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1st July to 30th September.

Leaflets {or the Help of Honorary Secretaries and Collectors.

WE think that our Honorary Workers will like to have the following list of the leaflets (which have just been revised) issued by the Institu- tion for their use. This list, together with a complete list of all litera- ture, stationery and stores for the use of Branches and Helpers, and for distribution and sale to the public will be found in Leaflet No. 10. Any of these leaflets can be ordered under the number given. Thus, Honorary Secre- taries wanting the list of sea songs have simply to ask for so many copies of " Leaflet No. 11." (1) The Organisation of Appeals : Suggestions for Hon. Secretaries.

(2) How to Help the Institution, and Eecord of Previous Year's Work.

(3) Life-boatman's Head Leaflet, with brief particulars of the Service and a Life-boat Chart. A leaflet for general distribution with appeals.

(3A) House to House Collecting Leaflet. A similar leaflet to (3), printed with Branch heading, with donation envelope attached.

(3s) Chart and Pictures Leaflet. A Leaflet for Special Appeals.

(4) Notes for an Address on the Life-boat Service. This is a simple basis for short general speeches on the Service for any occasion, especially, for instance, for small drawing-room meetings.

(5) Leaflet on the reasons for main- taining the Service by voluntary means instead of through the State, with notes on the foreign Life-boat Services.

(6) Ladies'Life-boat Guild. Its aims, organisation, officers, and methods of helping.

(8) Leaflet describing Life-boat Films and Lantern Slides.

(10) List of Literature and Stores for the Use of Hon. Secretaries and for dis- tribution and sale to the public.

(11) List of Sea Songs for Concerts.

Greater London.

CHOYDOX (SURREY).—Address to the Rotary Club by the District Organising Secretary.

DARTFORD (KENT).—Rotary Club ad- dressed by Rotarian W. Riggs, Hon.

Secretary of the Aldeburgh Branch of the Institution.

BALING (MIDDLESEX).—Life-boat Day, with Life-boat, and address by Colonel the Master of Sempill, a member of the Committee of Management.

EPPING (ESSEX).—Garden Party and Fete.

GREENWICH (KENT).—Rotary Club addressed by Rotarian W. Riggs, Hon.

Secretary of the Aldeburgh Branch of the Institution.

KINGSTON (SURREY).—Visit of Selse'y Life-boat. (See special report in last issue of The Lifeboat.} RICHMOND (SURREY).—Visit of Selsey Life-boat. (See special report in last issue of The Lifeboat.} ST. ALBANS (HERTS.).—Annual Meeting. Speaker : Admiral Sir Lionel Halsey, G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., K.C.I.E., C.B., a member of the Committee of Management. Amount collected last year £309, as compared with £189 in the previous year.

Life-boat Day.

STEPNEY (LONDON).—Rotary Club addressed by Rotarian W. Riggs, Hon.

Secretary of the Aldeburgh Branch of the Institution.

TWICKENHAM (MIDDLESEX). — Visit of Life-boat. (See special report in last issue of The Lifeboat.) WALTHAMSTOW (ESSEX). — Pre- sentation of Life-boat Essay Competition Challenge Shield for Greater London to the St. George's Roman Catholic School, Walthamstow, by Mrs. McGuffie. Mr.

McGuffie, Chairman of the Urban District Council, presided, and the speakers were Mr. C. G. Ammon, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the Ad- miralty, who is a member of the Com- mittee of Management, and Mr. H.

Wallace, one of the Walthamstow Members of Parliament.

WESTMINSTER.—Visit of Selsey Life- boat. (See special report in last issue of The Lifeboat.) Two addresses were given during the quarter, to the Poplar Toe H and the German Y.M.C.A.

North West of England.

ABEAM (LANCS.).—Whist Drive.

ACCRINGTON (LANCS.). — American Tea arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

BARROW-IN-FURNESS (LANCS.). — Life-boat Day.

BLACKPOOL (LANCS.).—Life-boat Day.

The Blackpool Life-boat was brought .on to the parade for the inspection of visitors and was illuminated at night.

BOLTON (LANCS.).—Annual Meeting on llth July. Alderman Parkinson elected Chairman in succession to the late Lieut. Col. George Hesketh, D.S.O., T.D. Special Efforts of the past year : Annual appeal for subscriptions, Life- boat Day, Whist Drive and Works' Collection. Amount collected last year £371, as compared with £407 in the previous year.

Whist Drive arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Life-boat Day.

CARNFORTH (LANCS.), DOUGLAS (!SLE OF MAN), FLEETWOOD (LANCS.), GRANGE- OVER-SANDS (LANCS.).—Life-boat Days.

GREAT HARWOOD (LANCS.).—House to House Collection.

HOLME (LANCS.).—House to House Collection.

HOLLINGWORTH (CHESHIRE).—Grand Fete arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. House to House Collection.

HORWICH (LAXCS.).—Annual Meet- ing on 18th September. Amount col- lected last year £86, as compared with £61 in the previous year.

HOYLAKE (CHESHIRE).—Presentation to Mr. John Sherlock, the retiring Cox- swain, of a Certificate of Service. Life- boat Sunday Service at Hildeburg's Church.

KENDAL (WESTMORLAND), KESWICK (CUMBERLAND).—Life-boat Days.

LANCASTER (LANCS.).—Garden Fete arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

LYTHAM (LANCS.).—Life-boat Day.

MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND DISTRICT (LANCS.).—Collections at the White City Stadium, Old Trafiord, and the County Cricket Ground, Old Traffoid.

Special meeting of the Ladies' Guild at the Town Hall, the Lady Mayoress (Mrs. G. Wescott), President of the Guild in the Chair.

MILLOM (CUMBERLAND).—House to House Collection.

NAXTWICH (CHESHIRE).—Life-boat Day.

NORTHWICH (CHESHIRE). — Meeting held to elect new Officers : Vice- President. Mrs. G. Brock; Chairman, Mr. J. Moore ; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. A.

0. Coppack ; Hon. Secretary, Mrs. H.

E. Evans.

Life-boat Day.

PEEL (!SLE OF MAN).—Sunday Sacred Service. Life-boat Day.

PIEL (BARROW) (LANCS.).—New Life- boat House formally opened on August Bank Holiday, by Mrs. J. M. Mawson, wife of the Hon. Secretary, in the pre- sence of a large number of people, after which the Life-boat was launched.

Collection made by the Ladies' Life- boat Guild.

POET ERIN (!SLE OF MAX).—Annual Life-boat Sunday Service, with address by Kev. Albert Ridings, Vicar of Rushen. Life-boat Day, with launch of Life-boat. Garden Party organized by Miss Handley, Hon. Secretary of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

POET ST. MARY (!SLE OF MAN).— Life-boat Sunday Service on the cliffs adjoining the Life-boat House, the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man officiating.

A congregation of over a thousand.

Life-boat Dav.

RAMSEY (!SLE OF MAN).—Presenta- tion of Centenary Vellum. (See special report.) ROCHDALE (LANCS.).—Special Meet- ing of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, at which Miss Helen Hall was elected Hon.

Secretary. American Tea arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

SEASCALE (CUMBERLAND), ST. ANNE'S- ON-SEA (LANCS.), ULVERSTON (LANCS.).

•—Life-boat Days.

UP HOLLAND (LANCS.).—Meeting held to elect Miss Laithwaite Hon. Secretary of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

WALLASEY (CHESHIRE) (PORT OF LIVERPOOL BRANCH).—Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 5th July, the Mayor o{ Wallasey presiding.

WARRINGTON (LANCS.).—Life-boat Day.

WESTHOVGHTON (LANCS.).—Annual Meeting on 23rd September. Amount' collected last year £37, as compared with £39 in the previous year.

Life-boat Day.

WHALEY BRIDGE (CHESHIRE).—Life- boat Day.

WHITWORTH (LANCS.).—Jumble Sale arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

North East of England.

ASHINGTON (NORTHUMBERLAND).— Life-boat Day.

BARXARD CASTLE (DURHAM).—" At Home,'' given by the President.

BERWICK-ON-'I VEED (NORTHUMBER- LAND).—Life-boat Day.

BEVERLEY (YoRKS.).—Annual Meet- ing. Amount collected last year £71, as compared with £44 in the previous year.

BLUCHER and WALBOTTLE (NORTH- UMBERLAND).—Life-boat Day.

BRADFORD.—Entertainment given by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild to the Life- boat men, and their families, of the City of Bradford II., at the Humber Station.

BRIDLIXGTON (¥ORKS.).—Community Concert, arranged by the Sheffield Daily Telegraph. Life-boat Day.

CRESSWELL (NORTHUMBERLAND), CRIGGLESTOXE (YORKS.). CULLERCOATS (NORTHUMBERLAND).—Life-boat Days.

DARLINGTON (DURHAM).—Garden Party and Whist Drive.

DEWSBURY (¥ORKS.), FILEY (YORKS.), FLAMBOROUGH (YoRKS.), GOOLE (YORKS.), HARROGATE (YORKS.), HAUX- LEY (NORTHUMBERLAND).—Life-boat Days.

I HEBDEN BRIDGE (YoRKS.).—Special appeal by Chairman of Ladies' Life-boat I Guild.

HlPPEKHOLME (YORKS.).—" Bring ; and Buy "Tea.

HONLEY (YORKS.). HUDDERSFIELD 1 (YORKS.), KNOTTING LEY (YORKS.).— Life-boat Days.

1 LEEDS (YoRKS.).—Lady Mayoress's i Matinee at the Empire Theatre. Life- i boat Day. Ladies' Life-boat Guild j formed at Pudsey.

MELTHAM (YORKS.).—Annual Meet- ing. Amount collected last year £36.

Life-boat Day.

MORPETH (NORTHUMBERLAND).— Whist Drive and Dance.

! NEWBIGGIX (NORTHUMBERLAND).— Folk Dancing Display.

; Carnival arranged by the Ladies' • Life-boat Guild.

XEWBURX (NORTHUMBERLAND), , NORTH SUXDERI.AND (NORTHUMBER- LAND), PATRIXGTOX (YORKS.).—Life- boat Days.

NEWCASTLE-OX-TYXE (NORTHUMBER- LAND).—Life-boat Day.

POCKLINGTOX (YORKS.).—Annual j Meeting. Amount collected last year : £20, as compared with £18 in the pre- vious year.

REDCAR (YORKK.). EIPOX (YORKS.), 1 ROBIX HOOD'S BAY (YORKS.).—Life- boat Days.

SALTBURX (YORKS.).—" Mile of Pennies." Life-boat Day.

SCARBOROUGH (YORKS.), SHEFFIELD (YORKS.}, SOUTH SHIELDS (DURHAM), STAMFORDHAM (NORTHUMBERLAXD), STOCKTON (DURHAM).—Life-boat Days.

' SOUTH SHIELDS (DURHAM).—Life- I boat Day.

SUNDERLAXD.—At Home, given by Mrs. Stansfield Richardson, M.B.E., President of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

WAKEFIELD (YORKS.).—"Whist Drive.

WATH-UPOX-DEARXE ( YORKS.).— Collection at Fete at Wentworth Castle.

Life-boat Day.

WHITBY (YoRKS.).—Life-boat Day.

Midlands.

ALCESTER (Warwick).—House to House Collection.

ALFRETOX (DERBY).—Garden Fete.

ASHBY - DE - LA - ZOUCH (LEICS.), BOSTOX (Lixcs.), BRIERLEY HILL (STAFFS.), BRIGG (Lixcs.), BROMSGROVE (WoRcs.j, BUXTOX (DERBY), CHESTER- FIELD (DERBY), CIREXCESTER (GLOS.).

—Life-boat Days.

BIRMINGHAM.—Life-boat Day. with Life-boat procession, Sea Scouts and Bands of the Salvation Army and Norton Boys' Training Home.

Broadcast address by the District Organising Secretary, and address to Toe. H.

BRIERLEY HILL (STAFFS.).—Branch formed. Joint Hon. Secretaries :—Mrs.

Gifford, Mrs. Austin.

BURTOX-OX-TREXT (STAFFS.).— H.R.H. the Prince of Wales received Mrs. Arthur Fox as representative of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

CHELTENHAM (GLOS.).—Annual Meet- ing 19th July, the Deputy Mayor (Alderman Clara Winterbotham) pre- siding. Speaker, Lieut.-Col. C. R.

Satterthwaite, O.B.E., Deputy Secretary of the Institution. Amount collected in 1928, £167, as compared with £212 in 1927. Col. Satterthwaite presented the Gold Brooch, which the Institution had awarded to the Branch Chairman, Mrs.

Richard Davies.

COALVILLE (LEICS.).—Collections in Theatres and Schools.

COLESHILL (WARWICK). DROITWICH (WoRcs.). EVESHAM (WoRcs.).—Life- boat Days.

GLOSSOP (DERBY).—House to House Collection organised by the Senior Prefects of the Grammar School.

GRANTHAM (Lixcs.).—Life-boat Day.

Appeal issued by Lord Brownlow.

GRIMSBY AXD CLEETHORPES (Lixcs.).

—Collection at the Docks. Life-boat Day at Cleethorpes.

HORXCASTLE (Lixcs.).—Life-boat Day.

KETTERIXG (NORTHAXTS.).—Life- boat visited town, manned by crew from Toe H. Life-boat Day.

KIXGSWIXFORD (STAFFS.), LEEK (STAFFS.), LEICESTER (LEics.). MABLE- THORPE (Lixcs.), MARKET DEEPIXG (Lixcs.).—Life-boat Days.

NEWCASTLE-UXDER-LYJIE (STAFFS.).

•—Life-boat taken through the streets, escorted by Fire Engines. British Legion and Church Lads' Brigade. Life-boat Day.

REDDITCH (WoRCS.).—Collections in Schools.

RETFORD (NOTTS.), ROTHWELL (NORTHAXTS.), SCUXTHORPE (LLXCS.), SHEPSHED (LEICS.).—Life-boat Days.

SKEGNESS (Lixcs.).—Life-boat Day.

Launch of the Life-boat. Presentation to Dr. Sweeten of the Framed Photo- graph of a Life-boat going out to a vessel in distress, awarded to him on his retirement from the Honorary Secretary- ship.

SMETHWICK (STAFFS.).—Annual Meet- ing of Branch, the Vicar of St. Matthew's in the Chair. Amount collected last year £42, as compared with £39 in the previous year.

Address to the Rotary Club by the District Organising Secretary.

STAMFORD (Lixcs.).—Life-boat Day.

STOKE-OX-TRENT (STAFFS.).—Visit of touring Life-boat. Fire Brigade, Boy Scouts, British. Legion, Church Lads' Brigade took part in procession led by mounted police.

STONE AND ECCLESHALL (STAFFS.), SUTTON-OX-SEA (Lixcs.), SWADLIXCOTE (DERBY), TEWKESBURY (GLOS.).—Life- boat Days.

WALSALL (STAFFS.).—Presentation in Blue Coat School of Certificate won in the Life-boat Essay Competition.

Mrs. Perry, Honorary Secretary, in the Chair. Address by the District Organis- ing Secretary.

WEST BROMWJCH (STAFFS.).—Life- boat Day, with Life-boat taken through the streets, accompanied by Town Band and Sea Cadets from Birmingham.

The Mayor, Town Clerk, and Rotary Club took an active part in the arrange- ments.

WOODHALL SPA (Lixcs.).—Hotel Col- lections. Life-boat Day.

WORKSOP (NOTTS.).—Branch revived.

Hon. Secretary. Mrs. S. M. Mason.

South East of England.

ALDEBURGH AXD LEISTOX (SUFFOLK), BACTOX (NORFOLK), BEXHILL-ON-SEA (SUSSEX), BLAKEXEY (NORFOLK), BOG- XOR REGIS (SUSSEX), BRAXCASTER (NOR- FOLK), BURGESS HILL (SUSSEX), BURY ST. EDMUXDS (SUFFOLK). CAISTER (NOR- FOLK).—Life-boat Days.

CAMBRIDGE. — Annual Meeting.

Amount collected last year £120. as compared with. £79 in the previous year.

CAXTERBURY (KENT), CHATTERIS (GAMES.).—Life-boat Days.

CHIPPERFIELD (HERTS.).—Jumble Sale and American Tea.

CLACTOX-OX-SEA (ESSEX).—Life- boat Day and Dinner Table Collection.

COLCHESTER (ESSEX).—Life-boat Day.

CRAXBROOK AXD HAWKHURST (KEXT).—Branch formed. Honorary Secretary, Lieut.-Commander A. Thurs- field, R.N.

CROMER (NORFOLK).—Presentation of Centenary Vellum and awards made by the Netherlands Government. (See special report in the last issue of The Lifeboat.) Life-boat Day.

DOVER (KEXT).—Life-boat Day.

EASTBOURXE (Susssx).—Life-boat Day and Dinner Table Collection.

FAVERSHAM (KEXT), FELIXSTOWE (SUFFOLK), GUILDFORD (SURREY), HAD- LEIGH (SUFFOLK).—Life-boat Days.

FOLKESTOXE (KEXT).—Sir Philip Sas- soon, Bt., G.B.E., C.M.G., M.P., Presi- dent of the Branch, opened his gardens at Port Lympne, in aid of the Branch.

HASBOROUGH (NORFOLK).—Life-boat Day and Dance.

HASTINGS (SUSSEX). HAVERHILL (SUFFOLK).—Life-boat Days.

HERNE BAY (KENT).—Branch re- formed. Honorary Secretary, Mr.

C. J. Greene.

HITCHIN (HERTS.).—Branch formed.

Joint Honorary Secretaries. Miss B.

Gainsford and Miss F. King : Honorary Treasurer, Mr. C. J. Widdows.

HUNSTANTON (NORFOLK), HUNTING- DON (HUNTS.).—Life-boat Days.

KESSINGLAND (SUFFOLK).—Concert.

LAINDON AND BILLERICAY (ESSEX).— Branch formed. Honorary Secretary, Mr. Edward Pearce, late R.N.

LITTLEHAMPTON (SUSSEX).—Life-boat Day.

LOWESTOFT (SUFFOLK).—Presenta- tion of Centenary Vellum. (See special report.) Life-boat Day.

MARGATE (KENT), MUNDESLEY (NORFOLK), NEWHAVEN (SUSSEX), NORTH WALSHAM (NORFOLK), NOR- WICH (NORFOLK), PALLING (NORFOLK), RAMSGATE (KENT).—Life-boat Days.

ROMFORD AND DISTRICT (ESSEX). Branch formed. Honorary Secretary, Mrs. Boyd.

SAWBRIDGEWORTH (HERTS.), SELSEY (SUSSEX), SHOREHAM (SUSSEX).—Life- boat Days.

SLOUGH (BucKS.).—Garden Meeting.

SOUTHEND-ON-SEA (ESSEX).—Nam- ing Ceremony by Prince George of the new Motor Life-boat. (See special report in the last issue of The Lifeboat.} SOUTHWICK (SUSSEX).—Inaugural Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Address by the District Organising Secretary.

SOUTHWOLD (SUFFOLK), STALHAM (NORFOLK), SUDBURY (SUFFOLK), WATFORD (HERTS.), WELLS (NOR- FOLK), WESTGATE-ON-SEA (KENT), WEST MERSEA (ESSEX).—Life-boat Days.

WALMER (KENT).—An Open-air Sun- day evening service with display of sea films by Captain J. D. Davis, from one of the Methodist Times Cinema Vans.

Over 1.500 people present. Collection by members of the Crew in aid of the Branch.

WALTON-ON-THE-NAZE (ESSEX). — Annual Dinner given by the Local Com- mittee to the Life-boat Crew.

WINDSOR (BUCKS.).—House to House Collection.

WISBECH (CAMBS.), WTIVENHOE (ESSEX).—Life-boat Days.

WORTHING (SUSSEX). — Triennial Church Collection. Life-boat Day.

GREAT YARMOUTH (NORFOLK).—Life- boat Day.

South West of England.

ANDOVER (HANTS.), BANBURY (Oxox.).—Life-boat Days.

BASINGSTOKE (HANTS.).—Life-boat Day. Appeals at the Cinemas by the Mayoress. Mayoress gave tea to the helpers in the Town Hall.

BOURNEMOUTH (HANTS.), BUDE (CORNWALL), BUDLEIGH SALTEKTON (DEVON), BURNHAM-ON-SEA (SOMER- SET), CALNE (WILTS.), CLEVEDO.N (SOMERSET), COWES, EAST AND WEST (ISLE OF WIGHT), CREDITON (DEVON), DARTMOUTH (DEVON), DAWLISH (DKVON).—Life-boat Days.

DEVIZES (WILTS.).—Grand Musical Recitals.

EXETER (DEVON).—Whist Drive given by Mrs. Arthur Reed, Chairman of the Branch.

EXMOUTH (DEVON).—Life-boat Day.

FALMOUTH (CORNWALL).—Life-boat Day. Special meeting of the Guild.

Address by the District Organizing Secretary. Dance given by the '' Double Six " Club.

FAREHAM (HANTS.).—Life-boat Day.

FARNBOROUGH (HANTS.), FORDING- BRIDGE (HANTS.).—Life-boat Days.

FOWEY (CORNWALL).—Naming cere- mony of the new Motor Life-boat, and appeal issued. (See separate report.) GILLINGHAM (DORSET), HAVANT (HANTS.), ILFRACOMBE (DEVON).— Life-boat Days.

KINGSBKIDGE (DEVox).—Life-boat Day. Carnival and Dance organized by the Rotary Club.

LISKEARD (CORNWALL), LOOK (CORNWALL), LULWORTH (DORSET), LYME REGIS (DORSET).—Life-boat Days.

LYXMOUTH (DEVOX).—Life-boat Day and Dance.

LYMIXGTOX (HAXTS.), MERE (WILTS.), MINEHEAD (SOMERSET), NEWBURY (BERKS.).—Life-boat Days.

NEW MILTOX (HANTS.), OKEHAMPTOX (DEVON), PADSTOW (CORNWALL), PAIGNTOX (DEVON), PEXRYX (CORN- WALL), PEXZAXCE (CORNWALL), POOLE (DORSET), PORT ISAAC (CORNWALL), PORTLAND (DORSET).—Life-boat Days.

NEWQUAY (CORNWALL).—Life-boat Day, with launch and procession.

PORTSMOUTH (HANTS.).—Special meet- ing of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild at the Guildhall. Address by the District Organizing Secretary.

RINGWOOD (HANTS.), ROMSEY (HANTS.).—Life-boat Days.

RYDE (!SLE OF WIGHT).—Life-boat Day, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Special meeting at the Town Hall. Address by the District Organiz- ing Secretary.

ST. IVES (CORNWALL).—Annual Meet- ing of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Amount collected last year £170, as compared with £111 in the previous year. Life-boat Day.

SALCOMBE (DEVON).—Life-boat Day.

SALISBURY (WILTS.).—Life-boat Day in City and district.

SANDOWN (!SLE OF WIGHT).—Life- boat Day, Carnival and Dance.

SCILLY ISLES.—Life-boat Day and Concert.

SEAVIEW (!SLE or WIGHT), SEATON (DEVON), SHAFTESBURY (DORSET), SHANKLIN (!SLE OF WIGHT).—Life-boat Days.

SIDMOUTH (DEVON).—Life-boat Day and Special Appeal.

SWANAGE (DORSET), TAUNTON (SOMERSET), TAVISTOCK (DEVON), TEIGNMOUTH (DEVON).—-Life-boat Days.

TIVERTON (DEVON).—The first Life- boat Day.

TORBAY (BRIXHAM) (DEVON).—Life- boat Day. Concert. Presentation by Lord Churston, President of the Branch, of the framed photograph of a Life-boat going out to a vessel in distress, awarded to Miss Shears, the Honorary Secretary of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

TORQUAY (DEVON).—Life-boat Day.

TOTLAXD BAY AND FRESHWATER (ISLE OF WIGHT), VENTNOR (!SLE OF WIGHT), WADEBRIDGE (CORNWALL), WATCHET (SOMERSET).—Life-boat Days.

WESTOX-SUPER-MARE (SOMERSET).— Life-boat Day, and concert party with barrel organ.

WEYMOUTH (DORSET).—Naming cere- mony of the new Motor Life-boat. (See separate report.) Life-boat Day.

WILTON (WILTS.).—Life-boat Day.

Scotland.

ABERDEEN, ALLOA (CLACKMANNAN), ANNAN (DUMFRIES), ANSTRUTHER (FIFE).—Life-boat Days.

ARBROATH (FORFAR). — Centenary Vellum Presentation. (See special re- port in the last issue of The Lifeboat.) ARDROSSAN and SALTCOATS (AYR- SHIRE).—Joint Life-boat Day.

AYR (AYR).—Centenary Vellum Pre- sentation at the Life-boat House. (See special report.) Life-boat Day.

BANFF (BANFFSHIRF.), BALCARY (KIRKCUDBRIGHT), BUCKIE (BANFF), BUCKHAVEN (FIFE), BURXTISLAXD (FLFE), COATBRIDGE (LANARK), CONNEL FERRY (ARGYLL), CORNHILL (BANFF), CRAIL (FIFE), CULLEN (BANFF), CULROSS (FIFE), DUFFTOWN (FIFE), DUMBARTON (DUMBARTONSHIRE).—Life- boat Days.

DUXFERMLIXE (FIFE). — Life-boat Day. Concert on the evening of Life- boat Day. Workers' Social.

Duxoox AXD DISTRICT (ARGYLL).— Life-boat Day.

EDIXBURGH.—Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Lady Findlay, D.B.E., Hon. Secretary of the Scottish Council, in the Chair.

ELIE AXU EARLSFERRV (FIFE), FEARN AND DISTRICT (Ross AND CROMARTY), FORDYCE LANDWARD (BANFF), FORFAR (FORFAR). FORRES (ELGIN), GARDENS- TOWN (BANFF), GIRVAN (AYRSHIRE), GRANTOWN-ON-SPEY (ELGIN), INVER- ARAY (ARGYLL), JEDBURGH (ROX- BURGH). LARGS (AYR), LOCHGILPHEAD (ARGYLL), LOCKERBIE (DUMFRIES), LOSSIEMOUTH (ELGIN). MACDUFF (BANFF), MARKINCH (FIFE). MAYBOLE (AYR).—Life-boat Days.

MONTROSE (FORFAR). — Centenary Vellum Presentation. (See special re- port in the last issue of TJie Lifeboat.) Life-boat Day.

NAIRN ( AIRX). — Life-boat Day.

Concert.

i NEWMILNS (AYR), NEWTON STEWART (WIGTOWN). NORTH BERWICK (HAD- DINGTON), OBAN (ARGYLL).—Life-boat Days.

PERTH (PERTHSHIRE).—Annual Meet- ing on July 22nd, the Rev. P. R.

Landreth, Chairman of the Branch, pre- siding. Speaker : C'ommr. the Hon.

A. D. Cochrane, D.S.O., Vice-Chairman of the Scottish Life-boat Council.

Amount collected last year £380. as compared with £407 in the previous year.

PETERHEAD (ABERDEENSHIRE). PORT PATRICK (WIGTOWN), PORTSOY (BANFF).

ROTHESAY (BUTE). SANQUHAR (DUM- FRIES).—Life-boat Days.

ST. ANDREWS (FiFE).—Centenary Vellum Presentation. (See special re- port in the last issue of The Lifeboat.) STIRLING (STIRLING), STOXEHAYEN (KINCARDINE).—Life-boat Days.

STORNOWAY (LEWIS). — Inaugural Ceremony of new Motor Life-boat.

(See special report.) STRANRAER (WIGTOWN), SUTHERLAND (SUTHERLAND).—Life-boat Days.

THURSO (CAITHNESS). — Inaugural Ceremony of new Motor Life-boat. (See special report.) Life-boat Day.

TOBERMORY (ARGYLL). WHITEHILLS (BANFF).—Life-boat Days.

Ireland.

ARMAGH (ARMAGH).—Life-boat Day and Cinema Matinee.

BANGOR (Co. DOWN).—Life-boat Day.

BRAY (WICKLOW), CARRICKFERGUS (Co. ANTRIM), CLONAKILTY* (CORK).

CLONES (Co. MONAGHAN).—Life-boat Days.

CORK.—Annual Meeting, Mr. J. J.

Hogan, the Chairman, presiding.

Amount collected last year £327, as compared with £366 in the previous year.

Life-boat Day.

DONAGHADEE (C'O. DOWN"), DUNDALK (LOUTH), ENNIS AND DISTRICT (CLARE).

—Life-boat Days.

DUNDALK (Cos. LOUTH AND MEATH).

—Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed.

FERMOY (CORK).—Branch formed.

GREYSTONES ( WICKLOW). HOWTH (DUBLIN), KILKENNY (KILKENNY).— Life-boat Days.

Life-boat KINGSTOWN (DUBLIN).

Day with launch.

LARNE (ANTRIM).—Life-boat Day.

LIMERICK (LIMERICK).—Annual Meet- ing on September 18th, Lady Nash, President of the Ladies' Life-boat I Guild, in the Chair. Amount collected last year £212. as compared with £159 I in the previous year.

Life-boat Day.

LLSTOWEL AND BALLYBUNION (KERRY). LONDONDERRY (LONDON- DERRY), LURGAN (ARMAGH). MILTOWN MALBAY (CLARE), NEW Ross ( VEX- FORD), PORTADOWN (ARMAGH).—Life- boat Days.

PORTRUSH (ANTRIM).—Two Life-boat Days with launch.

SKERRIES (WICKLOW). —Life-boat Day.

WHITEHEAD (ANTRIM). — Life-boat Day and House to House Collection.

Wales.

(Including Herefordshire and Shropshire.) ABERAYRON (CARDIGAN).—Life-boat Day.

ABERDOVEY (MERIONETH).—The Vicar presided at the Boathouse over a large attendance of visitors, when the Right Hon. Lord Atkin presented the framed Life-boat Photograph awarded to Mrs.

Williams (wife of Captain Williams, F.R.G.S., F.R.A.S., the Hon. Secretary) for her valuable help over many years.

Dance. Life-boat Day with launch.

Dinner-table Collection.

ABERGELE AND PENSARN (DENBIGH).

—Life-boat Day with launch. Dinner- table Collection.

ABERTILLERY (Mox.). — Life-boat Day.

ABERYSTWYTH (CARDIGAN) .— Life- boat Day with launch. Dinner-table Collection.

(CARNARVON). — Life-boat BANGOR Day.

BARMOUTH (MERIONETH).—Life-boat Day with launch. Dinner-table Collec- tion.

BABRY (GLAM.).—Regatta Collection.

BETTWS-Y-COED (CARNARVON), BRIDGNORTH (SHROPSHIRE), CARMAR- THEN (CARMARTHEN).—Life-boat Days.

CEMAES BAY (ANGLESEY).—Life-boat Day with launch.

CHURCH STRETTON (SHROPSHIRE).— Garden Fete.

COLWYN BAY (DENBIGH), CONWAY (CARNARVON), CRICCIETH (SOUTH CAR- NARVON), DENBIGH (DENBIGH), FISH- GUARD (PEMBROKE), FLINT (FLINT), HOLYHEAD (ANGLESEY), KINGTON (HEREFORD).—Life-boat Days.

LLANDDULAS (DENBIGH).—Life-boat Day with procession.

LLANDRINDOD WELLS (RADNOR). — Life-boat Day and Dinner-table Col- lection.

LLANDUDNO (CARNARVON). —Launch of the Life-boat and Dinner-table Col- lection.

LLANELLY (CARMARTHEN).—Presen- tation of Life-boat Essay Competition Challenge Shield for Ireland and Wales to the Lakefield Girls' School, Llanelly, by the Mayor, supported by the Chair- man of the Branch and members of the School Governing Board. Concert by the children.

LUDLOW (SALOP), MARKET DRAYTON (SALOP), MOLD (FLINT), NEATH (GLAM.).

—Life-boat Days.

NEW QUAY (CARD.).—Life-boat Day with launch.

NEWTOWN (MONTG.). — Life-boat Day.

PENMAENMAWR (CARNARVON). — Hotel Collection.

PORTH (GLAM.), PORTHCAWL (GLAM.), PORTHDINLLAEN (CARNARVON), CON- NAH'S QUAY AND SHOTTON (FLINT), SWANSEA (GLAM.), WELLINGTON (SALOP) —Life-boat Days.

Notice.

The next number of THE LIFEBOAT will be published in February, 1930.

When you have read this number will you kindly pass it on to a friend, unless you are keeping a complete set of the Journal ?.