THE LIFEBOAT.

The Journal of the Royal National Life-boat Institution.

VOL. XXVIII.—No. 304.] NOVEMBER, 1930. [PRICE Gd.

THE LIFE-BOAT FLEET Motor Life-boats, 90 :: Pulling & Sailing Life-boats, 104 LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Institution in 1824 to 27th November, 1930 62,443

Grace Darling's Coble.

A Permanent Home at Bamburgh. A Maiden gentle, ye!, at duty's call, 1882, London 1883, Liverpool 1886, Firm and unflinching as the Lighthouse Newcastle 1887, and Glasgow 1888. reared In 1924 it was proposed to bring it On the Island-rock, her lonely dwelling- temporarily to London in connexion place.—WORDSWORTH. with the Centenary Celebrations of the Institution, but it was found that Years on years have withered since beside the boat was then too frail for this to be the hearth once thine done without considerable risk. The I, too young to have seen thee, touched thy idea was therefore given up, but it was father's hallowed hand. found possible to move it to Newcastle- Thee and him shall all men see for ever, on-Tyne for the North-East Coast Exhi- stars that shine, bition, which was held there from May While the sea that spared thee girds and to October of last year. The removal glorifies the land.—SWINBURNE. had to be carried out with the greatest The boat in which, ninety-two years care, and the work was entrusted to the ago, Grace Darling performed the deed Crew of the Cullercoats Life-boat. which has made her one of the heroines Through the kindness of the Com- of the English race, came into the pos- mittee and Managers of the Exhibition session of the Institution in 1913. It a free site was provided for the coble in was gene.iously presented by Lady John the Hall of Engineering, and it was a Joicey-Cecil, the only condition attached strange and moving sight to see this to the gift being that it should remain small, frail old boat, placed close by the in the county of Northumberland. latest type of motor railway coach, one Since then the boat has been on of the largest telescopes in the world, a exhibition at the Dove Marine Labora- full-size Diesel engine and one of the tory at Cullercoats. The Institution newest types of out-board motor boat. has no record of the coble before it came into its possession, but we have The Rescue. been informed that it has been shown Though Grace Darling's is a house- at five exhibitions—at Tynemouth in hold name throughout the British race, 166 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1930. there are probably few who know the tremendous strain of that night's heroic details of her great effort. Near the work. Four years later, at the age of coble, therefore, was placed a short twenty-seven, she died. But her name, account of it. and the story of her heroism are im- At three in the morning of the 7th perishable. September, 1838, the steamer Forfar- The Coble. shire, with 63 men and women on board, It is hardly possible to appreciate was flung on the terrible Harcar Rocks that story of heroism without seeing the off the coast of Northumberland. Seven boat in which Grace Darling and her of her crew launched a boat at once. By father ventured out. It was a coble, a miracle it kept clear of the rocks, and 21 feet long by 6 feet wide, an open row- twentv-four hours later it was picked ing boat, unprovided with any of those up. contrivances which give exceptional Immediately after the boat got strength, stability and buoyancy to a away, a tremendous sea struck the Life-boat. To see it, after reading the steamer, lifted her and flung her again story, is to understand the danger which on the rocks. She broke in half, and Grace Darling and her father knowingly the after-part was swept away, with faced. the majority of the passengers on board. As soon as it was known that the They all perished. coble would be at the Exhibition, offers The survivors on the fore-part of of the loan of relics of the Darlings and the steamer managed to get on to a the Forfarshire were received from all small rock, and there for the rest of the parts of Northumberland. Unfor- night they lay, numbed with the cold tunately, it was impossible for the In- and swept by the seas, in a gale so fierce stitution to arrange to include these that their clothes were stripped from relics in the exhibit, and the offers had them. Among them was a woman who to be declined. The boat, itself, how- was found, when help at last came, ever, needed no additional relics to still alive, and clasping in each hand attract the public. The first person to her children, a boy of eight and a inspect it was the Prince of Wales, the girl of eleven, who had died hours Institution's President, when he came before. to open the Exhibition, and from then There, about seven in the morning, onwards, through the six months, there they were seen from the Longstone was a constant stream of visitors to the Lighthouse—a mile away—and Grace Institution's stand. The Exhibition Darling, the daughter of the Lighthouse- Authorities themselves were astonished keeper, was determined that an effort to see how greatly it attracted the should be made to save them. She and public, but it is hardly surprising when her father, William Darling, launched it is remembered that Grace Darling is bheir boat, and after a tremendous and Northumberland's special heroine, and perilous struggle, which tried their that every Northumbrian child knows courage and strength to the utmost, her story. they reached the rock. There were only Parties of school children from all nine sxirvivors of the passengers and over the North of England went to see crew. Five were taken into the boat the boat, and one schoolmistress said and brought in safety to the Light- that of all the wonderful things which house. Then William Darling, with two tier children had seen at the Exhibition, of the rescued men, put off again and this would be the greatest and most last- the other four were saved. For this ing memory. Children were continually heroic service Grace Darling and her to be seen crowding round the boat and father were each awarded the Silver listening to the story, and many of them Medal of the Institution. afterwards put their pennies and half- Grace Darling was only twenty- pennies in the Life-boat Collecting Box. three years old at the time. She was not These were gifts out of the little sums strong. Her health was already giving saved to be spent at the Exhibition, and way. Her illness was hastened by the more than one tragic mistake was made. NOVEMBER, 1930.) THE LIFEBOAT. 167

GRACE DARLING. From a painting by Thomas Musgrave Joy in the Municipal Art Galleries, Dundee. Reproduced by permission of the Fraternity of Masters and Seamen of Dundee.

GRACE DARLING'S COBLE AT THE NORTH-EAST COAST EXHIBITION. 168 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1930. Thus the Organizing Secretary received of having it strengthened and repaired, a letter from a schoolmaster to say that, so that it might last for another 100 by mistake, one of the boys had put years. This generous offer was grate- 2s. (jd. in the collecting-box : " this fully accepted by the Institution, the half-crown has been the accumulated boat was surveyed by one of the Insti- amount of several weeks' saving in anti- tution's own Life-boat surveyors, and cipation of the visit." The half-crown she has now been put in as thorough a was at once returned. state of repair as is possible without The exhibition of the boat at New- altering her appearance. castle attracted attention far beyond Meanwhile, steps were taken to find the North of England. The Dundee, a permanent home for the boat. More Perth and London Shipping Company— than one placs on the Northumbrian the line to which the Forfarshire be- coast claimed ths honour, and it was longed—asked for the loan of the coble finally decided that no more suitable in connexion with the help which it waa spot could be found than Bamburgh. giving the Dundee Branch on Life-boat The Longstone Lighthouse on the Farne Day.* The request had, with regret, to Islands lies four miles off the Bamburgh be refused owing to the fear of damaging cliffs. Grace Darling is buried in Bam- the boat. From the Captain of a Girls' burgh Church, and above the tomb is School in Kent came a request for full her memorial window. It was thought particulars about Grace Darling, as each at first that the boat might be placed in house in the school had its own heroine the Church itself, but as this was not and she was one of them. The particu- found to be possible the Institution lars were sent and the school made a gratefully accepted a generous offer donation to the Institution. from Lord Armstrong, the owner of Bam- burgh Castle, of a piece of land on his Two Generous Gifts. estate overlooking the sea. Here a house Towards the end of ths Exhibition will be erected in which the boat will be Messrs. Wailes Dove Bitumastic, Ltd.. placed, and Lord Armstrong has headed Newcastle-on-Tyne, the manufacturers the subscription list of an appeal which of Bitumastic Enamels, who had he is making to provide the house. Here a stall at the Exhibition close by the will be the permanent home of Grace boat, asked that they might be allowed Darling's coble, overlooking th? scene to show their appreciation of the interest of her great exploit and near by her which it had excited by paying the cost tomb, and here all who visit Bamburgh will be able to see this historic relic of a * See The Lifeboat for September, 1929, and Septembsr, 1930. great Englishwoman.

Life-boat House: Change of Address. OWING to the fact that the present Head- They have now acquired, on favourable quarters at Life-boat House, Charing terms, the lease of 42 and 44, Grosvenor Cross Eoad, have for some years been Gardens, S.W. 1, close to Victoria too small for the staff required to Station. It is not expected that the new deal with the constant expansion of the " Life-boat House " will be ready for Institution's activities, the Committee of occupation until next spring, and a Management have for the past year been further announcement will be made in a in search of more suitable premises. later issue.

New Dover Motor Life-boat: A Correction. In the description of the new Dover miles at her full speed of 17J knots or Motor Life-boat, which was published 198 miles at 12 knots, without refuelling. in the last issue of The Lifeboat, it was The figures should be 78 miles at full stated that the boat could travel 156 speed and 94 at 12 knots. NOVEMBER, 1930. | THE LIFEBOAT. 1C9

WILLIAM DARLING.

THE RESCUE OF THE SURVIVORS OF THE "FORFARSH1RE." From paintings by Thomas Musgrave Joy, in the Municipal Art Galleries, Dundee. Reproduced by permission of the Fraternity of Masters and Seamen of Dundee. ]70 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1930.

The Wreck of the "Islander." A TRAGIC disaster occurred on the coast cliffs, with every sea that broke going of Cornwall during a severe gale which over her. The Life-boat's line-throwing struck the coast towards the end of gun was fired, but the line fell short. August, when the cutter Islander, of the The Coxswain then gave the Life-boat Royal Yacht Squadron, was driven more rope, in an attempt to get still ashore in Lantivet Bay, about three miles nearer, and a second line was got ready from Fowey, on the evening of the 20th, to fire, but while this was being done, and all on board were drowned. the yacht, which all the time had been The Islander was a yacht of 22 tons, getting nearer to the cliffs, struck the fitted with an auxiliary two-cylinder rocks and went down. motor of 13 h.p., giving her a speed of Meanwhile attempts had been made four knots in calm weather. On 9th to rescue the Islander's crew from the August she was chartered to Commodore land. The Board of Trade Rocket the Right Hon. H. Douglas King, the Apparatus had been hurried to the top Member of Parliament for North of the cliffs, and about the time when Paddington, and Under-Secretary of the Life-boat was dropping anchor, it State for Mines in the last Conservative fired a rocket. The rocket fell short. Ministry, and set out on a cruise along the South Coast. On the 20th she had A Gallant Attempt. on board, besides Commodore King, five Two men, Mr. Roseveare and Mr. men, all familiar with the sea. She Hunt, then climbed down the cliff in the left Dartmouth that day in the hope of hope that they might be able to rescue making Falmouth, 61 miles away, by the crew as the yacht came ashore. She j night. was driving straight towards the Island At 7.45 in the evening, half an hour Rock. Getting a rope from a boat laid before sunset, she was seen near the bell up in one of the coves, they succeeded buoy which marks a very dangerous in scrambling over the rocks, and rock off Lantivet Bay. jumped on to the Island Rock itself, Shortly after this the weather got across a broad deep channel which very ugly, and a man on the cliff saw separated it from the shore. There they what at first he thought to be a light on heard cries for help, and there, still the bell buoy, but which, when it afloat, was the yacht, not more than a moved, he concluded to be a flare. The few feet away from the rock, in breaking news was sent by car to the Coastguard sea, but still held by her anchor. Station at Polruan, near Fowey, and The Life-boat's searchlight was play- was received at 9.28. ing on her intermittently. In that light, It was telephoned at once to the and by the light of a torch which Mr. Fowey Life-boat Station, and nine Roseveare carried, they could clearly minutes later the Motor Life-boat was see a man standing by the mast, four under way. The wind was then blowing others crouching in the cockpit, and a at gale force, varying from E.S.E. to sixth lying on the deck. The yacht S.S.E. A very heavy sea was running, had lost all her sails; her mast was rain was falling, and visibility was poor. broken ; the only spar intact was the About 10.10, just half an hour after bowsprit. launching, the Life-boat picked up the Whether the men were injured or ill Islander with her search-light. The or simply exhausted will never be yacht was then less than 200 yards known, but only the man by the mast from the cliffs, and the Life-boat, 100 seemed capable of action. Mr. Rose- yards further out, was already in broken veare and Mr. Hunt succeeded at the water. The Coxswain dropped anchor second attempt in getting their line to and veered down towards the yacht, him. He made it fast to the stump of but she was moving too fast towards the the mast and tried to reach the rock NOVEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 171 holding on to it, but a big wave drove defects in the system of coast-watching, him back. and that because of these defects the Those on the rock called to him to get plight of the Islander was not seen a bigger rope. He heard them, for he earlier. The Board of Trade, which is called back : " Wait a minute; " found responsible for the Coast-watching Force, a rope, and bent it to the line. This decided at once to hold an inquiry, and rope Mr. Eoseveare and Mr. Hunt, with this was opened at Fowey Town Hall, the help of three other men who had on 21st October. The President of the joined them on the Island Rock, hauled Court was Mr. A. E. Digby, K.C., who across, and made fast to a pinnacle of the had the assistance of three assessors. rock, but at that moment the yacht began Mr. A. T. Bucknill represented the to move. She was carried off by the seas ; Board of Trade. The Institution was her bows hit a ledge close to the Island represented by Captain R. L. Hamer, Rock ; her stern was in deep water. R.N., Deputy-Chief Inspector of Life- Then a wave crashed on her deck ; the boats. six men were washed off ; and the yacht The inquiry lasted six days, and the sank until only the top of her mast was Court was asked to answer thirty visible. questions. The Court found, in fact, Even then the men on the Island Rock that there had been defects in the Coast- did not give up their efforts. They made watching system on the night when the for the water's edge, and one of them, Mr. Islander was wrecked and that these Dunn, with a line tied round him, went defects caused delay in rendering help into the water. For a moment a man's to the Islander. arm was seen, but Mr. Dunn was beaten With regard to the Life-boat, the back by a heavy sea, and the arm dis- finding of the Court of Enquiry was as appeared. follows: The tide was rising, and if the men on " So far as the Life-boat is concerned, the rock were to reach the mainland in when the Life-boat succeeded in picking safety they must return at once. They up the Islander, with her searchlight, the climbed the cliff and reported that no Islander was then only two hundred yards more could be done. So ended their or less from the rocks and in breaking very gallant attempt to rescue the six water. The Life-boat proceeded in as men on the Islander. close as was possible in the sea then Commodore King's body was washed running, and then anchored, and en- ashore. The funeral service was held in deavoured, by means of her Birmingham London, and the body cremated. The Small Arms Gun, to fire a line over the ashes were then brought to his home at Islander, but this shot fell short. It was Sheringham in Norfolk, and at sunset quite impossible for the Life-boat to pro- on 26th August they were taken out to ceed further in, and her failure to be able sea in the Sheringham Life-boat and to render assistance was due to one thing, there scattered. and one thing only, that, through no Criticisms were made that there were fault of her own, she arrived too late."

Services to Old Life-boats. Two Life-boats, the new Motor Life-boat 17th September, she was called out for for Ballycotton and the Pulling and the first time. A strong breeze was Sailing Life-boat recently sent to Llan- blowing with a rough sea and thick rain dudno, both went out on their first squalls. The Coxswain had seen tie services to the help of old Life-boats. fishing-yawl Boozer, of Ballycotton, with The new Ballycotton Life-boat, of her sails blown away ; the breeze was the 51-feet Barnett (Stromness) type, freshening ; and it was feared that the reached her Station on 4th September. yawl would be carried out to sea. Thirteen days later, on the afternoon of Twenty minutes after putting out the 172 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1930.

Life-boat came up with the yawl, and into a cabin-cruiser, fitted with an engine brought her, and the crew of two, and now named Marelli, was coming safely into harbour. The yawl was an over from Conway to be inspected by old Life-boat, the Oliver Goldsmith, her former Crew. The new Life-boat which was stationed at Ballycotton from was to be launched to salute her as she 1880 to 1890 and rescued 21 lives. One came in, but she did not come. Instead of the two men on board the yawl was a a message was received that a boat had member of the new Life-boat's Crew. been seen drifting in distress in the The Pulling and Sailing Life-boat Conway Estuary. The new Life-boat Sara Jane Turner, which had previously was launched—her first launch on ser- been stationed at Montrose, was sent to vice—and arrived to find that the boat Llandudno during the summer to had been taken in tow by a passing replace the Theodore Price, which after vessel. Her engineer had collapsed, and twenty-eight years in the Life-boat there was no one on board who could Fleet, had been sold out of the service. manage the engine. The boat was the On 4th October, the old boat, converted old Theodore Price.

The Rescue of Two Dogs. ON 22nd March last, two dogs were the terrier was being carried out to sea, rescued from drowning by the Coxswain and was a long way off. The men of the Hoylake Life-boat and a Coast- pulled towards him shouting. guard Officer. The dogs were a spaniel " We pulled hard," said the Coastguard and a terrier. They had run on to a Officer, " and when he heard us he swam sandbank and remained there until cut to us like a real youngster. The look off by the tide. They were seen by the in his eyes was enough reward for our Coastguard Officer, and he and the effort." Both dogs were exhausted and Coxswain put off in a boat. The dogs were given first aid. were then swimming about terrified. A lady who subscribes to the Institu- The spaniel was mad with fright, and it tion, on reading an account of the was a long time before the men could rescue in a paper, sent a donation to the get him into the boat. By that time Institution and gifts for the two men.

False Alarms. A Warship's Experiments: A Picnic Party's Fire: A Message in a Bottle. THREE more have to be added to the which was experimenting with them, many and varied false alarms which and the Commander-in-Chief at Ports- have called out Life-boats.* On 25th mouth expressed his regrets to the August last, the Motor Life-boat at Institution. The rockets were also seen Selsey and Bognor was launched just at Bembridge, and believed to be after nine in the evening, in response to signals of distress. The Crew as;embled, a message from the Coastguard that a one of those waiting to go out in the series of red flares had been seen about Life-boat being Captain D. W. Gunston, eight miles away. A moderate breeze M.C., Member of Parliament for the was blowing, with a moderate sea run- Thornbury Division of Gloucestershire. ning, and the Life-boat was out for an The Life-boat was just about to be hour and a half. It was found that the launched when a message came explain- rockets had been fired by a warship ing what the flares were. On the same day, the Tenby Motor Life- * See The Lifeboat for November, 1925, boat was launched at 9.30 p.m. as the November, 1926, September, 1929, and Coastguard had reported a flare at the November, 1929. foot of Monkstone Cliffs. The Life-boat NOVEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 173

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By courtesy of] [Norman K. Harrison, Clacton-on-Sea. MARGATE MOTOR LIFE-BOAT ON SERVICE. Rescuing the Captain and Mate of the S.S. " Treport," of London, which struck submerged wreckage at the mouth of the Thames on 19th September, and sank after being beached on the Girdler Sands. The crew had been taken off earlier by a motor boat.

By courtesy of} ["Snaps," BriMingtm. BRIDLINGTON LIFE-BOAT ON SERVICE. Standing by fishing cobles in a heavy sea on 19th September last.

D2 174 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1930. was. out for an tour, searching along the at 1.50 P.M. On reaching tte island he cliffs for several miles, but could find landed eight men and thoroughly nothing. It was discovered later that searched it, but could find no trace the flare was a fire which had been of anyone having been on it recently. lighted by a picnic party, died down, It was not until 6.30 in tte evening and then been revived by otter people ttat tte Life-boat reached her Station on the beach. again. There is no doubt that tte The third is a hoax ratter than a false message was a hoax. This toax cost alarm. On 24th February a bottle was tte Institution over £20 in tte washed up at Weston-super-Mare with rewards paid to tte Crew, and—wtat is a message, " Stranded on Steep Holme muct more important—tte Life-boat without food. Send boat at once." was away from her Station for nearly Steep Holme is an uninhabited island five tours and therefore not available ten miles away. The message was sent had her telp been needed elsewtere. by the District Officer of Coastguard to We would not envy tte feelings of tte the Coxswain of the Life-boat, and, as no perpetrator of ttis hoax tad lives been lost motor boat was available, he launched as a result of tte absence of tte Life-Boat.

Two Scottish Inaugural Ceremonies. Campbeltown (Argyllshire) ; Troon (Ayrshire). DURING September tte Inaugural Cere- year it has contributed over £13,000, monies took place of two new Motor and, in addition, the Institution has Life-boats on tte West Coast of Scot- received over £4,000 from Glasgow in land, at Campbeltown, Argyllstire, and the form of legacies. In a later issue of Troon, Ayrstire. The Lifeboat the usual comparison of tte Ttere are now ttree Motor Life-boats contributions from leading Branctes protecting tte Clyde and its approactes, will be publisted, but it can be said now and a fourtt is under construction for ttat Glasgow's £13,000 is tte tigtest Girvan, Ayrstire. All four Life-boats sum ever received from a Branct, witt are gifts from Glasgow. Tte new Troon tte exception of £19,854 received from boat tas been provided out of a legacy tte Manctester, Salford and District from tte late Lady Rictmond of Glasgow, Branct in 1924, tte Centenary Year of and a very generous gift Jirom ter tte Institution, ttis contribution in- daugtter, Mrs. Jotn Fairlie. Tte greater cluding £11,003 raised as a special part of the cost of the Motor Life-boat centenary gift by a ttree-days' bazaar. stationed at Port Patrick, Wigtownshire, .in 1929, has been defrayed by a legacy The Campbeltown Ceremony. from the late Mrs. Agnes Colquhoun of Tte new Campbeltown Life-boat is a Glasgow. Tte Girvan boat is a gift from Barnett Motor Life-boat, a sister boat to Mrs. Lawrence Glen of^Glasgow; and tte tte new Stromness Life-boats at Strom- new Campbeltown Motor Life-boat tas ness and Stornoway. Ste is 51 feet by been named City of Glasgow as a mark 13 feet 6 inctes, is divided into eigtt of tte Institution's appreciation of tte watertigtt compartments, and tas 160 magnificent financial telp received from air cases. Ste is driven by two 60 t.p. its Glasgow Branct in recent years. engines, giving ter a speed of nearly Since 1926, wten it raised £2,390, 9 knots, and ste carries enougt petrol Glasgow tas more ttan doubled its to be able to travel 120 miles at full contribution. Last year it raised £5,152, speed wittout refuelling. Ste carries a easily beating bott Manctester and searctligtt and a line-ttrowing gun, is Liverpool, and being second only to the fitted witt sprays for spraying oil on tte City of London, which contributed waves, and can take 100 people on £9,930 (while the whole of Greater board in rougt weatter. London contributed over £20,000). This Campbeltown tas tad a Life-boat NOVEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 175

liy courtesy of\ [George Outram & Co., IM. THE CAMPBELTOWN INAUGURAL CEREMONY. The Lord Provost" of.GIasgow speaking. On the right of the table the Duke of Montrose and the Duke of Argyll.

By courtesy o}\ [George Outram & Co., Ltd. THE TROON INAUGURAL CEREMONY. 176 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1930.

Station since 1861, and its Life-boats confidence which the Institution had have rescued 114 lives from shipwreck. shown in it by entrusting it with such a The Ceremony took place on 3rd Sep- magnificent Life-boat. Mr. Mitchell tember. The Anchor Line, of which Mr. then paid a very warm tribute to Mr. William Henderson, Hon. Treasurer of J. A. Gardiner, Honorary Secretary of the Glasgow Branch, is the Managing the Station from 1899 to 1929, and an Director, very kindly put at the disposal Honorary Life-Governor of the Institu- of the Branch its tender Paladin, which tion. The Branch had been very brought the Lord Provost of Glasgow, fortunate in having such a liberal the Duke of Montrose (Chairman of the citizen and such a brave and skilful Scottish Life-boat Council), Mr. Leonard seaman as its Honorary Secretary, and Gow, J.P. (Chairman of the Glasgow to him was chiefly due the efficiency of Branch), and about a hundred members the Station. of the Branch from Wemyss Bay to Commander .E. D. Drury, O.B.E., Campbeltown. The Ceremony took R.D., E.N.R., Chief Inspector of Life- place on board the Paladin, about 250 boats, then described the Life-boatt and members of the Campbeltown Branch proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. William joining the representatives of the Glas- Henderson, Managing Director of the gow Branch on board, while there was a Anchor Line, for his kindness in placing large crowd at the harbour side. the tender Paladin at the disposal of the Glasgow Branch for the ceremony. THE LOED PROVOST OF GLASGOW. It was only the latest of many generous acts of help for which the Branch was Ex-Provost Hugh Mitchell, J.P., indebted to the Anchor Line. President of the Campbeltown Branch, The Rev. T. S. Macpherson, of was in the chair, and Provost John Campbeltown, dedicated the Life-boat, Smith, J.P., of Campbeltown, intro- and Mrs. Hugh Mitchell, of Seafield, duced the Lord Provost of Glasgow named her City of Glasgow. (Mr. Thomas Kelly), saying that it was the first occasion on which a Lord Provost of Glasgow had visited Campbel- THE DUKE OF ARGYLL. town in his official capacity. A vote of thanks to the Lord Provost The Lord Provost of Glasgow then of Glasgow was proposed by the Duke presented the Life-boat to the Institu- of Argyll, Lord Lieutenant of the county tion. In doing so he said that the of Argyll and Patron of the Campbel- record of the Institution was one of town Branch, and a vote of thanks to which everyone was proud, and Glasgow Mrs. Mitchell was proposed by Mr. was justly proud of the increasing help Leonard Gow, J.P., Chairman of the which it was giving to the Institution. Glasgow Branch, and a Vice-President He felt sure that the honour done to of the Institution. Glasgow by the naming of this Life- The singing was led by a choir con- boat after her would be an incentive to ducted by Miss Jen. Brown, L.R.A.M., still greater effort in Glasgow and and among those present were Mrs. throughout Scotland, in support of the M'Creadie, daughter of the Lord Pro- Life-boat Service. vost, Bailie Swan, Bailie Armstrong, Lord Dean of Guild Robertson, Sir John THE DUKE OF MONTROSE. Samuel and Sheriff J. Macmaster The Life-boat was received by the Campbell, C.B.E., all of Glasgow ; Mr. Duke of Montrose, C.B., C.V.O., V.D., J. W. Harper Gow (Hon. Secretary of Chairman of the Scottish Life-boat the Glasgow Branch), Mrs. Hourston, Council, who paid a warm tribute to the O.B.E. (Joint Hon. Secretary of the generosity of Glasgow and to the work Glasgow Ladies' Life-boat Guild), the of the Campbeltown Station. Campbell of Saddell, the Campbell of Ex-Provost Mitchell, in accepting the Lochnell and Major G. M. Duncan, Life-boat, said that the Campbeltown O.B.E. (Hon. Secretary of the Campbel- Branch would do its best to deserve the town Branch). NOVEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 177 Troon (Ayrshire). Before the Scottish Life-boat Council The new Troon Motor Life-boat is of was formed, Scottish .subscriptions were the Watson type, and is 40 feet 6 inches only £11,000 a year, but in the last four by 11 feet 8 inches. She is one of a years, thanks largely to the generosity much improved type of 40-feet Watson of Glasgow, under the chairmanship of Boat of which the first went to Wey- Mr. Leonard Gow, the Scottish contri- niouth last year. This improved type bution had been increased to £15,000 a is 6 inches longer, and it has been found year. This was a considerable increase, possible to give it an extra 8 inches of but he would never be satisfied until beam, which means that it is more the Scottish people contributed enough stable, but this increased stability has to maintain the Life-boats on their been obtained without any sacrifice of own coasts. The Duke also read speed. The free board is 8f inches, in a telegram received from Sir Godfrey service conditions—an increase of over Baring, Bt., Chairman of the Committee 5 inches—and this, combined with of Management of the Institution, which higher ends, makes a much drier boat. expressed the Institution's gratitude The Troon boat is driven by a 50 h.p. to Mrs. Fairlie and the citizens of engine, which gives her a speed of 7| Glasgow. knots, and she carries enough petrol to Mr. James Clark accepted the Life- be able to travel 115 miles at full speed boat and in doing so expressed the without refuelling. She is divided into gratitude of Troon to Mrs. Fairlie, and six water-tight compartments, and is said that Troon would continue to give fitted with 160 air cases. Her greatly its best services to the Life-boat Cause. increased stability and buoyancy are Lieut.-Commander J. M. Upton, strikingly shown by the fact that with R.N.R., District Inspector of Life-boats, the old type of 40-feet boat, 56 men on then described the boat, and the Rev. board would bring the deck awash, while Robert Smith, of Troon Old Church, the new type can take 160 men on dedicated her. board before the deck is awash. In rough weather she can take 40 people MB. LEONARD Gow. on board. Mr. Leonard Gow, J.P., Chairman of The Inaugural Ceremony took place the Glasgow Branch and a Vice- on 27th September, Mr. James Clark, President of the Institution, then called J.P., Chairman of the Branch, presiding. on Mrs. Fairlie to name the Life-boat. The Duke of Montrose, C.B., C.V.O., It must, he said, be a proud day for . V.D., Chairman of the Scottish Life-boat Mrs. Fairlie, and it was a proud day for Council and Vice-President of the all Glasgow citizens who were interested Institution, presented the Life-boat to in the Life-boat Service, for the Service the -Branch. In doing so he paid a owed this boat to the generosity of two tribute to the memory of Sir David Glasgow ladies, and it would bear the Richmond of Glasgow, after whom the name of a distinguished Glasgow citizen. Life-boat was to be named, and whom Mrs. Fairlie then named the Life-boat he himself remembered as Lord Provost Sir David Richmond of Glasgow. of the city and as a man with a high A Vote of Thanks to Mrs. Fairlie was sense of public service. proposed by Provost D. McAlister, and a Vote of Thanks to Mr. James Clark THE DUKE OF MONTROSE. and those who had taken part in the The Duke then gave a review of the Ceremony was proposed by Mr. Robert work of the Institution in Scotland and Clark. of the support which the Scottish people The singing was accompanied by the gave to the Institution. Scotland had Troon Burgh Band, conducted by Mr. 41 Life-boats, and of these 18 were William Elder, and was led by the joint modern Motor Life-boats. To maintain Church Choirs. After the Ceremony, them—apart from the heavy capital Mrs. Fairlie, the Duke of Montrose and expenditure—cost nearly £18,000 a year. others went for a cruise in the Life-boat. 178 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1930. Centenaries of Life-boat Stations. Presentation of Vellums signed by the Prince of Wales. TEN presentations of Centenary Vellums Guernsey agreed to make a voluntary to Stations have taken place during the contribution of £300 per annum towards past summer, making the total of such its upkeep. The Institution has no Vellums presented forty-three. Nine records of the first Life-boat, but there of these ceremonies were reported in the have been nineteen launches since 1861, last issue of The Lifeboat, and the tenth, and eight lives have been rescued. Six at Guernsey, is described below. Silver Medals have been awarded. The Each Vellum is signed by the Prince ceremony of presentation took place on of Wales and bears a record expressing board the Life-boat on 20th Septem- the Institution's appreciation of the ber, in the presence of over 2,000 people, voluntary work of the Officers and who lined the quay ; the speeches being Committee and of the devotion and relayed by loud speakers. Commander courage of the Life-boat Crew. S. B. Mainguy, M.V.O. (Jurat and Vice- The number of lives rescued and of President of the Branch) presided, and medals awarded (as given in the follow- presented the Vellum to the Lieutenant- ing reports) is up to the date of the Governor (Major-General the Lord Ruth- Ceremony, but it is not in every case ven, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O.). In doing possible to give the total of lives from so he gave a history of the Station, the date of the establishment of the referred to the interest shown in it by Station, as the early records are not the Lieutenant-Governor, and said that always complete. The medals are in the Vellum would be hung on the out- each case all medals awarded to Life- side of the administrative block of boatmen and others from the foundation buildings on the New Jetty. of the Institution in 1824. In accepting the Vellum, the We also give some additional interest- Lieutenant-Governor said that he had ing facts about the history of the always taken the keenest interest in Stations at Cromer and Blyth, which we the Service, and had been a member have received from the Honorary of the Crew of the Life-boat near Secretaries of the Stations since their his home in Scotland. He then handed Vellums were presented in July, 1929, the Vellum to the Lieutenant-Bailiff, and November, 1928, respectively. Colonel R. F. McCrea, who received it on behalf of the Bailiff, and the Guernsey (Channel Islands). people of Guernsey. The Motor Life- The first Life-boat Station on the boat then went for a trip, with the Island was established in 1803 at St. Lieutenant-Governor on board, and the Sampson and it was provided with a public weie allowed to go over her. On Life-boat built by Henry Greathead, the same day the first Life-boat Day the builder of the Original, which was was held in Guernsey, £116 being raised. stationed at Tynemouth in 1789. In Among those present at the Ceremony 1861 the Station was taken over by the were Lady Ruthven, and several of the Institution, which, in 1881, closed the Jurats of the Royal Court, Captain St. Sampson Station and opened the J. Penstone Franklin (Harbourmaster present Station at St. Peter Port. Since of St. Peter Port), Mrs. Sylvester 1861 there have been six Life-boats, (Hon. Secretary of the Ladies' Life- including the present Motor Life-boat, boat Guild), together with members which went to St. Peter Port last year. of the Guild, and Mr. W. Frampton From 1916 to 1929, while the Life-boat (Honorary Financial Secretary of the was still provided by the Institution, the Branch). States of Guernsey held themselves re- sponsible for the employment and pay- Cromer, Norfolk. ment of the Crew. With the arrival of A Centenary Vellum was presented to the New Motor Life-boat—a fifty-one feet Croiner on 19th July, 1929, and in the Barnett (Stromness) boat—the States of report of the Ceremony, which appeared NOVEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 179

By courtesy of] [Guernsey Evening Press. CENTENARY OF THE GUERNSEY STATION. The Lieutenant-Governor (Major-General Lord Ruthven) with the Life-boat's Crew.

DUNBAR CENTENARY. An account of the presentation of the Centenary Vellum appeared in the last issue of The Lifeboat.

A FLAMBOROUGH AWARD. 180 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1930. in The Lifeboat for September, 1929, it Blyth, Northumberland. was stated that Cromer was first A Centenary Vellum was presented to provided with a Life-boat in 1829, but of this boat the Institution had no Blyth on 21st November, 1928. In the particulars. Since then the Hon. Secre- report of the Ceremony in The Lifeboat tary at Cromer has heard from Mr. B. T. for June, 1929, it was stated that a Rust, a member of a very old and Life-boat Station was established at prominent Cromer family, which has Blyth in 1826, when the Newcastle always been interested in the Life-boat Branch Association applied to the Station, that he has found references Institution for a Life-boat. The Hon. in a notebook of his great-grandfather Secretary at Blyth has since written to to a Life-boat service at Cromer in 1810, say that he has seen papers at the and to a subscription for a Life-boat in Ridley Estate Office which have only just 1804. The latter simply says, " Decem- been discovered, and these show that, ber 3rd, 1804, Subscription towards a as a result of great loss of life from ship- Life-boat, £2 2 0." The record of a wreck in 1808, a subscription list was Life-boat service in 1810 is as follows : opened by Sir Matthew White Ridley to " November 3rd, 1810. A stout Brigg provide a Life-boat, and that Henry came on shore at Runton, and the hands, Greathead, the builder of the Original, including one woman, were saved by at Tynemouth, in 1789, was invited the Life-boat from Cromer." There is over to give advice and to tender for a also an entry under the previous day of Life-boat. It appears that a 30-feet the rescue of the crew of a schooner by ten-oar boat, weighing a ton, was firing the mortar. bought.

Brightening Village Life. IT has long been the basis of the like to point out to you that raising Institution's appeal for support that money as we do, by such means as whist there is not a man or woman in these and bridge drives, and dances, cuts two islands—dependent as they are on ways. It certainly helps us to get some overseas trade for their prosperity— money, but, on the other hand, as several who does not directly or indirectly people have said to me, it also gives them benefit by the Life-boat Service. But a pleasant evening together which they there are more ways than one in which wouldn't get if it wasn't fortheR.N.L.I." they benefit—more ways than we had So the Institution is not only saving ever suspected. An Honorary Secretary life on the coast, but helping to brighten of an inland Branch v.-rites : "I would life inland as well!

Antwerp Maritime Exhibition and Life-saving Congress. AN International Maritime and Colonial Department, the Institution sent to Exhibition has been held at Antwerp Antwerp, for exhibition in the British this year, from April to October, on the Section, two Life-boat paintings and occasion of the Centenary Celebrations five models, the latter showing the of the Declaration of Belgian Independ- development of the Life-boat from the ence. Great Britain was one of the Original, built in 1789, to the Watson principal signatories to the Treaty of Cabin type of Motor Life-boat of to-day. Belgian Independence, and it was in In connexion with the Exhibition, defence of this Treaty that she declared the Royal Belgian Life-saving Society, war on Germany in 1914. The British of which King Albert is the Patron and Government accepted the invitation of H.R.H. the Duke of Brabant President, the Belgian Government to take part held in August an International Life- in the Exhibition, and a British Section saving and First Aid Congress, lasting was arranged by the Department of three days. As it was impossible for Overseas Trade. At the request of the the Institution to send a delegate to NOVEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 181 the Congress, it was represented by number of Life-boats of various kinds M. Jansen, Secretary-General of the in use in the British Isles, and the crews Royal Belgian Life-saving Society. rescued in the past fourteen years, he The Baron de Santa Maria, Commis- stated, amidst cheers, that in five years sary-General and Delegate of the Con- the Institution's boats had saved the gress for England, has very kindly sent crews of five vessels flying the Belgian the following report of the references flag, the last being a motor vessel from made at the Congress to the Institu- Ghent, whose crew were rescued by the tion's work :— Ramsgate Life-boat, in January, 1930— " The meeting of the section of the a famous boat in the annals of life- Congress dealing with Life-saving on saving on the dreaded Goodwins. He Water met on llth August with M. evoked memories of some of the Cox- Carpentier, Senator, the President of swains of the past, and sat down amidst the Federation des Societes de Sau- renewed applause. vetage de Belgique, in the chair. " At the plenary meeting of the Con- " M. Jansen, who, on rising, was gress, on the proposition of M. Schram, received with applause, said that it a vote of thanks was accorded by gave him great pleasure to have the acclamation, to the Royal National honour of representing that noble Life-boat Institution, coupled with the British Society, the Royal National name of the President. Life-boat Institution, and he only " At the official banquet in the pre- regretted, as did all his colleagues, that sence of M. Segers, Minister of State, the it was not possible to welcome some of Burgomaster of Antwerp, the Generals its officials, and particularly the devoted of the Garrison and the Consular Corps and tireless Secretary, Mr. George F. au grand complet M. Jansen proposed Shee. M. Jansen observed that the the toast of the Institution. In doing Institution was the pattern and fore- so he said that the gallant men who runner of all similar societies in the world, manned its Life-boats were indeed ' the and said that the splendid results of friends of all nations,' and showed by the Institution's work, the large number their undaunted courage that they were of lives saved from the sea every year, men of the Viking breed. The toast the heroism of its Life-boat Crews and was drunk, with applause, and the the excellence of its materiel, made it one British National Anthem was played of the greatest public bodies in Great by the band of the 5th Regiment of the Britain. After giving details of the Line."

Fire Extinguishers at Life-boat Stations. THERE are two types of fire extinguishers with a spiral motion, it ejects the powder in use at Life-boat Stations. The one through the nozzle of the extinguisher. is the liquid type, charged with carbon In addition to the C02 gas contained in tetrachloride, the other is the "Total" the extinguisher, large volumes of this extinguisher which is a dry powder gas are generated from the bicarbonate machine. This type was first adopted of soda when it comes in contact with the by the Institution in 1928, as it was flames, and, by excluding the oxygen, the considered that in some circumstances gas extinguishes the fire. it would be more effective than the The efficacy of this type of extin- liquid type, and practically all Life-boat guisher is shown by the following Stations are now supplied with both. incident, reported by the District The " Total" extinguisher is charged Inspector for Ireland. It should be with powdered bicarbonate of soda, in of interest to all Honorary Secretaries the middle of which is fitted a small steel of Stations. flask containing C02 gas under high On September 2nd the Inspector was pressure. When the handle at the top at the Boat-house at Campbeltown, of the extinguisher is turned this gas is Argyllshire, with the Coxswain and liberated, and, escaping through pipes Motor Mechanic. A member of the 182 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1930. crew of a motor fishing skiff in the smoke coming from the skiff, the harbour, who was working in the skiff's Inspector sent off the Coxswain and engine-room, struck a match and the Motor Mechanic in a dinghy (which only petrol in the bilges caught fire. The held two) with two "Total" extin- man tried to extinguish it with water, guishers. By the time they arrived, but the water spread the fire. The about twenty liquid extinguishers had skiff was moored among about fifteen been used with very little effect. The other skiffs, and the men on board them Motor Mechanic went down into the tried, but without success, to extinguish engine-room and got the fire under at the fire by means of their liquid-throw- once, this not only saving the skiff, but ing extinguishers. preventing the fire from spreading to Hearing the shouting and seeing the other boats.

Foreign Lifeboat Services. I. WE have, for some years past, noted a full survey of the United States Coast- from time to time the progress of the guard, to which is entrusted the Life- Life-boat Organizations in other coun- saving Service, from the pen of Rear- tries which have established a Service Admiral W. S. Reynolds, Commandant of this character, whether under the of that Service. That article showed State or, as in our case, on a voluntary that the Life-saving Service grew out of basis. In the last few years we have been a series of enactments of Congress, dating fortunate in being able to present to our back to 1848, and leading to the in- readers accounts of all these Services, auguration, in 1871, of a definite Life- supplied by the representatives of the saving system, although a separate and respective countries themselves. distinct organization for that purpose Of the fifteen other countries which was not established until June, 1878. have national Life-boat Services there It was also pointed out in that article are only four in which it is maintained by that the duties of the United States the State, namely, the United States, Coastguard are extraordinarily multi- Denmark, Belgium and Turkey; for farious, embracing such different activi- the paper read by Mr. Lachkevitch, ties as the destruction or removal of Legal Adviser to the Embassy in Paris wrecks ; giving medical aid to American of the Union of Socialist Soviet Eepublics vessels engaged in deep-sea fisheries; in Russia, at the Second International the protection of the Customs revenue ; Life-boat Conference, held in Paris in the enforcement of law and regulations June, 1928, indicates that the State governing anchorage of vessels; the Service which replaced the old voluntary enforcement of law regarding quarantine Life-boat Society in Russia, after the and neutrality; the suppression of Revolution in 1917, has now developed mutinies on merchant vessels; the a kind of voluntary service, albeit under enforcement of law to provide for safety Government supervision and control. of life during regattas and marine It is, however, not clear whether the parades ; the protection of game and funds are provided by the State or by the seal fisheries in Alaska, and the voluntary contributions. highly responsible duty of the Inter- national ice patrol in the vicinity of the The United States (State Service, 1848). Grand Banks off Newfoundland.* All In 1916 and 1918 we gave a brief this in addition to rendering assistance account of the United States Service, to vessels for the saving of life and which had recently adopted a new * This task was undertaken at the instance system, under which the Coastguard of the maritime countries and with their finan- operates under the Treasury Depart- cial co-operation as the outcome of the terrible Titanic disaster on 19th April, 1912, when ment in time of peace and as part of the over 1,500 persons lost their lives as the Navy in time of war. In the December, result of the great liner running on a submerged 1923, issue of The Lifeboat we published ice-floe.—ED. The Lifeboat. NOVEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 183 property and '' operating as part of the that the Commandant is entirely satis- Navy in time of war." fied with the work carried out. " The It will readily be understood that, accomplishments," he writes, " along with such vast responsibilities, the United the lines of its customary humanitarian States Coastguard Service has a consid- endeavour are especially gratifying and erable fleet, including a number of noteworthy. Its primary work in sav- fairly large cruisers and cutters intended ing life and property from the perils of for deep-sea patrol work. the sea . . . continues to show substan- As has been indicated in previous tial gains, as is evidenced by ... a articles on the subject of the United review of the record for the fiscal years States Life-boat Service, the fact that 1915 to 1929 inclusive, a period of it is part and parcel of the Coastguard 15 years. Service makes it quite impossible to ascertain the cost of the Life-boat Lives Lives saved or saved or Service itself. But the cost of the whole Fiscal Fiscal persons year. persons Year. Coastguard Service for 1929 was rescued rescued £5,773,000. from peril. from peril.

THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES. 1915 1,507 1923 2,792 In 1924, the year of the Centenary of 1916 1,216 1924 2,462 the Institution, Hear-Admiral Reynolds 1917 2,153 1925 2,484 did us the honour of visiting the Institu- 1918 1,250 1926 3,037 tion, and the United States Coastguard 1919 2,081 1927 3,313 was represented at the First Inter- 1920 2,417 1928 3,983 national Life-boat Conference, held in 1921 1,621 1929 4,375 that year, by Commander Harold D. 1922 2,954 Hinckley. Since that date the relations between the Institution and the United Total . . 37,645 " States Coastguard have become much closer owing to the fact that the United Thus the Coastguard is able to claim States Service took a very active part " this notable achievement : lives saved in the second International Conference, or persons rescued from peril, 37,645." which was held in Paris in 1928, when the Service was represented by Vice- VALUE OF VESSELS HELPED. Admiral Frederick C. Billard, Comman- The Report also claims that the value dant of the United States Coastguard, of the vessels assisted, including cargoes, Mr. Oliver M. Maxam, Chief of the was nearly £99,130,000, and states: Division of Operations, and District- '' This is a record to which all members Commander Martin W. Rasrnussen. of the Service can point with justifiable Following upon the Conference these pride . . . and a distinguished contri- officers visited Denmark, Germany, bution to the Life-saving annals of the France and Holland in order to make world." The Report refers to " the themselves acquainted with the posi- ever-exacting, responsible, serious duties tion of the Life-boat Service in these connected with the law-enforcement countries, and concluded their visit to operations of the Service having to do Europe by a close inspection of some of with the prevention of smuggling of the most prominent Stations in the intoxicating liquor into the United United Kingdom. States from the sea. These operations In these circumstances, the Institu- are but another kind of war—a war tion always looks with interest to receiv- with a lawless element who seek, both ing the Annual Reports of the United covertly and openly, by all sorts of States Coastguard, which give a survey devices to violate the laws of the 9f the activities of that Service through- country. . . ." It is very interesting out the year. From the Report for to note the statement that " these law- 1929, which is before us, and which is enforcement operations were not per- signed by Rear-Admiral Billard, we note mitted, in any way, to interfere with, 184 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1930. hamper or retard the usual normal It is somewhat of a shock to those duties of the Service in the saving of accustomed to the strictly peaceful life and property." work of the British Life-boats to find An important part of the Report the Report proceeding, quite neatly deals with the very responsible duties and without the flicker of an eye- carried out by the Coastguard in the lash, to emphasize the fact that nine observation of " ice and the ice patrol vessels of the Coastguard, including the to promote safety at sea." This service five new cutters, now carry five-inch was carried out by the Cutters Tampa guns ; but the statement is certainly and Modoc, based on Halifax, Nova convincing evidence of the fact that Scotia, with the Coastguard Cutter " this materially increases the military Mojave as an auxiliary vessel. Another value of these vessels as a part of the interesting activity of the Coastguard Navy in time of national emergency." consists in the winter cruising in the season of severe weather, from 1st THE PERSONNEL. December to 31st March, in order to Turning to the personnel, we find Jhat afford assistance to distressed navi- in June, 1929, the Coastguard consisted gators. No less than 12 cutters were of 400 Officers, 73 Cadets, about 450 allocated to this Service in 1929, and Warrant Officers, 400 temporary War- the Commandant refers to the Service rant Officers, and about 11,000 enlisted as " always accompanied by very men, a total of about 13,000. It is, of gratifying results " and as " one of great course, impossible without special en- importance and usefulness to commerce." quiry to make any estimate as to what proportion of this personnel is occupied SEAPLANES FOR LIFE-SAVING. solely or mainly in the Life-saving A further aspect of the manifold Service proper, as distinct from the ice- activities of the American Coastguard patrol, winter cruises and preventive has now developed in connexion with services. But, with a Service provided aviation. Five seaplanes were acquired and maintained by the State from men by the Service in 1927, and they have enlisted as Naval personnel, it is natural been found extremely valuable in that a much larger number would be locating floating derelicts, searching for required than in the case of a Service wrecked aircraft, assisting in the repair like our own, where Life-boats are only of disabled aircraft, and searching for placed at such Stations on the coast missing vessels and boats. On 1st May, where a Life-boat Crew can be obtained 1929, the Coastguard established the by voluntary means from the fishermen first link to the coastal checking system, and longshoremen who earn their liveli- designed to assist all aircraft using the hood at such places. coastal routes, and particularly to note As our readers are aware, the number the departure and arrival of aircraft of men who form the Crews of our making extended flights over the coastal Life-boats amounts to about 3,000, estuaries. As the Report states : " Prior while another 3,000 men and women to the date named, airplanes engaging are normally occupied as helpers and in long over-water flights made these launchers. flights generally without having cog- nisance of the existence of any agency THE FLEET. capable of affording immediate assist- The summary of the vessels belonging ance in case of disablement. Through to the Coastguard shows that there the system inaugurated . . . any pilot were 21 cruising cutters of the first or owner may have a plane or planes class—the dimensions are not given— under almost continuous observation and 15 of the second class ; 24 Coast- from New York to Miami, Florida, pro- guard destroyers, 38 harbour cutters, vided the planes follow the coastal route, 33 125-feet patrol boats, 13 100-feet and be assured that in case of accident, patrol boats, 75 cabin picket-boats, and prompt assistance would be rendered 32 open picket-boats. These are ex- by the nearest Coastguard Station." clusive of the boats primarily intended NOVEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 185 for Life-saving purposes, although all its President, Vice-Admiral Touchard, the vessels mentioned would be regarded who died in his eighty-seventh year. as available for Life-saving services From the obituary notice in The Times while performing the duties for which of the 26th July it appears that Admiral they are specially designated. Touchard entered the French Naval The passage in the Report which has Academy in 1860, took part in the ill- a very special interest for the Institution fated expedition to Mexico in support is, naturally, that under the heading of Maximilian's claim to the throne of " Life-boats." The Commandant of that country, was in Paris during the expresses the opinion that Stations siege of 1870, and served with the at '" highly exposed, dangerous and Tonkin Expedition. He retired from strategic points . . . should have the the Navy in 1908, and was then ap- best and ablest Life-boats that it is pointed Ambassador in St. Petersburg, possible for the Government to furnish. where he remained until 1910. He There should be no hesitating when it had for many years been President of comes to Life-boats." He proceeds to the Societe Centrale de Sauvetage des refer to the example of " the older Naufrages, and those of us who had the maritime countries of the world 'with privilege of attending the second Inter- coastlines no more dangerous than our national Life-Boat Conference, held in own," as " a wise and prudent one. Paris in June, 1928, will remember the They do not stop long to measure the ability and the charm of manner with cost when it comes to building a Life- which he conducted the proceedings at boat with which their boats' crews this Conference, at which eighteen must do battle with all seas to rescue nations were represented. Vice- the shipwrecked." Admiral Touchard had resigned the He quotes the Prince of Wales, as Presidency of the French Society only President of the Royal National Life- a few weeks before his death, and was boat Institution—" a time-honoured succeeded by Vice-Admiral Lacaze, Service of 105 years that has given an whom we had the pleasure of welcoming enduring lustre to the life-saving annals with the Secretary, Commandant Le of the world "—as saying that for the Verger, at the Inaugural Ceremony of great purpose of saving life, " it is the the Dover Life-boat on the 10th July aim of the Institution, as it has been last. for a century past, to provide for the Life-boat Crews round our 5,000 miles Norway (Partly State, 1854; partly Voluntary, of coast the very best Life-boats, 1891). Boathouses and Slipways which science The Norwegian Society for the Rescue can devise and money can supply." of the Shipwrecked has 28 sailing There were 252 Coastguard Life- ketches, each manned by a crew of four. saving Stations in 1929, including 115 These ketches form a cruising fleet Motor Life-boats, 104 of which were which keeps constant watch on the 36 feet by 9 feet 6 inches, the others Norwegian coast in the winter. They being 34 feet in length. In addition attach themselves to the Norwegian there were 165 Motor Self-bailing Surf fishing fleet, for the rescue of fishermen Boats (25 feet 6 inches by 5 feet), and who are unable to reach land and to 260 Self-bailing Surf Boats without assist and take in tow fishing and other motive power. vessels in distress. The 28 Life-boats and Life-saving France (Voluntary, with a Subsidy from the Stations of the Life-boat Society in State. Established 1865). 1929 rescued 5 boats and 17 persons, In the June issue of The Lifeboat we and towed in and assisted into port 824 gave a review of the operations of the boats with 2,239 men on board, while Societe Centrale de Sauvetage des 5 vessels with 42 men were piloted in. Naufrages during the past year. At Thus, in 1929, direct aid was afforded the end of July our sister Society sus- to 2,298 men. Since the first of these tained a very serious loss in the death of boats began to work in 1893, the Life- 186 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1930. boats and Life-saving Stations have ren- of the Russian Life-boats have been dered aid to a total of 92,000 persons, oi used, but the' hull is somewhat fuller whom 2,715 are considered as rescued. astern below water, having regard to the In addition to the 28 Life-boats weight of the engine. The boat is of maintained by the Society, there are 10 oak practically throughout, and is un- Life-saving Stations provided by the usually solidly built. It is copper- State. All these are equipped with a fastened to the waterline, with a 5-ton Rocket Apparatus or Line-Throwing iron keel placed forward in order to Gun. and three of the Stations also have balance the motor which is aft, and, in Life-boats with full crews. Thus, Nor- addition, has several tons of ballast way has at the present moment 31 Life- inside. boats, the majority of which are, how- The motor compartment is just in ever, cruising Life-boats, which carry front of the wheel-house, which gives out a constant patrol service throughout access to it. The motor compartment the winter. is provided with a large skylight. The The receipts of 1929 have gone up companion-way to the cabin is forward somewhat to £19,186 13s. as against of the motor compartment and runs £18,681 9s. 5d. in the previous year. straight down, with a door leading to The expenses have also gone down some- the latter and to the cabin ; there are what, to £19,103 5s. 2d., as compared also cabins on both sides of the passage, with £19,159 Os. 8rf. in the previous year. and a spacious sail locker to port, which The Society received more last year can also serve as a spare fo'castle, and a from seamen and whalemen for the W.C. to starboard. The cabin equip- operation of the boats than in previous ment is entirely of oak, a present from years. It also received contributions the boat-builder to the Life-boat Society; from fishermen, chiefly from the herring the cabin is a little more spacious than trawlers round about Haugesund and in the old boats, and is made particu- others who pay a fixed yearly contribu- larly comfortable and light, with both tion, but less from the remaining portion skylight and deck glass as on the of the fishing fleet. The Report states others. It is probable, however, that that in many parts of the country the the skylight will have to be covered contributions from the latter are very in the winter months. The crew's far from being in proportion to the quarters forward are longer than on benefit which the fishermen derive from the other boats, the watertight bulk- the Life-boats, the demands they make head being done away with and the on them and the resulting expenditure space extended to the fo'castle. All of the Society. the work is well and neatly carried out. THE FIRST NORWEGIAN MOTOR The motor was supplied by M. LIFE-BOAT. Haldorsen & Son, Rubbestadneset, who The Report of the thirty-ninth Annual have also shown great consideration to Meeting of the Norwegian Society in- the Life-boat Society. It is a 2-cylinder, cludes the following interesting descrip- 2-stroke, 50/80 h.p. Wickmann engine, tion of the first Norwegian Life-boat to with two-bladed propeller which can be be fitted with a motor, the boat carrying raised when the sails are used. The in addition a full complement of sails. tank has a fuel capacity for 72 hours. The boat was built by the boat-builders, The exhaust passes up through the K. Christensen & Co., of Moen, near Risor, mizzen-mast, which consists of a weldless and is 53 feet long by 16 feet 5 inches steel tube, and there is a small mast broad. Colin Archer's * line-drawings aft for the sail. All manoeuvring of the boat is effected from the wheel- house when it is well under weigh. * Colin Archer was a Norwegian of British As the exhaust runs up so high there parentage who designed the Norwegian sailing is no trouble from noise, and hearing ketches, which are regarded as splendid Life- boats. He also designed the Japanese fishing is exceedingly good in the wheel- boats.—ED. The Lifeboat. house. NOVEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 187

Sweden (Partly State, 1855 ; partly Voluntary, benefit of the Society, considerable 1907). amounts have been received yearly. The State Service was founded in All steamship owners in Helsinborg 1855, when a number of Life-boats were have undertaken to contribute for built, mainly on the model of the Danish five years the amount of 25 Kr. boats. The Service was placed under (£1 8s. Ifd.) per vessel over and above the Pilotage Board, which established the so-called tonnage due, which is 21 Life-boat Stations, 6 of which collected by the ships' clearing-agents in have, however, been closed since the Swedish ports. The Board expresses 1907. In this year those interested in the hope that this self-sacrificing interest the matter, and deeply concerned at the in the work of the Society may prove great loss of life on the coast, decided to an effective example. form a Voluntary Society, which has Denmark (State Service, 1852). now become very influential, and actually supplies a. larger number of The Danish Life-boat Service is one boats than the State itself. Moreover, of the four which are provided and the Swedish Society recognised that maintained by the State, and it operates prevention was better than cure, and it under the general administration of the has devoted a great deal of energy and a Navy. It was established in 1852, after considerable part of its financial re- a very thorough inquiry into the British sources to the provision of cruising or Service had been made by an expert. patrol boats. Thus, in unfavourable The Annual Report for the year ending weather conditions, a patrol service the 31st March, 1930, shows that there comes into being along the most were 62 fully-manned Life-boat Stations and 10 Auxiliary Stations, where crews dangerous part of the coast, in order to come to the help of drifting vessels are not always maintained. Of the which, owing to fog, may be unable to fully-maintained Stations, 36 have Life- find their bearings. Of course, the Life- boats and Rocket Apparatus, 11 are boats also come to the assistance of ships provided with Boats only, and 15 pos- which are driven ashore. The Society sess only the Rocket Apparatus. All has two large Motor Life-boats of a the Supplementary Stations are pro- special type, which is a modification of vided with Pulling and Sailing Boats the British Watson boat. except those at Skagen-havn and The last Annual Report of the Swedish Anholt-havn, where there are Motor Society shows that it has 17 Life-boats, Life-boats. of which 10 are Motor Life-boats; The Danish Service now has 16 Motor while the State provides 18 boats. It Life-boats. Two of these are 38-feet is not stated how many of the latter are Boats with a 50-h.p. engine by the Ferry Motor Life-boats. Engine Co. (late Dickson Bros, and Hutchison), one is a 38-feet Boat with THE HELP OP SHIPPING. a 40-h.p. Tylor engine, the rest are Among large contributors to the funds smaller Boats, ranging from 34 feet to the Report mentions the Shipowners 30 feet in length. Company of Aldebaran—£116 15s. did.; Thirty-eight lives were rescued in the year under review, 18 by Life-boats and the Mutual Land and Sea Insurance Company—£56 5s.; and the Swedish 20 by the Rocket Apparatus. The total number of lives rescued since the estab- Flag Day Association—£33 15s. The last-named amount is to be funded, and lishment of the Service in 1852 amounts the interest applied to flags on Life-boat to 10,974. Stations and Life-boats. It is a special pleasure to the Board It is hoped to publish in the next to mention the valuable assistance number of The Lifeboat summaries of which has for many years been rendered the Reports of the Dutch, German, by the Captains of the Swedish-America Belgian and Spanish Services, for which, Line. By fetes, etc., on board the unfortunately, there is not room in the passenger vessels of the Line, for the present issue. 188 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1930. Life-boat Calendar for 1931.

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THE LATE COXSWAIN WILLIAM STANTON, OF DEAL. THE Life-boat Calendar for 1931 is now The calendar is 11J inches long by ready. In previous years the calendars 9 inches wide, and can be obtained have reproduced paintings of Life-boat from the Institution in any quantity, rescues. This year it is the portrait post free, Is. each, or 10s. a dozen, of a Life-boatman—a reproduction this price including an envelope with of a pen and ink drawing of the late Coxswain William Stanton, of Deal. each calendar. It weighs, in the enve- Stan ton has been chosen not only lope, just under 4 ounces, so that it because of his great record of heroism can be sent through the post, with the (he held both the. Silver and Bronze envelope open, for Id. Medals of the Institution for gal- Those who wish to order calendars lantry, and won the latter for going should apply at once to the Secretary, out on service in command of the Life- Royal National Life-boat Institution, boat when he was seriously ill in bed and Life-boat House, 22, Charing Cross waiting to go to a London hospital for an operation for cancer in the throat), Road, London, W.C. 2, and should en- but because his face magnificently close with their order a postal order or expresses the qualities of the men who stamps. Only such orders can be dealt man the Life-boats round our coasts. with. NOVEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 189

Life-boat Essay Competition, 1930. Presentation of Prizes in the Greater London and South-Eastern Districts. AT the Caxton Hall, Westminster, on " Last year you received your prizes from Major-General Seely, who is, as he told you, the 20th October, the Mayor of West- a member of the Life-boat Crew at Brooke, in minster (Captain J. F. C. Bennett) pre- the Isle of Wight. The previous year it was sided at the presentation of the Chal- Coxswain Swan, a Life-boatman who holds lenge Shield and other awards won in the Gold Medal of the Institution, which is looked upon as the Victoria Cross of the Life- the 1930 Life-boat Essay Competition boat Service. This year Colonel the Master of in Greater London (consisting of schools Sempill, who is a distinguished airman, is going in the London County Council area and to present the prizes to you, and I think that Middlesex) and also of the Challenge you are very lucky in again receiving them from a man who is able not only to talk to you Shield for the South East of England. about doing brave things, but to tell you how The presentations were made by they are done. (Applause.) Colonel the Master of Sempill, a " I will now ask Colonel the Master of member of the Committee of Manage- Sempill to present the prizes." ment of the Institution. The Mayor was supported on the platform by the Colonel the Master of Sempill. Mayor of Croydon, Mr. George F. Shee, After presenting the Shields and other awards, Colonel the Master of Sempill said: M.A., Secretary of the Institution, and " I take it as a very great privilege to have Lieut.-Colonel C. R. Satterthwaite, been appointed by the Committee of Manage- O.B.E.. the Deputy-Secretary. ment to present the Shields and Certificates After the presentation Mr. Arthur to-day, and I would like to congratulate all those who have received them. I would like Cranmer sang five sea songs. also to say, on behalf of the Committee of Management, how very grateful we are to The Mayor of Westminster. their Worships the Mayor of Westminster and In opening the proceedings the Mayor of the Mayor of Croydon for coming here to-day Westminster said: "I count myself very to participate in this ceremony. Wherever fortunate that this is one of the things which the work of the Life-boat Institution is being falls to the lot of the Mayor of Westminster, carried on we always find the Mayor leading and particularly that I have had the pleasure that work in an energetic and whole-hearted of doing it twice. This is the tenth year of manner." this very valuable Competition, and more After giving a brief history of the Competi- schools have taken part in it this year than tion and referring to the developments for last year, due, no doubt, to the interest which 1931, which were described in the issue of the Education Officers and the teachers have The Lifeboat for last June, Colonel the Master taken in the Competition. Credit is also due of Sempill quoted some extracts from the to the parents, who have probably said a few essays. He then proceeded : words at home. I always think parents are " I have recently had a good deal of ex- rather left out of education. As a matter of perience around the coasts of many lands. I fact, tKeir help and interest in all the children have been all round the Baltic States, Norway, are doing is very valuable, and I am'confident Sweden, and round the coasts of Great that in a matter like this the parents have Britain, and I can assure you that no other had a good hand in it. (Applause.) I do country is so well provided with splendid not know what you all wrote about, but I equipment in the shape of Life-boats, Life- think it is not at all unlikely that some of boat houses and launching facilities as are the you spoke about the Life-boat which we saw coasts of Great Britain. at Chelsea last year, which is the fastest Life- "The Chairman referred to the new Dover boat in the world, and is now stationed at Life-boat, which was recently christened Sir Dover to look after any aircraft which may be William Hillary by the Prince of Wales. She in trouble. But, whatever you wrote, you is the fastest Life-boat in the world, with a have been very successful, and I congratulate speed of over twenty miles an hour, which she you all very heartily. obtains from two engines of nearly four hun- " The London Shield has been won by dred horse-power each. It was thought neces- Hampstead, and I am very sorry that the Mayor sary to have such a Life-boat stationed at was not able to come to-day. He himself was Dover because there was so much traffic up and for seventeen years in the Naval Service and was down the Straits, and also because of the air- a member of the Dover Patrol which did such craft which pass over the Straits all day and wonderful work during the war. The Shield in certain cases, at night. In the case of air- for the South-Eastern District was won by planes which might be in distress and come Croydon, and fortunately we have the Mayor down into the water it is important that the of Croydon here to-day. Life-boat should be able to get to the wreck at 190 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1930. once. An airplane is a flimsy structure. It is " one of the finest, perhaps the finest, of the quite strong enough for its work in the air, voluntarily supported Institutions of which but if it should hit the water it would break the country is so proud" (Applause), the up very quickly and sink. Therefore the Master of Sempill concluded : "I should like Life-boat must get to the scene very quickly. to congratulate those boys and girls who have " What would happen would be this. All entered this Competition, and particularly airplanes travelling to and from this country those who have won prizes. I hope that next are in touch by wireless telephone with the year with the amended scheme there will not aerodromes in England, at Croydon and only be 1,700 schools competing, but much Lympne, and also with the aerodromes in more like 3,000." (Cheers.) France or Belgium to which they may be Mr. Arthur Cranmer then sang " Devon, travelling. The pilot is sending out informa- O Devon," " Johnny Come Down to Hilo," tion all the time to say where he is, what he " Shipmates 0' Mine," " What shall we do is doing, the state of the weather and if every- with the Drunken Sailor," and " Come My thing is going all right. He is also receiving Own One," accompanied at the piano by by wireless all the movements which are going Master Philip Cranmer, the audience joining on in connexion with other machines, so that in the choruses of the second and fourth songs. he may be on the look-out in the air for them. When he comes to the coast he tries to get as Mr. George F. Shee. much height as he possibly can so that, in the Mr. George F. Shee, M.A., the Secretary of event of an engine-failure he can glide down, the Institution, in proposing a Vote of Thanks but if the clouds are very low it may not be said : " We feel we are greatly indebted to possible for him to climb to a great altitude. you, Mr. Mayor, for presiding, because this is We will assume that a pilot of a twin- the second time you have presided over the engined machine is passing over Dover or Dun- presentation of prizes in connexion with the geness and he signals that he is passing over Essay Competition. But there are other and and that he is making for Cape Grisnez, in very important reasons why we appreciate the France. He cannot get higher than a thousand presence of the Mayor of Westminster. This feet. He looks to starboard and then to port Competition is national. Boys and girls from to see the gauges which tell him the behaviour every part of Great Britain and Ireland enter of the two engines on which the safety of the for it, and it seems to me singularly fitting that craft depends. He finds from them that the when the prizes are presented to London engines are working properly. Therefore he schools it should be the Mayor of Westminster is perfectly content to set off at a thousand feet, who presides, because, in some things, West- since it is not possible to get higher. We will minster, with its great Abbey, can claim assume that he travels fifteen miles and sud- priority even over the City of London, and denly the oil pressure drops in the starboard because, although the Institution was founded engine. There is a tremendous noise. The in the City of London, its home for many pilot's first action is to grasp the throttle years ha? been Westminster. which is by his right-hand side and which " And now I would advise you, boys and controls that engine. He closes it down to, girls, to take a good look at the Master of prevent further damage, though, as a general Sempill, and for this reason. You have heard rule, in a major trouble of that kind no of the ' Elusive Pimpernel.' Well, he is more further damage is done. He is thus deprived elusive than that. He is not often down at our of 50 per cent, of his power and therefore tries level at all. He visits the earth infrequently, to fly to the nearest point of land. and his visits, like those of the angels, are few The machine is heavily loaded, so that he can- and far between. You have seen him speaking not maintain height on one engine. He imme- with great courtesy and charm, and yet he has diately sends a message to Lympne and tells got into the habit of ' looking down' on the them of his position. He tells them that he is majority of his fellow-creatures. Therefore it gradually dropping and asks them to inform is extraordinarily kind of him to ' condescend ' the Life-boat at Dover that he will shortly be to come here to-day. He is a very distin- forced to descend to the water. Then as he con- guished airman, as you probably know, not tinues to lose height he sees that he must come only during the war, but ever since, and spends down in the water. He keeps up communica- most of his time in the air. You will remember tion with the shore, and asks them to send how Peter Pan always flew into the bedroom assistance as quickly as possible. The sea is to call on his little friends Wendy and Michael. rather rough, and he knows the machine will Imagine the joy of being the Master of Sem- not last long. They have got his position, and pill'a children, who have flown almost as soon the Life-boat at Dover sets out with the as they could crawl. The Master, as he has greatest possible speed. If the pilot handles told you, has flown right round our Islands and his machine skilfully it may float for a matter visited nearly every Life-boat Station in that of fifteen minutes, but it depends upon the way. What a lesson in geography ! I think weather and the state of the sea. The passen- there are several of you who would like to gers have life-belts, but it is essential that the learn their geography lesson in that way. Life-boat should reach them at the greatest (Laughter and Applause.) possible speed, and that is the reason why the " We are most grateful to the Master of Institution proceeded with the construction Sempill for paying this ' flying visit' and of this Life-boat." (Applause.) telling us something about the noble service After speaking of the financial needs of with which the science of flight will be more NOVEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT, 191

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By courtesy of] [Western Morning Sews. ASHORE NEAR PLYMOUTH. The S.S. " Umberleigh," of London, ashore at Bovisand Bay on 20th September last. The Plymouth Motor Life-boat, which stood by in a whole gale and landed eighteen of the crew, can be seen on the left of the steamer.

Sy courtety of] {L.N.A. LIFE-BOAT ESSAY COMPETITION. Colonel] ih; Master! of Scmpill presenting the Challenge Shields for Greater London and the South East of England. On the Master of SempiU's left is the Mayor of Westminsten 192 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1930. and more closely connected. For I cannot help also to Mr. Cranmer, by your hearty applause. thinking that we are advancing to a time when I want to see how much noise you can make to airplanes will be very closely linked with the show your approval." (Loud Applause.) great service of the Life-boats. After Colonel the Master of Sempill and the " I also would like to thank Mr. Cranmer Mayor of Westminster had replied, Mr. for his delightful singing, and I would ask you Arthur Cranmer led the singing of the National to signify your gratitude to the Mayor of Anthem. A small Life-boat gift was handed Westminster and the Master of Sempill, and to each boy and girl as they left the hall.

Life-boat Day in Greater London. The "Splendid" Poor. LIFE-BOAT Day was held throughout Mr. John T. Swan, Coxswain of the Greater London on 20th May, except in Lowestoft Life-boat from 1911 to 1924, Baling, where it was held on 27th who holds the Institution's Gold Medal September. The Day was organized for gallantry, its Silver Medal with a by the Central London Women's Com- Second Service Clasp, and the Medal of mittee of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild the Order of the British Empire. in the City, Westminster arid St. Maryle- Coxswain Swan spoke at eight theatres bone and by the Branches throughout and cinemas, and was also on board the the area, and they had the help of many Life-boat stationed at Tottenham Town of the Mayoresses of the London Hall. boroughs, well-known society people, At Baling on 27th September a Life- actors and actresses. The Lady Mayoress boat was stationed outside the Town herself collected in the streets in the Hall. Colonel the Master of Sempill, City ; the Mayoresses of Acton, Ber- a member of the Committee of Manage- mondsey, Chelsea, Croydon, Deptford, ment, took part in the Day, being Baling, Fulham, Greenwich, Ilford, received by the Mayor and Mayoress, Kingston, Lambeth, Paddington, Rich- and spoke from the Life-boat. mond and Westminster either organized The total sum raised on these two or personally helped in the appeal days was £5,378, as compared with in their own boroughs; and actors £4,567 in 1929. and actresses from five companies in the West End collected in the streets. No Buttons. Not only was the contribution larger, Exhibition of Models. but this year, for the first time, the The Science Museum at South Ken- Institution's bankers reported that they sington arranged a special exhibition of found no buttons in the collecting boxes its Life-boat models—sixteen being when they counted the money! On shown, illustrating the development of the other hand, there was such a variety Life-boats from the pulling boat .of foreign coins that the money changers Original, built in 1789, to the Motor themselves were unable to identify all Life-boats of to-day—and this exhibi- of them. tion was continued for the week. One collector, who was stationed in Life-boats were stationed at Croydon the hall of one of the most expensive Town Hall and at Tottenham Town hotels, reported that a man staying in Hall, where the Chairman of the Tot- the hotel gave her half a crown—and tenham Council organized the appeal, asked for 2s. id. change ! But the and the public were allowed to go over spirit in which the public responded is the boats. best shown in a letter from another During the week the Mayor of Ham- collector who wrote : " Some of the mersmith made a special and personal really poor have been just splendid. appeal at the theatres and cinemas in For that reason I'd rather do East Hammersmith, which he visited with London than any part." NOVEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 193

courtesy of\ [J. Shaw, of Whittey ftiy. MRS. POLLY DONKIN. A fish-wife of Cullercoats, Northumberland. 73 years old, awarded the Institution's Gold Brooch. During the past eight years she has collected £272 out of the £1,055 which the fish-wives of Cullercoats have collected at the summer exercise of the Life-host. 194 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1930.

The Services of Old Age. Workers of 85 and 95 years. IT is no very uncommon thing to find which she takes a special interest, as Life-boatmen able to continue on active she is Northumbrian by birth, and service until they have passed the three lived in Northumberland for forty score years and ten ; but it is not only in years. She writes of those early days : the Life-boats that old age shows an " I have been interested in the North active and effective interest in the work since I once lived there, and one day of the Service. at Tynemouth, 75 years ago, there In October last the Institution had a was a storm, and we ran to see the letter from its Honorary Secretary at ships go into the Tyne. There were Southampton, Mrs. Walter, in which she no piers then, and we saw one sud- said that she had called a meeting of the denly go back into the open sea. Ladies' Life-boat Guild to ask for their The Life-boat put off from the house, help in carrying out a Life-boat sale of and I can see her now pulling over the work. The Guild, however, preferred to great waves, and, alas, all in view, the organize a whist drive, so Mrs. Walter boat went down with all hands before carried out the sale of work herself, and they could rescue it. Excuse me raised over £30. She wrote of it, "it telling you this, but old people do not was a labour of love, and I am never forget, and even here last week my idle a minute; but, being 85 years old, nurse was reading of the storms at I shall not be able to do quite so sea. It may interest you to know that much." I saw Queen Victoria, Prince Albert The latest member of the Ladies' and Edward Prince of Wales open a Life-boat Guild is Mrs. A. Barber, of Station in 1849. I have no power to Hindhead, Surrey, who is now in her collect except by writing, but I am 96th year. Mrs. Barber is a subscriber planning a quite promising means of not only to Headquarters, but to the raising some more money and interest Alnmouth and Boulmer Branch, in for the beloved Life-boat Service."

In Gratitude for Life-boat Services. ON the 8th May, 1930, the Great Yarmouth help of the M.v. Ben Johnson, of London, and Gorleston Motor Life-boat saved the which had gone ashore on the Pole Sands, sailing yacht Billikat, and rescued her two three-quarters of a mile from the Station. occupants. Mr. H. L. Loring, the owner, has Wind and sea were moderate, but there was a become a subscriber of £2 2s. to the Institution. heavy swell on the sands. The crew of the Ben Johnson would not leave her, so the Life- boat stood by until five in the afternoon. She On the 23rd June, 1930, as reported then returned to her Station, but put out elsewhere, the Sennen Cove Motor Life-boat again at midnight, as the waves from the attempted to rescue two young men bathing heavy swell were breaking over the vessel, and off Land's End. Both were drowned. Their stood by until daybreak. As the weather father, Mr. J. B. Buhner, of Holyhead, has looked bad, she again stood by in the afternoon, sent a donation of £10 10*. and become a sub- and again during the night, until the wind scriber of £1 1*. in appreciation of the prompt shifted. Altogether she was standing by for efforts of the Life-boat. over twenty hours. In gratitude for this service the National Benzole Company, the owners of the vessel, have sent a donation of On 23rd August last, with a strong breeze £5 5s. blowing and a rough sea, the Humber Motor Life-boat rescued the two occupants of the auxiliary sloop Dakar, of Hull, which had stranded while loading gravel on the banks. On the afternoon of 25th October last the The Master and Owner of the Dakar has sent Motor Life-boat at Walton-on-the-Naze went a donation of £5 5s. through the Humber out to the help of a small open boat, which Station, in gratitude for this service. could be seen far out at sea, and in difficulties. A nasty sea was running, with heavy squalls blowing. The Life-boat found the boat with At eight on the morning of 2nd October last, two men on board. She was quite unmanage- the Exmouth Life-boat was launched to the able, being already half full of water and in NOVEMBER, 1980.] THE LIFEBOAT. 195 danger of sinking. The Life-boat took off the but for the timely help of the Walton Life-boat. two men and brought them into Clacton. A After my 23 years at sea in the Royal Navy, I few days later the Institution received a letter now feel quite a greenhorn, and I can now from one of the two men, expressing his realise the wonderful organisation and value gratitude for the rescue of himself and his son. to all poor and distressed brothers on land and He wrote : " I am an ex-naval chief petty sea. With my heartfelt thanks and my wife's officer with seven children, and in all proba- and family's, I beg to remain, ever yours in bility 1 should have lost my son and myself gratitude."

Special Gifts. From Brazil. which he had won, and when the steamer arrived at Southampton, he sent it to the A GIFT of £5 has been received from the staff Institution, saying that he would always do of the Western Telegraph Company at anything he could for the Life-boat Service. Maranhao, in Northern Brazil. From Petersfield Junior School Australian's Gift from a Sweepstake. The children of Petersfield Junior School A gift of £40 has been received from a sent 10s. out of the proceeds of a sale which passenger, coming from Australia to England, they hold on their Prize-giving Day to on board the R.M.S. Bangitiki. This was enaile the whole school to have a Christmas the proceeds of a sweep on the day's run party.

Reviews. The Missions to Seamen. She traces the growth of the Mission " At the Sign of the Fly ing Angel." By to Seamen, which began with the work G. A. Gollock. (Longmans, Green of one man in the Bristol Channel in & Co. 5s. net.) 1835, became a Society in 1856, and now has 113 stations and 161 churches IT was 107 years ago that Sir William and institutes all over the world, from Hillary, in his Life-boat Appeal, wrote Vancouver and Valparaiso to Kobe and of our seamen that " for ages they have Auckland. Finally, she gives some been the acknowledged support of our account of the men who have done the splendour and power," and that " we work of the Missions, men who have shall be wanting in our best duties to had to be seamen as well as chaplains, them, to our country and to ourselves " and as ready with their hands as their until we do everything possible for their tongues. Of the names she mentions safety. Miss Gollock's very interesting among the workers for the Missions, book is the story of one of the many two will be very familiar to readers of agencies—the Church of England's Mis- The Lifeboat. One is Lieut.-Commander sions to Seamen—by which, during the Gartside-Tipping, R.N., for many years past 100 years, the country has slowly a member of the Committee of the but increasingly fulfilled its duty to its Missions to Seamen, who had been a seamen, of whQm there are now in the sea- District Inspector of Life-boats, and going mercantile marine about 200,000. then a member of the Committee of She describes the conditions under Management of the Institution. He which they lived ashore and afloat 100 volunteered for active service in 1914, years ago, when there was certainly at the age of sixty-six, and was killed nothing in their lives to make them in action. The other is the Rev. T. realize that they had anything to do Stanley Treanor, for many years Chap- with the " splendour and power" of lain of the Missions to Seamen in the Great Britain. She gives an account of Downs, Honorary Secretary at the same the crimping and robbery in the days time of the Institution's Deal Branch, when, in San Francisco alone, those who and the author of " Heroes of the preyed on the sailor got from him, Goodwin Sands." It has been well said £40,000 or £50,000 a year of his wages. of the Institution and the Missions to 196 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1930. Seamen that one rescues the sailor from short and simple account which yet the dangers of the sea and the other includes the principal events in the from the dangers of the land. founding of the Institution and its development during more than a cen- Pioneers of Progress. tury. Its concluding paragraph is in " Pioneers of Progress : Stories of itself so excellent and true a summary Social History, 1750-1920." By of the history of the Service and of the C. S. S. Higham. (Longmans, men associated with it, that we must Green & Co. 2s. 6d. net.) quote it in full:— " As we come to the end of our story Mr. Higham's aim has been to tell we can picture to ourselves the chain of very briefly and simply the stories of Life-boat Stations all round the coast. the most important social changes of . . . We see the crews, fisherfolk and the last two centuries. The freeing of boatmen, always ready to venture the slaves, the reform of the prisons, their lives when the signal goes. And the development of the roads, the build- there passes before us a great pageant of ing of lighthouses, the establishment of those who have made the Service. the Police Force, penny postage, the Lukin the coach-builder and Wouldhave Factory Acts, hospital nursing and, last, the painter, who designed the early but not least, the establishment of the boats ; Henry Greathead and Thomas Life-boat Service are among the great Beeching, the famous boat-builders; social and humanitarian achievements Sir William Hillary, the founder, who about which he writes. In his Life- actually saved more than three hundred boat Chapter (illustrated with a portrait lives as a member of a Life-boat's Crew of Sir William Hillary, while the first himself. But, finest of all, is the endless Life-boat, the Original, provides the stream of sturdy Coxswains and their frontispiece to the book) he has admir- gallant Crews, the nameless heroes of ably carried out his aim of giving a the bravest service in the world."

Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management. Thursday, 26th June, 1930. Voted £97 8s. to Day the expenses of the following Life-boat Services during May and SIR GODFREY BARING, BT., in the Chair. June, 1930 :— Reported the receipt of the following special May 25th.—The LOWESTOFT Motor Life- contributions :— boat rescued the three occupants of the rowing £ s. d. boat Tom Bowling, of Lowestoft, which was The Annie Ronald (of " Oak- in difficulties during a moderate N.E. breeze, lands," Paisley) Memorial with a moderate sea. The boat was first Fund (donation) . . . 2,000 0 0 seen at 1.20 P.M., drifting north with the Dr. Rodocanachi, (donation) . 103 11 0 strong ebb tide in the broken water of the Anonymous, (additional donation) 50 0 0 inner shoal of the Newcome Sands. The Capt. H. R. Newgass, (subscrip- Life-boat was launched, but the boat drifted tion) 25 0 0 near the shore, and was beached with the help Mrs. C. A. Allen, (additional dona- of the Coastguard. Three boys were on tion) 20 0 0 board, exhausted and seasick,' and they were To be thanked. taken to the Coastguard's Look-out. A little later three men launched the small boat, and Paid £25,126 4s. Id. for sundry charges in she again got into difficulties. This time the connexion with the construction of Life-boats, Life-boat took the men, together with the Life-boathouses and Slipways, and the mainten- boat, safely into harbour. — Expenses, ance of the various Life-boat establishments. £16 7s. 6rf. Reported that the Lords Commissioners June 1st. The EASTBOURNE Motor Life- of the Admiralty had written expressing their boat rescued one survivor of the Swedish admiration and appreciation of the gallant steamer Inger, of Helsingborg, which sank, work of the Flamborough Life-boat in rescuing about three miles south of the Royal Sovereign the crew, sixteen in number, of the Admiralty light-vessel, after being in collision with an vessel Rosa, on the 28th April, 1930. (A Italian steamer, in thick weather, while bound full account of this service appeared in The from Swansea to Sundsvall. Information of Lifeboat for June, 1930.) the accident was received from the Coastguard, NOVEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 197 and the Life-boat left for the position given at Hamburg to Texas, with a crew of thirty-nine. 2.50 A.M. She picked up a survivor and The weather was misty with a moderate easterly searched for others without success returning breeze and smooth sea. No help was required ashore at 7.35 A.M. Two were saved by the by the vessel, but the Life-boat remained by other vessel, but the remainder, about fifteen her until she refloated. The Life-boat in number, were lost.—Expenses, £30. returned to Ramsgate at 1.30 P.M.—Expenses, June 3rd.—The WHITBY Motor Life-boat £5 3s. put out at 8.25 A.M., in a very thick fog with The following service was also reported :— a light northerly wind, and strong ground June 15th.—The CLACTON-ON-SEA Motor swell, as considerable anxiety was felt for the Life-boat saved a small motor-boat and her fishing coble St. Hilda, which, with only one three occupants, when she was in distress on man on board, had put off to haul crab pots at Whitaker Sands, having shipped several 3 A.M. and had not returned. The Life-boat seas which had disabled her engine. Informa- found the boat a mile and a half to the north tion of the boat's plight was given by the of Whitby, and escorted her home. Two Coastguard, and the Life-boat left at 7.55 P.M., other boats were still out and the Life-boat but she found that it was impossible to get remained in readiness. At 11 A.M. a fog alongside the motor-boat for some hours horn was heard off the Pier ends, and on owing to the shallow water. Two Life-boat- going out the Life-boat discovered the Faith, men were then placed aboard her. She was and escorted her into harbour. Another found to be leaking badly, but eventually boat, Irene, was still missing, so the Life-boat was taken to Brightlingsea by the Life-boat, put off again. The missing boat was found off where she arrived at 4 A.M. Property Salvage Kettleness Point, and reached port at 1 P.M. Case. Owing to the state of the tide it was not Also voted £78 19s. 6(7. to pay the expenses possible to re-house the Life-boat at once, and of the following Life-boat launches, assemblies this was done at 7.30 P.M.—Expenses, £12 3*. of crews, etc., with a view to assisting persons June 3rd.—The STAITHES Life-boat was on vessels in distress :—Caister, The Humber launched at 8.30 A.M. in thick weather with (Motor), The Mumbles (Motor), Newhaven a northerly wind, as the motor fishing-boats (Motor), Sennen Cove (Motor), Wells, and Flora, Freda and Mizpak found it impossible Wick (Motor). to land owing to a strong north-easterly The Lowestoft (Motor) Life-boat was also sea. Two of the boats were found at anchor launched. in the fog and escorted into harbour. The Life-boat then went out again to watch for Passed a further £319 11s. Id. on account the third, which was herring fishing. She of pensions already granted to dependent came in about an hour later accompanied by relatives of men who lost their lives in the the Life-boat.—Expenses, £12 12s. 6rf. Life-boat Service at Aldeburgh, Broughty Ferry, Caister, Eastbourne, Fethard, Fraser- June 7th.—The NEW BRIGHTON NO. 2 burgh, Holyhead, Johnshaven, Moelfre, The Motor Life-boat was called out in fine weather Mumbles, New Brighton, Padstow, Port with a strong northerly breeze and a moderately Eynon, Port St. Mary, Rhoscolyn, Rye, St. rough sea, and rendered assistance to the David's, Walmer, and Whitby. motor launch Scintus, of Liverpool, which was in difficulties. Information that the Granted £43 17s. 6d. to men for injury in the boat was sending out distress signals, in the Life-boat Service at Blackpool, Caister, Rock Channel, had been received from the Cardigan, Moelfre, and Newhaven. Coastguard, and the Life-boat left her moor- Decided that the special weekly allowance ings at 9.10 P.M. The Scintus, which had of £1 which is being paid to James Burtitude, ten persons on board, was found dragging a member of the Crew of the Caister Life- her anchors in a nasty cross sea, with her boat, who was injured at a launch of the Life- engines broken down. She was taken to a boat in November, 1929, be continued for a safe anchorage by the Life-boat, which also further six months. brought ashore seven of the occupants. The Voted a compassionate grant of £5 to T. E. others remained on board.—Expenses, £9 3s. BBIOGS, late Second Coxswain of the Ply- June 10th.— The KIRKCUDBRIGHT mouth Life-boat, who had to relinquish his Motor Life-boat was launched at 7.30 P.M., in post on account of ill-health. a strong S.W. breeze, with a moderate sea, as the fishing boat Cachalot, of Moreeambe, Directed that a Letter of Thanks be had, earlier in the day, run aground on Milton addressed, through the Ministry of Industry Sands. The receding tide had left her almost and Commerce, Dublin, to Sergeant MICHAEL dry and lying broadside on to the sea. As the W'ALSH, of the Civic Guard of the Irish Free tide turned the Life-boat stood by her until State ; that a Letter of Thanks and the sum she refloated, and escorted her over the bar of 10s. bs sent to MAKK DOWNING, and that a grant of 7s. be made to JEREMIAH O'SuLLi- into safety.—Expenses, £11 19s. VAN, in connexion with the rescue of two of June 14th.—The RAMSGATE Motor Life- the crew of the trawler Arravale, of Milford boat put out at 6.35 A.M. and stood by the Haven, which was wrecked, with the loss of steamer Gedania, of Danzig, which had six of the crew of eight, at Adrigole, Bantry stranded to the S.E. of the Brake Light-vessel, Bay, on the 28th March, 1930. on the Goodwin Sands, while bound light from At 3.30 A.M. Mr. O'Sullivan reported to the 198 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1930.

Civic Guard that the vessel was ashore on the towed off the yacht and took her and the rocks at Faha West and burning flares. five men to Southend. Sergeant Walsh at once endeavoured to Voted £1 to four men for bringing ashore on obtain a boat, but without success, and search 15th June the motor-boat Firefly at Brighton, parties were organised. Two bodies were the engine of which had broken down when found and artificial respiration tried without she was four miles out; also granted 2s. 6d. avail. At daylight two men were seen on for fuel consumed. the wreck. A strong S.W. breeze was blowing with a rough sea, but the tide was ebbing. Voted £1 to two men for rescuing five About 7 A.M. Mr. Downing got close to the persons from a rock, near the South Stack, wreck, by going from rock to rock. A rope Holyhead, on which they had scrambled when was then thrown to him, and by this means the schooner Baltic, of Dublin, had stranded the two survivors were saved. It was then in a fog early in the morning of the 19th June. found that after the Arravale struck an She heeled over with the rising tide, but before attempt had been made by her crew to get she did this the Master, his two daughters, and ashore in the ship's boat, but she had capsized, two men got on to the rock, where they and only the captain and chief engineer had remained until 7.30 A.M. when they were seen succeeded in regaining the vessel. by the two salvors, who put out in their fishing boat. Voted 10s. to two men, both members of the West Bay, Dorset, Life Saving Apparatus Company, for rendering assistance to the two Thursday, 17th July, 1930. ' occupants of a small boat, which was seen by SIR GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the Chair. the Coastguard drifting.out to sea, on the Passed a Vote of Thanks to H.R.H. THE 7th June ; also granted 2s. for fuel consumed PRINCE OF WALES, K.G., the President of by the salvors. the Institution, for attending the Inaugural Voted £1 to four men for rendering assist- Ceremony of the new Dover Motor Life-boat ance to the four occupants of a rowing boat Sir William Hillary and naming the Boat on which was in difficulties in a rough sea off the 10th July, 1930. Craiglais Rocks, Aberystwyth, on the 9th Passed a Vote of Thanks to Rear-Admiral June. BEAMISH, C.B., M.P., for his action in moving Voted 10s. to the Coxswain of the New an amendment to the Finance Bill, 1930, as a Brighton Life-boat, who, with another man result of which the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Permanent Motor Mechanic, put off agreed to allow repayment of tax on petrol in the motor boarding boat and rendered used by the Institution's Life-boats, Tractors assistance to the motor-boat Cintilla, which and other gear. was in difficulties in the Rock Channel on the Passed the following unanimous Vote of 9th June, with her propeller foul and her sail Thanks :— blown away. That the most cordial thanks of the Com- Voted 10s. to the Coxswain of the New mittee of Management be accorded to Captain Brighton Life-boat and another man, who, H. F. J. ROWLEY, C.B.E., R.N., for his long, with the Permanent Motor Mechanic, went distinguished and most valuable services to out on the 9th June in the motor boarding the Royal National Life-boat Institution, and boat, in a moderately rough sea, and stood by that this Committee desire to place on record the fishing smack Tern, of Warrington, ashore their high esteem and regard for Captain on Burbo Bank, until she refloated. Rowley both as an Officer of the Institution Voted £1 2s. §d. to the Coxswain of the and as a friend. Hoylake and Hilbre Island Life-boats and Produced a letter from the Mercantile two other men for putting off in a motor-boat Marine Department, Board of Trade, express- on the night of the 14th June, when the ing the Board's appreciation of the services of Coastguard reported that distress signals had Captain H. F. J. ROWLEY, C.B.E., R.N., in been seen in the direction of Mostyn, and establishing and maintaining close and cordial searching without success for a vessel in relations with H.M. Coastguard Service, and need of help. Also addressed a Letter of a sense of the loss which his retirement will be Thanks to Mr. D. W. HESSLEGRAVE, Honor- to the Life-Saving Service generally. ary Secretary, whose motor-boat was used for the search. Decided to close the Burnham, Holyhead No. 2, Palling, and Skerries Life-boat Stations ; Voted £4 to eight men for putting off from also decided that the Stronsay Life-boat Southend-on-Sea, in the motor-boat Britannia, Station which had been temporarily closed for and rescuing the five occupants of the yacht some years be permanently closed. Blue Bird, on the morning of the 15th June ; a)so granted 12s. to four men who assisted. Reported the receipt of the following special A strong N.E. breeze was blowing, with a contribution :— very rough sea, when information was received Mr. T. F. B. Davis (donation) . £25 0 0 from the Pier Head that a vessel was ashore To be thanked. on the Nore Sands. As the Life-boat was not Paid £33,539 2s. for sundry charges in available the motor boat was manned and connexion with the construction of Life-boats, put off. The five men on board the yacht Life-boathouses and Slipways, and the main- were taken into the Britannia, which then tenance of the various Life-boat establishments. NOVEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 199 Voted £17 4*. 6d. to pay the expenses of the Scarborough (Motor), Sennen Cove (Motor), following Life-boat services during June, Southwold (Motor), and Weymouth (Motor). 1930 :— Passed a further £10 10s. on account of June 28th.—The SEAHAM Motor Life-boat pensions already granted to dependent rela- saved the motor fishing-boat Albert and rescued tives of men who lost their lives in the Life- her crew of three, when she was drifting out to boat Service at Brighstone Grange, and sea, with her engine disabled, during a strong Caister. westerly wind. She overtook the fishing Granted £19 10s. to a man for injury in the boat several miles out at sea, and, taking the Life-boat Service at Caister. men on board, towed the boat back to har- Decided that the special weekly allowance bour.—Expenses, £5 2s. 6d. of £1 10s. which is being allowed to W. E. June 30th.—The MONTROSE NO. 2 Life- HAYLETT, Second Coxswain of the Caister boat rescued two women and five men from Life-boat, who was compelled to retire owing the raft at Montrose Bathing Station on to serious illness due to exposure in the Life- which they were marooned.—Expenses, £12 2s. boat Service, be continued for a further six (A full account of this service appeared in months. the last issue of The Lifeboat.) Voted a compassionate grant of £2 10s. to W. R. CROSS, in recognition of his good services The following service was also reported :— in the Walmer Life-boat for fifty-five years. June 24th.—The SELSEY AND BOGNOR Awarded a Framed Photograph of a Life- Motor Life-boat assisted to save the motor boat going out to a vessel in distress, suitably yacht Panther, of Southampton, and rescued her inscribed, and the sum of £2, to Mr. LESTER crew of five, when the vessel was hi difficulties GREEN, aged sixteen, for rescuing, single- through engine-trouble while bound from handed and at considerable personal risk, the Southampton to Littlehampton. The weather six occupants, four men and two women, of was fine with a strong W.S.W. breeze and the sailing boat Dauntless, which was upset in choppy sea. Shortly before 7 P.M. the Blakeney Harbour on the 28th June. The Coastguard reported that distress signals had tide was ebbing with a rough sea, and the been observed, and a few minutes later the overturned boat was rapidly being carried Life-boat was launched. She found the out to sea, with the people clinging to it. Mr. yacht about two and a half miles S.W. of Green immediately put oat in an eighteen - Selsey Bill with her motor mechanic gassed foot sailing boat. He succeeded in getting and unable to work his engines. She helped the six persons on board his small boat, a her to get to Littlehampton, and then returned very difficult operation, requiring considerable to her Station, arriving at 12.30 A.M. Property skill in order to be done without accident. Salvage Case. Also voted £36 15s. 9d. to pay the expenses Thursday, 31st July, 1930. of the following Life-boat launches, assemblies The HON. GEORGE COLVTLLE hi the Chair. of crews, etc., with a view to assisting persons Decided to take steps to acquire new on vessels in distress :—Kirkcudbright (Motor), premises for the Head Office of the Institution.

Obituary. Mr. S, J. R. Legerton, of Clacton-on-Sea. Gunfleet Sands on the 23rd October, BY the death of Mr. Robert Legerton 1881, in a very heavy sea. The Life-boat on 28th September, at the age of eighty, had to approach from windward and the Institution has lost one who has was flung right on the deck of the lugger. been closely associated with its Clacton- Her rudder was broken and other on-Sea Station since its establishment damage done, but she succeeded in fifty-two years ago, and who, as a making fast alongside, and the whole Coxswain, had a distinguished record. crew of sixteen was rescued. For this Mr. Legerton was appointed Coxswain gallant and dangerous service Coxswain of the first Life-boat which was sent to Legerton was awarded the Silver Medal Clacton in 1878, and served for thirteen of the Institution. He was also awarded years, retiring in 1891. During that a Gold Medal by the French Govern- time the Life-boat was launched on ment, the Second Coxswain receiving fifty-nine occasions and rescued 169 the same award, and each member of lives. The outstanding service in which the Crew a Silver Medal. Two years he took part was the rescue of the crew later Coxswain Legerton was awarded of sixteen of the lugger Madeleine, of a Second Service Clasp to his Medal for Boulogne, which was wrecked on the his gallantry on the night of 23rd Janu- 200 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1930. ary, 1883, when the Life-boat capsized Life-boat extended over a period of on service, and, though, she righted fifty-two years. herself at once, two of her crew were Ex-Coxswain Evan Hughes, of Criccieth. awept away and drowned. On his Ex-Coxswain Evan Hughes, of retirement in 1891 Coxswain Legerton Criccieth, died on 31st October at the was awarded a Third Service Clasp to age of seventy. He had served in the his Medal Criccieth Life-boat for some forty years. In 1898 Mr. Legerton became Assis- From 1890 to 1901 he was Second tant Honorary Secretary of the Clacton Coxswain, and from 1901 to 1926 he Branch, and from 1910 until 1920 he was Coxswain. On his retirement, at was Honorary Secretary. He was then the end of 1926, he was awarded the elected a Vice-President of the Branch, maximum pension and a Coxswain's so that his connexion with the Clacton Certificate of Service.

A Canadian's Legacy. IN December, 1928, the Institution The information was sent, and a little received the following letter from Mill- less than a year later the wife wrote to brook, Ontario, Canada :— say that her husband was dead. She " In the Toronto, Can., Globe of Dec. 8th, I had found among his papers the Insti- saw an interesting article about the work of the Royal National Life-boat Institution. I tution's letter referring to the proposed have known a little about your work in the legacy, and asked if he had promised a past, but not for many years, and have never lost interest in it. gift and what the amount was. A copy " Will you kindly send me some literature of her husband's letter was sent to her. explaining the work more fully. While I am In reply she sent 500 dollars (£102 not a rich man (a retired Methodist Minister aged 82) still if I do not have a lingering illness 11s. 9of.), and wrote : "... It is with before the good Lord calls me home, I hope to great pleasure I am able to send the have enough money left to benefit one or two cheque for the amount stated, and hope, of the good Societies such as that you repre- sent. It is in my thought and in my heart when the time comes to follow my dear to leave 500 Dollars in my Will for the Royal husband, to be able also to follow his National Life-boat Institution. My good wife example in helping this most worthy is provided for, unless something unforeseen should happen to us." Institution." Awards to Coxswains and Life-boatmen. To WILLIAM JOHNSTON, on his retirement, To WILLIAM WILLIAMS, on his retirement, after after serving 15f years as Coxswain of the serving 7£ years as Coxswain, 4J years as Stronmess Life-boat, a Coxswain's Certifi- Second Coxswain, 7J years as Bowman, and cate of Service, and a Pension ; also a previously 30| years as a member of the special gratuity of £20 on account of ill- Crew of the Llandulas Life-boat, a Life- health, his illness having been aggravated boatman's Certificate of Service, and a by exposure in the Life-boat Service. Pension. To JOHN COOMBES, on his retirement, after To JOHN GARRETT, on his retirement, on serving 14J years as Coxswain of the St. account of ill-health, after serving 5| years Peter Port Life-boat, a Coxswain's Certifi- as Coxswain, 8£- years as Second Coxswain, cate of Service, and a Pension. and previously 23 years as a member of the To WILLIAM SHIELS, on his retirement, on the Crew of the Ramsey Life-boat, a Life- closing of the Station, after serving 11 years boatman's Certificate of Service, and a as Coxswain of the Skerries Life-boat, a Pension. Coxswain's Certificate of Service, and a To THOMAS W. BLACKMORE, on his retirement, Pension. after serving 13 years as Second Coxswain, To THOMAS BLACK, on his retirement, after 20J years as Bowman,, and previously 5 serving 10 years as Coxswain, 6 years as years as a member of the Crew of the Torbay Second Coxswain, 2J years as Bowman, and Life-boat, a Life-boatman's Certificate of previously 19J years as a member of the Service, and a Pension. Crew of the St. Andrews Life-boat, a To THOMAS B. CUNNINGHAM, on his retirement, Coxswain's Certificate of Service, and a after serving 10 years as Second Coxswain, Pension. and previously 28 years as a member of the NOVEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 201 Crew of the St. Andrews Life-boat, a Life- boats, a Life-boatman's Certificate of Ser- boatman's Certificate of Service, and a vice, and a Pension. Pension. Life-boatmen's Certificates of Service have To JAMES KELLY, on his retirement, on account been awarded to the following men who have of ill-health, after serving 7 years as Second retired, the figure after the names being Coxswain, 4 years as Bowman, and pre- their years of service :— viously 15 years as a member of the Crews EDWARD T. BINGHAM (49), Kingsdown. of the Whitby Life-boats, a Life-boatman's WILLIAM C. COOPEK (53), Lowestoft. Certificate of Service, and a Pension. JAMES KINGSFORD (37), Kingsdown, To JOHN WILLIAMS, on his retirement, after JAMBS D. LILLY (47), Kingsdown. serving 9 years as Second Coxswain, 4J years WILLIAM N. ROSE (56), Lowestoft. as Bowman, and previously 14 years as a HENRY TRENWITH (35), St. Mary's. member of the Crews of the Holyhead Life- RICHARD E. WELLARD (49), Kingsdown.

Awards to Honorary Workers. Sir CHARLES WILSON, LL.D., has been of the Kessingland Station Branch, the appointed an Honorary Life-Governor of Thanks of the Institution inscribed on the Institution in recognition of the dis- Vellum. tinguished services which he has rendered To Mr. NORMAN MclvER, on his retirement, for very many years past, first as Honorary after 10 years' service as Honorary Secretary Secretary of the Leeds Life-boat Saturday of the Stornoway Station Branch, the Fund, later as a member of the Committee Thanks of the Institution inscribed on of the Leeds Branch, and since 1924. as its Vellum. Chairman ; and has been presented with a copy of the Vote, inscribed on Vellum, and To Mrs. STOCKDALE, in recognition of her signed by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, valuable co-operation as Honorary Secretary K.G., the President. of the Batley Branch, a Framed Photograph of a Life-boat going out to a vessel in Mr. ALFRED BELK has been appointed an distress. Honorary Life-Governor of the Institution in recognition of the distinguished services To Mr. GERALD BYRNE, on his retirement, after he has rendered as Honorary Secretary of 6 years' service as Honorary Secretary of the Hartlepool Station Branch for upwards the Kingstown Station Branch, a Framed of 49 years ; and has been presented with Photograph of a Life-boat going out to a a copy of the Vote, inscribed on Vellum, and vessel in distress. signed by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, To Mr. R. V. PYE, in recognition of his K.G., the President. valuable co-operation as Honorary Secretary Mr. W. J. BURDEN has been appointed an of the St. Anne's Branch, a Framed Photo- Honorary Life-Governor of the Institution graph of a Life-boat going out to a vessel in in recognition of the valuable services he distress. has rendered as Honorary Secretary of the Teignmouth Station Branch for upwards of To Mr. THOMAS T. BISSET, Shore Signalman of 45 years ; and has been presented with a the Dunbar and Skateraw Station Branches, copy of the Vote, inscribed on Vellum, and in recognition of his valuable services in signed by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, assisting to raise funds, a Framed Photo- K.G., the President. Mr. Burden was graph of a Life-boat going out to a vessel in awarded the Silver Meda! of the Institution distress. for his gallantry when he took part in To Mr. ALAN STAINER, in recognition of his the rescue of the crew of eight men of the valuable co-operation in raising funds in schooner Tehwija of Riga, in October, 1907. Newquay (Cornwall), a Framed Photograph To Mrs. POLLY DONKIN, in recognition of her of a Life-boat going out to a vessel in valuable co-operation in raising funds in distress. Cullercoats, the Gold Brooch and the To Captain A. E. KEYS-WELLS, on his retire- Record of Thanks (see page 193). ment, after many years' service as Honorary To Mrs. SAUNDERS, in recognition of her Treasurer of the Saltburn Branch, the valuable co-operation as Honorary Secretary Record of Thanks. of the Ventnor Branch, the Gold Brooch and To Sir CHARLES H. RAFTER, K.B.E., Chief Con- the Record of Thanks. stable of the City of Birmingham Police To Mr. WILIAM BERTRAM, J.P., in recognition Force, and the Officers and Men of the Force, of his valuable co-operation as Honorary the Record of Thanks, in recognition of their Secretary of the Dunbar and Skateraw services in raising funds. Sta'.ion Branches for many years, the Gold To Chief Officer A. R. TOZER, and the Officers Pendant and the Record of Thanks. and Men of the City of Birmingham Fire To Mr. ERNEST WOOLFIELD, who is retiring, Brigade, in recognition of their services in after 19 years' service as Honorary Secretary raising funds, the Record of Thanks. 202 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1930.

News from the Branches. 1st July to 30th September. Greater London. ABRAM (LANCASHIRE).—Whist Drive BALHAM.—Special Life-boat Display and Dance. at the Pavilion Theatre in connexion ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE (LANCASHIRE). with the showing of the film " Atlantic " —Life-boat Day. and collections organized by the Branch. ATHERTON (LANCASHIRE).—House-to- COULSDON.—Address to the Rotary House Collection. Club by the District Organizing Secre- tary. BAMBEB BBIDGE AND WALTON-LE- DALE (LANCASHIBE).—Annual Meeting BALING AND BRENTFOBD.—Life-boat of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Amount Day, with Life-boat, and a speech by collected last year £26, as compared Colonel the Master of Sempill, a member with £16 in the previous year. of the Committee of Management. Tennis Tournament and Tea, organ- HAMPSTEAD.—Presentation of Life- ized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. boat Essay Shield at Prize-giving at BILLINGE (LANCASHIEE), BLACKPOOL Emmanuel School. Address by the (LANCASHIRE), BLACKROD (LANCA- District Organizing Secretary. SHIRE).—Life-boat Days. HAYES.—Whist Drive, organized by BOLTON (LANCASHIRE).—Life - boat the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Day. Whist Drive, arranged by the MITCHAM.—Social gathering of mem- Ladies' Life-boat Guild. bers of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild and BREDBURY (CHESHIRE).—Meeting of Life-boat Day workers, with an address the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Mrs. by the District Organizing Secretary. Beeley elected President and Mrs. P. ST. ALBANS AND HABPENDEN Kenyon Vice-President. (HEBTS.).—Annual Meeting on 10th BURNLEY (LANCASHIRE).—Life-boat July, with the Mayor, Chairman of the Day. Garden Fete, arranged by the Branch, presiding. Speaker : The Dis- Ladies' Life-boat Guild. trict Organizing Secretary. Amount collected this year £263, as compared CREWE (CHESHIRE).—Life-boat Day. with £309 in the previous year. Sunday Vocal and Pictorial Concert. Address by the District Organizing CABNFORTH (LANCASHIRE), CASTLE- Secretary to the Rotary Club. Address TOWN (ISLE OF MAN), CULCHETH-WITH- to Tabernacle Women's Meeting by KENYON (LANCASHIRE). —• Life-boat Miss Silvester, the Hon. Secretary. Life- Days. boat Day. DOUGLAS (!SLE OF MAN).—Life-boat WESTMINSTEB. — Special Life-boat Day. Sunday Dinner-table Collection. Display at the Metropole Cinema in connexion with the showing of the film FLEETWOOD (LANCASHIRE). — Life- " Atlantic." boat Day, with demonstration by the Piel (Barrow) Motor Life-boat. WOOLWICH.—Address to the Rotary Club by the District Organizing Sec- GOLBOBNE (LANCASHIRE), HASLING- retary. DEN (LANCASHIRE), HINDLEY (LANCA- Four Lectures and Addresses were SHIRE).—Life-boat Days. given by the District Organizing Sec- HOLME (LANCASHIBE). — House-to- retary, in addition to those mentioned. House Collection. North.West of England. HOLLINGWORTH (CHESHIRE).—Fete, ACCKINGTON (LANCASHIRE). —• arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Kitchen Shower .and Pound Fair, HORWICH (LANCASHIRE). — Annual arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild Guild. Life-boat Day. on 16th September. Amount collected NOVEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 203

LIFE-BOAT DAY AT FILEY. Launching the Life-boat on 9th August with the sons of H.R.H. Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood, on board.

LIFE-BOAT DAY AT KIDDERMINSTER. With members of Toe H manning the Life-boat and members of the British Legion collecting.

LIFE-BOAT DAY AT CHELMSFORD. 204 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1930. last year £74, as compared with £71 in SOUTH SALFORD.—Address by the the previous year. Branch Assistant Secretary at a meet- HOYLAKE (CHESHIRE).—Presentation ing of the Co-operative Guild, and of Centenary Vellum by Lady Stanley Collection. of Alderley. (See special report in last NANTWICH (CHESHIRE). — Life - boat issue of The Lifeboat.) Day. HYDE (CHESHIRE).—Annual Meeting PEEL (!SLE OF MAN).—Sunday Life- on 3rd September. Amount collected boat Service. Life-boat Day and last year £82, as compared with £97 in the Gymkhana. previous year. PIEL (BARROW).—Life-boat Day. Whist Drive organized by the Spiritu- alist Church Committee. PORT ERIN (!SLE OF MAN).—Life-boat Day. Sunday Service. Dinner-table INCE-IN-MAKERFIELD (LANCASHIRE). Collection. —Annual Meeting on 10th July. Amount collected last year £30 as compared with PORT ST. MARY (!SLE OF MAN).— £67 in the previous year. Life-boat Day. Sunday Service. - LANCASTER.—Garden Fete, arranged PRESTON (LANCASHIRE), EAMSEY by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. (ISLE OF MAN), RISHTON (LANCASHIRE). —Life-boat Days. LEIGH (LANCASHIRE).—Life-boat Day. ROCHDALE (LANCASHIRE).—American LITTLE HULTON (LANCASHIRE).— Tea, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Annual Meeting .of the Ladies' Life- Guild. boat Guild on 29th September. Mrs. Barnes elected Hon. Secretary in the ST. ANNE'S-ON-SEA (LANCASHIRE).— place of Mrs. J. Eccles. Amount col- Life-boat Day. lected last year £21 as compared with SABDEN (LANCASHIRE). — House-to- £26 in the previous year. house Collection. LYTHAM (LANCASHIRE).—House - to - SEASCALE (CUMBERLAND).—Life-boat house Collection. Day. MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND DISTRICT: STANDISH (LANCASHIRE).—" Bring — Special meeting of Officers, Presidents and Buy " Sale, organized by the Ladies' of Districts, Life-boat Day Superinten- Life-boat Guild. dents and members of Collections Com- TARPORLEY (CHESHIRE). — Garden mittee, Captain W. C. Bacon, Chairman Fete. of the Branch, presiding. TINTWISTLE (CHESHIRE). — Annual AUDENSHAW. — House - to - house Meeting on 10th July. Amount col- Collection. lected last year £24 as compared with BROUGHTON. — Address by the £28 in the previous year. Branch Assistant Secretary at a meet- TRAWDEN (LANCASHIRE).—Life-boat ing of the Broughton Co-operative Day. Guild, and Collection. UPHOLLAND (LANCASHIRE).—Annual CHORLTON - CUM - HARDY.— Ladies' Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild Life-boat Guild formed. on 26th September. Miss Shirlaw DENTON.—Collections at the Picture elected Hon. Secretary in the place of Palace, in connexion with the film Miss Laithwaite. Amount collected last " Atlantic." year £7, the same amount as in the GORTON.—Collections at the Grey- previous year. hound Racecourse. ULVERSTON (LANCASHIRE), WARRING- OLD TKAFFORD.—Collections at the TON (LANCASHIRE).—Life-boat Days. White City Stadium. WESTHOUGHTON (LANCASHIRE). — SALFORD.—Meeting of the Ladies' Cinema Collections, arranged by the Life-boat Guild in the Town Hall. Ladies' Life-boat Guild. NOVEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 205 WHALEY BRIDGE (CHESHIRE).—Life- Efforts of the past year : Life-boat Day, boat Day. Matinee. Amount collected £641 as compared with £614 in the previous North-East of England. year. ALXMOUTH AND BOULMER (NORTH- KNOTTINGLEY (YORKSHIRE). — Life- rMBERLAND).—The Branch has suffered boat Day. a serious loss by the death, at the end of September, of Mr. Arthur Scholefield, KIRKBURTON (YORKSHIRE).—House- Chairman of the Branch since 1915, and to-house Collection. before that a member of the Committee. LEEDS (YORKSHIRE). — Annual BATLEY (YORKSHIRE).—Life - boat Matinee in Empire Theatre. Day. MALTON (YORKSHIRE). — Garden BRADFORD (YORKSHIRE). — " Bring Fete. Life-boat Day. and Buy" Sale. Life-boat Day at MELTHORN (YORKSHIRE). — Life-boat Ilkley. . Day. BRIDLINGTON (YORKSHIRE), BRIG- NEWBIGGIN (NORTHUMBERLAND). — HOUSE (YORKSHIRE), CULLERCOATS Carnival. (NORTHUMBERLAND) .—Life-boat Days. NEWBURN (NORTHUMBERLAND). —• CRIGGLESTONE (YORKSHIRE).—Whist Life-boat day. Drive. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE .—Ladies' Life- DARLINGTON (DURHAM).—Fete. boat Guild reconstituted. Life-boat DURHAM.—House-to-house Collection. Day. CRESSWELL (NORTHUMBERLAND), NORTH SUNDERLAND (NORTHUMBER- FILEY (YORKSHIRE).—Life-boat Days. LAND).—Seahouses Life-boat Day. FLAMBOROUGH (YORKSHIRE).—Pre- REDCAR (YORKSHIRE). — Annual sentation to Coxswain R. Chadwick and Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Miss Bessie Bayes of the awards made to the Mayoress, President, in the chair. them in connexion with the service of Amount collected last year £179, as com- the Flamborough No. 1 Life-boat to the pared with £155 in the previous year. s.s. Rosa on the 28th April last. Life-boat Day. ROBIN HOOD'S BAY (YORKSHIRE).—• GOLCAR (YORKSHIRE), GOOLE (YORK- SHIRE).—Life-boat Days. Presentation of Centenary Vellum. (See special report in the last issue of The HALIFAX (YORKSHIRE).—Whist Drive. Lifeboat). Life-boat Day. HAUXLEY (NORTHUMBERLAND), HEB- ROYSTON (YORKSHIRE).—House - to - DEN BRIDGE (YORKSHIRE).—Life-boat house Collection. Days: RUNSWICK AND STAITHES (YORK- HECKMONDWIKE (YORKSHIRE). — SHIRE). — Life-boat Day. LOFTUS : Tennis Tournament. Life-boat Day. HIPPERHOLME (YORKSHIRE).—Garden SALTBURN (YORKSHIRE), SCAR- Fete. BOROUGH (YORKSHIRE).—Life - boat HOLMFIRTH (YORKSHIRE).—Annual Days. Meeting. Amount collected last year SEAHAM HARBOUR (DURHAM). —• £34 as compared with £35 in the previous Bridge Drive. year. SEATON DELAVAL (NORTHUMBER- HONLEY (YORKSHIRE). — House - to- LAND.—Life-boat Day. house Collection. SHEFFIELD.—The Branch has suffered HUDDERSFIELD (YORKSHIRE).—Life- a severe loss by the death of Mr. Thomas boat Day. Shelton Cole, its Chairman since 1913, HULL (YORKSHIRE).—Annual Meeting and before that a member of the Com- on 24th September, the Lord Mayor. mittee. President of the Branch, in the chair, Life-boat Day. 206 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1930. SOWERBY BRIDGE (YORKSHIRE). — MABELTHORPE (LINCOLNSHIRE), MAL- Life-boat Day. VERN (WORCESTERSHIRE), NORTON SUNDERLAND (DURHAM). Life - CANES (STAFFORDSHIRE), NORTHAMP- boat Day in districts. TON.—Life-boat Days. WAKEFIELD (YORKSHIRE). — Whist NOTTINGHAM.—Sunday Concert at Drive. Palais de Danse, attended by the Lord Mayor (President of the Branch) and WATH-UPON-DEARNE (YORKSHIRE). the Sheriff. —Life-boat Day. REDDITCH (WORCESTERSHIRE). — WHITBY (YORKSHIRE). — Annual RETFORD (NOTTINGHAMSHIRE).—Life - i Meeting. Amount collected last year boat Days. £193 as compared with £205 in the previous year. RUGBY (WARWICKSHIRE).—Address Life-boat Day. by Captain Basil Hall, R.N., to the Rotary Club. Life-boat Day. Midlands. SPILSBY (LINCOLNSHIRE).—Life-Jjoat ALFORD (LINCOLNSHIRE) .—Life-boat Day. House-to-house Collection in Day. Coningsby. ASHBY - DE - LA - ZoUCH (LEICESTER- SKEGNESS (LINCOLNSHIRE). SLEA- SHIRE).—Life-boat Day. FORD (LINCOLNSHIRE).—Life-boat Days. ATHERSTONE (WARWICKSHIRE). — STAMFORD (LINCOLNSHIRE), STOKE- Carnival. ON-TRENT (STAFFORDSHIRE). — Life- BIRMINGHAM.—Life-boat Day with boat Days. Life-boat taken through the streets. STOUHBRIDGE (WORCESTERSHIRE).— Two broadcast addresses on Life-boat Presentation of the Framed Photograph work and another on Life-boat Services of a Life-boat going to a vessel in dis- in other lands from the Midland tress, awarded to Mrs. Dudley, the Hon. Regional Station by the District Organ- Secretary. izing Secretary. Presentation of Life- SUTTON - ON - SEA (LINCOLNSHIRE).— boat Essay Certificates, and addresses by the District Organizing Secretary at Life-boat Day. three schools. TOWCESTER (NORTHAMPTONSHIRE). Special collections in hotels and public —Whist Drive. houses. Week's collection at Adelphi WALSALL (STAFFORDSHIRE), WEST Picture House. BROMWICH (STAFFORDSHIRE), WOOD- BOSTON (LINCOLNSHIRE), BUXTON HALL SPA (LINCOLNSHIRE), WORKSOP (DERBYSHIRE), CIRENCESTER (GLOU- (NOTTINGHAMSHIRE).—Life-boat Days. CESTERSHIRE).—Life-boat Days. South-East of England. COVENTRY (WARWICKSHIRE).—Pre- During the first week in September, sentation by the Mayor of the Challenge Shield won in the Life-boat Essay Com- Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., Chairman of the Committee of Management, visited petition by George Dix, of Spon Street Schools. the following Stations in Kent and Sussex, with the District Inspector of DROITWICH (WORCESTERSHIRE). — Life-boats, and met the local com- Life-boat Day. mittees : Dungeness, Hythe, Brighton, GLOSSOP (DERBYSHIRE).—House - to - Eastbourne, Hastings, Newhaven, Sel- house Collection. sey, Shoreham and Worthing. GRIMSBY (LINCOLNSHIRE), HALES- ALDEBURGH (NORFOLK).—Life-boat OWEN (WORCESTERSHIRE), KETTERING Day, including Saxmundham and Fram- (NORTHAMPTONSHIRE), LEEK (STAF- lingham. FORDSHIRE), LEICESTER, LINCOLN, LYE ASHFORD (KENT).—Wye Life-boa,t AND WOLLESCOTE (WORCESTERSHIRE), Day. NOVEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 207 BEACONSFIELD (BUCKINGHAMSHIRE). DUNMOW (ESSEX).—Branch formed. —Branch formed. Hon. Secretary—the Hon. Secretary—Mrs. LaFrentz. Lady Georgiana Curzon. EASTBOURNE (SUSSEX),—Crew enter- BEXHILL (SUSSEX).—Dance. tained to supper by the Mayor. Life- boat Day. BlLLERICAY AND IiAINDON (ESSEX). •—Life-boat Day. FAVERSHAM (KENT), FELIXSTOWE (SUFFOLK).—Life-boat Days. BIRCHINGTON (KENT).—Sale of Sou- FOLKESTONE (KENT).—Life-boat Day, venirs at Minnis Bay. including Cheriton and Sandgate. BLAKENEY (NORFOLK).—Presentation GOODWIN SANDS AND DOWNS (KENT), of the Centenary Vellum by the Lord GREAT YARMOUTH (NORFOLK).—Life- Lieutenant. (See special report in the boat Days. last issue of The Lifeboat.) Life-boat Day. GUILDFORD (SURREY).—House - to - house Collection. BLETCHLEY (BUCKINGHAMSHIRE). — Branch formed. Hon. Secretary—Mrs. HASBOROUGH (NORFOLK).—Life-boat F. M. Purcell. Day, including Bacton, Stalham and North Walsham. Dance. BOGNOR (SUSSEX).—Life-boat Day. HAVERHILL (SUFFOLK), HERNE BAY BRANCASTER (NORFOLK). — Life - (KENT).—Life-boat Days. boat Day. Collection in Thornham Village. HIGH WYCOMBE (BUCKINGHAMSHIRE). —Collection at High School. BURY ST. EDMUNDS (SUFFOLK) and CAISTER (NORFOLK).—Life-boat Days. HUNSTANTON (NORFOLK), HYTHE (KENT).—Life-boat Days. CAMBRIDGE — Annual Meeting. IPSWICH (SUFFOLK).—Address to the Speakers : Engineer Rear-Admiral E. S. Rotary Club by the District Organizing Weeks, C.B., and Mr. J. F. Lamb, a Secretary. member of the Committee of Manage- ment. Amount collected last year £120 KESSINGLAND (SUFFOLK).—Enter- as compared with £108 in the previous tainment. New Hon. Secretary of the year. Ladies' Life-boat Guild—Miss D. Wiggs. CHELMSFORD (ESSEX). — Burnham LlTTLEHAMPTON (SUSSEX), LoWES- Life-boat Day. TOFT (SUFFOLK). —Life-boat Days. CHESHAM (BUCKINGHAMSHIRE). — MALDON (ESSEX). — House-to-house Drawing-room Meeting, address by the Collection. District Organizing Secretary. New MAIDSTONE (KENT).—Address to the Hon. Secretary—Miss Glauert. Rotary Club by the District Organizing CHATTERIS (CAMBRIDGESHIRE). — Secretary. Life-boat Day. Life-boat Day. MARGATE (KENT), NEWHAVEN (Sus- CLACTON-ON-SEA (ESSEX).—Inaugural SEX), NORWICH (NORFOLK).—Life-boat Ceremony of the new Motor Life-boat Days. by H.R.H. The Prince George, K.G. PALLING (NORFOLK).—Collection on (See special report in last issue of The the Beach. Dance. Lifeboat.) Life-boat Day. Life-boat RAMSGATE (KENT), RYE (SUSSEX).— Sunday. Life-boat Days. COLCHESTER (ESSEX), CROMER (NOR- ST. NEOTS (HUNTINGDONSHIRE).— FOLK).—Life-boat Days. Drawing-room Meeting, address by the DARTFORD (KENT).—Whist Drive. District Organizing Secretary. New Hon. Secretary—Mrs. Richardson. DOVER (KENT).—Inaugural Ceremony of the new Motor Life-boat by H.R.H. SANDWICH (KENT).—Life-boat Day. The Prince of Wales, K.G. (See special SEAFORD (SUSSEX).—Life-boat Day. report in the last issue of The Lifeboat.) American Tea. 208 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1930. SELSEY (SUSSEX).—Life-boat Day. CALNE (WILTSHIRE), CHIPPENHAM SHERINGHAM (NORFOLK).—Life-boat (WILTSHIRE).—Life-boat Days. Day. Bowls Tournament. CLEVEDON (SOMERSETSHIRE).—Pre- SLOUGH (BUCKINGHAMSHIRE). — sentation of the Thanks of the Institu- Jumble Sale. tion inscribed on Vellum awarded to SOUTHWOLD (SUFFOLK), SOUTHEND Miss Edwards, the Hon. Secretary. (ESSEX), SUDBURY (SUFFOLK).—Life - Life-boat Day. boat Days. CORSHAM (WILTSHIRE), COVERAGE TENTERDEN (KENT).—Branch formed. (CORNWALL), COWES (!SLE OF WIGHT), Hon. Secretary—Miss L. Findlater. CREWKERNE (SOMERSETSHIRE), DART- MOUTH (DEVONSHIRE), DAWLISH WALTON-ON-THE-NAZE (ESSEX). — (DEVONSHIRE), DURRINGTON (WILT- Inaugural Ceremony of the New Motor SHIRE).—Life-boat Days. Life-boat by H.E.H. The Prince George, K.G. (See special report in the last EXETER (DEVONSHIRE).—" At Home " issue of The Lifeboat.} Life-boat Sunday. given by Mrs. Arthur Reed, Chairman of the Branch and the Ladies' Lifeboat Life-boat Day. Guild, to the Guild Members. WELLS (NORFOLK), WESTGATE EXMOUTH (DEVONSHIRE).—Presenta- (KENT).—Life-boat Days. tion of Centenary Vellum. (See special WINDSOR (BERKSHIRE). — House-to- report in the last issue of The Lifeboat.} house Collection. Life-boat Day. WOODBRIDGE (SUFFOLK).—HoUSe-to- FOWEY (CORNWALL).—Life-boat Day. house Collection and film show. Life-boat launched. WORTHING (Susssx). — Life - boat FROME (SOMERSETSHIRE).—Life-boat Day. Day, organized by the Rotary Club. Scuth-West of England. FORDINGBRIDGE (HAMPSHIRE), GlL- AXMINSTER (DEVONSHIRE).—Colyton LINGHAM (DORSETSHIRE).—Life - boat Life-boat Day. Days. BANBURY (OXFORDSHIRE).—Life-boat GUERNSEY. — Presentation of Cen- Day. tenary Vellum. (See special report on BARNSTAPLE (DEVONSHIRE).—Special p. 178.) Special Meeting. Speaker: Meeting at the Guildhall. Speaker : The District Organizing Secretary. Mr. George F. Shee, M.A., Secretary of Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed. Hon. the Institution. Branch formed. Hon. Secretary—Mrs. Silvester. First Life- Secretary—Mrs. Jewell. Life-boat boat Day, organized by the newly Day. formed Ladies' Life-boat Guild. BASINGSTOKE (HAMPSHIRE).—Special ILFRACOMBE (DEVONSHIRE). — Fete Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild at Watermouth Castle. Life-boat Day. and Life-boat Day Workers, the ISLE OF WIGHT.—Life-boat Days held Mayoress presiding. Address by Cap- in the villages. tain Basil Hall, R.N. Address to the LAKE (!SLE OF WIGHT), LAUN- Eotary Club by the District Organizing CESTON (CORNWALL), LISKEARD (CORN- Secretary. Life-boat Day. WALL), LIZABD (CORNWALL), LUL- BOURNEMOUTH (HAMPSHIRE).—Life- WORTH (DORSETSHIRE), LYME REGIS boat Day. (DORSETSHIRE).—Life-boat Days. BRIXHAM (DEVONSHIRE).—Life-boat LYNMOUTH (DEVONSHIRE).—Life - Day. Concert at the Town Hall. Pre- boat Day. Dance. sentation of Certificates in Life-boat MELKSHAM (WILTSHIRE), MERE Essay competition by Mrs. Hay (WILTSHIRE), MIDSOMER NORTON Matthey. (SOMERSETSHIRE), MINEHEAD (SOMER- BUDLEIGH SALTERTON (DEVON- SETSHIRE), NEWBURY (BERKSHIRE).— SHIRE), BURNHAM (SOMERSETSHIRE), Life-boat Days. NOVEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 209 NEWQUAY (CORNWALL). — Life-boat Life-boat Guild, Mrs. Porcher, President, Day, with procession in the streets, in the chair. Mrs. Edmonds elected launch of the Life-boat and concert. Hon. Secretary. Fete. Life-boat Day. NEW MILTON (HAMPSHIRE), OKE- WEYMOUTH (DORSETSHIRE). — Life - HAMPTON (DEVONSHIRE). — Life-boat boat Day, with Life-boat display off the Days. pier. PADSTOW (CORNWALL). — Inaugural WILTON (WILTSHIRE), WINCHESTER Ceremony of the new Motor Life-boat (HAMPSHIRE), WITNEY (OXFORDSHIRE), by H.E.H. The Duke of Gloucester, WOODSTOCK (OXFORDSHIRE), YAR- K.G. (Special report in last issue of MOUTH (ISLE OF WIGHT), YEOVIL The Lifeboat.) Life-boat Day. (SOMERSETSHIRE).—Life-boat Days. PAIGNTON (DEVONSHIRE), PENZANCE (CORNWALL), PENRYN (CORNWALL), Scotland. PETERSFIELD AND Liss (HAMPSHIRE), ABERDOUR (FIFE), ANNAN (DUM- Poors (DORSETSHIRE), POUT ISAAC FRIES), ANSTRUTHER (FIFE), ARDRI- (CORNWALL), PORTLAND (DORSET- SHAIG (ARGYLL), AUCHENCAIRN (KIRK- SHIRE), REDRUTH (CORNWALL), RING- CUDBRIGHT), AYR (AYR).—Life-boat WOOD (HAMPSHIRE), ROMSEY (HAMP- Days. SHIRE).—Life-boat Days. BANFF, MACDUFF AND WHITEHILLS RYDE (!SLE OF WIGHT).—Special (BANFFSHIRE).—Life-boat Days at Banff, Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Macduff, Whitehills, Cornhill, Fordyce Lady Daly presiding. Speaker: The Landward, Portsoy and TurrifE. | District Organizing Secretary. Life- BUCKIE (BANFF), BUCKHAVEN (FIFE), boat Day. BURNTISLAND (FIFE).—Life-boat Days. ST. IVES (CORNWALL), SALISBURY CAMPBELTOWN (ARGYLLSHIRE).—In- (WILTSHIRE), SANDOWN (!SLE OF augural Ceremony of the new Motor WIGHT), SEATON (DEVONSHIRE), SEN- Life-boat. (See special report on p. 174.) NEN COVE (CORNWALL). — Life-boat Days. COATBRIDGE (LANARK), CuLLEN (BANFF), CULROSS (FIFE), DUMBARTON SCILLY ISLANDS (CORNWALL).—In- (DUMBARTON), DUMFRIES (DUMFRIES).— augural Ceremony of the new Motor Life-boat Days. Life-boat. (See special report in the last issue of The Lifeboat.) Life-boat DUNBAB (HADDINGTONSHIRE).—Pre- Day. sentation of Centenary Vellum. (See special report in the last issue of The SHAFTESBUBY (DORSET), SHANKLIN Lifeboat.) At a meeting of the Committee (IsLE OF WIGHT), SHIPLAKE (OXFORD- of the Branch, General Sir F. R. Win- SHIRE.), SIDMOUTH (DEVONSHIRE), gate, Bt., G.C.B., G.C.V.O., G.B.E., SWANAGE (DORSETSHIRE), TAVISTOCK D.S.O., the chairman proposed a special (DEVONSHIRE), TEIGNMOUTH (DEVON- vote of thanks to Mr. William Bertram, SHIRE).—Life-boat Days. J.P., the Hon. Secretary and Treasurer TORQUAY (DEVONSHIRE). — Special for more than 42 years, and offered him Meeting at the Town Hall, Mrs. Malcolm the heartiest congratulations of the Patton, J.P., President, in the chair. Committee, on the Gold Badge awarded Life-boat Day. him as a mark of the Institution's TOTNES (DEVONSHIRE). — Life-boat gratitude for his services. The vote Day. First Life-boat Day in Ashburton, was unanimously carried. organised by the Chairman of the Urban DUNFERMLINE (FIFE). — Life-boat District Council. Service in Dunfermline Abbey, con- VENTNOR (!SLE OF WIGHT), WADE- ducted by the Rev. J. A. Michell Dabb, BRIDGE (CORNWALL), WATCHET (SOMER- B.D. Life-boat Day. SETSHIRE).—Life-boat Days. EASTER Ross (ROSS-SHIRE).—Cake WESTON-SUPER-MARE (SOMERSET- and Candy Sale, Provost Ross presiding. SHIRE).—Special Meeting of the Ladies' The Sale was opened by the Countess of 210 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1930. Cromarty. Life-boat Days in Fearn and BELFAST.—Annual Meeting of the District, Invergordon and Portmaho- Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Lady Dixon, mack. D.B.E., first Vice-President, in the ELIE (FIFE), FORBES (ELGIN), FORT- chair. Speaker: The District Orga- ROSE (Ross), GIRVAN (AYR), GRANTON- nizing Secretary. ON-SPEY (EDINBURGH), HAWICK (ROX- Broadcast Address by the District BURGH), INVERNESS (INVERNESS), IN- Organizing Secretary. Life-boat Day. VERARAY (ARGYLL), ISLE OF ARRAN Week's Fete at Balmoral. (BUTE), JEDBURGH (ROXBURGH), KELSO BRAY AND GREYSTONES (Co. WICK- (ROXBURGH), KYLE (Ross), LARGS LOW).—Life-boat Days. (AYR), LERWICK (SHETLAND).—Life- boat Days. CARLO w (Co. CARLOW).—Special Meeting, with Canon Ridgeway pre- LOCHCARRON (Ross).—House - to - siding. Speaker: The District Orga- house Collection. nizing Secretary. Branch formed. Hon. LOCHGILPHEAD (ARGYLL), LOCH- Secretary—Miss O'Meara. MABEN (DUMFRIES), LOCKERBIE (DUM- CLONES (Co. MONAGHAN), CLONMEL FRIES).—Life-boat Days. (Co. TIPPERARY), COLERAINE (Co. LONGHOPE (ORKNEY).—Presentation LONDONDERRY).—Life-boat Days. by Sir Robert Hamilton, M.P., for the Orkneys and Shetlands, and Lady Hamil- CORK.—Annual Meeting of the Ladies' ton, of the Thanks of the Institution Life-boat Guild, Mr. J. J. Horgan, Chair- inscribed on Vellum awarded to the man of the Branch, presiding. Speaker : Longhope Crew for the service to the The District Organizing Secretary. trawler Braconmoor on the 5th January Life-boat Day. last, and of the Life-boat Essay Shield COURTMACSHERRY (Co. CORK), for Scotland, won by Elizabeth Copland, DoNAGHADEE (Co. DOWN), DfiOGHEDA of Brims Public School. The Ceremony (Co. LOUTH), ENNIS (Co. CLARE), FER- was followed by a dance. MOY (Co. CORK), HOWTH (Co. DUBLIN), LOSSIEMOUTH (ELGIN), MARKINCH KILKENNY (Co. KILKENNY), DUN LAOG- (FIFE), MONTROSE (FORFAR), NAIRN HAIRE (Co. DUBLIN), LARNE (Co. ANT- (NAIRN), NORTH BERWICK (HAD- RIM).—Life-boat Days. DINGTON).—Life-boat Days. LIMERICK (Co. LIMERICK), Lis- OBAN (ARGYLL).—Life-boat Days at TOWEL (Co. KERRY), LURGAN (Co. Oban, Connel Ferry and Tobermory. ARMAGH), MIDLETON (Co. CORK), PERTH (PERTH) .--Life-boat Day at MILTOWN MALBAY (Co. CLARE), MIL- Blairgowrie. FORD (Co. DONEGAL), MULLINGAR (Co. WESTMEATH), NEWCASTLE (Co. DOWN), PETERHEAD (ABERDEEN), SANQUHAR NEW Ross (Co. WEXFORD), PORTA- (DUMFRIES), SELKIRK (ROXBURGH), DOWN (Co. ANTRIM).—Life-boat Days. STONEHAVEN (KINCARDINE), STRAN- RAER (WIGTOWN), SUTHERLAND LONDONDERRY. — Annual Meeting, (SUTHERLANDSHIRE), TffURSO (CAITH- The Mayor, President of the Branch, in NESS).—Life-boat Days. the chair. Speaker: The District TROON (AYR).—Inaugural Ceremony Organizing Secretary. Mrs. J. B. of the new Motor Life-boat. (See special Kennedy and Mrs. Trimble elected Joint report on p. 177.) Hon. Secretaries. Amount collected last year £106 as compared with £182 Ireland. in the previous year. ARMAGH (Co. ARMAGH).;—Life-boat Life-boat Day. Day. PORTRUSH (Co. ANTRIM).—Life-boat BALLYCOTTON (Co. CORK).—Dance. Day with launch of Life-boat. BALBRIGGAN (Co. DUBLIN), BALTI- SKERRIES (Co. DUBLIN), SKIB- MORE (Co. CORK), BALLYBUNION (Co. BEREEN (Co. CORK), TANDRAGEE (Co. KERRY).—Life-boat Days. ARMAGH), TRAMOHE (Co. WATER- NOVEMBER, 1930.] THE LIFEBOAT. 211 FORD), TUAM (Co. GALWAY), TULLOW CONNAH'S QUAY (FLINT), CONWAY (Co. CARLOW), TEALEE (Co. KEREY). (CAEBNAEVON), COWBBIDGE (GLAMOE- —Life-boat Days. GAN), FERRYSIDE AND CARMARTHEN BAY (CARMARTHEN), HOLYHEAD (ANGLESEY), WATERFOBD.—Annual Meeting, Mr. AND LEOMINSTEE (HEBEFOBD).—Life- W. E. Jacob, Chairman of the Branch, presiding, in the absence of the Mayor. boat Days. Speaker : The District Organizing Sec- LLANDUDNO (CAEENARVON).—Life- retary. boat Day. Dinner Table Collection. WHITEHEAD (Co. ANTRIM).—Life- LLANDULAS (DENBIGH).—Life-boat boat Day. Day at Abergele, with launch of Life- boat. Wales. LLANDEINDOD WELLS (RADNOE).—• (Including Herefordshire and Shropshire.) Life-boat Day. Dinner Table Collec- ABERAYRON (CARDIGAN).—Life-boat tion. Day. LLANFAIRFECHAN (CAEBNAEVON), ABERDOVEY AND TOWYN (MERIO- LUDLOW (SALOP), MOLD (FLINT), NETH).—Life-boat Day, with launch of NEATH (GLAMORGAN), NEWQUAY (CAR- Life-boat. Dinner Table Collection. DIGAN), NEWTOWN (MONTGOMEEY), ABERYSTWYTH (CARDIGAN). — Life- OSWESTRY (SALOP), PENMAENMAWB (CAEENARVON), POETHCAWL (GLAMOE- boat Day, with launch of Life-boat. GAN), PONTYPBIDD (GLAMOEGAN), Dinner-table Collection. PRESTATYN (FLINT).—Life-boat Days. ANGLESEY.—Life-boat Day at Ce- RHYL (FLINT).—Life-boat Day, with maes, with launch of Life-boat. launch of Life-boat. Dinner Table BANGOR (BANGOR), BED WAS AND Collection. TEETHOMAS (MONMOUTHSHIEE).—Life- ST. DAVID'S (PEMBROKE).—Life-boat boat Days. Day, with launch of Life-boat. Carnival. BABMOUTH (MERIONETH).—Life-boat SOUTH CAERNARVONSHIRE .—Life-boat Day, with launch of Life-boat. Dinner Days, with launch of Life-boats at Table Collection. Criccieth and Pwllheli. Life-boat Days BBIDGNORTH (SALOP), BUCKLEY at Morfa Nevin and Porthdinllaen. (FLINT), CARDIFF AND PENABTH SWANSEA (GLAMORGAN). — Life-boat (GLAMORGAN).—Life-boat Days. Day. CHUBCH STEETTON (SALOP).—Life- TENBY (PEMBROKE).—Life-boat Day, boat Day and Garden Pete. with launch of Life-boat. Dinner Table COLWYN BAY AND RHOS (DENBIGH).— Collection. Life-boat Day. Dinner Table Collec- WELSHPOOL (MONTGOMERY).—Life- tion. boat Dav.

Help! ] See next page for places in the South of England where help is wanted in I forming new Branches. 212 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1930.

Where Help is Wanted. THE Institution is very anxious to form HERTFORDSHIRE. — Baldock, Letch- Branches in the following places in the worth and Rickmansworth. South-Eastern and South-Western Dis- HUNTINGDONSHIRE.—-Ramsey. tricts, and would be very grateful to any KENT.—Chatham, Gillingham, Rain- readers of The Lifeboat who could help it ham, Sittingbourne, Sonthborough and to do this, either personally or by putting Tonbridge. it in touch with those who might be NORFOLK.—East Dereham. able to help. SUFFOLK.—Beccles, Newmarket and Stowmarket. South-East of England. SURREY.—Chertsey. BEDFORDSHIRE.—Luton and Dun- stable. South-West of England. BERKSHIRE (EAST).—Ascot and Sun- HAMPSHIRE .—Alton. ningdale. BERKSHIRE (WEST). — Abingdon, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. — Buckingham Wantage and Wallingford. and Burnham. SOMERSET.—Shepton Mallet and Wel- CAMBRIDGESHIRE.—Whittlesey. lington. ESSEX. — Brightlingsea and Dover- CORNWALL.—Camborne. court. DEVON.—Torrington.

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