THE Station at Shoreham, Sussex, which was established in 1865, was closed in 1924, owing to the silting up of the harbour. Up to that date its Life-boats had rescued forty lives.

Since 1924 there has been a great im- provement in the conditions of the harbour, and the harbour-bar has dis- appeared. In these circumstances it was decided to re-open the Station and to place a Motor Life-boat there. The boat chosen was a 40-feet Watson boat with a 40 h.p. engine, which had been built in 1918 for Weymouth, and replaced there by another Watson boat last year.

The new Life-boat arrived at Shore- ham on 19th October. The shipping in the harbour and buildings near the harbour were dressed with flags ; there was a procession of motor-boats, headed by the Life-boat; and among those who were present to welcome her were the Earl Winterton, M.P., President of the Shoreham Branch; the Mayor of Worth- ing (Alderman W. T. Frost), the Mayor and Mayoress of Brighton (Alderman H. T. Galliers and Mrs. Galliers), the Chairman of the Shoreham Urban Council (Mr. A. J. Penney), the Chair- man of the Southwick Urban Council (Mr. G. Gillam, J.P.), Captain the Right Hon. the Earl Howe, P.O., C.B.E., V.D., R.N.V.R., a member of the Committee of Management of the Institution; Mr.

Harry Hargood, O.B.E., a Vice-Presi- dent of the Institution; Colonel E. Leslie Beves, V.D., J.P., Vice-President of the Branch; Commander A. Williams, R.N., Harbour Master and Honorary Secretary of the Shoreham Station, and a detach- ment of the Sussex Division of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Since the arrival of the Life-boat, Mr. V. G.

North has become Hon. Secretary and Commander Williams Hon. Treasurer..