Scarborough, Bomber (Spurn Point), Hartlepool, Selsey and Bognor, Sennen Cove, New Brighton.

DURING the summer of this year the launching ceremonies have taken place of six Motor Life-boats.

1. The Humber (Spurn Point) Boat, of the Watson type (45 feet by 12 feet 6 inches, with an 80 h.p. engine), built out of a special fund of £10,000 raised by the Institution's friends in Bradford, and named City of Bradford. This is the fourth Life-boat to be built out of special funds raised in Bradford, and the fifth to bear the city's name. The other four, of which the last was built out of the general funds of the Institution and named City of Bradford in recognition of the city's generosity, were stationed at Ramsgate.

2. The Scarborough Boat, of the new light type of self-righting Motor Life- boat, designed for launching from a carriage (35 feet by 8 feet 9 inches, with a 35 h.p. engine), built out of a gift from Mr. Alexander 0. Joy, of London, in memory of his brother who was drowned at Scarborough, and named Herbert Joy.

3. The Hartlepool Boat of the Watson type (45 feet by 12 feet 6 inches, with an 80 h.p. engine) built out of a gift from the late Mr. B. Newton, of Darling- ton, and named Elizabeth Newton.

4. The Selsey and Bognor Boat, of the self-righting type (40 feet by 10 feet 6 inches, with a 45 h.p. engine), built out of a legacy from the late Mr. W. H.

Clarke, of London, and named Jane Holland.

5. The Sennen Cove (Land's End) Boat of the self-righting type (40 feet by 10 feet 6 inches, with a 45 h.p. engine), built and endowed out of a legacy from the late Mr. R. A. Newbon, of Islington, commemorating Ann, Betsy, Lucy and Nancy Newbon, and named The Newborn.

6. The New Brighton Boat, the first of the Barnett twin-screw type (60 feet by 15 feet, with two 80 h.p. engines), built out of a gift from Mr. W. .Stewart Johnston, and his sister, Mrs. W. H.

Kendall, of Liverpool, the balance being defrayed from the special Motor Life- boat Fund raised by the Chairman and Committee and the Ladies' Life-boat Guild of the Port of Liverpool Branch, and the citizens of Liverpool, and named William & Kate Johnston.

Scarborough, Humber (Spurn Point).

Owing to the remoteness of the Hum- ber Station at Spurn, the launching ceremony of the City of Bradford took place at Scarborough on the same day, 25th May, as the launching of the Herbert Joy. The Motor Life-boat from Whitby and the Filey Pulling and Sailing Boat were present. A special train was run with visitors from Bradford, and the Institution was represented by one of its Vice-Presidents, the Marquess of Graham, Naval A.D.C. to the King.

The two ceremonies were held at the West Pier, the first being the naming of the Scarborough Boat. The Mayor of Scarborough (Councillor G-eorge Whit- field) presided, and the Boat was form- ally presented by Mr. Alexander Joy, the donor, to the Marquess of Graham, who received her, in the name of the Institution, and presented her to Captain J. Helm Wilson, the Chairman of the Scarborough Branch. The Boat was then dedicated by the Vicar of Scar- borough (the Rev. J. Wynyard Capron), and named Herbert Joy by Mrs. Alexander Joy.

At the Bradford ceremony the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor of Bradford (Alderman H. M. Trotter), President of the Branch, presided. Sir Henry White- head, a Vice-President of the Branch, delivered an address on Bradford's long connexion with the life-boat Service and on the distinguished record of the Bradford Life-boats at Ramsgate which, between them had saved nearly 900 lives ; and he described how the present City of Bradford was the result of the visit of the Secretary of the Branch to the launching ceremony of the Whitby Motor Life-boat. It was after that visit that the Bradford Branch determined that their city should provide a similar Boat, and that it should bear their city's name.

Sir William Priestley, Chairman of the Branch, formally presented the Boat to the Marquess of Graham, and in doing so, said : " We of Bradford seldom see the sea, but we can raise £10,000 in three years for a Life-boat, a proof that we have great imagination, and great sym- pathy with the magnificent men who are manning the Boats." In accepting the gift on behalf of the Institution, the Marquess of Graham said that Bradford stood out pre-eminently among all cities for its generosity to the Life-boat cause, and spoke of the second fund which the city was raising, to pro- vide the Boat-house and Slipway at the Humber Station. The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Bradford (Dr. Perowne) then dedicated the Boat, and she was named City of Bradford by Lady Priestley.

After the two launches there was a " rescue " from a ship lying in the bay.

She was manned by Scarborough Sea- Scouts, and as the Bradford ceremony concluded a rocket went up from her, and then dense clouds of smoke. All four Boats dashed ofi to her help, and the rescue was watched by a great crowd on the shore, the promenade and the piers. Conspicuous in the Spurn Boat was Dr. Perowne, wearing his Bishop's robes, the only civilian to take part in the service.

Hartlepool The ceremony at Hartlepool took place on 2nd August, in the presence of a very large gathering, on the quayside oppo- site the Life-boat House. The naming ceremony was performed by the Mar- chioness of Londonderry, and not only the two Hartlepools, but the towns of Darlington and Middlesbrough were officially represented. Among those present was Mrs. Newton, the widow of the donor of the Boat. The ceremony opened with a procession from the Borough Buildings to the quayside. It was headed by a band and the Life-boat crew. Then came the choir of St. Hilda's Church in their robes, members of the police force, under the Chief Constable, and the mace bearers, preceding the Mayors of Hartlepool, West Hartlepool, Middlesbrough and Darlington. After the Mayors, came the Chaplains, the Aldermen, Councillors, and Town Clerks and other officials of the two Hartlepools, the Justices of the Peace of both boroughs, the Life-boat Committee, and the clergy and ministers of the various denominations.

The Mayor of Hartlepool and other of the principal guests then crossed the channel to the Boat-house, and the firing of a rocket announced that Lady Londonderry had named the Boat Elizabeth Newton. A moment later the Boat glided into the water, and the Mayor and his party returned across the channel. The rest of the ceremony was then performed. Mr. W. Adamson, one of the executors of the late Mr. Newton, presented the Boat to the Institution, and in doing so said that Mr. Newton, who was well known in the Hartlepools, knew the hardships which seafarers had to undergo, and that was why he and Mrs. Newton had chosen a Life-boat when they decided that they wanted to show their gratitude for mercies which they had received.

Captain Carver, R.D., R.N.R., In- spector of Life-boats for the East Coast, received the Boat on behalf of theInstitution, and presented her to Alder- man J. R. Butterwick, J.P., who received her on behalf of the Hartlepool Committee. The Boat was then for- mally dedicated by the Rector of Hart- lepool (the Rev. F. T. Salter, B.A.) and a prayer was said by the Rev. C. L.

Wilson, B.D., of the Hartlepool Inde- pendent Church.

The Mayor of Hartlepool proposed, and the Mayor of West Hartlepool seconded the vote of thanks to Lady Londonderry, and Lord Londonderry replied. Lady Londonderry then pre- sented to Miss Jenny Angus, of Galley's Field School, the prize which she hadwon in the Centenary Life-boat Essay Competition.

Selsey and Bognor.

The ceremony at Selsey and Bognor took place on 2nd August, the naming of the Life-boat being performed by the Duchess of Norfolk, President of the Ladies' Life boat Guild, while the Insti- tution was represented by Mr. Harry Hargood, O.B.E., one of its Vice- Presidents, a member of the Committee of Management, and for many years President of the Worthing Branch. The Boat was formally presented to the Institution by Mr. G. Bracey on behalf of the executors of the donor. Mr. E. G.

Arnell, J.P., Chairman of the Selsey section of the Branch, presided, and Mr.

W. H. B. Fletcher, J.P., Chairman of the Bognor Section, accepted the Boat on behalf of the Station. She was dedicated by the Rev. K. H. McDermott, Honorary Secretary of Selsey. In ac- cepting the Boat, and entrusting her to the Branch, Mr. Hargood said that Mr.

Clarke had given £10,000 to the Institu- tion. This legacy had not only provided the Boat, but had left a sum ovsr, which would go to the cost of the Slipway, theconstruction of which had been a long and difficult business, owing to the en- croachments of the sea. These had made it impossible to have the Boat- house at the top of the Slipway, and the two had to be connected by rails, along which the Boat was drawn on a steel trolley.

Sennen Cove.

The ceremony at Sennen Cove took place on 28th August, the Boat being presented to the Branch, on behalf of the Institution, by the Hon. George Colville,Deputy Chairman of the Committee of Management. In making the presenta- tion Mr. Colville said that, through the generosity of the late Mr. R. A. Newton, no fewer than five Pulling and Sailing Life-boats had been built and endowed, each bearing the name of a member of his family. One of them for many years had been stationed at Sennen Cove. All these five Boats had now been with- drawn, and one Motor Life-boat had been built and endowed in place of four of them. This was the Boat now stationed at Sennen Cove, and named The Newborn. Besides the cost of the Boat, built out of Mr. Newbon's legacy, it had cost the Institution £11,000 to provide a suitable Boathouse andLaunching Slipway. It was expensive, but there was one item in the Institu- tioH's expenditure which was never cur- tailed—the money spent on the Boats and their gear. The Institution asked its men to face the sea at its worst and cruellest moments, and because of that it was not content to give them anything less than the best that care and money could provide.

The Boat was received on behalf of the Branch by Mr. G. B. Hicks, J.P., and after she had been dedicated by the Rev. Trevor Lewis, Sub-Dean of Truro Cathedral, she was launched.

New Brighton.

The Inaugural Ceremony of the New Brighton Boat took place at Prince's Landing Stage, Liverpool, on 24th Sep- tember. Mr. Stewart Johnston himself presented the boat to the Institution, which was represented by the Hon.

George Colville (Deputy Chairman), Mr. George F. Shee, M.A., (Secretary) and Captain Howard F. J. Rowley, C.B.E., R.N. (Chief Inspector of Life- boats) ; and the naming ceremony was performed by Mrs. Stewart Johnston.

Mr. Samuel S. Jerrett (Chairman of the New Brighton Station) who presided, spoke of the twenty-five years' of service of the Steam Life-boat Queen, now replaced by a Motor Life-boat; of the generosity of Mr. Stewart Johnston and Mrs. Kendall, whose gift, five years ago, had been invested so that, when the boat was built, it amounted to over £9,000; and of the steps which the Port of Liverpool took to add to this sum, so that the Mersey had now been pro- vided with the most powerful Motor Life-boat in the world, without costing the Institution a penny.

Mr. Stewart Johnston then formally presented the Boat to the Institution.

In receiving her and handing her over to the New Brighton Station, Mr. Col- ville expressed the deep gratitude of the Life-boat Service to Mr. Johnston, Mrs. Kendall, and the citizens of Liver- pool. It was a Boat, he said, worthy of that great port—the latest and most powerful type which the Institution had designed, and it would, he knew, carry on the fine tradition of the New Brighton Station with its record, since it was established in 1863, of 219 launches, and 543 lives rescued from ! shipwreck.

! Mr. Jerrett accepted the Boat, and she was dedicated by the Kev. C.

Hodge (Hon. Chaplain of the New Brighton Station).

After Captain Rowley had given full particulars of the Boat, Mrs. Stewart Johnston named her William & Kate Johnston.

The vote of thanks to Mrs. Johnston was proposed by Mr. H. D. Bateson (Chairman of the Port of Liverpool Branch), and seconded by Mr. J. F.

Jellico, its Hon. Secretary. Mr. Shee then proposed a vote of thanks to the Officers, Committee and Crew of the New Brighton Station. In doing so he said that no county in Great Britain gave the Institution more generous help than Lancashire. From the earliest days of the Service Lancashire had shown its interest in the work, and in the past ten years had contributed to it over £40,000.

Mr. W. E. Mounsey (Honorary Treasurer of the Port of Liverpool Branch) seconded this vote of thanks, to which Mr. B. J. Kirkham (Honorary Secre- tary of the New Brighton Station) replied. Mr. Charles Livingston (Presi- dent of the New Brighton Station) proposed the vote of thanks to the Chairman.

After the ceremony the William & Kate Johnston went for a short trip with over eighty people on board, and then with the help of the steam tug, Flying Breeze, gave a life-saving display, in which both the line-throwing gun and the jumping net were used..