1st July to 30th September.

Greater London.

BALHAM.—Special Life-boat Display at the Pavilion Theatre in connexion with the showing of the film " Atlantic " and collections organized by the Branch.

COULSDON.—Address to the Rotary Club by the District Organizing Secre- tary.

BALING AND BRENTFORD.—Life-boat Day, with Life-boat, and a speech by Colonel the Master of Sempill, a member of the Committee of Management.

HAMPSTEAD.—Presentation of Life- boat Essay Shield at Prize-giving at Emmanuel School. Address by the District Organizing Secretary.

HAYES.—Whist Drive, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

MITCHAM.—Social gathering of mem- bers of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild and Life-boat Day workers, with an address by the District Organizing Secretary.

ST. ALBANS AND HARPENDEN (HERTS.).—Annual Meeting on 10th July, with the Mayor, Chairman of the Branch, presiding. Speaker : The Dis- trict Organizing Secretary. Amount collected this year £263, as compared with £309 in the previous year.

Address by the District Organizing Secretary to the Rotary Club. Address to Tabernacle Women's Meeting by Miss Silvester, the Hon. Secretary. Life- boat Day.

WESTMINSTER. — Special Life-boat Display at the Metropole Cinema in connexion with the showing of the film " Atlantic." WOOLWICH.—Address to the Rotary Club by the District Organizing Sec- retary.

Four Lectures and Addresses were given by the District Organizing Sec- retary, in addition to those mentioned.

North.West of England.

ACCKINGTON (LANCASHIRE). —• Kitchen Shower .and Pound Fair, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Life-boat Day.

ABRAM (LANCASHIRE).—Whist Drive and Dance.

ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE (LANCASHIRE).

—Life-boat Day.

ATHERTON (LANCASHIRE).—House-to- House Collection.

BAMBER BRIDGE AND WALTON-LE- DALE (LANCASHIRE).—Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Amount collected last year £26, as compared with £16 in the previous year.

Tennis Tournament and Tea, organ- ized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

BILLINGE (LANCASHIRE), BLACKPOOL (LANCASHIRE), BLACKROD (LANCA- SHIRE).—Life-boat Days.

BOLTON (LANCASHIRE).—Life - boat Day. Whist Drive, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

BREDBURY (CHESHIRE).—Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Mrs.

Beeley elected President and Mrs. P.

Kenyon Vice-President.

BURNLEY (LANCASHIRE).—Life-boat Day. Garden Fete, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

CREWE (CHESHIRE).—Life-boat Day.

Sunday Vocal and Pictorial Concert.

CARNFORTH (LANCASHIRE), CASTLE- TOWN (ISLE OF MAN), CULCHETH-WITH- KENYON (LANCASHIRE). —• Life-boat Days.

DOUGLAS (ISLE OF MAN).—Life-boat Day. Sunday Dinner-table Collection.

FLEETWOOD (LANCASHIRE). — Life- boat Day, with demonstration by the Piel (Barrow) Motor Life-boat.

GOLBORNE (LANCASHIRE), HASLING- DEN (LANCASHIRE), HINDLEY (LANCA- SHIRE).—Life-boat Days.

HOLME (LANCASHIBE). — House-to- House Collection.

HOLLINGWORTH (CHESHIRE).—Fete, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

HORWICH (LANCASHIRE). — Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 16th September. Amount collected last year £74, as compared with £71 in the previous year.

HOYLAKE (CHESHIRE).—Presentation of Centenary Vellum by Lady Stanley of Alderley. (See special report in last issue of The Lifeboat.) HYDE (CHESHIRE).—Annual Meeting on 3rd September. Amount collected last year £82, as compared with £97 in the previous year.

Whist Drive organized by the Spiritu- alist Church Committee.

INCE-IN-MAKERFIELD (LANCASHIRE).

—Annual Meeting on 10th July. Amount collected last year £30 as compared with £67 in the previous year.

LANCASTER.—Garden Fete, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

LEIGH (LANCASHIRE).—Life-boat Day.

LITTLE HULTON (LANCASHIRE).— Annual Meeting .of the Ladies' Life- boat Guild on 29th September. Mrs.

Barnes elected Hon. Secretary in the place of Mrs. J. Eccles. Amount col- lected last year £21 as compared with £26 in the previous year.

LYTHAM (LANCASHIRE).—House - to - house Collection.

MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND DISTRICT: — Special meeting of Officers, Presidents of Districts, Life-boat Day Superinten- dents and members of Collections Com- mittee, Captain W. C. Bacon, Chairman of the Branch, presiding.

AUDENSHAW. — House - to - house Collection.

BROUGHTON. — Address by the Branch Assistant Secretary at a meet- ing of the Broughton Co-operative Guild, and Collection.

CHORLTON - CUM - HARDY.— Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed.

DENTON.—Collections at the Picture Palace, in connexion with the film " Atlantic." GORTON.—Collections at the Grey- hound Racecourse.

OLD TRAFFORD.—Collections at the White City Stadium.

SALFORD.—Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild in the Town Hall.

SOUTH SALFORD.—Address by the Branch Assistant Secretary at a meet- ing of the Co-operative Guild, and Collection.

NANTWICH (CHESHIRE). — Life - boat Day.

PEEL (ISLE OF MAN).—Sunday Life- boat Service. Life-boat Day and Gymkhana.

PIEL (BARROW).—Life-boat Day.

PORT ERIN (ISLE OF MAN).—Life-boat Day. Sunday Service. Dinner-table Collection.

PORT ST. MARY (ISLE OF MAN).— Life-boat Day. Sunday Service. - PRESTON (LANCASHIRE), RAMSEY (ISLE OF MAN), RISHTON (LANCASHIRE).

—Life-boat Days.

ROCHDALE (LANCASHIRE).—American Tea, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

ST. ANNE'S-ON-SEA (LANCASHIRE).— Life-boat Day.

SABDEN (LANCASHIRE). — House-to- house Collection.

SEASCALE (CUMBERLAND).—Life-boat Day.

STANDISH (LANCASHIRE).—" Bring and Buy " Sale, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

TARPORLEY (CHESHIRE). — Garden Fete.

TINTWISTLE (CHESHIRE). — Annual Meeting on 10th July. Amount col- lected last year £24 as compared with £28 in the previous year.

TRAWDEN (LANCASHIRE).—Life-boat Day.

UPHOLLAND (LANCASHIRE).—Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 26th September. Miss Shirlaw elected Hon. Secretary in the place of Miss Laithwaite. Amount collected last year £7, the same amount as in the previous year.

ULVERSTON (LANCASHIRE), WARRING- TON (LANCASHIRE).—Life-boat Days.

WESTHOUGHTON (LANCASHIRE). — Cinema Collections, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

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

North-East of England.

ALXMOUTH AND BOULMER (NORTHUMBERLAND).—The Branch has suffered a serious loss by the death, at the end of September, of Mr. Arthur Scholefield, Chairman of the Branch since 1915, and before that a member of the Committee.

BATLEY (YORKSHIRE).—Life - boat Day.

BRADFORD (YORKSHIRE). — " Bring and Buy" Sale. Life-boat Day at Ilkley. .

BRIDLINGTON (YORKSHIRE), BRIG- HOUSE (YORKSHIRE), CULLERCOATS (NORTHUMBERLAND) .—Life-boat Days.

CRIGGLESTONE (YORKSHIRE).—Whist Drive.

DARLINGTON (DURHAM).—Fete.

DURHAM.—House-to-house Collection.

CRESSWELL (NORTHUMBERLAND), FILEY (YORKSHIRE).—Life-boat Days.

FLAMBOROUGH (YORKSHIRE).—Pre- sentation to Coxswain R. Chadwick and Miss Bessie Bayes of the awards made to them in connexion with the service of the Flamborough No. 1 Life-boat to the s.s. Rosa on the 28th April last.

GOLCAR (YORKSHIRE), GOOLE (YORK- SHIRE).—Life-boat Days.

HALIFAX (YORKSHIRE).—Whist Drive.

HAUXLEY (NORTHUMBERLAND), HEB- DEN BRIDGE (YORKSHIRE).—Life-boat Days: HECKMONDWIKE (YORKSHIRE). — Tennis Tournament.

HIPPERHOLME (YORKSHIRE).—Garden Fete.

HOLMFIRTH (YORKSHIRE).—Annual Meeting. Amount collected last year £34 as compared with £35 in the previous year.

HONLEY (YORKSHIRE). — House - to- house Collection.

HUDDERSFIELD (YORKSHIRE).—Life- boat Day.

HULL (YORKSHIRE).—Annual Meeting on 24th September, the Lord Mayor.

President of the Branch, in the chair, Efforts of the past year : Life-boat Day, Matinee. Amount collected £641 as compared with £614 in the previous year.

KNOTTINGLEY (YORKSHIRE). — Life- boat Day.

KIRKBURTON (YORKSHIRE).—House- to-house Collection.

LEEDS (YORKSHIRE). — Annual Matinee in Empire Theatre.

MALTON (YORKSHIRE). — Garden Fete. Life-boat Day.

MELTHORN (YORKSHIRE). — Life-boat Day.

NEWBIGGIN (NORTHUMBERLAND). — Carnival.

NEWBURN (NORTHUMBERLAND). —• Life-boat day.

NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE .—Ladies' Life- boat Guild reconstituted. Life-boat Day.

NORTH SUNDERLAND (NORTHUMBER- LAND).—Seahouses Life-boat Day.

REDCAR (YORKSHIRE). — Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, the Mayoress, President, in the chair.

Amount collected last year £179, as com- pared with £155 in the previous year.

Life-boat Day.

ROBIN HOOD'S BAY (YORKSHIRE).—• Presentation of Centenary Vellum. (See special report in the last issue of The Lifeboat). Life-boat Day.

ROYSTON (YORKSHIRE).—House - to - house Collection.

RUNSWICK AND STAITHES (YORK- SHIRE). — Life-boat Day. LOFTUS : Life-boat Day.

SALTBURN (YORKSHIRE), SCAR- BOROUGH (YORKSHIRE).—Life - boat Days.

SEAHAM HARBOUR (DURHAM). —• Bridge Drive.

SEATON DELAVAL (NORTHUMBER- LAND.—Life-boat Day.

SHEFFIELD.—The Branch has suffered a severe loss by the death of Mr. Thomas Shelton Cole, its Chairman since 1913, and before that a member of the Com- mittee.

Life-boat Day.

SOWERBY BRIDGE (YORKSHIRE). — Life-boat Day.

SUNDERLAND (DURHAM). Life - boat Day in districts.

WAKEFIELD (YORKSHIRE). — Whist Drive.

WATH-UPON-DEARNE (YORKSHIRE).

—Life-boat Day.

WHITBY (YORKSHIRE). — Annual Meeting. Amount collected last year £193 as compared with £205 in the previous year.

Life-boat Day.

Midlands.

ALFORD (LINCOLNSHIRE) .—Life-boat Day.

ASHBY - DE - LA - ZOUCH (LEICESTER- SHIRE).—Life-boat Day.

ATHERSTONE (WARWICKSHIRE). — Carnival.

BIRMINGHAM.—Life-boat Day with Life-boat taken through the streets.

Two broadcast addresses on Life-boat work and another on Life-boat Services in other lands from the Midland Regional Station by the District Organ- izing Secretary. Presentation of Life- boat Essay Certificates, and addresses by the District Organizing Secretary at three schools.

Special collections in hotels and public houses. Week's collection at Adelphi Picture House.

BOSTON (LINCOLNSHIRE), BUXTON (DERBYSHIRE), CIRENCESTER (GLOU- CESTERSHIRE).—Life-boat Days.

COVENTRY (WARWICKSHIRE).—Pre- sentation by the Mayor of the Challenge Shield won in the Life-boat Essay Com- petition by George Dix, of Spon Street Schools.

DROITWICH (WORCESTERSHIRE). — Life-boat Day.

GLOSSOP (DERBYSHIRE).—House - to - house Collection.

GRIMSBY (LINCOLNSHIRE), HALES- OWEN (WORCESTERSHIRE), KETTERING (NORTHAMPTONSHIRE), LEEK (STAF- FORDSHIRE), LEICESTER, LINCOLN, LYE AND WOLLESCOTE (WORCESTERSHIRE), MABELTHORPE (LINCOLNSHIRE), MAL- VERN (WORCESTERSHIRE), NORTON CANES (STAFFORDSHIRE), NORTHAMP- TON.—Life-boat Days.

NOTTINGHAM.—Sunday Concert at Palais de Danse, attended by the Lord Mayor (President of the Branch) and the Sheriff.

REDDITCH (WORCESTERSHIRE). — RETFORD (NOTTINGHAMSHIRE).—Life - i boat Days.

RUGBY (WARWICKSHIRE).—Address by Captain Basil Hall, R.N., to the Rotary Club. Life-boat Day.

SPILSBY (LINCOLNSHIRE).—Life-boat Day. House-to-house Collection in Coningsby.

SKEGNESS (LINCOLNSHIRE). SLEA- FORD (LINCOLNSHIRE).—Life-boat Days.

STAMFORD (LINCOLNSHIRE), STOKE- ON-TRENT (STAFFORDSHIRE). — Life- boat Days.

STOUHBRIDGE (WORCESTERSHIRE).— Presentation of the Framed Photograph of a Life-boat going to a vessel in dis- tress, awarded to Mrs. Dudley, the Hon.

Secretary.

SUTTON - ON - SEA (LINCOLNSHIRE).— Life-boat Day.

TOWCESTER (NORTHAMPTONSHIRE).

—Whist Drive.

WALSALL (STAFFORDSHIRE), WEST BROMWICH (STAFFORDSHIRE), WOOD- HALL SPA (LINCOLNSHIRE), WORKSOP (NOTTINGHAMSHIRE).—Life-boat Days.

South-East of England.

During the first week in September, Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., Chairman of the Committee of Management, visited the following Stations in Kent and Sussex, with the District Inspector of Life-boats, and met the local com- mittees : Dungeness, Hythe, Brighton, Eastbourne, Hastings, Newhaven, Sel- sey, Shoreham and Worthing.

ALDEBURGH (NORFOLK).—Life-boat Day, including Saxmundham and Fram- lingham.

ASHFORD (KENT).—Wye Life-boa,t Day.

BEACONSFIELD (BUCKINGHAMSHIRE).

—Branch formed. Hon. Secretary—the Lady Georgiana Curzon.

BEXHILL (SUSSEX).—Dance.

BlLLERICAY AND IiAINDON (ESSEX). —Life-boat Day.

BIRCHINGTON (KENT).—Sale of Sou- venirs at Minnis Bay.

BLAKENEY (NORFOLK).—Presentation of the Centenary Vellum by the Lord Lieutenant. (See special report in the last issue of The Lifeboat.) Life-boat Day.

BLETCHLEY (BUCKINGHAMSHIRE). — Branch formed. Hon. Secretary—Mrs.

F. M. Purcell.

BOGNOR (SUSSEX).—Life-boat Day.

BRANCASTER (NORFOLK). — Life - boat Day. Collection in Thornham Village.

BURY ST. EDMUNDS (SUFFOLK) and CAISTER (NORFOLK).—Life-boat Days.

CAMBRIDGE — Annual Meeting.

Speakers : Engineer Rear-Admiral E. S.

Weeks, C.B., and Mr. J. F. Lamb, a member of the Committee of Manage- ment. Amount collected last year £120 as compared with £108 in the previous year.

CHELMSFORD (ESSEX). — Burnham Life-boat Day.

CHESHAM (BUCKINGHAMSHIRE). — Drawing-room Meeting, address by the District Organizing Secretary. New Hon. Secretary—Miss Glauert.

CHATTERIS (CAMBRIDGESHIRE). — Life-boat Day.

CLACTON-ON-SEA (ESSEX).—Inaugural Ceremony of the new Motor Life-boat by H.R.H. The Prince George, K.G.

(See special report in last issue of The Lifeboat.) Life-boat Day. Life-boat Sunday.

COLCHESTER (ESSEX), CROMER (NOR- FOLK).—Life-boat Days.

DARTFORD (KENT).—Whist Drive.

DOVER (KENT).—Inaugural Ceremony of the new Motor Life-boat by H.R.H.

The Prince of Wales, K.G. (See special report in the last issue of The Lifeboat.) DUNMOW (ESSEX).—Branch formed.

Hon. Secretary—Mrs. LaFrentz.

EASTBOURNE (SUSSEX),—Crew enter- tained to supper by the Mayor. Life- boat Day.

FAVERSHAM (KENT), FELIXSTOWE (SUFFOLK).—Life-boat Days.

FOLKESTONE (KENT).—Life-boat Day, including Cheriton and Sandgate.

GOODWIN SANDS AND DOWNS (KENT), GREAT YARMOUTH (NORFOLK).—Life- boat Days.

GUILDFORD (SURREY).—House - to - house Collection.

HASBOROUGH (NORFOLK).—Life-boat Day, including Bacton, Stalham and North Walsham. Dance.

HAVERHILL (SUFFOLK), HERNE BAY (KENT).—Life-boat Days.

HIGH WYCOMBE (BUCKINGHAMSHIRE).

—Collection at High School.

HUNSTANTON (NORFOLK), HYTHE (KENT).—Life-boat Days.

IPSWICH (SUFFOLK).—Address to the Rotary Club by the District Organizing Secretary.

KESSINGLAND (SUFFOLK).—Enter- tainment. New Hon. Secretary of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild—Miss D. Wiggs.

LlTTLEHAMPTON (SUSSEX), LOWES- TOFT (SUFFOLK). —Life-boat Days.

MALDON (ESSEX). — House-to-house Collection.

MAIDSTONE (KENT).—Address to the Rotary Club by the District Organizing Secretary. Life-boat Day.

MARGATE (KENT), NEWHAVEN (Sus- SEX), NORWICH (NORFOLK).—Life-boat Days.

PALLING (NORFOLK).—Collection on the Beach. Dance.

RAMSGATE (KENT), RYE (SUSSEX).— Life-boat Days.

ST. NEOTS (HUNTINGDONSHIRE).— Drawing-room Meeting, address by the District Organizing Secretary. New Hon. Secretary—Mrs. Richardson.

SANDWICH (KENT).—Life-boat Day.

SEAFORD (SUSSEX).—Life-boat Day.

American Tea.

SELSEY (SUSSEX).—Life-boat Day.

SHERINGHAM (NORFOLK).—Life-boat Day. Bowls Tournament.

SLOUGH (BUCKINGHAMSHIRE). — Jumble Sale.

SOUTHWOLD (SUFFOLK), SOUTHEND (ESSEX), SUDBURY (SUFFOLK).—Life - boat Days.

TENTERDEN (KENT).—Branch formed.

Hon. Secretary—Miss L. Findlater.

WALTON-ON-THE-NAZE (ESSEX). — Inaugural Ceremony of the New Motor Life-boat by H.E.H. The Prince George, K.G. (See special report in the last issue of The Lifeboat.} Life-boat Sunday.

Life-boat Day.

WELLS (NORFOLK), WESTGATE (KENT).—Life-boat Days.

WINDSOR (BERKSHIRE). — House-to- house Collection.

WOODBRIDGE (SUFFOLK).—HoUSe-to- house Collection and film show.

WORTHING (Susssx). — Life - boat Day.

South-West of England.

AXMINSTER (DEVONSHIRE).—Colyton Life-boat Day.

BANBURY (OXFORDSHIRE).—Life-boat Day.

BARNSTAPLE (DEVONSHIRE).—Special Meeting at the Guildhall. Speaker : Mr. George F. Shee, M.A., Secretary of the Institution. Branch formed. Hon.

Secretary—Mrs. Jewell. Life-boat Day.

BASINGSTOKE (HAMPSHIRE).—Special Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild and Life-boat Day Workers, the Mayoress presiding. Address by Cap- tain Basil Hall, R.N. Address to the Eotary Club by the District Organizing Secretary. Life-boat Day.

BOURNEMOUTH (HAMPSHIRE).—Life- boat Day.

BRIXHAM (DEVONSHIRE).—Life-boat Day. Concert at the Town Hall. Pre- sentation of Certificates in Life-boat Essay competition by Mrs. Hay Matthey.

BUDLEIGH SALTERTON (DEVON- SHIRE), BURNHAM (SOMERSETSHIRE), CALNE (WILTSHIRE), CHIPPENHAM (WILTSHIRE).—Life-boat Days.

CLEVEDON (SOMERSETSHIRE).—Pre- sentation of the Thanks of the Institu- tion inscribed on Vellum awarded to Miss Edwards, the Hon. Secretary.

Life-boat Day.

CORSHAM (WILTSHIRE), COVERAGE (CORNWALL), COWES (!SLE OF WIGHT), CREWKERNE (SOMERSETSHIRE), DART- MOUTH (DEVONSHIRE), DAWLISH (DEVONSHIRE), DURRINGTON (WILT- SHIRE).—Life-boat Days.

EXETER (DEVONSHIRE).—" At Home " given by Mrs. Arthur Reed, Chairman of the Branch and the Ladies' Lifeboat Guild, to the Guild Members.

EXMOUTH (DEVONSHIRE).—Presenta- tion of Centenary Vellum. (See special report in the last issue of The Lifeboat.} Life-boat Day.

FOWEY (CORNWALL).—Life-boat Day.

Life-boat launched.

FROME (SOMERSETSHIRE).—Life-boat Day, organized by the Rotary Club.

FORDINGBRIDGE (HAMPSHIRE), GlL- LINGHAM (DORSETSHIRE).—Life - boat Days.

GUERNSEY. — Presentation of Cen- tenary Vellum. (See special report on p. 178.) Special Meeting. Speaker: The District Organizing Secretary.

Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed. Hon.

Secretary—Mrs. Silvester. First Life- boat Day, organized by the newly formed Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

ILFRACOMBE (DEVONSHIRE). — Fete at Watermouth Castle. Life-boat Day.

ISLE OF WIGHT.—Life-boat Days held in the villages.

LAKE (ISLE OF WIGHT), LAUN- CESTON (CORNWALL), LISKEARD (CORN- WALL), LIZABD (CORNWALL), LUL- WORTH (DORSETSHIRE), LYME REGIS (DORSETSHIRE).—Life-boat Days.

LYNMOUTH (DEVONSHIRE).—Life - boat Day. Dance.

MELKSHAM (WILTSHIRE), MERE (WILTSHIRE), MIDSOMER NORTON (SOMERSETSHIRE), MINEHEAD (SOMER- SETSHIRE), NEWBURY (BERKSHIRE).— Life-boat Days.

NEWQUAY (CORNWALL). — Life-boat Day, with procession in the streets, launch of the Life-boat and concert.

NEW MILTON (HAMPSHIRE), OKE- HAMPTON (DEVONSHIRE). — Life-boat Days.

PADSTOW (CORNWALL). — Inaugural Ceremony of the new Motor Life-boat by H.E.H. The Duke of Gloucester, K.G. (Special report in last issue of The Lifeboat.) Life-boat Day.

PAIGNTON (DEVONSHIRE), PENZANCE (CORNWALL), PENRYN (CORNWALL), PETERSFIELD AND Liss (HAMPSHIRE), Poors (DORSETSHIRE), POUT ISAAC (CORNWALL), PORTLAND (DORSET- SHIRE), REDRUTH (CORNWALL), RING- WOOD (HAMPSHIRE), ROMSEY (HAMP- SHIRE).—Life-boat Days.

RYDE (!SLE OF WIGHT).—Special Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Lady Daly presiding. Speaker: The District Organizing Secretary. Life- boat Day.

ST. IVES (CORNWALL), SALISBURY (WILTSHIRE), SANDOWN (ISLE OF WIGHT), SEATON (DEVONSHIRE), SEN- NEN COVE (CORNWALL). — Life-boat Days.

SCILLY ISLANDS (CORNWALL).—In- augural Ceremony of the new Motor Life-boat. (See special report in the last issue of The Lifeboat.) Life-boat Day.

SHAFTESBUBY (DORSET), SHANKLIN (ISLE OF WIGHT), SHIPLAKE (OXFORD- SHIRE.), SIDMOUTH (DEVONSHIRE), SWANAGE (DORSETSHIRE), TAVISTOCK (DEVONSHIRE), TEIGNMOUTH (DEVON- SHIRE).—Life-boat Days.

TORQUAY (DEVONSHIRE). — Special Meeting at the Town Hall, Mrs. Malcolm Patton, J.P., President, in the chair.

Life-boat Day.

TOTNES (DEVONSHIRE). — Life-boat Day. First Life-boat Day in Ashburton, organised by the Chairman of the Urban District Council.

VENTNOR (ISLE OF WIGHT), WADE- BRIDGE (CORNWALL), WATCHET (SOMER- SETSHIRE).—Life-boat Days.

WESTON-SUPER-MARE (SOMERSET- SHIRE).—Special Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Mrs. Porcher, President, in the chair. Mrs. Edmonds elected Hon. Secretary. Fete. Life-boat Day.

WEYMOUTH (DORSETSHIRE). — Life - boat Day, with Life-boat display off the pier.

WILTON (WILTSHIRE), WINCHESTER (HAMPSHIRE), WITNEY (OXFORDSHIRE), WOODSTOCK (OXFORDSHIRE), YAR- MOUTH (ISLE OF WIGHT), YEOVIL (SOMERSETSHIRE).—Life-boat Days.

Scotland.

ABERDOUR (FIFE), ANNAN (DUM- FRIES), ANSTRUTHER (FIFE), ARDRI- SHAIG (ARGYLL), AUCHENCAIRN (KIRK- CUDBRIGHT), AYR (AYR).—Life-boat Days.

BANFF, MACDUFF AND WHITEHILLS (BANFFSHIRE).—Life-boat Days at Banff, Macduff, Whitehills, Cornhill, Fordyce Landward, Portsoy and TurrifE. | BUCKIE (BANFF), BUCKHAVEN (FIFE), BURNTISLAND (FIFE).—Life-boat Days.

CAMPBELTOWN (ARGYLLSHIRE).—In- augural Ceremony of the new Motor Life-boat. (See special report on p. 174.) COATBRIDGE (LANARK), CULLEN (BANFF), CULROSS (FIFE), DUMBARTON (DUMBARTON), DUMFRIES (DUMFRIES).— Life-boat Days.

DUNBAR (HADDINGTONSHIRE).—Pre- sentation of Centenary Vellum. (See special report in the last issue of The Lifeboat.) At a meeting of the Committee of the Branch, General Sir F. R. Win- gate, Bt., G.C.B., G.C.V.O., G.B.E., D.S.O., the chairman proposed a special vote of thanks to Mr. William Bertram, J.P., the Hon. Secretary and Treasurer for more than 42 years, and offered him the heartiest congratulations of the Committee, on the Gold Badge awarded him as a mark of the Institution's gratitude for his services. The vote was unanimously carried.

DUNFERMLINE (FIFE). — Life-boat Service in Dunfermline Abbey, con- ducted by the Rev. J. A. Michell Dabb, B.D. Life-boat Day.

EASTER Ross (ROSS-SHIRE).—Cake and Candy Sale, Provost Ross presiding.

The Sale was opened by the Countess of Cromarty. Life-boat Days in Fearn and District, Invergordon and Portmaho- mack.

ELIE (FIFE), FORBES (ELGIN), FORT- ROSE (Ross), GIRVAN (AYR), GRANTON- ON-SPEY (EDINBURGH), HAWICK (ROX- BURGH), INVERNESS (INVERNESS), IN- VERARAY (ARGYLL), ISLE OF ARRAN (BUTE), JEDBURGH (ROXBURGH), KELSO (ROXBURGH), KYLE (Ross), LARGS (AYR), LERWICK (SHETLAND).—Life- boat Days.

LOCHCARRON (Ross).—House - to - house Collection.

LOCHGILPHEAD (ARGYLL), LOCH- MABEN (DUMFRIES), LOCKERBIE (DUM- FRIES).—Life-boat Days.

LONGHOPE (ORKNEY).—Presentation by Sir Robert Hamilton, M.P., for the Orkneys and Shetlands, and Lady Hamil- ton, of the Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum awarded to the Longhope Crew for the service to the trawler Braconmoor on the 5th January last, and of the Life-boat Essay Shield for Scotland, won by Elizabeth Copland, of Brims Public School. The Ceremony was followed by a dance.

LOSSIEMOUTH (ELGIN), MARKINCH (FIFE), MONTROSE (FORFAR), NAIRN (NAIRN), NORTH BERWICK (HAD- DINGTON).—Life-boat Days.

OBAN (ARGYLL).—Life-boat Days at Oban, Connel Ferry and Tobermory.

PERTH (PERTH) .--Life-boat Day at Blairgowrie.

PETERHEAD (ABERDEEN), SANQUHAR (DUMFRIES), SELKIRK (ROXBURGH), STONEHAVEN (KINCARDINE), STRAN- RAER (WIGTOWN), SUTHERLAND (SUTHERLANDSHIRE), TFFURSO (CAITH- NESS).—Life-boat Days.

TROON (AYR).—Inaugural Ceremony of the new Motor Life-boat. (See special report on p. 177.) Ireland.

ARMAGH (Co. ARMAGH).;—Life-boat Day.

BALLYCOTTON (Co. CORK).—Dance.

BALBRIGGAN (Co. DUBLIN), BALTI- MORE (Co. CORK), BALLYBUNION (Co.

KERRY).—Life-boat Days.

BELFAST.—Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Lady Dixon, D.B.E., first Vice-President, in the chair. Speaker: The District Orga- nizing Secretary.

Broadcast Address by the District Organizing Secretary. Life-boat Day.

Week's Fete at Balmoral.

BRAY AND GREYSTONES (Co. WICK- LOW).—Life-boat Days.

CARLO w (Co. CARLOW).—Special Meeting, with Canon Ridgeway pre- siding. Speaker: The District Orga- nizing Secretary. Branch formed. Hon.

Secretary—Miss O'Meara.

CLONES (Co. MONAGHAN), CLONMEL (Co. TIPPERARY), COLERAINE (Co.

LONDONDERRY).—Life-boat Days.

CORK.—Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Mr. J. J. Horgan, Chair- man of the Branch, presiding. Speaker : The District Organizing Secretary.

Life-boat Day.

COURTMACSHERRY (Co. CORK), DoNAGHADEE (Co. DOWN), DfiOGHEDA (Co. LOUTH), ENNIS (Co. CLARE), FER- MOY (Co. CORK), HOWTH (Co. DUBLIN), KILKENNY (Co. KILKENNY), DUN LAOG- HAIRE (Co. DUBLIN), LARNE (Co. ANT- RIM).—Life-boat Days.

LIMERICK (Co. LIMERICK), Lis- TOWEL (Co. KERRY), LURGAN (Co.

ARMAGH), MIDLETON (Co. CORK), MILTOWN MALBAY (Co. CLARE), MIL- FORD (Co. DONEGAL), MULLINGAR (Co.

WESTMEATH), NEWCASTLE (Co. DOWN), NEW Ross (Co. WEXFORD), PORTA- DOWN (Co. ANTRIM).—Life-boat Days.

LONDONDERRY. — Annual Meeting, The Mayor, President of the Branch, in the chair. Speaker: The District Organizing Secretary. Mrs. J. B.

Kennedy and Mrs. Trimble elected Joint Hon. Secretaries. Amount collected last year £106 as compared with £182 in the previous year.

Life-boat Day.

PORTRUSH (Co. ANTRIM).—Life-boat Day with launch of Life-boat.

SKERRIES (Co. DUBLIN), SKIB- BEREEN (Co. CORK), TANDRAGEE (Co.

ARMAGH), TRAMOHE (Co. WATER- FORD), TUAM (Co. GALWAY), TULLOW (Co. CARLOW), TEALEE (Co. KEREY).

—Life-boat Days.

WATERFOBD.—Annual Meeting, Mr.

W. E. Jacob, Chairman of the Branch, presiding, in the absence of the Mayor.

Speaker : The District Organizing Sec- retary.

WHITEHEAD (Co. ANTRIM).—Life- boat Day.

Wales.

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

ABERDOVEY AND TOWYN (MERIO- NETH).—Life-boat Day, with launch of Life-boat. Dinner Table Collection.

ABERYSTWYTH (CARDIGAN). — Life- boat Day, with launch of Life-boat.

Dinner-table Collection.

ANGLESEY.—Life-boat Day at Ce- maes, with launch of Life-boat.

BANGOR (BANGOR), BED WAS AND TEETHOMAS (MONMOUTHSHIEE).—Life- boat Days.

BABMOUTH (MERIONETH).—Life-boat Day, with launch of Life-boat. Dinner Table Collection.

BBIDGNORTH (SALOP), BUCKLEY (FLINT), CARDIFF AND PENABTH (GLAMORGAN).—Life-boat Days.

CHUBCH STEETTON (SALOP).—Life- boat Day and Garden Pete.

COLWYN BAY AND RHOS (DENBIGH).— Life-boat Day. Dinner Table Collec- tion.

CONNAH'S QUAY (FLINT), CONWAY (CAEBNAEVON), COWBBIDGE (GLAMOE- GAN), FERRYSIDE AND CARMARTHEN BAY (CARMARTHEN), HOLYHEAD (ANGLESEY), AND LEOMINSTEE (HEBEFOBD).—Life- boat Days.

LLANDUDNO (CAEENARVON).—Life- boat Day. Dinner Table Collection.

LLANDULAS (DENBIGH).—Life-boat Day at Abergele, with launch of Life- boat.

WELLS (RADNOE).—• Dinner Table Collec- LLANDEINDOD Life-boat Day.

tion.

LLANFAIRFECHAN (CAEBNAEVON), LUDLOW (SALOP), MOLD (FLINT), NEATH (GLAMORGAN), NEWQUAY (CAR- DIGAN), NEWTOWN (MONTGOMEEY), OSWESTRY (SALOP), PENMAENMAWB (CAEENARVON), POETHCAWL (GLAMOE- GAN), PONTYPBIDD (GLAMOEGAN), PRESTATYN (FLINT).—Life-boat Days.

RHYL (FLINT).—Life-boat Day, with launch of Life-boat. Dinner Table Collection.

ST. DAVID'S (PEMBROKE).—Life-boat Day, with launch of Life-boat. Carnival.

SOUTH CAERNARVONSHIRE .—Life-boat Days, with launch of Life-boats at Criccieth and Pwllheli. Life-boat Days at Morfa Nevin and Porthdinllaen.

SWANSEA (GLAMORGAN). — Life-boat Day.

TENBY (PEMBROKE).—Life-boat Day, with launch of Life-boat. Dinner Table Collection.

WELSHPOOL (MONTGOMERY).—Life- boat Dav..