Greater London.

GREATER LONDON.—Annual Meeting of London members of the Ladies' Life- boat Guild and Life-boat Day workers on 29th April. Speakers : The Duchess of Hamilton and Brandon, a Vice- President of the Guild, and Sir George Shee, the Secretary of the Institution.

Life-boat Day.

ACTON AND CHISWICK.—Annual Meet- ing on 21st April. Speakers : The Lady Dorothy D'Oyly Carte, Chairman of the Central London Women's Com- mittee, and the District Organizing Secretary. Amount collected last year £157, as compared with £112 in the previous year.

EAST HAM.—Address by Mrs. Hen- derson to Women's Guild of Empire.

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

EPPING.—Life-boat Day.

ERITH.—Rummage Sale.

HAMMERSMITH.—Service at the Town Hall, the Mayor presiding. Speaker: Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., Chairman of the Committee of Management.

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

HAYES.—Whist Drive. Summer Sale.

HORNSEY.—Concert. Three lectures to schools by the District Organizing Secretary.

HOUNSLOW.—Cranford Whist Drive.

Speaker : The Vicar.

ILFORD.—Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 1st April.

Speaker : The District Organizing Secre- tary. The Mayoress inaugurated as President.

KIXGSTON.—Bridge Drive.

LAMBETH.—Dance and Bridge Drive.

MITCHAM.—Dance. Lecture to the Women's Fellowship by the District Organizing Secretary.

NEW MALDEN.—Whist Drive, with 30th June.

talk by the District Organizing Secretary.

PADDINGTON.—Lecture to Toe H by the District Organizing Secretary.

ST. ALBANS.—Annual Meeting on 24th June. Speaker : Sir George Shee, the Secretary of the Institution.

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

WOOLWICH.—Lecture to the Mother's Union, Eltham, by the District Organiz- ing Secretary.

Five lectures and addresses were given by the District Organizing Secre- tary in addition to those mentioned.

North-West of England.

ACCRINGTON (LANCS.).—Collections at the Palace Cinema in connexion with the film, " Heroes of the Sea." ADLINGTON (LANCS.).—Jumble Sale, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

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

BACUP (LANCS.), BILLINGE (LANCS.), BLACKBURN (LANCS.), BLACKROD (LANCS.).—Life-boat Days.

BOLTON (LANCS.).—Annual Meeting of the Branch and Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 7th May, the Mayor, President of the Branch, in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Appeal for Subscrip- tions, Life-boat Day, Whist Drives and Works' Collections. Amount col- lected last year £308, as compared with £269 in the previous year.

BREDBURY (CHESHIRE).—Life-boat Days.

BURNLEY (LANCS.).—Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 16th April. Amount collected last year £96, as compared with £36 in the previous year.

BURY (LANCS.).—Life-boat Day.

CARLISLE.—Whist Drive and Dance, organized by Mrs. E. W. Martindale.

CASTLETOWN (ISLE OF MAN).—Annual Meeting on 23rd April. Amount col- lected last year £30, as compared with £21 in the previous year. Presentation of the Framed Life-boat Picture awarded to Mr. J. J. Costain, Honorary Secretary and Treasurer, and of the Gold Brooch awarded to Miss Corrin, the Honorary Secretary and Treasurer of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

CHESTER.—Annual Meeting of the Branch and Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 29th May, the Mayor, President of the Branch, in the chair. Efforts of the past year: Annual Appeal for Sub- scriptions, Life-boat Day and Works' Collections. Amount collected last year £259, as compared with £300 in the previous year.

CHURCH, CLAYTON-LE-MOORS AND OSWALDTWISTLE (ACCRINGTON BRANCH), DALTON-IN-FURNESS (LANCS.).—House- to-House Collections.

CREWE (CHESHIRE), CROMPTON AND SHAW (OLDHAM BRANCH, LANCS.), CULCHETH WITH KENYON (LANCS.). Life-boat Days.

GOLBORNE (LANCS.).—Life-boat Day.

HASLINGDEN (LANCS .).—Annual Meet- ing of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 22nd April. Amount collected last year £67, as compared with £60 in the pre- vious year.

Life-boat Day.

HEYWOOD (LANCS.), HINDLEY (LANCS.).—Life-boat Days.

HOLME (LANCS.).—Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 16th April. Miss Doris Haffner appointed Honorary Treasurer in place of Miss Chadwick. Amount collected last year £9, being the same amount as in the previous year.

HYDE (CHESHIRE).—Whist Drive.

Life-boat Day.

IRLAM AND CADISHEAD (LANCS.), KENDAL (WESTMORLAND), KESWICK (CUMBERLAND), KIEKBY LONSDALE (WESTMORLAND).—Life-boat Days.

LAKE DISTRICT.—Special Meeting, 11th May. Speaker: Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., Chairman of the Com- mittee of Management. Branch re- constituted and the following officers elected : Patron : Lord Henry Caven- dish Bentinck ; President : Mr. A. R. Sladen ; Vice-President: Miss Belk ; Chairman: Mr. F. J. Milne; Hon.

Treasurer : Mr. R. B. Marriott; Joint Honorary Secretaries: Miss Stella Hamilton and Mr. David Milne. The Life-boat Film, " Heroes of the Sea," was shown.

LEIGH (LANCS.), LITTLEBOROUGH (LANCS.)—Life-boat Days.

LITTLE HULTON (LANCS.).—Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 2nd June. Amount collected last year £21, as compared with £26 in the previous year. Life-boat Day.

LIVERPOOL (PORT OF).—Entertain- ment by the scholars of the Walton Lane Council School. Collections at the Regent Cinema, Knotty Ash, in con- nexion with the film, " Heroes of the Sea." NEW BRIGHTON.—Annual Meeting on 14th April. Life-boat Service at Christ Church.

LYMM AND HEATLEY (CHESHIRE).— American Tea, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

LYTHAM-ST. - ANNE ' s (LANCS. ).—Inau- gural Ceremony of the new Motor Life- Boat. (See special report on page 335.) North-Western District Conference. (See special report on page 357.) House-to- House Collection, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

MACCLESFIELD (CHESHIRE).—Life- boat Days.

MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND DIS- TRICT.—Life-boat Days.

FALLOWFIELD.—Annual Meeting of the Guild on 14th April. Mrs.

Douglas elected President in place of Lady Milligan.

GORTON.—Whist Drive and Cotton Costume Dance, under the patronage of the Cotton Queen, Miss Frances Lockett, organized by the District Committee. Messrs. Pauldens, Ltd., decorated the Hall and arranged a Mannequin Parade.

OLD TRAFFORD.-—Old Time Dance, at which the Cotton Queen was present, and a Mannequin Parade took place.

MAKYPOET (CUMBERLAND).—Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 14th May. Amount collected last year £33, as compared with £46 in the previous year.

Annual Garden Party organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Whist Drive and Dance, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild in celebration of the arrival of the new Motor Life-boat.

'* MIDDLETON (LANCS.). — Life-boat Day. Collections at the Palace Cinema in connexion with the film, " Heroes of the Sea." MIDDLEWICH (CHESHIRE).—Life-boat Day.

NANTWICH (CHESHIRE). — Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild oh 19th May. Amount collected last year £63, as compared with £72 in the previous year.

NORTHWICH (CHESHIRE), OLDHAM (LANCS.).-—Life-boat Days.

ORRELL (LANCS.).—American Tea and Garden Party, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

PADIHAM (LANCS.).—Open-air Whist Drive. Jumble Sale.

PEEL (ISLE OF MAN).—Annual Meet- ing on 22nd April. Amount collected last year £128, as compared with £126 in the previous year.

PIEL (BARROW).—Special Launch of the Motor Life-boat on llth May in connexion with National Safety Week, at which a collection was made on behalf of the Institution's funds. Whist Drive.

PORT ST. MARY (ISLE OF MAN).— Annual Meeting on 23rd April.

Amount collected last year £51, as compared with £85 in the previous year.

PRESTON (LANCS.).—Life-boat Day, in connexion with which the Lytham- St.-Anne's Motor Life-boat was open to the public at Preston Dock.

RAMSEY (ISLE OF MAN).—Special Meeting of the Branch and Ladies' Life-boat Guild, at which was presented the Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum awarded to Mr. A. H. Teare, J.P., M.H.K., the late Honorary Secre- tary.

RISHTON (LANCS.).—Life-boat Day.

ROMILEY (CHESHIRE). — Life-boat Day.

SANDBACH (CHESHIRE). — Special Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

The Hon. Mrs. Barlow elected President in place of Mrs. Bennet; Miss D.

Richardson and Mrs. R. Smith elected Joint Honorary Secretaries, and Mrs. G.

Wright and Mrs. W. Smith Joint Honorary Treasurers. Life-boat Day.

SOUTHPORT (LANCS.).—Annual Meet- ing of the Branch and Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 16th April, the Mayor, Presi- dent of the Branch, in the chair. Amount collected last year £384, as compared with £420 in the previous year. Life- boat Day.

STALYBRIDGE (CHESHIRE).—Football Collections, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

STOCKPORT (CHESHIRE). — Annual Meeting of the Branch on 21st April.

Amount collected last year £365, as compared with £345 in the previous year. Collections made at the Super and Prince's Cinemas, Stockport, in connexion with the film, " Heroes of the Sea." Life-boat Days.

TARPORLEY (CHESHIRE). — Tirley Garth Gardens, Tarporley, opened to the public by kind permission of Mr. and Mrs. Prestwich, in aid of the Branch Funds.

TOTTINGTON (LANCS.).—Annual Meet- ing of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 20th April. Amount collected last year £58, as compared with £61 in the pre- vious year.

TURTON (LANCS.), UPHOLLAND (LANCS.).—Life-boat Days.

WARRINGTON (LANCS.). — Annual Meeting of the Branch on 15th April, the Mayor of Warrington, President of the Branch, in the chair. Amount col- lected last year £239, as compared with £256 in the previous year.

WESTHOUGHTON (LANCS.). — Life- boat Day.

WIGAN (LANCS.).—Bridge and Whist Tea, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

WORSTHORNE (LANCS.).—Life-boat Day.

North-East of England.

ALNWICK (YORKS.).—Annual Ball.

ALTOFTS (YORKS.).—Whist Drive.

BARNSLEY (YORKS.), BATLEY (YORKS.), BLAYDON (DURHAM), BRAD- FORD, BRIGHOUSE (YORKS.), CRIGGLE- STONE (YORKS).—Life-boat Days.

CUDWORTH (YORKS.). — HoUSC-tO- House Collection.

DERWENT VALLEY (DURHAM), DONCASTER (YoRKS.).—Life-boat Days.

DURHAM. — Annual Meeting, the Mayor presiding. Speaker: Captain E. W. Swan, R.N.V.R. Efforts of the past year : Special Service in Cathe- dral, Chrysanthemum Show, Envelope Appeal.

DARBY (YORKS.).—Life-boat Day.

FLAMBOROUGH (YORKS.).—Presenta- tion to Mr. John W. Bayes, the Hono- rary Secretary, of the Binoculars awarded to him by the Institution.

GATESHEAD (DURHAM). — Life-boat Day. Garden Fete.

GOLCAR (YORKS.).—Life-boat Day.

HARTLEPOOL (DURHAM). — Life- boat Day. Presentation to Mr. G. Edgeller of the Record of Thanks awarded to him by the Institution.

HARROGATE (YORKS.).—Life-boat Day.

HECKMONDWTKE (YORKS.).—Bridge Drive. Concert. Life-boat Day.

HEMSWORTH (YORKS.), HOLMFIRTH (YORKS.), HONLEY (YORKS.), HULL (YORKS.), KEIGHLEY (YORKS.), KIRK- BURTON (YORKS.).—Life-boat Days.

LEEDS.—Annual Meeting on 2nd April, the Lord Mayor, President of the Branch, in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat Matinee, Whist Drives, Life-boat Day. Amount collected last year £1,130, as compared with £1,231 in the previous year.

Life-boat Day.

MALTON (YORKS.).—Sale of Work.

MELTHAM (YORKS.).—Life-boat Day.

MORPETH (NORTHUMBERLAND). — Annual Meeting on 26th June, the Mayoress, President, in the chair.

Efforts of the past year: Life-boat Day. Amount collected last year £47, as compared with £25 in the previous year.

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. — Life-boat Day.

NEW MILL (YORKS.). — House-to- House Collection.

NORTON (YORKS.), OUTWOOD (YORKS.), POCKLINGTON (YORKST). — Life-boat Days.

REDCAR (YORKS.). — Inaugural Cere- mony of the Motor Life-boat. (See special report on page 334.) Whist Drive and Dance.

ROBIN HOOD'S BAY (YORKS.).— Presentation to Mr. George Mosley, F.G.S., of the Framed Life-boat Picture awarded to him by the Institution.

RYTON (DURHAM).—Life-boat Day.

SCARBOROUGH (YoRKS.). — Bridge Drive.

SELBY (YORKS.).—Life-boat Day.

STAITHES (YORKS.).—Social.

SUNDERLAND (DURHAM).—Life-boat Day.

SHEFFIELD.—Annual Meeting on 22rid June, the Lord Mayor, President of the Branch, in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat Day. Amount collected last year £460, as compared with £591 in the previous year.

STOCKTON AND THORNABY (DURHAM).

—Annual Meeting on 23rd June. Efforts of the past year : Whist Drive and Dance, Life-boat Day. Amount col- lected last year £173, as compared with £143 in the previous year.

TYNEMOUTH (NORTHUMBERLAND). — Life-boat Day.

WAKEFIELD (YORKS.).—Collection at Picture House.

( YORKS.).—Life-boat Midlands.

ASHBOUENE (DERBY). — Life-boat Day. Cinema Collections.

ATHERSTONE (WARWICK).—Cinema collection in connexion with the film, " Heroes of the Sea." BIRMINGHAM. •— Collections at the Beaufort, Winson Green, Grand, and Bearwood Cinemas in connexion with the film, " Heroes of the Sea." Address by a member of the Birmingham Speakers' Committee to the Sor- optimists Club. Collections at the Empire Theatre, Scala and Albion Picture Houses. Collections in schools.

SMETHWICK.-—Annual Meeting on 16th April, the Mayoress in the chair.

Speaker: The District Organizing Secretary. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat Day, Works Collections.

Amount collected last year £56, as compared with £60 in the previous year.

BELPER AND HEAGE (DERBY), BLOCK- LEY (GLOS.), BRIERLEY HILL (STAFFS.), BRISTOL, BROADWAY (WORCESTER), BROMSGROVE (WORCESTER).—Life-boat Days.

BROWNHILLS (STAFFS.). — Life-boat Day. Cinema Collection in connexion with the film, " Heroes of the Sea." BURTON LATIMER (NORTHANTS.).— Life-boat Day.

BURTON-ON-TRENT (STAFFS.). — Annual Meeting on 23rd April, Mrs.

Arthur Fox, Vice-President, in the chair.

Speak'er: The District Organizing Secre- tary. Efforts of the past year : Life- boat Day, House-to-House Collections.

Amount collected last year £249, as compared with £268 in the previous year.

CHELTENHAM (GLOS.). — Annual Meeting. Mrs. Richard Davies, Chair- man, presiding. Speakers: Captain Scott Langley and the District Organiz- ing Secretary. Special Efforts: Life- boat Day, Dances, Whist Drive.

Amount collected last year £249, as compared with £159 in the previous year.

COLESHILL (WARWICK), CONINGSBY (LiNCS.).—Life-boat Days.

COVENTRY (WARWICK). — Annual Meeting on 21st April, the Deputy Mayor in the chair. Speaker: The District Organizing Secretary. Efforts of -the past year : Life-boat Day, Col- lections in Theatres and Cinemas.

Special Meeting, Mr. W. Liggins, Chairman, presiding. Presentation by the District Organizing Secretary of the Framed Life-boat Pictures awarded to Mr. Mills, Miss Rossiter and Messrs. T. M. Daffern & Co., Honorary Auditors, by the Institution.

CRADLEY HEATH AND OLD HILL (STAFFS.), DAVENTRY (NORTHANTS.), DESBOROUGH (NORTHANTS.). — Life- boat Days.

DUDLEY (WORCESTER). — Collec- tions in Cinemas in connexion with the film, " Heroes of the Sea." EVESHAM (WORCESTER), FAIRFORD AND LECHLADE (GLOS.), GAINSBOROUGH (LiNCS.).'—Life-boat Days.

HINCKLEY (LEICESTER).'—Life-boat Day. Collections in Cinemas in con- nexion with the film, " Heroes of the Sea." IRTHLINGBOROUGH (NORTHANTS.), KETTERING (NORTHANTS.), KILSBY (NORTHANTS.).—Life-boat Days.

KNOWLE (WARWICK) . — Collections in Cinemas in connexion with the film, '' Heroes of the Sea." LANGWITH (DERBY).—Life-boat Day.

LEICESTER. •— Cinema Collection in connexion with the film, " Heroes of the Sea." LICHFIELD (STAFFS.), LONG EATON (DERBY), LOUGHBOROUGH (LEICESTER), MALVERN (WORCESTER), MARKET DEEPING (LiNCS.).—Life-boat Days.

MARKET HARBOROUGH (LEICESTER).

—Collection in Cinema in connexion with the film, " Heroes of the Sea." MATLOCK (DERBY).—Life-boat Day.

NOTTINGHAM. — Midlands District Conference. (See special report on page 356.) NUNEATON (WARWICK), REDDITCH (WORCESTER).—Life-boat Days.

RUGBY (WARWICK).—Life-boat Day, organized by members of Toe H. Life- boat paraded the streets. Cinema Collection in connexion with the film, " Heroes of the Sea." RUSHDEN (NoRTHANTS.).—Life-boat Day.

STAFFORD.—Life-boat Day.

STOKE-ON-TRENT. — Collection in Chesterton Cinema in connexion with the film, " Heroes of the Sea." STOURBRIDGE (WORCESTER), STRAT- FORD-ON-AVON (WARWICK), STOW-ON- THE-WOLD (GLOS.), STROUD (GLOS.), SWADLINCOTE (DERBY), TAM WORTH (WARWICK), TEWKESBURY (GLOS.).— Life-boat Days.

TOWCESTER (NORTHANTS.).—Cinema Collection in connexion with the film, " Heroes of the Sea." UPPINGHAM (RUTLAND). — Cinema Collection in connexion with the film, " Heroes of the Sea." UPTON-ON-SEVERN (WORCESTER). — Life-boat Day.

WARWICK.—Dramatic Performance at the County Theatre, organized by Mrs.

Watson, the Honorary Secretary. Life- boat Day.

WALSALL (STAFFS.).—Annual Meet- ing. Amount collected last year £75, as compared with £82 in the previous year.

Life-boat Day.

WEDNESFIELD (STAFFS.).—Life-boat Day. Lantern Lecture by the District Organizing Secretary to the Women's Branch of Toe H.

WELLINGBOROUGH (NOETHANTS.).— Special Meeting in the Council Chamber.

Speaker: The District Organizing Secretary. Mr. and Mrs. Ulyatt appointed Joint Honorary Secretaries.

Life-boat Day.

South Eastern Area.

ASHFORD (KENT).—Wye Life-boat Day.

BRENTWOOD (ESSEX). — Life-boat Day. ! BRILL(BUCKS.).—Presentation by Miss Alice Marshall, a Vice-President of the Institution, of the Record of Thanks awarded to Mrs. J. W. Graham, the Honorary Secretary. Whist Drive and Sale of Work.

CHELMSFORD (ESSEX). — Annual Meeting on 6th May, the Mayor, Chair- man of the Branch, presiding. The meeting was followed by a Concert and a Lantern Lecture by the Rev. A. M.

Peckham, President of the Harrow Branch. Amount collected last year £129, as compared with £150 in the previous year.

Whist Drive.

CLACTON (ESSEX).—South Eastern District Conference. (See special report on page 355.) Show of Life-boat films.

Life-boat Day.

COLCHESTER (ESSEX). — Life-boat Day. Address to the Rotary 01 a b by Lieut.-Colonel C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., Deputy Secretary of the Institu- tion.

DARTFORD (KENT). — Garden Meet- ing.

Diss (NORFOLK).—Life-boat Day.

DOWNHAM MARKET NORFOLK).— Life-boat Day.

EASTBOURNE (SUSSEX). — Visit of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, K.G., President of the Institution, to the Life-boat House. Life-boat Days at Hellingly and Heathfield. Golden Ball, part proceeds allotted to the Branch.

EDENBRIDGE (KENT). — Branch formed. Mrs. Toynbee, Honorary Sec- retary.

ELY (GAMES.).—Life-boat Day.

FOLKESTONE (KENT).—Gardens of Garden House, Saltwood, open to the public. Whist Drive at Sandgate.

GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON (NORFOLK).—Annual Meeting, Mr. A.

H. Cartwright, Chairman of the Committee, presiding. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat Day, Cinema Collection, Sales and Collections at Boathouse. Amount collected last year £411, as compared with £386 in the previous year.

Three lectures were given by Captain Basil Hall, R.N., late District Inspector of Life-boats.

HASTINGS (SUSSEX).—Annual Meet- ing, the Mayor, President of the Branch, in the chair. Speaker : Captain High- field. Efforts of the past year : Life- boat Day, Blessing of the Sea, Whist Drive, Lectures, Sale of Souvenirs.

Amount collected last year £531, as compared with £544 in the previous year. South Eastern District Con- ference. (See special report on page 355).

Entertainment by Girls of Orchard School. Concert.

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD (HERTS.).— Brotherhood Meeting: Address by Captain Holme, • R.N., the Honorary Secretary.

HITCHIKT (HERTS.).—Concert.

HUNTINGDON (HUNTS.).—Life-boat Day.

HYTHE (KENT). — Members of Life- boat Crew entertained to dinner by Mr; W. H. Spinney.

IPSWICH (SUFFOLK). — Collection on four-masted barque Melbourne.

KING'S LYNN (NORFOLK).—Life-boat Day.

LEWES (SUSSEX).—Life-boat Day.

LITTLEHAMPTON (SUSSEX).—Dance.

MARGATE (KENT).—Annual Meeting on 14th April, the Mayor, President of the Branch, in the chair. Amount col- lected last year £673, as compared with £817 in the previous year.

MARCH (CAMBS.).—Life-boat Day.

SEAFORD (SUSSEX)/—Drawing-room Meeting: Address by the District Organizing Secretary. Life-boat Day.

SHOBEHAM (SUSSEX).—Dance, ar- ranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Performance of a play, " Red Riding Hood," by the pupils of the Victoria Upper Mixed C.C. School, in aid of the Branch. Life-boat Day, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

SITTINGBOURNE (KENT). — Branch restarted with the help of the Brother- hood. Hon. Secretary, Miss Raynham.

SLOUGH (BUCKS.).—Life-boat Day.

SOUTHWICK (SUSSEX). •— Life-boat Day (including Portslade). Demonstra- tion by the Shoreham Harbour Motor Life-boat.

STOWMARKET, NEEDHAM MARKET, AND DISTRICT (SUFFOLK). — Branch formed. Miss Addison, Honorary Sec- retary.

TILBURY (ESSEX).—Life-boat Day.

WELWYN GARDEN CITY (HERTS.).— Life-boat Day.

WTSBECH (GAMES.).—Life-boat Day, including Walsoken and Sutton Bridge.

WOKINGHAM (BERKS.).—Life-boat Day.

South-Western District.

ABINGDON (BERKS.).—Special Meet- ing to reorganize Branch. Speaker : The District Organizing Secretary.

Honorary Secretary, Captain P. S.

Tillard.

AMESBURY (WILTS.).—Concert and Variety Entertainment.

AXMINSTER (DEVON), BAMPTON (DEVON), BATH (SOMERSET).—Life- boat Days.

BODMIN (CORNWALL).—The Branch has suffered a severe loss by the death of its Honorary Secretary, Mr. G. S.

Bricknell.

BUDE (CORNWALL).—Presentation by the District Organizing Secretary to Admiral Stuart Nicholson, C.B., M.V.O., D.L., the Honorary Secretary, of the Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum.

DAWLISH (DEVON).—Life-boat Day and Cinema Collections.

DEVIZES (WILTS.), DURRINGTON (WILTS.), EASTLEIGH (HANTS.), EXETER (DEVON), FAREHAM (HANTS.).—Life- boat Days.

GUERNSEY (CHANNEL ISLANDS).— Special Meeting, with Life-boat films, at which the Lieut.-Governor, Major- General the Lord Ruthven, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., President of the Branch, gave an address, and presented the Certificate of Service awarded to ex-Coxswain John Coombes.

HAVANT (HANTS.), HENLEY (OxoN.), HONITON (DEVON), IVYBRIDGE (DEVON), LOSTWITHIEL (CORNWALL), LUDGER- SHALL (WILTS.), MERE (WILTS.).— Life-boat Days.

PAIGNTON (DEVON).—Whist Drive, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

PLYMOUTH.—Concert. Whist and Bridge Drive. Life-boat Day.

POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, WIMBORNE AND CHEISTCHURCH BRANCH.

BOURNEMOUTH.—Annual Meeting, the Mayoress, Chairman of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, presiding. Speaker : Major Sir Maurice Cameron, K.C.M.G., a member of the Committee of Management. Amount collected last year £742, as compared with £827 in the previous year.

Matinee at the Theatre Royal, arranged by the Bournemouth Ama- teur Dramatic Society.

POOLE.—Address to the Rotary Club by Captain G. C. Holloway, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R., a member of the Committee of Management.

PORTSMOUTH. — Special Meeting, the Lady Mayoress, President of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, in the chair, supported by Mrs. Pollard, the Honorary Secre- tary. Life-boat Day. Concert ar- ranged by the Portsmouth Glee' Society : Address by Mr. A. G. Yearlee.

READING (BERKS.).—Life-boat Day.

REDRUTH (CORNWALL).—Life-boat Day, carried out by Toe H.

SALISBURY (WILTS.), SALTASH (DEVON), SHERBORNE (DORSET), SHREW- TON (WiLTS.).—Life-boat Days.

SIDMOUTH (DEVON). — Presentation by the District Organizing Secretary of the Framed Life-boat Pictures awarded by the Institution to Mr. Hobling, the Honorary Secretary, and Miss Browning j the Honorary Secretary of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Dance given by Mrs.

Hamilton-Fleming.

SOUTHAMPTON (HANTS.).—Life-boat Day.

STREET (SOMERSET).—Dancing Dis- play, given by Miss Hexter and her pupils.

TAUNTON (SOMERSET).—Display of Films. Life-boat Day.

THAME (OxoN.), TRURO (CORNWALL), TROWBRIDGE (WILTS.), WARMINSTER (WILTS.), WAREHAM (DORSET), WELLS (SOMERSET), WESTBURY (WILTS.), WIMBORNE (DORSET), WINCHESTER (HANTS.), YEOVIL (SOMERSET).—Life- boat Days.

Scotland.

Bi-annual Meeting of the Scottish Life-boat Council at Glasgow on 20th May, Commander the Hon. A. D.

Cochrane, D.S.O., Vice-Chairman, pre- siding.

ABERDEEN, ALLOA (CLACKMANNAN), BIGGAR (LANARKSHIRE), BO'NESS (LiN- LITHGOW), CARLUKE _ (LANARKSHIRE), CUPAR (FIFESHIRE).—Life boat Days.

DUNDEE (FORFABSHIRE). — Special Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, at which Mrs. William Longair* was presented with a gold fountain pen, suitably inscribed, and an onyx and mother-of-pearl pen-stand to mark her semi-jubilee as President of the Branch.

Whist Drive, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Grand Swimming Gala. Grand Regatta and Aquatic Sports. Life-boat Day and Flannel Dance.

EDINBURGH.—Life-boat Day. Whist Drive and Dance at Bonnyrigg, arranged by Mrs. Core-Greensflields, a Vice- President of the Edinburgh Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

ELGIN (ELGINSHIRE).—Life-boat Day.

ELIE (FIFESHIRE).—Sale of Daffodils made by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

FORRES (ELGINSHIRE). — Life-boat Day.

GIRVAN (AYRSHIRE). — Inaugural Ceremony of the new Motor Life-boat.

(See special report on page 338.) GLASGOW.—Annual Meeting on 19th May, Mr. Leonard Gow, J.P., Chairman of the Branch and a Vice-President of the Institution, presiding. Amount col- lected last year £13,519, as compared with £5,152 in the previous year.

Life-boat Day.

GOUROCK (RENFREWSHIRE), GRANGE- MOUTH (STIRLINGSHIRE), GREENOCK (RENFREWSHIRE), HELENSBUBOH (DUM- BARTONSHIRE), INVERKEITHING (FIFE- SHIRE).—Life-boat Days.

* Mrs. Longair died on 1st July. Reference will be made in the next issue to her services to the Dundee Branch.

IRVINE (AYRSHIRE), KEITH (BANFF- SHIRE), KlLMARNOCK (AYRSHIRE), KlRRIEMUIR (FORFARSHIRE), IiAMING- TON (LANARKSHIRE).—Life-boat Days.

ISLE OF ARRAN (BUTE).—Concert at Whiting Bay, arranged by Mr. and Mrs.

Graham, the Duke of Montrose, C.B., C.V.O., V.D., Chairman of the Scottish Life-boat Council, presiding.

LARGS (Ayrshire).—Skelmorlie Life- boat Day.

NEWMILNS (AYRSHIRE), PERTH, ROTHESAY (BUTE), SANQUHAR (DUM- FRIES-SHIRE), TAIN (EASTER Ross).— Life-boat Days.

Ireland.

ATHBOY (Co. MEATH).—Concert.

BAGNELSTOWN (Co. CARLOW).—Life- boat Day.

BANGOR (Co. DOWN).—Life-boat Day.

BELFAST.—Annual Meeting, the High Sheriff presiding, in the absence of the Lord Mayor, the President of the Branch. Speaker: The District Organiz- ing Secretary. Amount collected last year £1,210, as compared with £1,278 in the previous year.

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

BOYLE (Co. ROSCOMMON), CARRICK- FERGUS (Co. ANTRIM) and DROGHEDA (Co. LOUTH).—Life-boat Days.

DUBLIN.—Annual Meeting, Senator Andrew Jameson, D.L., presiding.

Speaker : The District Organizing Sec- retary. Amount collected last year £1,065, as compared with £1,185 in the previous year.

Life-boat Day. Broadcast Talk by the District Organizing Secretary on the new Motor Life-boats in County Cork.

INISTIOGE (Co. KILKENNY).— Life-boat Day.

KINGSTOWN (Co. DUBLIN).—Annual Meeting, Captain A. Fosberry Holmes, Chairman of the Branch, presiding.

Speaker : The District Organizing Sec- retary. Amount collected last year £189, as compared with £211 in the previous year.

LARNE (Co. ANTRIM).—Annual Meeting, Brigadier-General T. K. Evans Johnston, Patron of the Branch, pre- siding. Speaker: The District Organiz- ing Secretary. Amount collected last year £95, as compared with £104 in the previous year.

LIMERICK.—Life-boat Day.

LONDONDERRY.—Life-boat Day.

LONGFORD (Co. LONGFORD).—House- to-House Collection.

MILFORD (Co. DONEGAL) and NENAGH (Co. TIPPERARY).—Life-boat Days.

NORTH-WEST MEATH.—Garden Fete.

PORTADOWN (Co. ARMAGH), RoS- CREA (Co. TIPPERARY), STRABANE (Co.

TYRONE).—Life-boat Days.

Wales.

ABERGAVENNY (MoN.), ABERTILLERY (MoN.), CAERNARVON, CARDIFF (GLAM.), CARMARTHEN.—Life-boat Days.

CONWAY (CAERNARVON).—Cinema Collection.

DENBIGH.—Life-boat Day.

HEREFORD.—Cinema Collection.

HOLYHEAD (ANGLESEY).—House-to- House Collection.

LLANDOVERY (CARM.), LLANTARNAM (MoN.), NEATH (GLAM.), NEWPORT (MON.), OSWESTRY (SALOP), PONTY- PRIDD (GLAM.).—Life-boat Days.

PORTHCAWL (GLAM.).—Special ap- peal by the Honorary Secretary.

Bazaar, arranged by the Honorary Secretary's little daughter, Margaret, and her friends, Kathleen Nash, Joyce Nash, Pamela Thomas, and Molly Hatch.

PHESTATYN (FLINT).—Annual Meet- ing, the Vicar presiding. Speaker : The District Organizing Secretary. Amount collected last year £49, as compared with £46 in the previous year.

RHYL (FLINT).—Annual Meeting, Mr.

C. H. Roberts, President of the Branch, in the chair. Speaker : The District Organizing Secretary. Amount col- lected last year £290, as compared with £302 in the previous year.

SHREWSBURY (SALOP).—Life-boat Day.

SWANSEA (GLAM.).—Life-boat Day.

Whist Drive and Collections at Cinemas.

USK (MoN.).—Life-boat Day..