PRINCE OF WALES' DAY throughout Greater London was held on 8th May, and the chief feature of the day, and a great factor in the success of the appeal, was the personal visits which the Prince of Wales paid to depots in the East and South-East districts, during the after- noon. He drove through the city, and made his first call at the Library Hall in the Whitechapel Road. From here he drove to Rothesay Mansions at Kennington Gate, and thence to Lambeth Town Hall. In both Boroughs he was received by the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors and welcomed by large crowds, and he was entertained to tea by the Mayor of Lambeth. The effect of his visit in rousing public interest in the appeal may be judged from the fact that Stepney raised £l63, as compared with £10 in 1921, and Lambeth £311, as compared with £49 in 1921. In fact, nothing was more noticeable and more encouraging than the generosity shown by the people everywhere in the poorer parts of Lon- don. In many cases working women were out collecting as early as four in the morning, and in the majority of cases they were at work at 5.30 a.m.

In the West End and in the suburbs, although there was not the special stimulus of a personal visit from the Prince, the results were equally satisfactory, and the Institution is deeply grateful to all those ladies who gave many hours of hard and successful work to the Life-boat Cause.

In making the appeal the Institution was fortunate also in having the cordial help of the Metropolitan and City Police, and other public and private bodies.

The' police allowed Life-boats to be stationed in Waterloo Place and opposite Lambeth Town Hall, but unfortunately the congestion of traffic made it impossible for them to find any other suitable sites. The General Omnibus Company allowed the announcements of the Day to be placed on all their omnibuses, and a number of music halls and cinemas showed the Institution's films and slides announcing the Day, and allowed collections to be made. Very wide publicity was given to the Day, through the help of the Broadcasting Company, which enabled the Institution a few days before, to appeal to all " listeners-in," a short concert being given by the Institution, and speeches made by the Chairman and the Secretary.

In connection with the Day a special  wireless appeal was made to all ships, through the generous help of the General Post Office, which sent out the appeal from one of its High-Power Stations, and of the Marconi Company, the Radio Communication Company, and Messrs.

Siemens, who agreed to redistribute it.

Another of the features of the Day was the help given by Captain Lawson Smith, the diver, who, dressed in full diving kit, collected for several hours outside the Hippodrome and in Regent Street The Day realised altogether over £5,500, and as soon as he heard the result the Prince of Wales sent the following message to the Chairman, through Admiral Sir Lionel Halsey, the Controller and Treasurer of his Household : " H.R.H. the Prince of Wales desires me to say that he has heard with great pleasure that a sum of over £5,500 was raised in Greater London on the occasion of ' Prince of Wales' Day ' for the Life- boats on the 8th instant. He is very glad to think that so many of those living in the Capital City of our maritime Empire have thus recognised the great claims of the Institution, which has provided and maintained the Life-boat Service for one hundred years, and he would like here- with to express his thanks to the many hundreds of women of all classes who so generously gave their time and energies to organising and carrying through a very notable effort for the Life-boat Cause.".