IN his speech at the Annual General Meeting the American Ambassador referred to the war services of the Life-boats to American vessels, and spoke of the 200 Americans who, during •the war and the first year of peace, owed their lives to the Institution. It should interest all who are interested in the Life-boat cause to read the full list of the war services of our Lifeboats, not only to American but to French and Italian vessels.

Altogether, from August 1914 to the end of 1918, the Life-boats put out to the help of 11 French, 4 Italian, arid 4 American vessels. They rescued 98 French lives, 91 Italian, and 98 American. They helped to save two French, one Italian, and one American vessels from destruction. Altogether they went to the aid of 19 vessels of our Allies, and rescued from them 287 lives.

It is even, more interesting to note— as showing that the Life-boat Service was the one Service which, with the ; coming of peace, could relax nothing of its vigilance, and must remain always fully mobilized and ready, in peace as in war—that during the first year of peace the Life-boats put out to the help of eight American vessels, and rescued from them 73 lives.

War Services to United States Vessels.

Date.

1915. Nov. 13 1916. June 18 Nov. 20 1917. March 13 Vessel.

Schooner Helen W. Martin, of Bath, U.S.A.

S.S. Seaconnet, o f Philadelphia . . . .

S.S. Sibiria, of New York S.S. Algonquin, of New York Service.

Assisted to save vessel and 18.

Saved 28.

Saved 52.

Landed 26.

Date.

1914. Dec. 2 Dec. 4 Dec. 11 1915. March 25 July 17 Aug. 5 Nov. 12 1917. Feb. 16 June 2 Aug. 28 Nov. 8, 9 1918. Aug. 25 War Services to French Vessels.

Vessel.

Barque Asnieres, o f Havre . . . .

Do. do. do Schooner La France, of Paimpol .

Barque Vincennes, of Havre Barque Due D'Aumale, of Nantes S.S. Arthur Gapel, of Rouen .

Lugger Cyrano, of Brest . . . .

S.S. Ville de Bayonne, of La Eochelle Barque Jeanne Gordonnier, of Havre.

Ketch Alma, of Gravelines . . . .

S.S. Carlotta, of Chevant . . . .

Ketch Bepublvjue et Patrie, of Lorient Service.

Stood by vessel.

Saved 25.

Landed 4.

Rendered assistance.

Assisted to save vessel.

Saved vessel. • Saved 6.

Saved 20.

Saved 19.

Saved 5.

Stood by vessel and saved 19.

Saved 4.Date.

1914. Oct. 22 Nov. 1 Nov. 19 1918. Feb. 21 War Services to Italian Vessel*.

Vessel. Service.

S.S. Liguria, of Genoa .

Ship Lock Game, of Genoa S.S. Val Salice, of Genoa .

S.S. Chrysopolis, of Genoa.

Eendered assistance.

Assisted to save vessel and 19.

Saved 30.

Saved 42..