STRONSAY, ORKNEY ISLANDS.—The ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has formed a new Life-boat Station at Stronsay in order to strengthen the Life-boat service in the Orkney Islands.

The new Life-boat is of the Watson type, 43 ft. long by 12 ft. 6 in. wide, and is fitted with a motor engine. She is named the John Byburn, as desired by the late Mr. William McCunn, of Largs, who bequeathed a sum of money to the Institution to provide two Life-boats.

STROMNESS, ORKNEY ISLANDS. — The Life-boat for some years on this Station has recently been replaced by a new boat of the self-righting type, 42 ft. long by 11 ft. 6 in. wide. This Life-boat is also fitted with a motor, and the Life-boat service in the Orkneys is therefore most powerfully represented by these craft. The Stromness boat is named the John A. Hay, her cost having been partly provided for from the bequest of the late Mr. John Alexander Hay, of Cheltenham.

THURSO, SCOTLAND.— A new sailing Life-boat of the Watson type, 40 ft. long by 11 ft. wide, has also been sent to this Station to replace the smaller Life-boat previously at Thurso.

The boat is named the Sarah Austin, and the cost of building and equipping her was partly met from the bequest of Miss Sarah Austin, of Tottenham.

An interesting account of the navi- gation of the three above-named new Life-boats to their Stations will be found in this issue of the Journal (page 829).

ALNMOUTH (NORTHUMBERLAND), MOUTH (BERWICKSHIRE), WINTERTON No. 2 (NORFOLK), and BLACKROCK (Co. LOUTH, IRELAND). — The Life-boats at these four Stations have also been super- seded recently by new and modern craft fitted with all the latest improve- ments. The Alnmouth, Eyemouth and Blackrock new Life-boats are of the self - righting type, and are named respectively, as desired by their donors, the John and Robert C. Mercer, the Anne Frances, and the General Lt. Dudley Blake. The Winterton No. 2 boat is of the Norfolk and Suffolk sailing type, and is named the Eleanor Brown..