THE new Life-boat for Selsey—of the Watson Cabin type—which during last winter was on temporary service at Cromer, made a trip up the Thames in July, after undergoing overhaul at the Storeyard, before she went to her station. She was manned by Coxswain Barnes and the Selsey Crew, and the Selsey Honorary Secretary, Mr. Arnell, was also on board.

The suggestion for the trip came from Mr. A. Forman, of Twickenham, who very kindly made all the arrangements on the river, while the Rotary Club at Twickenham made the arrangements for the visit to Twickenham, printing po ters and tickets and doing everything to give the boat a big public welcome.

This is the first time that a Life-boat has been up the Thames beyond London since the present Teesnaouth Life-boat, also a Watson Cabin boat, went as far as Oxford in 1924.

On the afternoon of 26th July the Selsey boat went up the river to the Houses of Parliament, where she was moored at the Speaker's Steps, and was inspected by Mr. Charles Ammon (Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Admiralty, and a member of the Committee of Management), and by other members of Parliament.

With the Mayor and Mayoress of Twickenham on board, she then went up to Richmond. Here she remained during the following morning, and was formally welcomed by the Mayor (Mr.

Sydney Glad well). In the afternoon she went on to Twickenham. Here too she was welcomed by the Mayor (Councillor Carus-Wilson), and the Life-boat lay at the steps of the Newborough Club until nine o'clock in the evening. She then went on to Kingston, and lay alongside the Queen's Parade the whole of the following day, returning in the evening to Richmond, and so down the Thames, and by sea to her Station, At all three places many people went aboard her, and both the Mayor of Richmond and the Mayor of Twickenham, in their speeches of welcome, made special appeals to their fellow-citizens to support the Institution..