A VERY interesting ceremony took place at Fraserburgh on the 4th August, when the new Motor Life-boat, the Lady Rothes, presented to the Institution by Mr. T. Dyer Edwardes, was named and launched in the presence of some thousands of people.

The boat was generously presented by Mr. Dyer Edwardes, to quote his own words at the naming ceremony, " As a thank-offering to Almighty God for preserving the life of my only child from a great peril, in the foundering of the White Star liner Titanic " in May, 1912. Mr. Dyer Edwardes' daughter, the Countess of Rothes, was one of the comparatively few people who were saved fronv that terrible disaster, and 'on that occasion she gave an example of coolness and courage which materially contributed to calm and comfort the boatful of terrified women and children with whom she found herself. There were only three sailors in charge and, in order to assist, Lady Rothes took the helm and held it for eight or ten hours, in spite of the cold and fatigue from which she suffered.

The ceremony at Fraserburgh was favoured with beautiful weather, and there were present, besides Lord and Lady Rothes, the Provost of Fraserburgh; the Rev. M. P. Johnstone ; Lieutenant- Commander P. E. Maclean (representing the Institution), and a distinguished company. Mr. J. Wallace Tarras, the local honorary secretary, had made all the arrangements, and the ceremony was a complete success. Mr. Edwardes, in presenting the Life-boat, dwelt upon the contrast which lay in the fact, that while the nation was battling in a sacred cause, a beautiful Life-boat, devoted to the saving of life, should be launched on her merciful errand.

The Provost of Fraserburgh, who presided in the unavoidable absence of Lord Saltoun, referred to the excellent record of the Fraserburgh Life-boat and to the efficiency of the crew under Coxswain Andrew Noble. The christening ceremony was performed by Lady Rothes herself, and she and a group of visitors took a trip in the boat when she was launched. The boat is a 42 ft. by 11 ft. 6 in. self-righting Motor Life-boat, equipped with a Tylor engine, developing 40 h.p. She is fitted with mast, sails, and oars, her full crew being twelve.

We command Mr. Dyer Edwardes' idea of commemorating the merciful saving of his daughter by the presentation of a splendid Motor Life-boat, destined, we may hope, to save many a valuable life. We would suggest, too, to those who have been stricken with sorrow at the loss of some one who has given his life for his country during the present tremendous struggle, that it would be difficult to conceive a more fitting memorial of a noble death than a Life-boat, a living instrument through which one of the finest forms of national activity can manifest itself, namely, that in which our brave seamen and fishermen risk their lives against a foe even more formidable than our present enemy, and with the sole purpose of saving the lives of their fellow-men.

It is a matter of great satisfaction to the Institution and the donor that the Lady Rothes should have been, able to render valuable service a few days after her arrival at her station, by saving the crew of fourteen of the s.s. Glenravel, of Belfast, which had been sunk by an enemy submarine about fifteen miles from Fraserburgh..