IT is with much pleasure that we record that the King of Denmark has gener- ously recognised the courageous, but tragic, service of the Johnshaven Life- boat James Marsh, last December, to the Danish schooner Fredensborg. The service was fully described in the February issue of The Life-Boat. It will be remembered that in a whole gale, with a very heavy sea, the Life-boat succeeded in taking off the schooner's crew of nine, but that, in attempting to make the very difficult entrance to the harbour, she heeled over so far that all on board were thrown into the water, and, although she righted herself at once, two of the crew of the schooner and one of the Life-boat men were drowned.

The King of Denmark has presented to Coxswain John McBay and to each of the eleven members of the crew, a Silver Cup with the following inscrip- tion : " Awarded by the Royal Danish Government, in recognition of bravery and self-sacrifice on the occasion of the rescue of the crew of the schooner Fre- densborg, of Korsor, wrecked in St. Cyrus Bay, on the 21st December, 1920." The King has also made a monetary award to Mrs. Jane McBay, the widow of James McBay, the member of the crew who lost his life. The presenta- tion took place on the llth October, the cups being handed to the crew by Captain R. C. Hoyer Millar, the Danish Vice-Consul at Montrose.

This is the third occasion since 1873 on which the King of Denmark has made a presentation to British Life-boat men in recognition of services to Danish vessels.

Altogether, since 1873, sixty-five awards or special records of thanks have been received from foreign Governments, Monarchs, or Life Saving Societies..