retirement, after her many years' service as a helper, a serving 6J years as Second Coxswain of the Framed Photograph of a Life-boat going Hope Cove Life-boat, a Gratuity. out to a vessel in distress.

Awards to Honorary Workers. To Mrs. GOLDIE, in recognition of her valuable To Mrs. HOLDING, in recognition of her valuable co-operation as Honorary Secretary of the co-operation as Honorary Secretary of the Bath Branch, the Gold Brooch and the Leamington Branch, the Gold Brooch and Record of Thanks. the Record of Thanks. To the HON. MABEL GOUGH-CALTHORPE, in To Mrs. B. WOOLFIELD, in recognition of her recognition of her valuable co-operation as valuable co-operation at Kessingland for Honorary Organizer of the Isle of Wight many years, latterly as Honorary Secretary " All Island " Fete, 1930, the Gold Brooch of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, the Gold and the Record of Thanks. Brooch and the Record of Thanks. To Miss STELLA HAMILTON, in recognition of To Mr. H. P. F. DONEGAN, in recognition of his her valuable co-operation as Honorary long and valuable co-operation as Honorary Collector in the Lake District, the Gold Secretary of the City of Cork Branch, the Brooch and the Record of Thanks. Gold Pendant and the Record of Thanks. SEPTEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 153 To MB. W. H. SHAW, on his retirement, after To MRS. DAWES-MELHUISH, in recognition, of 10 years' service as Honorary Treasurer, and her valuable co-operation in raising funds previously 27 years as Honorary Secretary, in the Erdington district of the Birmingham of the Southport Branch, the Gold Pendant Branch, the Record of Thanks. and the Record of Thanks. Mr. Shaw, who had already been presented with a Framed To SCOUTMASTER MBS. L. M. LONGBOTTOM, Photograph, inscribed Binoculars, the and the 1st Troop of Coventry Boy Scouts Thanks of the Institution inscribed on in recognition of their services in raising vellum, and a piece of silver plate, died funds, the Record of Thanks. shortly after his retirement, before the awards could be presented. To LIEUT. GWILLAM, the Officers and Cadets of the 1st City of Birmingham Royal Sea To Mr. A. H. TEARE, M.H.K., in recognition of Cadet Corps, in recognition of their services long and valuable co-operation as Honorary in assisting on Life-boat Days, the Record Secretary of the Ramsey Life-boat Station, Thanks. a Binocular Glass. To Mrs. DUDLEY, in recognition of her valuable To the OFFICERS and MEN of the Long Eaton co-operation in connexion with Life-boat Fire Brigade, in recognition of their ser- Day at Stourbridge, a Framed Photograph vices in raising funds, the Record of of a Life-boat going out to a vessel in distress. Thanks. To Mrs. STEVENS, in recognition of her valuable To LIEUT.-COL. P. MURRAY, D.S.O., in recogni- co-operation as Honorary Secretary of the tion of his valuable co-operation as Assistant Woodford and Epping Branch, a Framed Honorary Organizer of the Isle of Wight Photograph of a Life-boat going out to a "All Island" Fete, 1930, the Record of vessel in distress. Thanks. To Mrs. TAKE, in recognition of her valuable co-operation as Honorary Secretary of the To SCOUTMASTER EDGAR LONGBOTTOM, of Ladies' Life-boat Guild at Swansea, a Coventry, in recognition of his services in Framed Photograph of a Life-boat going out raising funds, an inscribed copy of " Britain's to a vessel in distress. Life-boats."

News from the Branches. 1st April to 30th June. Greater London. ILFORD (ESSEX).—Annual Meeting of ACTON AND CHISWICK (MIDDLESEX). Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 25th April. —Annual Meeting on llth April. Mayoress inaugurated as President. Speakers : The Mayor and the District Speaker: District Organizing Secretary. Organizing Secretary. Amount collected LEWISHAM.—Address to the Rotary last year £112, as compared with £114 Club by the District Organizing Secre- in the previous year. tary. BERMONDSEY.—Visit to the Institu- LONDON.—Annual Meeting of the tion's Storeyard of the Mayor and Ladies' Life-boat Guild, the Viscountess Mayoress, and Life-boat Day organizers Bertie of Thame, Chairman of the and helpers. Central London Women's Committee CITY or LONDON.—Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, presiding. on March llth, the Lord Mayor Speaker: The Hon. George Colville, presiding, supported by Major and Deputy Chairman of the Committee of Sheriff Frank H. Bowater. Amount Management. collected last year £9,932, as compared Life-boat Day. with £9,161 in the previous year. NEW MALDEN.—Special Meeting, with FULHAM.—Address to the Rotary Club address by the District Organizing by the District Organizing Secretary. Secretary. HAYKS (MIDDLESEX).—Sale of Work. SOUTH BATTERSEA.—Branch formed. Hon. Secretary, Mr. R. Rham. HIGHGATE.—Garden Meeting given by Lady Waley Cohen at Caen Wood TOTTENHAM.—Meeting of Life-boat Towers. Speaker : Colonel The Master Day Organizers called by the Chairman of Sempill, a member of the Committee of the Council. Address by the District of Management. Organizing Secretary. 154 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1930. TOOTING.—Branch formed. Hon. CREWE (CHESHIRE).—Annual Meeting Secretary, Mrs. Batty. on 8th May, the Mayor, President of WALTHAMSTOW (ESSEX).—Address to the Branch, in the chair. Captain the Eotary Club by the District Organiz- H. P. M. Beames was elected Chairman, ing Secretary. and Councillor Sackfield Vice-President in the place of the late Major Jackson. WOODFORD AND EFFING.—Fete at Amount collected last year £68, as Salway House. Opened by the Deputy compared with £71 in the previous year. Lord-Lieutenant of Essex. Life-boat CROMPTON AND SHAW (OLDHAM Day. BRANCH).—Life-boat Day. Seven lectures and addresses were DALTON-IN-FURNESS (LANCASHIRE). given by the District Organizing Secre- —House to House Collection. tary during the quarter, in addition to those mentioned. DARWEN (LANCASHIRE), GARSTANG (LANCASHIRE).—Life-boat Days. North-Western District. HASLINGDEN (LANCASHIRE).—Jumble ADLINGTON (LANCASHIRE), ASHTON- Sale arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat IN-MAKERFIELD (LANCASHIRE), BACUP Guild. (LANCASHIRE), BLACKBURN (LAN- HEYWOOD (LANCASHIRE) .—Life-boat CASHIRE).—Life-boat Days. Day. BLACKPOOL (LANCASHIRE).—Life- HOLME (LANCASHIRE).—Annual Meet- boat Demonstration by the Blackpool, ing of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on Lytham and New Brighton Life-boats. the 17th June. Amount collected last year £9, as compared with £11 in the BOLTON (LANCASHIRE). — Annual previous year. Meeting of the Branch and Ladies' Life- boat Guild on the 10th April, the Mayor, HYDE (CHESHIRE).—Annual Meeting President of the Branch, in the chair. on 5th May, the Mayor, President of Efforts of the past year: Annual the Branch, in the chair. Amount Appeal for Subscriptions, Life-boat Day, collected last year £97, as compared with Whist Drive and Works Collection. £75 in the previous year. Amount collected last year £269, as Life-boat Day, Whist Drive, Jumble compared with £372 in the previous Sale. year. IRLAM AND CADISHEAD (LAN- BREDBURY (CHESHIRE), BRIER- CASHIRE), KENDAL (WESTMORLAND), CLIFFE (LANCASHIRE), BRIERFIELD KESWICK (CUMBERLAND).—Life-boat Days. (LANCASHIRE), BURY (LANCASHIRE), CARLISLE (CUMBERLAND).—Life-boat LlTTLEBOROUGH (LANCASHIRE). — Days. Garden Party arranged by the Ladies' CARNFORTH (LANCASHIRE).—Jumble Life-boat Guild. Sale, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat LITTLE HULTON (LANCASHIRE).— | Guild. Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat , CHESTER.—Annual Meeting on the Guild on 7th May. Amount collected j 29th May, the Mayor, President of the last year £26, as compared with £21 Branch, in the chair. Efforts of the in the previous year. past year : Annual Appeal for sub- Life-boat Day. scriptions, Life-boat Day and Works LIVERPOOL.—Collections at Gladstone Collections. Amount collected last year Dock in connexion with " Safety First £300, as compared with £310 in the Week." j previous year. LYTHAM (LANCASHIRE). — Annual i Life-boat Day. Meeting on the 27th May. Sir Thomas CHORLEY (LANCASHIRE), COLNE Smethurst elected Chairman of the (LANCASHIRE), COPPULL (LANCASHIRE). Branch in place of the late Mr. E. W. —Life-boat Days. Mellor. Amount collected last year SEPTEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 155 £175, as compared with £199 in the ORRELL (LANCASHIRE). — Garden previous year. Party organized by the Ladies' Life-boat LYMM AND HEATLEY (CHESHIRE), Guild. MACCLESFIELD (CHESHIRE).—Life-boat PEEL (!SLE OF MAN).—Annual Meet- Days. ing on the 21st May. Amount collected MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND DISTRICT. last year £126, as compared with £139 —Life-boat Days. The demonstration in the previous year. Life-boat Edwin Kay was on view at PRESTON (LANCASHIRE). — Annual Manchester, and Wee Georgie Wood, the Meeting on 7th April, the Mayor, well-known Music Hall artiste, made President of the Branch, in the chair. a special appeal from her. Efforts of the past year: Mayor's Collections in Cinemas in connexion appeal for subscriptions, Life-boat Day, with the film " Atlantic." and House-to-House Collection. Amount CHORLTON-CUM - HARDY.—Address collected last year £403, as compared to the Women's Co-operative Guild by with £398 in the previous year. the Branch Assistant Secretary. ROMILEY (CHESHIRE). — Life-boat CLAYTON.—Annual Meeting on the Days. 2nd April. SABDEN (LANCASHIRE). — House-to ECCLES.—Address to the Eccles House Collection. Women's Co-operative Guild by the SOUTHPORT (LANCASHIRE). — Life- Branch Assistant Secretary. boat Day. FAILSWORTH.—Cinema Collection STALYBRIDGE (CHESHIRE). — Annual arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Meeting on the 15th May, the Mayor, Guild. President of the Branch, in the chair. Mr. E. G. Cooke was elected Honorary HULME.—Collections at the " Popu- Secretary of the Branch, and Mrs. S. H. lar " Cinema arranged by the Ladies' Johnson Honorary Secretary of the Life-boat Guild. Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Amount col- SALFORD.—Collections made at the lected last year £28, as compared with " Ordsall " Picture House on three £84 in the previous year. days. Collections at the Salford STOCKPORT (CHESHIRE), TRAWDEN "Palace." (LANCASHIRE).—Life-boat Days. WALKDEN.—Annual Meeting on 9th WIDNES (LANCASHIRE). — Special April. Meeting to re-constitute the Ladies' MARYPORT (CUMBERLAND).—Garden Life-boat Guild. Life-boat Day. Party organized by the Ladies' Life- WIGAN (LANCASHIRE).—Bridge and boat Guild. Whist Tea arranged by the Ladies' Life- MIDDLETON (LANCASHIRE), MIDDLE- boat Guild. WICH (CHESHIRE).—Life-boat Days. WORSTHORNE (LANCASHIRE). MOSSLEY (LANCASHIRE). — Annual Annual Meeting on the 26th May. Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild Mr. A. R. Dalby was elected Honorary on the 10th April. Amount collected Secretary. Amount collected last year last year £41, as compared with £35 in £7, as compared with £17 in the pre- the previous year. vious year. Life-boat Day. Life-boat Dsy. NANTWICH (CHESHIRE). — Annual North-Eastern District. Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild ALNWICK (NORTHUMBERLAND). — on the 27th May. Amount collected Annual Ball. last year £72 as compared with £46 in BARNARD CASTLE (DURHAM).—Bridge the previous year. Drive. NORTH WICH (CHESHIRE).—Life-boat BARNSLEY (YORKSHIRE).—Life-boat Day. Day. 156 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1930. BERWICK (NORTHUMBERLAND). — HOLY ISLAND (NORTHUMBERLAND).— Naming ceremony of new Life-boat Presentation of Centenary Vellum. (See Westmorland. (See special report on special report on p. 141.) p. 130.) Dance. HUDDERSFIELD (YORKSHIRE). — BEVERLEY (YORKSHIRE), BLAYDON American Tea. (DURHAM).—Life-boat Days. HULL (YORKSHIRE).—Life-boat Day. BRADFORD (YORKSHIRE).—Life-boat KEIGHLEY (YORKSHIRE). — Annual Day. Meeting, the Mayoress, President of the BRIDLINGTON (YORKSHIRE).—Whist Ladies' Life-boat Guild, in the chair. Drive. Organ Day. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat Day, CONISBOROUGH (YORKSHIRE).—-Whist Works Appeal. Amount collected last Drive. year £304, as compared with £328 in the previous year. CUDWORTH (YORKSHIRE).—House-to- Life-boat Week. House Collection. KlRKBURTON (YORKSHIRE), LEEDS DARLINGTON (DURHAM). —• Annual (YORKSHIRE).—Life-boat Days. Meeting on 7th May, the Mayor, Pre- sident of ths Branch, in the chair. MARKET WEIGHTON (YORKSHIRE).— Efforts of the past year : Whist Drives, Drawing-room Meeting. Life-boat Day. Amount collected last MORPETH (NORTHUMBERLAND). — year £157, as compared with £170 in the Life-boat Day. previous year. Life-boat Day. NEWCASTLE.—Eeception in Town Hall by Lady Mayoress. Speaker : Lieut.- DERWENT VALLEY (DURHAM).— Colonel C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed. Deputy Secretary of the Institution. Honorary Secretary : Miss N. Dixon. Life-boat Day. OUTWOOD AND STANLEY (YORKSHIRE), DEWSBURY (YORKSHIRE)—Annual PATRINGTON (YORKSHIRE), POCKLING- Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. TON (YORKSHIRE), ROTHERHAM (YORK- SHIRE), RYTON (DURHAM).—Life-boat Amount collected last year £109, as compared with £122 in the previous Days. year. SCARBOROUGH (YORKSHIRE). — House-to-House Collection. Address to the Rotary Club by Mr. F. P. DONCASTER (YORKSHIRE).—Life-boat Morgan, the Honorary Secretary, on Day. Mayoress's reception to workers. " Scarborough Life-boat Services." Dramatic Performance. DURHAM.—Annual Meeting, the Mayor presiding. Speaker : the Dean SELBY (YORKSHIRE).—Life-boat Day. of Durham (Bishop Welldon, D.D.). SHEFFIELD.—Annual Meeting, the Effort of the past year : Life-boat Day. Lord Mayor, President of the Branch Amount collected last year £25, as in the chair. Efforts of the past year : compared with £43 in the previous Life-boat Day, Collections in Places of year. Worship and in Workshops. Amount EARBY (YORKSHIRE).—Meeting to collected last year £594, as compared revive Ladies' Guild. Honorary Secre- with £582 in the previous year. tary, Miss M. Pritchard. SPENBOROUGH (YORKSHIRE).—Life- GATESHEAD (DURHAM).—Life-boat boat Day. Day. Garden Fete. SOUTH SHIELDS.—Annual Meeting on GOLCAR (YORKSHIRE).—Special Meet- 29th April, the Mayor, President of the ing in the Town Hall. Address by the Branch, in the chair. Speaker : Lieut.- District Organizing Secretary. Colonel C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., HARTLEPOOL (DURHAM), HECKMOND- Deputy Secretary of the Institution. WIKE (YORKSHIRE), HOLMFIRTH (YORK- Efforts of the past year : Life-boat Day. SHIRE).—Life-boat Days. Amount collected last year £128, as SEPTEMBER, 1930.) THE LIFEBOAT. 157 compared with £153 in the previous COVENTRY (WARWICKSHIRE).—Annual year. Meeting, the Mayor, President of the Life-boat Day. Branch, in the chair. Speaker: the STOCKTON (DURHAM).—Life-boat Day. District Organizing Secretary. Efforts Whist Drive and Dance. of the past year: Life-boat Day. Amount collected last year £355, as SUNDERLAND.—Annual Meeting, the compared with £317 in the previous Mayor, President of the Branch, in the year. Ladies' Life-boat Guild Meeting. chair. Speaker: Lieut.-Colonel C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., Deputy Secretary CRADLEY HEATH AND OLD HILL of the Institution. Efforts of the past (STAFFOBDSHIRE), DERBY, DESBOROUGH year: Life-boat Day, Bridge Drive. (NORTHAMPTONSHIRE), EVESHAM (WOR- Amount collected last year £526, as CESTERSHIRE), FAIRFORD AND LECHLADE compared with £586 in the previous year. (GLOUCESTERSHIRE), HE NLEY-IN-ARDEN Life-boat Day. Sunday Evening (WARWICKSHIRE), HORNCASTLE (LIN- Concert. COLNSHIRE), and IRTHLINGBOROUGH (NORTHAMPTONSHIRE).—Life-boat Days. TYNEMOUTH (NORTHUMBERLAND).— Life-boat Day. KENILWORTH (WARWICKSHIRE).— WAKEFIELD (YORKSHIRE).—Jumble Annual Meeting on 1st April, Mr. G. H. Sale. Whist Drives. Nock, Hon. Treasurer of the Branch, presiding. Speaker: the District WEST HARTLEPOOL (DURHAM).—Life- Organizing Secretary. Effort of the boat Day. Bridge Drive. past year : House-to-house Collection. WlTHERNSEA (YORKSHIRE).—Life- Amount collected last year £33, as boat Day. compared with £31 in the previous year. The framed photograph awarded by the Midlands. Committee of Management to Miss BIRMINGHAM.—Social Gathering of Jordan, the Honorary Secretary, was Ladies' Life-boat Guild, by the kindness presented. of Mrs. Nelson Bond. Collections at Cinema Houses. Sunday Cinema En- LANGWTTH (DERBYSHIRE).—Life-boat tertainment at the Scala Theatre. Day. House-to-House Collections. Whist LEAMINGTON (WARWICKSHIRE).—• Drive organized by the President of Life-boat Week from 3rd to 8th of Harborne District. March, with House-to-House Collection BLOCKLEY (WORCESTERSHIRE), and Collections in the Theatres and BREEDON-ON-HILL (LEICESTERSHIRE), Cinemas. (This news should have been BRIERLEY HILL (STAFFORDSHIRE), included in thelastissue of The Lifeboat.) BRIGG (LINCOLNSHIRE), BRISTOL LONG EATON (STAFFORDSHIRE).— (GLOUCESTERSHIRE), BROMSGROVE Branch formed. Hon. Secretary, Mr. (WORCESTERSHIRE), BURTON-ON-TRENT F. L. Carter. Life-boat Day. (STAFFORDSHIRE), BURTON LATIMER LOUGHBOROUGH (LEICESTERSHIRE), (NORTHAMPTONSHIRE).—Life-boat Days. MARKET DEEPING (LINCOLNSHIRE), CHELTENHAM (GLOUCESTERSHIRE).— MATLOCK (DERBYSHIRE), MELTON MOW- Annual Meeting on 30th April, Mrs. BRAY (LEICESTERSHIRE) and NEW MILLS Richard Da vies, Chairman of the Branch, (DERBYSHIRE).-—Life-boat Days. presiding. Speaker: The District NEWARK (NOTTINGHAMSHIRE).— Organizing Secretary. Efforts of the Annual Meeting, Mrs. Quibell, President past year: Life-boat Day, Dances, of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, in the Whist Drive. Amount collected last chair. Speaker : the District Organiz- year £159, as compared with £168 in ing Secretary. Amount collected last the previous year. Life-boat Day. year £75, as compared with £98 in the COALVILLE (LEICESTERSHIRE), COLES- previous year. HILL (WARWICKSHIRE), COSELEY AND NORTHLEACH (GLOUCESTERSHIRE).— SEDGLEY (STAFFORDSHIRE) .—Life-boat Life-boat Film and Collection at the Days. Women's Institute. 158 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1930. NORTON CANES (STAFFORDSHIRE).— UPPINGHAM AND OAKHAM (RUTLAND- Branch formed. Hon. Secretary, Mrs. SHIRE), UPTON-ON-SEVERN (WORCESTER- Pitt. SHIRE), and UTTOXETER (STAFFORD- NOTTINGHAM.—Exhibition of film, SHIRE).—Life-boat Days. taken by Lord Mayor's Secretary, show- WALSALL (STAFFORDSHIRE).—Annual ing the Lord Mayor of Nottingham Meeting, the Mayor, President of the launching the City of Nottingham at Branch, in the chair. Speaker: The Hythe. Life-boat Day. Sunday District Organizing Secretary. Amount Concerts. collected last year £82, as compared NUNEATON (WARWICKSHIRE).—Life- with £90 in the previous year. boat Day. WEDNESFIELD (STAFFORDSHIRE).— OMBERSLEY (WORCESTERSHIRE).— Life-boat Day and Dance. Address to members of the Women's WELLINGBOROUGH (NORTHAMPTON- Institute by the District Organizing SHIRE).—Life-boat Day. Secretary. Branch formed. WEST BROMWICH (STAFFORDSHIRE).— PERSHORE (WORCESTERSHIRE) AND Collections for one week at Plaza | PETERBOROUGH (NORTHAMPTONSHIRE). Cinema. ' —Life-boat Days. REDDITCH (WORCESTERSHIRE).— WOLVERHAMPTON (STAFFORDSHIRE). Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed to —Life-boat Day. Life-boat taken replace the old Branch. Honorary through the streets escorted by Thomp- Secretary, Miss Hilda Wright. son's Prize Band. RIPLEY (DERBYSHIRE), RUGELEY WRAGBY (LINCOLNSHIRE).—Life-boat (STAFFORDSHIRE) and RUSHDEN Day. (NORTHAMPTONSHIRE). — Life-boat Days. Nine lectures and addresses, and two broadcast talks to children were given by SCUNTHORPE (LINCOLNSHIRE).—An- the District Organizing Secretary in nual Meeting, Mr. Goy, Chairman, presid- addition to those mentioned. ing. Amount collected last year £28, as compared with £18 in the previous South-Eastern District. year. BlGGLESWADE (BEDFORDSHIRE). SLEAFORD (LINCOLNSHIRE).—Life- Dance. boat Day. BISHOP STORTFORD (HERTFORD- SMETHWICK (STAFFORDSHIRE).—An- SHIRE). — Sawbridgeworth Life-boat nual Meeting, the Mayoress presiding. Day. Speaker : the District Organizing Secre- tary. Amount collected last year £60, BLAKENEY (NORFOLK). — Annual as compared with £43 in the previous Meeting, Mr. Ellis Turner, Chairman year. of the Branch, presiding. Amount col- Life-boat Day. lected last year £57, as compared with STAFFORD.—Life-boat Day. £56 in the previous year. STOKE-ON-TRENT and NEWCASTLE BLETCHLEY (BUCKINGHAMSHIRE), UNDER-LYME (STAFFORDSHIRE). — By BRENTWOOD (ESSEX), BRIGHTON the death of Miss Muriel Teeton the (SUSSEX) and CANTERBURY (KENT).— Branch has lost one of the Hon. Secre- Life-boat Days. taries of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild at CHELMSFORD (ESSEX). — Annual Basford, Hanley and Stoke-on-Trent. Meeting, the Mayor, Chairman of the STOURBRIDGE (WORCESTERSHIRE), Branch, presiding. Speakers: Mr. STOW - ON - THE - WOLD (GLOUCESTER- H. A. Baker, a member of the Com- SHIRE), STROUD (GLOUCESTERSHIRE), mittee of Management, and Mr. Salmon. SWADLINCOTE (DERBYSHIRE). — Life- Amount collected last year £150, as boat Days. compared with £171 in the previous TAMWORTH (STAFFORDSHIRE).— year. Branch revived. Life-boat Day. Life-boat Day. Bridge Drive. SEPTEMBER, 1930.1 THE LIFEBOAT. 159 CHICHESTEB (SUSSEX). — Life-boat GUILDFORD (SURREY).—Lecture at Day organized by the Selsey Branch. Peaslake Women's Institute by the CHIPPEEFIELD (HERTFORDSHIRE). — Honorary Secretary. Sale of Work. HASTINGS (SUSSEX). — Annual COLCHESTER (ESSEX).—Entertain- Meeting, the Mayor, President of the merit Matinee. Branch, in the chair. Speaker : Cap- tain G. C. Holloway, O.B.E., R.D., DARTFORD (KENT).—Garden Meeting, R.N.R., a member of the Committee of with address by the District Organizing Management. Amount collected last Secretary. year £544, as compared with £288 in Diss (NORFOLK) and DOWNHAM the previous year. MARKET (NORFOLK).—Life-boat Days. H.R.H. Prince George, K.G., visited the Boat-house on 27th June, when he DUNGENESS (KENT). — Special came to open the new ward at the Meeting, with the Mayor of Lydd, Buchanan Hospital. Chairman of the Branch, presiding. Life-boat Day. Captain G. C. Holloway, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R., a member of the Committee of HUNTINGDON (HUNTINGDONSHIRE). Management, presented the Bronze —Life-boat Day. Medal awarded to Coxswain Douglas HYTHE (KENT).—Special Meeting at Oilier, and the Thanks of the Institution the Town Hall, with the Mayor of inscribed on Vellum awarded to each Hythe presiding. Major The Right member of his crew, for the service to Hon. Sir Philip Sassoon, Bt., G.B.E., the barge Marie May on 12th November, C.M.G., M.P., President of the Branch, 1929. (A full report of the service presented the Silver Medal awarded appeared in The Lifeboat for March, to Coxswain Harry Griggs, Junr., 1930.) and the Thanks of the Institution EASTBOURNE (SUSSEX).—Play. inscribed on Vellum to each member of the Crew for the rescue on the 12th EAST GRINSTEAD (SUSSEX).—Concert November, 1929, of the crew of three of and Entertainment by the Junior the barge Marie May of Rochester. Imperial League. Speakers : The Mayor, Sir Philip Sas- FOLKESTONE (KENT).—Lecture by soon, Captain G. C. Holloway, O.B.E., Miss Ethel Hopkins, B.A., Honorary R.D., R.N.R., a member of the Com- Secretary of the Women's Auxiliary. mittee of Management, and Brigadier Major The Right Hon. Sir. Philip General Cunningham, C.B., C.B.E., Sassoon, Bt., G.B.E., C.M.G., M.P., D.S.O. (A full report of the service opened his grounds at Port Lympne to appeared in The Lifeboat for March, the public in aid of the Branch. 1930.) GERHARD'S CROSS (BUCKINGHAMSHIRE) . Inaugural Ceremony of the new —Life-boat Day. Motor Life-boat City of Nottingham. (See special report on p. 128.) GODALMING (SURREY)—Concert, with address by Captain G. C. Holloway, LEWES (SUSSEX) and MARCH O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R., a member of (CAMBRIDGESHIRE).—Life-boat Days. the Committee of Management. MIDHURST (SUSSEX).—Treasure Hunt. GREAT YARMOUTH (NORFOLK). — NEWPORT PAGNELL (BUCKINGHAM- Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat SHIRE).—Life-boat Day. Guild. Speaker : The District Organi- NEWHAVEN (SUSSEX).—Presentation zing Secretary for Greater London. by Captain G. C. Holloway, O.B.E., Amount collected last year £65, as R.D., R.N.R., a member of the Com- compared with £94 in the previous mittee of Management, of the awards year. made to the Coxswain and Crew by the GREENHITHE (KENT). — Life-boat Institution and the Danish Government Day. for the rescue of the crew of the Danish 160 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1930. schooner Mogens Koch, on 7th December, lected last year £827, as compared with 1929. (See p. 136.) £941 in the previous year. The Mayor EOYSTON (HERTFORDSHIRE). — provided tea, and a musical entertain- Branch revived. Honorary Secretary, ment was given by Mrs. Shee and Miss Gurney. Canon Marsh. SBLSEY (SUSSEX).—Dance. BRADFORD - ON - AVON (WILT- SHOREHAM (SUSSEX) and SOUTH- SHIRE).—Life-boat Day. WICK (SUSSEX).—Life-boat Days. BRIDPORT (DORSETSHIRE) .—Life-boat STEVENAGE (HERTFORDSHIRE). — Day. Play. COWES (ISLE OF WIGHT).—Annual TRING (HERTFORDSHIRE). — Branch Dance and Children's Party, organized revived. Honorary Secretary, Miss by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Sir M. Middleton Brown. Godfrey Baring, Bt., Chairman of the Committee of Management, and Lady TUNBRIDGE WELLS (KENT). — Annual Baring attended. Meeting. Amount collected last year £46, as compared with £78 in the pre- DEVIZES (WILTSHIRE), EASTLEIGH vious year. (HAMPSHIRE).—Life-boat Days. UPPER WARLINGHAM (SURREY). — EXETER.—Special Meeting of the Bridge Drive. Ladies' Life-boat Guild, arranged by UPMINSTER AND HORNCHUECH Mrs. Arthur Reed, Chairman. Ladies' (ESSEX), WELWYN GARDEN CITY (HERT- Life-boat Guild Junior Organization FORDSHIRE), and WISBECH (CAMBRIDGE- formed. Life-boat Day. SHIRE).—Life-boat Days. EXMOUTH (DEVONSHIRE). — Special WALTON - ON - NAZE (ESSEX). — Meeting of the Committee and Ladies' Annual Dinner to the Life-boat Crew. Life-boat Guild, at the house of Captain WOLVERTON (BUCKINGHAMSHIRE). — Shrubb, the Honorary Secretary. Life-boat Day and Works Collection. Address by the District Organizing Secretary. Presentation of Centenary WORTHING (SUSSEX).—Life-boat Day. Vellum. (See special report, p. 141.) In addition to those already men- tioned, four lectures and addresses were FALMOUTH (CORNWALL). — Special given by the District Organizing Secre- Meeting arranged by Mrs. Chellow, tary during the quarter. President of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Address by the District Organiz- South-Western District. ing Secetary. New members enrolled. ALDERSHOT (HAMPSHIRE), ANDOVER Life-boat Day. (HAMPSHIRE), AXMINSTER (DEVON- FAREHAM (HAMPSHIRE), FARN- SHIRE).—Life-boat Days. BOROUGH (HAMPSHIRE). — Life-boat BAMPTON (DEVONSHIRE). — First Days. Life-boat Day, organized by the Chair- FOWEY (CORNWALL).—Special Meet- man of the Council. ing at Lady Hanson's House. Ladies' BATH (SOMERSETSHIRE). — Special Life-boat Guild formed. Whist Drive Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. and Dance. Address by the District Organizing HAVANT (HAMPSHIRE), HENLEY-ON- Secretary. Life-boat Day. THAMES (OXFORDSHIRE), HONITON BOURNEMOUTH (HAMPSHIRE).— (DEVONSHIRE).—Life-boat Days. Annual Meeting, the Mayor, a Vice- ISLE OF WIGHT.—All-Island Fete, President of the Branch, in the chair. organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Speaker : Mr. George F. Shee, M.A., Guild. (See special report on p. 142.) Secretary of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat Day, House- IVYBRIDGE (DEVONSHIRE). — Life- to-House Collections. Dramatic Enter- boat Day, organized by the Women's tainment, Whist Drive. Amount col- Section of the British Legion. SEPTEMBER, 1930.] THE LIEEBOAT. 161 LOSTWITHIEL (CORNWALL). — Life- (OXFORDSHIRE), TIVERTON (DEVON- boat Day. SHIRE).—Life-boat Days. MARNHULL (DORSETSHIRE).—Address TORQUAY (DEVONSHIRE). — Special by the District Organizing Secretary Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, to the Women's Institute at Nash the Mayoress presiding. Address by Court. the District Organizing Secretary. Many new members enrolled. PAIGNTOX (DEVONSHIRE).—Dancing Display by Miss Hexter's pupils. TROWBRIDGE (WILTSHIRE), TRURO (CORNWALL), WAKEHAM (DORSET- PLYMOUTH (DEVONSHIRE). — Life- SHIRE), WARMINSTER (WILTSHIRE), boat Fete, organizing by the Ladies' WELLS (SOMERSETSHIRE), WIMBORNE Life-boat Guild. Life-boat Day. (DORSETSHIRE).—Life-boat Days. PORTSMOUTH.—Annual Meeting on WITNEY (OXFORDSHIRE).—Meeting 7th April, the Lord Mayor, President at the Cinema. Address by the District of the Branch, in the chair, supported Organizing Secretary. Life-boat films. by the Lady Mayoress, Sir Harold Pink, J.P. (Chairman of the Branch), Scotland. and Mrs. Pollard (Chairman of the SCOTTISH LIFE-BOAT COUNCIL.—A Ladies' Life-boat Guild). Speaker : Sir Meeting of the Council was held at Glas- Godfrey Baring, Bt., Chairman of the gow on 16th April, the Duke of Montrose, Committee of Management. Amount C.B., C.V.O., V.D., Chairman of the collected last year £384, as compared Council, and a Vice-President of the with £417 in the previous year. Institution, in the chair. There were Special Meeting of the Ladies' Life- present Commander the Hon. A. D. boat Guild arranged by Mrs. Pollard Cochrane, D.S.O., Deputy Chairman of (Chairman of the Ladies' Life-boat the Council, representatives from Aber- Guild). Speakers: Admiral of the deen, Dunbar, Dundee, Edinburgh, Fleet, Sir Roger Keyes, Bt., K.C.B., Girvan, Glasgow, Greenock, Inverness, K.C.V.O., D.S.O., the Commander-in- Paisley, Perth, St. Abbs, St. Andrews Chief and a Vice-President of the and Stromness, Mr. J. R. Barnett, Branch, Lady Keyes, Sir Harold Pink, O.B.E., M.I.N.A., the Institution's J.P., Chairman of the Branch, Mrs. Consulting Naval Architect, and Colonel Pollard, and the District Organizing C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., Deputy- Secretary. Tea given by Mrs. Pollard. Secretary of the Institution. Five new Branches were welcomed to the Council, Life-boat Day. St. Abbs, St. Andrews, Girvan, North BEADING (BERKSHIRE). — Life-boat Berwick and Motherwell, all but North Day. Berwick being represented on it for the RINTSWOOD (HAMPSHIRE). — Annual first time. Dance. Reports were received from the Dis- ST. IVES (CORNWALL).—In connexion trict Organizing Secretary and from the with National Safety Week in May, a Branches, and the Council expressed its week's collection was made, a Whist appreciation of the way in which the Drive was held, arranged by the Honor- arrangements for the Scottish National ary Secretary's wife, and a Bridge Drive Life-boat Assembly at Edinburgh, in November, 1929, were carried out by arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. the District Organizing Secretary and SHERBORNE (DORSETSHIRE).—Country her staff. It was reported that there Folk Dance Competition. Address by had-been an increase in Scottish con- the District Organizing Secretary. tributions in the year 1928-9 of £2,564 SOUTHAMPTON (HAMPSHIRE).—Life- on the previous year. boat Day. ABERDEEN.—Life-boat Day. STREET (SOMERSETSHIRE).—Dancing AIRDRIE (LANARKSHIRE).—Special Display by Miss Culverwell's pupils. Meeting, Provost Armour, President SWINDON (WILTSHIRE), THAME of the Branch, in the chair. Speaker : 162 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1930. The District Organizing Secretary. during the first week of June, with the Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed. District Organizing Secretary. He visited ALLOA (CLACKMANNAN), BO'NESS twelve Life-boat Stations, namely, Bally- (LiNLiTHOow), CAELUKE (LANARK), cotton, Courtmacsherry, Arklow, Balti- CRIEFF (PERTH).—Life-boat Days. more, Fenit, Youghal, Helvick Head, Rosslare (Wexford), Wicklow, Doun DUNDEE.—The Branch again had the Laoghaire, Clogher Head and Blackrock. help of the Dundee, Perth and London He also visited a large number of Finan- Shipping Company in arranging a three- cial Branches, and met the Branch days' Life-boat Appeal, consisting of a Officials, among these Branches being swimming gala, a regatta and aquatic Cork, Waterford, Tralee, Mallow, Dun- sports, a Life-boat day, and a dance. garvan, Kilkenny, Tullow, Drogheda, Newry and Belfast. EDINBURGH, ELGIN AND DISTRICT.— Life-boat Days. ARKLOW (Co. WICKLOW).—Annual Meeting, the Chairman of the Urban GLASGOW (LANARKSHIRE).—Annual District Council presiding. Speaker: Meeting on 5th June, Mr. William Mr. George F. Shee, M.A., Secretary of Henderson, Honorary Treasurer of the the Institution, .who presented the Branch, in the chair. Amount collected Centenary Vellum. (See special report last year £5,152, as compared with on p. 140.) £4,148 in the previous year. ARMAGH (Co. ARMAGH).—Annual Special Meeting of the Ladies' Life- Meeting, Mrs. Miller, President of the boat Guild, Lady Glasgow, President, Branch, in the chair. Speaker : The Dis- in the chair. Speakers : The Duke of trict Organizing Secretary. Amount col- Montrose, Chairman of the Scottish lected last year £57, as compared with Life-boat Council, and Lieut.-Colonel £66 in the previous year. C. E. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., Deputy BANGOR (Co. DOWN).—Life-boat Day. Secretary of the Institution. Life-boat Day. BELFAST.—Fete and Empire Exhibi- GOUROCK (RENFREW), GREENOCK tion, 21st to 28th June. Opened by AND PORT GLASGOW (RENFREW), the Lord Mayor, President of the GRANGEMOUTH (STIRLING), HELENS- Branch. Life-boat Day. BURGH (DUMBARTON), INVERKEITHING Broadcast Appeal by the District (FIFE), KILMARNOCK (AYRSHIRE), Organizing Secretary. KILWINNING (AYR), KINGUSSIE (INVER- CARRICKFERGUS (Co. ANTRIM).— NESS), KlRKINTILLOCH (DUMBARTON), Life-boat Day. LAMINGTON (LANARK), MILLPORT CORK (Co. CORK).—Annual Meeting, (BUTE), MOFFAT (DUMFRIES), NEWMILNS the Chairman of the Harbour Com- (AYR), NORTH UIST (HEBRIDES).—Life- missioners presiding. Speaker: Mr. boat Days. George F. Shee, M.A., Secretary of the PERTH.—Annual Meeting on 16th Institution, who presented Mr. Donegan, May, the Rev. P. R. Landreth, Chair- the Honorary Secretary, with the Gold man of the Branch, presiding. Speaker : Pendant awarded to him by the Institu- Rear-Admiral Hallett, C.B.E., Com- tion. Amount collected last year £354, mander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland. as compared with £328 in the previous Amount collected last year £377, as year. compared with £380 in the previous COURTMACSHERRY (Co. CORK).— year. Life-boat Days. Presentation of Centenary Vellum. (See ROTHESAY (BUTE) AND SKELMORLIE special report on p. 140.) (AYR.)—Life-boat Days. DUN LAOGHAIRE (KINGSTOWN).— Annual Meeting, Captain Fosbery Ireland. Holmes, R.N., Chairman of the Branch, Mr. George F. Shee, M.A., Secretary presiding. Speaker: .Mr. George F. of the Institution, made a tour in Ireland Shee. M.A., Secretary of the Institution, SEPTEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 163 who presented the Centenary Vellum. The District Organizing Secretary. (See special report on p. 140). Amount Amount collected last year £151, as collected last year £211, as compared compared with £213 in the previous with £215 in the previous year. year. DKOGHEDA (Co. LOUTH).—Presenta- Life-boat Day. tion by Mr. George F. Shee, M.A., LONDONDERRY. — Annual Meeting Secretary of the Institution, to Mrs. of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, the Hill, Life-boat Day Organizer, of the Mayoress, President, in the chair. Framed Picture of a Life-boat going Speaker: The District Organizing out to a Vessel in Distress, awarded to Secretary. Amount collected last year her by the Institution. £182, as compared with £102 in the DUBLIN.—Annual Meeting. Senator previous year. Andrew Jameson, President of the MILFOED (Co. DONEGAL), MUL- Branch, in the chair. Speaker: The LINGAR (Co. WESTMEATH), NENAGH District Organizing Secretary. Pre- (Co. TIPPERARY), ROSCREA. (Co. TIPPER- sentation to Major Arthur Whewell, AEY).—Life-boat Days. Chairman of the Special Effort Com- mittee, of the Vellum, signed b.y the ROSSLARE HARBOUR (Co. WEXFOED). Prince of Wales, recording his appoint- —Inaugural Ceremony of the Motor ment as an Honorary Life-Governor' of Life-boat. (See special report on p. the Institution. Amount collected last 130.) year £1,185, as compared with £1,208 STRABANE (Co. TYRONE).—Life-boat in the previous year. Day. Life-boat Day. WEXFORD.—Annual Meeting. Major- ENNIS (Co. CLARE).—Presentation by General B. J. C. Doran, C.B., Vice- the District Organizing Secretary to President, in the chair. Speaker : The Mrs. Pearson of the Framed Picture District Organizing Secretary. Amount of a Life-boat going out to a Vessel in collected last year £135, as compared Distress, awarded to her by the Institu- with £62 in the previous year. tion. Life-boat Day. GALWAY (Co. GALWAY).—Annual Meeting. Speaker: The District Or- Wales ganizing Secretary. (Including Herefordshire and Shropshire.) Life-boat Day. ABERGAVENNY (MONMOUTHSHIRE).— HOWTH (Co. DUBLIN).—Annual Meet- Life-boat Day. ing. Commander J. C. Gaisford St. ABEBTILIEBY (MONMOUTHSHIRE).—• Lawrence, R.N., D.L., Chairman of the Annual Meeting, Mrs. A. H. Dolman, Branch, presiding. Presentation of the President of the Branch, in the chair. Centenary Vellum. (See special report Speaker: The District Organizing Sec- on p. 140.) Amount collected last year retary. Amount collected last year £113, as compared with £114 in the £15, as compared with £24 in the previous year. previous year. Life-boat Day. LAENE (Co. ANTRIM).—Annual Meet- ANGLE (PEMBROKESHIRE).—Presen- ing. Brigadier-General T. K. Evans tation by Brigadier-General Sir F. C. Johnston, Patron of the Branch, pre- Meyrick, Bart., C.B., C.M.G., of the siding. Speaker : The District Organiz- Bronze Medal awarded to Coxswain ing Secretary. Presentation to Mis? L. James Watkins, and of the Thanks of Morrow, one of the Honorary Secretaries, the Institution inscribed on Vellum, of the Gold Brooch awarded to her by awarded to the Motor Mechanic Edgar the Institution. Amount collected last Rees and Mr. A. W. Gutch (Hon. Secre- year £104, as compared with £96 in the tary) for the service to the S.S. Molesey, previous year. of London, on 25th November, 1929. LIMERICK (Co. LIMERICK).—Annual (A full account of this service appeared -Meeting, the Mayor presiding. Speaker : in The Lifeboat for March last.) 164 THE LIFEBOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1930. CAERNARVON (CARNARVONSHIRE ).— collected last year £49, as compared with Life-boat Day. £66 in the previous year. CARDIFF AND PENARTH (GLAMORGAN- Life-boat Day. SHIRE).—Meeting of ladies at the City PRESTATYN (FLINTSHIRE).—Annual Hall, arranged by the Mayoress. Life- Meeting, the Vicar presiding. Speaker; boat Day. The District Organizing Secretary. Amount collected last year £46, as com- CEMAES BAY (ANGLESEY).—Jumble pared with £50 in the previous year. Sale. NEWCASTLE EMLYN (CARMARTHEN- HEREFORD (HEREFORDSHIRE.) — SHIRE).—Life-boat Day. Annual Meeting, the Mayor, President of the Branch, in the chair. Speaker : The SWANSEA (GLAMORGANSHIRE). — District Organizing Secretary. Amount Annual Meeting, the Mayor, President collected last year £23, as compared of the Branch, in the chair. The with £14 in the previous year. Life- Mayoress presented Mrs. Tarr, the boat Day. Hon. Secretary of the Ladies' Life-boat LEDBURY (HEREFORDSHIRE) .—Life- Guild, with a Framed Picture of a Life- boat Day. boat going out to a Vessel in Distress, awarded to her by the Institution, and NEWPORT (MONMOUTHSHIRE).— Miss Dillwyn presented her, on behalf Special Meeting at which the Mayor of the Branch Committee, with a writing- presided. Speaker: The District Or- desk and purse. Amount collected last ganizing Secretary. The Mayoress, Pre- year £277, as compared with £242 in the sident of the Ladies' Lifeboat Guild, previous year. presented the Gold Pendant awarded Fete. by the Institition to Mr. A. J. Phillips, SHREWSBURY (SHROPSHIRE).—Annual the Branch, chairman. Meeting, the "Viscountess Bridgeman, Reception by the Mayor and Mayoress D.B.E., President of the Branch, in to Branch Committee and workers. the chair, supported by the Mayor arid Life-boat Day. Mayoress. PONTYPRIDD (GLAMORGANSHIRE).—• Amount collected last year £114, as Annual Meeting. Speaker : The compared with £136 in the previous District Organizing Secretary. Amount year.

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