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

Vol. XXVIII.—No. 312.] NOVEMBER, 1932. [PKICE

THE LIFE-BOAT FLEET Motor Life-boats, 109 :: Pulling & Sailing Life-boats, 67 LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Institution in 1824 to November 26th, 1932 - 63,058

Silver Medal Service at Cromer. AT four in the morning of Friday, 14th About daylight the tow ropes of two October, a 5,000-ton Italian steamer, of the tugs broke, and a third tug had the Monte Nevoso, of Genoa, on her way to cut her tow as she was in a very from Buenos Ayres to Hull, stranded on dangerous position. By eight o'clock the Haisboro' Sands, some fourteen all the tugs had had to cast off the tow- miles from Cromer. The weather was ropes ; the steamer showed signs of then fine, with a moderate westerly breaking up, and the Life-boat was breeze. The steamer sent out a wireless signalled to take ofi her crew. message at 8.30 in the morning, asking for the help of tugs. The news reached The Rescue. Cromer from the Coastguard at Gorles- Coxswain Blogg weighed anchor, and ton, and at 9.30 the Motor Life-boat getting as near the steamer as he could, was launched. She reached the steamer he anchored again to windward and about noon, to find the tug Noordzee, of veered alongside. In the heavy sea Rotterdam, standing by. A man from running it was a hard and dangerous the tug had gone on board the steamer. task to transfer the steamer's crew Coxswain Blogg, of the Life-boat, also to the Life-boat. It took an hour to get went on board, and it was arranged that them on board her, and one of them, the tug should try to refloat the steamer, misjudging the distance when he the Life-boat standing by. Five more jumped, fell into the sea between the tugs arrived later, and at 4.30 in the steamer and the Life-boat, where he afternoon the attempt to tow off the might have been crushed between the steamer began. The six tugs were all two, but he was hauled aboard unhurt. engaged in the work. At the end of an hour the Life-boat Meanwhile the wind, which had been had rescued the twenty-nine men of the moderate at first, was gradually in- steamer's crew and the man who had creasing, and by five in the morning of gone on board her from the Dutch tug. the Saturday a gale was blowing from The Captain, Mate, Chief Engineer and the North West, making a heavy sea. Wireless Operator refused to leave the Two or three times the Life-boat, which Monte Nevoso, and the Life-boat left, was anchored near the steamer, had to with the thirty rescued men, for weigh anchor and move into deeper Gorleston, twenty-one miles away, where water. she arrived about noon. Here the res- 566 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1932. cued men were taken to the Mariners' Cromer, where the Life-boat arrived at Eefuge, a fresh supply of petrol was one in the afternoon, nearly fifty-two taken on board, and some of the Life- hours after she had been launched. She boat's Crew, all of whom were soaked had travelled altogether some seventy through, got dry clothes. They had had miles. no food, except some dry bread, tinned Rewards. meat, and cheese, since they had gone It was an outstanding service, marked out at 9.30 on the morning of the pre- by faultless seamanship on the part of vious day. Nor had they touched the Coxswain Blogg, and great courage, emergency rum ration which all Life- endurance and devotion to duty on the boats carry. But without waiting to part of Coxswain and Crew. The Com- get a hot meal, and declining the offer mittee of Management have made the of the Great Yarmouth and Gorleston following awards:— Life-boat to relieve them, they put out To COXSWAIN HENRY G. BLOGG, the again at two o'clock and returned to the Silver Medal of the Institution, accom- wreck, in the hope of persuading the panied by a Vellum, signed by H.R.H. four men still on board to leave her. The Prince of Wales, K.G., as President The Life-boat reached the wreck at of the Institution. Coxswain Blogg has 4.45 in the afternoon, but the Captain already twice won the Gold Medal for still refused to abandon her. The conspicuous gallantry, and is the only weather was moderating. His wireless man living on whom this, the highest was in order. He would call for help honour of the Life-boat Service, has twice again if it were needed. been conferred. All three awards, it is interesting to note, have been for The First Meal for 35 hours. services to foreign vessels. Coxswain The Life-boat then returned to Blogg won the Gold Medal in 1917 for Gorleston, where the Crew had their the rescue of eleven lives from the first proper meal for thirty-five hours. Swedish steamer Fernebo, sunk by a They were put up at the Mariners' mine, and a Second Service Clasp to his Befuge, close to the Coastguard Station, Gold Medal in 1927 for the rescue so that they were ready to set out at of fifteen lives from the Dutch oil- once if an S.O.S; came. Nothing, how- tanker Georgia, which, like the Monte ever, was heard, and about five o'clock Nevoso, was wrecked on the Haisboro' on the Sunday morning Coxswain Blogg Sands. took the Life-boat out again, accom- To each of the twelve members of the panied by two tugs, and reached the Crew, the Thanks of the Institution wreck at eight o'clock. He found that inscribed on Vellum. she had broken her back, and that the Money awards have also been made four men had abandoned her and got amounting to £8 Os. Qd. each to the away in the steamer's motor-boat. Coxswain and Crew. The total pay- They had, however, left two dogs behind ments for the service, including the them, one a large St. Bernard, so the helpers and shore-attendant, amounted Life-boatmen boarded the wreck to to £106 9s. rescue them.- The St. Bernard they were The Canine Defence League has able to take. pJE;Jjn± the other, a small awarded its Silver Medal to Coxswain dog, would not allow itself to be caught, Blogg for the rescue of the dog. and the Life-boatmen were compelled At a meeting of the Cromer Urban to leave it behind. District Council on 7th November the As there was norsign of the motor-boat Chairman, Mr. Willins, referred to the with the four men on board (they were Institution's awards and said: " "We picked up by a trawler and taken to are sometimes told that Cromer is not Lowestoft), Coxswain Blogg made for sufficiently advertised. . . . These gal- the Haisboro' Light Vessel, to find out lant men have done more to make the if the weather conditions were such as name of Cromcr famous than any work would allow the Life-boat to be taken your Advertising Association can ever up her slipway. He then made for hope to do." NOVEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 567

By courtesy _of] [Associated Newspapers Ltd, 30 LIVES SAVED. The Italian steamer Monte Neoo$o on the Haisboro* Sands, with the Cromer Motor Life-boat standing by, and on the right a tug (see page 565).

By courtesy of} [Daily Sketch- THE CROMER LIFE-BOAT CREW. In the centre, without a life-bell. Coxswain Henry Blogg. 568 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1932.

Award to the Women Launchers of Dungeness. ON the 8th of October a whole gale was the Life-boat close alongside the barge blowing at Dungeness, Kent, from by means of the breast line ; the three South by East, a very heavy sea was men on board her—all young men— running and it was raining very heavily. jumped at once for the Life-boat, one A London barge, the Shamrock, bound of them with the barge's cat in his arms ; with a cargo to the Isle of Wight, with the line was cast off; and the rescue had three men on board, had anchored in been successfully accomplished without the roadstead off the Newcombe Sands, damage except that the bow-fender about one and a half miles North East of the Life-boat had been displaced. of the Life-boat Station. At 12.30 in It was impossible for the Life-boat to the afternoon she hoisted a signal of return to Dungeness against the gale, distress, as her anchors had started to so the Coxswain laid his course for drag. Folkestone. Meanwhile, the Hythe The No. 2 Pulling and Sailing Life- Life-boat Station had been kept in boat, a 42-feet boat, one of the largest touch with Dungeness, and when it was and heaviest in the Institution's Fleet, learnt that, at the first attempt, the was got out, and the thirty-seven Dungeness Life-boat had been blown launchers, of whom fourteen were off the skids, it was decided to launch women, pushed her down the skids to the Hythe Motor Life-boat. She was the sea. Twelve other women, wives got away a few minutes after the and sisters of the men launchers, also Dungeness Life-boat had been launched, gave their help. the Joint Hon. Secretary, Mr. G. S. Woodman, being on board. She met the Blown off the Skids. Dungeness Life-boat returning from the At the first attempt, so violent was rescue and took her in tow. Instead of the wind that a sudden gust blew the going on to Folkestone—as the gale had Life-boat right off the skids, on to the now moderated—she was taken into beach. She was hauled up again by Hythe and beached. Next day she was the windlass, the skids were replaced, towed back to her Station. and at the second attempt—although wet to the skin and hardly able to keep Rewards. their feet on the loose stones—the In recognition of this fine service launchers succeeded in getting her away. the Committee of Management have It was then just an hour after the awarded the Thanks of the Institution signal of distress had been hoisted. Half inscribed on Vellum to Coxswain Douglas an hour later, working under sail, the Oilier, of Dungeness. Coxswain Oilier Life-boat reached the barge, anchored won the Bronze Medal for gallantry three to windward of her, got a line on board years ago for his share in the service to her by means of the throwing-cane, the barge Marie May, of Rochester, the veered down to leeward, and hauled on crew of which was rescued by the Hythe board a breast line. The barge was Pulling and Sailing Life-boat. riding low, and heavy seas were breaking The Committee have also awarded the right over her bows and sweeping aft. Thanks of the Institution inscribed on The Life-boat herself was pitching Vellum to the women of Dungeness for heavily, and the seas were breaking over their gallant services on this and other her in clouds of spray which made it occasions in helping to launch the Life- very difficult for her Crew to see any- boat. thing. Money awards have been made to the To get the men off the barge in such Crew and Launchers at Dungeness, conditions was a difficult and dangerous amounting to £35 10s., and to the Crew piece of work, but the Coxswain seized and Launchers at Hythe, amounting to the opportunity of a slight lull to haul £25 7s. NOVEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 569

The Civil Service Life-boats. Inaugural Ceremonies at Donaghadee (Co. Down) and Whitehills (Banffshire). DURING the present year the Inaugural Dibdin, who was practically the founder Ceremonies have taken place of two of the Civil Service Life-boat Fund, and new Motor Life-boats which are gifts to its Honorary Secretary from 1870 until the Institution from the Civil Service shortly before his death in 1910; and Life-boat Fund, and a third Motor Life- who was the Secretary of the Institution boat, which is also to be built out of the from 1883 until his death. The Tyne- Fund, was laid down in September for mouth boat was followed two years Walmer, Kent. later by Civil Service No. 3, which was The Fund was started in 1866, and stationed at Portpatrick, Wigtownshire. the present Chairman and Hon. Treasurer Thus the first three boats built out of is the Right Hon. the Lord South- the Fund went to Ireland, England and borough, P.C., G-.C.B., G.C.M.G., Scotland. G.C.V.O., K.C.S.I., a Vice-President of The boats of the Fund have been • the Institution. placed at fourteen different stations. There are at present on the coast five In England they have been at Walmer, Civil Service Motor Life-boats, stationed Kent (two boats), Maryport, Cumber- at Margate (Kent), Kingstown (Co. land (two boats), Tynemouth, Northum- Dublin), Southend-on-Sea (Essex), berland (two boats), Margate, Kent Whitehills (Banfishire), and Donaghadee (two boats), Southend-on-Sea, Essex, (Co. Down). and North Deal, Kent. In Scotland With the exception of Kingstown, they have been at Portpatrick, Wigtown- which will cease to be a Civil Service shire (two boats), and Whitehills, Station when the present boat comes Banffshire, while the second of the to the end of its term of service, all Portpatrick boats was afterwards sta- these Life-boats are endowed, and when tioned for two years at Montrose, the time comes will be replaced by Angus, and for a year at Peterhead, new Life-boats out of the Fund. The Aberdeenshire. In Ireland they have Fund also contributes £1,000 a year to been at Kingstown (Dun Laoghaire), the maintenance of its boats, and pays Co. Dublin (three boats), Wexford, Co. the rewards given to the Crews. Wexford (two boats), and Donaghadee, The summary of the magnificent help Co. Down. The Civil Service Life-boats which the Civil Service has given to the in the Isle of Man have been stationed at Institution is that since 1866 it has Douglas. contributed £87,177 6s. Id. It has pro- vided altogether twenty-one Life-boats The Inaugural Ceremony at Donaghadee. (not including the Motor Life-boat now A Station was established at Bally- under construction for Walmer). These waiter in 1866, but was closed in 1909, Life-boats have rescued 1,288 lives and owing to the difficulty of getting have saved or helped to save 61 boats suitable men for the Crew. It had a and vessels from destruction. record of 164 lives rescued from ship- wreck. In 1910 the Donaghadee Station The Twenty-one Life-boats. was established in place of it, and was Of the twenty-one Life-boats built out provided with one of the earliest Motor of the Fund, ten have been at English Life-boats in the Institution's Fleet. stations, three at Scottish stations, six She was a 43-feet Watson Life-boat at Irish stations, and two in the Isle of with a 40 h.p. engine. She remained at Man. The first Civil Service Life-boat Donaghadee until the present year, and was built in 1866, bore the name Civil has now been transferred to Aranmore, Service, and was stationed at Wexford. Co. Donegal. She rescued 62 lives, and She was followed by another boat built her Crew were awarded Silver Medals in 1875, and stationed at Tynemouth. and Diplomas by the French Govern- This boat was named after Mr. Charles ment for the rescue in 1915 of the crew 570 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1932. of six men of the French lugger Cyrano, which representatives of three churches of Brest. took part. The Right Rev. J. J. The new Donaghadee Motor Life-boat Macaulay, D.D., Moderator of the is of the Watson Cabin type, 45 feet General Assembly of the Presbyterian 6 inches by 12 feet 6 inches. On service, Church in Ireland, read a psalm, the with crew and gear on board, she Rev. J. A. Duke, B.A., President of the weighs 20£ tons. She is divided into Methodist Church in Ireland, offered a eight water-tight compartments, and is prayer, and the service was concluded fitted with 142 air-cases. She has twin by the Lord Bishop of Down and Connor screws, and is driven by two 40 h.p. (the Right Rev. Charles T. P. Grierson, engines. Her speed is 8J knots. She D.D.) with a prayer and the blessing of carries enough petrol to be able to the Life-boat. Lady Bangor then travel 116 miles at full speed, without named the Life-boat Civil Service No. 5, refuelling. She has seating accommoda- breaking over her bows a bottle of tion in her cabin for ten people, in rough Empire champagne. weather can take ninety-five people on A V'ote of Thanks to Loid and Lady board, and carries a Crew of eight men. Bangor and the officiating clergy was She has a line-throwing gun and an proposed by Mr. J. F. Ward and electric searchlight, and is lighted seconded by Dr. J. Martin, and a Vote throughout with electricity. of Thanks to the Chairman was proposed The Inaugural Ceremony was held on by Mr. T. L. M. Fuge, District Organising 3rd September. Mr. George L. de Secretary, and seconded by Mr. W. S. Lacherois, J.P., President of the Branch, Adams. presided, the Viscount Bangor presented The Life-boat then made a number of the Life-boat to the Branch on behalf trips outside the harbour, on the first of the Civil Service Fund, and she was of which Lady Bangor took the wheel. named by the Viscountess Bangor. The Ceremony took place in the The Whitehills Inaugural Ceremony. presence of a large gathering of towns- A Life-boat Station was established people and visitors. Among them were by the Institution at Banff in 1860. the Right Hon. the Viscount Craigavon, The Boathouse was moved to half-way P.C., D.C.L., M.P., Prime Minister of between Banff and Macdufi in 1867, and Northern Ireland, and the Viscountess in 1902 it was decided to call it the Craigavon. The singing was accom- Banff and Macdufi Station. In 1922 it panied by the band of the Royal was moved to Whitehills, and two years Inniskilling Fusiliers. later was named Whitehills. Its Life- In presenting the Life-boat to the boats have rescued 54 lives. Branch, Lord Bangor gave the record The new Motor Life-boat, which of the Civil Service Life-boat Fund, and replaces a Pulling and Sailing Life-boat, the record of Donaghadee as a Life-boat is one of the light self-righting type of Station. He spoke also of the generous Motor Life-boat, 35 feet 6 inches by 8 way in which Donaghadee contributed feet 10 inches. On service, with crew and to the Institution. Its contribution oi gear on board, she weighs 6| tons. She is £75 in 1931 was 9

Merchant Ships. A book entitled " Ships of the British approval of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, Merchant Navy " has been written by K.G., as Master of the Merchant Navy, Paymaster-Lieutenant E. C. Talbot- and by special permission it ias been Booth, R.N.R., and will be published dedicated to him. shortly by Messrs. Andrew Melrose Ltd. The book will be published at 35s. It is a record of the ships of our liner and, by arrangement with the publishers, companies, and has 64 illustrations in the author generously proposes to give colour and 234 in black and white. 5s. on every copy sold to the Life-boat The book has been published with the Service. 572 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1932.

H.R.H. The Duchess of York at Arbroath. Inaugural Ceremony of the New Motor Life-boat. ON 31st August, H.R.H. The Duchess family. He spoke also of the great of York named the new Motor Life-boat increase in Scottish support of the Life- stationed at Arbroath (Angus). boat Service during the past five years. This Life-boat, which has replaced a Its contribution had risen from under Pulling and Sailing Life-boat, has been £11,000 a year to over £22,000. In this built out of a legacy from the late Misses way Scotland had responded to the Isabella and Elizabeth Mudie, of Dundee. appeal that the Scottish people should She is one of the light Self-righting Motor pay for the maintenance of the Scottish Life-boats, 35 feet 6 inches by 8 feet Life-boats. 10 inches, specially designed for Stations Provost Chapel, in receiving the Life- where the Life-boat has to be launched boat, expressed the gratitude of Arbroath off a carriage or the open beach, de- to the two donors and to the Institution. scribed on p. 570. The fishermen of the East Coast were a courageous race. They had never Station Founded in 1802. failed and they never would fail to Arbroath is one of the oldest Life-boat respond to the call of the Life-boat Stations on the Scottish coast. It was Service. established in 1802. Its Life-boats have Commander E. D. Drury, O.B.E., been launched on service ninety-five R.D., R.N.R., Chief Inspector of Life- times and have rescued forty-three boats, described the Life-boat, and she lives. was dedicated by the Rev. J. Spence Provost William'Chapel presided at Cuthill, B.D. The hymn " 0 God our the ceremony, which took place in the Help in Ages Past" was sung to the presence of thousands of people watching accompaniment of the Arbroath Town from the houses and harbour-side. The Band. harbour and the town were gaily The Duchess of York then named the decorated, and music was provided by Life-boat John and William Mudie, and the Arbroath Instrumental Band. The the Duke of Montrose presented her guard of honour was composed of with a silver model of a Life-boat in fishermen who had served in the Navy memory of the ceremony. or Army. The Earl of Strathmore, K.T., Mr. Robert L. Mudie, a nephew of the G.C.V.O., Lord Lieutenant of Angus, two donors, presented the Life-boat to and the father of the Duchess, offered the Institution. In doing so he said the good wishes of all to Arbroath, on that the Misses Mudie had been bene- what would be remembered as a red- factors to numerous charities, but that letter day in the annals of the town. none of their bequests was more worthy A vote of thanks to the Duchess was than this gift of a Life-boat. She was, proposed by Harriet, Lady Findley, at their wish, to be named after their D.B.E., Honorary Secretary of the brothers, John and William Mudie. One Scottish Life-boat Council, and seconded had spent many years in the Far East, by Baillie Sheriffs, and a vote of thanks the other had been well known as a to the Chairman and others was pro- town councillor of Dundee. posed by Commander the Hon. A. D. Cochrane, D.S.O., M.P., Vice-Chairman Increase in Scottish Support. of the Scottish Life-boat Council. The Duke of Montrose, C.B., C.V.O., After the ceremony the Duchess of V.D., LL.D., Chairman of the Scottish York, with Provost Chapel, the Duke Life-boat Council and a Vice-President of Montrose, the Earl of Strathmore, of the Institution, accepted the Life-boat Lady Helen Graham and Commander on behalf of the Institution, handed Drury, went aboard the Life-boat and her to the Branch and expressed its made a trip round the harbour, loudly gratitude to the Misses Mudie and their cheered by the crowd. NOVEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 573

By courtesy of] {Daily Record, (Jlaeyw. HJUL THE DUCHESS OF YORK ON BOARD THE ARBROATH MOTOR LIFE-BOAT. With her are the Duke of Montrose, the Lady Helen Graham (Lady-in-Waiting), Mr. Robert L. Mudie, and Commander Drury, Chief Inspector of Life-boat*.

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Two Inaugural. Ceremonies in Wales. Tenby and Angle, Pembrokeshire. D USING August the Inaugural Cere- carry on the great traditions of the monies took place of two new Motor Station and show themselves worthy of Life-boats which have been stationed this splendid gift. on the coast of Wales at the Stations of The Bishop of St. David's (the Right Tenby and Angle, both in Pembroke- Rev. D. L. Prosser, D.D.) dedicated the shire. Life-boat, and Mary, Lady Meyrick Both the new Life-boats are of the named her Elizabeth Elson. Watson Cabin type, 45 feet 6 inches by A vote of thanks to Lady Meyrick was 12 feet 6 inches, described on p. 570. proposed by Mr. Seymour Allen, J.P., and seconded by General Sir Ivor The Angle Ceremony. Philipps, and a vote of thanks to General There has been a Life-boat Station at Leach" was proposed by the Rev. T. Angle since 1867. Its Life-boats have Aubrey and seconded by Captain Vivian rescued 105 lives and the Institution Lewis, M.C., the District Organizing has awarded three Silver and one Bronze Secretary. The singing at the Cere- Medal for gallantry. mony was led by the choir of the Angle The Motor Life-boat, which has Parish Church, accompanied by the Town replaced a Pulling and Sailing Life-boat, Band. has been provided out of a legacy from The Tenby Ceremony. the late Mr. Benjamin Elson, of Hove, Tenby has had a Life-boat Station Sussex. since 1852. Its Life-boats have rescued The Inaugural Ceremony took place 200 lives, and six Silver Medals have on 13th August. Brigadier-General been awarded for gallantry. H. E. B. Leach, C.B., C.M.G., C.V.O., The new Motor Life-boat has been D.L., J.P., presided. In opening the built and endowed out of a legacy from Ceremony General Leach gave a short the late Mr. John R. Webb, of Mow- history of the Station and spoke in macre Hill, Leicestershire, and has particular of the great services of the replaced another Motor Life-boat, pro- late Colonel R. W. B. Mirehouse, vided out of this legacy, which was C.M.G., D.L., J.P., and Mrs. Mirehouse. stationed at Tenby in 1923. This Life- Colonel Mirehouse became Chairman boat was the first to be built of the of the Branch in 1886. In 1890 he was Watson Cabin type, and was the first appointed Honorary Secretary, con- Motor Life-boat with a cabin on our tinuing his work for the Branch until coasts. his death in 1914. In 1893 he was The Inaugural Ceremony took place awarded the Thanks of the Institution on 16th August and Mr. Charles G. for going out in the Life-boat to the Ammon, a member of the Committee rescuing of a shipwrecked man, and in of Management of the Institution and the following year he was awarded the late Parliamentary Secretary to the Silver Medal for the gallant part which Admiralty, presided. he "took, with two other men, in rescuing Among those present were the Mayor twenty-seven lives from shipwreck. and Corporation, Major Gwilym Lloyd After a prayer by the Rev. J. Aubrey, George, Member of Parliament for Rector of Angle, Lieut-Commander G. R. Pembroke, the Chairman of the Pem- Cousins, D.S.C., R.N., District Inspector brokeshire County Council and the of Life-boats, presented the Life-boat to Principal of University College, the Branch and gave a full description Aberystwyth. of her. The Rev. Canon Bickerton C. Mrs. Mirehouse accepted the Life- Edwards, M.A., Rector of Tenby, boat, and in doing so expressed the opened the Ceremony with prayer. gratitude of Angle to the donor of the Mr. Ammon then presented the Life- Boat and to the Institution. She had boat to the Branch. In doing so he no doubt that the present Crew would recalled the fine history of the Station. NOVEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 575 He said what a credit it was to the Before the dedication a presentation nation that the Life-boats were a of money was made to three members voluntary service and that no appeal of the Crew who have recently retired : to the public on their behalf had ever Mr. John Williams, who had been been made in vain. Bowman and then Coxswain for twenty- Alderman W. H. Thomas, J.P., Chair- six years, Mr. R. Hooper, who had been man of the Branch, accepted the Life- Second Coxswain for twenty-five years boat and expressed the gratitude of the and had served in the boat' altogether Branch to the donor and the Institution. forty-five years, and Mr. William Lieut.-Commander G. R. Cousins, D.S.C. Thomas, who had been a member of R.N., District Inspector of Life-boats, the Crew and then Bowman for thirty- described the Boat; the Bishop of St. David's (the Right Rev. David L. nine years. These gifts were from Prosser, D.D.) dedicated her, and Mr. Miss Harvey, a member of the Tenby Ammon then named her John R. Webb Committee, who was prevented by ill- " in the service of the great brotherhood ness from being present. Miss Harvey of the seas." A vote of thanks to has since died and left £100 to the Mr. Ammon was passed. Institution.

The "City of Leicester" Boarding Boat. Inaugural Ceremony at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. ON 3rd September the Inaugural Cere- of the Walton Urban District Council, mony took place at Walton-on-the- presided, supported by Mr. J. W. Eagle, Naze, Essex, of a boarding boat. The J.P., Chairman of the Walton Branch, Motor Life-boat which was stationed at the Mayor of Colchester, the Chairman Walton in 1928 lies afloat in an exposed of the Frinton Urban District Council, position, and in order that her crew may members of the Walton Council, and be able to get out to her in all weathers Mr. H. Morey, Assistant Secretary of the this boarding boat has been built. City of Leicester Branch. It is on the same lines as a Life-boat and could itself be used for Life-boat The Lord Mayor's Speech. work. It has been provided out of The Lord Mayor of Leicester (Alder- a special fund inaugurated by the man W. E. Wilford) presented the Boat Leicester Mermry to celebrate the to the Institution. Leicester, he said, Institution's centenary, this fund being was an inland town far from the sea. in addition to the Branch's annual Many of its citizens had never even seen contribution to the general revenue of the sea. It spoke volumes for the the Institution. sympathetic interest of its people that there had been a Leicester Branch of the Leicester's Three Life-boats. Institution for sixty years and that This is the third Life-boat to be pre- Leicester in that time had contributed sented by Leicester to the Institution. thousands of pounds to the Institution. From 1866 to 1923 two Life-boats were He looked upon the Life-boat Service stationed in succession at Gorleston, as equal with the Fire Brigade in cap- Suffolk, which had been built out of a turing the imagination of an inland city. Leicester Life-boat Fund and which were Sir John Collie accepted the boat and named after the town. formally handed her to the Branch. Both the Lord Mayor and Lady In doing so he spoke of Leicester's great Mayoress of Leicester attended the record in support of the Institution and inaugural ceremony and the Institution said that nothing more clearly showed was represented by Lieut.-Colonel Sir what a great seafaring people were the John Collie, C.M.G., M.D., J.P., a mem- people of Great Britain, than the ber of the Committee of Management. splendid sea-sense of the inland towns. Mr. A. A. Appleton, J.P., Chairman Leicester, by this gift, would be asso- 576 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1932- dated with, a Life-boat Station which A vote of thanks to the Lady Mayoress tad a magnificent record, for since the was proposed by Mr. W. Lowther Kemp, Station was established in Ib84 the J.P. (Chairman of the Frinton-on-Sea Walton-on-the-Naze Life-boats had Urban District Council), and the Lady rescued 390 lives. Mayoress then named the Life-boat City Mr. J. W. Eagle, the" Chairman of the of Leicester. Branch, accepted the Boat. She was At a luncheon held after the Ceremony dedicated by the Bishop of Colchester the Lady Mayoress was presented with (the Eight Kev. T. A. Chapman, D.D.), a framed picture of the Boat, and a vote and the hymn " 0 God our Help in of thanks was proposed to Mr. Appleton Ages Past " was sung, led by the choir and to Captain W. J. Oxley, the of All Saints' Church. Honorary Secretary of the Station.

"Launch!" An Appreciation of General Seely's Book. By H. M. Tomlinson. I AM sure that readers who are not they have the certainty of gain ? attracted by a tale of perils at sea in " Launch ! " proves that to be a precious open boats will find much to surprise delusion of the mugwumps. The and hearten them in General Seely's .glimpses its author gives us of humble " Launch ! " It is an animating book, men, with no promise of reward or for it has implications which involve publicity overcoming appalling circum- more than the life-saving service about stances by skill and endurance on behalf our coasts. of people unknown to them, helps to Many people to-day are properly correct the ugly impression we may have concerned lest society should be wrecked acquired through other activities of and lost in the storms of contentious mankind in these late days. If the humanity. Let them read General lesson in this book were widely known, Seely's moving relation of the voluntary and its virtues became active, then service for life-saving at sea. It puts " Launch!" might even aid in the saving mankind in another and better light. of society from its perils. We are often counselled to abandon hope because human nature is unchangeable. May be it is. The author of " Launch !" The book has an introduction by does not answer that, but he does H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, E.G., persuade us there would be little need and a coloured cover, showing a Life- to worry over its immutable character boat launch, specially drawn for it by if only we appealed to its magnaminity that very distinguished artist, Mr. Frank and not to its fears. Surprising things Brangwyn, as a gift to the Institution. might happen then. In Ireland, it It is published by Messrs. Hodder and seems, there really was one call, and in Stoughton, and is now on sale in two the most dreadful period of its recent editions—one with a cloth cover at history, which made men forget their 2s. §d., and the other with a paper hates, and work together in a common cover at Is. It is on sale at all book- cause. It was the summons to the sellers, and can also be obtained from Life-boat. For a time they were not the Institution, post free, at 2s. lOd. Irish, not this or that. They were and Is. 4d. fellowmen, acting together, with no hope Honorary Secretaries of Branches can of anything except that they might be supplied with copies at the wholesale live long enough to do good to strangers rate, for sale at Life-boat Houses in extremity. and at bazaars and other Life-boat Men will not give us their best except functions. NOVEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 577

Life-boat Calendar and Christmas Card.

TO THE RESCUE! The New Brighton Motor 'Life-boat on her way to the EmiU Delmat.

THE Life-boat Christmas Card and the the Institution in any quantity, post Life-boat Calendar for 1933 are now free, Is. each, or 10s. a dozen, this price ready. including an envelope with each calendar. The Calendar. It weighs, in the envelope, just under The calendar has on it a reproduction 4 ounces, so that it can be sent through in colours of a painting by Mr. William the post, with the envelope open, for Id. McDowell, showing the New Brighton Motor Life-boat on her way to the The Christmas Card. French steamer Emile Delmas, from The Christmas Card is a four-page which she rescued the whole crew of card with a Life-boatman's head on the twenty-four men, in a very heavy front and the Institution's crest and N.N.W. gale with gusts at nearly 100 Christmas and New Year greetings miles an hour. This was the finest inside. It is a vellum card, printed in service of 1928, the Coxswain being sepia. awarded the Silver Medal and each of As before, the calendar has the record the eight members of the crew the of lives saved printed on the front, and Bronze Medal. The picture is the other particulars on the back. The property of Mr. J. R. Barnett, O.B.E., card has no printing on it except the M.I.N.A., the Consulting Naval Archi- greetings. It can be obtained from tect of the Institution and the designer the Institution in any quantity. The of the Barnett type of Motor Life-boat, price is 2d. each, including an envelope.1 the first of which type was the New Those who wish to order calendars or Brighton Life-boat shown in the picture. cards should apply to the Secretary, The picture is reproduced by Mr. Royal National Life-boat Institution, Barnett's kind permission. Life-boat House, 42 Grosvenor Gardens, The calendar is 11£ inches long by London, S.W.I, and should enclose with 9 inches wide, and can be obtained from their order a postal order or stamps. 578 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1932.

Services of the Life-boats. Reported to the September and October Meetings of the Committee of Management. Reported to the September Meeting. pots, but were overtaken by bad Ramsgate, Kent. — The Norwegian weather, and all returned to harbour steamer Lovoy, of Haugesund, while except two, the Silver Line and the Star bound from Christiansand to Oporto of Hope. A moderate N. breeze was with a cargo of codfish, stranded on the blowing with a rough sea, and as the Goodwin Sands, about four miles S.W. harbour could only be made with of North Goodwin Buoy, on the 4th danger, the Pulling and Sailing Life- July. News of the accident was re- boat John Anthony was launched at ceived from the Ramsgate Coastguard, 8.55 AM. and stood by until both cobles and the Motor Life-boat Prudential was had got safely in.—Rewards, £1212s. 6Staithes, Yorkshire. — On the 15th sailing south, she anchored on a lee July the local fishing cobles put out shore. She had been kept under watch early in the morning to haul their crab from the shore, and at 2.55 P.M. the NOVEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 579

By courtesy of] [A. J. Wetton, South Norwood. TO THE RESCUE OF A YACHT. The Southwold Motor Life-boat pulling out to the help of the Daman's, of Lowestoft (see opposite Dage).

By courtety of] Aberdeen Evening Expren. ON BOARD THE ABERDEEN LIFE-BOAT IN A HEAVY SEA. 580 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1932.

Southwold Motor Life-boat Mary Scott taken into the Life-boat, and after two was launched to her help. A moderate, Life-boatmen had been put on the yacht but very squally, N.N.W. breeze was she was towed to Slaughden Quay. The blowing, and there was a heavy swell Life-boat arrived back at her Station at and rain. The Life-boat came up with 5.30 P.M., having been out for seven the Daman's about four miles south of hours.—Property Salvage Case. Southwold, took her in tow and brought her and the two men on board safely to Torbay, Devon.—About 1.20 P.M. on the 29th July the Coxswain received harbour.—Rewards, £8 8s. a message from the Coastguard at Tor- Margate, Kent.—On the evening of the quay that a motor boat was in distress 19th July the Coxswain was told by off Ivy Cove. A very strong squally boatmen that a motor boat was in wind was blowing from the W.S.W., difficulties near the Long Nose Buoy, with a rough sea. The Motor Life-boat and was drifting out to sea on the ebb George Shee was launched, and found tide. A light easterly breeze was blow- that the motor boat—which was the ing and the sea was smooth. The Commander, of Paignton, with seven Motor Life-boat Lord Soutkborough (Civil inexperienced holiday-makers aboard—- Service No. 1) was launched at 6.30 P.M. had drifted into the middle of Tor Bay, She found that the boat was the motor where she had been picked up by the boat Sea Breeze, of Birchington, with a yacht Grey Goose. The Grey Goose towed man, woman and child aboard, and that the motor boat into Brixham Harbour, her engine had broken down. The and the Life-boat accompanied them in. Life-boat towed her safely back to A few minutes after she reached shore Margate.—Rewards, £6 3s. a sinai] yacht was seen making heavy Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—On the weather about three or four miles off, evening of the 28th July telephone and the Life-boat put out again. She messages were received from the Coast- failed to find the yacht, although guard that a small yacht was at anchor inquiries were made of the Berry Head in a dangerous position about 300 yards and Torquay Coastguard, and arrived off shore, and that she would probably back at her Station at 6 P.M.—Rewards, take tie ground and capsize when £4 Is. the tide ebbed. Several unsuccessful Lerwick, Shetland.—During the night of attempts were made to attract the the 31st July the Coastguard at Knab attention of the yacht's occupants, and saw flares being burnt by a vessel in it was then decided to send out the the South entrance. She was evidently Motor Life-boat Samuel OaJces. She drifting seaward. The Life-boat Station was launched at 10.30 P.M. in a strong was warned, and the Motor Life-boat and increasing 'W.S.W. breeze with a Lady Jane and Martha Ryland was rough sea, and found that the yacht was launched at 12.40 A.M. on the 1st August. the Mayfly, of Poole, with only her A strong N. breeze was blowing with a owner on board. At his request the moderate sea and rain showers. The Coxswain put two Life-boatmen aboard Life-boat found the motor launch Sky- and towed the yacht into Shoreham lark, of Lerwick, being towed ,into Harbour, returning to her Station at harbour by the motor launch Fisher 1.30 A.M.—Property Salvage Case. Lassie, as her engines had broken down, Aldeburgh, Suffolk.—At 10.18 A.M. on and she had been drifting helplessly. the.29th, July a message was received Owing to the darkness and the fact that from the Coastguard that a small yacht neither of the launches carried navi- had been dismasted near Orfordness, gation lights, the Fisher Lassie and the and wanted help. A strong S.W. breeze Life-boat came into collision, and both was blowing, with a moderate sea and were damaged somewhat. The Life-boat rain squalls. The Motor Life-boat A bdy took the launches in tow, and brought Beauclerk was launched, and found that them safely into Lerwick Harbour, the yacht was the Jo, of Aldeburgh, reaching her Station again at 1.15 A.M. with two men on board. They were The Honorary Secretary, Mr. G. T. NOVEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 581 Kay, accompanied the Life-boat on this the boats in tow, steered for Bembridge, service.—-Rewards, £12 10s. returning ashore at 11 P.M.—Rewards, Plymouth and Salcombe, Devonshire.— £13 Is. On the 6th August the motor vessel Portpatrick, Wigtownshire.—Information Capable, of London, ran aground in was received from Killantringan Light- Bigbury Bay in a dense fog, while house through Portpatrick Wireless bound to London with a cargo of stone. Station at 8.15 A.M. on the 10th August She carried a crew of eight. The Master that two small fishing boats were in sent a man ashore, and the news was distress and struggling to reach safety sent to Salcombe and Plymouth. The against a strong S.W. breeze with a Salcombe Motor Life-boat Alfred and rough sea. The weather was very foggy. Clara Heath was launched at 2.45 P.M., The Motor Life-boat J. and W. was and found the vessel badly aground launched, and found that one of the among rocks. After standing by for boats had safely made Sanded Bay. some time she towed the Capable off The other boat, the Passing Cloud, of and piloted her into Salcombe. But for Portpatrick, was found about three the help given by the Life-boat she miles to the northward with her crew of would undoubtedly have become a total two exhausted. They were taken into wreck. The Plymouth Motor Life-boat the Life-boat, which towed their boat to Robert and Marcella Beck felt her way harbour, arriving at 9.45 A.M.—Rewards, through the fog, found the Capable £3 15s. after the Salcombe Life-boat, and stood Appledore, Devon.—Two fishermen of by while the Capable was being got off Appledore went mackerel fishing off the rocks.—Rewards, Plymouth, £6 17s. Rock's Nose on the afternoon of the Qd.; Salcombe, Property Salvage Case. llth August. A moderate S.E. breeze Cromer, Norfolk.—The Motor Life-boat was blowing, and the sea was smooth. H. F. Bailey was launched at 4.25 P.M. A sudden squall capsized the boat, and on the 7th August, on receipt of a both men were thrown into the water, telephone message from Overstrand, but luckily the anchor fell out and kept through the Coastguard, that a small the boat stationary. They were seen vessel had been disabled off Overstrand from the shore clinging to the upturned with a broken shaft, and required help boat, and the Motor Life-boat V. C. S. to get to Yarmouth. She was the motor was launched at 3.30 P.M. to their help. trawler Iverna, of Grimsby, and was She took the men aboard, and then about two miles E.S.E. of Cromer, with returned to Appledore, towing the three persons aboard, including her fishing boat. A doctor was waiting when owner, who was ill. A rope was got the Life-boat landed, but the men were aboard the Iverna, and the Life-boat none the worse for their experience.— towed her into Yarmouth. The Life- Rewards, £6 11s. boat was out for eleven hours on this Kingstown, Co. Dublin.—At 10.30 P.M. service. The weather was fine and the on the 13th August the Coxswain sea smooth.—-Property Salvage Case. received a message that a small yacht Bembridge, Isle of Wight.—At about with two men on board was' in distress 8.30 P.M. on the 10th August it in the bay. A strong S.E. breeze was was reported by visitors that a small blowing with a rough sea and heavy rain. fishing boat had not returned, and was The yacht had been seen by several believed to be fog-bound about one and people on shore, and two men had a half miles S.E. of Bembridge. The attempted to go to her help, but could Motor Life-boat Langham was launched not get beyond the harbour entrance in a smooth sea. She set a compass owing to the bad weather. The Motor course in the fog and gathering dark- Life-boat Dunleary (Civil Service No. 7) ness, and, after much searching, found was launched, and found the yacht—the the boat, and also a second boat. Each Colleen, of Dublin—drifting towards a boat had two men on board. They were sand-bank near Poolbeg Lighthouse, all taken into the Life-boat, which, with with her sails blown away and the two 582 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1932. men bailing to keep her afloat. The Coxswain saw this from shore, and the Life-boat took the men on board and No. 2 Pulling and Sailing Life-boat towed the yacht into harbour, which Jacob and Rachel Vallentine was launched was reached shortly after midnight.— at 2.55 P.M. She came up with the Rewards, £13 17*. Susan about 300 yards N.E. of the East Aberdeen.—The new Whitehills Life- Pier, and found that her crew of four boat, which was on passage from the had been picked up by another coble building yard at Cowes to her Station, which had been near. Then, as the seas with the Northern District Inspector of were increasing, the cobles decided to Life-boats aboard, left Aberdeen at make for harbour, and the Life-boat 8 A.M. on the 14th August. At 10.30 escorted them all safely in.—Rewards, A.M. a message was received from the £14 2s. 6d. Collieston Coastguard that the boat had Swanage, Dorset.—At about 7.30 P.M. had engine trouble, and was putting on the 2nd September the fishing back to Aberdeen, so the No. 1 Motor boat Redwing, of Poole, was seen to be Life-boatEmma Constance was launched, in difficulties three miles E.N.E. from came up with her just north of Collieston, Peveril Point in a moderate S.S.W. gale and towed her back to Aberdeen, which with a moderately heavy sea. The was reached at 1.10 P.M.—Rewards, Motor Life-boat Thomas Markby went £3 5s. Qd. out and searched until 8.45 P.M., when Piel (Barrow), Lancashire.—A motor a flare was seen. It was the Redwing. boat named Lucille, belonging to the Her engine had failed; she had been local Sea Scouts, left Piel about 10 A.M. dismasted ; her anchor was down, but on the 20th August for a return trip was dragging badly, and she was making to Fleetwood. She had not returned heavy weather. She was then two to by 10.20 P.M., and no news could be got three miles south of Boscombe Pier. of her, so the Motor Life-boat N. T. was The Life-boat took on board her crew launched. A moderate N.E. gale was of two, and took the boat in tow. After blowing with a heavy sea and rain. bringing the boat in and seeing her The Life-boat went to Fleetwood safely moored, the Life-boat returned Channel, and, after speaking the Coast- to her Station at 10.30 P.M.—Rewards, guard, searched along the Walney coast £11 10s. as far as the Duddon Light, but without Cromer, Norfolk.—On the 3rd Septem- success. She then went west for about ber, at about 5.15 P.M., fishermen ten miles in the direction of Morecambe told the Coxswain that a barge, two Bay, but, as nothing could be found, miles E.S.E. of Cromer, was flying she made for home. On approaching a signal. The weather was fine with a Piel she saw a small fishing boat trying smooth sea and strong W.N.W. breeze. to make harbour, picked her up, and The signal was not understood, and a towed her and her only occupant into crab boat was sent out to investigate. safety. She arrived back at her Station She reported that she had found the at 9 A.M., and found that the Lucille motor barge Olive May, of London, had returned about 6.30 A.M. after with a crew of four bound from Rye to having been anchored off Walney, the Humber laden with shingle, in need without lights, overnight.—Rewards, of help, as she had struck a rock and £18 3*. was leaking badly. The Motor Life-boat Whitby, Yorkshire.—On the afternoon H. F. Battey put out at 6.30 P.M. and of the 22nd August fourteen local towed the barge to Yarmouth, arriving fishing cobles were at sea outside the at 2 A.M. Shortly afterwards she set harbour entrance. A moderate N.E. out to return to her Station, which she breeze was blowing, and the sea was reached at 5.30 A.M., but, owing to the rough and breaking owing to a very strong wind and sea which had sprung strong outflow from the river. One of up, she had to hang on to moorings the cobles, Susan, shipped a heavy sea, until 2.30 P.M. before she could be put and was swamped. The Life-boat on the slipway.—Property Salvage Case. NOVEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 583

By courtesy of] [The Yorkshire HeraU. THE SCARBOROUGH MOTOR LIFE-BOAT.

By courtesy of] [J. B. Cleet, Sooth Shields. THE PULLING AND SAILING LIFE-BOAT AT NORTH SUNDERLAND. 584 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1932. The Mumbles, Glamorganshire.—A local Weymouth, Dorset.—On the morning boatman reported to the Coxswain at of the 8th September the Coastguard 4.45 P.M. on the 4th September, that reported that they had been watch- a vessel was ashore inside the Neath ing for some time a sailing vessel of Fairway Buoy. The Motor Life-boat the trawler type, which had lost her Edward, Prince of Wales was launched headsails. Later she was seen to make in a rough sea with a moderate W. signals of distress, and the Motor Life- breeze. She found the ex-fishing boat boat William and Clara Ryland was Roamer, of Swansea, ashore, with five launched at 1.45 P.M. A moderate men on board. Her anchor had been S.S.W. gale was blowing, with a rough lost and she was damaged and making sea and heavy rain squalls. The Life- water. The Life-boat took her in tow, boat found that the vessel was the yacht and brought her and her crew to a safe Hope, of Weymouth, with four people berth at Briton Ferry, returning to her aboard. She had lost her headsails, her Station at 8.8 P.M.—Rewards, £7 17s. engine had broken down, and she was drifting helplessly about three miles Fowey, Cornwall.—At 1.10 P.M. on west by south of Abbotsbury Coastguard the 5th September the Gorran Haven Station. After standing by for some Coastguard reported that six yachts time, the Life-boat took the Hope in bound for Fowey from Falmouth were tow and brought her and her four making heavy weather off Dodman occupants safely into Weymouth. She Head. A moderate S.S.W. gale was arrived back at her Station at 10 P.M. blowing with squalls, the sea was heavy, The owner of the yacht, Dr. J. Gerard- it was raining, and conditions were Pearse, an annual subscriber to the getting worse. It was decided to launch Weymouth Branch, expressed his thanks the Motor Life-boat C. D. E. C., as a in letters to the Press and to the Institu- precautionary measure. She met the tion.—Rewards, £9 Is. yachts, and stood by until all were in safety, after which she went to stand by Sunderland, Durham.—The Motor Life- another yacht from Plymouth which boat Henry Vernon was launched at was off the Udder Buoy and making 1 P.M. on the llth September in very heavy weather. The yachts were response to a message from Whitburn Spica, Marlin, Osprey, Mathari, Victory that two boats were in difficulties, and Namouna from Falmouth, and and were showing distress signals. A Daedalus from Plymouth. The Life-boat strong N.W. gale was blowing, with a returned ashore at 3 P.M.—Rewards, choppy sea. It was found that the £4 7s. Qd. fishing coble Phil and the small boat Cissie, both of Sunderland, had got into difficulties, and that the pilot-cutter Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.—At 4.27 P.M. had taken two men out off the Cissie, on the 8th September the Coastguard but had been unable either to take off telephoned that a small boat was in the crew of two from the Phil or to take difficulties near Rattray Head. A the two boats in tow. The Life-boat strong E.N.E. gale was blowing with managed to get them in tow, however, a heavy sea and rain. The Motor Life- and brought them and the remaining boat Duke of Connaught was launched, two men safely into Sunderland, which and found the boat, with one man on was reached at 3 P.M.—Rewards, board, about three miles S.E. from £5 15s. Gd. Rattray. Owing to the state of the weather, it was thought inadvisable to Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—During a mode- tow the boat, and the Life-boat escorted rate W.S.W. gale, with a heavy sea her for about three miles, until her yard and rain, information was received from broke. A Life-boatman was then put the Coastguard at 3.37 A.M. on the aboard her, and the Life-boat took her llth September that a vessel about two in tow and brought her and the man miles west by south of Clacton Pier was safely into Peterhead, which was reached dragging her anchor towards the bank at 7.30 P.M.—Rewards, £8 5s. &d. near Clacton Jetty. The Motor Life- NOVEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 585 boat Edward Z. Dresden was launched, —Rewards, Donaghadee, £5 12s. 6d.; and found a cutter with two men in her, Portpatrick, £6 15s. Qd. and a yawl with one man on board. Wicklow, Co. Wicklow. — 25th July. They were bound, one boat towing the Schooner ashore on rocks. Captain did other, from Walton Backwaters to not wish to leave, so Life-boat returned Brightlingsea, but had been rendered and informed owner.—Rewards, £14 9s. helpless owing to the tow ropes fouling the propeller. With the help of the Newhaven, Sussex.—25th July. A small Life-boat both boats, and the men on boat appeared to be in distress off board, were taken to safety in the River Peacehaven, but it was found she did Colne.—Rewards, £8 6s. 9Guernsey.—5th August. for the reasons given :— S.S. St. Patrick struck a rock. Help given by another steamer.—Rewards, Lowestoft, Suffolk.—12th June. Barge on fire, but crew got fire under control. £9 Is. —Rewards, £16 7s. 6

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By courtesy of] [C. Haines, Monkseaton. RETURNING FROM EXERCISE. 588 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1932. St. Peter Port, Guernsey. — At mid- Coastguard telephoned that a man night on the 21st September a tele- had swum ashore for help from a phone message was received that a motor-boat which was in difficulties off vessel appeared to be trying to attract Prawle Point. A moderate E.S.E. gale attention by means of a flare. A strong was blowing, with a rough sea and heavy E.S.E. breeze was blowing, with a rough rain. As there was a likelihood of the sea and rain showers. It was first tried, boat driving ashore the Motor Life-boat but unsuccessfully, to communicate with Alfred and Clara Heath was launched at the vessel by means of a flash lamp ; and 2.25 P.M. She found the motor-boat then it was decided to launch the Motor Edith, of Salcombe, with a man and two Life-boat Queen Victoria. She left at women aboard, at anchor close to the 1.35 A.M. on the 22nd, arid found that rocks, with her engine broken down. the vessel was the auxiliary yacht With some difficulty the three people Capri, of Fleetwood, with seven persons were taken on board the Life-boat, aboard. She had stranded on Round which, then towed the Edith safely to Rock, near Hanois, while on a pleasure Salcombe. The Life-boat arrived back cruise from Poole to Cornwall, and was at her Station at 5.15 P.M. The owner in imminent danger of being dashed to of the boat showed his appreciation of pieces, as the wind was freshening and this service by making a gift of £10 to the tide falling, and she was lying to the Life-boat Crew.—Rewards, £5 3s. windward of the rocks. The Life-boat Thurso, Caithness-shire.—On the 1st managed to get a rope aboard her and October the small motor fishing then began to tow her to safety, but had boat Marigold, of Thurso, which had only gone a few yards when the yacht gone out fishing, was overtaken by bad struck a submerged rock and began to weather and was unable to return to fill. The tow-rope was cut and the crew harbour. A watch was kept on her for quickly taken on board the Life-boat, some time, and at 9 A.M. the Motor Life- which then returned to her Station, boat H.C.J. was launched, in a strong arriving back at 6 A.M.—Rewards, £9 Is. N.E. gale, with a heavy sea and rain Montrose, Angus.—About 10 A.M. on showers. She came up with the Man- the 26th September, a N.E. breeze gold in Dunnet Bay and escorted her increased to gale force, causing the sea safely into Thurso Harbour, which was to break heavily at the harbour entrance, reached at 10 A.M. Owing to the heavy and making it very dangerous to cross seas on the slipway, the Life-boat could the bar. As the motor fishing boats not be rehoused for some hours. The Enterprise, Rosa, Comfort and Provider Life-boat was in charge of the Second were still at sea it was thought advisable Coxswain, as the Cpxswain was on board to send out a Life-boat, and the No. 1 the Marigold.—Rewards, £7 12s. Motor Life-boat John Russell was Staithes, Yorkshire.—The Staithes Pull- launched at 11 A.M. She stayed at the ing and Sailing Life-boat John Anthony harbour bar until all the boats had got was launched at 10.45 A.M. on the in safely and then returned to her Station, arriving back at 12.30 P.M.— 5th October, as two of a number of fishing cobles which had put to sea to Rewards, £6 4s. haul their crab pots had not returned St. Abbs, Berwickshire.—On the morn- and the sea had become rough, with a ing of the 26th September, the fish- moderate N.W. wind blowing. One of ing boat Laurel, of St. Abbs, was seen the boats made Runswick and the other, approaching harbour. As a strong the Star of Hope, came safely into har- N.E. gale was blowing with a very heavy bour with the Life-boat standing by.— sea and heavy rain, the Motor Life-boat Rewards, £19 2s. Helen Smitton was launched at 10.30 A.M. and stood by her until she had made the The following Life-boats were entrance in safety.—No rewards desired. launched, but no services were rendered Salcombe, Devonshire. — At 2.15 P.M. for the reasons given:— on the 29th September, the Prawle Caister, Norfolk.—7th September. A NOVEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT 589 barge in distress was taken in tow by at sea but no vessel in need of aid was a tug.—Rewards, £29 5s. found.—Rewards, £9 13s. Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.—10th Sep- Coverack, Cornwall.—19th September. tember. A steamer stranded, but her Yacht signalled for help, which she crew got ashore in the ship's boat.— got from a passing vessel.—Rewards, Eewards, £3 2s. &d. £21 3s. New Brighton, Cheshire.—12th Septem- Ramsgate, Kent. — 21st September. ber. A steamer had been in collision Signals of distress from the Brake Sand with another steamer, but did not need reported. No vessel found.—Rewards, help.—Rewards, £16 17s. Qd. £10 6s. Sennen Cove, Cornwall.—13th Septem- ber. Steamer stranded. Crew landed Dunbar, Haddingtonshire.—26th Septem- in their own boat.—Rewards, £7. ber. A fishing boat was caught in a storm but got home safely.—Rewards, Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.— 15th September. An explosion at sea £5 5s. was heard but nothing could be found. Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.— —Rewards, £19 8s. 2nd October. Vessel found to be a Hastings, Sussex. — 16th September. derelict, her crew having been rescued Searched for a small boat reported to by a trawler.—Rewards, £14 13s. be missing, but it had landed further Clacton - on - Sea, Essex.—5th October. along the coast.—-Rewards, £25 Is. A speed boat caught fire and blew up. Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.— Occupant picked up by a fishing boat. 17th September. Signal guns were fired —Rewards, £12 10s. 2d.

Twopence for the Life-boats by Proxy. THE following comes from an account of one little incident which emphasizes which appeared in the Herts Advertiser this. Just after eight o'clock in the of the Life-boat Day held at St. Albans evening, as she was helping to take down in September. the market stall, an elderly little lady " Although times are hard, collectors came along and pressed twopence into found a very generous spirit abroad both her hands. She said it was the gift of in St. Albans and the surrounding another old lady who had put it by villages. One of the organisers told me specially for the lifeboat."

A Child's Help. THE Bexhill-on-Sea Branch organized undressed and in bed ready for its new recently a Life-boat Sale. As a result mother to dress her. I was wanting the following letter came from a little to do something for the Life-boat sale, girl :— as I had heard a little about it, and thought it was a very good plan. I " I have made a very nice little have enclosed a stamped envelope. doll's bed and bought a little doll and This is the first time I have done made clothes for it. The doll is anything for a Life-boat sale."

More Flowers for the Life-boats. IN the last issue of The Lifeboat Devonshire, Appledore, of a boy of mention was made of the substantial eight, the son of a naval officer, who was sum which the Honorary Secretary at shown over the Boathouse by one of the Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton had Crew. He went home, picked flowers raised by the sale at the Boathouse of and fruit from his garden, sold them to flowers from his garden. Now we have friends and presented the Honorary heard from another Life-boat Station in Treasurer with five shillings. 590 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER 1932.

Motor Life-boats of the Institution. No. 2.—The 51-feet 'Barrett fStromness) Tvoe.

THE 51-FEET BARNETT STROMNESS TYPE OF MOTOR LIFE-BOAT.

THE 51-feet Barnett (Stromness) Motor people. In rough weather she can take Life-boat is a modification of the 60-feet on board 100 people. Barnett Motor Life-boat which was She is built with skin of mahogany, described in The Lifeboat for last keel of teak, ribs of Canadian rock-elm February. She is nearly as fast as the and stem and stern post of English larger type (only half a knot less), but oak. she has not such a wide radius of action. She has two six-cylinder 60 h.p. She is a much lighter boat, her displace- engines. They are in a water-tight ment being 26J tons in service condi- compartment, and each engine is itself tions instead of 44 tons, so that, although water-tight, so that they would continue the majority of these Life-boats lie to run even were the engine-room afloat, she can be launched down a flooded and the engines themselves slipway. She has twice as many air- entirely submerged, for the air-intakes cases and a heavier keel (weighing are well above the water-line even when 2| tons), which gives her a greater range the boat is waterlogged. The exhausts of stability. Like the larger boat, she are carried up a funnel amidships. The was designed by Mr. J. R. Barnett, engines give a maximum speed of O.B.E., M.I.N.A., the Institution's Con- 9 knots, the equivalent, in a boat of this sulting Naval Architect. size, to 31 knots in an Atlantic liner. She is 51 feet long by 13 feet 6 inches As with all the Institution's Motor beam, and has a mean draft of 4 feet Life-boats, there is a great reserve of 1 inch. She is divided into eight water- power, so that the maximum speed tight compartments and is fitted with can be maintained even in very severe 160 air-cases. She has one cabin, with weather. seating room for ten people, and cock- This type of Motor Life-boat carries pits forward and aft, both fitted with enough petrol to be able to travel 122 shelters, with room in them for twelve miles at full speed without refuelling, M w TWIN SCREW CABIN MOTOR LIFEBOAT M

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Ol eo 51 El x I3EI 6!M TWIN SCREW CABIN MOTOR LIFEBOAT. SECTIONS. SCALE IN fcer NOVEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 593 but two of the type, those stationed at the waves to make smooth the water Barra Island in the Southern Hebrides, round the wreck. and at Fenit, Co. Kerry, have a greater There are eleven Barnett (Stromness) radius of action. They can travel 184 Motor Life-boats in the Institution's miles at full speed without refuelling. fleet. The first was built in 1928 and This type has a line-throwing gun, stationed at Stromness in the Orkneys. an electric searchlight and a mechanical The other ten are at Holyhead capstan, and is lighted throughout with (Anglesey), Stornoway (Island of Lewis), electricity. She has a fire-extinguishing St. Peter Port (Guernsey), Campbeltown plant, worked from the deck, which can (Argyllshire), Lerwick (Shetlands), Bally- throw jets of Pyrene fluid to all vital cotton (Co. Cork), Torbay (Devon), parts of the boat, and is fitted with an Weymouth (Dorset), Barra Island oil-spray in the bows for spraying oil on (Hebrides) and Fenit (Co. Kerry).

Shoreboat Services. For which Rewards were given at the September and October Meetings of the Committee of Management. Abersoch, Caernarvonshire. — On the St. Peter Port, Guernsey.—On the 16th 29th June Mr. William Owen saw a July, at 10.15 P.M., the Life-boat small sailing boat capsize and ran and Coxswain was informed by the police told two boatmen, who put out in a that an 18-foot motor fishing boat motor boat. They found two men and was missing, with two boys of about a woman clinging to the keel in an fourteen on board. He went in search exhausted condition, and took them in the motor boat Good Luck, and found on board. A squally W.S.W. breeze the boat about four miles oS the was blowing with a choppy sea, making harbour drifting in a south-westerly conditions rather bad for small boats.— direction. The tide was ebbing and Rewards, 10s. to the boatmen and a rapidly increasing in strength. Taking letter to Mr. William Owen. the boat in tow, the Good Luck returned Lancing, Sussex.—On the afternoon of to harbour with the boys, arriving at the 13th July three men were about a 11.45 P.M. In the meantime the Second mile off shore fishing from a small boat. Coxswain, who was in a picture theatre, A stiff breeze was blowing off shore and was called out by a notice thrown on the the boat was capsized by one of the men screen, and he also put off in another losing his balance while pulling up the motor boat, only to meet the others anchor. One of the men was under the returning.—Rewards, 17s. 6<2. boat when she capsized and was Hayling Island, Hampshire.—At 8.18 drowned. Of the other two, one was P.M. on the 26th July information blind, but his companion, Mr. C. B. was sent to the Coastguard from White, supported him in the water until Eastney Barracks that a small boat was Mr. G. and Mr. L. Prideaux, who had in difficulties off the East Winner. A put out from the shore in a small rowing strong westerly breeze was blowing boat, reached them. Meanwhile Miss with a rough sea and the tide was ebbing. Prideaux had swum out in her clothes The Coastguard told a Mr. Spraggs, to help. The blind man was taken into who put off in his motor launch and made the boat, which then made for the shore, a thorough search of the East Winner with Mr. White holding on and support- and the West Winner, but found nothing. ing the drowned man.—Rewards, the The launch returned at 9.44 P.M. Framed Life-boat Picture, together Shortly before she got in a message was with a Letter of Thanks, to Mr. George received that a boat and one man had Prideaux, Mr. Leon Prideaux, and Miss come ashore at Eaststoke. Another Prideaux; and a Letter of Congratula- man who had been on board was tion to Mr. C. B. White. missing.—Rewards, 7s. 594 THE LIFEBOAT. [NoVKMBEB, 1932.

By courtesy of] [Progress Photographs, Blackpool. A NIGHT LAUNCH AT BLACKPOOL. The occasion was a special illumination of the town.

-•*-- A LIFE-BOAT RACE IN 1867. From a print in the possession of Mr. J. E. Hooper. Hon. Secretary of the Natural History Museum and Antiquarian Society of Penzance. The race was in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, between the Life-boats stationed at St. Ives, Sennen. Penzance, Porthleven, Hayle and Mullion. and took place at the Inaugural Ceremony of the new Mullion Life-boat Daniel J' Draper, built out of a fund raised by the Methodist Recorder in memory of the Rev. D. J. Draper, who was drowned ID the wreck of the London in the Bay of Biscay. NOVEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 595 New Brighton, Cheshire.—A few min- yacht Mannetta with one man on utes before eleven on the night of the board. She had lost her rudder and 1st August flares were seen by the torn her sails. The yacht was taken Coastguard from a vessel near the in tow and brought to New Brighton No. 7 Rock Buoy. The Motor Life-boat's at 6 P.M.—Rewards, 10s. boarding boat was manned by the Second Coxswain and Chief Motor Alnmouth, Northumberland.—A member Mechanic, and they found the motor of the crew of the s.s. Bondicar, of launch Zorester, of Liverpool, which had Newcastle, a Japanese, went out sea , run out of petrol and was drifting. The fishing in a 15-foot boat on the 1st weather being calm, the launch was September, keeping under the lee of the taken in tow to the New Brighton land. On trying to return at about landing stage.—Rewards, 5s. 6 P.M. in a strong off-shore wind he was unable to use his sails and made the Blackpool, Lancashire.—At about 4 P.M. attempt with oars until one broke, on the 20th August a visitor on leaving him helpless. He was seen the cliffs reported to the police that from Alnmouth to be about a mile east there was a vessel some distance out of the Birling Car rocks, drifting rapidly flying a flag and apparently out of out to sea, and the motor coble Belcynth, control. A strong off-shore breeze was with a crew of three, put out to his aid. blowing, with a steep sea and heavy He was picked up and towed into rain. The Life-boat Coxswain, with Alnmouth Harbour.—Rewards, £14s.6d. six other men, went out in his motor launch Grace Darling, and found that Margate, Kent.—On the afternoon of the vessel, which was the yacht Prim- the 3rd October a little girl slipped rose, with no one on board, had been and fell into the sea while going down picked up by a fishing boat. They the steps from the pier to the Life-boat returned after being afloat for two and House. Mr. A. Nash, who was fishing a half hours.—Rewards, £3 12s. 6rf. on the pier, ran to her aid and, climbing New Brighton, Cheshire.—During a under the slipway, was able to reach the moderate W.S.W. breeze with an ebbing child, who was clinging to a tie rod. tide and a choppy sea, information There was a strong ebb tide and con- was received from the Coastguard, siderable sea running, which endan- at 4.45 P.M., on the 1st September, that gered the child's life and made the a small boat in the Rock Channel was rescuer's task one of some danger. calling for help. The Life-boat Cox- Other men helped to get Mr. Nash and swain, Chief Motor Mechanic, and the child back on to the pier. Mr. Nash's another man put off in the Motor Life- clothes were damaged during the rescue. boat's boarding boat and found the —Reward, £1.

The Life-boat Tradition. IN May last the Institution awarded a 1901, and who was the author of the Lifeboatman Statuette to Miss Trudy famous phrase : " Caister men never Haylett, of Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, for turn back." Her grandfather, Aaron her work for the Institution in Yar- Haylett, was Coxswain of the Life-boat mouth and Caister. The name of and was drowned in the disaster of Haylett is famous in the Life-boat 1901. Her father, Walter Haylett, was history of the East Coast. It was Miss one of the two men rescued by James Trudy Haylett's great-grandfather, Haylett. He served for eleven years as James Haylett, who at the age of 78 Second Coxswain and won the Silver won the Gold Medal of the Institution Medal of the Institution in 1906. for his gallantry in saving two lives In acknowledging the gift, Miss when the Caister Life-boat capsized, Haylett wrote a letter which shows how with the loss of nine of her Crew, in on the coast the tradition of service for 596 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1932. the Life-boats passes down from genera- it is only small, but I hope each time to tion to generation. She wrote : increase it. I also feel now that I have " I have always had a great desire to a sense of duty towards the Institution. help - the Institution, Life-boats has " Three years ago my father con- always been the chief topic of my home, tracted an illness through exposure from a child I have been brought up while out in the Boat, during an awful amongst them, my great-grandfather, gale, this has left him an invalid. The grandfather, and my father have all Institution has given him the best been members of the Crew, the call of medical attention possible, he is still the Life-boats appeal to me, and if I under medical treatment, and is also were a man I would be proud to carry receiving pay, for this I am extremely on our family tradition, but my little grateful, so now, apart from my call of bit is to try and raise funds. I'm afraid the sea, it is my duty."

Reading's Successful Year. 30 Old Subscribers Lost. 42 New Subscribers Found. IN sending to the Institution a cheque new subscribers totalling £22 6s. Qd. to for £419, being the contribution from set against it. the Reading Branch for the Branch year " Village collections will be only 50s. which ended on 30th September, Mr. less, and Boxes are about the same. Burton Eraser, the Honorary Secretary, " We collected £10 less on Life-boat writes :— Day, but are again the highest Mag Day " I am sorry we shall be about £16 this year in Reading, except for down this year, but considering the Alexandra Day and Poppy Day." times, I am very relieved we are not We publish this letter in order to call more down. attention to the extraordinary success "I have lost £21 15s. 6d. through of the Branch, in what has been a 30 subscribers giving up, and 10 reducing very difficult year, in getting new sub- their subscriptions, but I have got 42 scribers.

Golf Competitions for the Life-boats. IN 1931 an appeal was made to the should be made in 1932 to the principal principal golf clubs in Kent, Surrey and clubs in England, Scotland and Wales. Sussex to hold a competition in aid of Twenty-two clubs responded, and the the Life-boat Service. The Institution entrance fees have brought the Institu- offered to present a silver and enamel tion £68 5s. 6d. Spoon as prize (two Spoons being offered The Institution will make j|nother if a mixed competition was held) and general appeal to clubs in 1933, Vesides suggested that the entrance fee should asking the clubs which have held a be five shillings or half-a-crown, the fees Life-boat competition already to make to be a gift to the Institution. In it an annual event. It would also response to this appeal six clubs held appeal to its Branches to approach competitions and presented entrance their local clubs, and asks readers of fees to the Institution, amounting to The Lifeboat who are golfers to suggest £35 11s. Qd. a Life-boat Competition to their own It was then decided that the appeal clubs. NOVEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 597

Life-boat Essay Competition : Presentation of Prizes. The Greater London Shield. greatest sacrifice of all, that of his own AT the Caxton Hall, Westminster, on life for another.' Young people who can 13th July, the Challenge Shield for write on these lines have truly entered Greater London and the individual prizes into the spirit of the Life-boat Service. won by the schools of Greater London in They have appreciated that true labour the Life-boat Essay Competition this must be service, that it is done not for year were presented by Mr. C. G. Ammon, anything one may expect to get, but a member of the Committee of Manage- to have the real pleasure of giving. ment of the Institution and Financial " The Life-boat Service everywhere, Secretary to the Admiralty in the two with the exception of four countries, is Labour Governments. The Mayor of a voluntary service, relying on the sup- Westminster (the Rev. E. St. G. Schom- port of all, given of their own desire and berg) .presided, supported by the Mayor freewill. That appeals to me as being of Twickenham (Councillor A. C. For- exactly what it should be. A good man), who served in the Navy during many services are run by the community the War and has twice been out on for the community. But the Life-boat service in Life-boats; Sir John Gum- Service should be brought home to all, ming, K.C.I.E., C.S.I., a Vice-President especially,to those who live in an island. of the Institution; Admiral of the Fleet It should make every man and woman Sir Henry Oliver, G.C.B., K.C.M.G., realise his and her responsibility to it. M.V.O., and Mr. H. A. Baker, members They should feel a personal contact with of the Committee of Management, it. I should be very sorry if this Service members of the Central London were maintained by any other means Women's Committee, and the Junior than voluntary. One of the first mis- Central London Committee of the sionaries said,' I feel I can go down the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, and Lieut.-Col. pit if others hold the line.' That is our C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., Secretary job on shore, to hold the line so that the of the Institution. Life-boatmen may carry on their Service. The Challenge Shield was won by " The Life-boat Service does not only George Richards, of St. Mary's Boys' save life. It goes a long way towards School, Arragon Road, Twickenham. bringing the world together. Someone is in peril, the Life-boatman does not ask Mr. Ammon's Address. of what nationality he is. All he hears After presenting the prizes, Mr. is the cry for help. Ammon said: " ' Safety first' is a gpod motto for " I must congratulate all who have crossing a road, but it is a beastly motto won certificates, and particularly the for the journey through life. The coura- school and lad who won the Challenge geous thing is to do the best to be done, Shield. I want also.to say a word of and not to count the cost. In this way encouragement to those who failed, but we may help to keep fresh in the memory entered the Competition. I always say the work of those who have made our that, becauseJ never won any prizes at nation/what it is, .and who have done school. • The thing that matters after all so much to make it the finest of nations." is that you try. Sir Henry Oliver proposed, and the " The Competition .shows .that real Mayor of Twickenham seconded, a vote work was done and great interest dis- of thanks to the Mayor and Mr. Ammon. played in the Life-boat Service. The In reply, the Mayor said that he hoped best essay of all .was written by a girl, that these presentations for many and in it she said : ' The man that risks years to come would be held in the his life to lessen the dreadful toll taken Council Chamber of the Caxton Hall year by year by the merciless sea must and presided over by the Mayors of not only be courageous, but unselfish Westminster ; and Mr. Ammon spoke and self-sacrificing, ready to offer the of the splendid work done by the 598 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1932.

A LIFE-BOAT BICYCLE. This *' Life-boat," built by Mr. J. H. Holman, of Truro, and manned by his son, has won prizes at several carnivals and is to take part in Life-boat Days.

By courtesy of] [Evening News and Hampshire Telegraph Co. LIFE-BOAT ESSAY COMPETITION. The Mayor of Gosport presenting the Challenge Shield for the South-West of England to Miss Barbara Bull, of Lees Girls' School, Gosport, who won the prize for the best essay in Great Britain and Ireland. NOVEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 599 teachers in connexion with the Com- Dix, who had won it in 1930, and petition. Thomas Chattaway, who had won it in After the presentations Mr. Frederick 1931. Woodhouse sang five sea songs. On the same afternoon the Mayor visited three other Coventry schools Presentation of the Midlands Shield at which had been successful in the Coventry. Competition and presented the Certifi- THIS year, for the first time in the cates which they had won. history of the Life-boat Essay Competi- tion, which was started in 1918, a school Presentation of the North-Western Shield at has won one of the eight Challenge Wallasey. Shields outright. The school which has The Challenge Shield for the North- this distinction is the Spon Street Boys' west of England, which was won by School, Coventry. It has made the Helena Rotherham, of Manor Road shield its own property by winning it Senior Girls' School, Wallasey, Cheshire, for three years in succession. was presented on 2nd November at the The shield was presented to the school Town Hall, Wallasey, by Brigadier- by the Mayor of Coventry on 20th July. General W. S. Swabey, C.B., C.M.G., the Supporting the Mayor were the Organizing Secretary of the District. Mayoress, the Director and Assistant The Mayor of Wallasey presided, sup- Director of Education for Coventry, the ported by Mr. Charles Livingston, present headmaster of the school, two Chairman of the Liverpool Branch, Mr. previous headmasters, the master in Frank Holt, the Honorary Secretary, whose class were the three winners of and Mr. Stuart Deacon, President of the the shield, Mr. Liggins, the Chairman New Brighton District. of the Coventry Branch, Mrs. Beamish, About thirty pupils of the Manor the Honorary Secretary of the Ladies' Road School were present, and each had Life-boat Guild, and a dozen members brought a small contribution to the of the Branch Committee. funds of the Institution. These were When Sidney C. Attridge, the winner collected after the guests had been of the shield this year, went up to entertained to tea by the Mayor," and receive it, he was supported by George amounted to 15s. 6d.

Awards to Coxswains and Life-boatmen. To THOMAS PATTOIS, on his retirement, alter previously 9^ years as Second Coxswain of serving for 27J years as Coxswain of the the New Brighton Life-boats, a Coxswain's Portrush Life-boat, a Coxswain's Certificate Certificate of Service, and a Pension. of Service, and a Pension. To ALFRED BBAUND, on his retirement, after To MATTHEW GRUNNILL, on his retirement, serving for 3 years as Coxswain, 16f years after serving for 23J years as Coxswain, as Second Coxswain, and previously 10J and previously 8J years as Second Cox- years as Bowman of the Clovelly Life-boat, swain of the Skegness Life-boat, a Cox- a Coxswain's Certificate of Service, and a swain's Certificate of Service, and a Pension. Pension. To EDWARD BYBNE, on his retirement, after To ALEXANDER PLETT, on his retirement, after' serving for 20 years as Coxswain of the serving for 1J years as Coxswain, 1J years Wieklow Life-boat, a Coxswain's Certificate as Second Coxswain, and previously 8J years of Service, and a Pension. as Bowman of the Ackergill Life-boat, a To JOHK H. BBANTON, on his retirement, after Coxswain's Certificate of Service, and a serving for 15 years as Coxswain of the Pension. Easington Life-boat, a Coxswain's Certifi- To ALEXANDER PATTIE, on his retirement, cate of Service, and a Pension. after serving as Coxswain, and previously To WILLIAM NOLAN, on his retirement, after 11J years as Second Coxswain of the Port serving for 12 J years as Coxswain of the Logan Life-boat, a Coxswain's Certificate Baltimore Life-boat, a Coxswain's Certificate of Service, and a Pension. of Service, and a Pension. On the closing of the Ayr Life-boat Station, To GEORGE ROBINSON, on his retirement, the following awards were granted :— after serving for 11J years as Coxswain, and To JOHN MORRISON, who served for 25 years ag 600 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1932. Coxswain, and previously CJ years as Life-boatmen's Certificates of Service were Second Coxswain, a Coxswain's Certificate awarded to the following men, the figures of Service, and a Pension. after the names denoting years of service :— To JAMES MORRISON, who served for 25 years HENRY HUGHES (27). as Second Coxswain, 6J years as Bowman, THOMAS PRITOHARD (14}). and previously 16J years as a member of the EDWARD HUGHES (11J). Crew, a Life-boatman's Certificate of Service, RICHARD OWEN (10i). and a Pension. OWEN ROBERTS (10J). To JOHN LAW, who served for 1 year as Bow- JOHN LEWIS (10J). man, and previously 34J years as a member HUGH BINNEY (10). of the Crew, a Life-boatman's Certificate of On the closing of the North Deal Life-boat Service. Station, the following awards were made :— Life-boatmen's Certificates of Service were To WILLIAM S. R. HODLE, who served for granted to the following men, the figures 12 years as Coxswain, a Coxswain's Certifi- after the names denoting years of service :— cate of Service, and a Pension. To THOMAS CRIBBEN, who served for 12 years JAMES LAW (34). as Second Coxswain, and previously 33 years JOHN MORRISON (34). as a member of the Crew, a Life-boatman's JOHN GEMMELL (26). Certificate of Service, and a Pension. JAMBS MORRISON (25J). ANDREW MORRISON (20J). To MATTHEW HOILE, who served for 5J years HUGH MORRISON (15{). as Bowman, and previously 15£ years as a JAMBS MCCBINDLE (13i). member of the Crew, a Life-boatman's ROBERT MILLER (12J). Certificate of Service. JAMES MILLER (12J). Life-boatmen's Certificates of Service were On the closing of the Buckhaven Life-boat awarded to the following men, the figures Station the following awards were granted:— after the names denoting years of service :— FRANCIS S. ADAMS (52). To ANDREW TAYLOR, who served for 13J years ROBERT T. HOLBOUHN (49). as Coxswain, a Coxswain's Certificate of RICHARD W. RILEY (48). Service, and a Pension. JOSHUA MOCKETT (46). Life-boatmen's Certificates of Service were WILLIAM J. RDLEY, Sen. (44). awarded to the following men, the figures WALTER REDSULL (42). after the names denoting years of service :— PHTT.T.TP BETTS (39). WILLIAM WALKER (33). JAMES T. HOILE (38). JAMES LOQIE (33). EDWARD O'BBEE (37). JOHN EASSON (31). GEORGE T. R. ERRIDGE (32). ALEXANDER THOMSON (29). HENRY HOOK (32). JAMES ROBERTSON (29). RICHARD E. WILLIAMS (31). DAVID THOMSON (29). HENRY E. GHIGG (30). ALEXANDER FOSTER (29). JOHN HODLE (29). GEOROE GORDON (29). RICHARD LDLL (28). THOMAS TAYLOR (29). RICHARD HODLE (26). ROBERT WALKER (28). JOHN O'BREE (24). JAMES TAYLOR (14). FREDERICK J. BROWN (23). ROBERT TAYLOR (14). ERNEST MAY (23). WILLIAM TAYLOR (14). HERBERT PENN (23). JAMBS TAYLOK (14). STEPHEN ROBERTS (23). ALEXANDER WALKER (14). WILLIAM A. E. DEAN (22). JAMES GORDON (14). CHARLES J. DUNN (22). SAMUEL TRICE (22). On the closing of the Cemaes Life-boat ERNEST T. DEAN (20). Station the following awards were granted:—• WILLIAM J. RDLEY, Jun. (18). To WILLIAM PABRY, who served for 3J years WILLIAM T. RILEY (17). as Coxswain, 4J years as Second Coxswain, WALTER J. MAY (15). and previously 16J years as a member of JAMES FOSTER (14). the Crew, a Life-boatman's Certificate of ALFRED P. MAY (10). Service, and a Gratuity. GEORGE T. RILEY (10). To WILLIAM HUGHES, who served for 3 years To WILLIAM J. FOSTER, who served for 6 years as Second Coxswain, 1J years as Bowman, as Shore Signalman, and previously 30 years and previously 24f years as a member of as a member of the Crew, a Life-boatman's the Crew, a Life-boatman's Certificate of Certificate of Service. Service. The following awards have been granted to To W. H. JONES, who served for 3 years as men at Holy Island on their retirement:— Bowman, and previously 10 years as a To GEORGE CROMARTY, after serving for 20J member of the Crew, a Life- boatman'• years as Coxswain, and previously 14 years Certificate of Service. as Second Coxswain, a Coxswain's Certificate To Robert P. Roberts, who served for 18 years of Service, and a Pension, commuted to a as Shore Signalman, a Pension. Gratuity at his request. NOVEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 601 To THOMAS A. STEVENSON, after serving for 7 the Bannouth Life-boat, a Life-boatman's years as Second Coxswain, and previously 36 Certificate of Service. years as Bowman, a Life-boatman's Certifi- To THOMAS STOREY, on his retirement, after cate of Service, and a Pension, commuted serving for 33J years as Shore Signalman of to a Gratuity at his request. the Cullercoats Life-boat, a Pension. Lifeboatmen's Certificates of Service have been To THOMAS RANKIN COSH, on his retirement, awarded to the following Life-boatmen, the after serving for 21J years as Shore Signal- figures after the names denoting years of man of the Port Logan Life-boat, a Pension. service :— To ADAM STOREY, on his retirement, after GEORGE DOUGLAS (54). serving for 18 J years as Shore Signalman, and JOHN MABKWELL (54). previously 39 years as a member of the Crew THOMAS WALKER (52). of the Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Life-boat, a RICHARD DOUGLAS (50). Life-boatman's Certificate of Service, and a BENJAMIN K. WALKER (47). Pension. GEORGE MABKWELL (30). To WILLIAM E. KERMODE, on his retirement, To WILLIAM PHILLIPS, who retired after after serving for 17f years as Shore Signal- serving for 32J years as Second Coxswain, man of the Peel, Isle of Man, Life-boat, a and previously 11 years as a member of the Pension. Crew of the Wicklow Life-boat, a Life- To WALTER DOBSON, on his retirement, after boatman's Certificate of Service, and a serving for 13J years as Shore Signalman Pension. of the Donna Nook Life-boat, a Pension. To WILLIAM DUNCAN, on his retirement, after To ANDREW THAIN, on his retirement, after serving for 17 J years as Second Coxswain serving for 3J years as Shore Signalman, and and previously 14J as a member of the crew previously for 35 years as a member of the of the Newburgh Life-boat, a Life-boat- Crew of the Ackergill Life-boat, a Life- man's Certificate of Service, and a Pension. boatman's Certificate of Service. To THOMAS THOMAS, on his retirement, after Life-boatmen's Certificates of Service have serving for 3f years as Second Coxswain, been awarded to the following men who have 9f years as Bowman, and previously 17£ retired, the figures after the names denoting years as a member of the Crew of the New years of service :— Quay (Cardigan) Life-boat, a Life-boatman's WILLIAM J. DAWSON (51), Newbiggin-by- Certificate of Service, and a Pension. the-Sea. To HENBY CAMPBELL, who retired, after JAMES TAYLOR (50), Newbiggin-by-the-Sea. serving for 8 years as Motor Mechanic, 9 years ROBERT B. ROBINSON (49), Newbiggin-by- as Second Coxswain, and previously 23 years the-Sea. as a member of the Crew of the Portpatrick JAMES R. DENT (49), Newbiggin-by-the-Sea. Life-boat, a Life-boatman's Certificate of JOHN L. ROBINSON (48), Newbiggin-by-the- Service. Sea. To WILLIAM COTTLL, on his retirement, after JAMES R. DENT (47), Newbiggin-by-the-Sea. serving for lOf years as Bowman, and JOHN ROBINSON (44), Newbiggin-by-the- previously 29J years as a member of the Sea. Crew of the Montrose Life-boats, a Life- WILLIAM J. ARMSTRONG (40), Newbiggin- boatman's Certificate of Service, and a by-the-Sea. Pension. HUNTER ARMSTRONG (33), Newbiggin-by- the Sea. To ALEXANDER H. SMITH, on his retirement JOHN JEFFERSON (26), Newbiggin-by-the- after serving for 9 years as Bowman, and Sea. previously for 10 years as a member of the EDWARD ARMSTRONG (18J), Newbiggin-by- Crew of the Portpatrick Life-boat, a Life- the-Sea. boatman's Certificate of Service. THOMAS GARNETT (45), Barmouth. To JOHN L. JONES, on his retirement, after JAMES CAMPBELL (42), Portpatrick. serving for 1J years as Bowman, and previ- GEORGE DUKE (16), Robin Hood's Bay. ously 43f years as a member of the Crew of GEORGE H. GROVES (11), Robin Hood's Bay.

Awards to Honorary Workers. Honorary Life-Governors. on Vellum, and signed by H.R.H. the Prince HARRIET, LADY FINDLAY, D.B.E., has been of Wales, K.G., President of the Institution. appointed an Honorary Life-Governor of the Mr. FRANCIS LAIDLER has been appointed an Institution in recognition of her valued Honorary Life-Governor of the Institution services as President of the Ladies' Life-boat in recognition of his valuable services, Guild of the Edinburgh, Leith and Granton extending over thirty-one years, in arranging Branch, and Honorary Secretary of the Matinees on behalf of the Institution, at Scottish Life-boat Council, and has been Bradford, and has been presented with a presented with a copy of the Vote, inscribed copy of the Vote, inscribed on Vellum and 602 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1932. signed by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, Lady FRANCIS GODOLPHTN OSBORNE, Presi- K.G., President of the Institution. dent, Berwick-on-Tweed Branch. Sir GEOKOE MELLOR, J.P., has been appointed The Rev. A. M. PECKHAM, Honorary Lecturer, an Honorary Life-Governor of the Institu- and Chairman, Harrow and District Branch. tion in recognition of his valued services to Mr. GEORGE SATLE, Honorary Secretary, the Life-boat Cause in Lancashire, and has Peel, Isle of Man, Branch. been presented with a copy of the Vote, inscribed on Vellum, and signed by H.R.H. Mrs. TALBOT CADDOW, President, Ladies' Life- the Prince of Wales, K.G., President of the boat Guild, Carlisle and District Branch. Institution. Miss LUCY A. SILVESTER has been appointed Thanks of the Institution on Vellum. an Honorary Life-Governor of the Institu- THE THANKS OF THE INSTITUTION, tion in recognition of her valued services to INSCRIBED ON VELLUM, has been the Life-boat Cause, especially as Honorary awarded to the following :— Secretary of the St. Albans and Harpenden Dr. W. B. ADDISON, on his retirement, after Branch, and has been presented with a copy 14 years as Honorary Secretary of the of the Vote, inscribed on Vellum, and signed Scilly Islands Branch, the Thanks of the by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, K.G., Institution inscribed on Vellum, and an President of the Institution. inscribed Binocular Glass. The Lady ADELAIDE TAYLOUR has been The Rev. WALTER HOLT, Honorary Secretary, appointed an Honorary Life-Governor of the Easington Branch, on his retirement, after Institution in recognition of her valued 19 years' service. services to the Life-boat Cause, and has been presented with a copy of the Vote, inscribed Mr. JOHN PRIOR, Secretary, Goodwin Sands and on Vellum and signed by H.R.H. the Prince Downs Branch, on his retirement, after of Wales, K.G., President of the Institution. 25 years' service. Mr. T. C. REYNELL, in recognition of the The Gold Brooch. valuable help and advice which he has given THE GOLD BROOCH OR PENDANT, with the Institution in connexion with its adver- the Record of Thanks, has been awarded to tising during the past forty years. the following :— Binocular Glasses. Mrs. R. CARPENTER, Honorary Secretary and THE BINOCULAR GLASS, with inscription, Treasurer, Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Brighton has been awarded to the following Honorary and Hove Branch. Secretaries of Life-boat Stations in recogni- Miss I. E. CROSS, Honorary Secretary, Ladies' tion of long and valuable co-operation :— Life-boat Guild, Preston Branch. Mr. A. E. HOLLIDAY, Cresswell. The Lady EDITH DRUMMOND, Life-boat Mr. W. T. MOORE, Maryport. worker, Chelsea Branch. The Rev. D. PALMER, Cloughey. Mrs. R. H. EDMONDSON, B.A., Honorary Lieut-.Col. J. C. REA, Aberystwyth. Secretary, Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Keighley Mr. K. G. SPRATT, Fowey. Branch. Mr. W. SUTHERLAND, Longhope. Mr. C. E. FIELDING, Life-boat worker for Aneroid Barometers. 33 years, and Chairman of the Collections Committee, Manchester, Salford and District THE ANEROID BAROMETER, with in- Branch. scription, has been awarded to :— Mr. C. OSCAR GHIDLEY, J.P., Honorary Mr. T. KENT RIDLER, Honorary Secretary, Secretary, Bermondsey Branch. Minehead Branch, on completing 30 years' service. Mrs. L. HARRISON, Chairman, Ladies' Life- boat Guild; Ramsey Branch. Life-boat Pictures. Mr. LESLIE M. HIGHAM, Organiser of collections THE FRAMED LIFE-BOAT PICTURE has on the London Stock Exchange for 25 years, been awarded to the following :— during which time over £16,000 has been Mrs. BALL, Honorary Secretary, Ladies' Life- raised. boat Guild, Bournemouth; Poole, Bourne- Mrs. M. A. B. LOCK, Honorary Secretary, mouth, Wimborne and Christchurch Branch. Shrewsbury and District Branch. Mrs. BAUCHER, Honorary Secretary, Radlett Mrs. LOUISE R. LOWE, President, Halstead and Branch. Gosfield Branch. Mrs. BROOKE-FLATTEN, Honorary Secretary, Miss HELEN B. MACGREGOB, Honorary Acton and Chiswick Branch. Secretary, Walton-on-Thames and District Mrs. COLLINS, Life-boat Worker, Hastings and Branch. St. Leonards Branch. Colonel H. W, MADOC, C.B.E., M.V.O., Mr. T. KINNEAR COOK, Honorary Secretary, Honorary Secretary, Douglas Branch. Ardrossan Branch. Mr. BERT MONRO, Honorary Secretary, Covent Mrs. COOPER-TURNER, Honorary Secretary, Garden Life-boat Fund. Kingston Branch. NOVEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 603 Councillor J. DICKINSON, J.P., Chairman, Mr. S. BATED, Honorary Secretary, Belfast Rotherham Branch. Branch. Mr. L. H. FRANCEYS, Honorary Treasurer, Mrs. BRADLEY, Collector, Wareham District Blackpool Branch. of the Swanage Branch. Mrs. C. HARPER, Life-boat Worker, Man- Miss ELDON, Honorary Secretary, Beverley chester, Salford and District Branch. Branch. Miss S. E. HEWITT, Honorary Secretary, Mrs. FAHNFIELD, Collector, Gillingham District Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Chester Branch. of the Salisbury Branch. Mrs. MARSDEH, Honorary Secretary, Ladies' Miss GILES, Collector, Tisbury District of the Life-boat Guild, Lytham-St.-Annes Branch. Salisbury Branch. Mr. H. E. PEACE, Honorary Secretary, Miss HABOOOD, Collector, Poole, Bournemouth, Kotherham Branch. Wimborne and Christchurch Branch. Mr. C. SHAYLER, for organizing Concerts at Mrs. HEBDITCH, Life-boat Worker, Martock Wakefield. District of the Yeovil Branch. Mr. and Mrs. PETEE STEWART, Joint Honorary Miss HELLYAR, Collector, Poole, Bourne- Secretaries, Middlesbrough Branch. mouth, Wimborne and Christchurch Blanch. Mr. A. WEISER, Life-boat Worker, Manchester, Mr. G. KENNETT-BARRINGTON, Honorary Salford and District Branch. Secretary, Dorchester (Oxford) Branch. Mrs. M. N. WILLIAMSON, Honorary Secretary, Messrs. A. E. LANCASTER and P. A. LENNON, Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Weymouth Branch. for their co-operation in connexion with the annual Matinees at the Alhambra Theatre, Record of Thanks. Bradford. THE RECORD OF THANKS has been To Mr. J. M. MACKAY, on his retirement from awarded to the following :— the post of Honorary Secretary of the Arbroath Branch, the Record of Thanks, Mrs. ALOOCK, Honorary Secretary, Wells and an inscribed copy of the edition de luxe Branch. of " Britain's Life-boats."

Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management. Thursday, 15th September, 1932. Paid £14,366 1*. 2d. for sundry charges in Sir GODFREY BABIKQ, Bt., in the chair. connexion with the construction of Life-boats, Life-boathouses and Slipways, and the main- Passed a Vote of Thanks to H.R.H. the tenance of the Life-boat Stations. Prince of Wales, K.G., for his kindness in attending the Inaugural Ceremony of the new Voted £217 6«. Qd. to pay the rewards for motor Life-boat at Torbay, and naming the Life-boat services, accounts of which appear Boat on the 27th July. on pp. 578-585. Passed a Vote of Thanks to H.R.H. the Voted £299 to pay the rewards for the Life- Duchess of York for her kindness in attending boat launches, assemblies of Crews, etc., the Inaugural Ceremony of the new motor accounts of which appear on pp. 585-586. Life-boat at Arbroath, and naming the Boat Voted a further £382 9*. 6d. on account of on the 31st August. pensions already granted to the dependent Co-opted Commr. the Hon. A. D. Cochrane, relatives of men who lost their lives in the D.S.O..R.N., M.P., Lieut.-Commr. R. Fletcher, Life-boat Service at Aldeburgh, Caister, R.N., and Mr. Walter Riggs, members of the Eastbourne, Fethard, Filey, Fraserburgh, Committee of Management. Holyhead, The Mumbles, New Brighton, Produced a letter from Sir George Shee, Newhaven, Padstow, Port St. Mary, Rams- expressing his appreciation of the honour gate, Rhoscolyn, Rye Harbour, St. Andrews, bestowed on him by the Committee in giving St. David's, Troon, Wells and Whitby. his name to the new motor Life-boat at Granted £102 7s. 6d. to men for injury in the Torbay. Life-boat Service at Blackpool, Broughty Reported the receipt of the following special Ferry, Caister, Cardigan, Hythe, Moelfre, contributions :— Newhaven, New Quay (Card.), and Walmer. £ s. d. Trustees of the late Mr. William Thursday, 13th October, 1932. Thorngate . , . . 80 0 0 Sir GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the chair. White Star Line, Steamers' Charity Passed a Vote of Thanks to H.R.H. Princess Fund .... 50 0 0 Arthur of Connaught for her kindness iu Messrs. Cayzer, Irvine & Co., Ltd. 46 0 0 attending the Inaugural Ceremony of the new Co-operative Wholesale Society Motor Life-boat at Whitehills, and naming the Ltd 31 10 0 boat on the 5th October. Sir George Sutton, Bt. . 25 0 0 Decided to close forthwith the Life-boat Mr. Albany Ward . . 25 0 0 Stations at Cardigan, Llanddulas and Lyme To be thanked. 604 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1932. Dr. W. B. Addison, lately Honorary Secre- Voted £68 12*. 6d. to pay the rewards for the tary of the Scilly Islands Branch, attended, Life-boat Services, accounts of which appear and the Chairman presented to him the Vellum on pp. 586-588. and Binocular Glass recently awarded to him Voted £177 17». 8

Obituary. Sir Frederick Moneypenny, Bt., C.V.O., Alderman J. G. Oldfield, JJ>., of C.B.E., of Belfast. Whitehaven. BY the death on 4th October, at the age ALDERMAN J. G. OLDFIELD, of White- of seventy-three, of Sir Frederick Money- haven, Cumberland, who died on 8th penny, Bt., C.V.O., C.B.E., City Cham- May at the age of eighty, was for thirty- berlain of Belfast and Private Secretary five years of his life the Honorary Secre- to the Lord Mayor, the Institution has tary of the Whitehaven Life-boat lost one of its oldest and most generous Station. He found time for this work friends. Sir Frederick Moneypenny, in in the midst of many other public spite of his many official duties, was not duties, as a member of the Town Council, only a member of the Committee of the the Harbour Board and the Board of Belfast Branch, but was always ready Guardians, and as a Justice of the to give his personal help, and for over Peace. Appointed in 1890, he remained thirty years he took an active and Honorary Secretary until the station valuable part in its work. was closed in 1925. In 1900 he was presented with inscribed Binoculars, and Mr. Henry Watson, J J>., of Anstruther. on his retirement he received the MB. HENRY WATSON, J.P., of Anstru- Thanks of the Institution inscribed on ther, Fifeshire, died on 12th August, less Vellum for his many services to it. than a month after he had resigned, on account of ill-health, his position of Captain Owen Jones, of Moelfre, Joint Honorary Secretary of the Station Anglesey. which he had held with his partner of the IN the early morning of 27th July a firm of solicitors Messrs. Mackintosh and number of fishing boats went out from Watson. He was appointed Honorary Moelfre, Anglesey. A gale sprang up Treasurer in 1891, and six years later and all the boats returned but one. joined Mr. A. C. Mackintosh as Joint It was a sailing boat with only one man Honorary Secretary. His interest in the on board, Captain Owen Jones. The sea and in the fishermen of the East Life-boat went out to search for him, Coast was shown also by the work which but no trace of him or his boat could he did as a member of the Fishery Board be found. It was supposed that the from 1903 to 1911 and as Joint boat had capsized, that he was pinned Honorary Agent of the Shipwrecked beneath it, and that with the ballast Mariners' Society. He took the closest on board it had sunk and carried his personal interest in the Branch, both body down. On the day of his death in the work of the Station and in Captain Jones would have celebrated organizing appeals, and in 1913 he and his golden wedding. his partner were presented with a Life- Captain Owen Jones was a Gold boat Picture in recognition of their Medallist of the Institution. He won services to the Institution. the Medal for one of the outstanding NOVEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 605

Life-boat services of the present century, waterlogged and on the point of sinking, the rescue by the Moelfre Pulling and and without hesitation they sailed the Sailing Life-boat of three men from the Life-boat right over her. The three ketch Excel on 28th October, 1927. men of her crew were seized and dragged Captain Jones was not a regular on board and the Life-boat was washed member of the Life-boat Crew, but went back, stove in in three places. Full of out when he could and was always ready water, and with her jib blown to to place his local knowledge and ribbons, the Life-boat beat back against experience at the service of the Station. the gale, and during that night of On this occasion the Coxswain was suffering two men died on board. The away and the Life-boat was in charge rest arrived completely exhausted. They of the Second Coxswain with Captain had been out for seventeen hours. Jones to help him. The two shared the Both the Second Coxswain and Captain responsibility for the heroic measure Owen Jones were awarded the Institu- which enabled the Life-boat to rescue tion's Gold Medal and each member of the Excel's crew. They found the ketch the Crew the Bronze Medal.

News from the Branches. 1st July to 30th September. Greater London. WESTMINSTER.—Presentation of Greater BROMLEY AND COVENT GARDEN.— London Challenge Shield and other prizes in Life-boat Days. the Life-boat Essay Competition by Mr. C. G. Ammon, a member of the Committee of BALING.—Addresses to Groavenor Ward Management. (See special report on page 597.) Women's Conservative Association and the Rotary Club by the District Organizing Secretary. Life-boat Day. North-West of England. FINCHLEY.—The Branch has suffered a ABRAM AND BICKERSHAW.—Whist serious loss through the death of Mrs. Isaac, Drive and Dance. who had been the Honorary Secretary since ACCRINGTON.—Household Fair and Gar- 1925. den Party, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat HAYES.—Summer Sale. Guild. ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE.—Garden Party. HENDON.—Address by the District Organ- izing Secretary to the Rotary Club. BLACKPOOL.—Life-boat Day. HORNSEY.—Garden Fete organized by BLACKROD.—Garden Party. the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Speaker: BOLTON.—Whist Drive arranged by the Lieut.-Col. Sir John Collie, C.M.G., M.D., a Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Life-boat Day. member of the Committee of Management. BURNLEY AND CARNFORTH.—Life- ISLINGTON.—Addresses by the District boat Days. Organizing Secretary to Toe H and the Con- CARLISLE.—Life-boat Day at Silloth. servative and Unionist Association. CHORLEY AND CREWE.—Life-boat ROEHAMPTON.—Lantern Lecture by the Days. District Organizing Secretary to the Convent of the Sacred Heart. DOUGLAS.—Life-boat Day. Dinner Table Collection. ST. ALBANS.—Life-boat Day. Garden Party. Speakers: Lieut.-Col. Sir F. E. Free- FARNWORTH.—The Branch has suffered mantle, O.B.E. and Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satter- a serious loss through the death of Mr. Lewis thwaite, O.B.E., Secretary of the Institution. Holland, who had been the Honorary Secretary since 1923. STREATHAM.—Address by the District FLEETWOOD.—Special Meeting, Mrs.; Organizing Secretary to the Rotary Club. Dandy elected Vice-President of the Ladies' UXBRIDGE.—Address by the District Life-boat Guild; Miss Doreen Dandy, Hon. Organizing Secretary to Toe H. Treasurer ; and Miss Kean and Mrs. Cartman, joint Honorary Secretaries in the place of Miss WALTHAMSTOW.—Garden Party given Violet Humphrys. Life-boat Day. by the Vice-Chairman. HOLME.—House-to-House Collection. WEST ISLINGTON.—Address by the Assistant District Organizing Secretary to HORWICH.—Annual Meeting on 27th Conservative and Unionist Association. September. 606 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1932. HYDE.—Annual Meeting on 21st Septem- Mr. Francis Laidler, the Managing Director of ber, the Mayor, President of the Branch, in the the Alhambra Theatre, and a Vice-President of chair. the Branch, of the Vellum signed by the Prince KIRKBY LONSDALE.—Life-boat Day. of Wales, as President of the Institution, recording his appointment as an Honorary LAKE DISTRICT.—Life-boat Days. Life-Governor of the Institution, in recognition LANCASTER.—Garden Party. of the help which he has given by organizing an annual Life-boat Matinee at the Bradford LITTLE HULTON.—Annual Meeting on Alhambra for thirty-one years. The presenta- 7th June. Amount collected last year £21, the tion was made at a luncheon given by the same amount as in 1930. Branch to Mr. Laidler. This luncheon was LIVERPOOL.—Life-boat Service at the attended by Lieut-.Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, Parish Church, New Brighton. O.B.E., Secretary of the Institution, who in LYMM AND HEATLEY.—Annual Meeting the afternoon addressed a meeting of Life-boat on 12th September. Amount collected in workers. 1932 £79, as compared with £132 in 1931. Life-boat Days at Burley and Otley. MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND DIS- BRIDLINGTON AND CRESSWELL.— TRICT.—Special Ladies' Life-boat Guild Life-boat Days. Meetings. Special meeting at Hulme to con- CULLERCOATS AND WHITLEY BAY — stitute a Hulme Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Life-boat Day. Presentation of the Challenge CHORLTON-CUM-HARDY. — Special Shield for the North-East of England in the Meeting of the Ladies' Guild. Life-boat Essay Competition, won by Edna E. Harbottle, of North Council Girls' School, LEVENSHULME.—Whist Drive. Whitley Bay. MORECAMBE, NANTWICH AND DARLINGTON.—Whist Drives. Garden NORTHWICH.—Life-boat Days. Party. ORRELL.—American Tea and Garden Party, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat DEWSBURY.—House-to-House Collection. Guild. DURHAM.—Annual Meeting, the Mayor, PEEL.—Life-boat Day. Sacred Service. President of the Branch, in the chair. Amount Life-boat Sunday Service collected last year £46, as compared with £8 in 1930. PIEL (BARROW). — Whist Drives, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. FILEY AND FLAMBOROUGH. — Life- Life-boat Day. boat Days. PORT ERIN.—Dinner Table Collections. FOURSTONES. — Lantern Lecture by Life-boat Day. Life-boat Sacred Services. Captain S. W. Swan, R.N.V.R. PORT ST. MARY.—Life-boat Day. Dinner GATESHEAD.—Garden Fete. Table Collection. Life-boat Open Air Service. HAUXLEY.—Life-boat Day. RADCLIFFE.—Special Meeting. Speaker : HECKMONDWIKE. — Annual Meeting. The District Organizing Secretary. Mrs. Efforts of the past year: Bridge and Whist Lafone elected Hon. Secretary in place of the Drives; Life-boat Day. Amount collected late Miss M. L. Ellerbeck. House-to-House last year £46, as compared with £63 in 1930. Collection. HIPPERHOLME AND LIGHTCLIFFE.— RAMSEY.—Life-boat Day. Garden Fete. ROCHDALE.—Bring and Buy Tea. HOLY ISLAND.—Presentation by Sir Leonard Milburn, Chairman of the Hauxley ROMILEY.—Whist Drive, arranged by the and Amble Branch, of Service Certificates Ladies' Life-boat Guild. awarded to the Coxswain and members of the SANDBACH AND SEASCALE.—Life-boat Crew. Days. HORNSEA.—Life-boat Day. ULVERSTON.—Life-boat Day. HUDDERSFIELD.—Bring and Buy Sale. TJPHOLLAND.—Annual Meeting on 22nd HUMBER.—The Humber Motor Life-boat August. Amount collected last year £22, as took part in the Annual Naval Memorial compared with £7 in 1930. Service which was held off Spurn Point on WIDNES.—Special Meeting, convened by 10th July. The Lord Mayor of Hull was the Mayor and Mayoress, the Mayor presiding. present in a steamer, and wreaths were cast on Mrs. Wingfield appointed Honorary Secretary, the sea. and Mrs. Harper Honorary Treasurer of the KIRKBURTON.—Life-boat Day. Ladies' Life-boat Guild. LEEDS.—Visit of Guild to Scarborough North-East of England. Life-boat Station. Whist Drive organized by BERWICK. — Life-boat Day. Annual the Morley Ladies' Social Club. Meeting of Ladies' Life-boat Guild. MELTHAM.—Life-boat Day. BRADFORD.—Presentation by Sir Henry NEWBURN.—Whist Drive and Garden Sutcliffe-Smith, Chairman of the Branch, to Party. NOVEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 607 NORTH SUNDERLAND.—Life-boat Day. SCUNTHORPE, SHIRLEY, SKEGNESS, Fete and Dance opened by Countess Grey of SPALDING, SPILSBY, STAMFORD AND Ho wick. STONE.—Life-boat Days. PONTEFRACT — Swimming Gala organ- STRATFORD-ON-AVON.—Lantern Lec- ized by the Mayor and Mayoress. ture by the District Organizing Secretary to REDCAR, RIPON, ROTHBURY AND the Tiddington Women's Institute. SALTBURN.—Life-boat Days. SUTTON-ON-SEA.—Life-boat Day. SCARBOROUGH.—Annual Meeting of the TOWCESTER.—Garden Whist Drive. Ladies' Life-boat Guild, the Mayor, President of the Branch, in the chair. Speaker : Rear- WARSOP, WOODHALL SPA, WORK- Admiral Carrington, D.S.O. Efforts of the SOP AND WRAGBY.—Life-boat Days. past year : Whist and Bridge Drives; Life- boat Day. South-East of England. SHEFFIELD, SLAITHWAITE, SOUTH ALDEBURGH. — Presentation to the SHIELDS AND STAITHES AND RUNS- Honorary Secretary, Mr. Walter Riggs, by the WICK.—Life-boat Days. local committee. Lecture by Mr. Riggs to the WAKEFIELD.—Garden Party. Middleton Women's Institute. Life-boat Day WATH-UPON-DEARNE AND WHITBY. in Aldeburgh and District. —Life-boat Days. BEACONSFIELD.—Lecture to Women's Institute by Captain Basil Hall, R.N. Midlands. BISHOPS STORTFORD.—Jumble Sale at BARTON-ON-HUMBER.—Life-boat Day. Sawbridgeworth. BIRMINGHAM.—Life-boat Day, with Life- BLAKENEY.—Life-boat Day. boat stationed outside the Council House. BOGNOR REGIS.—Life-boat Day, and The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress visited Annual Luncheon given by Mr. W. H. B. several dep&ts. Fletcher, Chairman of the Branch, to the Broadcast Appeal from the Midland Selsey Life-boat Crew. Regional Station. Address by the District Organizing Secretary to Yardley Sisterhood. BRIGHTON AND HOVE.—Life-boat Day " Heroes of the Sea " film shown at Smeth- in Hove ; films shown at the Lido and Tivoli wick. Cinemas. BUCKINGHAM.—" Heroes of the Sea" BOSTON AND BRIGG.—Life-boat Days. film shown. BRISTOL.—Life-boat Day at Portishead. BURGESS HILL AND CAISTER.—Life- CHELTENHAM—Annual Meeting, Mrs. boat Days. Richard Davies presiding. Amount collected CATERHAM.—Whist and Bridge Drives. last year £210, as compared with £249 in 1930. CHATTERIS.—Life-boat Day. CHESTERFIELD AND CIRENCESTER. CHELMSFORD. — Burnham - on - Crouch —Life-boat Days. Life-boat Day. House-to-House Collection at COVENTRY.—Presentation of Challenge Witham. Shield for the Midlands, and Certificates won by Coventry Schools in the Life-boat Essay CHICHESTER.—House-to-House Collec- Competition. (For special report, see p. 599.) tion in town and surrounding villages. Cinema, Life-boat Day. Collections. CLACTON.—Life-boat Day. Life-boat DUDLEY.—Life-boat Day. Sunday. EARL SHILTON.—Special Meeting ar- COLCHESTER.—Life-boat Day in town ranged by Mr. and Mrs. Cotton. Repre- and surrounding villages. sentatives of local employers and employees present. Branch formed. CRAWLEY.—House-to-House Collection. Film shown. GLOSSOP AND HADFIELD AND GLOUCESTER—Life-boat Days. CROMER.—Life-boat Day, and "Heroes of the Sea " film shown at the Central Cinema. GRIMSBY.—Dock Collection. DARTFORD.—" Heroes of the Sea " film ILKESTON.—Life-boat Day. shown. Lecture to Kingsdown Women's KIDDERMINSTER.—Life-boat Day and Institute by Mr. Percy Kemp. " Heroes of the Sea " Film shown at Stourport. DOVER.—Life-boat Day. LEEK, LEICESTER, LINCOLN, MABLE- EASTBOURNE.—Life-boat Days in East- THORPE, MALVERN, MANSFIELD, MAT- bourne, Horeham Road, and Mayfield. LOCK, NORTON CANES, NORTHAMPTON, " Heroes of the Sea" film shown at the REDDITCH, RETFORD AND RIPLEY.— Picturedrome. Life-boat Days. EAST DEREHAM.—House-to-House Col- RUGBY.—Lecture to the Barby Women's lection in Swafiham. Institute. EDENBRIDGE.-^Iumble Sale. 608 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1932. FAKENHAM.—Collection at Burnham who had been Joint Honorary Secretary since Overy Regatta. 1920. " Heroes of the Sea " film shown at FAVERSHAM AND FELIXSTOWE.— Regent Hall. Life-boat Day. Life-boat Days. SOUTHBOROUGH.—Life-boat Day, in- FOLKESTONE.—Garden Meeting of Folke- cluding Penshurst.Speldhurst, and Bidboroagh. stone and Cheriton Committees, and Sandgate SOUTHEND.—Life-boat Days at Southend, representatives of the Women's Auxiliary. Hadleigh, and Canvey Island. Life-boat Day. SOUTHWOLD.—Life-boat Day. GOODWIN SANDS AND DOWNS.—Life- STANBRIDGE. — Lecture to Women's boat Day. Institute by Captain Basil Hall, R.N. GUILDFORD.—Competition for Life-boat STOWMARKET, SUDBURY, TENTER- Spoon at Bramley Golf Club. DEN, AND TONBRIDGE.—Life-boat Days. HALSTEAD AND GOSFIELD.—Garden UCKFIELD AND DISTRICT.—Life-boat Fete at Gosfield Hall, by kind permission of Day at Buxted, Maresfield, East Hoathly, and Mrs. Lowe, President of the Branch; pre- Halland. sentation of the Gold Brooch awarded by the Institution to Mrs. Lowe. " Heroes of the UPMINSTER.—Tennis Tournament. Sea " film shown at Halstead. WALTON AND FRINTON.—Inaugural HASBOROUGH AND DISTRICT.—Life- Ceremony of the Boarding Boat. (For special boat Days at Hasborough, Bacton, Stalham, report see p. 575.) Life-boat Day and Carnival. Wroxham, and North Walsham. Life-boat Sunday. The Branch has suffered a serious loss by the WELLS.—Life-boat Day. death of Miss M. E. Slipper, who has been, with her sister, one of the Joint Honorary WESTERHAM.—Mile of Pennies Collection. Secretaries since 1927. Her father was the WESTGATE —Life-boat Day and Bridge Honorary Secretary until Hasborough ceased Tournament. to be a Station Branch in 1926. WHITSTABLE.—Life-boat Day. " Heroes HASTINGS.—Life-boat Day at Battle. of the Sea " film shown at the Picture House. HEMEL HEMPSTEAD.—" Heroes of the WISBECH. — Life-boat Day, including Sea " film shown. Walsoken and Sutton Bridge. HERNE BAY.—Life-boat Day, and WORTHING.—Life-boat Day in town and " Heroes of the Sea " film shown. surrounding villages. Church Collections. HIGH WYCOMBE.—Bridge Drive. HOLT, HUNSTANTON, HUNTINGDON, South-West of England. HYTHE, LITTLEHAMPTON AND LOWE- ABINGDON.—Presentation by the Mayor STOFT.—Life-boat Days. of Certificate won in the Life-boat Essay Com- MAIDSTONE.—Life-boat Day. "Heroes petition by St. Edmund's Catholic School. of the Sea " film shown. ALDERSHOT.—Life-boat Day. Address MARGATE.—Annual Meeting. Efforts of by Captain Basil Hall, R.N., to the Rotary the past year: Life-boat Day. Amount col- Club. lected last year £567, as compared with £673 AXMINSTER.—Life-boat Day at Colyton. in 1930. Captain J. I. H. Friend, M.C., J.P., appointed Chairman of the Branch in place of BANBURY.—Life-boat Day. the late Colonel Skey. Life-boat Day. Dance. BARNSTAPLE—Presentation of Certificate MISTLEY, MANNINGTREE AND DIS- won in the Life-boat Essay Competition by TRICT.—Garden Fete at Mistley Place. Ashleigh Road School. Tennis Tournament. Whist Drive. " Heroes BASINGSTOKE.—Life-boat Day and film of the Sea " film shown at the Plaza Cinema, " Heroes of the Sea." Manningtree. BATH.—Presentation by the Chairman of NEWHAVEN, NORWICH, AND RAM- the Education Committee of Certificate won SEY.—Life-boat Days. in the Life-boat Essay Competition by Wai- RAMSGATE.—By the death of Dame Janet cot Street School. Address by the District Stancomb-Wills, D.B.E., President of the Organizing Secretary. Presentation by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild since 1923, the Mayor of the Certificate won in the Life-boat Branch has lost an old and valued supporter Essay Competition by St. Mark's School. and friend. Life-boat Day. Life-boat Day at Midsomer Norton. SANDWICH.—Life-boat Day, and " Heroes BEMBRIDGE AND BRIDPOBT.—Life- of the Sea " film shown at the Empire Cinema. boat Days. SELSEY.—Golf Competition for Life-boat BRIXHAM. —• Inaugural Ceremony by Spoon. Life-boat Day and Regatta. H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, K.G., President of the Institution, of the new Motor Life-boat. SHEERNESS.—Life-boat Day. (A full report of this ceremony appeared in the SHERINGHAM.—The Station has suffered last issue of The Lifeboat.) a serious loss by the death of Mr. E. C. Rolfe, Life-boat Day, and stalls at The Bolton NOVEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 609 Cross, followed by Concert, organized by the PAIGNTON AND PENZANCE.—Life-boat Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Days. BUDE.—Life-boat Day. PLYMOXJTH.—Whist Drive at Cio-sm Hill. BURNHAM.—Life-boat Days at Burnham Life-boat Day at Downderry. and Highbridge. POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, WIMBORNE, CALNE.—Life-boat Day. AND CHRISTCHURCH.—Life-boat Days at Bournemouth and New Milton. American CHIPPENHAM.—Life-boat Day at Cor- Tea at Christehurch, arranged by the Towns- sham. women's Guild. Special Meeting at Christ, CLEVEDON.—Life-boat Day. church. Speaker: The District Organizing COVERACK.—Life-boat Day and Dance. Secretary. COWES (East and West), CREDITON, PORT ISAAC.—Life-boat Day and Dance. CULLOMPTON, AND DARTMOUTH.—Life- PORTSMOUTH.—Life-boat Days at Ports- boat Days. mouth and Havant. DEVIZES.—Presentation by the Hon. Mrs. RINGWOOD.—Life-boat Day. Bailey of the Certificate won in the Life-boat RYDE.—Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Essay Competition by West Lavington School. Life-boat Guild, Lady Daly presiding, EXETER.—Presentation by the Chairman supported by Mrs. Dalbiac, the Hon. Secre- of the Education Committee of the Certificate tary of the Isle of Wight Guild. Speaker: won in the Life-boat Essay Competition by The District Organizing Secretary. Life-boat St. Sidwells Girls' School. Day. EXMOUTH AND BUDLEIGH SALTER- ST. IVES.—Life-boat Day. TON, AND FALMOUTH.—Life-boat Days. SALCOMBE.—Life-boat Days at Salcombe FOWEY.—Life-boat Dance. Life-boat Day. and Hope Cove. FROME.—Life-boat Day in Frome and SALISBURY.—Life-boat Days at Gilling- surrounding villages. Presentation by the ham, Durrington, Fordingbridge, Wilton, and Head Master of Certificate won in the Life-boat Shrewton. Address to the Woodford Women's Essay Competition by St. John's School. Institute by Captain Holme, Hon. Secretary GOSPORT.—Special Meeting, the Mayor, of the Boxmoor and Hemel Hempstead Chairman of the Branch, presiding. Speaker : Branch. The District Organizing Secretary. Life-boat SANDOWN.—Life-boat Days at Sandown Day, with a visit by the Bembridge Life-boat, and Lake. and film " Heroes of the Sea." SCILLY ISLANDS, SEATON, SEA VIEW, HENLEY.—Life-boat Day at Shiplake. SENNEN COVE, SHANKLIN, AND SID- ILFRACOMBE.—Special Religious Service MOUTH.—Life-boat Days. on board the Life-boat. Life-boat Day. STAMFORD-IN-THE-VALE.—Address to ISLE OF WIGHT.—Presentation by Colonel the Women's Institute by Captain Basil Hall, Chatfield Clark, D.L., of the Certificate won in R.N. the Life-boat Essay Competition by Wootton SWANAGE.—Presentation of Certificate School. won in the Life-boat Essay Competition by the Life-boat Days in the villages. Council School. Life-boat Day. JERSEY. —Specia Meeting at Govern- SWINDON, TAVISTOCK AND TEIGN- ment House, by kind permission of His MOUTH.—Life-boat Days. Excellency Major-General E. H. Willis, C.B., TIVERTON.—Life-boat Day at Tiverton C.M.G., and Mrs. Willis. General Willis pre- and Bampton. sided. Speaker: The District Organizing Secretary. Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed, TORQUAY.—Life-boat Day. with Mrs. Willis as President and Mrs. Hulton TOTNES.—Life-boat Day at Buckfastleigh. and Mrs. Lewin as Honorary Secretaries. TRURO.—Presentation by the Chairman of LISKEARD, LIZARD, LOOE, LYME the Education Committee of Certificate won REGIS, LYMINGTON, AND LYNMOUTH. in the Life-boat Essay Competition by St. —Life-boat Days. Erme Council School. Life-boat Days at MEVAGISSEY.—Presentation by Mr. E. B. Perranporth and Chacewater. Vian, C.C., of Certificate won in the Life-boat VENTNOR.—Life-boat Day. Essay Competition by Lower Sticker School, WATCHET.—Life-boat Day, Fete and St. Austell. Sports. MILFORD-ON-SEA, MINEHEAD, NEW- WESTON-SUPER-MARE.—Life-boat Day BURY, NEWPORT (ISLE OF WIGHT), in Weston and surrounding villages. AND NEWQUAY.—Life-boat Days. WEYMOUTH.—Inaugural Ceremony of OKEHAMPTON.—Life-boat Day. Col- the new Motor Life-boat. (A full report of lectors entertained to tea by the Mayor. this ceremony appeared in the last issue of PADSTOW.—Life-boat Day at Padstow The Lifeboat.) Presentation by the Earl of and Wadebridge. Shaftesbury, K.P., G.C.V.O., the Lord Lieu- 610 THE LIFEBOAT. [NOVEMBER, 1932. tenant, of Certificates won in the Life-boat GIRVAN.—Life-boat Day and Demon- Eeeay Competition by St. George's School, stration. Portland, and Stratton Council School. House-to-House Collection, arranged by the GOUROCK.—Life-boat Day. Visit of Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Collections at the Troon Motor Life-boat. Baptist Church. Life-boat Day at Lulworth, GRANTOWN-ON-SPEY AND INVER- Portland and Easton. ARY.—Life-boat Days. WITNEY.—"Ye Olde Countrie Fayre" INVERGORDON. — Life-boat Day. at St. Mary's Close, opened by Lady Margaret Regatta. Mason. Speaker: The District Organizing ISLE OF ARRAN.—Concert at Whiting Secretary. Bay, arranged by Mrs. Charles Graham, the YARMOUTH.—Life-boat Day. Duke of Montrose, Chairman of the Scottish YEOVIL.—Life-boat Days in villages. Life-boat Council and a Vice-President of the Institution, in the Chair. Among those present were Mary, Duchess of Hamilton, and Scotland. the Duchess of Moutrose, President of the ANNAN.—Life-boat Day. Arran Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Life-boat Essay-Competition Certificate won by Whiting ANSTRUTHER. — Life-boat Day and Bay School, presented by the Duke of Mont- Demonstration. rose. ARBROATH.—Inaugural ceremony of the Life-boat Day. new Motor Life-boat by H.R.H. The Duchess KELSO AND KINGUSSIE.—Life-boat of York. (For special report see p. 572.) Days. Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 9th August, Mrs. Chapel, President KIRKCALDY.—Life-boat Day at King- of the Guild, in the Chair. Speaker: The horn. Scottish Organizing Secretary. Efforts of the KIRKCUDBRIGHT.—Whist Drive at past year: Life-boat Day, House-to-House Castle Douglas. Life-boat Days at Auchen- Collection, and Concert. Meeting of the cairn, Dalbeattie, and Kippford. Branch Committee, at which Mr. David Chapel was appointed Honorary Secretary, and Mr. KIRKINTILLOCH, LENZIE AND DIS- Neil Robertson Honorary Treasurer. TRICT.—Life-boat Days. Life-boat Day. KYLE, LARGS, LESLIE, LOCHGILP- ARDRISHAIG AND AYR.—Life-boat HEAD, LOCHMABEN, AND LOCKERBIE. Days. •—Life-boat Days. BANFF, MACDUFF, AND WHITEHILLS. LONGHOPE.—Life-boat Day at South —Life-boat Days at Banff, Cornhill, Macduff, Ronaldshay. Ordiguhill, Portsoy, and Turriff. Swimming Gala at Whitehills. LOSSIEMOUTH, MARKINCH, MILL- PORT, MOFFAT, MONTROSE, NAIRN, BIGGAR, BRECHIN, BUCKHAVEN, NEWMILNS, NEWTONMORE, NEWTON BUCKIE, BURNTISLAND AND ABER- STEWART, AND NORTH BERWICK.— DOUR, COATBRIDGE, COWDENBEATH, Life-boat Days. CULLEN AND DESKFORD, CRAIL, AND CROMARTY—Life-boat Days. OBAN.—Life-boat Days at Oban, Connel Ferry, Taynuilt, and Tobermory. DUFFTOWN.—House-to-House Collection. PERTH.—Annual Meeting on 29th Sep- DUMBARTON AND DUMFRIES.—Life- tember, the Rev. P. R. Landreth, Chairman boat Days. of the Branch, presiding. Efforts of the past DUNBAR AND SKATERAW.—Annual year : Life-boat Days. Amount collected last special effort throughout East Lothian. year £341, as compared with £469 in 1930. DUNOON.—Life-boat Day. PETERHEAD, PORTPATRICK, ST. EASTER ROSS.—Life-boat Day at Port- ANDREWS, STEWARTON, STONE- mahomack. HAVEN, AND STRANRAER.—Life-boat Days. EDINBURGH.—Open Ladies' Golf Union Meeting at Longniddry, organized by Mrs. SYMINGTON.—Lantern Lecture to the Core-Greenshields and Miss E. H. Sawers. Symington Women's Rural Institute on 9th September by the District Assistant Secretary. ELIE.—Open Air Market Stall at Lundin Links, organized by Mrs. and Miss Paxton. TARBERT.—Life-boat Day. Market Stall at Elie, organized by Mrs. S. E. Alley, Honorary Secretary, Elie Ladies' Life- THURSO.—Life-boat Day and Pageant. boat Guild. Sunday Concert. Cake, Candy and Produce Stall, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Whist Drive and FORTROSE.—Life-boat Day. Dance, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat FRASERBURGH.—Life-boat Demonstra- Guild. tion, including boat races by model yachts, TROON.—Life-boat Day and Demon- sail yawls, and motor boats. stration. NOVEMBER, 1932.] THE LIFEBOAT. 611 Ireland. BUCKLEY AND BISTRE, AND CAR- ARMAGH AND BALBRIGGAN.—Life- DIFF.—Life-boat Days. boat Days. COLWYN BAY.—Annual Meeting on the BALLYCOTTON. — Life-boat Day and 26th July, Mr. P. W. Aston presiding. Speaker: Dance. The District Organizing Secretary. Amount collected last year £313, as compared with BALTIMORE AND BANGOR.—Life-boat £358 in 1930. Mr. Thomas E. Purdy, J.P., Days. C.C., was appointed President of the Branch, BELFAST.^Broadcast Address to children in place of Mr. David Gamble, who has resigned. by the District Organizing Secretary. Mr. P. W. Aston was appointed Honorary Secretary; Mr. O. A. Evans, Honorary BRAY.—Life-boat Day. Treasurer in succession to the late Mr. A. S. BUNCRANA.—House-to-House Collection. Bradburn; and Mr. Gwillam Davies, Assistant CLOGHER HEAD, CLONMEL, COLE- Secretary. RAINE, CORK, AND COURTMACSHERRY. Life-boat Day. —Life-boat Days. CONNAH'S QUAY AND SHOTTON.— DONAGHADEE.—Inaugural Ceremony of Cinema Performance. Speaker : The District the new Motor Life-boat. (See special report Organizing Secretary. Life-boat Day. on p. 569.) Life-boat Day. CONWAY, COWBRIDGE, CRICCIETH DUNDALK AND BLACKROCK, ENNIS, AND FISHGUARD AND GOODWICK.— GALWAY, GREYSTONES, HOWTH, Life-boat Days. LARNE, LURGAN, MIDLETON, MIL- GLANAMMAN.—Presentation by Councillor TOWN MALBAY, AND MULLINGAR.— John Phillips, J.P., Vice-Chairman of the Life-boat Days. Carmarthenshire Education Committee, of NEWCASTLE (Dundrum).—Dance. Life- Certificate won in the Life-boat Essay Com- boat Day. petition by Glanamman Council School. NEW ROSS, PORTRUSH, PORT- GOWERTON.—Life-boat Day. STEWART, SKERRIES, SKIBBEREEN, TANDRAGEE, AND TRAMORE.—Life-boat HAVERFORDWEST. — Presentation by Days. the Mayor of Certificate won in the Life-boat Essay Competition by Barn Street Council TUAM.—Dance! School. WEXFORD, WHITEHEAD, AND YOUG- HOLYHEAD.—House-to-House Collection. HAL.—Life-boat Days. KINGTON AND LLANDDULAS AND ABERGELE.—Life-boat Days. Wales. LLANDRINDOD WELLS.—Life-boat Day (Including Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, and Hotel Collections. and Shropshire.) LLANFAIRFECHAN AND LLANDO- ABERDOVEY.—Life-boat Day. Dance. VERY.—Life-boat Days. ABERGAVENNY.—Whist Drive. LUDLOW.—Life-boat Day and Sale. ABERYSTWYTH.— Life-boat Day, with MACHYNLLETH, NEATH, NEW QX5AY, launch of the Life-boat. NEWPORT (MON.), OSWESTRY, AND ANGLE.—Inaugural Ceremony of the new PENARTH.—Life-boat Days. Motor Life-boat. (For special report see p. PENMAENMAWR.—House-to-House Col- 574.) lection. BARMOUTH.—Life-boat Day and Launch. Presentation by Mr. T. W. Piggott, J.P., PENRHIWCEIBER.—Presentation by Mr. Chairman of the Branch, of Life-boatmen's Morgan, Director of Education, Mountain Ash Certificates of Service awarded to Thomas Urban District Council, of Certificate won in Garnett and John Lewis Jones. the Life-boat Essay Competition by Penrhiw- ceiber Boys' School. BARRY.—Presentation by Councillor J. R. Llewellyn, J.P., Chairman of the Education PORTHCAWL, PORTMADOC, AND PRE- Committee of the Urban District Council, of STATYN.—Life-boat Days. Certificate won in the Life-boat Essay Com- ST. DAVID'S.—Life-boat Day and Car- petition by Romilly School, Barry. nival. BLAINA.-—Cinema Collection. SALTNEY.—Presentation of the Irish and BORTH AND BRIDQNORTH.—Life-boat Welsh Challenge Shield in the Life-boat Essay Days. Competition, won by Eric Channell, of the Wood Memorial Boys' School, Saltney. BRONANT (ABERYSTWYTH).—Presen- Speaker : The District Organizing Secretary. tation by Mrs. Lonsdale, wife of the Lord of the Manor, of Certificate won in the Life-boat SOUTH CAERNARVONSHIRE. — Life- Essay Competition. boat Days throughout the area of the Branch 612 THE LIFEBOAT [NOVEMBER, 1932. at all the seaside resorts, including Portmadoc TOWYN.—Life-boat Day. and Borthygest, where Days were held for the WHITCHUECH.—Presentation by Miss first time. Special illumination of the Life- Walford, Honorary Secretary of the Branch, boat House at Criccieth. of the Certificate won in the Life-boat Essay TENBY.—Inaugural Ceremony of the new Competition by the Whitchurch Church of Motor Life-boat. (For special report see England School. Speaker: The District p. 574.) Life-boat Day and Hotel Collection. Organizing Secretary.

Where Help is Wanted. THE Institution is very anxious to form CARMARTHENSHIRE . Ammanford or develop Branches in the following and Llanelly. places in the Welsh District and would DENBIGHSHIRE. — Chirk, Llangollen, be very grateful to any readers of The and Llanrwst. Lifeboat who could help it to do this, GLAMORGAN : Aberavon and Port either personally or by putting it in Talbot, Bridgend, and Merthyr Tydfil. touch with those who might be able to HEREFORDSHIRE.—Hereford, Led- help. bury, Leominster, and Ross. Wales MONMOUTHSHIRE.—Chepstow and (including Herefordshire, Monmouthshire and Monmouth. Shropshire.) MONTGOMERYSHIRE—Llanidloes and BBECONSHIEE.—Brecon and Builth Welsbpool. Wells. SHROPSHIRE.—Much Wenlock, New- CAKDIGANSHIEE .—Lampeter. port, Oakengates, Shifnal and Wem.

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The next number of " The Lifeboat" will be pttbUthed in February, 1933.