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

VOL. XXIX. SEPTEMBER, 1935. No. 323.

THE LIFE-BOAT FLEET Motor Life-boats, 124 :: Pulling & Sailing Life-boats, 45 LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Institution in 1824 to August 31st, 1935 64,159

A Winter Passage in a Motor Life-boat. By Mr. Frank G. G. Carr.1 ON Saturday, January 26th, it " snowed looked as though we were bound for and it blowed " all day, as the barge- the North Pole. The life-boat City oj men express it, and in the evening I Bradford lay at moorings off the pier, slipped my moorings at Chelsea and and looked cold and lonely. We were proceeded under power to Southend, here joined by three engineers, who where at the " Cornucopia," a snug were making the passage to watch beer-house on the front, I was told to over the engines, and at 10 A.M. we report for duty to the coxswain of slipped from the buoy and started on the Southend boat. There I was our eighty-mile passage. introduced to Coxswain A. Spurgeon, of the Lowestoft life-boat, and his The Life-boat and Her Engine. crew of two who were to take the The young flood was then making, stand-by boat round to Lowestoft on and we kept close in along the edge of the following day, that she might the Maplin to cheat the tide as much as replace their own boat, which was due possible. While we were throbbing on for her winter overhaul. A liking for our way at a speed that was an agree- beer 'and the coxswain's excellent able surprise to me, the snow having tobacco was common among us all, ceased for a time and the sun con- and laid the foundations of what I senting to shine, I had an opportunity sincerely hope will prove a lasting to inspect the boat more carefully. friendship. We presently retired to Her overall length was 45 ft. and her quarters for the night in a near-by lodg- beam 12 ft. 6 ins., her displacement ing-house, where " Jack " and I shared being 16 tons 19 cwts. She was an a room in an attic. It was too cold early Watson type boat, built in 1923, for sleep and the north-east wind howl- one" of the last designed without a ing in the chimney was dreary music. cabin. A wooden dodger aft of the Daylight showed us a white world engine gave some degree of shelter, and driving snow above it, and when, and a folding glass screen above it kept at about 9.30 A.M., we boarded a train a little of the spray out of the helms- on the pier, visibility was nil in the man's eyes if he was very lucky. The squalls. We wore all the clothes we three engineers squatted under the possessed, surrounded by oilskins, and dodger (which was big enough to make 1 Mr. Frank Carr is assistant librarian of the House of Lords and a member of the Little Ship Club. His article appeared In the Journal of the Little Ship Clvfi, and these extracts from it are reprinted here by his courtesy, and the editor's. 498 THE LIFE-BOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1935. a small cabin, open at the after end) comfort of smooth water in the lee of and kept warm, while they studied the the sands or the land, and, in spite of behaviour of the engine. This was a the foul tide, the City of Bradford had D.E. developing 80 h.p. at 800 r.p.m. shown herself possessed of such a fine on a fuel consumption of 60 pints per turn of effortless speed that we were hour, giving a speed of 8.2 knots. It passing Orfordness at 5 P.M., just after never hesitated all day, was extra- dark. Conditions now changed, and ordinarily obedient and responsive, for the next four hours we had a hard and the absence of noise and vibration punch into a steep and ugly, confused •was most marked. The boat had wheel sea, which was a dead-muzzier all the steering, and was equipped with a mast way. The wind increased and veered, mounted in a tabernacle and setting so that we had no shelter from the standing lug and jib. The mast we shore, and I was able to see what a lowered and lashed on the top of the motor life-boat could do in such con- dodger soon after starting to lessen ditions. She astonished me. Her rolling, as the wind was too far ahead crew called her most of the names that to enable us to use the sails to advantage. a lady would not like to hear, and compared her unfavourably to- their The Scene in the West Swin. own boat, which they said would The West Swin was full of anchored " drown her." Her fine lines forward shipping; chiefly low-powered steam- made her wet, and every sea burst in ships waiting for the northerly breeze sheets of spray right over her. to ease and give them a chance to get to the Norrard. There was also a Steering Blind. barge, with her mizen burst and Visibility was extremely bad, and as mizen spreet carried away, that had the violent motion of the boat made the brought up on the edge of the sand compass useless to steer by, and the and dragged out into deeper water. shore lights could not be seen at tunes, By 1 p.m. we were off the Maplin Spit we were steering blind for a good part buoy, and here met a couple of barges of the way. Crash . . . Swissh ...!... carrying on for " Lunnon River," with Crash Swissh . . . ! Every sea every stitch of canvas set and full sent a stinging shower of spray rattling almost to bursting. We watched them aft, drowning everyone and every- in amazement at the way they were thing. We soon had to ease her. carrying sail, and did not envy them the Then to ease her again, and yet again. task of brailing in their mainsails when The ebb tide now running against the they brought the wind abeam a little wind steeped the seas, and there was later and a reduction of sail became no seeing or avoiding them. Crash . . . imperative. They were a wonderful Swissh ! . . . Crash . . . Swissh . . . ! sight, and " going like trains." with monotonous regularity. But the Presently we were looking out for the boat was getting there. She was wet, Swin Spitway bell-buoy that marks yes ! But " where there is speed there the southern end of the Spitway, and is water," of necessity. She was un- found its position clearly indicated by comfortable. And never have I faced a big German tug keeping station just more acute cold, or more icy water. beside it. She was the salvage tug She never faltered on her way, however. at Harwich, and then we saw, over in There was none of that awful shud- the Wallet, the hoped-for prey that dering jar as she hit a sea that knocks she was watching. A disabled barge all the way off an ordinary boat. She was being towed by two life-boats, simply went on and over and through those of Clacton and Walton, as we —more through than over, it seemed learnt afterwards, making obviously for to me at times. But never did she the Colne. . . . The ketch-barge Record give one the least moment's doubt Reign had passed us an hour or so earlier that she was travelling, and travelling under sail and power, making her last extraordinarily fast in such conditions. fatal voyage which finished a few days A small steam-boat rounding the Ness later on Exmouth beach, where she at the same time that we did was soon became, I believe, atotal loss. left far astern, and her lights showed We had so far been able to enjoy the how wild a course she was making. SEPTEMBER, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 499

The coxswain kept the helm most of skin, my face was coated with salt, the way. He was magnificent. His and I was tired. But I was very happy. cheery leadership in depressingly damp I had seen enough to believe that there circumstances made one realize what a is no weather a motor life-boat could tower of strength he would be in the not steam against and conquer. I most arduous service conditions. He had experienced the fellowship of some seemed to have an inexhaustible fund remarkably fine fellows, which is a of stories, with which he continually joy to remember. If I had lost my regaled us; and his hearty laughter train, I had gained an immense respect shook the boat far more than the shocks for the life-boat service. And I had of the seas or the vibration of the thoroughly enjoyed myself. engine. . . . As a postscript I might add a line At nine o'clock we entered Lowes- of explanation from a letter that toft harbour, and the boat was run reached me from the coxswain a few up to the head of the Old Fish Dock, days later. " The reason why she was where I was bundled ashore to try to so heady coming down that night," he catch the last train to town. It had wrote, " was because all round the fore gone five minutes when I reached the end and whale deck was cased with station. I was cold, soaked to the ice."

Presentations at Appledore. The Service to the Lee Bay. ON llth January of this year the room and overflowed into several motor life-boat at Appledore (Devon) adjoining rooms to which the speeches was launched in a whole gale to the were relayed to them by loud- help of the motor fishing boat Lee Bay, speakers. of Ilfracombe, and rescued her crew of Mr. H. C. Whitehead, the president three men, one of whom was a cripple. of the branch and a life-governor of It was a very difficult and dangerous the Institution, was in the chair, sup- service, and the Institution awarded ported by the Mayors and Mayoresses its bronze medal to Second Coxswain of Bideford, Okehampton and Tor- H. E. Pow (who was in command in rington, the chairmen of the Northam the absence of the coxswain), its and Ilfracombe Urban District Councils, thanks inscribed on vellum to the the committee of the Appledore branch, motor mechanic, C. T. Hornabrook, a members of the Ladies' Life-boat framed letter of thanks to each member Guild, representatives of the Institu- of the crew and money awards amount- tion's branches at Clovelly, Ilfracombe ing to £41 12s. Qd.1 and Lynmouth, and—last but not The medal and the thanks inscribed least—the three men who had been on vellum were presented at the rescued. Institution's annual meeting in London The presentations were made by in April. On their return to Apple- Sir Basil Peto, Bt., M.P. for Barnstaple, dore from London, the second coxswain and Mr. F. W. Irwin, one of the three and motor mechanic were given a civic men of the Lee Bay, described the welcome. rescue. A local presentation was made on It was not the least remarkable 14th June, at the Church Schools, feature of a remarkable meeting (a Appledore, the room being decorated feature of which the honorary secretary by the motor mechanic. Although it of the branch, Mr. W. A. Cryer, who was raining heavily all evening, the organized the meeting, was justly audience was far too large for the proud) that though there were seven- teen speeches, the whole meeting lasted 1 The service is fully described in The Life-boat for lot June. only an hour and a quarter. 500 THE LIFE-BOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1935

Life-boat Calendar and Christmas Card.

THE Institution is again issuing a life- page card with a reproduction in boat calendar and a Christmas card. colours of the same picture. It will The calendar will have on it a have the Institution's crest embossed reproduction in colours of a picture by on the front, and inside Christmas and Mr. William McDowell, showing the 60- New Year greetings, but no. other feet motor life-boat at New Brighton, printing. The price will be 4dL each on the Mersey, returning from service. including the envelope, and if fifty or As in previous years, it will have the over are ordered the name and address record of lives saved printed on the will be printed under the greetings. front and other particulars on the The price of the cards, with name and back. address printed, will be 6d. each for It will be 11J inches long by 9 inches quantities from twenty-five up to fifty. wide, and can be obtained from the If fifty or over are ordered no charge Institution in any quantity, post free, will be made for printing the name and 1*. each, or 10*. a dozen, this price address. including an envelope with each calen- Those who wish to order calendars dar. It will weigh, in the envelope, and cards can do so at once. The cards just under four ounces, so that it can be are ready and the calendars will be sent through the post, with the envelope ready early in November. Orders open, for Id. should be sent to the Secretary, Royal National Life-boat Institution, The Christinas Card. 42, Grosvenor Gardens, London, S.W.I, The Christmas Card will be an eight- and postal orders or stamps enclosed.

Portrait on the Cover. THE portrait on the cover is of Coxswain been coxswain, so that he has been an Patrick Sliney, of Ballycotton, Cork. officer of the life-boat for twenty-four He served as second coxswain from years. During that time thirty-two 1911 until 1922, and since 1922 he has lives have been saved. SEPTEMBER, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 501

Life-boat Families.1 The Robsons of North Sunderland. By Mr. M. R. Norris, Honorary Secretary of the North Sunderland Station. THERE have been Robsons in the life- gut, known locally as Piper's Gut, boats at North Sunderland for at separates Big Harker from the Wamses. least ninety-seven years, and probably It is, perhaps, twenty yards wide, and for well over a century. Four genera- through this narrow channel the tide tions of them have served in it, and races. For a fishing boat caught on the for seventy-seven of those ninety- north of the islands in a northerly gale seven years a Robson has been cox- it is the only road into smoother waters, swain of the boat. but it is only Seahouses fishermen North Sunderland and Seahouses who could make safety through such have had a life-boat station since 1827, a narrow and rough passage. Many a but it is only since 1852, when the thrilling passage have they made, under Institution took over the station, that full sail, with only inches to spare a complete record has been kept. It on either side ! This proves, 1 think, is probable that Robsons were in the the really great thing that Grace crew from the beginning, but all we Darling and her father did that day, know for certain is that three were and the three Robsons also. members of it in 1838, William Robson, the coxswain. James and Michael, for The Second Generation. they played a gallant part, soon forgot- ten except at Seahouses, in the most Of that first generation of Robsons, famous of all rescues from shipwreck William, James and Michael, little on the British coast. more is known, but William, who served as coxswain until 1867, is remembered as a man with no fear of The Wreck of the Forfarshire. the sea. It is from Michael that all In the early morning of 8th Sep- the later generations of life-boat Rob- tember, 1838, when Grace Darling saw sons are descended. The second the wreck of the Forfarshire from her generation in the life-boat were his window on the Longstone Lighthouse, sons. There was Michael No. 2, who the wreck was seen also from Bam- was coxswain from 1887 until 1907, burgh Castle on the mainland, and a William No. 2, who was bowman horseman took the news three miles from 1887 until 1907, and Robert, who down the coast to Seahouses. There was a member of the crew. the three Robsons, with four other Of those years there is one story that men, launched not the life-boat, but I should like to tell, the story of a great their own fishing boat. They reached feat, in which tremendous risk was the wreck to find only the dead. The run. It happened on 4th April, 1891, survivors had already been rescued by. and is still fresh in the minds of those Grace Darling and her father. I am who took part. A sailing ship, the not going to tell the story of that Omen, of Frederickstadt, came ashore rescue again, but will say only one in a heavy gale on Greenhill Rocks, thing. It is that Grace Darling's feat near Bamburgh. There she lay with has not been magnified. My first heavy seas breaking right over her and reason for saying this is that it was not her crew in the rigging. After tre- possible for the Robsons to return to mendous efforts the North Sunderland Seahouses (and they had to take refuge life-boat Thomas Bewick was got afloat at the lighthouse), although the harbour at Monk's House. Many women of can be taken in a fairly heavy sea. Seahouses who helped to launch her The second reason is that the position were carried right off their feet in their of the Forfarshire was most dangerous. efforts and were floating in the sea. The wreck was on the end of the island The local banker was in up.to his neck. called Big Harker. where a dangerous So was a gentleman on holiday from l Previous articles In this series appeared in The Life-boat for May and November, 1925, November, 1926. and August and November, 1927. 502 THE LIFE-BOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1935.

Scotland—with £60 in Scottish bank- tion of Robsons ; and such was a life- notes in his pocket. They had to be boat rescue in the days of oars. dried separately next day. Michael, after twenty years as cox- The life-boat was rowed close up to swain, became harbour-master at the wreck, which was right in the first North Sunderland until his death. break of the sea, but every time she William died, as he would have wished, got near enough to throw a line she in the stern of his own coble, steering was swept away again. One sea almost it out to shoot his fishing gear. So we upset her. Her port oars could be come to the third generation. seen sticking straight up in the air, her starboard oars were straight down in the water. Another sea knocked The Third Generation. the crew almost senseless and wedged Serving in the life-boat with Cox- some of them beneath the thwarts. swain Michael and Bowman William, The awful cries of the crew of eleven in when they both retired in 1907, was a' the rigging of the ship each time a son of each, James, son of the coxswain, wave washed over them, and each and Charles, son of the bowman. I time the life-boat was swept away, will start this generation with Charles. could be clearly heard on shore. For He was a well respected and a very over four hours the life-boat, under quiet man. All Robsons have been Coxswain Michael Robson, made respected, but Charles more so than repeated efforts to get alongside. She any. When his Uncle Michael retired went on until her crew were so ex- from the coxswainship Charles should hausted that they were forced to come have become coxswain, but he pre- ashore for hot food and a rest before ferred that his cousin James should making another attempt. have the honour of succeeding his Meanwhile the Bamburgh life-boat, father in command of the boat, so he also manned by fishermen from Sea- became second coxswain under him. houses, had put out under Coxswain As second-coxswain he served for George Nelson, who is still alive at twenty years, from 1907 to 1927, nearly ninety years old. She too but during the war, when James was made repeated efforts. Once she got away serving with the mine-sweepers, her grappling iron fast in the Ornen, he acted as coxswain. It was a busy but a huge sea caught her and broke time for the life-boat. She saved the rope. Then nearly all her oars on 86 lives during the war. one side were broken and her coxswain Of those four years while Charles was forced to let her drift ashore. was acting coxswain, I will tell one story, the story of a very cold night. The fit, and indeed most of the fisher- The Sea Helps the Rescuers. men, were away with the mine-sweepers, The North Sunderland life-boat was and the youths who still remained, launched again. It was now dark. To and the landsmen who were helping, cheer the crews of the wreck and the were loth to take the water with a life-boat, and to light up the scene, very low tide to launch the life- the knot-grass was set afire right along boat. Seeing this, Charles jumped out the coast. By this light the life-boat of her, and called on them in such a again and again attempted to pull masterly way, and set them such an alongside the wreck, until at last the example himself, going into the sea sea itself came to her help. It had up to his neck, that he succeeded in been pounding over the wreck for getting them to follow him, and the hours and finally broke her in such a boat was launched. Then he climbed way that her bottom was left on the aboard again, and, soaked to the skin, rocks and the rest of her, with the was out in her as coxswain for the eleven men in the rigging, was swept greater part of that bitter night. inside the heaviest of the surf. There, Later in life, perhaps as a result of about 2.30 the next morning, the such nights as these, he became an North Sunderland life-boat succeeded in invalid, but though he needed sticks rescuing the whole crew. That was one sometimes to help him in walking, that of the finest feats of the second genera- did not keep him from acting as second SEPTEMBER, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 503

WILLIAM ROBSON. Coxswain at North Sunderland from 18— to 1867,

By courtesy of\ [Edward J. Brewii, of Newcastle-on-Tyne. MICHAEL ROBSON. Coxswain from 1887 to 1907. 504 THE LIFE-BOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1935. coxswain after he had retired when, hold the key to this rock. They know one day, most of the fishing fleet had just when the tides are suitable and been caught in a heavy sea. Right when they are impossible. Many of up to his death, in 1932, he was one them have risked their lives for a of the most unselfish men I ever met, lobster at this dreaded spot. Their and if any life was in danger, his knowledge so far has always brought thoughts turned to the life-boat. them through, but the risks run are His cousin James, who succeeded at all times very great, even in fine his own father, Coxswain Michael, as summer weather. It was on this rock coxswain in 1907, is still our coxswain, that the Geir stranded. twenty-eight years later. He won the silver medal of the Institution, and a medal from the King of Norway, for The Coxswain's Gallantry. his bravery at the wreck of the Nor- The life-boat was launched just after wegian steamer Geir, of Bergen, on seven in the evening. She found the 18th February, 1908. That was Geir with only her bridge above water the year after he became coxswain, and the fourteen men of her crew and he was only twenty-eight. A huddled on it. In that weather it was northerly gale was blowing with a very impossible for the life-boat to go along- heavy sea, and the steamer stranded side. So the coxswain went overboard on the Knavestone Rock, three- with a line and a life-buoy round him quarters of a mile east of the Longstone and swam to a small rock inside the Lighthouse. main rock. There he got a line from the steamer's bridge ; made it fast to A Terrible Rock. his own line from the life-boat,' got The Knavestone is a small rock, the fourteen men down to the rock, uncovered at half-tide and with eleven one by one. and passed each one on feet of water over it at high-tide, and it in the life-buoy to the life-boat. When has probably seen more wrecks than the last had been rescued he was any other rock of its size round our hauled back to the life-boat himself. coasts. What makes it so dangerous It was low water at the time. An is that round it is deep water ranging hour later, supposing the wreck had to twenty-one fathoms. The sea dur- not broken up in the meantime, the ing a gale rises and curls over it, tide would have risen over her and her and breaks with such force that crew been drowned. during one gale a three-masted ship, Coxswain James's second-coxswain the Nina, was struck near it with one is his cousin, another Michael, brother sea and knocked to pieces in a moment. of Second-Coxswain Charles whom he A shad, or reef, runs out from it, and is succeeded. He was bowman from a great danger to shipping during heavy 1919-1928, and has been second- south-easterly gales. Divers who have coxswain since then. He is perhaps attempted to go down near the Knave- the most daring of the Robson line. stone have found it unsafe, for there is While the others would use caution such a heap of old shipping lying at and bravery together, this Michael the foot of it. The fishermen, who would walk into anything with his in fine weather fish round it for lobsters, eyes open. Two summers ago; while find them the colour of copper through he was returning from the fishing lying among old ships. Not one ship grounds, he saw a bather in difficulties has been known to go ashore there in a gut about five yards wide, with a and live. In fact it can only fair amount of sea. The gut was so be approached at all by those who have narrow that it was impossible to turn worked round it for years. Even in his boat in it, but he never stopped to fine weather it is dangerous, and differ- think that he might lose her. He ent ways of approach must be made at made straight up the gut, got the different times of tide and weather. bather aboard, and rushed him into In bad weather, there is a time Seahouses harbour. This Michael when you' can get inside it, and then would go to the rescue no matter what find yourself locked in with seas break- risk he took. ing all round. But Seahouses fishermen There are still two more of the third SEPTEMBER, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 505

f Ky courtesy of] [J. Catidlish Ruddock, Alnwick. CHARLES ROBSON. Second-coxswain at North Sunderland from 1907 to 1927, and acting coxswain during the Great War.

By courtesy of] [J. H. Cleet, South Shields. COXSWAIN JAMES ROBSON, WITH THE DUCHESS OF NORTHUMBERLAND. Coxswain since 1907. 506 THE LIFE-BOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1935.

generation serving in the life-boat Sunderland life-boat, three of the to-day, as members of the crew. One first generation, three of the second, of them is George, a brother of Second- six of the third and, up to the present, Coxswain Charles and Second-Cox- four of the fourth. Altogether of swain Michael. The other is Michael these four generations sixteen have William, a brother of the coxswain. served in the boat, three of them as Until a few years ago, there was yet coxswain, two as second-coxswain and another Michael in the crew. He also one as bowman. At one time, 1919- was of the third generation, son of 1928, coxswain, second-coxswain and Robert and a cousin of the present bowman were all Robsons. To-day coxswain and second-coxswain. there are eight Robsons in the boat, the coxswain, the second-coxswain, and The Fourth Generation. six life-boatmen, eight Robson's in a So we come to the fourth generation, crew of thirteen. But we are by no still young, but already following in the means exhausted of Robsons, and hope footsteps of their fathers, grandfathers to have them for another century or and great - grandfather. Coxswain four generations. James has a son in the crew, yet another I have tried to give an accourit of Michael, a chip of the old block; so, too, the services of those who have held has Second-Coxswain Michael, and there appointments as coxswain and second- are two sons of Second-Coxswain Charles coxswain and bowman, but the type serving. of man is the same in one Robson and Among so many (and so many with another; all men who go into a life- the name of Michael) it is easy to be boat to save life and not for any reward confused, but this is how the record from the Institution ; all quiet men. In stands. Four generations, starting at fact, to get these few details of their least a hundred years ago, have served service I have had to go to other life- or are serving to-day in the1 North boatmen who have served with them.

Services of the Life-boats.

Reported to the May, June and July Meetings of the Committee of Management.

May Meeting. The life-boat returned to her station at Scarborough, Yorkshire. — At 2.15 7.40 P.M.—Rewards, £20. P.M. on the 1st April the local motor fishing coble B. S. Colling put out to Weymouth, Dorset. — On the 7th haul her pots, which were about eight April four men and a woman put out miles to the north. The sea and for a trial run in a motor boat, the weather were bad and gradually got Seafarer. When about a mile offshore, worse. The life-boat coxswain was on in Weymouth bay, they ran out of watch, and at 5.35 P.M. the motor petrol and their boat began to drift out life-boat Herbert Joy II was launched to sea. One of the men swam ashore to look for the B. S. Colling. A north and gave the alarm, and, in the absence gale was then blowing, with a rough of any other suitable boat, the motor sea and heavy rain. The brother of life-boat William and Clara Ryland the owner of the B. S. Colling had just was launched at 5.32 P.M. A fresh before put out to search in another north-west breeze was blowing, the coble, but the life-boat overhauled her weather was thick, and it was raining. about two and a half miles north, and, The life-boat found the Seafarer about continuing on that course, met the a mile and a half east of Weymouth B. S. Colling about six miles north in pierhead and towed her back to har- a very heavy sea. Life-belts were bour. The life-boat returned to her passed to her crew of three and the station at 6.15 P.M. A letter of thanks life-boat, in company with the second was received from the owner.—Rewards, coble, escorted her back to harbour. £4 75. 6d. SEPTEMBER, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 507

St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly. — On moderate S.E. breeze was blowing, the night of the 7th April the life-boat with a moderate sea, and the weather coxswain brought from St. Martin's, in was thick. The motor life-boat Henry his own boat, a girl who was suffering Frederick Swan put out at 7.45 P.M., from appendicitis, and her doctor. and found the steamer to be the Ensign, It was then decided that the girl must of Gibraltar, bound to Gibraltar with a be sent to the mainland at once for an cargo of coal. She stood by until at operation. The steamer which serves midnight the Ensign was refloated by the islands was at Penzance, and, as tugs, and put into South Shields for there was no other suitable boat examination. The life-boat returned available the motor life-boat Cunard to her station at 12.30 A.M.—Rewards, took her. She was launched at mid- £11 16s. night, reached Penzance at 5 A.M., and arrived back at her station at 12.25 Broughty Ferry, Angus. —• On the P.M. During the passage a strong night of the 20th April the s.s. Dundee, west breeze was blowing with a rough of Dundee, bound, laden, from that port sea. The operation on the girl was to London, stranded at the mouth of successful. The cost of this service the River Tay, S. by E. of Horseshoe was met from a local medical emergency buoy. She carried twelve passengers, fund.—No expense to the Institution. and a crew of twenty-two. Her master sent out a wireless message, and the Barry Dock, Pembrokeshire. — On motor life-boat John Ryburn put out at the morning of the 8th April the 10.10 P.M. A strong E.N.E. breeze steamer Suzon, of Antwerp, ran ashore was blowing, with fog and heavy rain. at Breaksea Point. She was bound The sea was moderate. The life-boat from France to Newport with a cargo of found the Dundee high and dry forward, pitwood and carried a crew of twenty- and with very little water under her four. She was seen by the watchman stern. The passengers were trans- at Breaksea, and the motor life-boat ferred to her by means of a rope ladder, Prince David was launched at 4.30 A.M. and the life-boat landed them at A moderate to fresh W.N.W. wind was Broughty Ferry pier at 12.5 A.M. She blowing, with a rough sea. The life- put out again at 12.40 A.M. and stood by boat stood by her until two tugs towed the Dundee until the arrival of tugs her off and she was in no further danger. made her presence unnecessary. She The life-boat returned to her station at returned to her moorings at 4 A.M. 7.30 A.M.—Rewards, £8 55. 6d. The owners of the steamer sent a letter of thanks.—Rewards, £9 14s. 6d. Ramsey, Isle of Man.—On the 10th April the motor schooner Edith May, Tynemouth, Northumberland.—On the of Wexford, bound from Douglas to 21st April the coastguard telephoned Ardrossan with a cargo of scrap iron, that three small fishing boats were was overtaken by bad weather and sheltering behind the North Pier. A anchored. A whole S.S.W. gale was strong S.E. breeze was blowing with a blowing, with a heavy sea and heavy rough sea, and it was raining. As the rain. Her anchors began to drag and wind was increasing rapidly, it was she made signals of distress. The decided to send out the motor life-boat motor life-boat Lady Harrison was Henry Frederick Swan, and she put off launched at 8.35 P.M., took off the at 3 P.M. She escorted the boats crew of three and landed them at through the very dangerous harbour Ramsey. She returned to her station entrance, and returned to her station at 9.50 P.M. The Edith May rode at 3.45 P.M.—Rewards, £5 18s. out the storm, and her crew were able to return to her later.—Rewards, Swanage, Dorset.—On the afternoon £16 14s. 6d. of the 21st April the trawler Norman Craig, of Ramsgate, on passage from Tynemouth, Northumberland.—On the Shoreham to Fleetwood, sailed into 15th April the South Shields coast- Swanage Bay with her rigging in guard reported that a steamer was disorder, and her sails half up. A ashore at the end of the South pier. A moderate south-east breeze was blowing, 508 THE LIFE-BOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1935. with a moderate sea. The life-boat's them had been rescued by lines from second coxswain, who happened to be the top of the cliffs, but the other could afloat, went to her, found that she was not be persuaded to make the attempt. badly in need of help, and landed two The night was dark and the cliffs very of the five people on board. The motor steep, making it too dangerous for any- life-boat Thomas Markly was then one to try to get to him from above. launched, at 4.55 P.M., Mr. W. Powell, In the circumstances it was decided to the honorary secretary, accompanying send out the motor life-boat A.E.D., her. She found that the Norman Craig and she left at 11.25 P.M., taking a had lost her main anchor and was small boat in tow. She went in as near depending on a kedge anchor, but she as possible and the small boat was then was dragging towards the shore. The sent close in with two men on board. master and owner said that she was leak- They rescued the man from the cliffs ing, but as his motor had broken down and transferred him to the life-boat, he was unable to use his pump. The and he was taken to Holyhead. The life-boat towed the trawler to Poole, life-boat returned to her station at and returned to her station at 9 P.M. 1.10 A.M. on the 29th.—Rewards, The owner gave a donation to the £11 11s. Institution.—Rewards, £8 10s. The following life-boats were Padstow, Cornwall.—On the evening launched, but no services were ren- of the 21st April the coastguard reported dered for the reasons given : that a small yacht, anchored in Pol- Holy Island, Northumberland. — 9th zeath Bay, was in a dangerous position. April. A fishing coble was reported to The wind and sea were slight, but she be in distress, but got safely into har- was very close to the rocks and would bour.—Rewards, £5 2s. 6d. have grounded with the ebbing tide. The No. 1 motor life-boat John and Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—10th April. Sarah Eliza Stych put out at 10.30 P.M., A barge grounded, but did not need and found the yacht to be the Martlett. help, as later she became high and with three men on board. She towed dry.—Rewards, £7 14s. her to Padstow, and returned to her station at 11.30 P.M. The owner of North Sunderland, Northumberland.— the yacht sent a letter of thanks to the 10th April. Two cobles from Beadnell life-boat crew.—Rewards, £11 4s. 6d. were overtaken by rough weather, but reached safety unaided. The fishermen Ramsgate, Kent.—Early on the morn- sent a letter of thanks.—Rewards, ing of the 26th April the steamer Rosyth, of Dundee, bound from Goole to Bou- £18 7s. logne with a cargo of coal, ran on to the Walton and Frinton, Essex. — 16th Goodwin Sands E. by N. of the Brake April. A steamer thought to be ashore light-vessel. The coastguard reported on the Pye Sands was found to be at her, and the motor life-boat Prudential anchor very near the sands.—Rewards, put out at 1.52 A.M. A strong N. £7 2s. 6d. breeze was blowing, with a rough sea. The life-boat found the Rosyth in Torbay, Devon.—22nd April. Two difficulties, with seas sweeping over her. boys, brothers, went into the sea from At the request of the master she stood a rowing boat to recover their lost by until, at high water, the Rosyth paddles, but one got into difficulties, came off under her own power. The and while his brother was trying to steamer went on her way, and the life- help him their boat drifted away. Be- boat returned to her station, arriving fore the life-boat could reach them one at 5.15 A.M.—Rewards, £10 11s. was drowned, but a pilot boat picked up the other.—Rewards, £4 16s. 6d. Holyhead, Anglesey.—On the night of the 28th April the coastguard tele- Torbay, Devon.—22nd April. A speed- phoned that two men had been ma- boat broke down, but was towed to rooned at the foot of the cliffs at Capel Torquay by another speed-boat.— Llockwyd, near South Stack. One of Rewards, £9 13s SEPTEMBER, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 509

ON THE HIGH SEAS.

THE RANKIN ON HER WAY TO AITH. (A 51-feet Barnett, Stromness, cabin motor life-boat.)

ON BOARD THE DROUGHTY FERRY MOTOR LIFE-BOAT. (Coxswain James Coull and Lieut.-Commander T. G. Michelmore, R.D., R.N.R., Northern District Inspector.) The two boats travelled together from Cowes to Dundee in May, a distance of 503 miles, and the Aith life-boat then had 295 miles more to her station, a journey altogether of 798 miles. 510 THE LIFE-BOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1935.

Ramsgate, Kent. — 25th April. A that one of the crew of the light-vessel vessel reported ashore near the Brake had been badly hurt. In spite of the light-vessel refloated and went on her heavy sea, he was got safely to the life- way.—Rewards, £10 11s. boat. She made full speed, at the same time signalling for an ambulance. Eastbourne, Sussex.—26th April. The When she arrived the injured man was local fishing boat Britannia put out on taken at once to hospital. The life- the morning of the 25th April, but did boat reached her moorings again at not return when expected, and some 11 P.M.—Rewards, £28 19s. anxiety was felt. Soon after 11 P.M. the honorary secretary asked the coast- Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—On the 10th guard to signal the Royal Sovereign April the barge Arthur Margetts, of light-vessel, but nothing could be Rochester, bound for Brightlingsea learned. At 12.26 A.M. on the 26th the with a cargo of crude oil, got into motor life-boat Jane Holland put out difficulties. A moderate S.W. gale to search. A moderate N. breeze was was blowing, with a rough sea. The blowing, with a moderate sea. The barge dropped anchor, but it dragged, life-boat searched for some hours with- and she went ashore on the beach at out success, and put back to East- Jaywick. The motor life-boat Edward bourne at 7.45 A.M. She went off Z. Dresden put out at 7.30 A.M., on again at 8 A.M., and putting into receipt of the news from the coast- Newhaven about three hours later, guard, but a signal was made from the found that a Belgian trawler had picked beach that her help was not wanted up the Britannia, which had had engine for the time being. She stood by until trouble, in the Channel, and had towed the barge-owner, who was alone on her into Newhaven shortly before the board, asked for help. Then a hawser life-boat arrived. The life-boat towed was got to the barge by means of the the Britannia back to Eastbourne and line-throwing gun, and the life-boat returned to her station at 2.10 P.M. towed her into deep water. The barge She had been out for nearly fourteen was leaking badly, and all her sails but hours. Additional rewards were the foresail had been torn or blown granted to the crew for this long away. Four life-boatmen were then service.—Rewards, £45 7s. 6d. put on board her and she was taken into Harwich. The life-boat returned St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly.—29th April. to her station at 11 P.M., having been Flares had been seen from a ship off on service for over fifteen hours.— St. Agnes, but she moved off before the Rewards, £15 13s. 6d. life-boat could reach her.—Rewards, £10 11s. Scarborough, Yorkshire.—On the after- noon of the 13th May the sea got up, Holy Island, Northumberland. — 6th and the local motor fishing cobles May. Distress signals had been heard William and Arthur, and B.S. Colling, in the direction of the Fame Islands, which were out crab and lobster fishing, but nothing could be found.—Rewards, were in danger of being swamped. £10 5s. The life-boat coxswain had been on the look out all the afternoon, and the Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—12th May. A motor life-boat Herbert Joy II was yacht was in distress, but a motor boat launched at 5.35 P.M. She met the took her in tow.—Rewards, £13. William and Arthur about one mile east and escorted her into harbour. June Meeting. She then put out again, met the B. S. Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk. Colling about one and a half miles N.E., —At 6.35 P.M. on the llth March the and escorted her in. She returned to coastguard reported that rockets had her station at 6.35 P.M.—Rewards, been fired by the Cockle light-vessel. A £13 13s. 6d. strong N.E. breeze was blowing, with a very heavy sea. At 7.30 P.M. the Tyne mouth, Northumberland. — At motor life-boat John and Mary Meik- 5.12 P.M. on the 14th May the coast- lam of Gladswood put out. She found guard at Seaton Sluice telephoned that SEPTEMBER, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 511 a steam trawler was flying " not under coastguard had telephoned that a control " signals about five miles east small fishing boat, with only one man of the station. A strong N.E. gale on board, had blown adrift from was blowing, with a heavy sea, and the Scapa Pier. A whole N.E. gale was weather was very cold. Another mes- blowing, with a very rough sea, and the sage was received that, although the weather was cold, with snow showers. trawler had been taken in tow, she After searching for two hours the life- appeared to be sinking, and the motor boat found the small boat close to the life-boat Henry Frederick Swan put out Holm shore, sheltering under the cliffs. at 6.20 P.M. She found the trawler, The life-boat brought the man and his the Lolist, of North Shields, half a mile boat back to Scapa Pier, and then N.E. of the Tyne Piers, with only the went home, arriving at 9.45 P.M.— master aboard, the remainder of the Rewards, £14 9s. 6d. crew having been transferred pre- viously to another trawler. Swept by Stornoway, Island of Lewis.—At 2.30 heavy seas and escorted by the life-boat, P.M. on the 15th May the coastguard the Lolist was towed into harbour. received a telephone message from Later she was beached at North Gravir post office that at 7 A.M. three Shields.—Rewards, £6 7s. men had put off from Lemreway in an open boat to fish, and had not been Lowestoft, Suffolk.—The motor life- seen or heard of since. A strong boat City of Bradford I, on relief duty N.N.E. gale was blowing, the sea was at this station, was launched at 8.25 heavy, and there were showers of rain A.M. on the 14th May, as the second and sleet. The motor life-boat Wil- motor mechanic had seen a small boat liam and Harriot put out at 3 P.M., and in danger about three and a half miles about two hours later found the S.S.W. of the look-out. A strong breeze, missing boat near the coast about five increasing to a gale, was blowing from miles from Lemreway, with her crew the N.E., and the sea was rough and exhausted from exposure and fatigue. breaking on the sands. The small They were rescued and taken on board boat was the Joan, of Lowestoft, with the life-boat and their boat was taken a crew of two, returning home from the in tow, the life-boat landing them near fishing grounds. She had drifted into their homes at about 6 P.M. The broken water and her engine had been life-boat reached her station again at flooded. The life-boat passed her a 8 P.M., after having been out for five rope and towed her clear of the broken hours in very bad weather. Additional water. Life-belts were then passed to rewards were granted to the crew.— her crew, and after they had pumped Rewards, £8 Is. her clear the life-boat towed her into Lowestoft harbour. The life-boat re- Thurso, Caithness-shire. — During a turned to her station at 9.45 A.M.— whole N.E. gale with a very heavy and Rewards, £13 17s. 6d. broken sea a fishing boat came into Scrabster, on the 15th May, and Montrose, Angus.—During the morn- reported that the motor fishing boat ing of the 14th May an E.N.E. wind Eilen, of Wick, was in a dangerous increased to a strong gale, and this, in position to the west of Ruff of Brims. the face of a strong ebb tide, caused a The motor life-boat H.C.J. put out at heavy sea at the harbour bar. As the 2.30 P.M. and found the Eilen much fishing fleet was at sea, and the crossing damaged and with water in her engine- could only be made at considerable room. She stood by and saw the fish- risk, the motor life-boat John Russell ing boat safely into Scrabster harbour, was launched at 12.15 P.M. She stood which was reached at 5.30 P.M. The by until all the fleet had got safely into crew of four of the Eilen were very smooth water, and returned to her grateful for the escort of the life-boat.—• station at 1 P.M.—Rewards, £6 4s. Rewards, £5 3s. 6d. Stromness, Orkneys.—The motor life- Donaghadee, Co. Down.—On the 15th boat J.J.K.S.W. was launched at 4.40 May the motor yacht Morna, of Bangor, P.M. on the 15th May, as the Kirkwall was dragging her anchor in Ballyholme 512 THE LIFE-BOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1935.

Bay, and was in danger of being blowing, with a moderate sea. The driven ashore. A strong northerly motor life-boat City of Nottingham was wind was blowing, with a heavy sea. launched at 11.26 A.M., and found that The coastguard reported the yacht's the Enterprise was disabled, owing to position, but as there was no one engine breakdown. Her crew of two on board her, the life-boat was not were rescued, and she was towed back immediately called out. At 6.15 P.M. to Hythe. The life-boat returned to the owner asked the life-boat station her station at 11.50 A.M.—Rewards, for help and, as no other suitable boat £10 9*. Qd. was available, the motor life-boat Civil Service No. 5 put out at 6.45 P.M. Cresswell, Northumberland.—On the Efforts were made to tow the Morna, morning of the 28th May the coast- but the ropes broke and the yacht went guard telephoned that a trawler was ashore. The life-boat then returned to ashore at Snab Point. A moderate her station at 10.45 P.M. The owner N.E. breeze was blowing, with a expressed his thanks, paid all expenses moderate ground swell and a thick fog. and gave a donation to the Branch.— The life-boat crew, most of whom were Property Salvage Case. working in the coal-mines, were as- sembled, and the pulling and sailing Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.—At 11 life-boat Martha was launched at 8 A.M. A.M. on the 17th May a N.N.E. gale was She found the trawler to be the Boscobel, blowing, with a heavy broken sea, and of Aberdeen, bound in ballast from the local fishing boat Branch, with a Aberdeen to Blyth. She had run on crew of four, was still at sea. The the rocks at Broad Skear, her propeller motor life-boat Lady Rothes put out at was stripped, and she was bumping 11.10 A.M. She picked up the Branch heavily. As she was in danger of about a mile off Kinnaird Head, and being holed, the life-boat stood by. At kept to windward of her until she made 11.15 A.M. the trawler was refloated by Fraserburgh harbour. Conditions were the tide and taken in tow by a tug very bad and the fishing boat was in which had put out from Blyth. The great danger.—Rewards, £5 3*. life-boat then put back to her station, arriving at 11.40 A.M. — Rewards, Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 3.40 P.M. £12 0,9. Qd. on the 19th May a telephone message was received at the pierhead from Tynemouth, Northumberland.—On the Canvey "Island that the small yacht night of the 4th June the steamer Squib II, of Westcliff, had capsized Lightfoot, of Newcastle, bound in bal- about half a mile from the shore. Her last from Marburg, Germany, to the crew of two were clinging to the boat, Tyne, ran aground about one hundred but no other boats were in sight. All yards north of the coastguard station the boatmen were engaged • taking at Seaton Sluice in very thick weather. visitors to ships of H.M. Fleet anchored A moderate N.E. breeze was blowing off Southend, and the motor life-boat and the sea was smooth. News was Greater London promptly put out, received from the coastguard, and the manned only by the coxswain, motor motor life-boat Henry Frederick Swan mechanic, honorary secretary and was launched at 12.15 A.M. on the another man. She found the drifting 5th. She stood by until tugs refloated yacht, but could find no trace of her the Lightfoot, and then accompanied crew. She towed the yacht to South- her to the Tyne. She returned to her end, arriving at 6 P.M., and learned station at 4.30 A.M.—Rewards, £11 16*. that her crew were safe, having been picked up by another boat.—Property Wick, Caithness-shire.—At 9.25 P.M. Salvage Case. on the llth June the coastguard telephoned that a vessel was making Hythe, Kent.—On the morning of the distress signals two miles off Sarclet 26th May the coxswain saw the motor Head, which is about five miles south fishing boat Enterprise, of Hythe, in of Wick. A moderate S.S.E. breeze difficulties and drifting some distance was blowing, with a heavy sea. The to the S.W. A strong N.E. breeze was motor life-boat Frederick and Emma SEPTEMBER, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 513 was launched at 9.35 P.M., and found St. Mary's, Stilly.—7th June. A the s.s. Cormorant, of Kirkwall, with trawler, with her halyards and gear a crew of four. She was disabled and loose in the rigging, was believed to be leaking, but two fishing boats had in distress, but was found not to need taken her in tow. At the request of help.—Rewards, £6 7s. 6d. her skipper the life-boat accompanied the vessels to harbour. ,She returned Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—7th June. A to her station at 11.30 P.M.—Rewards, yacht flew a distress signal, but other £10 12s. help reached her before the life-boat.— Rewards, £6 19s. Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—On the 13th June two men on board the Caister, Norfolk.—7th June. A vessel steam yacht Surprise, of Jersey, which had stranded on the Barber Sands, but was lying at anchor in the roads, were she got off and went on her way.— severely scalded by the bursting of Rewards, £29 5s. a steam-pipe. The motor life-boat Hearts of Oak put out at 11.15 A.M. A moderate S.W. breeze was blowing, July Meeting. with a moderate sea. She brought the men ashore, and a waiting ambulance Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.—On took them to Ryde Hospital. The the afternoon of the 13th June the life-boat returned to her station at civic guard at Wexford telephoned that 11.50 A.M.—Rewards, £2 135. a fishing boat was in distress in the North Bay. A strong southerly breeze The following life-boats were was blowing, with a rough sea and launched, but no services were rendered heavy showers. The motor life-boat for the reasons given : K.E.C.F. put out at 6.15 P.M., and found the fishing boat May Bird, of Torbay, Devon.—15th May. A speed- Wexford, at anchor about 150 yards boat was in difficulties, but was helped off a lee shore, with her sails blown by fishermen from Hallsands.—Re- away. The life-boat anchored to windward of her, dropped down, and wards, £8 8s. passed a rope to her owner, who Skegness, Lincolnshire, and Cramer, was the only man on board. With Norfolk.—16th May. A steamer was great difficulty the May Bird's anchor disabled by the loss of her rudder and was weighed, and the life-boat towed propeller in bad weather, but was taken her slowly over the bar, where the sea in tow by a tug.—Rewards, Skegnese, was breaking badly. The May Bird £24 16s. 6d.; Cromer, £20 12s. Qd. shipped several heavy seas, but the life-boat got her safely into harbour. Fleetwood, Lancashire.—29th May. A She returned to her station at 10.30 yacht'was missing, but the life-boat P.M.—Permanent Crew ; Rewards, searched for her without success.— £1 19s. Rewards, £11 3s. 6d. The Lizard, Cornwall.—The motor Walton and Frinton, Essex.—6th June. tanker, D. L. Harper, of Danzig, 12.350 A yacht was in distress, but was picked tons, bound laden from Aruba, West up by a R.A.F. tender.—Rewards, Indies, to Hamburg, with five passen- £7 2s. 6d. gers and thirty-eight crew, struck the Margate, Kent.—6th June. A small Crane Rocks, about half a mile north boat was in difficulties, but made land of Lizard Head, on the 20th June. at Birchington without help.—Re- Information was received through the wards, £8 11s. coastguard and Lloyd's signal station at 5.58 P.M., and at 6.13 P.M. the Cromer, Norfolk.—7th June. A motor life-boat Duke of York was schooner was drifting near the Hais- launched. The weather was very borough Sands, but was taken in foggy, with intermittent rain, a heavy tow by a motor vessel.—Rewards, ground sea, and a strong southerly £17 10s. 6d. breeze. Ten minutes after launching 514 THE LIFE-BOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1935. the life-boat reached the tanker, took Walton and Frinton, Essex.—On the oft the five passengers, including a 30th June information was received woman and her baby, and landed them that a yacht appeared to be ashore at 7.8 P.M. At 7.35 P.M. she left again near the Cork Sand. She was kept for the vessel, by which she remained under observation by the coastguard, through the night. In the morning the and it was decided to send the motor crew decided to leave, and they were life-boat E.M.E.D. to her. She left at taken oft and landed at about 8 A.M. 7.25 P.M., and when she was still about The life-boat and the sea were covered one and a half miles away from the with the crude oil coming from the yacht, which was the auxiliary Patron- tanker. But for this oil it would have ita, she saw her swing round and been almost impossible to take off the refloat. She went on and escorted crew, as, at that time, there was a heavy the yacht to the entrance of Harwich sea running. The captain of the tanker harbour. The people on board thanked expressed his thanks and admiration, the coxswain for coming out to them, saying : "I cannot speak too highly of and also sent a donation to the Institu- your coxswain and crew. They are a tion.—Rewards, £14 5s. splendid lot." Efforts to refloat the D. L. Harper were successful, and she Dover, Kent.—The Sandgate coast- reached Falmouth on the 24th June. guard reported at 1.40 A.M. on the The Institution sent a letter to the 2nd July that a seaplane was down branch expressing appreciation of the half a mile S.E. of the coastguard services rendered. The owners, who station. A S.W. breeze was blowing, are annual subscribers, expressed their with a slight sea. The motor life-boat thanks and gave a special donation of Sir William Hillary put out and found £30.—Rewards, £27 17s. the R.A.F. flying-boat S. 1645 three miles W.S.W. of Dover, making for Girvan, Ayrshire.—On the morning of Dover under her own power. The the 21st June the Portpatrick coast- life-boat escorted her into harbour.— guard telephoned that a ship was Rewards, £3 15s. ashore one mile north of Sanda Sound. A strong S.S.W. breeze was blowing, The following life-boats were with a heavy swell. The motor life- launched, but no services were rendered boat Lily Glen—Glasgow was launched for the reasons given : at 11.15 A.M. and found the ship to be the Blairbeg, of Glasgow, bound from Tenby, Pembrokeshire.—19th May. A Glasgow to Boston, U.S.A., with a fishing boat appeared to be in diffi- cargo of coal. The life-boat stood by culties, but she did not need help.— for some time, but, as the Blairbeg Rewards, £5 7s. 6d. was aground on sand and in no imme- diate danger, and three tugs were in Walton and Frinton, Essex. — 12th attendance, she put back to her station, June. A barge had been reported arriving at 8.30 P.M.—Rewards, £6 13*. ashore, but nothing could be found.— Rewards, £7 2s. 6d. Newhaven, Sussex.—On the night of the 21st June the coastguard tele- Dunbar, Haddingtonshire.—17th June. phoned that a ship was ashore on A disabled motor boat was drifting, Beachy Head ledge. The sea was but her crew got ashore safely without smooth, but there was a very thick fog. help.—Rewards, £6 13s. The Eastbourne life-boat was off ser- vice for overhaul and the Newhaven Walmer, Kent.—17th June. A boat motor life-boat Cecil and Lilian Phil- had been seen floating bottom up, pott was launched at 10.55 P.M. She but it could not be found.—Rewards, found the ship to be the s.s. Goldbell, of £10 5s. 6d. London, and, at the master's request, stood by until she refloated on the Boulmer, Northumberland. — 22nd rising tide. The life-boat returned to June. A man in a canoe was in her station at 2.5 A.M.—Rewards, distress, but was picked up by motor £11 7s. 6d. boats.—Rewards, £6 8s. SEPTEMBER, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 515

By courtesy of] {Fox Photos. WRECKED ! The German oil-tanker D. L. Harper on the Crane Rock, near The Lizard. (See page 513.)

By courtesy of] [Fox Photos. RESCUED ! The Lizard motor life-boat coming ashore with the crew of the D. L. Harper. 516 THE LIFE-BOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1935.

Aberdeen.—24th June. A trawler pilot. His body was recovered by the ran ashore, but got off without help.— life-boat. The Air Council wrote Rewards, £6 17.9. Qd. thanking the Institution for the life- Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. — 25th boat's services.—Rewards, £5 17s. 6d. June. A fishing boat was overdue, but she was picked up by a motor boat.— Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Nor- Rewards, £27 3s. folk.—1st July. The oil-tanker Pan Aruba, of Oslo, Norway, had anchored Selsey, Sussex.—27th June. An aero- with engine trouble, but she did not plane crashed into the sea, killing the need help.—Rewards, £19 6s.

Shoreboat Services. For which Rewards were given at the May, June and July Meetings of the Committee of Management. Porthcawl, Glamorganshire.—The fish- east wind blowing. There were nine ing boat Lucky Boy, with a crew of four, boats at sea, two of them small rowing got into difficulties on the afternoon of boats, and it was too rough for them the 1st April, owing to engine trouble. to come safely through the surf alone. A strong W.N.W. wind was blowing, The private life-boat Henry Ramey with a fairly heavy sea, and the tide Upcher was launched, with Mr. W. J. was flowing strongly. At 3 P.M. a Hannah, a member of the local com- motor boat manned by three men put mittee, in charge. Both the coxswain out from Porthcawl and went to the of the private life-boat and the cox- help of the drifting boat. The first swain of the Institution's life-boat attempt to get a rope aboard failed, were at sea in the small boats. The but the second was successful, and the life-boat stood by the boats, lending boat, with her crew, was towed to some of the crews life-belts in case of Porthcawl. She was only half a mile accidents, and all reached shore in from shore when picked up and would safety.—Rewards, £15 12s. Qd. probably have become a total wreck but for the prompt action of the Craster, Northumberland.—The motor rescuers.—Rewards, £1 10s. fishing coble Silver Spray, of Craster, fouled her propeller in her crab-pot Eyemouth, Berwickshire.—On the 15th moorings at about noon on the 9th April the small motor fishing boat April. A strong westerly breeze was Chrysolite sprang a leak five miles east blowing and the sea was choppy. In of Eyemouth, and started to sink answer to signals the motor fishing rapidly. Her crew of three made coble Our Girls left her pots and went distress signals, and at 6 A.M. the to the Silver Spray, but the weather motor fishing boat Olive Branch left her was too rough for her to be able to take fishing and went to the Chrysolite. The her in tow. It was decided that the wind and sea were moderate. The Our Girls should go ashore to fetch Olive Branch took the Chrysolite in help, but before going she transferred tow, but she was heavily water-logged her skipper to the Silver Spray and and, despite every effort to beach her, took off his son, who was a member of she sank before reaching the shore, and the Silver Spray's crew. Our Girls her crew were rescued. The rescuers, then returned ashore for help, and who lost their day's fishing, incurred the Holy Island motor life-boat was slight risk, and were engaged for three launched, but her services were not or four hours.—Rewards, £2 5s., and needed, as the Silver Spray got in 5s. for fuel used. safely.—Rewards, £l 7s. 6d. Sheringham, Norfolk.—On the morning Skegnest, Lincolnshire.—On the even- of the llth May the Sheringham fishing ing of the 6th June the sailing smack boats went out. Just before 8 A.M. Triune, of Wainfleet, with a crew of the sea became rough, with a north- two, was dismasted two miles off SEPTEMBER, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 517

Skegness in a strong S.S.W. wind, the help of a petrol can. He was a big with a rough sea. The Skegness motor man, but Mr. Collins, at some risk, life-boat was being overhauled, so the succeeded in getting him into the boat. old pulling and sailing life-boat from Mr. Collins then searched for the other Coverack, which was sold out of the man, but could not find him, so he service last year, and is now a pleasure rowed ashore with the survivor.— boat at Skegness, was manned by the Rewards, A framed letter of thanks and life-boat coxswain, an ex-coxswain, £l to Mr. R. Collins. the motor mechanic and three other men. She took the smack in tow, and Amble, Northumberland.—The canoe brought her and her crew safely in.— Minx, of Tynemouth, with one man Rewards, £7 10s., and 5s. for fuel used. aboard, capsized off Coquet Island shortly after 1 P.M. on the 22nd June, Falmouth, Cornwall.—On the after- in a moderate southerly breeze, with a noon of the 17th June two men went moderate sea. Owing to abnormally out fishing in Mylor Creek in a 15-feet low water the launch of the Boulmer auxiliary motor boat. The boat cap- life-boat was delayed and two motor sized and sank, both men being thrown boats from Amble were sent out by the into the water. Mr. R. Collins, a coastguard. The motor boat Our Boy gardener, who was working at St. picked up the man, who was clinging to Mylor Vicarage, heard cries for help. the water-logged canoe, exhausted and He ran to the shore and put out single- unconscious. He was brought ashore handed in a small rowing boat. The with all speed and revived. His canoe sea was rough, with a fresh and squally was recovered by the motor boat southerly wind blowing. Mr. Collins Pioneer.—Rewards, Our Boy, £3 15s., found one of the two men almost and 3s. for fuel used ; Pioneer, £3 2s. 6d., exhausted and supporting himself with and 3s. for fuel used.

The Silver Jubilee Naval Review. ON 16th July the King reviewed the command of the southern district fleet at Spithead, as part of the cele- inspector of life-boats. They patrolled brations of his Silver Jubilee. The the area outside the fleet, each with motor life-boats from Yarmouth and two men on the look out, in case of any Bembridge, in the Isle of Wight, were accidents to small boats or passenger on duty throughout the day, under the steamers.

The Life-boat Stamp Club. Miss MARGARET POWER, honorary sec- especially the higher-priced ones, retary of the Cobham branch, who runs whether used or unused, as these are a stamp club for the Institution, will in great demand. So far this year be very glad to receive jubilee stamps Miss Power has sold every stamp that issued by the Dominions and Colonies, has been sent her.

A Ship's Doctor's Gift. THE Institution has received a gift of compelled to leave the ship at Gibraltar £3 13s. Qd. from an acting doctor on owing to his wife's illness. A doctor board the S.S. Vandyk, of Liverpool. who was a passenger on board took While she was outward bound on a his place, and had all fees put into the pleasure cruise the medical officer was life-boat collecting box. 518 THE LIFE-BOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1935.

The Great Gale of February, 1871. Memorial Service at Bridlington. THIS year, as for many years past, exhausted that some of them had to Bridlington held a memorial service be carried up from the boat. for the six Bridlington life-boatmen Meanwhile, the small life-boat had who lost their lives in the great gale rescued five crews. She had then put of 10th February, 1871. out again to the help of two more An additional interest was given to vessels, but in getting alongside of the service this year by the fact that in them she was capsized, and six of her January the remains of a boat were crew of nine were drowned. The found by Mr. Alfred Hudson, of Brid- record of this terrible day was that lington, at Kirkham Abbey on the eight crews were rescued and six of Derwent, and these remains are thought the rescuers lost their lives. to be the Harbinger, the life-boat from which the men were lost. It is known Two Survivors. that after the gale the Harbinger lay For some years a memorial service for some time in the harbour at for the six men was held every year. Bridlington, and then went to Stamford About twenty years ago it was Bridge on the Derwent, being converted revived by Mr. C. H. Gray, who into a house-boat. The remains which has more than once been Mavor of were found by Mr. Hudson were little Bridlington, and since 1916 has been more than a skeleton and were being the honorary secretary of the Institu- broken up for firewood. tion's life-boat station. It has been The gale which burst on the North- held annually since then. This year east of England on 10th February, it was held at the Priory Church, on 1871, was of unusual severity, and at the anniversary day itself, 10th Feb- Bridlington there was the terrible ruary, which fell on a Sunday. It spectacle of no fewer than seventeen was preceded and followed by a pro- ships ashore at the same time, rapidly cession, headed by the Bridlington breaking up. There were, at that motor life-boat, in which the Town time, two life-boats at Bridlington, a Council, and the representatives of 32-feet self-righting life-boat stationed many organizations took part. there by the Institution, and a smaller In the evening there was a concert at boat, not self-righting, locally built and which nearly 3,000 people were present. locally owned, which was not considered The back-cloth of the stage was a suitable for work in a heavy sea. This picture of Bridlington Bay as it was was the Harbinger. at the height of the great gale, and on Both life-boats were launched, and the stage were two men who were did most gallant work. The Institu- out in that gale. One of them, John tion's life-boat rescued three crews, and Newby, now eighty-eight years old, is then for two hours was struggling the only local survivor of the fishermen unsuccessfully to reach a vessel which who were afloat in the bay that day, in the end turned completely over, and the other, George Knowsley, now with the loss of her whole crew. By eighty-nine, is the only man still alive this time the life-boatmen were so of the Harbinger's crew.

An Ex-Coxswain's Gallantry. COXSWAIN THACKSTON CRAFTS, a boat- Since then he has saved seven lives. man of Southsea, was coxswain of the In 1933, when he was seventy-seven Southsea life-boat from 1893, seven years old, he went into the sea and vears after the station was opened, rescued two people who were in until it was closed in 1918, when he difficulties, and a year later he retired, being awarded a coxswain's rescued four women and a boy from certificate of service and a pension. drowning. SEPTEMBER, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 519

THE GREAT GALE OF 1871.

By courtesy of} [Alfred Hudson, Bridlington. IN DISTRESS IN BRIDLINGTON BAY. (From the painting by John Taylor Allerston, an eye-witness.)

By courtesy of] Alfred Hudson, Bridlinftm. THE WRECKAGE NEXT DAY. (From the painting by John Taylor Allerston, an eye-witness.) 520 THE LIFE-BOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1935.

H.R.H. The Duke of Kent at Weston-super-Mare. Inaugural Ceremony of the new Motor Life-boat. H.R.H. THE DUKE or KENT, KG., on and before the ceremony he was en- 27th June named the motor life-boat tertained to luncheon by Mr. J. at Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. This Jackson-Barstow, D.L., J.P., the chair- is the ninth motor life-boat which he man of the branch. The British Legion has named. The other eight have been provided a guard of honour. the life-boats at Stromness and Long- The chairman of the Weston-super- hope in the Orkneys, Walton and Mare Urban District Council (Councillor Frinton, Clacton-on-Sea and Southend- J. G. Western) presided, and the new on-Sea in Essex, Newhaven and life-boat was presented to the Institu- Shoreham Harbour in Sussex, and tion by Mr. Charles S. Weir, LL.B., on Aldeburgh in Suffolk. behalf of the donor. She was received A life-boat station was established at by Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman Weston-super-Mare in 1882 and its of the Institution, who then presented life-boats have rescued fifty-eight lives. her to the Weston-super-Mare branch. There are three life-boats on the coast Mr. J. Jackson-Barstow, D.L., J.P., of Somerset, and this is the first motor chairman of the branch, received her, life-boat to be placed there. She is of and after she had been described by the light Liverpool type, 35 feet 6 inches Commander E. D. Drury, O.B.E., R.D., by 10 feet, and on service, with crew and R.N.R., chief inspector of life-boats, she gear on board, she weighs 7 tons. She was dedicated by the Rev. Prebendary is divided into six water-tight compart- G. L. Porcher, rector of Weston-super- ments, and is fitted with 115 air-cases. Mare. If a sea breaks on board, she can free The Duke's Speech. herself in 12 seconds. She has one Before naming the life-boat the Duke screw, driven by a 35 h.p. engine said : in a water-tight compartment. The " I am very glad to be here to-day. engine itself is water-tight, so that it This fine new motor life-boat will be could continue running even if the the ninth which I have had the pleasure engine-room were flooded. Her speed of naming. I have seen the life-boat is 7J knots, and she carries enough service on many parts of our coasts, in petrol to be able to travel 115 miles the Orkneys, in Essex and in Sussex, without refuelling. She carries a crew but this is the first time that I have of seven, and can take thirty people on taken part in one of these ceremonies board in rough weather. in the West Country. " You have here a dangerous coast to guard, a coast with few harbours. You A Donor of Five Life-boats. are at the entrance to what is still the This boat has been built out of a second and was for long the principal legacy to provide five life-boats received port on the west coast of England— from the late Mr. C. C. Ashley, who died Bristol, the birthplace of our great at Mentone in 1906. One of these five steamer traffic to America. life-boats, the Fiji and Charles was built " The life-boat stations on the coast in 1907, and stationed at Redcar, York- of Somerset and the coast of Wales shire, where she served until 1931, which watch, over the shipping in the rescuing forty-one lives. Her name has Bristol Channel have, since 1850, now been transferred to the motor rescued 684 lives. That is a record of life-boat at Weston-super-Mare. which all who live near the Bristol The naming ceremony was held at Channel have every right to be proud. Knightstone Harbour, in the presence of (Applause.) some thousands of people, from all over " It is just over two years since I Somerset. The Duke was met, when was last present at the naming ceremony he landed at Bristol air-port, by the of a life-boat. Since then I have Lord Mavor of Bristol and the Right travelled thousands of miles by sea. Hon. the"Marquess of Bath, K.G., P.C. But the more that I have seen of the C.B., Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset, seas and ports of the world, and the SEPTEMBER, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 521

By courtesy of] {The Weston-super-Mare Gazette. H.R.H. THE DUKE OF KENT. Naming the Weston-super-Mare motor life-boat. With the Duke (left to right) are Mr. E. J. McKaig, honorary secretary of the station, the Marquess of Bath, and the chief inspector of life-boats. (See opposite page.)

By courtesy of] [Western Morning News Co., lid. THE NAMING CEREMONY AT COVERACK. (See page 522.) 522 THE LIFE-BOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1935. more, too, that I have seen of our own boats which he gave to the Institution, coast, the greater is my feeling of and will live on in the motor life-boat admiration for our life-boat service, for at Weston-super-Mare. the way in which it is organized and, " I name this life-boat Fifi and above all, for the men who man its Charles, and I wish her and her gallant boats. (Applause.) crew God-speed in their work of rescue." " It is of them that we ought to think (Loud Applause.) first on such an occasion as this, but I A vote of thanks to the Duke of should like to pay a tribute not only to Kent was proposed by the Marquess of them, but to all in Weston, and to all in Bath, and seconded by the chairman the county of Somerset, men and of the Urban District Council, and a women, who are members of the life- vote of thanks to the chairman, the boat service. committee and honorary secretary of " This is the first motor life-boat to the branch, and the Ladies' Life-boat be stationed on the coast of Somerset, Guild was proposed by Sir Godfrey and I am sure that the people of the Baring, Bt., and seconded by Lieut.- whole county will follow its career with Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., interest and pride. I ask you also, secretary of the Institution. when I name the boat, to remember The crew were presented to the with gratitude its donor, Mr. Ashley. Duke by Mr. E. J. McKaig, the honorary He died nearly thirty years ago, but secretary of the branch, and the Duke his name has lived on in the five life- went aboard the life-boat.

Naming Ceremony at Coverack. SIR ARTHUR. QUILLER-COUCH, Professor Margaret, daughters of Richard Quiller- of English Literature at Cambridge Couch, of Penzance, physician there, University, and Commodore of the and naturalist of some renown in his Fowey Yacht Club, presented to the days. The honour of standing here is Institution on 26th July at Coverack, not of my deserving, but I value it Cornwall, a motor life-boat which has nevertheless. It is an act of piety in been built out of a legacy from his memory of those three ladies, and you cousin, the late Miss Margaret Quiller- present, who are Cornish men and Couch, of Looe. women, will understand that their love Coverack has had a life-boat station of their county should survive in some since 1901, and its life-boats have tangible form, and also their pride in rescued ninety-four lives. The motor the seafaring stock to which they and life-boat, which replaces a pulling and I belong. sailing life-boat, is of the light Liverpool " You know the old legend of the type described on page 520. sirens whose song was an enchantment The ceremony took place in the to lure ships to their doom. Too often harbour, in the presence of hundreds of this siren coast, these few miles of it, people, and the motor life-boats from have translated that fable into sorrow- The Lizard and Falmouth were present. ful fact. Beautiful coast as it is, it The singing was led by the St. Keverne has between its points and the open Band. Mr. W. T. Lamb, the chairman sea one of the deadliest reefs in England. of the branch, presided, and after the Our fathers could tell of the Despatch new life-boat had been described by transport and the Primrose, of eighteen Lieut.-Commander H. L. Wheeler, R.N., guns, wrecked together on one terrible district inspector of life-boats, Sir night, the former only a few yards from Arthur Quiller-Couch presented her where we stand ; and of the emigrant to the Institution. In doing so he ship John, lost in 1855 with 200 lives, said: and of the Mohegan. " My excuse for the part I am taking " It is, I believe, because of increased in this ceremony is that this life-boat vigilance and prompt service and a comes to Coverack from the last of wieldier boat that, for close on forty three cousins of mine, Maria, Sarah and years, like tragedies have been averted. SEPTEMBER, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 523

Now we have a fine, serviceable boat Truro (Dr. J. W. Hunkin), dedicated the and a crew worthy of her." life-boat, and Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch Commander E. D. Drury, O.B.E., then named her Three Sisters. R.D., R.N.R., chief inspector of life- A vote of thanks to Sir Arthur boats, received the life-boat on behalf Quiller-Couch and the others who took of the Institution and presented her to part in the ceremony was proposed by the branch, on whose behalf she was Mr. W. T. Lamb and seconded by the received by Mr. P. D. Williams, J.P., Rev. H. Vyvyan, honorary secretary of C.C., its president. The Bishop of the Cadgwith branch.

A New Station on the West of Scotland. Port Askaig, Isle of Islay, Argyllshire. LAST year a new life-boat station was stationed at Portpatrick (Wigtown- established on the West of Scotland, at shire), Girvan and Troon (Ayrshire), Port Askaig, Isle of Islay, Argyllshire. Dunbar (Haddingtonshire), Port Askaig The self-righting motor life-boat (Argyllshire), and Aith (Shetlands), and Frederick H. Pilley, which had been a seventh stationed at Campbeltown stationed at the Lizard, Cornwall, was (Argyllshire), is named City of Glasgow, temporarily placed there while a new as a mark of the Institution's gratitude motor life-boat was being built for for the help received in recent years the station. She was completed this from the Glasgow branch. summer, and is of the Watson cabin type, 45 feet 6 inches by 12 feet The Naming Ceremony. 6 inches. On service, with crew and gear on board, she weighs 20J tons. The naming ceremony of the new She is divided into seven water-tight life-boat was held at the building yard compartments, and is fitted with 142 at Sandbank on the Clyde, on 25th air-cases. She has twin screws, and June. The Duke of Montrose, C.B., is driven by two 40 h.p. engines. C.V.O., V.D., LL.D., chairman of the The engine-room is a watertight com- Scottish Life-boat Council and a vice- partment, and each engine is itself president of the Institution, accom- water-tight, so that it could continue panied by the Duchess, presided at the running even if the engine-room were ceremony. Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satter- flooded. Her speed is 8J knots, and thwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the In- she carries enough petrol to be able stitution, spoke of the devoted work to travel 116 miles, at full speed, of the Glasgow branch and said that without refuelling. She carries a crew though this was the first motor life- of eight, and in rough weather can boat to be built in Scotland, the Insti- take ninety-five people on board. She tution's motor life-boats had, for many has a line-throwing gun and an electric years, been designed by a Scotsman— searchlight, and is lighted throughout Mr. J. R. Barnett, of Glasgow, the with electricity. Institution's consulting naval architect. The district inspector described the Glasgow's Seven Motor Life-boats. life-boat, and she was dedicated by the The new boat is a gift to the Insti- Rev. Thomas Barclay, M.A., of Sand- tution from Miss Elizabeth Sinclair, bank. through the Glasgow branch, and is the Miss Elizabeth Sinclair then named first motor life-boat to be built on the the life-boat Charlotte and Elizabeth. Clyde, her donor having made it a A vote of thanks to Miss Sinclair condition of the gift that the boat was proposed by Mr. J. Bryce Allan, should be built in Scotland. chairman of the Glasgow branch, and The boat is the first of three Scottish a member of the committee of manage- life-boats to be named this year which ment of the Institution, and a vote of are the gifts of Scottish ladies, and thanks to the Duke of Montrose was two of these three are gifts from proposed by Commander E. D. Drury, Glasgow. Glasgow has now given to O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R., chief inspector the Institution six motor life-boats, of life-boats. 524 THE LIFE-BOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1935.

The yachts assembled for the Clyde pipers of the Argyll and Sutherland Fortnight and anchored in the Holy Highlanders played during the assembly Loch were decorated for the ceremony, of the guests, and the singing was and as the life-boat was launched she led by a choir conducted by Mr. was welcomed by the sirens of the Islay Mac-Eachern, of Port Ellen. steam yachts. The music at the cere- Over 1,500 people took part in the mony was provided by the brass band ceremony. of the Clyde Division of the Royal Mr. John Granville Morrison, presi- Naval Volunteer Reserve. dent of the branch, presided, and the On the following day the Charlotte Duke of Montrose presented the life- and Elizabeth left the Clyde for her boat to Port Askaig. She was received station, calling at Campbeltown on the by Mr. John Macaulay, chairman of way, and on 22nd August a dedication the branch; Vice-Admiral the Hon. ceremony was held at Port Askaig. W. S. Leveson-Gower, C.B., D.S.O., a The Duke of Montrose again took part, former Admiral Commanding the Coast accompanied by the Duchess. They of Scotland, welcomed her to the Scot- had travelled by air from Arran. tish coast; and she was dedicated by the Lord and Lady Strathcona came in Rev. Neil Ross, B.D., of Bowmore. their yacht with a large party from Lord Strathcona also spoke, and votes Colonsay, and the island of Jura was of thanks were proposed by Captain also well represented. A guard of A. C. Macintyre, of Bonahaven, and honour of the Argyll and Sutherland Mr. James McKinnon, of Caolila. Highlanders received the Duke, and Prince of Wales Day was held at the ceremony itself a guard of throughout the island in the morning, honour was mounted by the Bow- and in the evening there were dances at more and Bridgend Girl Guides. The Bridgend and Caolila.

New Life-boathouse at Southend-on-Sea. IN 1928 the Institution stationed at celebrated the centenary of the pier. Southend-on-Sea, Essex, a motor life- Lord Ritchie of Dundee, the chair- boat of the Ramsgate type. This man of the Port of London Authority, life-boat, which had been given and unveiled a commemoration tablet on endowed by the Civil Service Life-boat the pier, and then took part in the Fund, was named Greater London in opening of the boat-house. Sir Godfrey the following year by H.R.H. the Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution, Prince George, K.G., G.C.V.O., R.N. presented the boat-house to the South- (now the Duke of Kent). end-on-Sea branch, and it was accepted The Greater London replaced a pulling by the chairman of the branch, Alder- and sailing life-boat. The pulling and man R. H. Thurlow Baker. Lord sailing life-boat had lain afloat for the Ritchie then cut a tape at the entrance, greater part of the year, but during declared the boat-house open and un- three months of the winter she was veiled a tablet which records that kept in a house ashore. A new life- boat-house and slipway have been built, boathouse has been built for the in part, out of a legacy from the late Greater London, lying off the side of Mr. Barclay Harper Walton, of London. the pier. It is of timber and concrete, A photograph showing Mr. Walton on 68 feet 6 inches long by 25 feet 6 inches board his steam yacht Syren, at Burn- wide, and is carried on braced columns ham-on-Crouch, has been presented to of cast iron, mounted on fifty-two con- the branch by his friend Mr. JSthelstan crete piles which are screwed into the E. Moore, and is hung in the boat-house. sea-bed. The concrete slipway is Before the ceremony a luncheon was nearly 180 feet long, with a gradient given by the Mayor, Councillor A. T. of 1 in 6. Boat-house and slipway Edwards, J.P., at which the toasts have cost nearly £16,000. The formal were the Chairman of the Port -of opening of the boat-house took London Authority and the Royal place on 23rd July, when the town National Life-boat Institution. SEPTEMBER, 1985.] THE LIFE-BOAT.

By courtesy of] [Associated Press. LAUNCHING THE GREATER LONDON. The new life-boat house at Southend-on-Sea. (See opposite page )

NAMING THE PORT ASKAIG MOTOR LIFE-BOAT. Miss Elizabeth Sinclair, the donor, at the microphone, with the Duke of Montrose, and the district inspector. (See page 523.) 526 THE LIFE-BOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1935.

Dedication of a Life-boat. The Order of Service. THOSE who read of the naming DEDICATION OF THE LIFE-BOAT. ceremonies of life-boats, but have not To the honour and glory of Almighty been present at one, may be interested God and for the noble purpose of to read also the service with which, rescuing those in peril on the sea, we before she is named, every life-boat is dedicate this Life-boat, in the Name of solemnly dedicated to her work. This the Father and of the Son and of the service is used by the officiating clergy, Holy Ghost. Amen. with such special variations as they think suitable. PRAYER FOR THE LIFE-BOAT AND HER CREW. HYMN. Let us pray for this Life-boat and her Crew. " O God, our help in ages past." ETERNAL Father, Thou walkest upon Let us pray. the wings of the wind, Thou makest the Minister. clouds Thy chariot, Thou rulest the Lord, have mercy upon us. raging of the sea, Thou speakest and it People. is still. Vouchsafe Thy blessing, we Christ have mercy upon us. beseech Thee, to this Life-boat, which we now present to Thee. Grant that Minister. it may come to the succour of those in Lord, have mercy upon us. peril on the sea. All together. We commend to Thee also the men of Our Father, Which art in Heaven .... her crew. We thank Thee for the lives which, under Thy mercy, they have Minister. saved from destruction. We pray that The waves of the sea are mighty and they may go forth to the rescue, not rage horribly. trusting only in their own strength, but People. with Thy Spirit to comfort and support But yet the Lord who dwelleth on high them. Grant that they may have the is mightier. reward of Thy promise : " For as much as ye have done it unto one of the least Minister. of these My brethren, ye have done it Our help is in the Name of the Lord. unto Me." People. Bestow Thy blessing, we beseech Who hath made heaven and earth. Thee, not on them only, but upon all Minister. who share in this work of salvation in the spirit and for the sake of Thy dear Lord, hear our prayer. Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. People. And let our cry come unto Thee. BENEDICTION. Minister. THE Lord, the Lord God, Who divided The Lord be with you. the seas with His power, and brought People. His people over on dry ground; bless, And with thy spirit. protect, and deliver His servants on the deep, and lead them finally into that nlace which is called the Fair Havens, THE LESSON. nigh whereunto is the City of the Psalm 107 (Verses 23 to 31). Lordr Amen. " They that go down to the sea in ships: and occupy their business in HYMN. great waters." " Eternal Father, strong to save." SEPTEMBER, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 527

Centenaries of Life-boat Stations. Presentations of Vellums signed by the Prince of Wales. THREE life-boat stations have cele- The Mumbles, Glamorganshire. brated their centenaries this year: The life-boat station at the Mumbles Berwick-on-Tweed, the Mumbles, Gla- was established by the Institution in morganshire, and Ferryside, Carmar- 1835, but was controlled by the Swan- thenshire. In each case a vellum was sea Harbour Trustees until 1863, when presented by the Institution, signed it was taken over by the Institution. by the Prince of Wales, expressing the The life-boats have always been sta- Institution's appreciation of the volun- tioned at The Mumbles but until 1904 tary work of the officers and committee the station was known as Swansea. of the station and of the devotion and Since 1863 the station has had six courage of the life-boat crew. Fifty- life-boats, including the present motor nine centenary vellums have now been life-boat, Edward Prince of Wales. Its presented. boats have been launched on service Berwick-on-Tweed. 144 times ; 197 lives have been rescued ; Following the wreck of a foreign two silver medals have been awarded vessel near the pier on 10th November, for gallantry. These lives have not 1834) the Inspector-Commander of been rescued without loss. Four of the Coastguard asked the Institution to life-boat's crew were drowned in 1883 place a life-boat at Berwick-on-Tweed. when, going to the rescue of a German The Institution agreed, and the life- barque, the life-boat was swept over boat arrived in January, 1835. The the rocks by heavy seas ; and in 1903 station has had altogether seven life- six lost their lives when the life-boat boats, including the present motor capsized returning from service. life-boat, Westmorland, the gift of the The centenary was celebrated on 25th Westmorland Life-boat Fund. Since July, the Mayor of Swansea, supported 1850 the Berwick-on-Tweed life-boats by the Mayoress, presiding. The have been launched on service 128 vellum was presented by Lieut-.Col. times, and have rescued 208 lives. One A. D. Burnett Brown, M.C., T.D., gold and five silver medals have been deputy secretary of the Institution, and awarded by the Institution, and two was received by Mr. F. le Boulanger, silver medals by the Swedish Govern- who has been honorary secretary for ment. the past thirty-five years, and this year The centenary was celebrated on was made an honorary life-governor 25th July; Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., of the Institution, the highest honour chairman of the Institution, pre- which it can bestow on an honorary sented the vellum; and the motor worker. After the ceremony the life- life-boats from Holy Island, Northum- boat was launched. berland, and St. Abb's, Berwickshire, were present. Mr. W. H. Askew-Robertson, one of the Ferryside, Carmarthenshire. two presidents of the branch, presided, The station was established by the supported by the Mayor and Sheriff, Institution in 1835, at the request of and the vellum was received by Lady local residents, and until 1892 was Frances Osborne, the other president, known as Carmarthen Bay. who then presented it to the coxswain, In 1843 the life-boat was so badly to be hung in the boat-house. The damaged as to be useless, and it was life-boat was launched and gave a not until 1880 that the station was demonstration rescue. On the same re-established. It has had altogether day Prince of Wales Day was held in seven lifeboats. Since 1880 its life- Berwick, and in the evening there was a boats have been launched on service fancy-dress carnival. Two days before 42 times, and have rescued 92 lives. the Berwick Amateur Dramatic Society One silver medal has been awarded gave a performance of Mr. Louis N. by the Institution for gallantry, and Parker's life-boat play "Their Busi- a silver medal by the King of Norway ness in Great Waters." and Sweden. 528 THE LIFE-BOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1935. The vellum was presented on 26th Mrs. E. C. Jennings, wife of the vice- July. Professor J. W. W. Stephens, president of the branch, received the F.R.S., presided, and the motor life- vellum, and handed it to Col. R. A. boat from the Mumbles was present. Nevill, D.S.O., the honorary secretary The presentation was made by Lieut.- of the station, to be hung in the boat- Col. A. D. Burnett Brown, M.C., T.D., house. After the ceremony the life- deputy secretary of the Institution. boat was launched.

Swimming Gala in Salford. THE City of Salford branch organized Britain in the Olympic and Empire a Swimming Gala in celebration of the Games. King's Silver Jubilee. The baths where A demonstration of life-saving was it was held were lent and decorated given by the Salford City Police, who with flowers by the Corporation. Mr. were runners-up in the English cham- L. B. Todd, secretary of the Salford pionship last year. There were many Rugby Club, presided, and all the comic turns by two policemen, qnd a prizes were given by people of polo match between Salford City Police Salford. and Old Trafford Swimming Club, which Exhibitions of swimming were given ended in a draw of five goals each. by three distinguished swimmers: The programme also included exhibi- Miss Sunny Lowry, who swam the tions of high diving, an " escaping " Channel in 1933, Miss Margery Hinton, act, a " bathing belle " competition, in who has represented Great Britain in which Mr. Harry Welchman, the actor, the Olympic and Empire Games, and was judge, and music by the City of Mr. Joe Whiteside, an ex-champion of Salford Police Band. The gala is to England, and representative of Great be given again next year.

A Life-boat Revue at Hythe. THE Hythe life-boat crew and their sound of the familiar orders as the friends gave their third entertainment life-boat was launched. last February.1 This time it was a revue The curtain then rose on a fisher- in four scenes called "Lifeboatania." man's cottage, and a little love drama It began with a representation of a of the life-boat service, with comic storm and a rescue so realistic that the relief by a parrot. The second scene audience found it alarming. As they was an amusing skit on the experi- were waiting for the curtain to go up, ments with a wireless set for life-boat the hall was plunged into darkness. work which have been carried out Thunder rolled; lightning flashed con- at Hythe, and the third was called tinually. The maroons sounded. The "Mid-Ocean Murder." The final waves were heard dashing on the scene showed the crew at work on beach. The life-boat crew rushed the beach, but very ready to break through the dark hall and disappeared; off in order to tell a tale or sing a and then, above this noise, came the song. Two performances were given and i "For the previous entertainments see The Life-boat for September, 1933. brought in over £35.

Sea-Sickness Insurance. THE Institution has received as a paid out to the first to be sea-sick. gift from the students on the marine The weather had been so fine that no course, at the University College of student had been able to claim the North Wales, the sea-sickness insurance money, and it has come, instead, to to which all contribute, and which is the life-boat service. SEPTEMBER, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 529

A True Story of a Life-boat Day. IT was life-boat day in Greater London, to read that one " was laid to rest" and it was my privilege to help at a just behind me. Then . . . What's depot which was housed in one of that ? A movement, a soft footfall. London's famous churches. A busy I hurried my money into the waiting day was coming to a close and the last bags, deciding that my accounts must collector had handed in her box. It be taken as read. The footfalls came only remained for the business of the nearer. The only door through which depot to be wound up, and to this end escape was possible opened, slowly, I retired to a room below the church slowly. I looked with eyes which no to balance my books in peace and longer saw clearly. A figure entered, quiet. The room was in the crypt. its long black robe rustling. It ad- My money was spread over a small vanced slowly but deliberately towards table. One small light relieved the me. Suddenly it spoke. " Nearly gloom. I felt like the miser of fiction, finished ? " asked the churchwarden. gloating over his buried hoards. I " Yes, I am nearly finished," I replied; glanced down. " All that is mortal and I rather fancy the churchwarden of " read the stone upon which I wondered what I meant. stood. I shuddered and looked round, D. H. R.

Eight Shillings to Mend a Life-boat. THE honorary secretary of the life-boat our money to help to mend it, and are station at Bridlington has had the fol- sending you a postal order and stamps lowing letter : for 8/-. The Secretary of the Royal National " from Life-boat Institution, Briglinton. " The Kindergarten, " DEAR SIR, " Whitcliffe Mount Grammar " We have been leaning about School." life-boats this term, and saw in the paper that the Briglinton life-boat had There followed the signatures of a hole in it. We have been saving twelve children.

The Fishwives of Cullercoats. THE fishwives of Cullercoats this year allowed collections to be made at their collected £139 at the quarterly road doors during the week. exercise and launch of the life-boat. Fifty-eight collectors took part in the This was the fourteenth annual col- appeal, one of them, Mrs. Tom Lisle, lection and the total for the fourteen collecting over £33. Mrs. Polly Donkin, years is £1,914. who, during the thirteen years, has The Newcastle Highland Pipe Band herself collected £586, and who is now again took part in the procession, seventy-eight years old, was not well giving their services, and five cinemas enough to take part this year.

A Balloon Race. AT Quoyle, in Northern Ireland, aquatic and the finders of the four balloons sports and a carnival were held on which travelled the greatest distance. 18th July in aid of the Downpatrick Two of the four winning balloons were branch of the Institution. The picked up in London, one at New- Cloughey motor life-boat was present market in Suffolk, and one at Estree and one of the events was a balloon Blanche, in the Pas de Calais, France, race. Prizes were given to the senders 420 miles in a straight line from Quoyle. 530 THE LIFE-BOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1935.

Death of a Famous Coxswain. COXSWAIN JOHN T. SWAN, of Lowes- In 1922 Coxswain Swan won the gold toft, one of the most distinguished of medal for the rescue of the crew of English life-boatmen, died on 20th twenty-four men of the Hopelyn, of February, at the age of eighty-three. Newcastle, and in 1924, with the other He was coxswain of the Lowestoft gold medallists of the Institution, he life-boat from 1911 to 1924, when he was received at Buckingham Palace by retired at the age of seventy-two. the King and presented by him with During that time 251 lives were rescued the medal of the Order of the British by the Lowestoft life-boats. Cox- Empire. swain Swan twice won the silver medal He received a coxswain's pension on of the Institution, and its gold medal, his retirement in 1924, and later a which is given only for conspicuous special pension as a gold medallist. gallantry. Though he was then over seventy, Two of the outstanding rescues in he continued to give his help to the which he took part were during the war. life-boat service in other ways. He He won the silver medal for the rescue presented the prizes won by London of the crew of nine men of the mine- children in the life-boat essay competi- sweeper Condor, which was wrecked in tion, in 1929. Next year he spoke at a November, 1914. and a clasp to his number of London theatres and cinemas. silver medal for the rescue of nine men In the same year he made an appeal on from H.M. sloop Pomona, in Sep- the wireless for the life-boat service, tember, 1918. This last was a remark- from London, through the kindness of able rescue, for by that time all the the B.B.C., describing his service to younger men of the life-boat service the Hopelyn. This appeal brought in were serving with the navy, and in the over £750. For these services Coxswain crew of eighteen which manned the Swan received the gold badge of the Lowestoft pulling and sailing life- Institution, which is given for distin- boat, and went to the help of the guished honorary work in raising Pomona, seventeen miles away, twelve funds. He is the only man who has were over fifty, and two were seventy- won both the gold medal and the gold two years old. badge.

Ramsgate's Coat of Arms. THE town of Ramsgate has decided, in boatman. No borough certainly has celebration of the jubilee of its incor- more right to a life-boatman as a poration as a borough, to apply for support to its arms, for there has been the grant of supports to the borough a life-boat station at Ramsgate since arms. After consulting with Sir 1802, twenty-two years before the Gerald Wollaston, M.V.O., Garter King Institution itself was founded, and it of Arms, she has chosen as the supports has the magnificent record of 1,355 figures of a coastguard and a life- lives rescued since 1851.

Alderman and Coxswain. COXSWAIN H. W. PEARSON, of Walmer, 1912. when the station was closed. who was vice-chairman of the Walmer When it was reopened in 1927 he Urban District Council, has been ap- again became second-coxswain and pointed an alderman of Deal now that was promoted coxswain three months Walmer has become part of the borough later. During his ten years of service of Deal. Coxswain Pearson was second- as an officer of the life-boat Walmer coxswain at Walmer from 1909 to has rescued 81 lives. SEPTEMBER, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 531

Obituary. THE committee of management of the during the Great War, and for the Cit- Institution deeply regret the loss of roen motor cars, but for three expedi- two of their colleagues last spring. tions which he organized and financed, two in Africa and one in Asia. The first of these expeditions, with tracked motor cars, crossed the Sahara in Lieut.-Col. Sir John Collie, C.M.G., M.D., J.P. 1922, the second went from Algiers Lieut.-Col. Sir John Collie, C.M.G., to the Cape of Good Hope in 1921 M.D., J.P., the distinguished physician and 1925, and the third crossed Asia and the authority on malingering, died from Beirut, in Syria, to Peking in on 3rd April at the age of seventy-five. 1931 and 1932. The film of each of He had been a member of the committee these expeditions was, through the of management since April, 1931, had generosity of M. Citroen, shown for served on the general purposes and the first time in Great Britain in aid of publicity committee, and had lectured the Institution. The Queen was pres- and spoken on the work of the Institu- ent at the showing of the first film, the tion. The deep interest which he Prince of Wales, the Duke and Duchess took in its work, although he had only of York and Prince and Princess Arthur been associated with it personally for of Connaught at the second, and the four years, was shown by his will, in Prince of Wales at the third in Novem- which he left it a third of his residuary ber of last year. M. Citroen was estate. appointed an honorary life-governor of the Institution in 1928, the highest honour which it can bestow on an Mr. Norman Clark Neill. honorary worker. Mr. Norman Clark Neill, who died in March, at the age of fifty-two, was appointed a member of the committee Miss Alice I. Phillips, Tunbridge Wells. of management in November, 1933, and served on the boat committee and Miss Alice J. Phillips, who died on construction committee. He brought 5th February last, had been honorary to the work of the Institution a long secretary of the Tunbridge Wells and intimate knowledge of yachting branch for nearly thirty years, first and all matters connected with the under the Life-boat Saturday Fund, coast. He had served afloat in the and since the organization of the Fund Great War in the Auxiliary Patrol; was taken over by the Institution in was Commodore of the Royal Southern 1911, as the Institution's honorary Yacht Club and a member of the secretary. During the twenty-four Council of the Yacht Racing Associa- years since then she collected £2,211. tion. He had served as a member of In 1921 she was awarded the life-boat the Permanent Committee of the Inter- picture and at the beginning of this national Yacht Racing Union and was year the gold badge which is given a delegate at the International Yacht only for distinguished honorary service. Racing Conference in 1929 and 1930.

Mr. Edward Cochran, J.P., Paisley. M. Andre Citroen. The Paisley branch has suffered a The Institution has also lost a very severe loss by the death, in his eighty- generous friend by the death of M. eighth year, of its honorary secretary Andre1 Citroen, founder and head of and treasurer, Mr. Edward Cochran, the great French motor-manufacturing J.P. He had held that post for twenty- firm which bears his name. M. Citroen four years, and in 1922 was awarded will be remembered not only for his the life-boat picture in gratitude for work in organizing French munitions his many services to the Institution. 532 THE LIFE-BOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1935. Mr. Cochran left a legacy of £200, free the mouth of the Thames. When the of duty, to the Paisley branch. life-boat reached the wreck, twenty- five miles away, the survivors of the crew had already been rescued by the Lieut. Keppel H. Foote, R.N. Ramsgate life-boat. She put back to Lieut. Keppel H. Foote, R.N.. who Harwich to find that the Harwich died on 6th May at the age of eighty- life-boat was out on service and that five, had spent twenty-nine years of another wreck was reported on the his life in the service of the Institu- Maplin Sands. Exhausted though the tion. Born in 1850, he entered the Aldeburgh crew were, they at once put navy in 1863, and served in it for out again, to find that the crew of the eighteen years. Retiring in 1881, he barque on the sands had just been became harbour-master at Newport, rescued by the Clacton life-boat. They Monmouthshire, and in October, 1888, then made for Aldeburgh. Although he joined the life-boat service as a they had saved no lives, they had taken district inspector. He served first in part in a feat of endurance with few the northern district and then in the equals in the history of the Institution. southern, retiring with a pension in They had been at sea for nearly thirty October, 1913, after twenty-five years hours in an open pulling and sailing of service. In November, 1914, three life-boat, in a bitterly cold easterly gale, months after the outbreak of the Great with snow squalls, and had travelled War, he returned to the Institution to 120 sea miles. act for the deputy chief inspector of life-boats, who had been recalled to the Navy, and held that post during the Coxswain William Miller, of Eyemouth. four years of war, retiring again in Coxswain William Miller, of Eye- 1919. mouth, Berwickshire, who died on 13th February, at the age of sixty-eight, served as coxswain for twenty-six Coxswain Charles Ward, of Aldeburgh. years. He was appointed coxswain in Coxswain Charles Edward Ward, of 1901, and retired in 1927, when he was Aldeburgh, Suffolk, who died at the awarded a certificate of service and a beginning of July in his eighty-sixth pension. He won the bronze medal in year, had served as an officer of the 1917, for his skill and gallantry as Aldeburgh life-boat for thirty-three coxswain when the life-boat rescued years. He was second coxswain from seven of the crew of the Norwegian 1876 until 1882, and then coxswain schooner Livlig, in a very heavy sea until 1885. He then left the life-boat off St. Abb's Head. crew, but rejoined it seven years later, serving as bowman from 1892 to 1914, when he retired. He was awarded Captain R. J. Trebilcock, of Newquay. the Institution's silver medal in 1894 Captain Richard James Trebilcock, for general services, and in 1900 a of Newquay, Cornwall, Commodore of second-service clasp to his medal for the Newquay Rowing Club, who died his gallantry when in command of the early in August at the age of sixty- life-boat on service on 7th December eight, had served for seven years as of that year, in a gale. She was an officer of the life-boat. He was struck by a breaker, capsized, and appointed second coxswain in 1916, drifted ashore with her crew pinned and coxswain the following year, beneath. Six of them lost their lives, serving as coxswain until 1923, when but Coxswain Ward, who was washed he retired on account of ill health. As up the beach, went straight back into second coxswain he won the bronze the sea, and at great risk to him- medal in December, 1917 (the cox- self rescued two of the crew. As swain receiving the silver medal), when, second coxswain he also took part in in a gallant attempt to help a Danish the launch of the Aldeburgh life-boat steamer, the life-boat was overpowered in January, 1881, to the barque Indian by a succession of heavy seas, driven Chief, wrecked on the Long Sand off on the rocks, and broken to pieces. SEPTEMBER, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 533

Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management. Thursday, 16th May, 1935. £140 16s. to pay the rewards for life-boat SIB GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the chair. launches ; Co-opted Captain Sir Ion Hamilton Benn, (Accounts of these services and launches Bt., C.B., D.S.O., R.N.V.R., a member of appear on pp. 510-513) ; the committee of management. £9 7s. 6d. for the assemblies of crews ; Received and decided to accept an invita- £316 14s. Sd. on account of pensions tion from the Swedish Life-boat Society to already granted to the dependent relatives send representatives to the fourth inter- of men who had lost their lives in the life-boat national life-boat conference to be held in service at Aldeburgh, Caister, Fethard, Sweden in July, 1936. Filey, Fraserburgh, Holyhead, Johnshaven, Decided that the Bembridge and Yar- The Mumbles, New Brighton, Newhaven, mouth (I.W.) motor life-boats should be Padstow, Port St. Mary, Ramsgate, Rhos- present at the Naval Review at Spithead in colyn, Runswick, Rye Harbour, St. Andrews, July, 1935. St. David's, Troon, Wells and Whitby ; Reported the receipt of the following £84 17s. 6d. to men for injury in the life- special contributions :— boat service at Aldeburgh, Blackpool, Col. Sir Hildred Carlile, Bt., £ s. d. Broughty Ferry, Caister, Cardigan, Moelfre, C.B.E 105 0 0 Newhaven and Walmer. Mr. A. F. Baker . . 50 0 0 Voted a compassionate grant of £5 to the H.M.S. Resolution . . 35 7 0 widow of the late Coxswain William Millar, Co-operative Wholesale Society, of Eyemouth, who is in straitened circum- Ltd., Manchester . . 31 10 0 stances. H.M.S. Nemalia . . 27 0 0 Voted a compassionate grant of £15 to Paid £23,992 18s. 7d. for the total charges Charles Lacock, who has just retired from of the Institution during the month, in- the position of coxswain of the Caister life- cluding rewards for services, payments for boat and is in very straitened circum- the construction of life-boats, life-boathouses stances. and slipways, and the maintenance of life- Voted £24 15s. to pay the rewards for the boat stations. Sheringham, Craster and Skegness shore- Included in the above were :— boat services, accounts of which appear on £118 12s. 6d. to pay the rewards for life- pp. 516 and 517. boat services ; Thursday, llth July, 1935. £142 10s. to pay the rewards for life-boat SIR GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the chair. launches; Decided that the Blackrock life-boat (Accounts of these services and launches station be closed in September, 1935. appear on pp. 506-510) ; Reported the receipt of the following £1 13s. 6rf. for the assemblies of crews ; special contributions :— £ s. d. £33 13s. 4d. on account of pensions Miss Elizabeth Sinclair . . 7,500 0 0 already granted to the dependent relatives Miss C. Woodhouse . . ^ . 250 0 0 of men who had lost their lives in the life- Independent Order of Odd- boat service at Eastbourne and Rye Har- fellows Manchester Unity bour ; Friendly Society . . . 52 10 0 £1 to a man for injury in the life-boat Court of Assistants of the Dra- service at Torbay. pers' Company . . 50 0 0 Voted £5 8s. to pay the rewards for shore- Miss A. Hall . . . 30 0 0 boat cases at Porthcawl and Eyemouth, Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd. 25 0 0 accounts of which appear on page 516, Paid £24,669 18s. 9rf. for the total charges and at^St. Peter Port, an account of -which of the Institution during the month, in- appeared in the last issue of The Life-boat. cluding rewards for services, payments for Thursday, 20th June, 1935. the construction of life-boats, life-boathouses SIR GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the chair. and slipways, and the maintenance of life- Co-opted Sir John Dashwood, Bt., Mr. boat stations. T. O. Gray and Major Kenneth Schweder Included in the above were :—• members of the committee of management. £65 16s. 6d. to pay the re-waids for life-boat Reported the receipt of the following services ; special contributions :—• £95 Os. 6d. to pay the rewards for life-boat Bermuda and West Indies Steam- £ s. d. launches ; ship Co., Ltd. . . . 25 14 5 (Accounts of these services and launches Anonymous . . . 25 0 0 appear on pp. 513-516) ; The late Miss Julia Keightley— £16 7s. 6d. for the assemblies of crews, etc. ; donation in accordance with £38 9s. on account of pensions already her wishes . . . 25 0 0 granted to the dependent relatives of men Paid £20,781 13s. 4,d. for the total charges who had lost their lives in the life-boat of the Institution during the month, in- service at Rye Harbour. cluding rewards for services, payments for Voted a compassionate grant of £10 to the construction of life-boats, life-boathouses Mrs. Ellen Stephens, an annuitant under the and slip-ways, and the maintenance of life- Padstow Life-boat Disaster Fund of 1900, boat stations. who is in straitened circumstances. Included in the above were :— Voted £8 3s. 6d. to pay the rewards for the £165 lls. 6

Awards to Coxswains and Life-boatmen. Coxswain's Certificate of Service. OF SERVICE has been awarded to the following : A COXSWAIN'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE, and a PENSION, have been WILLIAM E. ABMSTRONG and WILLIAM awarded to CHARLES LACOCK, 16| years A. ROBINSON, both members of the crew coxswain, 1J years second coxswain, and of the Newbiggin life-boat for 54 years. 4J years bowman of the Caister life-boat. The widow of URIAH YOUNG, who was shore-signalman for one year, and a Life-boatman's Certificate of Service. member of the crew of the Broadstairs The LIFE-BOATMAN'S CERTIFICATE life-boat for 31 years.

Awards to Honorary Workers. Silver Inkstand. Mrs. A. A. BULLEN, honorary treasurer, A SILVER INKSTAND, suitably inscribed, Nantwich branch. has been awarded to Mr. W. J. BURDEN, Miss A. M. COLLINS, judge for the life-boat who has been honorary secretary of the essay competition for elementary schools in Teignmouth station for fifty years. the South-East of England and the South- West of England during the past five years. Statuette of a Life-boatman. Miss N. F. SHEPHERD, judge for the life-boat The STATUETTE OF A LIFE-BOAT- essay competition for elementary schools MAN has been awarded to the following : in the Midlands during the past five years.

News from the Branches. 1st May to 31st July, 1935. Greater London. individual prizes won by London schools, were presented on 9th July at a meeting Prince of Wales Day for the life-boats was in Westminster. The Deputy-Mayor of held in Greater London, on 21st May, in Westminster (the Rev. E. St. G. Schomberg) Acton and Chiswick, Ashford, Barnes, who as Mayor had twice previously presided, Battersea, Beckenham, Bermondsey, Bexley, took the chair in the unavoidable absence of Bexley Heath, Blackheath, Bromley, Camber- the Mayor, presided, supported by the well, Carshalton and Wallington, Chelsea, Mayor of Lewisham, Lieut.-Col. Sir Assheton Chingford, Chislehurst and Bickley, City, Pownall, T.D., M.P. for East Lewisham, Cranford, Croydon, Deptford, Baling, East Mr. H. G. Williams, M.P. for South Croydon, Ham, Edgware, Enfield, Erith, Finchley, and members of the Education Committee of Friern Barnet, Fulham, Greenwich, Hackney, the L.C.C., the committee of management of Hammersmith, Hampstead, Hampstead the Institution, and the Central London Garden Suburb, Harefield, Harrow, t Hayes Women's Committee of the Ladies' Life-boat and Harlington, Hendon, Holborn, Hornsey, Guild. The prizes were presented by Coxswain Hounslow, Ilford, Islington, Kensington, H. W. Pearson of the Walmer life-boat, Kingston, Lambeth, Lewisham, Leyton, and a programme of songs was given by Loughton, Mill Hill, Mitcham, Molesey (East), Mr. Frederick Woodhouse. Mottingham, New Maiden, Paddington, Pur- ley, Ruislip, St. Marylebone, St. Pancras, BEXLEY HEATH. — Meeting of the Southall, Southwark, Staines, Stanmore, Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Lantern lecture bv Stepney, Sunbury-on-Thames, Surbiton, Sut- Mr. F. O. Martin. ton, Teddington, Tottenham, Uxbridge, CLAPHAM.—Garden fete. Speaker: Sir Walthamstow, Waltham Abbey, Wands- Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Insti- worth, Wanstead, Wealdstone, Welling, West tution. Whist drives. Drayton, West Ham, Westminster, Wimble- don, Woodford, Wood Green, Woolwich HAMMERSMITH.—Swimming gala. (Eltham). The amount raised was £4,908. HAYES.—Garden fete. This was £204 more than in 1934. HORNSEY.—Garden fete. The Challenge Shield for London in the life-boat essay competition for elementary HOUNSLOW.—The branch has suffered schools, which was won by Edward Franks, a severe loss by the death of Mrs. J. W. of the Hither Green Senior Boys' School, Stransom, its honorary secretary. Mrs. Stran- Lewisham, and the Challenge Shield for the som had held that post since 1914, and in South East of England, which was won by 1926 was awarded the life-boat picture in Olive Mae Jakes, of the Croydon British gratitude for her services to the Institution. Girls' School, West Croydon, and the 35 MITCHAM.—Life-boat workers' social. SEPTEMBER, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 535

ST. ALBANS.—Annual meeting on llth present. Preacher : The Bishop of Warring- July, the Very Rev. the Dean of St. Albans, ton. The service was conducted by the president, in the chair. Speaker : Admiral Vicar, and the lessons were read by Mr. Sir Lionel Halsey, G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., Stuart Deacon, chairman of the New Brighton K.C.I.E., C.B., a member of the committee life-boat committee. of management. Efforts of the past year : LYTHAM ST. ANNE'S.—Annual meeting Dance, life-boat day. Amount collected in on 28th May, Alderman J. H. Dawson, J.P., 1934, £330, an increase of £76 on 1933. (A in the chair, followed by Councillor W. life-boat day was held in Harpenden, Ingram. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat bringing in £45, which was not held in 1933.) day, house-to-house collection. Amount WALTHAMSTOW.—Concert. collected in 1934, £272, an increase of £60 WIMBLEDON. Bridge and whist drive. on 1933. Lectures at Bowes Park, Crouch End, MACCLESFIELD.—Prince of Wales Day. Shepperton Green, and Wood Green. MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND DIS- TRICT.—Prince of Wales Days on 10th and North-West of England. llth May. The Edwin Kay demonstration ABRAM AND BICKERSHAWE.—Prince life-boat was exhibited on Piccadilly Flags of Wales Day. during the whole of the week, and collections ACCRINGTON.—Prince of Wales Days were made. Jubilee dance. Special collec- at Church, Clayton-le-Moors and Oswald- tions in Manchester shops by Mr. Stock's twistle. dog " Nell." ADLINGTON.—Prince of Wales Day. ECCLES.—Annual meeting on 4th June, the Mayor presiding, accompanied by the BAMBER BRIDGE AND WALTON-LE- Mayoress. Mrs. E. Beaumont Crowther DALE.—Prince of Wales Day. Annual appointed honorary secretary. bowling tournament. Prince of Wales Day. BILLINGE.—Prince of Wales Day. KNUTSFORD.—Annual meeting on BLACKROD.—Annual meeting on 16th 25th July. May. Speaker : The district organizing sec- SALFORD.—Swimming gala. (See retary. Amount collected in 1934, £3. special report on page 528). BOLTON.—Prince of Wales Day, with STRETFORD.—Annual meeting on 2nd the Edwin Kay, demonstration life-boat, on May. Miss Eileen Macdonald appointed view. honorary secretary. BREDBURY AND BRIERFIELD.— WALKDEN, WORSLEY AND DIS- Prince of Wales Days. TRICT.—Visit of the Ladies' Life-boat BURNLEY.—Annual meeting on 16th Guild to Piel (Barrow). They were met May. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat by the Mayor and Mayoress of Barrow and day, whist drive, collections in works. officials of the Piel branch, and were taken Amount collected in 1934, £76, an increase a cruise in the motor life-boat. of £17 on 1933. WILMSLOW.—Presentation of prize Prince of Wales Day. won in the life-boat essay competition for CHORLEY, CULCHETH - WITH - elementary schools. KENYON, AND DARWEN.—Prince of Wales Days. MIDDLETON.—Prince of Wales Day. MILLOM.—Annual meeting on 8th May. DOUGLAS.—Presentation, by Mr. W. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Cunningham, chairman of the branch, of a Amount collected in 1934, £48, an increase of prize won in the life-boat essay competition £32 on 1933. Presentation by Mrs. Grice, for elementary schools. president of the branch, of a prize won in the FARNWORTH, GARSTANG, GOL- life-boat essay competition for elementary BORNE, HASLINGDEN, HEYWOOD, schools. AND HINDLEY.—Prince of Wales Days. MORECAMBE AND HEYSHAM.—Spe- HORWICH.-Jumble sale. cial meeting. Mr. H. Willacy and Miss B. A. V. Livesey appointed joint honorary IRLAM AND CADISHEAD, KENDAL, secretaries, and Mr. F. H. Carlisle honorary AND KESWICK.—Prince of Wales Days. treasurer in succession to Captain Blakey, LANCASTER.—Garden fete at Bailrigg, resigned. Presentation by the Mayor of prize by kind permission of Sir James and Lady won in the life-boat essay competition for Travis Clegg. elementary schools. LEIGH.—Musical tea. MOTTRAM AND BROADBOTTOM.— LITTLE HULTON.—Annual meeting on Annual meeting and social on 26th June. 15th May, Mrs. J. Seddon, president, in the Speaker : The district organizing secretary. chair. Speaker: The district organizing sec- Amount collected in 1934, £17, an increase retary. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat of £2 on 1933. day. Amount collected in 1934, £21. NANTWICH.—Annual meeting on 1st Prince of Wales Day. May, Mrs. C. Codrington, president, in the LIVERPOOL.—Annual life-boat service chair. Speaker: The district organizing at St. James's Church, New Brighton, the Secretary. Mrs. G. Clarke appointed honorary Mayor of Wallasey and the Council being secretary, and Mrs. H. S. Young honorary 536 THE LIFE-BOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1935. treasurer. Effort of the past year : Life-boat STOCKPORT, TURTON, AND UPHOL- day. Amount collected in 1934, £62, an LAND.—Prince of Wales Days. increase of £5 on 1933. WARRINGTON.—Prince of Wales Day- Prince of Wales Day. Annual tennis tournament. NELSON. — Special meeting. Branch WHALEY BRIDGE.—Prince of Wales formed. President, the Mayor; chairman, Day. Mr. J. Warburton, J.P. ; honorary treasurer, Mr. H. Graham; honorary secretary, Mr. WHITEHAVEN.—Annual meeting on A. J. Thomson. 21st May, the Mayor presiding. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Amount NEWTON - IN - MAKERFIELD.—Prince collected in 1934, £29. of Wales Day. Presentation by the Mayor of a prize won NORTHWICH.—Prince of Wales Day, in the life-boat essay competition for ele- Presentation of a prize won in the life-boat mentary schools. essay competition for elementary schools. WIDNES.—Annual meeting on 20th May, OLDHAM.—Prince of Wales Day. The the Mayor, president, in the chair. Speaker : demonstration life-boat Edwin Kay paraded The district organizing secretary. Mrs. R. W. the town, with the Mayor and Mayoress and Riding appointed honorary secretary of the officials of the branch and Ladies' Life-boat Ladies' Life-boat Guild. "Amount collected Guild. in 1934, £27, an increase of £10 on 1933. Prince of Wales Day at Crompton and Prince of Wales Day. Shaw. WORKINGTON.—Annual meeting on ORRELL.—American tea and garden 28th May, Mrs. Bouch presiding. Speaker : party. The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1934, £76, an increase of £4 PADIHAM.—Prince of Wales Day. on 1933. PEEL.—Annual sacred service in Peel Castle Grounds. North-East of England. PIEL (Barrow).—Prince of Wales Day. A district conference of delegates from The Mayor of Barrow, supported by the twenty-five branches and Ladies' Life-boat Mayoress and the Director of Education, Guilds in Yorkshire and South Durham was presented a prize won in the life-boat essay held at Whitby on 15th July. Sir Godfrey competition for elementary schools. Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution, PORT ERIN.—Dinner-table collection. presided, supported by Lieut.-Col. C. R. Annual sacred service. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the PORT ST. MARY.—Concert given by the Institution, and the district organizing secre- Woodside Ladies' Choir, organized by the tary. The delegates were welcomed "by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. chairman of the Whitby Urban District Council; and the Whitby motor life-boat, PRESTON.—Prince of Wales Day in the Margaret Harker-Smith, was launched and surrounding districts of Preston. took the delegates afloat. RAMSBOTTOM.—American tea. ALNWICK.—The dansant and cabaret. RISHTON AND ROMILEY.—Prince of BATLEY.—Prince of Wales Day. Wales Days. BERWICK.—Presentation of centenary ST. HELENS.—Presentation, by Col. vellum to the station by Sir Godfrey Baring, Guy Pilkington, J.P., accompanied by the Bt.. chairman of the Institution. (See Vicar and Councillor J. Eden, J.P., of a special report on page 527.) Concert. Prince prize won in the life-boat essay competition of Wales Day. " At Home," given by Lady for elementary schools. Speaker : The dis- Francis Godblphin Osborne, president. trict organizing secretary. Presentation, by Bliss C. E. Pilkington, the Vicar presiding, of BEVERLEY, BIRTLEY, BRIDLING- a prize won in the same competition. TON, AND BRIGHOUSE.—Prince of Wales Days. SANDBACH.—Annual meeting on 14th May, the Hon. Lady Barlow, president, in CONISBOROUGH.—Prince of Wales Day. the chair. Speaker : The district organizing Whist drive. secretary. Mrs. C. N. Woolley, appointed DARLINGTON.—Prince of Wales Day. honorary secretary, and Mrs. W. Smith Whist drives. honorary treasurer. Amount collected in 1934, £38. an increase of £6 on 1933. GATKSHEAD, GOLCAR, AND GOOLE. Prince of Wales Day. —Prince of Wales Days. HARROGATE.—Annual meeting of the SILVERDALE.—Special meeting. Ladies' Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 13th May, the Life-boat Guild formed. President, Mrs. Mayoress presiding. Efforts of the past P. L. Sharp; chairman, Mrs. J. H. Haigh ; year : Garden fete, life-boat day. Amount honorary treasurer, Mr. N. S. P. Williams ; collected in 1934, £54. honorary secretary, Miss L. Cooke. House-to-house collection. SOUTHPORT.—Annual meeting on 24th May, the Mayor, president, in the chair. HARTLEPOOL, HECKMONDWIKE, Speaker : The district organizing secretary. HEMSWORTH, AND HOLMFIRTH.— Amount collected in 1934, £229. Prince of Wales Days. Prince of Wales Day. HONLEY.—House-to-house collection. SEPTEMBER, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 537

HORNSEA.—Prince of Wales Day. BIRMINGHAM.—Prince of Wales Day. HUDDERSPIELD.—American tea. " Anglo-Indian " picnic, organized by Miss Sambridge. Treasure hunt, organized by HULL.—Prince of Wales Day. Miss Sambridge. House-to-house collec- KEIGHLEY.—Annual meeting of the tions at Handsworth, Selly Oak, and Acocks Ladies' Life-boat Guild, the Mayor presiding. Green. Address by the district organizing Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, secretary to girls of the British School of whist drive, and garden fete. Amount Commerce, Samm Heath Unionists, and collected in 1934, £142, an increase of £46 Leigh Road Senior Boys' School, to enlist on 1933. help for Prince of Wales Day. KIRKBURTON.— House-to-house collec- BLACKHEATH.—Presentation by the tion. chairman of the Halesowen District Council of the Midlands District Challenge Shield, KNOTTINGLEY.—Whist drive. and individual prizes, won in the life-boat MALTON.—Prince of Wales Day. Sale essay competition for elementary schools, of work and exhibition of embroideries. by Albert Thompson, of Hill Top Council MEXBOROUGH.—Bridge drive. School, Blackheath. Mr. W. J. Munslow NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. — Life-boat presided. Speaker : The district organizing stand at Royal Show. Bridge drive given by secretary. Lady Appleby. Prince of Wales Day. Prince of Wales Day at Hill and Cakenore. BLOCKLEY, BOURNE, AND BREE- OUTWOOD.— Prince of Wales Day. DON-ON-HILL.—Prince of Wales Days. PATRINGTON.—Prince of Wales Day. BRIERLEY HILL.—Prince of Wales Whist drive. Day. " Riders of the Storm " film shown at POCKLINGTON.— Prince of Wales Day. three picture houses. REDCAR.—Garden party and reception BRISTOL.—Annual meeting on 24th July, by Dr. Robinson, chairman of the branch. held at Clifton by the kindness of Mr. and Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the In- Mrs. F. O. Wills, the Lord Mayor of Bristol stitution, attended. Whist drive. presiding. Speaker : Lieut.-Col. C. R. Sat- SCARBOROUGH.—Civic reception to terthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institu- Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the tion. Presentation of the gold badge awarded Institution. Ladies' Life-boat Guild " At by the Institution to Mr. G. F. Igglesden, Home." late [chairman of the Birmingham Branch. SEAHAM HARBOUR.—Prince of Wales Amount collected in 1934 £1,046. Day. Prince of Wales Day at Portishead. SEDBERGH.—Special meeting of the BROADWAY AND BROMSGROVE.— Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Presentation of Prince of Wales Days. the record of thanks awarded by the Institu- BROWNHILLS.—Prince of Wales Day. tion to the honorary secretary, Miss Tom- " Riders of the Storm " film shown at the linson. Regent Picture House. SELBY, SHEFFIELD, SPENBOROUGH, BURTON-ON-TRENT.—Prince of Wales AND SOUTH SHIELDS.—Prince of Wales Day. Days. CANNOCK.—Prince of Wales Day. STAINLAND.—Whist drives. " Riders of the Storm " film shown. STAMFORDHAM, STOCKSFIELD, AND CHELTENHAM, CHESTERFIELD, STOCKTON.—Prince of Wales Days. COLESHILL, CONINGSBY, COVENTRY, CRADLEY HEATH AND OLD HILL, SUNDERLAND.—The new boat-house and DAVENTRY, DESBOROUGH, DROIT- slipway have been finished, and are now WICH, DUDLEY, EARL SHILTON, ready for the new motor life-boat which is ECCLESHALL, FAIRFORD AND LECH- under construction. LADE, AND GAINSBOROUGH.—Prince Prince of Wales Day. Garden f6te. of Wales Days. WAKEFIELD.—Garden party. HINCKLEY.—" Riders of the Storm" WEST HARTLEPOOL.—Prince of Wales film shown at the Regent and Borough Day. Cinemas. WHITBY.—District conference. (See HORNCASTLE AND IRTHLING- opposite page.) BOROUGH.—Prince of Wales Days. WITHERNSEA.—Prince of Wales Day. KENILWORTH.—House-to-house collec- WOOLER.—-Concert. tion. KIDDERMINSTER.—Prince of Wales YORK.—Prince of Wales Day. Day. " Riders of the Storm " film shown at the Opera House, Grand, and Central Midlands. Cinemas. Dance. ALFRETON, ASHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCH, LANGWITH.—Prince of Wales Day. BADSEY, AND BAKEWELL.—Prince of LINCOLN.—Special meeting. Lieut.-Col. Wales Days. F. S. Lambert, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., ap- BELPER AND HEAGE.—Prince of Wales pointed chairman, and Mr. A. E. A. Abbott Dav. " Riders of the Storm " film shown. and Mr. William Trigg joint honorary 538 THE LIFE-BOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1985. secretaries and treasurers. Speaker: The COLCHESTER AND DISTRICT.— district organizing secretary. Prince of Wales Day. LONG EATON.—Prince of Wales Day. DARTFORD.—Garden meeting. Speaker: LOUTH.—Special meeting to appoint a Lieut.-Col. A. D. Burnett Brown, M.C., T.D., new committee. Speaker: The district deputy secretary of the Institution. Lecture organizing secretary. at Eynesford Women's Institute. LYE AND WOOLESCOTE AND MAL- DORKING.—Prince of Wales Day. VERN.—Prince of Wales Days. DOVER.—Tennis tournament. MARKET HARBOROUGH.—House-to- EASTBOURNE.—Presentation of records house collection. of thanks to Ladies' Life-boat Guild workers, MATLOCK AND MELTON MOWBRAY. by Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Mrs. Astley Prince of Wales Days. Roberts, president of the Guild, in the chair. NEW MILLS.—Prince of Wales Day. Prince of Wales Days at Eastbourne, and in " Heroes of the Sea" film shown at Art country districts. Picture Theatre and Union Road Theatre. EAST GRINSTEAD.—Golf competition NORTHAMPTON, NOTTINGHAM, NUN- at Copthorne. EATON, OLDBURY, AND PERSHORE.— EPPING.—Garden meeting and American Prince of Wales Days. tea at Ivylands, by invitation of Mrs. "Wall, PETERBOROUGH.—Prince of Wales president of the Ladies' Life-boat' Guild. Day. Life-boat film shown at six cinemas. Life-boat tableau in the King's Jublilee RIPLEY, AND RUBERY AND RED- Day procession. Prince of Wales Day. NAL.—Prince of Wales Days. ESHER AND FAVERSHAM.—Prince of RUGBY.—Prince of Wales Day. " Heroes Wales Days. of the Sea " film shown. FOLKESTONE.—Presentation by Lady RUGELEY, RUSHDEN AND SCUN' Mottistone of prizes won in the life-boat THORPE.—Prince of Wales Days. essay competition for elementary schools. SHIRLEY.—Prince of Wales Day. House- GRAVESEND AND DISTRICT.—Prince to-house collection. of Wales Day. SLEAFORD AND SMETHWICK.— GRAYS.—Golf competition, arranged by Prince of Wales Days. the ladies of the Orsett Golf Club. STAFFORD.—Special meeting. Mr. Eric HARWICH.—Collections at Shotley on Smith appointed honorary secretary. Prince the occasion of the King's Birthday Review, of Wales Day and dance. and on steamers to the Continent. STONE.—Prince of Wales Day. " Heroes HASTINGS AND ST. LEONARDS.— of the Sea " film shown. " Blessing of the Sea" service. Cinema STOURBRIDGE, STOW-ON-THE- collections. WOLD, STROUD, SUTTON-IN-ASH- HUNTINGDON AND DISTRICT, AND FIELD, SWADLINCOTE, TAMWORTH, ISLE OF SHEPPEY.—Prince of Wales TETBURY, TEWKESBURY, UPTON-ON- Days. SEVERN, UTTOXETER, WALSALL, KESSINGLAND. — Life-boat tableaux, WELLINGBOROUGH.WINTERTON, AND arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild for WOODHALL SPA.—Prince of Wales Days. the King's Jubilee Day procession. KING'S LYNN.—Joint street collection South-East of England. with the Hull Sailors' Orphanage. BECCLES.—Prince of Wales Day at LEATHERHEAD, LEWES AND DIS- Bungay. TRICT, AND MARCH.—Prince of Wales Days. BRENTWOOD AND DISTRICT, BRIGHTLINGSEA, AND BURY ST. MISTLEY, MANNINGTREE AND DIS- EDMUNDS.—Prince of Wales Days. TRICT.—Prince of Wales Day. "Riders of the Storm " film shown. BYFLEET.—Golf competition at New Zealand Club, West ByHeet. ROCHESTER.—Presentation of the statu- ette of a life-boatman awarded to Miss CAMBERLEY.—Continental market. Graham, honorary secretary, on her retire- CANTERBURY, AND CATERHAM AND ment. Address to the Rotary Club by DISTRICT.—Prince of Wales Days. Colonel A. C. Barnby, O.B.E., honorary CLACTON.—Concert meeting, arranged secretary of the branch. by the Brotherhood on behalf of the Ladies' RYE AND WINCHELSEA.—Garden Life-boat Guild. Mrs. Coleman, J.P., presi- sale. dent of the Guild, in the chair. Speaker : SANDWICH.—Prince of Wales Day. Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Collection at Ash. " Heroes of the Sea " Institution. Life-boat crew entertained by film shown, with collection. the Chamber of Commerce, Mr. A. M. Moloney, president of the Chamber, in the chair. SEAFORD.—Prince of Wales Day. Pigeon race for the Kingsman Cup, in aid SELSEY.—Presentation by Commander of branch funds. H. L. Wheeler, R.N., district inspector of SEPTEMBER, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 539

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Sy courtesy of] [Marshall & Son, Camberley SELLERS AT THE CONTINENTAL MARKET. The special summer effort of the Camberley branch. 540 THE LIFE-BOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1935. life-boats, in the unavoidable absence of the Lectures at BALDOCK, DENHAM, Greek Minister, of the awards made by the HADDENHAM, HORSMONDEN, IDE Greek Government to Selsey life-boatmen HILL, KILNDOWN, LEEDS (near Maid- for the service to the s.s. Menelaos in stone), SEVENOAKS, AND TRING. November, 1930. Theatricals. SHOREHAM HARBOUR.—The branch South'West of England. has suffered a severe loss by the death, at the early age of 34, of Mr. A. C. Heaton, its ALDERSHOT AND ANDOVER.— honorary secretary. Prince of Wales Days. Prince of Wales Days at Shoreham, APPLEDORE.—Presentation of the Southwick and Kingston. Whist drive and awards for the service to the Lee Bay on 11th dance at Southwick. Presentation of prize January last. (See special report on page 499. won in the life-boat essay competition for AXMINSTER.—Prince of Wales Day at elementary schools. Colyton. SITTINGBOURNE.—Life-boat section in the King's Jubilee Day procession. BANBURY.—Presentation by Mrs. Bur- wash, at Deddington, of a prize won in the SOUTHBOROUGH.—Prince of Wales life-boat essay competition for elementary Day at Southborough and Bidborough. schools. Prince of Wales Day in Banbury Lorry decorated as a life-boat in the King's and neighbouring villages. Whist drive. Jubilee Day procession. Lectures to Adult School, High Brooms, and Speldhurst Wo- BARNSTAPLE.—Prince of Wales Day men's Institute. at Barnstaple and Braunton. SOUTHEND-ON-SEA.—Opening of the BATH.—Presentation of a prize won in new life-boathouse and slipway by Lord the|life-boat essay competition for elemen- Ritchie of Dundee in connexion with the pier tary schools. centenary celebrations. (See special report BIDEFORD.—Garden party. Two special on page 524.) " Riders of the Storm " film performances of " Grumpy," under the shown. direction of Mr. II. Percy Heard, given by Life-boat crew and members of the branch the Westward Ho ! Arts Club. entertained by the Rotary Club. Speaker : BOURNEMOUTH.—Annual meeting, the Alderman R. H. Thurlow-Baker, chairman Mayor, president, in the chair. Speaker : Sir of the branch. A special launch of the Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Insti- life-boat followed. tution. Efforts of the past year : Performance Prince of Wales Day. of a life-boat play written by Lieut.-Col. SOUTHWOLD.—Certificates of service, V. D. Stenhouse, honorary secretary : life- awarded to two ex-members of the crew, boat day, house-to-house collections, whist presented by Mr. P. C. Loftus, M.P., Alder- drives, bridge drive. After the meeting tea, man A. J. Critten, branch chairman, pre- provided by the Mayor, followed by a musical siding. and variety entertainment. Amount collected TENTERDEN.—Whist drive. in 1934, £717, an increase of £202 on 1933. TONBRIDGE.—Prince of Wales Day. BUDLEIGH SALTERTON. BURNHAM- TUNBRIDGE WELLS.—" At Home," ON-SEA, AND CALNE.—Prince of Wales given by Mrs. Russell Stoneham. Speaker -. Days. The district organizing secretary. Lecture at CHARD.—Prince of Wales Day in Chard Pembury Women's Institute. and neighbouring villages. WALTON - ON - THAMES, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AND WEYBRIDGE.— CHIPPENHAM AND CLEVEDON.— Prince of Wales Days. Prince of Wales Days. WINDSOR, ETON AND DISTRICT- CLOVELLY.—The station has lost one of House-to-house collection. its oldest life-boatmen by the death, in WISBECH.—Prince of Wales Day. March, at the age of 77, of Coxswain Thomas WOKINGHAM.—Prince of Wales Days Pengelley. First as second coxswain and at Wokingham and Crowthorne. Lecture to then as coxswain he served as an officer of Crowthorne Women's Institute. the life-boat for 37 years, retiring in 1929 with a certificate of service and a pension. WOLVERTON.—Collection at L.M.S. Railway Company's works. COVERACK.—Naming ceremony of the WORTHING AND DISTRICT.—Prince new motor life-boat. (See special report on of Wales Day. page 522.) Dance. GT. YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON.— COWES.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Whist drive, arranged by the Ladies' Life- Life-boat Guild. boat Guild. Presentation of prizes won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary EXETER.—Prince of Wales Day, with schools. special life-boat stall. Prizes won in the life-boat essay competi- EXMOUTH, FALMOUTH, AND FARN- tion for elementary schools were also pre- sented at ASHFORD, BROME AND BOROUGH.--Prince of Wales Days. OAKLEY, CHATHAM, CHELSFIELD, FLEET.—Prince of WTales Day. Presen- COBHAM, HASKETON, HIGH WYCOMBE, tation by the Rev. Dr. J. L. Buchanan of a HORSFORD, LOWESTOFT, NORTH- prize won in the life-boat essay competition CHURCH, SHOTLEY, AND WRAYSBURY. for elementary schools. SEPTEMBER, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 541

GOSPORT.—Presentation by Col. R. F. TAUNTON AND THAME.—Prince of A. Sloane-Stanley, J.P., president of the Wales Days. branch, and a member of the committee TIVERTON.—Prince of Wales Day at of management of the Institution, of the Tiverton and Bampton. challenge shield for the South West of Eng- land in the life-boat essay competition for TOTNES.—Prince of Wales Day at Ash- elementary schools, won for the second year burton. running by George Baker, of the Grove Road TORQUAY. — Prince of Wales Day. School, Gosport. Special visit of Torbay motor life-boat, Prince of Wales Day, with life-boat films George Shee. shown at cinemas. Address to the Rotary Club by the Rev. W. H. Peckham, vice- TRURO.—Prince of Wales Day. chairman of the Portsmouth branch. WANTAGE.—Prince of Wales Day in GUERNSEY.—Prince of Wales Day, neighbouring villages. Life-boat film at dance and bridge drive. cinema. HIGHBRIDGE AND HUNGERFORD.— WESTBURY.—Prince of Wales Day. Prince of Wales Days. WESTON-SUPER-MARE.—Naming cere- ILFRACOMBE.—Prince of Wales Day. mony of the new motor life-boat by H.R.H. the Duke of Kent, K.G. (See special report LISS.—Prince of Wales Day. on page 520.) LOOE.—Annual collection at St. Martin's Special meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Church. Guild, Mrs. Porcher, president, in the chair. LOSTWITHIEL, LYMINGTON AND Speaker : The district organizing secretary. MALMESBURY.—Prince of Wales Days. WEYMOUTH.—Special meeting. Speaker : MILFORD-ON-SEA.— Prince of Wales The district organizing secretary. Day. Special visit of Yarmouth (Isle of WIMBORNE.—Prince of Wales Day. Wight) motor life-boat. Display by Lym- YEOVIL.—Prince of Wales Day in Yeovil ington and Milford Fire Brigades. and neighbouring villages. NEWTON ABBOT AND PETERSFIELD. —Prince of Wales Days. Lectures at Bampton, Basingstoke, Ipsden, Lyndhurst, Reading, and Somerton. PLYMOUTH.—The branch has suffered a serious loss by the death of Mr. Eyton Peck, for many years its chairman. Scotland. Prince of Wales Day with trips in the motor life-boat. Whist drive and bridge Meeting of the Scottish Life-boat Council drive arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat in Glasgow, on 22nd May, the Duke of Guild. Whist drive at Plymstock, arranged Montrose, C.B., C.V.O., V.D., LL.D., chair- by Mrs. Gaydon. Bridge party, arranged by man, and a vice-president of the Institution, Sirs. F. J. Collier. Fete, arranged by Mrs. presiding. Speakers : The Lord Provost of Charles. King's Jubilee bazaar, arranged Glasgow; Mr. J. R. Barnett, O.B.E., M.I.N.A., by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. consulting naval architect to the Institution ; Display by the motor life-boat of a rescue Lieut. -Commr. T. G. Michelmore, R.D., from a burning fishing-boat at the King's R.N.R., northern district inspector, and Silver Jubilee celebrations. Commander Robert Mends, R.N. Presentation by the deputy Lord Mayor Presentation by the Duke of Montrose of of prizes won in the life-boat essay competi- awards made by the Institution to the tion for elementary schools. following Scottish honorary workers : Mrs. Presentation by the life-boat crew of an Cran, president of the Ladies' Life-boat inscribed silver cigarette-case to Mr. George Guild, Peterhead ; Mrs. Ian McHardy and Scantlebury, the honorary secretary. Miss C. Thain, joint honorary secretaries, Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Wick; Mr. John POOLE.—Prince of Wales Day. " Comp- McNaughton, honorary secretary, Buckie; ton Acres " Gardens, Canford Cliff, opened Mr. Alexander Allan, honorary secretary, to the public on behalf of the Institution. Kirkcudbright; and Miss M. M. Weir, PORTSMOUTH, REDRUTH, AND Rothesay. ROMSEY.—Prince of Wales Days. ABERDEEN, ALLOA, AND ANNAN.— RYDE.—-Annual meeting, Lady Daly Prince of Wales Days. presiding. Speaker : The district organizing ANSTRUTHER.—Prince of Wales Days secretary. at Anstruther, Pittenweem and Crail, at- SCILLY ISLANDS.—The branch has tended by the Anstruther motor life-boat. suffered a serious loss by the death of Mr. ARBROATH, ARRAN, AND AYTON E. N. V. Moyle, who had been its chairman AND BURNMOUTH.—Prince of Wales since 1923. Days. SHERBORNE.—Prince of Wales Day. BANFF, MACDUFF AND WHITE- SOUTHAMPTON.—Performances by the HILLS.—House-to-house collection in Banff Blenheim Players of " Leave it to Psmith." and district, organized by the Ladies' Life- Prince of Wales Day in Southampton and boat Guild. Cruises and public inspection of neighbouring villages. the Whitehills motor life-boat. SWINDON.—Prince of Wales Day in BO'NESS AND BURNTISLAND.— Swindon and neighbouring villages. Prince of Wales Days. 542 THE LIFE-BOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1935.

CAMPBELTOWN.— Visit of the Port KIRKCUDBRIGHT.—Prince of Wales Askaig motor life-boat on her way to her Day at Castle Douglas. station, and reception by the Provost and LANARK, LARBERT, LERWICK, the committee of the Campbeltown branch. LEVEN, LOCHGELLY, LOCHMABEN, CARDENDEN, CARLUKE, CARRON- MARKINCH, AND MOFFAT.—Prince of BRIDGE, CARSTAIRS, AND CROMARTY. Wales Days. — Prince of Wales Days. MONTROSE.—Special meeting on 4th CULLEN. —Visi t and public inspection July, ex-Provost W. Douglas Johnston, of the Whitehills motor life-boat. O.B.E., presiding, at which a Ladies' Life- CUPAR AND DARVEL.—Princ e of Wales boat Guild was formed. Speakers: The Duke Days. of Montrose, C.B., C.V.O., V.D., LL.D., chairman of the Scottish Council and a vice- DUFFTOWN.— House-to-house collection. president of the Institution, and the Scottish DUNDEE.—Th e adaptation of the boat- organizing secretary. Others who took part house and slipway for the new motor life-boat in the meeting were the Countess of Airlie, has been completed and the new motor life- who presented the Guild badges, Provost boat arrived at the station on 8th May. Soutar, and Sir Harry Hope, Bt. Prince of Wales Day. NEWMILNS, NEWTONMORE AND DUNFERMLINE.— Gymkhana in Broom- NORTH BERWICK.—Prince of Wales Days. head Park, opened by Rear- Admiral E. J. OBAN.—Prince of Wales Days at Oban, Hardman Jones, C.B., O.B.E., Officer Com- Ballachulish, Benderloch, Easdale- and manding Coast of Scotland. Provost McKay Mallaig. presided. PERTH.—Prince of Wales Day in Perth DUNOON AND EASTER ROSS.— Prinre and district. of Wales Days. PETERHEAD.—Life-boat talk on the EDINBURGH.— Ladies' open golf meeting wireless by Coxswain John Strachan, in a at Longniddry, organized by Sliss Sawers, King's Jubilee broadcast programme for member of the Edinburgh Ladies' Life-boat children on 14th May. Prince of Wales Day. Guild. The life-boat spoons and other prizes were presented by the Earl of Wemyss, PORT ASKAIG.—Naming ceremony of the new motor life-boat. (See special report on page 523.) ELGIN AND FORTROSE.— Prince of Wales Days. PORTPATRICK.—Prince of Wales Day, and annual life-boat dance. FRASERBURGH. — King's Jubilee dance. Football match. RENFREW, ST. ANDREWS, SALT- COATS, SANQUHAR, STIRLING, STOR- GIRVAN.— Prince of Wales Day, and NOWAY, STRANRAER, STRATHMIGLO, public inspection of the motor life-boat. SUTHERLAND, TAYINLOAN, THURSO, GLASGOW.— Annual meeting on 17th TROON, AND VALE OF LEVEN.—Prince May, Mr. J. Bryce Allan, chairman of the of Wales Days. branch, and a member of the committee of management of the Institution, presiding. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, Wales. dance, appeal by the committee and special Including Herefordshire, Monmouthshire appeal to yacht clubs. Amount collected in 1934, £3,612. and Shropshire. Prince of Wales Day. ABERGELE.—Prince of Wales Day. GOUROCK, GRANGEMOUTH, AND ABERYSTWYTH.—King's Jubilee Day GRANTOWN-ON-SPEY.— Prince of Wales dance. Days. BANGOR.—Special meeting, the Mayoress GREENLAW.—Lanter n lecture to Wo- presiding. Speaker : The district organizing men's Rural Institute. secretary. Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed. GREENOCK AND PORT GLASGOW, Lady Penrhyn, president; Miss Olive Thomas, INVERARAY, AND INVERBERVIE.— honorary secretary. Prince of Wales Days. BARMOUTH.—The brancWhas suffered a INVERGORDON. — Annual meeting. severe loss by the death of Mr. William Jones, Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, the honorary secretary of the station since whist drive and dance. Amount collected 1931. Captain G. B. Piggott has been in 1934, £30, an increase of £23 on J933. appointed in Mr. Jones's place. INVERKEITHING, IRVINE, ISLE OF BARRY.—Prince of Wales Day, and BUTE, JEDBURGH, KILMARNOCK, launch of the motor life-boat Prince David. AND KILSYTH.— Prince of Wales Days. CARDIFF.—Presentation by the Lady Mayoress of prizes won in the life-boat essay KIRKCALDY.— Annual meeting of the competition for elementary schools by tht Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Mrs. R. Wemyss pupils of seven Cardiff schools. Honeyman, president, in the chair. Speaker : Harriet, Lady Findlay, D.B.E., honorary CHURCH STRETTON, CLEOBURY secretary of the Scottish Life-boat Council. MORTIMER, AND CONNAH'S QUAY Prince of Wales Day at Kinghorn. AND SHOTTON.—Prince of Wales Days. SEPTEMBER, 1935.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 543

FERRYSIDE.—Presentation of a centen- TON PENTRE AND TREALAW.—Pre- ary vellum by Lieut.-Col. A, D. Burnett sentation by the chairman of the Rhondda Brown, M.C., T.D., deputy secretary of the Education Committee of a prize won in the Institution. (See special report on page 527.) life-boat essay competition for elementary HEREFORD.—Whist drive, and stop schools. Speaker : The district organizing watch competition. secretary. HOLYHEAD.—Prince of Wales Day and USK, WELSHPOOL, AND WHIT- cinema collection. CHURCH (SALOP).—Prince of Wales Days. LLANDOVERY.—Prince of Wales Day. LLANIDLOES.—Special meeting, the Ireland. Mayor presiding. Speaker: The district ARMAGH.—Annual meeting, Mrs. Miller, organizing secretary. Branch formed ; president, in the chair. Speaker : Assistant honorary secretary, Mrs. Edwin Jones. secretary, Northern Ireland district. Amount Prince of Wales Day, and cinema collection. collected in 1934, £35, an increase of £2 LUDLOW.—The branch has suffered a on 1933. severe loss by the death of Mrs. Windsor Clive, the president for many years. Prince BALLYCOTTON.—Life-boat day. of Wales Day. BANGOR.—Annual meeting, the Mayor, MUMBLES.—Presentation of centenary president, in the chair. Speakers: The Mayor, vellum by Lieut.-Col. A. D. Burnett Brown, Commander Kilgour, and the district or- M.C., T.D., deputy secretary of the Institu- ganising secretary. Amount collected in tion, and a certificate of service to ex-Second 1934, £165, an increase of £78 on 1933. Miss Coxswain George Powell on his retirement. B. Bo wen elected vice-president of the (See special report on page 527.) branch, and presented with the gold badge NEWPORT (MON.) AND OSWESTRY. of the Institution in recognition of her thirty- seven years as honorary secretary. Mrs. —Prince of Wales Days. W. R. Wilkinson and Mrs. W. D. Scott PENYGROES.—Special meeting, Dame appointed joint honorary secretaries. Margaret Lloyd George, G.B.E., J.P., presi- Prince of Wales Day. Dance, whist and dent of the South Caernarvonshire Ladies' bridge drive. Life-boat Guild, presiding. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Sub-branch of BELFAST.—Prince of Wales Day. Lec- the South Caernarvonshire Ladies' Life-boat ture at Bedford College by the district Guild formed. Mrs. E. Rowlands, chairman ; organizing secretary. Mrs. Leonard, honorary secretary. CASTLETOWNSHEND.—Life-boat days. PONTYPRIDD.—Prince of Wales Day CLOUGHEY.—Prince of Wales Day. and house-to-house collection. DONAGHADEE.—Prince of Wales Day. PORTHCAWL.—Bridge drive. DOWNPATRICK.—Regatta and dance PRESTATYN.—Annual meeting, the Rev. at Quoile. Lester Jones, chairman, presiding. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Efforts of DROGHEDA.—Life-boat day. the past year : Life-boat day, appeal for DUBLIN.—Life-boat day. Presentation subscriptions, and cinema collections. Amount of prizes won in the life-boat essay competi- collected in 1934, £44, an increase of £4 on tion for elementary schools. 1933. DUNDALK.—Golf competition. RHAYADER.—Prince of Wales Day. DUN LAOGHAIRE.—Annual meeting, Mr. Gerald Byrne, chairman, presiding. ROSS.—Prince of Wales Day and cinema Speakers: The chairman, Mr. C. S. McNeill, collection. the honorary secretary, and the district SHREWSBURY.—Annual meeting on organizing secretary. Amount collected in 8th May, the Viscountess Bridgeman, D.B.E., 1934, £373, an increase of £118 on 1933. patron, presiding. Speaker : The district Life-boat day. organizing secretary. Amount collected in GAL WAY.—Life-boat day. Golf competi- 1934, £116. Captain Sir Edward J. Headlam, tion. C.S.I., C.M.G., D.S.O., elected president. " Her Shop " played by the Croft Hermits GREYSTONES.—Annual meeting, Mr. Repertory Company, under the direction of Edward Archer, P.C., honorary secretary, Mr. Percival C. Wigley and Miss Christine presiding. Speaker : The district organizing Holt, in the grounds of Swan Hill House, by secretary. Amount collected in 1934, £54. kind permission of Mrs. Wynne Corrie. Presentation of the record of thanks awarded by the Institution to Mrs. Edward Archer, SWANSEA AND DISTRICT.—Prince of president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Wales Day. HOWTH.—Annual meeting, Mr. T. Gais- TENBY.—The branch has suffered a ford St. Lawrence, chairman, presiding. severe loss by the death of Alderman W. H. Speakers : Mr. B. J. Newcombe, honorary Thomas, a Freeman of Tenby and a former secretary, and the district organizing secre- Mayor. He had been chairman of the tary. Amount collected in 1934, £116, an station branch for many years, and organizer increase of £2 on 1933. of the annual life-boat days. Life-boat day. 544 THE LIFE-BOAT. [SEPTEMBER, 1935.

KERRY (South).—New branch formed. Thomas Richardson, D.L., representing the Honorary secretary, Miss Patricia Mac- committee of the Belfast branch, and Mrs. Gillycuddy. Norris, principal of the school. KILKENNY.—Golf competition. PORTRUSH.—Prince of Wales Days. LARNE.—Annual meeting, General John- Mr. and Mrs. A. J. W. Christie appointed ston, president, in the chair. Speaker : The honorary secretary of the branch and the district organizing secretary. Amount col- Ladies' Life-boat Guild respectively, in the lected in 1934, £83. place of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. McMdrris, who Prince of Wales Day. have retired. LONDONDERRY.—Prince of Wales Day. RATHFRILAND.—Branch formed. Presi- dent, Fred Wilson, J.P., honorary secretary, MALAHIDE.—Tennis tournament. Mr. Frederick C. Stewart. MILFORD.—Miss C. H. Osborne ap- ROSSLARE HARBOUR.—Miss B. Pear- pointed honorary secretary in place of the son appointed honorary secretary. late Miss B. M. Osborne. Golf competition. MULLINGAR.—Life-boat days. ROSSNOWLAGH.—Golf competition. NEWRY.—Presentation by the Duchess SKERRIES.—Golf competition. of Abercorn of the Challenge Shield for STRABANE.—Mrs. J. Lawson appointed Ireland in the life-boat essay competition honorary secretary in the place of Mrs. J. for elementary schools, and of the special L'Amie, resigned. prize for the best essay in Great Britain and Ireland, won by Alice Chambers, of Rockvale SUTTON.—Golf competition. Public Elementary School, Newry. Among WEXFORD.—Special meeting, the Mayor those present were Commander Oscar Hen- of Wexford presiding. Speakers: The Mayor derson, C.B.E., D.S.O., R.N., Comptroller to and the district organizing secretary. the Governor of Northern Ireland, in atten- dance on the Duchess of Abercorn, Mr. WHITEHEAD.—Prince of Wales Day.

Notice. THE LIFE-BOAT is published quarterly and is sent free to all honorary secretaries of branches and the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, to coxswains, honorary workers, subscribers often shillings and over, libraries, the principal hotels, and the press. It is the current record of the work of the life-boat service, and the chief means by which it keeps its workers, subscribers, and the general public informed of its activities. Unless you are keeping a complete set of the journal you will help the Institution if, after reading this number, you will pass it on to a friend. All contributions for the Institution should be sent either to the honorary secretary of the local branch or guild, or to Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., the Secretary, Royal National Life-boat Institution, 42, Grosvenor Gardens, London, S.W.I. All enquiries about the work of the Institution or about the journal should be addressed to the secretary. The next number of THE LIFE-BOAT will be published in November, 1935.