Mr. Edvard Lithander, President of the Swedish Society for Saving the Shipwrecked, who was one of the Swedish delegates at the International Life-boat Conference in London in 1924, has been compelled through pressure of business and parliamentary duties to resign the Presidency. His resignation is a great loss not only to the Swedish Life-boat Service, but to the International Life-boat Cause,for in London in 1924, and again at the Paris Conference last year, he took a prominent and valuable part in the discussions.

Mr. Lithander was succeeded at the beginning of the year by Captain William Gibson. Captain Gibson belongs to a family which emigrated from Scotland to Sweden about 150 years ago. He served in the Navy and retired with the rank of Captain to join his father's business, of which he is now Chairman of Directors.

He became a member of the Committee of the Swedish Life-boat Society in 1913, and was elected Vice-President a few years ago.

We cordially welcome as the President of the Swedish Life-boat Service a Naval officer with such British names..